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/ 8 years agoPremiership should pay for itself
ON FACEBOOK there is a group that put up photos of days of yore which had an England team with nine...
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/ 8 years agoPlan for future or risk mental health problems
Concerns: Matt Symons is urging players to plan PLAYERS must “wake up” and do more to avoid the mental health trap...
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/ 8 years agoAu revoir Varndell
TOM Varndell’s French stay is over after just six PRO D2 games with Soyaux Angoulême. The Premiership’s alltime record try-scorer had...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoTinkering at scrum put me off League
I’M relatively new to Rugby Union being born and bred in St Helens, a staunch Rugby League town. My father, who...
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/ 8 years agoPOST-RUGBY – TWO CASE STUDIES
GEORGE KRUIS - ENGLAND AND SARACENS LOCK, AGE 28 Along with club colleague Dom Day, Kruis has started a business called...
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/ 8 years agoUnbeaten, but Worsley knows axe is coming
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES On his way back home: Joe Worsley is making plans Joe Worsley had seen it all as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSorry Colin, I’ll not raise a glass to the leaches of rugby
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WILL not be...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoMorahan ready to extend his stay at ambitious Bears
Jeff Probyn: CVC deal may not be good for rugby By NEALE HARVEY Smash hit: Luke Morahan scores another try AUSSIE...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoClassy Lancaster was treated like criminal
JEFF Probyn posed some good questions as to why no English coach seemingly wants to reach the pinnacle (Why does no...
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/ 8 years agoHogg’s off injured as Warriors flop at Scotstoun
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH completed a festive double over Glasgow in the Scottish PRO14 derby at Scotstoun. They followed up their...
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/ 8 years agoWales prop star James calls time
WALES and Ospreys prop Paul James has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 36. James has won 66...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets fell into our trap – Mulvihill
Away: Blues try-scorer Gareth Anscombe goes past Scarlets hooker Ken Owens PICTURE: Huw Evans By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHN MULVIHILL reckons the...
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/ 8 years agoDavies relishing pressure to deliver for Wales
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies admits it took longer than anticipated to get back to top form after injury in the...
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/ 8 years agoEarls lands killer blow as Leinster self-destruct
By JOHN FALLON JOHNNY SEXTON admitted poor discipline cost champions Leinster dear in a bad-tempered clash with their arch rivals at...
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/ 8 years agoTackle laws could spell trouble for the big boys
By NEALE HARVEY Under threat: New tackle laws could hinder big bruisers such as Maro Itoje Changes: Skivington MULTI-TASKING big beasts...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNational League tax probe to be expanded to Premiership and Championship levels
HMRC have turned their attentions to rugby in recent months
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWorld Rugby chairman Bill Beaumont honoured with knighthood
Doddie Weir also honoured for his contribution to rugby and the search for a cure to Motor Neurone Disease
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoJohn Mitchell came in with new ideas, says George Kruis
The England and Saracens lock talks World Cup hopes after an autumn playing in Mitchell's defence system
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBurns: I don’t feel let down by Gloucester
The Ulster fly-half talks about his new life at the Kingspan
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteven Luatua pens new deal to stay at Bristol Bears
Contract news concerning the Kiwi flanker
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/ 8 years agoDefence guru Blake gets new chance with Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Return? Phil Blake PHIL BLAKE has emerged as a shock frontrunner to return to Leicester Tigers as defence...
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/ 8 years agoSecret of how French aces dodged jail in Wales
PETER JACKSON Bon viveur: Jean Cormier France lose to Wales in Cardiff, the players drown their sorrows and three end up...
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/ 8 years agoHudson out to put heat on Gloucester big guns
Versatile: Tom Hudson GLOUCESTER miracle man Tom Hudson starts in the No.12 jersey today at Newcastle intent on proving to head...
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/ 8 years agoWales go to Scarlets for coach Hayward
By PETER JACKSON WALES are all set to add a third Scarlets’ coach to their new management team post-World Cup –...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 8 years agoIrish may move for Jackson
PADDY Jackson is in talks with a number of clubs about a possible move away from Perpignan if, as expected, the...
