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/ 8 years agoRobson on track to go one better than Dad
By NEALE HARVEY Support: Ben Spencer Back to his best: Wasps No.9 Dan Robson PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Robson intends to...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
More rough treatment for rugby’s underclass BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT WAS all smiles...
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/ 8 years agoCips urged to build his legacy at Gloucester
By TOM BRADSHAW Challenge: Phil Vickery GLOUCESTER-BOUND Danny Cipriani has been challenged to create a legacy at Kingsholm by his former...
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/ 8 years agoDefeat doesn’t dampen Polledri’s dream season
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER back row Jake Polledri says even the pain of last week’s Challenge Cup final defeat to Cardiff...
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/ 8 years agoNorthern clubs break away from RFU league structure
By JON NEWCOMBE TWENTY-FOUR clubs in Lancashire have voted to break away from the RFU League structure to form their own...
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/ 8 years agoGibson left frustrated by Shields’ selection
By NEALE HARVEY Picked: Brad Shields NORTHAMPTON back row Jamie Gibson has vowed never to relinquish his England dream despite being...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDeclan Kidney can ‘revive’ London Irish spirit, says Donncha O’Callaghan
Having been coached by Kidney as an 18-year-old into his pro years, the retired lock says things are sure to pick...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCheetahs full-back Clayton Blommetjies eyes Wales route after Boks snub
The Scarlets-bound full-back claims he was unfairly treated by former Springboks coach Allister Coetzee
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Ulster welcome Ospreys to the Kingspan for final Champions Cup spot
Record breaking Stockdale starts on left wing in crucial match for place in next season's Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Exeter play Newcastle for a place in this year’s Premiership final
Following being named Discovery of the Year, Sam Simmonds starts at eight ahead of this crunch match
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Saracens come up against Wasps in first Premiership semi final
Jackson Wray to join Saracens' 200 club in Premiership semi final
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Pro14 semi final all Ireland clash between Leinster and Munster
Nacewa captains Leinster in final game at the RDS
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens
Australian Malouf to return to Sevens circuit
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTony Swift bamboozled by Matt Banahan’s departure from Bath
Legendary Bath winger Swift admits the club's action in allowing Banahan to leave has left him feeling 'confused'
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland up the heat in Pennyhill sweat-shop ready for Japan
Things will get tropical for Eddie Jones' selection of players he plans on taking to the 2019 Rugby World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArno Botha joins Munster for 2018/19
South African back rower makes the move to Thomand Park ahead of the new season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Pro14 semi final Johnny McNicholl comes in for injured Halfpenny
Kiwi Johnny McNicholl starts at full back following Halfpenny injury, Finn Russell starts at 10 in final game at Scotstoun ahead...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTom Hudson signs new deal at Kingsholm
Young Cherry and White full-back secures a new deal
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWales trio withdrawn from summer tour to Americas
Wales' English based trio released from squad for tour to USA
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle clinch three top Premiership awards
Falcons sweep the board at end of season Premiership awards
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRory Best a doubt for Champions Cup playoff against Ospreys
Ulster stalwart Best a doubt for Champions Cup playoff
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRussia qualify after Spain, Belgium and Romania sanctioned
Russia qualify for the World Cup in Japan as a result of sanctions handed to Spain, Belgium and Romania
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHow to start a new rugby team
Rugby is challenging soccer as the favored sport for in many areas of the world. Some rugby enthusiasts enjoy watching the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJuan Figallo and Duncan Taylor pen new deals at Saracens
Argentinian tighthead extends his stay in North London till 2021
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeon MacDonald joins Tana Umaga at the Blues
Ex All Black Leon MacDonald joins Blues' backroom staff
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeigh Halfpenny to miss Guinness Pro14 semi final
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Wales international Leigh Halfpenny has been ruled out of Scarlets‘ Pro14 semi final showdown with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani signs for Gloucester
Danny Cipriani will move to Kingsholm this summer
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJames Haskell to join Northampton on a one year deal
England international becomes seventh signing to join Saints ahead of 2018/19 campaign
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/ 8 years agoPremiership rivals raid Irish gems
TRANSFER WRAP BATH have confirmed the signing of London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga on a three-year deal. Cokanasiga, part of Eddie...
