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/ 8 years agoBlues’ try brilliance eclipsed by Irish power
By ROGER PANTING BLUES’ hopes of a securing a Pro 14 play-off spot took a savage blow as the Munster pack...
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/ 8 years agoAckermann: Cipriani deal is credit to our environment
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann believes Danny Cipriani has many more years at the top after the 31-year-old fly-half penned a...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh end-game scorches Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets are on the brink of missing out on qualification for next seasons Heineken Champions Cup as...
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/ 8 years agoBilly was a hard nut, but so was his mum!
PETER JACKSON Super fan: Evelyn Mainwaring at Cardiff Arms Park before the 1975 Welsh Cup final between Aberavon and Llanelli. Full...
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/ 8 years agoTerrific Tipuric tracks down Cheetahs for flying Ospreys
By ALEX BYWATER THE Ospreys kept alive their Heineken Champions Cup qualification hopes with a stunning bonus point triumph over the...
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/ 8 years agoTomas ducks that 60-cap rule again
EXETER re-signed Tomas Francis last week and in doing so appear to have reduced the Welsh Rugby Union’s 60-cap rule to...
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/ 8 years agoSeymour inspires clinical Glasgow
By LUKE JARMYN Glasgow ..........30 Ulster..................7 GLASGOW tighthead Zander Fagerson got on the end of a speculative Sam Johnson off-load to...
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/ 8 years agoBeirne in the running for diving award
TADHGBeirne has been shortlisted for the Irish Supporters’ Player of the Year award. After events at Murrayfield last week, Edinburgh head...
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/ 8 years agoSwashbuckling Navy in warning to Army
By ADAM ELLIS Trophy pride: Ben Priddey, left, and captain Scott Makepeace lift the Wavell Wakefield Trophy THE Royal Navy ended...
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/ 8 years agoTavuyara’s late try earns thrilling draw
By RONAN O’BRIEN Leinster ..........27 Benetton ........27 RATUVA Tavuyara scored an added-time try and Tomasso Allan landed the tricky conversion to...
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/ 8 years agoDon’t write off my Munster pals, Keatley tells Saracens
By NEALE HARVEY Exiles star: Ian Keatley scores against Coventry ON-LOANMunster star Ian Keatley has warned Saracens to expect a full-on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoEncourage more refs of all abilities
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I THINK that the...
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/ 8 years agoDragons aim to end the shame
Preview Kings v Dragons Sunday, Kick-off 2pm LEON Brown insists the Dragons must use the pain of last season’s thrashing against...
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/ 8 years agoInjury-free MacGinty delighted to be back
By JON NEWCOMBE Fit again: AJ MacGinty, left, tackles Tom Daly of Connacht HAVING fully recovered from the injuries that have...
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/ 8 years agoWebber’s actions should also have been investigated
WE have finally seen a decision in the citing of Newcastle second row Callum Green for his alleged bite on Sale...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home and abroad! It is now available as an online...
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/ 8 years agoScaysbrook convinced U20s can challenge for World Cup
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: James Scaysbrook ENGLAND U20s coach James Scaysbrook hopes success in this year’s Junior World Cup will underpin...
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/ 8 years agoHappy Flatman set the record straight
COLIN Boag said that in the Premiership Cup final “one club observed the spirit of the competition, whereas the other simply...
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/ 8 years agoOsborne opposed to taking ‘artificial’ American route
By NEALE HARVEY REGARDLESS of Leicester’s parlous position, promotion and relegation must remain an intrinsic feature of top-flight rugby says former...
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/ 8 years agoJersey chasing best-ever season
By LUKE JARMYN JERSEY Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon says their comprehensive win over Richmond last week puts them on...
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/ 8 years agoNoves discovers ‘serious misconduct’ charge at last
FIFTEENmonths after his sacking as France coach, it will finally be known tomorrow what wrongdoing – if any – was done...
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/ 8 years agoUnder-pressure Cheika calls for help from Smith
By NEALE HARVEY EXCLUSIVE Strategist: Brian Smith FORMER England attack coach Brian Smith could return to haunt his old employers after...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoYoungs in double blow for Murphy
LEICESTER are fearing they could be without both Ben and Tom Youngs for the relegation dogfight in the Premiership, Tigers announced...
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/ 8 years agoWHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?
