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/ 7 years agoMorahan ready to extend his stay at ambitious Bears
Jeff Probyn: CVC deal may not be good for rugby By NEALE HARVEY Smash hit: Luke Morahan scores another try AUSSIE...
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/ 7 years agoHogg’s off injured as Warriors flop at Scotstoun
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH completed a festive double over Glasgow in the Scottish PRO14 derby at Scotstoun. They followed up their...
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/ 7 years agoWales prop star James calls time
WALES and Ospreys prop Paul James has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 36. James has won 66...
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/ 7 years agoProvinces no ‘blight on the game’
COLIN BOAG says the CVC deal is great news for the clubs. For Premiership clubs, he may be right; for the...
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/ 7 years agoScarlets fell into our trap – Mulvihill
Away: Blues try-scorer Gareth Anscombe goes past Scarlets hooker Ken Owens PICTURE: Huw Evans By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHN MULVIHILL reckons the...
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/ 7 years agoDavies relishing pressure to deliver for Wales
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies admits it took longer than anticipated to get back to top form after injury in the...
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/ 7 years agoPremiership should pay for itself
ON FACEBOOK there is a group that put up photos of days of yore which had an England team with nine...
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/ 7 years agoEarls lands killer blow as Leinster self-destruct
By JOHN FALLON JOHNNY SEXTON admitted poor discipline cost champions Leinster dear in a bad-tempered clash with their arch rivals at...
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/ 7 years agoTackle laws could spell trouble for the big boys
By NEALE HARVEY Under threat: New tackle laws could hinder big bruisers such as Maro Itoje Changes: Skivington MULTI-TASKING big beasts...
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/ 7 years agoTigers aim to land all Du Preez brothers
By NEIL FISSLER Big match, big player: Joe Marchant scores the winning try for Harlequins against Wasps at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTinkering at scrum put me off League
I’M relatively new to Rugby Union being born and bred in St Helens, a staunch Rugby League town. My father, who...
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/ 7 years agoFriend hails his tight five as Connacht double up
By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHTsaw off Ulster for the third time in a row and earned their first ever double over the...
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/ 7 years agoEarl in waiting to be Burger’s successor
Leadership qualities: Saracens flanker Ben Earl SARACENS back rower Ben Earl is ready to step in and prove why he can...
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/ 7 years agoGat to lead Baa-baas against the Welsh
By PETER JACKSON WARREN Gatland will be back in Cardiff after the World Cup for one last match – against Wales....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSorry Colin, I’ll not raise a glass to the leaches of rugby
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WILL not be...
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/ 7 years agoDragons hunting for elusive derby win
By ALEX BYWATER Ex-Osprey: Hibbard FOR Richard Hibbard today’s derby clash between the Dragons and the Ospreys will be very much...
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/ 7 years agoTigers will claw back into title race – Holmes
By GARY FITZGERALD Fighting spirit: Jonah Holme FORGET the fear of relegation, Jonah Holmes predicts Leicester Tigers can still make a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoClassy Lancaster was treated like criminal
JEFF Probyn posed some good questions as to why no English coach seemingly wants to reach the pinnacle (Why does no...
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/ 7 years agoDai dealt another injury blow
WASPS have been dealt another injury blow with prop Kieran Brookes set to miss eight to 12 weeks of action following...
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/ 7 years agoBest is yet to come in 2019 predicts new England star Shields
By SAM JACKSON BRAD Shields insists England fans have not seen the best of him yet as he targets a starting...
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/ 7 years agoPivac to face Kiwis on his first Wales tour
KIWI Wayne Pivac’s first tour as Wales coach will see him take on the biggest challenge in the game in New...
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/ 7 years agoDu Preez to undergo second op
CORNELL du Preez is unlikely to play again this season as he prepares for a further throat operation. The back rower...
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/ 7 years agoWainright’s flying high after whirlwind season
By ALEX BYWATER Impressive debut: Aaron Wainwright mixed with the Boks beasts in November IT HAS been a breathtaking 12 months...
