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/ 8 years agoBystander Ben wants Six Nations redemption
By NEALE HARVEY BEN Youngs is a man on a mission to right the wrongs of England’s sub-standard Six Nations campaign...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 8 years agoHougaard putting Boks on ice for Warriors
SPRINGBOK ace Francois Hougaard will not rule out a return for the World Cup but says he is “at peace” with...
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/ 8 years agoSarries’ forward thinkers taking game to new level
By NEALE HARVEY DECISION-MAKING forwards allied to more lenient refereeing has led to a glut of Premiership try-scoring says Saracens back...
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/ 8 years agoMistake to leave Welch at home says Vickers
By JON NEWCOMBE SOON-TO-RETIRE Newcastle prop Rob Vickers believes Eddie Jones has missed a trick by not including Falcons captain Will...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoRegions scrap for Adams
JOSH Adams is at the centre of a tug of war between Wales’ four regions, despite having a year left to...
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/ 8 years agoBacking Newbury to bounce back
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NOW the season has...
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/ 8 years agoChiefs’ red hot rivalry taking Nic to new level
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER Chiefs had already won their first Premiership title when former Australia scrum-half Nic White arrived at Sandy...
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/ 8 years agoAll-English Cup is a must now Welsh have pulled out
WITH both the unloved Anglo-Welsh and British and Irish Cups dying due to lack of interest and lacklustre Welsh region participation,...
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/ 8 years agoPremiership rivals raid Irish gems
TRANSFER WRAP BATH have confirmed the signing of London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga on a three-year deal. Cokanasiga, part of Eddie...
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/ 8 years agoGood to see Cips, but why no Wade?
GREAT news to see Danny Cipriani back in the England squad – by why’s it taken so long? He’s been playing...
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/ 8 years agoVeainu tops players’ poll
LEICESTER full-back Telusa Veainu was named the RPA Players’ Player of the Year at the 20th RPA Players’ Awards. The prolific...
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/ 8 years agoEngland up the heat in Pennyhill sweat-shop
By NICK CAIN ENGLAND’S preparations for the 2019 World Cup will involve training in sweltering tropical rainforest temperatures of 30 degrees...
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/ 8 years agoTurner-Hall bids to be the new Andy Farrell
By NEALE HARVEY JORDAN Turner-Hall is eyeing a future in top-flight coaching after accepting the role of defence specialist at ambitious...
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/ 8 years agoWarnock words give heart to Blues
By PETER JACKSON Warrior’s cry: Dan Leavy hoists the European Champions Cup after Leinster beat Racing 92 PICTURE: Getty Images CARDIFF...
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/ 8 years agoLe Bourgeois latest to graduate from Rayer’s elite finishing school
POPULAR centre Mike Le Bourgeois will leave Bedford with a heavy heart but says the offer to join Wasps was too...
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/ 8 years agoBlommetjies eyes Wales route after Boks snub
By STEFFAN THOMAS CLAYTON Blommetjies hopes his move to the Scarlets can help him one day star for Wales and emulate...
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/ 8 years agoTry-happy Charlie looking to make it a family double
By JON NEWCOMBE DEAN RICHARDS isn’t the only member of his family in line for silverware this season with son Charlie...
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/ 8 years agoNo place in cup for Tier Two
THE Anglo-Welsh Cup is to be replaced by a new Premiership Rugby Cup from next season. The new competition will include...
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/ 8 years agoGuernsey building University bridges
PROMOTED Guernsey Raiders are banking on an innovative venture involving Loughborough and Cardiff Universities to bolster squad numbers for their first...
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/ 8 years agoKidney ‘will revive Irish spirit’
By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan says Declan Kidney is the ideal man to revive London Irish after revealing how the head...
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/ 8 years agoProlific Coventry earn top billing as Ampthill lead chasing pack
Coventry took the league by storm but our Team of the Year shows there’s plenty of talent throughout Multi-talented: Coventry full-back...
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/ 8 years agoGeorge will need to get defence up to speed
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS I WAS surprised and delighted in equal measure to see Warren Gatland reveal George North...
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/ 8 years agoMoyle confident Ma’asi factor will entice new talent
By NEALE HARVEY PETERBOROUGH Lions rugby director Simon Moyle believes his club’s bold ambition to reach National One will halt the...
