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/ 8 years agoTigers do good things then mess up admits Ford
By ALEX BYWATER Hard work: George Ford GEORGE Ford admits Leicester have been unable to put their finger on the reasons...
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/ 8 years agoUnderhill set to miss Dublin showdown
ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill will likely miss the opening rounds of the Six Nations after he damaged ankle ligaments in Bath’s...
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/ 8 years agoBeard neck injury puts dampner on Ospreys win
By JAMES CANDY Explosive start: Scott Williams scores for Ospreys after just five minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans OSPREYS head coach Allen...
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/ 8 years agoTell me my fate coach Ceri asks Dragons
By JAMES CANDY Hope: Ceri Jones DRAGONS interim head coach Ceri Jones is eager to learn his fate ahead of crunch...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets eventually exploit Dragons front row shortage
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE PIVAC slammed the refereeing of the scrum despite his side’s victory over the Dragons which lifted the...
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/ 8 years agoRelegation threatens but Hill remains optimistic
By JONATHAN LANDI NEWS EXTRA THE Championship resumes next weekend and Richmond travel to face leaders London Irish knowing they need...
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/ 8 years agoCarbery fires Munster clear after brace from Goggin
By JOHN FALLON JOEY Carbery said this was a defining victory for Munster as they start heading into the business end...
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/ 8 years ago‘Hard man’ Marcus has a new edge to his game
By NEALE HARVEY Kicking coach: Wilkinson TEENAGE protégé Marcus Smith believes the hard-nosed edge gained during a remarkable 18 months at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBonus point system has big faults
I FEEL that it’s time to radically change the ‘Bonus Point’ issue – I don’t think you should be rewarded for...
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/ 8 years agoKings put to bed by Cockerill’s play-off chasers
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ……38 Kings ………………0 EDINBURGH continued their good run of form in the PRO14 with a very comfortable...
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/ 8 years agoGoode: RFU should have held onto Farrell
ENGLAND rugby bosses blundered by not ensuring Andy Farrell was groomed as Eddie Jones’ successor. Saracens full-back Alex Goode claims the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoManu’s not the answer
IT strikes me that England have not really taken any big strides in the last few years when I read in...
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/ 8 years agoWales face crunch talks over player contracts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby’s system of National Dual Contracts is at an end with the country’s four regions now funding...
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/ 8 years agoEvans insists he’s nearing top form after injury niggles
By STEFFAN THOMAS Getting back in stride: Wales prop Rob Evans ROB Evans has revealed the full extent of the horror...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTigers can claw back into the Premiership title race, says Jonah Holmes
The Leicester Tigers wing talks how relegation fears shouldn't compound a more than reasonable shot at the play-offs
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStalwart Mike Brown to break Harlequins appearances record
308 club appearances amid 72 caps for England – an extraordinary achievement by the full-back
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland to lead Barbarians against Wales when his reign ends
12 years as Wales head coach and set to face them in his first match after leaving
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGlasgow Warriors director of rugby Dave Rennie agrees extension
Rennie reveals at pre-match press conference he will be staying at Scotstoun
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGeorge Merrick to leave Harlequins for Top 14 giants
Quins second row will play for Clermont Auvergne next season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMark Wilson pledges his future to Newcastle Falcons with long-term extension
Huge news for Newcastle Falcons as Dean Richards commends the forward's leadership
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWATCH: Leinster’s James Lowe to miss crucial Champions Cup tie after red card
The Kiwi wing was sent off for Leinster in their defeat to rivals Munster
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCowan-Dickie: Contract talks are going well at Exeter Chiefs
Luke Cowan-Dickie tells The Rugby Paper staying at Sandy Park is his ideal choice
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoRFU hand 28 full-time contracts to England Women stars
Lydia Thompson, Poppy Cleall, Abbie Scott and Marlie Packer all get contracts
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers aim to land all du Preez brothers
Competition for Sale Sharks to deal with
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath downgrade severity of Sam Underhill’s ankle injury, but Matt Garvey faces lengthy spell out
Todd Blackadder gives update of length of time flanker will spend out
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWATCH: Toulouse score wonder team try against Toulon
Cheslin Kolbe capped off a remarkable passage of play in 39-0 drubbing of Toulon
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTom Curry follows brother Ben in signing new Sale Sharks deal
Sale Sharks continue their recruitment of first-teamers, as Tom Curry becomes the latest to sign an extension
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/ 8 years agoFriend hails his tight five as Connacht double up
By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHTsaw off Ulster for the third time in a row and earned their first ever double over the...
