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/ 8 years agoCruden won’t join All Blacks No.10 flops, says Evans
Admirer: Nick Evans NICK Evans believes fellow former All Blacks fly-half Aaron Cruden could be a smash-hit for Bath – if...
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/ 8 years agoBlues hooker Rees set to call it quits
FORMER Wales captain Matthew Rees will hang up his boots at the end of the season. The Cardiff Blues hooker returned...
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/ 8 years agoLet best of Britain & Ireland slug it out
LAST week’s letter about ringfencing the Premiership is exactly what I would suggest. Have a plan to increase the Premiership to...
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/ 8 years agoSlade can carry out the Greenwood job for Eddie
By NEALE HARVEY All-rounder: Henry Slade has been in top form over the first two weekends of the Six Nations PICTURES:...
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/ 8 years agoWhen Tarw put the boot into England Grand Slam
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Game-changer: Emyr Lewis turned the match in 1993 PICTURE: Getty Images At some...
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/ 8 years agoShoulder op rules out Hurrell for six months
BRISTOL centre Will Hurrell will be out for the rest of the season with a shoulder injury which requires surgery. The...
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/ 8 years agoDon’t block our own Bournemouth story
IT was wonderful to read Nick Cain hold up my local soccer club, AFC Bournemouth, as an example to Premiership Rugby....
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/ 8 years ago…while Joseph works off his frustration
FIT-AGAIN Jonathan Joseph aims to remind man-of-the-moment Henry Slade why he must never be complacent about occupying England’s No.13 jersey. After...
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/ 8 years agoNoves puts high price on ‘days off’
GUY Noves’ ill-fated stint in charge of France stretched to 21 matches before his employers realised they had made a mistake...
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/ 8 years agoHungry Joe will feed off the frenzied Welsh fans
By GARY FITZGERALD Preparing for Cardiff: Joe Launchbury hits George Kruis during England training this week PICTURES: Getty Images Rout: Jonny...
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/ 8 years agoWhat a production line
I’VE been watching Hartpury College for a few years now on their march to the Championship and seen a fair number...
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/ 8 years agoFrench camp gives Wales a taster for time in Japan
By ALEX BYWATER Fun in the sun: Wales train on French Riviera ALL focus will be on Cardiff on Saturday when...
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/ 8 years agoBizarre how Hogg got off Scot-free
RUGBY is never usually slow to claim the moral high ground over football. How odd, therefore, that the Scottish Rugby Union...
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/ 8 years agoOwens: We must start fast or they’ll teach us
By ALEX BYWATER Confident: Ken Owens KEN Owens has vowed to get stuck into England but warned Wales Eddie Jones’ side...
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/ 8 years agoForm no factor when facing Wales – Wood
By NEALE HARVEY Ball-carrying power: Courtney Lawes takes on France for England last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images Tough times: Wales celebrate...
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/ 8 years agoHealey still Six Nations’ fastest gun
THE fastest hat-trick of tries in the Six Nations, as recorded during the inaugural season almost 20 years ago, is still...
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/ 8 years agoBrighton lay claim to being rugby’s oldest
By RUPERT BATES BRIGHTON, riding high in London One South, are celebrating their 150th season but they could be even older...
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/ 8 years agoWarren has to establish a half-back partnership
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Starter at 10: Wales need the kicking expertise of Dan Biggar against England PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoSmyth makes it a family double at full-back
By ALEX BYWATER LIAM Williams will provide the inspiration for 17-year-old Wales women full-back Lauren Smyth as she prepares for a...
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/ 8 years agoTaylor targets England recall after Everest
By SAM PARKHOUSE ENGLAND world cup winner Tamara Taylor is making her comeback from ankle surgery and setting out to break...
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/ 8 years agoCan anyone stop England’s Six Nations march?
The Six Nations has a habit of throwing up any number of surprises and none more so than the way England...
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/ 8 years agoHartpury bailed out by Bristol loanees
BRISTOL have come to the aid of their injury hit Championship neighbours Hartpury by making five players available on loan with...
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/ 8 years agoSharks flyer Jennings takes break to recover
SALE Sharks centre Mark Jennings is to take a sabbatical from professional rugby for the “foreseeable future”. Jennings has spent his...
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/ 8 years agoKitchener heading home to Sixways
WORCESTER have re-signed Leicester lock forward Graham Kitchener after eight years away from Sixways. Kitchener, 29, left to join Leicester in...
