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/ 8 years agoGat aims for 14th time lucky vs Australia
WARREN Gatland insisted Wales can take on Australia in confident mood after watching his team win their opening match of an...
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/ 8 years agoCurrie Cup success has coach Easter dreaming big
By NEALE HARVEY NICK Easter insists there are “no limits” to his coaching ambitions after helping South Africa’s Sharks clinch their...
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/ 8 years agoMorgan close to long-term Ospreys deal
By STEFFAN THOMAS Wales debutant: Luke Morgan LUKE Morgan is poised to commit his long-term future to the Ospreys and sign...
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/ 8 years agoHerring’s late try completes Ulster recovery
■ By RONAN O’BRIEN PRO14 Benetton……….10 Ulster…………….15 SECOND-HALF tries from Sean Reidy and Rob Herring rescued Ulster after a poor opening...
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/ 8 years agoKing’s on comeback trail at OEs after ACL nightmare
By NEALE HARVEY BEN King has twice overcome career-threatening injuries in pursuit of the rugby career he loves. Now the Exeter-born...
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/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers begin search for Founders
PRESTON Grasshoppers RFC are searching for relatives of the club’s founders as part of their 150 year celebrations. While they hail...
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/ 8 years agoPivac fumes as Scarlets faulter in the final quarter
■ By GARY HEATLY SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac was not a happy man after his side threw away their lead...
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/ 8 years agoSale draft Sharks fly-half du Preez
SOUTH Africa international fly-half Robert du Preez has joined Sale on a shortterm loan from the Durban Sharks. AJ MacGinty has...
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/ 8 years agoCollazo’s ‘safe’ even if Toulon take drop
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has sworn he will stick by team boss Patrice Collazo even if his...
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/ 8 years agoMatawalu’s magic puts Warriors in command
■ By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS had more territory and possession and made more metres than their opponents, but Glasgow were comfortable...
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/ 8 years agoConveyer belt may churn out rubbish
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HAVING played lip service...
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/ 8 years agoTrailfinders capture tyro prop star Els
EALING have signed South African prop Jordan Els, 21, from the Sharks in Durban. Els said: “I’ve spent three years with...
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/ 8 years agoGarside ‘punished’ for crack at Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Cover: Karl Garside AMPTHILL prop Karl Garside fears his hopes of representing England Counties in Georgia next summer...
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/ 8 years agoError ridden Dragons pay for early profligacy
■ By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Bernard Jackman lamented the butchering of two excellent chances in the first quarter and then...
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/ 8 years agoDevelopment Cup? Not according to Worcester Warriors
HOW ironic that Sale coach Neil Briggs thought the Premiership Cup was “a development competition” after his side were put to...
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/ 8 years agoUmaga signs loan deal at Carnegie
WASPS academy flyhalf Jacob Umaga has joined Yorkshire Carnegie on loan. The playmaker, who signed for Wasps in 2015, has scored...
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/ 8 years agoFardy to skipper depleted Leinster
Preview Southern Kings v Leinster Today, Kick-off 12.45pm SCOTT Fardy will captain Leinster for the first time as the side shows...
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/ 8 years agoLions should play hard ball with PRL
REPORTS about the threat to the very existence of the Lions will be viewed with dismay by rugby supporters across the...
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/ 8 years agoWallabies call for Tiger Polota-Nau
TATAFU Polota-Nau has been drafted into Australia’s squad for the three-Test tour of Wales, Italy and England this month. The Leicester...
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/ 8 years agoMulvihill lays down the challenge to Shingler
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS STEVE Shingler has been told it’s now or never for him at Cardiff Blues as the region’s...
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/ 8 years agoCanada gear up for RWC repechage
CANADAcontinued preparations for the Rugby World Cup repechage tournament with a 26-20 win over Oxford University on Wednesday. Matt Evans, in...
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/ 8 years agoBleyendaal returns to Munster midfield
Preview Cheetahs v Munster Today, Kick-off 2.45pm TYLER Bleyendaal will captain Munster against the Cheetahs in his first game for the...
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/ 8 years agoRed Roses kick off with trip to Dublin
ENGLAND travel to Ireland for their first match of next year’s Women’s Six Nations looking to go one better than last...
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/ 8 years agoLosing fear factor key to beating All Blacks
■ By NEALE HARVEY Game changer: Manu Tuilagi beats Dan Carter to score a try PICTURE: Getty Images TOM Youngs believes...
