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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBakewell’s got Tigers boxing clever again, says Tom Youngs
Leicester hooker Tom Youngs discloses the boxing sessions that have helped the Tigers pack find their grit
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJonathan Joseph a doubt to feature in South Africa tour with ankle injury
Bath centre left Allianz Park on crutches after heavy defeat to Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArctic chill descends on Dorking as Sweden turn up to play 2nd XV
Michael Young tells the story of how Swedish rugby sought to rebound from European Championship North form with a trip to...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFour Scots summoned to court after incident at train station with Eddie Jones
Quartet to appear at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court for alleged abuse
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/ 8 years agoIsrael Folau escapes sanction by ARU for comments about gay community
Australia and Waratahs star Folau calls out ARU chief executive Raelene Castle for 'misrepresenting' his position on homosexuality
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/ 8 years agoStockdale score adds sparkle to turgid affair
■ By EOIN McINTYRE OSPREYS coach Allen Clarke had no complains after his side kept within three points of Ulster until...
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/ 8 years agoGallagher to take over from Aviva
GLOBAL insurance brokers Gallagher have been confirmed as new title sponsors of the English Premiership. Premiership Rugby have announced a multi-year...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets second XV given the runaround
■ By ROB COLE EDINBURGH closed the gap on Scarlets to a single point in the race for a home quarterfinal...
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/ 8 years agoKnee injury forces Grabham to retire
SCARLETSwinger Tom Grabham has been forced to retire due to a knee injury. The 26-year-old made one competitive appearance for the...
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/ 8 years agoElectric start secures Blues Champions Cup spot
■ By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues sealed their place in next season’s Champions Cup by thrashing a woeful Southern Kings outfit...
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/ 8 years agoSale decide not to appeal Denny ban
SALE Sharks will not appeal against the sanctions imposed on Denny Solomona for the alleged homophobic slur directed towards Worcester’s Jamie...
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/ 8 years agoFirst half blitz sets Warriors on way to semi-final
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN Glasgow…35 Connacht …22 GLASGOW sealed a home semi-final after this comprehensive triumph over Connacht. Tries from Stuart...
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/ 8 years agoHaley gets two weeks for Bassett incident
SALE Sharks full-back Mike Haley has been given a two-week suspension after being cited for striking Josh Bassett in their 28-27...
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/ 8 years agoDragons rue Rosser’s late effort ruled out by TMO
By STEFFAN THOMAS JARED Rosser helped himself to a hat-trick of first-half tries, and then had a potential match winning fourth...
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/ 8 years agoBaa-Baas appoint Bristol boss Lam
PAT Lam will coach the Barbarians against an England XV at Twickenham on May 27. Lam, who has just guided Bristol...
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/ 8 years agoSupersub Murray swings it Munster’s direction
By JOHN FALLON Cheetahs … 17 Munster … 19 MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan said it was another huge team effort...
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/ 8 years agoHerbst may have to go under the knife
ULSTER have received a blow with news that Wiehahn Herbst is likely to miss the rest of the campaign with a...
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/ 8 years agoWarrior Te’o finally back up to speed after Lions hangover
By NEALE HARVEY Back in the groove: Ben Te’o holds off Ireland’s Johnny Sexton PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND centre Ben Te’o...
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/ 8 years agoCoaching duo quit England for American foreign Legion
By GRAHAM JENKINS TWO young English coaches are hoping the United States truly is the land of opportunity as they carve...
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/ 8 years agoVersatility taking Daly’s game to next level
By NEALE HARVEY ELLIOT Daly insists playing Test rugby on the wing while wearing No.13 for Wasps has made him a...
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/ 8 years agoLewis glad to learn from the old master at Blues
HE MIGHT be a Wales international and old beyond his years, but Cardiff Blues prop Dillon Lewis is more than happy...
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/ 8 years agoBarrow relishing crack in Top 14 after frustrating time at Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY Point to prove: Dom Barrow FORMER Leicester lock Dom Barrow has vowed to spearhead a Northampton revival once...
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/ 8 years agoExeter promote record 14 from the academy
ROB Baxter is set to welcome his biggest intake of academy youngsters into his Exeter Chiefs squad for the 2018/19 season....