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/ 7 years agoOlver signs for Knights
EALING have signed Sam Olver from Doncaster on loan for the remainder of the 2018/19 season. The fly-half joined Ealing from...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNational League tax probe to be expanded to Premiership and Championship levels
HMRC have turned their attentions to rugby in recent months
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont honoured with knighthood
Doddie Weir also honoured for his contribution to rugby and the search for a cure to Motor Neurone Disease
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoJohn Mitchell came in with new ideas, says George Kruis
The England and Saracens lock talks World Cup hopes after an autumn playing in Mitchell's defence system
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBurns: I don’t feel let down by Gloucester
The Ulster fly-half talks about his new life at the Kingspan
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSteven Luatua pens new deal to stay at Bristol Bears
Contract news concerning the Kiwi flanker
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/ 7 years agoMichele playing for his future at Wasps
By NEALE HARVEY Open to offers: Wasps centre Michele Campagnaro FIT-again midfield ace Michele Campagnaro aims to resurrect his stalled Premiership...
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/ 7 years agoChudley banking on big impact from JJ to shore up Bath’s leaks
JONATHAN Joseph’s imminent return from injury will be the catalyst for a Bath revival, says scrum-half Will Chudley. Outside-centre Joseph broke...
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/ 7 years agoBilly could be the boy for Ireland RWC slot
By NEALE HARVEY Big challenge: Billy Burns playing for Ulster PICTURE: Getty Images Happy Christmas to all our readers We are...
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/ 7 years agoReplacement prop Porter completes the fightback
By JOHN FALLON CONNACHT out-half Jack Carty said he was heart-broken as they surrendered a 17-points lead in the final ten...
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/ 7 years agoEdwards: Wasps fans must be scratching their heads
WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards believes Wasps got it wrong in allowing Danny Cipriani to leave for a second time. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoCVC deal could spell big trouble
NEWS that Premiership clubs have now completed a £220m deal with the private equity firm CVC represents the biggest con job...
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/ 7 years agoDavies underlines his value to Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS Predator: Luke Morgan gets ahead of Tom Prydie to score for Ospreys PICTURE: Huw Evans Ace: Sam Davies...
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/ 7 years agoWade rules out possible return to rugby
CHRISTIAN Wade admits the odds are against him making the grade in the NFL but is determined to give his ‘biggest...
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/ 7 years agoCrying out for festive derbies
RUGBYwatchers of the Midlands and the North are being short changed this festive season This year those fans north of Newport...
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/ 7 years agoDogged 14-man Dragons fall to last-gasp penalty
By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe kicked a last minute penalty to rob Dragons of a deserved draw in a drab game...
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/ 7 years agoFull-time contracts for top England women
NATASHA Hunt, Emily Scarratt and Jess Breach have been awarded the first England Women XVs full-time contracts for the 2019 season....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoNumbers stack up if you do the maths
I WAS bemused by Trefor Jones’ rant last week about Sarries’ squad size, payment structure and financial behaviour. Sarries’ squad numbers...
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/ 7 years agoBaloucoune rides his luck to deliver the killer blow
By JOHN FALLON MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan has demanded consistency from match officials after Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune escaped with...
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/ 7 years agoPast form counts for little – Francis
By STEFFAN THOMAS Making his case: Tomas Francis scores for Wales against South Africa PICTURES: Getty Images TOMAS Francis expects no...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoRFU must help the grassroots clubs, not punish them
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE letter from John...
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/ 7 years agoHastings mistakes hand it to Edinburgh
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH wing Duhan van der Merwe scored two intercept tries from his own half to lead his side...
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/ 7 years agoTurner: Jackman deserved a lot better
By STEFFAN THOMAS Critical: Paul Turner FORMER Dragons head coach and Wales fly-half Paul Turner has slammed the club for their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoProfessional game is getting boring
JUST watched the last batch of European Cup games and I’m so, so depressed about the state of rugby. With the...
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/ 7 years agoDecision time for Burrell as Saints centre targets trophies
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced head: Luther Burrell LUTHER Burrell reveals he has contract options to consider but says would love to...
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/ 7 years agoSix Nations fitness race
ULSTER and Ireland forward Iain Henderson has been ruled out for ten weeks after with a thumb injury. The 26-year-old will...
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/ 7 years agoDefence guru Blake gets new chance with Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Return? Phil Blake PHIL BLAKE has emerged as a shock frontrunner to return to Leicester Tigers as defence...
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