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/ 8 years agoCourtney: The French boys are big and slow
By GARY FITZGERALD That’s better: Owen Watkin celebrates with Jonah Holmes as he scores Wales’ third try in Rome PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoAttwood jumps on Bristol bandwagon
BRISTOL confirmed they have done a deal to re-sign England lock Dave Attwood from Bath at the end of the season,...
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/ 8 years agoGatland: We won’t play that way again
WARREN Gatland warned his Wales side it could get “embarrassing” against England if they repeat the performance which saw them edge...
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/ 8 years agoRobshaw will react, he likes to be written off – Easter
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S performance against Ireland will have sent shock waves through their World Cup rivals, says former Red Rose...
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/ 8 years agoLong term gains must be priority
PREDICTABLY, the Six Nations establishment is adopting the “I’m alright, Jack, pull up the ladder” response to proposals for some form...
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/ 8 years agoRingfencing expected to take at least another year
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby plans to prevent relegation this season look doomed. At a summit meeting last week, Premiership Rugby’s...
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/ 8 years agoFarell studies the way to deliver killer punch in style of Tom Brady
By GARY FITZGERLAD Learning curve: Owen Farrell is taking lessons from Super Bowl OWEN Farrell is using NFL legend Tom Brady...
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/ 8 years agoRugby is a winter sport
WELL said Peter Jackson: “Since when did the professional game give a fig for the fans?” In all the coverage of...
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/ 8 years agoChallenge is to improve for England says Davies
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies vowed to continue Wales’ winning run but told his team to wise up for England as...
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/ 8 years agoEngland hopeful raring for a ruck with Tigers
GIN-LOVING England hopeful Michael Rhodes aims for the perfect tonic after injury as he plots a return for Saracens this Saturday...
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/ 8 years agoNFL conferences are the way to go
REGARDING the debate about ring-fencing proposals, I believe they should go the NFL route and increase the Premiership to 16 clubs...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoMoon peaking to fill void of mentor Lawes
By NEALE HARVEY MONSTERlock Alex Moon aims to shoot for the stars by covering the gap left by Courtney Lawes as...
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/ 8 years agoBeware unintended results of tinkering with the tackle laws
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE rule of unintended...
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/ 8 years agoWe’ll try to push Daly into centre says Goode
By NEALE HARVEY Another jewel in the crown: Saracens signing Elliot Daly PICTURE: Getty Images Lion: Liam Williams LONG-SERVING Saracens full-back...
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/ 8 years agoGustard’s galvanised Quins like Conor did – Evans
PAUL Gustard-inspired Harlequins are building to a new glory era that could match their trophy-winning exploits of 2011 and 2012, says...
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/ 8 years agoMullins is the UK’s standard bearer
COLIN Boag is right about the awful standard of commentary as a whole (especially the BBC). Aussie commentary of Super Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoLeicester bolster hooking options
LEICESTER Tigers have signed 27-year-old Bedford hooker Charlie Clare on a two-year deal. Clare, 27, is approaching 100 appearances for Bedford...
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/ 8 years agoBowen’s brace claims bronze in Sydney
ENGLAND took bronze at the Sydney Sevens with a 19-17 defeat of Rio 2016 Olympic champions Fiji. Tom Bowen scored two...
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/ 8 years agoCVC step up plans to invest in the PRO14
By STEFFAN THOMAS CVC Capital Partners – the private equity firm with a 27 per cent stake in Premiership Rugby –...
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/ 8 years agoWorld-class Hogg can be a Premiership great says Weir
By NEALE HARVEY WING-HEELED full-back Stuart Hogg can be one of the Premiership’s greatest ever signings at Exeter next season, predicts...
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/ 8 years agoMaunder relieved to sign on for one more
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER CHIEFS scrumhalf Jack Maunder is aiming for Premiership glory after extending his stay at last year’s beaten...
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/ 8 years agoFalcons refocus with time in the great outdoors
By NEALE HARVEY Going on the attack: Simon Hammersley NEWCASTLE full-back Simon Hammersley believes a week of team bonding in the...
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/ 8 years agoSimpson off to Gloucester
WASPS scrum-half Joe Simpson will join fellow Premiership side Gloucester at the end of the season in a straight swap for...
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/ 8 years ago‘Systems error’ costs Harlequins
QUINS have been fined £6, 239.50 after exceeding the salary cap last season. They were £12, 479 over the £7m limit,...
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/ 8 years agoFarewell to England’s Webster and Gittings
TWO former England scrum-halves have passed away. Jan Webster, 72, earned 11 caps from 1972 to 75 and was instrumental in...
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