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/ 8 years agoItalians earn first win on Irish soil
By JOHN FALLON Connacht 11 Zebre 19 KIERANKeane wants his side to use their tour to Italy and South Africa to...
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/ 8 years agoCockerill to clear decks
SCOTLAND trio Cornell du Preez, Sam Hidalgo- Clyne and Duncan Weir as well as Welshman Jason Tovey will leave Edinburgh in...
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/ 8 years agoKeddie living the dream at Dragons
Preview Dragons v Benetton Today, Kick-off 3.30pm HARRISON Keddie is relishing his shock appointment as Dragons captain with Bernard Jackman’s regular...
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/ 8 years agoThree more sign NDCs
SCARLETS Jonathan Davies, Jake Ball and Gareth Davies have all signed national dual contracts with the Welsh Rugby Union. National dual...
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/ 8 years agoDuncan is right fit, regardless of his nationality – Solomons
By NEALE HARVEY On merit: Alan Solomons WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons denies the appointment of Cheetahs head coach...
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/ 8 years agoTongan flyer hit with ban
NOTTINGHAM wing Viliami Hakalo has been banned for three weeks for a dangerous tackle on Hartpury’s George Boulton in their 39-20...
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/ 8 years agoMelville: 11-month season is non-starter
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND players no longer face the threat of an 11-month season as talks between Premiership Rugby and the...
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/ 8 years agoTwo positive drug tests in English rugby in 2016-17
THE RFU anti-doping advisory group have revealed there were two positive tests out of more than 700 conducted across all levels...
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/ 8 years agoHeaslip eyes return date
JAMIE Heaslip is on course for a comeback against Ospreys on March 24. The No.8’s career has been in limbo since...
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/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn set to sign new dual contract
By PETER JACKSON ALUN WYN Jones is set to sign a new Wales contract aimed at extending his monumental international career...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoHepburn’s striving for more than cameo role
By NEALE HARVEY No.1: Mako Vunipola Challenge: Alec Hepburn takes on Italy’s Tiziano Pasquali PICTURE: Getty Images CONFIDENT England new boy...
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/ 8 years agoDenton ditches Warriors after one season
By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER Tigers have signed 36-cap Scotland back rower David Denton for next season. Denton, 28, will join from...
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/ 8 years agoTired Mako glad to have Marler back
By SAM JACKSON Workout: England pack down against Georgia He’s back: Joe Marler in training ENGLAND prop Joe Marler paid the...
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/ 8 years agoAllen: Unlike me, these boys will be Test ready
By NEALE HARVEY Senior call up: Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLANDU20s coach Anthony Allen says today’s budding Red Rose stars...
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/ 8 years agoOwens eager to bring Gats’ ton up in style
By ALEX BYWATER Previous: Ken Owens in action against Ireland last season KEN Owens insists Wales remain in a good position...
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/ 8 years agoScotland U20 staff suspended
SEVERALmembers of the Scotland U20s backroom staff have been suspended following a late-night incident two days before their 36-3 defeat by...
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/ 8 years agoExpand to 14 with 3-year moratorium
A COMPROMISE on the ring-fencing row would be to expand the top tier to 14 clubs and retain promotion/ relegation using...
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/ 8 years agoThomas dropped
FRANCE head coach Jacques Brunel has dropped a number of players who went out in Edinburgh after defeat by Scotland on...
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/ 8 years agoEddie needs rapier in back row, not just three bludgeons
EDDIE Jones has transformed England since the last World Cup, but recently scraped wins have papered over emerging fault lines. Jones...
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/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn’s magnificent week on and off the field
PETER JACKSON Giving his all: Alun Wyn Jones in action against England One of the last things Alun-Wyn Jones did before...
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/ 8 years agoExpected England to bring in a bonus
I WAS very disappointed with England’s performance against Wales. For a team with aspirations of lifting the Webb Ellis next year,...
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/ 8 years agoSale Sharks twins will peak for England, says Dave Seymour
Dave Seymour announced his retirement from rugby last week and says the Sale back row is in good hands with the...
