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/ 8 years agoExiled Davies closing in on fourth World Cup
By ROB COLE PHIL Davies admits there is not much chance of a return to Welsh rugby despite leading Namibia to...
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/ 8 years agoNew Scotland cap Lang eyes big Quins future under Gustard
By GARY HEATLY CENTRE James Lang is confident of a Quins revival insisting new head of rugby Paul Gustard has lifted...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHow can Mitchell be defence coach?
I’M totally at a loss as to why England would look to bring in John Mitchell to replace Paul Gustard when...
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/ 8 years agoDavidson lets rip at Bordeaux’s ‘Lucky
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Tough stance: Bordeaux coach Rory Teague Bordeaux-Begles coach Rory Teague is preparing for the most important campaign...
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/ 8 years agoOld guard let you down Eddie, now leave them out!
I READ with total dismay that Eddie Jones is going to recall the old guard. Surely the old guard crashed and...
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/ 8 years agoButton for the nuclear option may be pressed
Jeff Probyn brings his distinctive view to the row over RFU finances Twickenham under attack Financial problems: RFU HQ at Twickenham...
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/ 8 years agoSarries start with battle at Waterloo
By SAM JACKSON Champions: Saracens won the title last season SARACENS Women will begin their defence of the Tyrrells Premier 15s...
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/ 8 years agoLack of pool stage spoilt World Sevens
MOST people seem to agree the recent Sevens World Cup was a great success, but there was one element that caused...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoWOMEN’S PREMIER 15s 2018-19 FIXTURES
ROUND 1 - 8 SEP Loughboro Lightning v Richmond Gloucester-Hartpury v Harlequins Bristol Bears v Wasps Darlington MP Sharks v Worcester...
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/ 8 years agoMorgan has his mojo back after injury woe
By ALEX BYWATER World Cup hope: Tyler Morgan PICTURES: Getty Images DRAGONS centre Tyler Morgan has his mojo back after a...
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/ 8 years agoPre-season fixtures
August 17 Edinburgh v Bath 7.45pm Cornish Pirates v Exeter 7.30pm Benetton v Leicester 7.30pm Dragons v Northampton (TBC) Leinster v...
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/ 8 years agoSeniloli signs for Doncaster as Bedford turn to Sarries
DONCASTER Knights have signed Fiji scrum-half Henry Seniloli on a oneyear deal. He joins from Romanian side Timisoara Saracens, who won...
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/ 8 years agoNew arrival at No.9 turns up heat on Cook
By NEALE HARVEY Playing for his future: Bath scrum-half Chris Cook Winner: Will Chudley STALWART Bath scrumhalf Chris Cook says the...
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/ 8 years agoRFU miss the boat again for Edwards
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hot property: Shaun Edwards has decided to re-join Wigan And so England are...
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/ 8 years agoCipriani out to get the Shed singing
By TOM BRADSHAW Still improving: Danny Cipriani PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani arrived at Kingsholm via a surfing holiday in Malibu...
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/ 8 years agoAnother All Blacks win puts Sam top of the ton pile
AFTER New Zealand have finished with the neighbours in Sydney next Saturday night (Eastern Standard Time), Sam Whitelock will probably have...
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/ 8 years agoSorrell excited to see how far Alex can go
ENGLAND Saxons wing Alex Lewington has been challenged to increase his workload to break into the Saracens first team. With Sean...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys still have a way to go admits Davies
ALED Davies has warned Ospreys fans to expect a bumpy ride this season with silverware unlikely. The Liberty Stadium outfit produced...
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/ 8 years agoCodling backs Care to lead the charge
By NEALE HARVEY Well rested: Danny Care has enjoyed his first summer off in years EDDIE Jones’s decision to rest livewire...
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/ 8 years agoRebels aim to call for RFU board to resign
By DAVID EMERY THE RFU are under threat of rebellion from a group of former grandees dismayed by the current bout...
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/ 8 years agoChiefs wing armoury has Pellow purring
By NEALE HARVEY Gem: Alex Cuthbert in action for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Santiago Cordero Olly Woodburn Tom O’Flaherty James Short...
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/ 8 years agoSam pins his Scotland hope on Scarlets move
SAM Hidalgo-Clyne believes he has taken his career to the next level by swapping Edinburgh for last season’s PRO14 finalists Scarlets....
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/ 8 years agoCalzaghe helper set to replace Edwards
By PETER JACKSON WALES will launch a global search for Shaun Edwards’ successor knowing that they may already have found him...
