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/ 8 years agoTime waits for no man… except maybe Sexton
New goal: Johnny Sexton with the Champions Cup PICTURE: Getty Images JOHNNY Sexton has let it be known that he would...
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/ 8 years agoIf there’s any doubt refer it to the TMO
REFEREES should adopt a new policy – if in doubt, check it out. I refer to the use/or non use of...
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/ 8 years agoYet again Championship clubs have been shafted
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN BRACE yourselves for the Premiership Cup, a tournament which reflects the desperate lack...
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/ 8 years agoWales knew the score on availability
WALES have fallen foul of Premier Rugby’s unbending rule against releasing Englishbased players for out-of-window Test matches often enough to have...
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/ 8 years agoScrap this apprentice policy for game time
MARCUS Smith is still 19, and the Harlequins flyhalf is eligible for the England U20 side that will compete in the...
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/ 8 years agoBorn again Broncos keep on bucking
WHENit comes to redemption, the Deri Broncos are in a class of their own, no mean achievement considering Stuart Lancaster’s recovery...
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/ 8 years agoRomania cover up
THE decision by a World Rugby independent committee to parachute Russia into the 2019 World Cup at the expense of Spain,...
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/ 8 years agoAckermann to bring in Bok power
GLOUCESTER will this week confirm that Springbok tighthead Ruan Dreyer will be the latest player to arrive at Kingsholm front South...
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/ 8 years agoEuropean kings keep course for the double
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER remain on course to become the first PRO14 side to do the domestic and European Cup double...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
Three horse race for Harlequins job BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HARLEQUINS have spent this weekend making a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDeclan Kidney can ‘revive’ London Irish spirit, says Donncha O’Callaghan
Having been coached by Kidney as an 18-year-old into his pro years, the retired lock says things are sure to pick...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCheetahs full-back Clayton Blommetjies eyes Wales route after Boks snub
The Scarlets-bound full-back claims he was unfairly treated by former Springboks coach Allister Coetzee
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Ulster welcome Ospreys to the Kingspan for final Champions Cup spot
Record breaking Stockdale starts on left wing in crucial match for place in next season's Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Exeter play Newcastle for a place in this year’s Premiership final
Following being named Discovery of the Year, Sam Simmonds starts at eight ahead of this crunch match
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Saracens come up against Wasps in first Premiership semi final
Jackson Wray to join Saracens' 200 club in Premiership semi final
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/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Pro14 semi final all Ireland clash between Leinster and Munster
Nacewa captains Leinster in final game at the RDS
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens
Australian Malouf to return to Sevens circuit
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTony Swift bamboozled by Matt Banahan’s departure from Bath
Legendary Bath winger Swift admits the club's action in allowing Banahan to leave has left him feeling 'confused'
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland up the heat in Pennyhill sweat-shop ready for Japan
Things will get tropical for Eddie Jones' selection of players he plans on taking to the 2019 Rugby World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArno Botha joins Munster for 2018/19
South African back rower makes the move to Thomand Park ahead of the new season
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/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Pro14 semi final Johnny McNicholl comes in for injured Halfpenny
Kiwi Johnny McNicholl starts at full back following Halfpenny injury, Finn Russell starts at 10 in final game at Scotstoun ahead...
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/ 8 years agoTom Hudson signs new deal at Kingsholm
Young Cherry and White full-back secures a new deal
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/ 8 years agoWales trio withdrawn from summer tour to Americas
Wales' English based trio released from squad for tour to USA
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle clinch three top Premiership awards
Falcons sweep the board at end of season Premiership awards
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/ 8 years agoRory Best a doubt for Champions Cup playoff against Ospreys
Ulster stalwart Best a doubt for Champions Cup playoff
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/ 8 years agoRussia qualify after Spain, Belgium and Romania sanctioned
Russia qualify for the World Cup in Japan as a result of sanctions handed to Spain, Belgium and Romania
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/ 8 years agoHow to start a new rugby team
Rugby is challenging soccer as the favored sport for in many areas of the world. Some rugby enthusiasts enjoy watching the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJuan Figallo and Duncan Taylor pen new deals at Saracens
Argentinian tighthead extends his stay in North London till 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeon MacDonald joins Tana Umaga at the Blues
Ex All Black Leon MacDonald joins Blues' backroom staff
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/ 8 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to miss Guinness Pro14 semi final
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Wales international Leigh Halfpenny has been ruled out of Scarlets‘ Pro14 semi final showdown with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani signs for Gloucester
Danny Cipriani will move to Kingsholm this summer
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJames Haskell to join Northampton on a one year deal
England international becomes seventh signing to join Saints ahead of 2018/19 campaign
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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 agoWilson’s just reward for playing it like the All Blacks
THE COMEBACK kings! What an achievement it was for Cardiff Blues to claim Challenge Cup glory against Gloucester. The manner of...
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/ 8 years agoJoe certain ‘team man’ Cips will sing for Eddie
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS captain Joe Launchbury dismisses any notion that Danny Cipriani is not a ‘team player’ and expects the...
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/ 8 years agoHowley: It’s a 31-man trial for the World Cup
By ROB COLE ROB Howley believes Wales have the perfect age profile to achieve World Cup success. The ultimate target for...
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/ 8 years agoGustard, Edwards on Quins’ wanted list
ENGLAND defence coach Paul Gustard has emerged as a contender for the head coach role at Harlequins, along with Wales counterpart...
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/ 8 years agoGatland’s picked ‘perfect role model’
Wales summer squad Rapid rise: Cory Hill will co-captain the summer tour PICTURES: Getty Images CORY Hill is the perfect player...
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/ 8 years agoSwift bamboozled by Banahan’s departure
CLUB record try-scorer Tony Swift admits he was as puzzled as anyone when he found out fellow Bath legend Matt Banahan...
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/ 8 years agoQuins fly-half Lang brings physicality to midfield
Scotland summer squad Call up: James Lang HARLEQUINS playmaker James Lang will relish the chance to make an impact at international...
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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 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 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 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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