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/ 8 years agoWhy I’m certain Rachel will be a success at Colwyn Bay
WOMEN’S RUGBY is getting bigger and bigger in both Wales and across the globe so in that regard I wasn’t that...
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/ 8 years agoSymons excited by link-up with Horwill
By NEALE HARVEY New Quins enforcer: Matt Symons PICTURE: Getty Images MATTSYMONS is certain underachieving Harlequins can become winners again as...
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/ 8 years agoManoa to put Blues on front foot next season
IN MODERN rugby, forwards who can put you on the front foot are worth their weight in gold and that’s why...
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/ 8 years agoKiwi McNicholl on Pivac hit list
By STEFFAN THOMAS Wanted man: Scarlets sensation Johnny McNicholl WAYNE Pivac wants Johnny McNicholl to join him on his Wales journey....
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/ 8 years agoSamoa ensure safe passage to World Cup
By SAM JACKSON Double: Ahsee Tuala SAMOA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after beating Germany 42-28 for a second...
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/ 8 years agoBlues stint sets Rory up for a big season
Young Saint: Rory Hutchinson AFTER recovering from injury to star for Bedford Blues last season, Northampton centre Rory Hutchinson is aiming...
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/ 8 years agoWorld Rugby must act to redress this failing system
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS When images surfaced on social media last week of the Zimbabwean National Rugby team...
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/ 8 years agoBig shame our top stars don’t play 7s
Letters SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I REMEMBER watching...
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/ 8 years agoCumbria fighting for cross-county alliance
By JON NEWCOMBE LEADING Cumbrian officials will meet with the RFU next week in a bid to stop competitive rugby in...
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/ 8 years agoLeinster’s strong season aids IRFU to £1.1m profit
A good year for Irish rugby after the sucker punch of losing out on hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup with...
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/ 8 years agoCrane confident Pat Lam has assembled a Bristol pack that can go toe-to-toe with Premiership’s best
Steven Luatua, Jack Lam, Dan Thomas and George Smith to mention a few back rowers Bristol can bear with this coming...
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/ 8 years agoChris Pennell daring to dream at Worcester Warriors
The Worcester Warriors full-back talks wanting to reverse the team's trait of starting off slow to a season and playing with...
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/ 8 years agoCardiff Blues make strides to back row with signing of Samu Manoa
The Challenge Cup winners secure major signing in USA international Manoa
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/ 8 years agoNick Auterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
The Harlequins loosehead says things went downhill for him at The Rec as soon as Neal Hatley left for the England...
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/ 8 years agoBilly Burns leaves Gloucester to fill a position of need for Ulster
Burns admits he hadn't considered leaving Gloucester, but international ambitions swayed him towards Ulster move
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/ 8 years agoBrian O’Driscoll, Lawrence Dallaglio and Stuart Hogg included for Icons of Rugby golf tournament
It will be Northern Hemisphere v Southern Hemisphere at the Buckinghamshire Golf Club on July 29-29
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/ 8 years agoWRU confirm Wayne Pivac will succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach
Wayne Pivac's appointment has been confirmed, but what about his backroom staff and the Scarlets?
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/ 8 years agoScarlets pair set for national service
By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream ticket...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams: I’ll miss the boys but I needed to get out
By STEFFAN THOMAS Moving on: Scott Williams scores for Scarlets SCOTT Williams hopes he can get the Ospreys back on the...
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/ 8 years agoPennell’s daring to dream at Warriors
■ By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Worcester full-back Chris Pennell PICTURE: Getty Images LONG-SERVING Worcester full-back Chris Pennell is convinced his...
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/ 8 years agoWales set to unveil Pivac as new boss
■ By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream...
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/ 8 years agoSmith injury will send the Bears a tremor
Father Time catches up: George Smith is 38 this month PICTURE: Getty Images BRISTOL coach Pat Lam will have winced when...
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/ 8 years agoTiger Wells to help coach Key’s Lions
LEICESTER Tigers forward Harry Wells will set about honing his coaching skills with National League side Leicester Lions in the coming...
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/ 8 years agoFaz is best bet to lead England – Sanderson
EDDIE Jones has been urged to dump Dylan Hartley and keep Owen Farrell as his captain right up to the World...
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/ 8 years agoFund the TMOs properly to end the guessing game
THE TMO system is being pilloried, and justifiably, after a series of decisions over the summer internationals which have highlighted its...