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/ 8 years agoTime I pulled my weight admits 22-stone Will Skelton
Australian second row looking to play leadership role for Sarries with stars away on Six Nations duty
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/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers complete swoop for another Warrior
Tigers confirm signing of Scotland international David Denton, who joins Will Spencer in moving to Welford Road for next season
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/ 8 years agoWhy women’s rugby is thriving in Australia in light of Sydney 7s victory
Raelene Castle, rugby's first woman CEO of an organisation, speaks to CNN World Rugby about parity in Australia's game
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/ 8 years agoJudo horror injury will force Sam Jones to quit at 26
The Wasps flanker was injured at an England training camp in 2016 during a Judo session
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/ 8 years agoVIDEO: Wasps centre Kyle Eastmond banned for six weeks for this hit on Marcus Smith
Citing commissioner deals out punishment to Eastmond after high hit on Marcus Smith and dangerous tackle on Ross Chisholm
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/ 8 years agoSRU suspend several members of U20 backroom staff after late-night fracas
Investigation launched after team's physio required hospital treatment for incident at Llandudno bar
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/ 8 years agoNorthampton sign North replacement from Waratahs
Saints add Fijian brawn to next season's squad in the shape of Australian international Taqele Naiyaravoro
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/ 8 years agoEight players axed by Brunel after headline-grabbing night out in Edinburgh
Despite police ruling no crime had been committed by France players on Edinburgh night out, Brunel dishes out the punishment
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoDavies to sign dual contract in place of Webb
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA GARETH Davies is set to further enhance his position as Wales’ first-choice scrum-half by signing a...
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/ 8 years agoMunster recover poise to swamp Zebre
Munster 33 Zebre 5 By DARAGH SMALL MUNSTER kept up the pressure on runaway leaders Glasgow at the top of Conference...
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/ 8 years agoWe won’t take a step back now say Ospreys
By JOHN FALLON OSPREYS displayed the new expansive template they will need to get back to winning ways according to interim...
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/ 8 years agoBlues taken to the limit by dynamic Cheetahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues kept their Champions Cup qualification hopes alive with a narrow victory over the Cheetahs at the...
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/ 8 years agoSecond half is pointless as Dragons defend heroically
By ROGER PANTING WONDERFUL defence from Dragons in a scoreless second half prevented a third consecutive league defeat at Rodney Parade....
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/ 8 years agoKings crowned by seven-try Ulster
By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster 59 Kings 10 CRAIG Gilroy’s hat-trick got Jono Gibbes off to a glorious start as Ulster head...
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/ 8 years agoBennett lifts Scots after bench press
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh 29 Leinster 24 MARK Bennett scored a late winner to clinch a thriller at Myreside which puts...
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/ 8 years agoGatland raps TMO as ‘no try’ row rages
By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland hit out at the Twickenham TMO last night after his Welsh team were denied a crucial...
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/ 8 years agoWe can keep our title insist Scarlets
Preview Benetton v Scarlets Today, Kick-off 1pm JONATHAN Evans hasn’t had much game time with the Scarlets this season, but he...
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/ 8 years agoJudo horror injury will force Sam to quit at 26
By NEIL FISSLER SAM JONES is set to hang up his boots after failing to recover from an horrendous injury he...
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/ 8 years agoAttwood tries the French correction
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND and Bath lock Dave Attwood has spoken candidly about the reasons behind his shock move to Toulon...
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/ 8 years agoHurrell’s looking to be more like Ma’a Nonu
BUSTLINGcentre Will Hurrell believes his loan spell at Bath can aid his bid to emulate the “world-class skills” of his hero...
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/ 8 years agoWhat a great start to the Six Nations
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FROMthe feast of tries...
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/ 8 years agoTwins will peak for England – Seymour
By JON NEWCOMBE Ultra competitive: Ben Curry has impressed Dave Seymour, below PICTURE: Getty Images NEWLY-RETIRED Sale flanker Dave Seymour has...
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/ 8 years agoNeutral doctors will retain HIA integrity
WE ARE all fully supportive of the HIA protocol, but abuse raises significant issues. Nigel Owens, clearly aware from the several...
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/ 8 years agoTime I pulled my weight admits 22-stone Skelton
By NEALE HARVEY GIANT Saracens lock Will Skelton has vowed to turn up the power after admitting his contribution over the...
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/ 8 years agoThorley’s looking to keep on improving
GLOUCESTER flyer Ollie Thorley may well be in the try-scoring groove, but the winger says he needs to sharpen up his...
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/ 8 years agoSort out the crooked feeds and backchat
WHY is it beyond the capabilities of most scrum-halves to roll a ball straight for a metre and why are more...
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