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/ 8 years agoNabou to join Blues
RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues look set to bolster their pack with the signing of Fijian international lock Sikeli Nabou. The 30-year-old...
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/ 8 years agoTalks over Attwood departure ‘ongoing’
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form: Dave Attwood on the charge for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images Review: Stuart Hooper BATH will consider...
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/ 8 years agoAmbitous Coventry step up their push for Premiership
By NEALE HARVEY Big plans: Jon Sharp COVENTRY chairman Jon Sharp insists there are ‘no limits’ to the club’s ambition after...
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/ 8 years agoCatchpole calls time
LEICESTER centre George Catchpole is retiring from rugby at the age of 24. He made his debut in 2013 but has...
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/ 8 years agoMallinder in as RFU pathway coach
FORMER Northampton boss Jim Mallinder is to join England Rugby as a pathway performance coach. Mallinder will replace long-serving pathway coaches...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoQuins bring in Millard
HARLEQUINS have appointed Billy Millard as general manager of rugby. The 48-year-old Aussie has held ther same position with USA Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoSalvi takes on coaching role at Chiefs
JULIAN Salvi is relishing being in the vanguard of Exeter’s bid to reclaim their Premiership crown after accepting a role to...
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/ 8 years agoLam can back up big talk – Muldoon
By NEALE HARVEY Defence guru: John Muldoon in action for Connacht PICTURE: Getty Images THOSE daring to write-off Bristol’s chances of...
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/ 8 years agoCoach role for Morgan
CORNISH Pirates’ veteran back row forward Chris Morgan has been appointed as a player-coach. The 36-year-old joined the club in 2008...
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/ 8 years agoJenkinson relishing 40th campaign at Titans
By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Rotherham kick off their first season at level three for nearly two decades at home to Old...
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/ 8 years agoFinchley nail Grand Slam
FINCHLEY RFC claimed a Grand Slam at the inaugural Tournoi des Nations in France, an amateur Six Nations. Finchley won all...
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/ 8 years agoChiefs better not try and crack America
I SINCERELYhope that World Rugby read Colin Boag’s column in last week’s Rugby Paper. Colin described the present silly plans for...
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/ 8 years agoAll Blacks let off the hook again is no Freek
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Double-teamed: Remy Grosso feels the force of Sam Cane and Ofa Tu’ungafasi PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoGibbes off to France
LA ROCHELLE have announced that former Ulster boss Jono Gibbes will take over the reins at the Top 14 outfit on...
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/ 8 years agoHow many more like Francis could be lost to England?
IN last week’s My Life in Rugby column, Jamie Salmon writes how, in the early 1980s, he went from being rejected...
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/ 8 years agoReferee Owens joins the illustrious list
NO club can have done more to celebrate the achievements of the great and the good than the Welsh Charitables RFC....
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/ 8 years agoYoungs responsible for setting tempo
LIKE against Wales in the Six Nations, England started like a train in the first Test against the Boks and then...
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/ 8 years agoDingwall’s doing his Saints mentor proud
By NEALE HARVEY Presence in midfield: Fraser Dingwall PICTURES: Getty Images New boss: Chris Boyd HARD-HITTINGcentre Fraser Dingwall is determined to...
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/ 8 years agoDrowning Eddie needs a life raft
NICK CAIN SPELLS OUT WHAT YESTERDAY’S DEFEAT MEANS FOR ENGLAND Dejection: Owen Farrell, right, and Denny Solomona lead England off yesterday...
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/ 8 years agoBrookes on board to power up Wasps set-piece
WASPS have signed England tighthead Kieran Brookes after he opted to leave Northampton Saints at the end of his contract. Brookes,...
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/ 8 years agoSteve Boden banking on that Yorkshire grit
“There are a lot of teams out there spending a lot of money and, for one of the first times in...
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/ 8 years agoGraham Rowntree leaves Harlequins after two seasons
The British & Irish Lions coach is stepping down due to personal reasons, Harlequins confirm
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/ 8 years agoAll Blacks star set for big move to Toulon
Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again...
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/ 8 years agoEngland name Test side for second Test against Springboks
Brad Shields in for Chris Robshaw, as Jones shuffles pack
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/ 8 years agoArgentina to host 2019 World Rugby U20 Championship
U20 Championship can deliver legacy for rugby in Argentina, says country's rugby chief
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/ 8 years agoGregor Townsend appoints Stuart Hogg as captain for USA trip
Stuart Hogg will lead a Scotland side featuring 12 changes for their Test against the USA in Houston in the early...