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/ 8 years agoEarl in waiting to be Burger’s successor
Leadership qualities: Saracens flanker Ben Earl SARACENS back rower Ben Earl is ready to step in and prove why he can...
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/ 8 years agoDragons hunting for elusive derby win
By ALEX BYWATER Ex-Osprey: Hibbard FOR Richard Hibbard today’s derby clash between the Dragons and the Ospreys will be very much...
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/ 8 years agoTigers will claw back into title race – Holmes
By GARY FITZGERALD Fighting spirit: Jonah Holme FORGET the fear of relegation, Jonah Holmes predicts Leicester Tigers can still make a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoTigers aim to land all Du Preez brothers
By NEIL FISSLER Big match, big player: Joe Marchant scores the winning try for Harlequins against Wasps at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoDai dealt another injury blow
WASPS have been dealt another injury blow with prop Kieran Brookes set to miss eight to 12 weeks of action following...
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/ 8 years agoBest is yet to come in 2019 predicts new England star Shields
By SAM JACKSON BRAD Shields insists England fans have not seen the best of him yet as he targets a starting...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGat to lead Baa-baas against the Welsh
By PETER JACKSON WARREN Gatland will be back in Cardiff after the World Cup for one last match – against Wales....
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/ 8 years agoPivac to face Kiwis on his first Wales tour
KIWI Wayne Pivac’s first tour as Wales coach will see him take on the biggest challenge in the game in New...
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/ 8 years agoDu Preez to undergo second op
CORNELL du Preez is unlikely to play again this season as he prepares for a further throat operation. The back rower...
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/ 8 years agoWainright’s flying high after whirlwind season
By ALEX BYWATER Impressive debut: Aaron Wainwright mixed with the Boks beasts in November IT HAS been a breathtaking 12 months...
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/ 8 years agoOlver signs for Knights
EALING have signed Sam Olver from Doncaster on loan for the remainder of the 2018/19 season. The fly-half joined Ealing from...
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/ 8 years agoDavies becoming a triple threat for World Cup
SEB DAVIES believes his versatility can be a point of difference as he bids to make Warren Gatland’s Wales World Cup...
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/ 8 years agoGopperth pens new deal as he nears recovery
By ADAM ELLIS WASPS have eased fears over the possible exit of Elliot Daly by having five senior personnel commit their...
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/ 8 years agoWales’ new belief makes them real World Cup hopes
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Dragons roar: Shane Williams scores Wales’ first try as they beat Ireland 22-10...
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/ 8 years agoPride has been put back into Finnish rugby
By CHARLIE INGLEFIELD ON the eve of the All Blacks winning the 2011 World Cup, Finland were announced as ‘officially the...
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/ 8 years agoLions must pick Schmidt as their 2021 coach now
A FEWwishes for the New Year: That the Lions do not let a blade of grass grow under their feet before...
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/ 8 years agoNo place like home for west country boy Luke
Neale Harvey catches up with Luke Cowan- Dickie after his heroics against Saracens World Cup ambition: Luke Cowan-Dickie takes on Bath’s...
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/ 8 years agoFarewell to Nick, the prop who changed face of rugby
THE Grim Reaper took his usual toll during the year, a list of the noble and the notorious headed by a...
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/ 8 years agoGreen’s Hundred reach halfway with perfection
ROCHFORD Hundred rugby director Chris Green insists there will be no complacency as his club aims to go through the card...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoProvinces no ‘blight on the game’
COLIN BOAG says the CVC deal is great news for the clubs. For Premiership clubs, he may be right; for the...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 8 years agoHumble Beaumont to become Sir Bill
WORLD Rugby chairman and former England and Lions captain Bill Beaumont said it was ‘humbling’ to have been knighted in the...
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