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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 years agoAll Blacks star set for big move to Toulon
Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again...
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/ 8 years agoEngland name Test side for second Test against Springboks
Brad Shields in for Chris Robshaw, as Jones shuffles pack
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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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/ 8 years agoWasps sign Kieran Brookes after decision to leave Franklin’s Gardens
Moving on to the Ricoh Arena
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/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers centre George Catchpole retires from rugby
Calling it a day at the age of 24...
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/ 8 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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/ 8 years agoRugby aiding rehabilitation
RICHMONDhave announced a partnership between their community development team and HM Young Offenders Institution, Feltham to bring the benefits of rugby...
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/ 8 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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/ 8 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBrexit doesn’t seem to be affecting UEFA
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO Heineken will return...
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/ 8 years ago’Quotas’ in SA rugby will soon become a distant memory
THE Springbok starting XV which faced England in the first Test at Ellis Park featured more than a handful of African...
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/ 8 years agoPlayoffs essential while clubs still lose internationals
IN response to Jeff Probyn’s article about him not understanding why there are four team play-offs at the end of the...
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/ 8 years agoFalcons’ soaring wage bill costing Kurdi dear
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE’S reliance on their Jordanianborn owner Semore Kurdi is starkly illustrated in the club’s latest accounts, which reveal...
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/ 8 years agoIs Bok takeover at Glos necessary?
FOLLOWING the retitling of Bristol Rugby as Bristol Bears, with six out of eight of their likely first team forwards next...
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/ 8 years agoJackson in France
FORMER Ulster and Ireland fly-half Paddy Jackson has signed a twoyear deal with French Top 14 club Perpignan. The 26-year-old had...
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/ 8 years agoZulu war cry sends new Rainbow Boks into Test battle
NICK CAIN IN JOHANNESBURG SETSTHE SCENE AS THE RASSIE ERASMUS CRUSADE BEGINS Springboks’ first black captain: Siya Kolisi PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoBiggar exit offers Davies’ chance to state his claim
By STEFFAN THOMAS Stepping out of the shadows: Ospreys fly-half Sam Davies SAM Davies is confident he can emerge from Dan...
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/ 8 years agoFiji triumph as Irish win surprise bronze
LONDON SEVENS WRAP FIJI made it four wins on the bounce in the Sevens World Series, overcoming South Africa 21-17 in...
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/ 8 years agoDan leading Latvia’s charge for Olympics
By JON NEWCOMBE Coach: Dan Scarbrough FORMER England wing Dan Scarbrough has been appointed head coach of Latvia’s national Sevens team...
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/ 8 years agoTwo-horse race to decide World Series
By ADAM ELLIS PARIS SEVENS Class act: Fiji’s Sevuloni Mocenacagi dives in to score against Samoa FIJI and South Africa will...
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/ 8 years agoAltitude fatigue was factor in England’s tour defeat
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Under pressure: Kyle Sinckler’s scrum technique needs tuning PICTURE: Getty Images As...
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