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/ 8 years agoRG Snyman takes the glory in win over England on debut
It was an impressive debut for the 23-year-old Bulls lock
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/ 8 years agoWasps sign Kieran Brookes after decision to leave Franklin’s Gardens
Moving on to the Ricoh Arena
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/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers centre George Catchpole retires from rugby
Calling it a day at the age of 24...
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/ 8 years agoYou haven’t heard the last of Spain, insists Jaime Nava
The Spain captain claims there is no justice in the system after his team are disqualified from the Rugby World Cup...
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/ 8 years agoWorley relishing challenge to be the new Foden
MATT Worley learnt his trade alongside Dan Carter – now the precocious 20-year-old has his sights set on nailing down the...
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/ 8 years agoProp star Du Plessis has lofty ambition post rugby
By NEALE HARVEY Mentor: Petrus du Plessis PETRUS du Plessis has ambitions to fly high as a commercial pilot. First, however,...
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/ 8 years agoBotha hits back after German club gets the boot
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER England lock Mouritz Botha has blasted EPCR’s decision to throw his Heidelberger RK side out of the...
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/ 8 years agoBrexit doesn’t seem to be affecting UEFA
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO Heineken will return...
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/ 8 years agoPumas look to capitalise on Ledesma gameplan
From ALEJO MIRANDA in Argentina Changing mindset: Mario Ledesma AFTER finishing fourth at RWC2015, Argentina struggled to push on and their...
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/ 8 years agoEl Abd’s in dreamland after latest miracle job
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Dad’s a hero: Joe El Abd with his children Maya, 6, Gabriel, 8, and Zachary, 4, at...
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/ 8 years agoPlayoffs essential while clubs still lose internationals
IN response to Jeff Probyn’s article about him not understanding why there are four team play-offs at the end of the...
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/ 8 years agoNo-brainer for Davies to sign on with Boyd at Saints
TRANSFER WRAP NORTHAMPTON Saints have bolstered their ranks at scrum-half by snapping up former Wasps and Dragons player Charlie Davies. The...
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/ 8 years agoIs Bok takeover at Glos necessary?
FOLLOWING the retitling of Bristol Rugby as Bristol Bears, with six out of eight of their likely first team forwards next...
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/ 8 years agoYou haven’t heard the last of Spain insists Nava
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER High praise: King Felipe VI of Spain congratulates Nava after Spain’s victory over Germany Warrior spirit: Veteran Spain...
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/ 8 years agoZulu war cry sends new Rainbow Boks into Test battle
NICK CAIN IN JOHANNESBURG SETSTHE SCENE AS THE RASSIE ERASMUS CRUSADE BEGINS Springboks’ first black captain: Siya Kolisi PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoChanges at Rockcliff
WHITLEY Bay Rockcliff have a new coaching team for next season. Darren Cunningham joins as head coach with former Scotland lock...
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/ 8 years agoFiji triumph as Irish win surprise bronze
LONDON SEVENS WRAP FIJI made it four wins on the bounce in the Sevens World Series, overcoming South Africa 21-17 in...
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/ 8 years agoRugby aiding rehabilitation
RICHMONDhave announced a partnership between their community development team and HM Young Offenders Institution, Feltham to bring the benefits of rugby...
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/ 8 years agoTwo-horse race to decide World Series
By ADAM ELLIS PARIS SEVENS Class act: Fiji’s Sevuloni Mocenacagi dives in to score against Samoa FIJI and South Africa will...
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/ 8 years agoKendall takes reins
FORMER England Deaf international Jack Kendall has taken over as head coach at Ilford Wanderers. Kendall, who played for England U18s...
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/ 8 years agoCherry’s late try secures crown for Australia
WOMEN’S SEVENS DISAPPOINTING Paris campaign for England ended in anti-climax after they booked a place in the Cup quarter-finals. On the...
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/ 8 years agoSpencer has the complete package to star for Eddie
NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF Star in the making: England scrum-half Ben Spencer PICTURE: Getty Images England...
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/ 8 years agoWalker’s positivity inspired Coventry
HARRY WALKER, England’s oldest surviving international, passed away earlier this week aged 103 but hopefully his ‘can do’ spirit will continue...















