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/ 8 years agoVan der Merwe joins for Warriors title bid
DTH van der Merwe has set his sights on a third league title in four years, saying he “fully believes” Glasgow...
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/ 8 years agoGeorgia skipper to give Ospreys cover
OSPREYS have signed Georgia captain Giorgi Nemsadze – a lock or flanker – on a deal from Bristol until the end...
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/ 8 years agoEddie must adopt Japan style
I AGREE with Jeff Probyn’s points regarding the coaching and selection of the England team over the past 12 months, especially...
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/ 8 years agoBarrow to Saints after short stay in France
LEICESTER Tigers second row forward Dom Barrow is set to join French outfit La Rochelle as injury cover before joining Northampton...
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/ 8 years agoIreland got rub of the green
WOULD Ireland have won the Grand Slam if four things had been different on Saturday. 1. The TMO had checked properly...
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/ 8 years agoPirates take Cullen on loan from Bristol
THECornish Pirates have signed scrumhalf Reiss Cullen on loan to the end of the season. Cullen, 21, he is due to...
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/ 8 years agoDrop the tired Lions
AH, pity poor England who have to pick their Lions even though they are tired out and shadows of their former...
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/ 8 years agoHougaard signs lengthy deal to stay at Worcester Warriors
South Africa international will be 33 by the time his new deal at Sixways expires
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/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints discipline George North for missing training session
Wales wing was dropped from Northampton's match against Sale earlier this month
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/ 8 years agoConnacht sign Brumbies centre Kyle Godwin
One-cap Wallaby makes the move to the PRO14 for next season
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/ 8 years agoRory Best and Rob Kearney extend IRFU contracts
Grand Slam winners sign new deals with Ulster and Leinster
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/ 8 years agoExeter Chiefs scrum-half Will Chudley to join Bath next season
Premiership winner becomes Todd Blackadder's latest recruit
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/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM DICKINSON, EALING AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON & ROTHERHAM NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alex...
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/ 8 years agoSlammed! But Eddie sees team improving
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones tried his best to shrug off the mounting pressure on his shoulders after England slumped to...
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/ 8 years agoRomania boss Howells blasts RWC qualification imbalance
By JON NEWCOMBE LYNN HOWELLS has called for European qualification for the Rugby World Cup to be run over one year...
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/ 8 years agoGatland: We’ll be ready for World Cup
WALES coach Warren Gatland believes his men will be firing on all cylinders at the Rugby World Cup despite failing to...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets add Springbok No.8 Cassiem to their hit-list
THE Scarlets have targeted the signing of Springboks No.8 Uzair Cassiem from the Cheetahs. Cassiem, 28, has won eight South Africa...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh continue their charge for playoffs
By LEE JONES RICHARD Cockerill called on his Edinburgh side to kick on into the PRO14 quarter-finals after their 15th win...
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/ 8 years agoJenkins shows off his schoolboy skills
By ROGER PANTING He’s over: Olly Robinson scores a first-half try for Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans WALES squad flanker Ellis...
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/ 8 years agoZimbabwe feeding the world with top talent
THE sight of Don Armand trotting on yesterday to become the latest Zimbabwean to play Six Nations rugby will have aroused...
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/ 8 years agoTon up for veteran Toulon wing Clerc
Prolific: Vincent Clerc A HAT-TIP please for Vincent Clerc, one of the very best French players of the professional era who...
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/ 8 years agoVictory today could spark Spanish rugby revolution
RUGBY MATTERS A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Joining the festivities: King Felipe VI ARGUABLY...
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/ 8 years agoStodgy England need change fast
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’M very concerned about...
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/ 8 years agoIgnore the fake news… Scots centre Jones was a star for Millfield
Talent: Huw Jones in Millfield 1sts 2011-12 THERE’S a bit of an urban myth going around that needs to be put...
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/ 8 years agoIllegal tactics have shaped game since Otago’s innovators
MATT Everard recently highlighted in TRP the dubious art of clearing out defenders who do not have the ball. This tactic...
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/ 8 years agoBayliss making big strides in Sam’s absence
By JON NEWCOMBE Coming force at seven: Josh Bayliss PICTURE: Getty Images UNRIVALLED as a genuine openside with England, Sam Underhill...
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/ 8 years agoEddie needs to up his pack speed
EVERYTHING is about pace nowadays in rugby and England’s first eight pack is a little slow. When I saw the back...
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/ 8 years agoMermoz harbours hopes of Test recall
MAXIME MERMOZ is hoping to play a big part in Newcastle’s exciting end to the season as he slowly comes to...
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/ 8 years agoAtkinson wants more than just Champions Cup rugby
By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson reckons his side can jettison the ‘bottlers’ tag by roaring into the Premiership...
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/ 8 years agoFiji flick the switch to silence giant killers
Vancouver Sevens By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Fiji win again in Vancouver PICTURE: Getty Images FIJI scored 19 unanswered points in...
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/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn Jones commits to Wales and Ospreys with new deal
Ospreys second row commits to region with Japan World Cup on the horizon
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/ 8 years agoBristol second row Joe Batley diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and set to undergo course of chemotherapy
Terrible news for the 21-year-old who has made 11 appearances in the Championship this season
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/ 8 years agoMilton Kachecha scoops HITZ Best Rugby Performer award
Old Northamptonians youngster has enjoyed a standout year on the rugby pitch as well as in education
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/ 8 years agoBlackadder: Injuries make my job almost impossible
The Bath director of rugby talks to TRP about challenges spawned from his team's lengthy injury list
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/ 8 years agoJoe Schmidt is the best coach in the world, claims Ireland hooker Sean Cronin
Cronin makes bold claim ahead of Grand Slam decider
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/ 8 years agoHarlequins centre Jamie Roberts to join Premiership rivals Bath
Roberts moves to the Rec after Tapuai's switch to the Stoop was confirmed last week
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/ 8 years agoSaints job for Vesty as Boyd reshapes Warriors
NORTHAMPTON have appointed Sam Vesty as their attack coach from the start of next season. The 36-year-old former Leicester, Bath and...
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/ 8 years agoThe game doesn’t love us right now says Eddie
■ From CHRIS JONES in Paris EDDIE JONES claimed England were just “two or three per cent” away from their best...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Welsh leave for Varndell SCARLETS have signed Bristol wing Tom Varndell on a short-term deal until the end of the season...
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/ 8 years agoWales are hunting £2m Italy bonus
■ By PETER JACKSON WALES will be chasing a crock of gold in Cardiff today that promises to be worth as...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 8 years agoBlackadder: Injuries make my job almost impossible
■ By NEALE HARVEY SAM Underhill’s season-ending toe injury is the latest hammer blow for Bath in a campaign that has...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoEddie and the boys allowed one upset
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SINCE Eddie Jones was...
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/ 8 years agoDan holds nerve to keep Scarlets afloat
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS Well-worked: Paul Asquith finishes off a fine move for the Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS coach Wayne...
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/ 8 years agoI’m a lucky fan who loves big games and grass roots
COLIN BOAG talks of the two distinct audiences watching rugby. The wealthy or lucky individuals who get to watch international rugby...
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/ 8 years agoEagles are spreading wings as Gold joins
THE USA are experiencing a major upswing in fortunes since RWC2015, an improvement in form which was reflected last week when...
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/ 8 years agoTime to pick in-form players for England
THE England defeat to Scotland should really come as no surprise. This kind of performance has been on the cards for...
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