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/ 8 years agoSmid out to follow Rhodes route to England
By NEALE HARVEY NEWLY England-qualified Ealing back rower Rayn Smid has his sights on following compatriot Michael Rhodes into the Red...
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/ 8 years agoEwels set to pledge his future with Blackadder
By NEALE HARVEY New deal: Charlie Ewels PICTURES: Getty Images INFLUENTIAL Bath second row Charlie Ewels is preparing to follow the...
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/ 8 years agoHopper hopes his injury hell is behind him in France
By JON NEWCOMBE Ten months out: Matt Hopper FORMER Harlequins and Cornish Pirates centre Matt Hopper is close to a return...
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/ 8 years agoFitzgerald helps Scarlets down the Eagles
CELTIC CUP ROUND-UP By CARL FIELD SCARLETS A returned to winning ways in the Celtic Cup with a 35-19 defeat of...
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/ 8 years agoAngry Biljon blasts late Irish rejig
By LUKE JARMYN FRUSTRATED Jersey coach Harvey Biljon believes there are a lot of unanswered questions over the peculiar postponement of...
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/ 8 years agoEarl tells pal Tom, I want that No.7 shirt
By NEALE HARVEY Learning curve: Ben Earl is tackled during the England training PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS’ back row bruiser Ben...
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/ 8 years agoWebber believes West can give Sharks teeth
Forward guru: Dorian West has joined Sale PICTURE: Getty Images ANOTHER ‘old-school’ addition or a breath of fresh air? Rob Webber...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll Black Pirates? Dicky’s delusional
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DICKY Evans and the...
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/ 8 years agoWinter restocks
COVENTRY boss Rowland Winter has added more international class to his squad with the signings of Tonga back five forward Daniel...
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/ 8 years agoFranks is showing prop Painter how to mature
NORTHAMPTON’S tyro tight-head Ehren Painter is banking on a crash-course in the realities of elite rugby to propel him into England’s...
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/ 8 years agoRowntree to help Georgia
GEORGIA’S World Cup preparations have been boosted by the appointment of former England prop Graham Rowntree as their forwards coach ahead...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWallaby wannabe O’Connor owes Sale a huge debt
I WAS interested to see James O’Connor’s comments in last week’s paper regarding his wish to return to Australia in time...
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/ 8 years agoBig battle of the No9s is feast for Gatland
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Big chance: Ospreys’ Aled Davies clears his lines I’VE ALWAYS said regional derbies are the...
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/ 8 years agoCourtney stands alone from Wales 1953 heroes
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON The last man left standing from one of the most revered team photographs...
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/ 8 years agoBlues and Ospreys in battle for Francis
TOMAS Francis is at the centre of a tug of war with both Cardiff Blues and the Ospreys in the market...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSorry Cips but Faz is out of this world
WHAT is this obsession for Danny Cipriani? It’s crazy and I really don’t get it. You only had to watch the...
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/ 8 years agoI’d welcome a new Test competition between World Cups
I’VE READ with interest the plans to tinker with rugby’s calendar from 2020 on and I must say I’m absolutely in...
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/ 8 years agoBen’s over the Moon at his England chance
By NEALE HARVEY Call up: Ben Moon in action for Chiefs against Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER prop Ben Moon has...
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/ 8 years agoThomas must grab Wales chance if he gets it
IT’S NOW or never for Thomas Young as far as Wales is concerned. That might seem a bit over the top,...
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/ 8 years agoElias can’t wait to oust Owens at Scarlets – and Wales
Frustrated: Ryan Elias RYAN Elias has had enough of warming the bench and admits he hopes there will soon be a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Derby match in aid of Rob Horne is a week away
Tickets remain on sale for Northampton versus Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChange to come at Bath as club release open letter to supporters
The club's plans for the coaching structure have been made transparent
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/ 8 years agoWillis Halahola has one eye on Welsh jersey
Could Halahola feature in the future Welsh midfield?
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUSA forward Cameron Dolan set to join Nottingham
New signing to add extra ballast to the Green and Whites' pack
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones blitzes through our pick of questions
From Dave Attwood to the breakdown, the England coach comments on a few matters
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeith Wood praises Billy Burns’ impact at Ulster
How is the former Gloucester fly-half faring at Ravenhill?
