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/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: Argentina team profile
Who else is on the Ledesma hype train?
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/ 8 years agoJohn Mitchell waits in the wings for RFU and Bulls to agree compensation fee
The former All Blacks coach is wanted by Eddie Jones to be England's defence coach
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/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson column: RFU miss the boat again for Shaun Edwards
England miss another chance to join forces with a coach who has won everything there is to win in Union bar...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoWOMEN’S PREMIER 15s 2018-19 FIXTURES
ROUND 1 - 8 SEP Loughboro Lightning v Richmond Gloucester-Hartpury v Harlequins Bristol Bears v Wasps Darlington MP Sharks v Worcester...
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/ 8 years agoMorgan has his mojo back after injury woe
By ALEX BYWATER World Cup hope: Tyler Morgan PICTURES: Getty Images DRAGONS centre Tyler Morgan has his mojo back after a...
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/ 8 years agoPre-season fixtures
August 17 Edinburgh v Bath 7.45pm Cornish Pirates v Exeter 7.30pm Benetton v Leicester 7.30pm Dragons v Northampton (TBC) Leinster v...
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/ 8 years agoSeniloli signs for Doncaster as Bedford turn to Sarries
DONCASTER Knights have signed Fiji scrum-half Henry Seniloli on a oneyear deal. He joins from Romanian side Timisoara Saracens, who won...
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/ 8 years agoNew arrival at No.9 turns up heat on Cook
By NEALE HARVEY Playing for his future: Bath scrum-half Chris Cook Winner: Will Chudley STALWART Bath scrumhalf Chris Cook says the...
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/ 8 years agoRFU miss the boat again for Edwards
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hot property: Shaun Edwards has decided to re-join Wigan And so England are...
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/ 8 years agoCipriani out to get the Shed singing
By TOM BRADSHAW Still improving: Danny Cipriani PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani arrived at Kingsholm via a surfing holiday in Malibu...
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/ 8 years agoAnother All Blacks win puts Sam top of the ton pile
AFTER New Zealand have finished with the neighbours in Sydney next Saturday night (Eastern Standard Time), Sam Whitelock will probably have...
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/ 8 years agoSorrell excited to see how far Alex can go
ENGLAND Saxons wing Alex Lewington has been challenged to increase his workload to break into the Saracens first team. With Sean...
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/ 8 years agoHow can Mitchell be defence coach?
I’M totally at a loss as to why England would look to bring in John Mitchell to replace Paul Gustard when...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys still have a way to go admits Davies
ALED Davies has warned Ospreys fans to expect a bumpy ride this season with silverware unlikely. The Liberty Stadium outfit produced...
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/ 8 years agoCodling backs Care to lead the charge
By NEALE HARVEY Well rested: Danny Care has enjoyed his first summer off in years EDDIE Jones’s decision to rest livewire...
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/ 8 years agoOld guard let you down Eddie, now leave them out!
I READ with total dismay that Eddie Jones is going to recall the old guard. Surely the old guard crashed and...
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/ 8 years agoChiefs wing armoury has Pellow purring
By NEALE HARVEY Gem: Alex Cuthbert in action for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Santiago Cordero Olly Woodburn Tom O’Flaherty James Short...
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/ 8 years agoSam pins his Scotland hope on Scarlets move
SAM Hidalgo-Clyne believes he has taken his career to the next level by swapping Edinburgh for last season’s PRO14 finalists Scarlets....
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/ 8 years agoLack of pool stage spoilt World Sevens
MOST people seem to agree the recent Sevens World Cup was a great success, but there was one element that caused...
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/ 8 years agoHenson’s still hungry for perfection at Dragons
GAVIN Henson missed much of last season with a hamstring injury and is determined to make sure this isn’t his last...
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/ 8 years agoUnearth the root causes to end off-field violence
EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS DAN LEO Players of Pacific Island heritage have a long and rich association with the physical...
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/ 8 years agoFlanagan adds steal to Blues’ pack
By NEALE HARVEY Premiership experience: Mark Flanagan RETURNING lock Mark Flanagan is convinced Bedford will be a “force to be reckoned...
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/ 8 years agoSam’s the man to lead Ealing’s bid for top flight
By NEALE HARVEY New captain at Ealing: Sam Dickinson EALING hooker Alun Walker believes newly anointed skipper Sam Dickinson can lead...
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/ 8 years agoBristol’s pocket rocket ready for explosive start
Desperate to play: Harry Thacker HOOKER Harry Thacker is hungry for a big role in Bristol Bear’s Premiership return after being...