THE RUGBY PAPER AWARDS Muddy marvels: Our awards cover all rugby levels WE’RE looking for your Club of the Year to...
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/ 8 years agoRelegation won’t alter Richmond says Hill
By LUKE JARMYN Beliefs: Steve Hill will stick with his philosophy RICHMOND director of rugby Steve Hill vows that the club...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTom Savage to leave Gloucester for Japan’s Top League
The former Cherry and Whites skipper will join Kieran Read and Ryan Crotty in playing in Japan's ten-team league
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks full-back Israel Dagg forced to retire
World Cup-winner ends career at the age of 30 on medical advice
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArgentine veteran Marcelo Bosch to leave Saracens
Mark McCall hails 'enormous integrity' of centre
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLima Sopoaga admits it’s been slow progress for him at Wasps
An honest assessment from the Wasps fly-half, but he's stout in his ability and the chance to shine next season
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/ 8 years agoTait: Eddie Jones has to be careful about Elliot Daly
Jack of all trades, master of none?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens captain Brad Barritt suffers ankle ligament damage
Forced off against Glasgow Warriors at the weekend
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/ 8 years agoElbow surgery shouldn’t rule Josh Navidi out of Wales World Cup prep, says Mulvihill
Cardiff Blues head coach John Mulvihill gives update on Wales flanker's condition
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDarren Cave pens letter to Ulster fans after announcing intention to retire
The Ulster centre will call it a day after 13 years with the province
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/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani signs bumper deal to commit to Gloucester
Gloucester are set for a first Premiership semi-final appearance in eight years since his arrival last summer
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/ 8 years agoBristol lure Anscombe with £500k contract
By PETER JACKSON BRISTOL are waving the largest cheque book in the Premiership at Gareth Anscombe in a move that could...
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/ 8 years agoTait: Using Daly as a Jack-of-all has risks
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Mathew Tait Options at 13: Jonathan Joseph and Henry Slade Versatile: Elliot Daly shows his attacking prowess...
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/ 8 years agoSolomons sceptical new laws would improve game
Warning: Alan Solomons LAW trials aimed at enhancing player welfare by producing a more freeflowing game risk ruining Premiership rugby, warns...
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/ 8 years agoX-ray vision ironing out creases in Ant’s game
By NEALE HARVEY Under the microscope: Bath flyer Anthony Watson BATH coach Darren Edwards is convinced a unique system of skeletal...
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/ 8 years agoRFU face mammoth repair bill
THE Rugby Football Union face a multi-million pound bill to replace the roofs of three of the four stands at Twickenham....
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/ 8 years agoLima: No hiding, it’s been slow progress
By NEALE HARVEY PICTURES: Getty Images Up and down: Lima Sopoaga has had a tough start to Wasps life LIMA Sopoaga...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoStop these cringy try celebrations
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PROFESSIONAL rugby players are...
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/ 8 years agoTrophy hunter Cordero pins hopes on Pumas recall
WING wizard Santiago Cordero believes a Premiership- winning finale with Exeter could open the door to an Argentina recall ahead of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWorrying divide is growing between Wales and Regions
ONE part of Peter Jackson’s excellent article “Regions need to find more Caped Crusaders” struck home in a very big way....
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/ 8 years agoTop foreign imports will help drive standards
Form wing for past two seasons: Johnny McNicholl PICTURE: Getty Images Qualified: Willis Halaholo WELSH rugby has a long history of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIt’s a joke already
READING your headline last week – World Rugby are ‘turning the game into a joke’ – I wonder if it’s too...
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/ 8 years agoNow let’s build a united front to chase down European club game’s elite
IT’S time to press the reset button. Excuse the poor joke in the wake of all the talk of ‘Project Reset’...
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/ 8 years agoThe ‘DC’ defence
QUINS demonstrated a new tactic for the smart defence coach – the DC. The DC (Danny Care) defence provokes an attacker...
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/ 8 years agoCheika’s arrival could force major restructure at Tigers
By CHRIS EGERTON LEICESTER Tigers should get ready for major change if they intend on recruiting a heavyweight director of rugby,...
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/ 8 years agoGreen ‘bite’ hearing waits for more medical evidence
NEWCASTLE lock Calum Green’s disciplinary hearing over allegations he bit Sale’s Rob Webber has been adjourned for more medical evidence. The...
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