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWhat Eddie Jones had to say about Joe Marler’s decision to retire from England duty
Who can Jones turn to as competition to Mako Vunipola?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps launch pitch-facing sensory room
Wasps have converted commercial boxes into sensory rooms for children with autism to watch full rugby matches
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoBBC to televise Killik Cup clash between Barbarians and Argentina
The December 1 match will be shown live as the November Tests conclude with the Killik Cup clash
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDorian West brought in by Steve Diamond as Sale’s new forwards coach
The ex-Northampton Saints coach has a new job with a Premiership club
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRugby players lift up car to rescue drunk teammate who had been run over
The prop had taken a lie down in the street before the incident on Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMunster sign South African import to lengthy extension
Jean Kleyn will gain Irish residency just in time for the World Cup
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGeorgia appoint Graham Rowntree as forwards coach heading into World Cup year
About to get to work with Georgia's formidable pack
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years ago‘End HIA to curb brain injuries’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby is being urged to eliminate the danger of ‘brain damaged’ players being sent back into action...
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/ 8 years agoNo excuses, big guys must tackle lower
By NEALE HARVEY Wreckless: Will Spencer sees red against Wapsps last Sunday PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONSaints midfield hitman Andy Symons insists...
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/ 8 years agoWe need answers now Gus
THE movers and shakers of World Rugby converge on Sydney this weekend against a back-drop of falling Test match attendances south...
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/ 8 years agoJoseph puts all his focus on Japan
JAPAN head coach Jamie Joseph is set to relinquish control of Super Rugby’s Sunwolves to concentrate on the run-in to the...
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/ 8 years agoMatson: Stick will Todd, he’ll bring Bath success
TABAI Matson has urged Bath to think twice before sacking Todd Blackadder and believes he is the man to end their...
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/ 8 years agoBlade is a shoo-in for Scotland
WITHIN weeks of The Rugby Paper revealing Scotland’s interest in claiming Blade Thomson, below, the Scarlets’ Kiwi flanker has made it...
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/ 8 years agoBoulton suspended for Adamson contact
COVENTRY front rower Phil Boulton has been suspended for seven weeks by an RFU disciplinary hearing. Boulton pleaded not guilty to...
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/ 8 years agoResting top players is vital, but so is winning!
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IF you don’t understand players need resting every now and again, then you don’t understand...
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/ 8 years agoNo-contests taking fans to cleaners
TWO weeks into the new season and the Ospreys opted to leave their three biggest hitters behind in Swansea for their...
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/ 8 years agoSam’s fuelled by frustration
By NEALE HARVEY Man on a mission: Sam Simmonds on the charge for the line against Wasps No.9 Dan Robson EXETER...
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/ 8 years agoWell done to Martyn Phillips and the Union for bringing in £97m
IT WOULDN’T be Welsh rugby if there wasn’t someone out there beating the Welsh Rugby Union with a stick over some...
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/ 8 years agoLewington hooked on Saracens’ ‘winning mentality’
HOT-SHOTwing Alex Lewington believes the ‘scary’ Saracens pack can underpin another glory march towards silverware. Lewington, who has notched five tries...
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/ 8 years agoMercer upping power to match footwork
BEEFED-UP Bath back rower Zach Mercer is determined to show why Eddie Jones must pick him this season rather than keep...
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/ 8 years agoScene set for Watkin to state his claim in midfield
INJURIES are an unfortunate, but now inevitable, part of modern-day rugby. No-one wants to see the best players fall lame, but...
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/ 8 years agoTwo Jakes in dreamland on Bristol journey
Jon Newcombe talks to new Bristol prop Jake Woolmore about stepping up a level FOR Bristol’s two Jakes, Armstrong and Woolmore,...
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/ 8 years agoPools for European Shield revealed
CLUBS from Italy, Georgia and Belgium will kick off the Continental Shield on October 13 with a place in next season’s...
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/ 8 years agoSleeping Warriors stunned by early onslaught
By SAM JACKSON S Kings …38 Glasgow…28 THE Kings registered their first win of the season in commanding fashion in Port...
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