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/ 8 years agoBaldwin for Quins as Gustard axe falls on 12
By NEIL FISSLER Sharp thinking: Danny Care breaks away to score the first try for Harlequins against Grenoble PICTURE: Getty Images...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoYellow cards made game a mockery
RUGBY is meant to be a contest between 15 players on each side. The red card given to Bath’s Ross Batty...
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/ 8 years agoBlues looking Down Under for new stars
By STEFFAN THOMAS Target: Hallam Amos is wanted by the Blues PICTURES: Getty Images Sam Carter Pek Cowan Salesi Manu JOHN...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoThomas deserves Wales slot says dad
By PETER JACKSON THOMAS Young’s long fight to break into the most competitive back row in world rugby ought to be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPivac has made errors at Scarlets
I HAVE a season ticket at the Scarlets and I ask what next from our coach Wayne Pivac, the next Welsh...
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/ 8 years agoI don’t think I’m on Gat’s list yet admits Corey
Hope: Corey Allen COREY Allen believes he is playing the best rugby of his career, but still expects to be snubbed...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoYou can’t compare amateur golfers with rugby players
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag’s com parison...
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/ 8 years agoRFU must name and shame the first time drug abusers
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Caught out: Gloucester’s second row Gerbrandt Grobler was a confessed steroids abuser...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoLet’s have earlier kick-offs in winter
IS it really necessary in winter months to start as late as 3pm when invariably the lights have to be switched...
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/ 8 years agoEastmond: We need rethink over red cards
By NEALE HARVEY Collision: Kyle Eastmond goes high on Quins’ Marcus Smith KYLE Eastmond has called for greater understanding and empathy...
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/ 8 years agoUnderhill out of Six Nations after op
By SAM JACKSON SAM UNDERHILL is set to miss the Six Nations after having ankle surgery. The 22-year-old England openside was...
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/ 8 years agoStooke waits to jump on merry go round
BATH hard case Elliott Stooke is ready to take his game to new levels and prove why he can still play...
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/ 8 years agoBoden’s the best I’ve ever worked with says Stirling
By JON NEWCOMBE Right-hand man: Steve Boden DoR: Chris Stirling Top Kiwi: John Plumtree YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE DoR Chris Stirling has declared...
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/ 8 years agoJoe hoping to March into Eddie’s future plans
By NEALE HARVEY Flying: Joe Marchant is in line for his best ever season PICTURES: Getty Images SIZZLING centre Joe Marchant...
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/ 8 years agoAnd don’t count Sales’ James out from being a bolter
SALE centre Sam James has come of age and can rival the best the Premiership has to offer to be England’s...
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/ 8 years agoWell, well…Holmes divines road to top
By NEALE HARVEY Success: Ed Holmes has had a breakthrough season FORMER hydrography student Ed Holmes aims to prove water can...
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/ 8 years agoAsquith delighted to sign on with the Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER HIS ARRIVAL in Llanelli went under the radar and in a Scarlets squad which contains Leigh Halfpenny, Jonathan...
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/ 8 years agoPriestland: I’ve no idea what future holds
By SAM JACKSON On the move: Wales star Rhys Priestland WALES fly-half Rhys Priestland is to leave Bath at the end...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath have turned a corner since the Leinster game, says Freddie Burns
Bath fly-half credits attack coach Girvan Dempsey with influence on team's confidence
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHenry Slade can be England’s third no.10, says Toby Flood
Flood expects Eddie Jones to move away from Danny Cipriani with Slade's form
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDai Young on Elliot Daly’s future and Lima Sopoaga’s form at Wasps
"This time next year we'll probably all be in the same boat," says Wasps director of rugby
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani return deals vital boost to Gloucester ahead of Munster clash
Munster visit Kingsholm on Friday night in a must-win game for Gloucester in the Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFaf de Klerk interview: Winning the World Cup would give our country a much-needed lift
The Sale Sharks scrum-half reveals how the club made it easy for him to sign a new long-term contract
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPriestland: I’ve not a clue what’s going to happen to me next year
Wales fly-half to leave Bath at the end of the season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints held talks with Bath centre Jonathan Joseph
Luther Burrell is attracting interest from a number of French clubs
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeigh Halfpenny doubtful to be fit for start of Six Nations
Wales star full-back to miss further three to five weeks with concussion problem, Pivac confirms
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol power back Alapati Leiua signs extension
"There is a clear vision in place at the club and everybody knows what is expected of them"
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChris Pennell extends contract at Worcester Warriors
“He is a Warriors man to his bootstraps" – Solomons
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIf Cips saw red why not de Klerk?