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/ 8 years agoTax probe will extend to the top level clubs
By NEALE HARVEY NCA: Norman Robertson NATIONAL League clubs have been warned to expect no help from the RFU if an...
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/ 8 years agoBrown confident he can regain his spot for Japan
MIKE Brown insists he is playing the best rugby of his life and is determined to prove to Eddie Jones he...
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/ 8 years agoSnowbound Saints get four points
NORTHAMPTON Saints have been awarded a bonus-point from their abandoned European Challenge Cup match at Timisoara Saracens. The Pool 1 match...
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/ 8 years agoCVC deal could spell big trouble
NEWS that Premiership clubs have now completed a £220m deal with the private equity firm CVC represents the biggest con job...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoCrying out for festive derbies
RUGBYwatchers of the Midlands and the North are being short changed this festive season This year those fans north of Newport...
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/ 8 years agoMichele playing for his future at Wasps
By NEALE HARVEY Open to offers: Wasps centre Michele Campagnaro FIT-again midfield ace Michele Campagnaro aims to resurrect his stalled Premiership...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNumbers stack up if you do the maths
I WAS bemused by Trefor Jones’ rant last week about Sarries’ squad size, payment structure and financial behaviour. Sarries’ squad numbers...
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/ 8 years agoChudley banking on big impact from JJ to shore up Bath’s leaks
JONATHAN Joseph’s imminent return from injury will be the catalyst for a Bath revival, says scrum-half Will Chudley. Outside-centre Joseph broke...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoRFU must help the grassroots clubs, not punish them
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE letter from John...
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/ 8 years agoBilly could be the boy for Ireland RWC slot
By NEALE HARVEY Big challenge: Billy Burns playing for Ulster PICTURE: Getty Images Happy Christmas to all our readers We are...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoProfessional game is getting boring
JUST watched the last batch of European Cup games and I’m so, so depressed about the state of rugby. With the...
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/ 8 years agoReplacement prop Porter completes the fightback
By JOHN FALLON CONNACHT out-half Jack Carty said he was heart-broken as they surrendered a 17-points lead in the final ten...
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/ 8 years agoEdwards: Wasps fans must be scratching their heads
WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards believes Wasps got it wrong in allowing Danny Cipriani to leave for a second time. The...
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/ 8 years agoDavies underlines his value to Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS Predator: Luke Morgan gets ahead of Tom Prydie to score for Ospreys PICTURE: Huw Evans Ace: Sam Davies...
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/ 8 years agoWade rules out possible return to rugby
CHRISTIAN Wade admits the odds are against him making the grade in the NFL but is determined to give his ‘biggest...
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/ 8 years agoDogged 14-man Dragons fall to last-gasp penalty
By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe kicked a last minute penalty to rob Dragons of a deserved draw in a drab game...
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/ 8 years agoFull-time contracts for top England women
NATASHA Hunt, Emily Scarratt and Jess Breach have been awarded the first England Women XVs full-time contracts for the 2019 season....
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/ 8 years agoBaloucoune rides his luck to deliver the killer blow
By JOHN FALLON MUNSTER coach Johann van Graan has demanded consistency from match officials after Ulster winger Robert Baloucoune escaped with...
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/ 8 years agoPast form counts for little – Francis
By STEFFAN THOMAS Making his case: Tomas Francis scores for Wales against South Africa PICTURES: Getty Images TOMAS Francis expects no...
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/ 8 years agoHastings mistakes hand it to Edinburgh
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH wing Duhan van der Merwe scored two intercept tries from his own half to lead his side...
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/ 8 years agoTurner: Jackman deserved a lot better
By STEFFAN THOMAS Critical: Paul Turner FORMER Dragons head coach and Wales fly-half Paul Turner has slammed the club for their...
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/ 8 years agoDecision time for Burrell as Saints centre targets trophies
By NEALE HARVEY Experienced head: Luther Burrell LUTHER Burrell reveals he has contract options to consider but says would love to...
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