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/ 8 years agoAuterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Rivals: Joe Marler, Mark Lambert and Lewis Boyce PENT-UP prop Nick Auterac has launched a broadside at the...
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/ 8 years agoAshton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Test pedigree: Chris Ashton scores one of his hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians against England PICTURE: Getty Images CHRIS Ashton...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets are preferred pick for converted Kiwi Collins
By STEFFAN THOMAS AUCKLAND Blues utility back Michael Collins wants to return to Wales and forge an international career in the...
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/ 8 years agoBlues bid for Eagles ace No.8
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues are understood to be front-runners to in the race for the marquee signing of Toulon No.8...
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/ 8 years agoCuthbert: I’m only 28 and have a lot to offer
By NEALE HARVEY Size and speed: Alex Cuthbert in action for Wales against Tonga PICTURES: Getty Images HAVING escaped the critic-filled...
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/ 8 years agoBanahan: Sorry Jonny, but Ashton gets my pick
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Banahan is convinced Chris Ashton can roar right back into England contention following the ace winger’s decision...
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/ 8 years agoWasps’ great entertainers need proper forward clout
NICK CAIN ANALYSES THE WASPS SET-UP AND HIGHLIGHTS KEY AREAS THEY MUST IMPROVE TO BECOME CHAMPIONS AGAIN Key signing: former England...
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/ 8 years agoFormer Wales back row Oakley facing cancer battle
Shock: Rhys Oakley HARTPURY captain Rhys Oakley has been diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer. After going to hospial for...
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/ 8 years agoMacGinty holds the key to unleashing Sharks’ incredible backline – Cueto
By JON NEWCOMBE Box office signing: Chris Ashton in action for Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images SALE legend Mark Cueto believes Chris...
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/ 8 years agoAshton return will up heat on Brown
GREAT to see Chris Ashton sign for Sale and open the door for an England return. Unlike with Steffon Armitage four...
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/ 8 years agoWhy I’m rooting for both Tom and Alex
Power: a fully recovered Tom James can excel again Alex Cuthbert became an easy target for fans towards the end of...
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/ 8 years agoNo need to panic, Eddie’s still the man
MARK CUETO came within a fraction of an inch of potentially winning a World Cup when his ‘try’ in the 2007...
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/ 8 years agoRFU must nurture grassroots before they wither away
JEFF Probyn is bang on regarding the scandal of RFU junior staff and grassroots rugby being squeezed following apparent incompetence in...
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/ 8 years agoSouthgate boys have our spirit from 2011
I’VE WATCHED with interest England’s campaign in the World Cup in Russia. For me it’s eerily similar to when I was...
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/ 8 years agoRetired Rimmer lucky to be alive
EXETER prop Carl Rimmer says he feels grateful to still be here after revealing how a stroke suffered in January has...
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/ 8 years agoDual-registration system is a mess
IT is totally unfair that some National League sides can benefit from close ties with Premiership clubs while others simply cannot....
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/ 8 years agoRussia can cause a World Cup stir under maverick Lyn
LYN JONES is a maverick coach, one of the strangest men I’ve worked with, but also one of the best. He’s...
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/ 8 years agoVeteran Saints must earn their shirts says Vesty
NEWS EXTRA SAM Vesty insists youth will be given a chance at Northampton and says there are no sacred cows as...
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/ 8 years agoHong Kong heroes dream about Japan
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Now for France: Hong Kong players celebrate HONG KONG served notice that there could be a second Asian...
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/ 8 years agoCrane confident Lam’s assembled a pack that can go toe to toe with the Premiership’s best
By NEALE HARVEY All Black wrecking ball: Steven Luatua JORDAN Crane reckons Bristol’s back row can be the foundation of a...
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/ 8 years agoJones’ experience makes him the perfect fit
By JON NEWCOMBE LYN JONES is the perfect man to lead Russia into the 2019 World Cup, according to namesake and...
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/ 8 years agoIrish lifeline rescues Tom from the rugby wilderness
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft is ready to fight Lions star Jamie George for his place after being handed...
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/ 8 years agoMalielegaoi mind game brings best out of Samoa
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS Local hero: Melani Matavao finishes a great Samoa move to score against Germany No...
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/ 8 years agoOwens: Big screen replays bring reaction
By PETER JACKSON Battle: Nigel Owens THE world’s best referee Nigel Owens has stepped into the debate about player behaviour. Last...
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/ 8 years agoFrench call for 12 subs
DESPITE calls from some leading ex-players and officials to limit the number of replacements used in a match to cut down...
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