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/ 7 years agoEddie: It was like watching horror film
From NICK CAIN in Bloemfontein EDDIE Jones described England’s latest defeat as “a horror show’ and called on the players to...
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/ 7 years agoLam can back up big talk – Muldoon
By NEALE HARVEY Defence guru: John Muldoon in action for Connacht PICTURE: Getty Images THOSE daring to write-off Bristol’s chances of...
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/ 7 years agoCoach role for Morgan
CORNISH Pirates’ veteran back row forward Chris Morgan has been appointed as a player-coach. The 36-year-old joined the club in 2008...
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/ 7 years agoCrisis time – can England stop the rot in Cape Town
From NICK CAIN in Bloemfontein It tastes bitter: Captain Owen Farrell and fly-half George Ford leave the field PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 7 years agoJenkinson relishing 40th campaign at Titans
By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Rotherham kick off their first season at level three for nearly two decades at home to Old...
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/ 7 years agoFinchley nail Grand Slam
FINCHLEY RFC claimed a Grand Slam at the inaugural Tournoi des Nations in France, an amateur Six Nations. Finchley won all...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets open talks with Kiwi McNicholl
By PETER JACKSON JOHNNY McNicholl is to be offered a new deal designed to ensure he becomes the next Scarlet Kiwi...
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/ 7 years agoAll Blacks let off the hook again is no Freek
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Double-teamed: Remy Grosso feels the force of Sam Cane and Ofa Tu’ungafasi PICTURE:...
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/ 7 years agoGibbes off to France
LA ROCHELLE have announced that former Ulster boss Jono Gibbes will take over the reins at the Top 14 outfit on...
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/ 7 years agoOne-legged drug addict shows power of the spirit
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK FOR those at the elite end of the game going through the ordeal...
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/ 7 years agoReferee Owens joins the illustrious list
NO club can have done more to celebrate the achievements of the great and the good than the Welsh Charitables RFC....
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/ 7 years agoIf Saints facilities are so great why are they struggling?
NIC Groom, the former Northampton Saints scrum-half who left the club to join the Johannesburg- based Lions before the end of...
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/ 7 years agoDingwall’s doing his Saints mentor proud
By NEALE HARVEY Presence in midfield: Fraser Dingwall PICTURES: Getty Images New boss: Chris Boyd HARD-HITTINGcentre Fraser Dingwall is determined to...
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/ 7 years agoFrench wait continues
THE days of great French tour victories over the big three are fast disappearing. France’s last win against New Zealand in...
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/ 7 years agoBrookes on board to power up Wasps set-piece
WASPS have signed England tighthead Kieran Brookes after he opted to leave Northampton Saints at the end of his contract. Brookes,...
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/ 7 years agoEdwards is a must for whoever takes over
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Best in the world: Shaun Edwards PICTURE: Getty Images WHILE Wales narrow down their search...
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/ 7 years agoIt’s a six-way shoot out to stage 2021 World Cup
AFTER just one nation – Ireland – tendered a bid for the 2017 Women’s World Cup, everybody in the game will...
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/ 7 years agoBravo Lewis, even the best can bomb in Argentina
I’VE BEEN hugely impressed by each and every player on Wales’ summer tour, but I want to single out one man...
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/ 7 years agoNew academy boys excel for Uruguay
Talent: Reinaldo Piussi THEfeelgood factor in Uruguay rugby continues apace with a second Nations Cup title courtesy of an excellent win...
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/ 7 years agoTalks over Attwood departure ‘ongoing’
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form: Dave Attwood on the charge for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Review: Stuart Hooper BATH will consider...
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/ 7 years agoFiji were sensational but 10/10 for the Blitzbokke
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Ultra consistent: South Africa celebrate their World Series...
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/ 7 years agoMallinder in as RFU pathway coach
FORMER Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is to join England Rugby as a pathway performance coach. Mallinder will replace long-serving pathway coaches...
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/ 7 years agoVictory in France clinches another Blitzboks Series
PARIS SEVENS WRAP SOUTH Africa secured the men’s World Rugby Sevens title with a 24-14 victory over England to claim the...
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/ 7 years agoChiefs better not try and crack America
I SINCERELYhope that World Rugby read Colin Boag’s column in last week’s Rugby Paper. Colin described the present silly plans for...