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/ 8 years agoHenson’s still hungry for perfection at Dragons
GAVIN Henson missed much of last season with a hamstring injury and is determined to make sure this isn’t his last...
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/ 8 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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/ 8 years agoZach Kibirige’s back to stake his claim at Newcastle
The Falcons back is ready to challenge the 'top quality' wings standing in his way
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/ 8 years agoFrom Irish to Scottish
LOOSEHEAD prop Tom Smallbone has joined London Scottish from London Irish. Smallbone, 24, came through the academy system and made over...
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/ 8 years agoDuncan certain Warriors have talent to be top six contenders
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER head coach Rory Duncan hopes his experience of leading the Cheetahs into the unknown last season can...
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/ 8 years agoBlues face Uruguay
CARDIFF Blues will host Uruguay in a midweek tour match on November 6, three days before Los Teros face Ulster in...
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/ 8 years agoZach’s back to stake his claim at Newcastle
By NEALE HARVEY Mentor: Glenn Delaney NEWCASTLE flier Zach Kibirige is hoping last year’s stint in New Zealand honing his game-management...
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/ 8 years agoNew boss at Sarries
SARACENS Women have appointed Alex Austerberry as head coach, replacing Rob Cain who took up the position of USA Rugby Women’s...
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/ 8 years agoWales told to copy Scarlets lead
JJ WILLIAMS believes Warren Gatland’s coaching methods will make it “very difficult” for Wales to win next year’s World Cup. Gatland...
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/ 8 years agoShame Foden’s off, he still offers a lot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk GOOD luck to Ben Foden...
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/ 8 years agoHow Aaron went from bouncers to breakdowns
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Versatile: Aaron Shingler switched from cricket PICTURE: Getty Images Ricky Ponting made 150...
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/ 8 years agoClark calls time on illustrious Test career
ENGLAND’S most capped player Rochelle Clark has retired from international rugby, 15 years after earning her first cap. The 37-year-old prop...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoGet rid of the body armour and teach kids how to tackle
THE rise in head incidents in the game have been brought about inadvertently by the law makers. They allowed protective gear...
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/ 8 years agoFestive cheer from BBC Wales
BBC WALES have moved quickly to fill the vacuum left by the decision of Europe’s three major Leagues to leave the...
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/ 8 years agoSlade’s in pole but JJ fit for Autumn
By NEALE HARVEY Incumbent at No.13: Henry Slade in action against South Africa in June PICTURES: Getty Images JONATHAN Joseph will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAcademy boys key to OE’s success
I READ with interest in the July 22 edition that Old Elthamians are putting in place a plan to challenge for...
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/ 8 years agoPressure time as Burke gets own back on Guscott
RUGBY’S version of the Ryder Cup may have had a subterranean profile compared to the real thing but for one player...
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/ 8 years agoOnly a November clean sweep will do – Tindall
By GARY FITZGERALD Papering over the cracks: England win the third Test against South Africa MIKE Tindall refuses to get carried...
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/ 8 years agoBirthday boy Billy
ONLY one British rugby player can claim to have scored more tries than Cristiano Ronaldo has goals, not that the man...
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/ 8 years agoTownsend will stay ahead of the game predicts Hastings
By GARY HEATLY SCOTT Hastings believes Gregor Townsend can avoid a ‘tricky second season’ as head coach of the Scotland national...
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/ 8 years agoLions’ board will demand improved schedule in 2021
By NEALE HARVEY BRITISH & Irish Lions bosses will play hardball over their schedule for the 2021 South Africa tour to...
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/ 8 years agoClubs to get protection from academy poachers
PREMIERSHIP Rugby are set to close a loophole which enables clubs to poach England Academy Players (EAP) from other sides and...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoOspreys ready for lift off now that ‘Jockey’ has the reins
By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Ospreys centre Cory Allen CORY Allen believes the Ospreys boast a secret weapon who can unlock...
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/ 8 years agoDragons are forecasting a reign of fire
By STEFFAN THOMAS Making big strides: Aaron Wainwright Top boy: Ross Moriarty AARON Wainwright has warned the PRO14 that the Dragons...
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/ 8 years agoSam signs up for fresh start at Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY Bulking up: Sam Aspland-Robinson in action in the Premiership 7s PICTURES: Getty Images FORGOTTEN wing Sam Aspland-Robinson has...
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