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/ 8 years agoSort scrum mess before it’s too late
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I MUST concour with...
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/ 8 years agoCrane: Bristol better placed now to thrive
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL No.8 Jordan Crane believes Pat Lam’s newly-promoted side are better equipped to tackle the Premiership now than...
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/ 8 years agoItoje agent suspended for breach of betting regulations
AGENT Matt Hart has been suspended for 22 months after placing almost 1,500 bets on rugby worldwide and depositing in excess...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoQuins needed to bring in new blood when O’Shea left
IT’S a shame for John Kingston to be leaving his beloved Harlequins at the end of the season, but without trying...
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/ 8 years agoEaling building case for Premiership
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI international prop Campese Ma’Afu will be the next Premiership player to head to Ealing Trailfinders at the...
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/ 8 years agoEmyr moves to coaching
SCARLETS hooker Emyr Phillips will retire at the end of the season after a decade with the region. Phillips, 31, has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSurely Folau should be reprimanded
A GROUP of well educated individuals will have decided on the respective fates of Bastareaud, Solomona, Folau and others. These authorities...
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/ 8 years agoRandall signs on from rivals Gloucester
FORMER England U20s scrum-half Harry Randall has signed a two-year deal to join Bristol from West Country rivals Gloucester. Randall, 22,...
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/ 8 years agoGosper predicts rugby boom in America
Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper believes this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco could ignite interest in the sport...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNick’s right, revive the old school ruck
I AGREE with Nick Cain’s call for the return of the ruck. As alluded to in his column, it would create...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoPremiership relegation cost London Irish £3m
By NEALE HARVEY THE cost of relegation from the Premiership is starkly illustrated by London Irish declaring losses of almost £3m...
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/ 8 years agoBakewell’s got Tigers boxing clever again.
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER are in with a puncher’s chance of the Premiership title after transforming their season with early morning...
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/ 8 years agoScott’s sure underdogs will seize the day in Dublin
By STEFFAN THOMAS Hoping to sign off in style: Scott Williams PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTT Williams is confident the Scarlets are...
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/ 8 years agoTough season teaching George to get physical
HOOKER Jamie George admits this has been the most challenging campaign of his career after a stellar summer with the Lions....
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoQuinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool
By PETER JACKSON THE Scarlets are being backed to make history this week by doing to Leinster in the Champions’ Cup...
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/ 8 years agoDavies urges Ospreys to reclaim their place at top of Celtic league
By STEFFAN THOMAS BRADLEY Davies has challenged Ospreys to retake their place as Welsh rugby’s standard bearers after a poor campaign....
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/ 8 years agoJackson, Olding contracts revoked
ULSTER and Ireland players Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been sacked. Last month, the players were cleared of rape after...
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/ 8 years agoMcGrath’s hospital pass lets Canna steal win
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN Leinster … 15 Benetton… 17 LEO Cullen’s Leinster lost at home for the first time since last...
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/ 8 years agoClifford: We must give JK a send-off
By NEALE HARVEY JACK Clifford has urged his Harlequins’ team-mates to rediscover their pride and give director of rugby John Kingston...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games dating back to 2002
Brendan Gallagher recounts the spectacles on show in the Manchester, Melbourne, New Delhi and Glasgow Games
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoItoje and Faletau’s agent banned by the RFU for betting spree
Matt Hart banned for 22 months for breaching RFU and World Rugby betting regulations
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew sponsorship deal to see England’s top flight named Gallagher Premiership
Premiership Rugby have found an American-based company to take over from Aviva
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFormer Racing 92 fly-half Johan Goosen to end retirement saga by playing for Cheetahs
25-year-old Goosen set to play rugby for the Cheetahs before joining Montpellier at the end of the season
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/ 8 years agoEngland v Barbarians: Bristol coach Pat Lam to take charge of Baa-Baas
The Baa-Baas assemble at Twickenham at the end of May
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHoward Packman makes switch from Bedford Blues to Ealing
Former Saints winger becomes latest recruit for Ben Ward's Ealing