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/ 8 years agoExiled Davies closing in on fourth World Cup
By ROB COLE PHIL Davies admits there is not much chance of a return to Welsh rugby despite leading Namibia to...
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/ 8 years agoNew Scotland cap Lang eyes big Quins future under Gustard
By GARY HEATLY CENTRE James Lang is confident of a Quins revival insisting new head of rugby Paul Gustard has lifted...
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/ 8 years agoRebels aim to call for RFU board to resign
By DAVID EMERY THE RFU are under threat of rebellion from a group of former grandees dismayed by the current bout...
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/ 8 years agoDavidson lets rip at Bordeaux’s ‘Lucky
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Tough stance: Bordeaux coach Rory Teague Bordeaux-Begles coach Rory Teague is preparing for the most important campaign...
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/ 8 years agoCalzaghe helper set to replace Edwards
By PETER JACKSON WALES will launch a global search for Shaun Edwards’ successor knowing that they may already have found him...
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/ 8 years agoButton for the nuclear option may be pressed
Jeff Probyn brings his distinctive view to the row over RFU finances Twickenham under attack Financial problems: RFU HQ at Twickenham...
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/ 8 years agoSarries start with battle at Waterloo
By SAM JACKSON Champions: Saracens won the title last season SARACENS Women will begin their defence of the Tyrrells Premier 15s...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoZach Kibirige’s back to stake his claim at Newcastle
The Falcons back is ready to challenge the 'top quality' wings standing in his way
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/ 8 years agoClubs to get protection from academy poachers
PREMIERSHIP Rugby are set to close a loophole which enables clubs to poach England Academy Players (EAP) from other sides and...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoShame Foden’s off, he still offers a lot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk GOOD luck to Ben Foden...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys ready for lift off now that ‘Jockey’ has the reins
By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Ospreys centre Cory Allen CORY Allen believes the Ospreys boast a secret weapon who can unlock...
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/ 8 years agoGet rid of the body armour and teach kids how to tackle
THE rise in head incidents in the game have been brought about inadvertently by the law makers. They allowed protective gear...
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/ 8 years agoDragons are forecasting a reign of fire
By STEFFAN THOMAS Making big strides: Aaron Wainwright Top boy: Ross Moriarty AARON Wainwright has warned the PRO14 that the Dragons...
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/ 8 years agoSam signs up for fresh start at Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY Bulking up: Sam Aspland-Robinson in action in the Premiership 7s PICTURES: Getty Images FORGOTTEN wing Sam Aspland-Robinson has...
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/ 8 years agoAcademy boys key to OE’s success
I READ with interest in the July 22 edition that Old Elthamians are putting in place a plan to challenge for...
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/ 8 years agoCobus aims to show Faf who’s top Bok in Prem
By NEALE HARVEY Livewire: Cobus Reinach is looking to press his Springboks claim PICTURE: Getty Images Bok star: Faf de Klerk...
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/ 8 years agoBainbridge relishing fresh lease of life under Carnegie’s new Kiwi boss Stirling
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH BAINBRIDGE admits that the arrival of Chris Stirling as Yorkshire Carnegie DoR towards the back-end of last...
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/ 8 years agoSegun out to hunt down Lions
SARACENS speedster Rotimi Segun reckons he is “nailing down the basics” as he aims to turn up the heat on British...
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/ 8 years agoNo room for slackers in Gustard’s regime
By NEALE HARVEY Midfield general: Ben Tapuai decide to quit Bath for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images BUSTLING Ben Tapuai is relishing...
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/ 8 years agoRoberts close to full fitness after injury agony
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues’ forgotten man has vowed to prove his worth at Wales’ capital region this season after an...
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/ 8 years agoTigers strike for Kyle but Toomua’s off
Off to Tigers: Kyle Eastmond KYLE Eastmond has joined Leicester Tigers following his departure from Wasps, but Matt Toomua will leave...
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/ 8 years agoSimmonds sets sights on earning England call
By NEALE HARVEY Rising star: Joe Simmonds PICTURES: Getty Images Chiefs veteran: Gareth Steenson FAST-EMERGING flyhalf Joe Simmonds believes his battle...
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/ 8 years agoAtkins on gym diet in bid to replace Watson
By NEALE HARVEY Injured: Anthony Watson CONFIDENT flier Darren Atkins is ready to repay the faith Bath have shown by proving...
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