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/ 7 years agoSalvi takes on coaching role at Chiefs
JULIAN Salvi is relishing being in the vanguard of Exeter’s bid to reclaim their Premiership crown after accepting a role to...
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/ 7 years agoContepomi: We must keep our top players in Argentina
From ALEX BYWATER in Buenos Aires Puma ace: Facundo Isa needs incentives to stay FELIPE Contepomi has warned Argentina have serious...
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/ 7 years agoPositive signs for World Cup
WOMEN’S SEVENS ROUND-UP ENGLANDWomen Sevens finished eighth in Paris after a 7-20 loss to Spain in the seventh place final. They...
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/ 7 years agoHow many more like Francis could be lost to England?
IN last week’s My Life in Rugby column, Jamie Salmon writes how, in the early 1980s, he went from being rejected...
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/ 7 years agoLewington in a rush to fulfill his Test ambition
By NEALE HARVEY Tough competition: Liam Williams, Sean Maitland and David Strettle CONFIDENT wing Alex Lewington believes competing with Saracens’ galaxy...
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/ 7 years agoCounties enjoy a clean sweep
By JON NEWCOMBE Done it: England Counties celebrate their stunning undefeated tour of Romania JAMES Shanahan has hailed the recent England...
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/ 7 years agoYoungs responsible for setting tempo
LIKE against Wales in the Six Nations, England started like a train in the first Test against the Boks and then...
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/ 7 years agoAckermann working to eliminate Gloucester’s ‘kamikaze’ moments
By TOM BRADSHAW JOHAN Ackermann will use the impending preseason to improve his side’s hit-and-miss decisionmaking. South African Ackermann joined the...
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/ 7 years agoStop experimenting Eddie, you’ve lost plot
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Stability and grunt: Joe Launchbury allows Maro Itoje more freedom PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 7 years agoDrowning Eddie needs a life raft
NICK CAIN SPELLS OUT WHAT YESTERDAY’S DEFEAT MEANS FOR ENGLAND Dejection: Owen Farrell, right, and Denny Solomona lead England off yesterday...
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/ 7 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Follow us at: @TheRugby Paper like us at: www.facebook.com/therugbypaper Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home...
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/ 7 years agoNabou to join Blues
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues look set to bolster their pack with the signing of Fijian international lock Sikeli Nabou. The 30-year-old...
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/ 7 years agoSteve Boden banking on that Yorkshire grit
“There are a lot of teams out there spending a lot of money and, for one of the first times in...
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/ 7 years agoGraham Rowntree leaves Harlequins after two seasons
The British & Irish Lions coach is stepping down due to personal reasons, Harlequins confirm
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/ 7 years agoAll Blacks star set for big move to Toulon
Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again...
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/ 7 years agoEngland name Test side for second Test against Springboks
Brad Shields in for Chris Robshaw, as Jones shuffles pack
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/ 7 years agoArgentina to host 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship
U20 Championship can deliver legacy for rugby in Argentina, says country's rugby chief
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/ 7 years agoGregor Townsend appoints Stuart Hogg as captain for USA trip
Stuart Hogg will lead a Scotland side featuring 12 changes for their Test against the USA in Houston in the early...
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/ 7 years agoRG Snyman takes the glory in win over England on debut
It was an impressive debut for the 23-year-old Bulls lock
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/ 7 years agoWasps sign Kieran Brookes after decision to leave Franklin’s Gardens
Moving on to the Ricoh Arena
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/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers centre George Catchpole retires from rugby
Calling it a day at the age of 24...
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/ 7 years agoYou haven’t heard the last of Spain, insists Jaime Nava
The Spain captain claims there is no justice in the system after his team are disqualified from the Rugby World Cup...
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/ 7 years agoBoks fans give Eddie a verbal send-off
From NICK CAIN IN Johannesburg EDDIE Jones put on a brave face after England crashed to a fourth successive Test defeat,...
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/ 7 years agoKendall takes reins
FORMER England Deaf international Jack Kendall has taken over as head coach at Ilford Wanderers. Kendall, who played for England U18s...
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/ 7 years agoPhillips: I can sort out Lions problems ‘We’ve solved harder things’
WRU chief executive Martyn Phillips believes he can end the impasse between Premiership Rugby and the Lions over the 2021 tour...
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/ 7 years agoSpencer has the complete package to star for Eddie
NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF Star in the making: England scrum-half Ben Spencer PICTURE: Getty Images England...
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