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/ 8 years agoUren leading the charge of home-grown contingent
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL scrum-half Andy Uren is ready to buck the trend by proving the ambitious club can hang on...
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/ 8 years agoLangkilde withdrawn for a year
SAMOA rugby player Gordon Langkilde has pleaded guilty to assault charges after the altercation involving members of the Wales Sevens team....
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/ 8 years agoBig guns do the job for underfire Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS put last weekend’s horror defeat to Munster behind them to see off a stubborn Benetton outfit 27-10...
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/ 8 years agoSame again but men get the honour in Tokyo
DON’T mend what isn’t broken seems to be the message from the IOC and World Rugby after this week announcing the...
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/ 8 years agoEngland to follow Black Ferns’ lead
By SAM JACKSON Work to do: England lost to New Zealand in the 2017 World Cup final PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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/ 8 years agoAdeolokun try denies Scarlets a bonus point
By DARAGH SMALL SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac bemoaned his side’s poor decision making as they fell to their first defeat...
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/ 8 years agoEddie believes Invisible Man Ford can trump Superman Dan
THE mood music emanating from Eddie Jones was up-tempo as he announced his first pared-down training squad of the season with...
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/ 8 years agoPuma king with the most giant killings
83rd cap: Leguizamon THAT old war horse Juan Manuel Leguizamon seems to be “retired” by the Pumas selectors at the end...
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/ 8 years agoGive players a voice say RPA
By NEALE HARVEY Chair: Mark Lambert AT A time when star players are under increasing pressure to deliver, Rugby Players Association...
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/ 8 years agoSexton pulls the strings to swamp Edinburgh
By DECLAN ROONEY EDINBURGH continue to seek a first win on the road this season as Magnus Bradbury’s try just after...
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones on…
…breakdown issues “We haven’t (any). In South Africa we did incredibly well, we have improved our breakdown by about 80 per...
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/ 8 years agoWorld Cup crying out for regional qualifiers
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THERE has been much mention recently of having...
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/ 8 years agoWestern Force show interest in O’Connor
By SAM JACKSON JAMES O’Connor could be offered a potential route back to the Wallabies side with one of his former...
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/ 8 years agoSecond win for Dragons matches last season’s haul
By ROB COLE DRAGONS stood strong, Zebre kept losing the ball and Bernard Jackman was able to get one over his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoReal shame Eddie sees it differently
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk EDDIE Jones must be...
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/ 8 years agoBrown: Say what you want, I had a good tour
By NEALE HARVEY MIKE BROWN checks into England’s training camp today determined to prove he should still be one of the...
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/ 8 years agoDislodging Arhip key to Lewis’ Test future with Wales
By STEFFAN THOMAS DILLON Lewis reckons competing with Moldovan strongman Dmitri Arhip can push him towards the Wales No.3 shirt. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoCorrect decision to letter of the law but still harsh on Tigers
THE RED card shown to Will Spencer, the Leicester Tigers lock, was predictably given prominence in the following morning’s sports pages....
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/ 8 years agoBlood Robson before it’s too late urges Dickson
FORMER England scrumhalf Lee Dickson fears England’s reluctance to blood uncapped Dan Robson could come back to haunt them with the...
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/ 8 years agoSea change at Pirates as Evans builds for top-flight
By NEALE HARVEY CORNISH Pirates supremo Dicky Evans has revealed plans to attract top-class All Blacks like Brodie Retallick and Damian...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWorld Rugby must realise less is more
COLIN BOAG is correct, there are far too many internationals played each season. The November internationals interrupt the club season and...
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/ 8 years agoEddie: Mitchell always part of my plan
By NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones says it was always part of his England World Cup master-plan to bring in another big...
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/ 8 years agoHalaholo’s quick feet cut Munster to shreds
By ROGER PANTING WILLIS Halaholo had a night to remember as he spearheaded Blues to their first win of the season....
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/ 8 years agoLaunchbury ruled out by knee knock
JOELaunchbury picked up a knee injury during Wasps’ victory over Leicester and is out for at least two weeks. Director of...
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/ 8 years agoHot-stepper Jordan crossing size divide
By ALEX BYWATER Pocket rocket: Dragons full-back Jordan Williams JORDAN Williams is the man of Shane Williams’ stature proving size is...