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/ 8 years agoVeainu tops players’ poll
LEICESTER full-back Telusa Veainu was named the RPA Players’ Player of the Year at the 20th RPA Players’ Awards. The prolific...
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/ 8 years agoEngland up the heat in Pennyhill sweat-shop
By NICK CAIN ENGLAND’S preparations for the 2019 World Cup will involve training in sweltering tropical rainforest temperatures of 30 degrees...
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/ 8 years agoTurner-Hall bids to be the new Andy Farrell
By NEALE HARVEY JORDAN Turner-Hall is eyeing a future in top-flight coaching after accepting the role of defence specialist at ambitious...
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/ 8 years agoWarnock words give heart to Blues
By PETER JACKSON Warrior’s cry: Dan Leavy hoists the European Champions Cup after Leinster beat Racing 92 PICTURE: Getty Images CARDIFF...
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/ 8 years agoLe Bourgeois latest to graduate from Rayer’s elite finishing school
POPULAR centre Mike Le Bourgeois will leave Bedford with a heavy heart but says the offer to join Wasps was too...
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/ 8 years agoBlommetjies eyes Wales route after Boks snub
By STEFFAN THOMAS CLAYTON Blommetjies hopes his move to the Scarlets can help him one day star for Wales and emulate...
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/ 8 years agoTry-happy Charlie looking to make it a family double
By JON NEWCOMBE DEAN RICHARDS isn’t the only member of his family in line for silverware this season with son Charlie...
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/ 8 years agoNo place in cup for Tier Two
THE Anglo-Welsh Cup is to be replaced by a new Premiership Rugby Cup from next season. The new competition will include...
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/ 8 years agoGuernsey building University bridges
PROMOTED Guernsey Raiders are banking on an innovative venture involving Loughborough and Cardiff Universities to bolster squad numbers for their first...
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/ 8 years agoKidney ‘will revive Irish spirit’
By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan says Declan Kidney is the ideal man to revive London Irish after revealing how the head...
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/ 8 years agoProlific Coventry earn top billing as Ampthill lead chasing pack
Coventry took the league by storm but our Team of the Year shows there’s plenty of talent throughout Multi-talented: Coventry full-back...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBacking Newbury to bounce back
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NOW the season has...
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/ 8 years agoGeorge will need to get defence up to speed
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS I WAS surprised and delighted in equal measure to see Warren Gatland reveal George North...
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/ 8 years agoMoyle confident Ma’asi factor will entice new talent
By NEALE HARVEY PETERBOROUGH Lions rugby director Simon Moyle believes his club’s bold ambition to reach National One will halt the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll-English Cup is a must now Welsh have pulled out
WITH both the unloved Anglo-Welsh and British and Irish Cups dying due to lack of interest and lacklustre Welsh region participation,...
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/ 8 years agoWilson’s just reward for playing it like the All Blacks
THE COMEBACK kings! What an achievement it was for Cardiff Blues to claim Challenge Cup glory against Gloucester. The manner of...
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/ 8 years agoJoe certain ‘team man’ Cips will sing for Eddie
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS captain Joe Launchbury dismisses any notion that Danny Cipriani is not a ‘team player’ and expects the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoGood to see Cips, but why no Wade?
GREAT news to see Danny Cipriani back in the England squad – by why’s it taken so long? He’s been playing...
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/ 8 years agoHowley: It’s a 31-man trial for the World Cup
By ROB COLE ROB Howley believes Wales have the perfect age profile to achieve World Cup success. The ultimate target for...
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/ 8 years agoGustard, Edwards on Quins’ wanted list
ENGLAND defence coach Paul Gustard has emerged as a contender for the head coach role at Harlequins, along with Wales counterpart...
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/ 8 years agoGatland’s picked ‘perfect role model’
Wales summer squad Rapid rise: Cory Hill will co-captain the summer tour PICTURES: Getty Images CORY Hill is the perfect player...