WOULDanyone be able to explain to me why Faf de Klerk was not sent off for his tackle on Billy Twelvetrees...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets eventually exploit Dragons front row shortage
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE PIVAC slammed the refereeing of the scrum despite his side’s victory over the Dragons which lifted the...
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/ 8 years agoRelegation threatens but Hill remains optimistic
By JONATHAN LANDI NEWS EXTRA THE Championship resumes next weekend and Richmond travel to face leaders London Irish knowing they need...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSir Beaumont must sort out scrum farce
I WAS pleased to see Bill Beaumont (Sir) in the New Year’s Honours list. His playing recordcertainly deserves recognition as has...
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/ 8 years agoCarbery fires Munster clear after brace from Goggin
By JOHN FALLON JOEY Carbery said this was a defining victory for Munster as they start heading into the business end...
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/ 8 years ago‘Hard man’ Marcus has a new edge to his game
By NEALE HARVEY Kicking coach: Wilkinson TEENAGE protégé Marcus Smith believes the hard-nosed edge gained during a remarkable 18 months at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWard incident will do no good to the game’s reputation
IT’S never a good sign when the major talking point from a rugby match has nothing to do with rugby but...
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/ 8 years agoKings put to bed by Cockerill’s play-off chasers
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ……38 Kings ………………0 EDINBURGH continued their good run of form in the PRO14 with a very comfortable...
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/ 8 years agoGoode: RFU should have held onto Farrell
ENGLAND rugby bosses blundered by not ensuring Andy Farrell was groomed as Eddie Jones’ successor. Saracens full-back Alex Goode claims the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoSaints in bid to take Joseph from Bath
By NEIL FISSLER Switch: Jonathan Joseph NORTHAMPTON Saints have held talks with England and Lions centre Jonathan Joseph about making a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNtamack on fast track
WHAT an absolute barnstormer of a try Toulouse scored through Cheslin Kolbe in their thrashing of Toulon – it’s great to...
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/ 8 years agoWales face crunch talks over player contracts
By ALEX BYWATER WELSH rugby’s system of National Dual Contracts is at an end with the country’s four regions now funding...
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/ 8 years agoEvans insists he’s nearing top form after injury niggles
By STEFFAN THOMAS Getting back in stride: Wales prop Rob Evans ROB Evans has revealed the full extent of the horror...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoOspreys aim to keep Alun-Wyn until 2021
By PETER JACKSON Roaring home: George Ford scores for Leicester in the win over Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images THE OSPREYS are...
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/ 8 years agoBilly shows he will soon be back to his best
Fit again: Billy Vunipola BILLY VUNIPOLA has been backed to return to his devastating best in double-quick time after making a...
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/ 8 years agoRennie signs for one more
GLASGOWhead coach Dave Rennie has agreed a one-year contract extension and will remain in his post until 2020. The New Zealander,...
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/ 8 years agoSharks supremo Diamond defends methods
NEWS EXTRA Defence: Steve Diamond SALE SHARKS director of rugby Steve Diamond says a string of players signing new deals shows...
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/ 8 years agoLowe gets two weeks
LEINSTERwing James Lowe has been banned for two weeks for a challenge on Munster’s Andrew Conway in last week’s ill-tempered PRO14...
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/ 8 years agoKvesic relishing his switch to No.8
By SAM JACKSON REJUVENATED back rower Matt Kvesic is relishing his more senior role in the Exeter side this term and...
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/ 8 years agoBates calls up the big guns for Six Nations
By ALBERT JAMES Senior cap: Worcester Warriors flanker Ted Hill PICTURES: Getty Images Coach: Steve Bates TED HILL, who made his...
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/ 8 years agoBeard told to stand on his own two feet
By STEFFAN THOMAS ALUN-Wyn Jones has warned Adam Beard he must learn the hard way outside of his shadow if he...
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/ 8 years agoChiefs urged to just be themselves in Castres
By NEALE HARVEY Staying alive: Jack Yeandle scores Exeter’s third try against Gloucester to keep them in the European Cup hunt...
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