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/ 8 years agoAbendanon requires second operation
NICK Abendanon has been ruled out for three months as the Clermont full-back requires a hernia operation. This will be the...
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/ 8 years agoStuart targets first full cap of 2016 class
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS’ tyro tighthead Will Stuart is determined to win his battle for a starting jersey and stake his...
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/ 8 years agoBurns’ nerves of steel save Ulster
By JOHN MUNN Cheetahs …39 Ulster …39 HENRYSpeight’s try in the final passage of play earned Ulster a draw in South...
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/ 8 years agoJackson gets nod for World Cup
FORMER Blues head coach Steve Jackson has been named Samoa head coach in place of Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua. Jackson is a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRed card fever could ruin rugby warns Care
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care fears red cards could wreck top rugby as a spectacle if officials fail to adopt a...
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/ 8 years agoSaracens call for front row reinforcements
HOOKER Joe Gray has signed for Saracens from Northampton on a deal until the end of the season. The 30-year-old trained...
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/ 8 years agoTrailblazing Bee-Gee who twice broke Welsh hearts
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The merest mention of his name still evokes memories of the lunar landing...
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/ 8 years agoCheek fracture puts Roberts on sidelines
BATH centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next four to six weeks of the Premiership season with a fractured cheekbone. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHook: George North is showing he can smash Shane’s Wales try record with form for Ospreys
North's Ospreys debut was certainly a perfect welcome home
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/ 8 years agoStephen Jones urged to stay at Scarlets rather than join Pivac at Wales
A former Scarlets and Wales coach says Llanelli is the place to be for Jones
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones names England training squad as countdown to World Cup hits 12 months
Danny Cipriani overlooked by Eddie Jones as World Cup looms
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/ 8 years agoWhere will you be this time next year?
See yourself in a stadium? Us too. Fortunately, it’s not too late to secure a spot at the world’s most important...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHenry Trinder says Cipriani has got Kingsholm rocking and can ignite his own England career
The Gloucester fan favourite talks about the Cherry and Whites' playmaker
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMurphy’s law can make Manu Tuilagi lethal for Leicester, says George Ford
"We are looking a bit more threatening" – Geordan Murphy can put right the 'disservice' done to Tuilagi
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers Will Spencer handed four-week ban for red card against Wasps
Spencer was sent off for a dangerous tackle on Tommy Taylor
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoI’m not concerned about my job security, says Dragons coach Bernard Jackman
Coming off a heavy loss to Leinster last weekend
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/ 8 years agoRFU and Bulls agree deal to make John Mitchell England’s new defence coach
Just in time for the Autumn internationals
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/ 8 years agoRassie Erasmus to take charge of Barbarians at Twickenham
Plotting victory with the BaaBaas after beating the All Blacks with the Springboks
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/ 8 years agoJackson proves point to the extreme
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER defying medical opinion to complete his second mountain walk, miracle man Ed Jackson is aiming to scale...
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/ 8 years agoFurious Cockerill lets rip at ‘cheating’ Connacht
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh………17 Connacht ………10 EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill could find himself in hot water with PRO14 chiefs after lashing...
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/ 8 years agoRing-fencing would lead to player exodus warns Boden
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Steve Boden YORKSHIRECarnegie forwards coach Steve Boden believes ring-fencing the Premiership would leave the Championship ‘dead’. He...
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/ 8 years agoCarbery is top class in record win for Munster
By BARRY MURPHY OSPREYS paid dearly for leaving out many of their big names as Munster devoured them in a record...
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/ 8 years agoAshley-Cooper eyes fourth World Cup
ADAMAshley-Cooper is in talks with the NSW Waratahs over a domestic comeback next season. The veteran utility back, 34, played the...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams’ wonder try counts for nothing
By RONAN O’NEILL JORDAN Williams scored one of the tries of the season so far but Dragons still came close to...
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/ 8 years agoKirchner signs on for spell at Bristol
DRAGONS utility back Zane Kirchner has joined Bristol on loan as injury cover for Charles Piutau shoulder Luke Daniels hamstring and...
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