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/ 8 years agoRead will call time on All Blacks after Japan World Cup
By SAM JACKSON ALL BLACKS captain Kieran Read says he will bring down the curtain on his long and illustrious All...
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/ 8 years agoCurtain call for Blues ace Jenkins
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS WALES prop star Gethin Jenkins wants to follow the path of Shaun Edwards as he takes his...
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/ 8 years agoJohnny Sexton the lone ranger in World Rugby Player of the Year shortlist dominated by All Blacks and Boks
Sale Sharks scrum-half Faf de Klerk one of five stars shortlisted
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/ 8 years agoVoting is open as Rhino Prop Star finalists are announced
Over 200 nominations have been narrowed down to three...
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones turns to Mark Wilson as England’s solution at number 8
The England team named to take on the Springboks
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/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani opens up on the frustration of being overlooked by England
'I know my skillset'
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/ 8 years agoWales record cap-holder Gethin Jenkins to retire from rugby
The prop has been suffering from a chronic knee injury
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/ 8 years agoFranco Mostert in line for first Gloucester start after ‘touchy’ negotiations
The Lions had disputed the lock's move to Kingsholm
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/ 8 years agoRassie Erasmus to test homegrown talent with England match falling outside international window
Only South Africa and Japan based players are available to South Africa
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/ 8 years agoForward platform provides Leinster lift-off
Benneton …3 Leinster …31 By JON BYRNE SCRUM-HALF Jamison Gibson-Park put in a starring performance behind a dominant pack as Leinster...
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/ 8 years agoClubs chief insists there is no threat to future of Lions
■By ADAM HATHAWAY Help: Mark McCafferty PREMIERSHIP chief executive Mark McCafferty has poured cold water on fears that the British &...
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/ 8 years agoPirates eye promotion before the big move
■By LUKE JARMYN Coach: Gavin Cattle CORNISH Pirates believe the buzz around the Stadium for Cornwall development has given them a...
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/ 8 years agoPivac proud as Scarlets’ late show stuns Kings
By JAMES CANDY WAYNE Pivac hailed his Scarlets’ resilience after they mounted a secondhalf fightback to topple the Kings in Port...
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/ 8 years agoWant a holiday from rugby? There’s always August!
THE new-look domestic structure, beginning in 2019-20, will extend the next three English seasons into June but will also offer guaranteed...
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/ 8 years agoChances? I’ve had one Test start in 10 years!
By JON NEWCOMBE Making an impact: Danny Cipriani breaks clear of Saracens back rowers Ben Earl and Michael Rhodes PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoDrama at the death as Evans steals win
■By ALEX BYWATER Fast start: Ospreys wing Keelan Giles scores after just two minutes PICTURE: Huw Evans DAN Evans’ try in...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoLozowski ruled out of opener against Boks
SARACENS centre Alex Lozowski, below, will miss England’s first autumn international after having his ban for dangerously entering a ruck extended....
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/ 8 years agoDragons long wait for away victory continues
By RONAN O’NEIL DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman maintains he sees improvement in his side despite shipping another heavy defeat at...
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/ 8 years agoCliff: It’s no hardship when Faf comes in
LIKE the rest of the northwest’s rugby public, Will Cliff has welcomed the return of Springbok Faf de Klerk with open...
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/ 8 years agoAching bones forces ageless Purdy to call time
By NEALE HARVEY Basildon hero: Micky Purdy ESSEX rugby legend Micky Purdy will scrum down no more after playing his last...
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/ 8 years agoLarder fear over Eddie’s coaching turnaround
By JON NEWCOMBE PHIL LARDER is surprised at the wholesale changes to Eddie Jones’ coaching team so soon before a World...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh collapse leaves Cockerill frustrated
By GARY HEATLY Zebre…34 Edinburgh…16 DEFLATED Edinburgh head coach Richard Cockerill says his players must take responsibility for their second half...
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/ 8 years agoInjuries take their toll but I’m back says Te’o
By NEALE HARVEY Raring to go: Ben Te’o, right, training for England in Portugal with George Ford PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-hitting...
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/ 8 years agoWasps agree early release for Wade
WASPS have released wing Christian Wade from his contract to allow him to pursue a career in NFL. Wade, 27, is...
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/ 8 years agoCotton livid as Lions face extinction
Full stretch: Northampton’s Alex Mitchell scores in their big win against Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images FRAN Cotton today warns of an...
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