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/ 8 years agoSaracens tighthead Vincent Koch desperate to play part in Boks resurgence under Rassie Erasmus
The prop reveals he has held discussions with new South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus
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/ 8 years agoBumper crop of Tier Two are set to make the step up to Premiership
Bristol won't just be relying on the international stardust of Steven Luatua next season, actually they have an armoury of Championship...
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/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Champions Cup final squads released by Leinster and Racing 92
Leo Cullen names Leinster squad, as Pat Lambie is selected over Dan Carter by Racing
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/ 8 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Paddy Jackson signed for Sale before the outcry
Neil Fissler reveals details of what Sale offered the fly-half, per sources
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/ 8 years agoEd Slater to captain Gloucester in Challenge Cup final clash with Cardiff
Rested players come back into the starting XV for Gloucester's trip to Bilbao
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones names squad to tour South Africa that includes Brad Shields and Danny Cipriani
Seven uncapped players named for tour Eddie says is one of the 'most challenging' of his England tenure
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/ 8 years agoLondon Irish seek to bounce back with Stephen Myler signing
33-year-old Premiership winner join Kidney and Kiss' mission at Exiles
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/ 8 years agoSharks CEO Gary Teichmann plays down following Southern Kings and Cheetahs to PRO14
Former Springbok wants to bring the challenge to New Zealand's dominance in Super Rugby rather than be lured by the money...
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/ 8 years agoIreland coaches sign contract extensions
Ireland tour Australia in June and have locked down the futures of some of their coaching staff
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/ 8 years agoKyle Eastmond joins Cipriani and Haskell in leaving Wasps
Eastmond tops quartet not offered new deals by play-off contenders Wasps
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/ 8 years agoScotland select emerging players for summer tour of the Americas
Gregor Townsend rests seven first-teamers for June Tests
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAnglo-Welsh Cup dies as Welsh clubs withdraw
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP club owners will this week discuss options for a new internal cup competition after being told that...
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/ 8 years agoJackson signed for Sale before the outcry
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE SALE SHARKS could be looking at a huge compensation bill if they pull out of deals to...
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/ 8 years agoCohen urges reform over second ‘marquee’ player
By NEALE HARVEY SOARING wage bills allied to a slump in the sponsorship market contributed to Premiership clubs reporting record losses...
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/ 8 years agoArrogant to utilise Tier 2 for own ends
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE head honchos at...
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/ 8 years agoFab at 40, Filisi can crown it all with Cup
By PETER JACKSON TAU Filise is ready to make one last historic stand for Cardiff Blues as the first 40-year-old to...
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/ 8 years agoCaptaincy must be real reason Shields is on the fast-track
IT SEEMS everyone is missing the point on the Brad Shields debate. Of course he’s good enough, of course he’s eligible....
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/ 8 years agoExeter flier Turner set to call time after Chiefs rejection
EXETER Chiefs wing Lachlan Turner is determined to bow out a two-time Premiership champion after revealing why he will quit the...
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/ 8 years agoMorally correct, but legally inconsistent
I’M confused what the correct decision is as the laws stand. At the Exeter v Sale game Jack Nowell clearly knocked-on...
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/ 8 years agoBoyd factor can boost Burrell’s bid for England
By NEALE HARVEY LUTHER Burrell will forego his summer holidays in a bid to reignite his England career by spearheading a...
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/ 8 years agoZebo magic sets up big date with Leinster
By DECLAN ROONEY MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan paid tribute to Simon Zebo as he lit up Thomond Park on his...
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/ 8 years agoMercer glad to have Shields in England armoury
BACK row prospect Zach Mercer insists he has no issues with New Zealander Brad Shields being picked for June’s tour of...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets show teeth to savage Cheetahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS Coasting home: Leigh Halfpenny races in to score for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans THE Scarlets kept their hopes...
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/ 8 years agoKoch desperate to play part in Boks resurgence
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS prop Vincent Koch would relish doing battle with the “enemy” from within his own club this summer...
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/ 8 years agoCaptaincy could take Tipuric to next level
SHANE WILLIAMS Standard bearer: Justin Tipuric is man to lead Wales PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland faces a tough job this...












