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/ 8 years agoEngland exposed by French pressure
France U18s …27 England U18s …5 ENGLAND U18s were defeated 27-5 by France in their first fixture of the season. They...
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/ 8 years agoReferee Ridley still has that Tigers’ fighting spirit
ROOKIE Premiership referee Christophe Ridley has set his sights on taking charge of a World Cup final after completing a remarkable...
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/ 8 years agoInjury-hit Homer hungry for Bath silverware
■By NEALE HARVEY TOM Homer has revealed his intense desire to overcome seven months of injury hell by guiding Bath to...
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/ 8 years agoGold-en Eagles soar to all new heights
■ By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Worcester boss Gary Gold has led the USA to a second consecutive Americas Rugby Championship title...
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/ 8 years agoFeeling of déjà vu with Eddie’s team
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DYLAN Hartley should be...
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/ 8 years agoWage demands will harm young talent – O’Connor
By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Matt O’Connor LEICESTER rugby director Matt O’Connor fears stellar wages being demanded by top stars as a...
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/ 8 years agoUnbeaten start at Vegas Sevens
ENGLAND Sevens made it two wins from two on day one of the World Series event in Las Vegas. ■By SAM...
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/ 8 years agoColumnists split over Lovobalavu’s disciplinary case
I WOULD like to highlight just how difficult rugby’s disciplinary process can be, and how the same offence can appear to...
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/ 8 years agoHaag: Overseas coaches are blocking jobs
FORMER England U20s head coach Martin Haag has voiced his frustration at having his route back into English top-flight coaching blocked...
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/ 8 years agoKildunne cameo swings the game
Glouc-Hart …40 Harlequins …36 ■By DUNCAN WOOD WOMEN’S PREMIER 15 THE sides went at it hammer and tongs at Kingsholm with...
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/ 8 years agoTop flight stitch-up nearing completion
JEFF Probyn wrote in last week’s Rugby Paper about the agreement between the RFU and Premiership Rugby under which ‘the Championship...
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/ 8 years agoSalvi names the Guy to take over as Eddie’s 7
By NEALE HARVEY Experience: Julian Salvi Strong: Sam Underhill Warrior Wasp: Guy Thompson is the openside England need, says Salvi PICTURES:...
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/ 8 years agoAnscombe’s eager to be starter at 10
By STEFFAN THOMAS GARETH Anscombe is dreaming of a first Six Nations start with Wales in his favoured fly-half position as...
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/ 8 years agoStop Bastareaud to win by 12 points says Teague
By JON NEWCOMBE RORY TEAGUE has backed England to bounce back from the disappointment of Murrayfield and revive their Six Nations...
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/ 8 years agoGilchrist back to his best thanks to boss Cockerill
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND second row Grant Gilchrist has been pleased with the performance of the pack in the last two...
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/ 8 years agoDenny eager for first crack at Six Nations
By JON NEWCOMBE Try double: Denny Solomona runs in for Sale CROSS-CODE convert Denny Solomona still regards himself as a Rugby...
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/ 8 years agoWales urged to retain coaching talent
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland has advised the Welsh Rugby Union to ensure the experience of his coaching staff isn’t lost...
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/ 8 years agoQuins in link with All Blacks
HARLEQUINS have announced a strategic partnership with three-times Rugby World Cup winners New Zealand. The Premiership club will cooperate with the...
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/ 8 years agoLaunchbury: We’re aiming to put on the Ritz in Paris
By GARY FITZGERALD Falcon in flight: Ally Hogg breaks clear to score Newcastle’s first try against Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images JOE...
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/ 8 years agoStaggering statistics since Back called time
WHY can’t England find a natural openside? It’s the position that continues to haunt the national team but it’s not a...
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/ 8 years agoItoje insists Murrayfield lessons will benefit in long run
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON MARO Itoje insists England’s morale remains high despite the Murrayfield downer and is confident of a...
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/ 8 years agoDavies loses his fight to streamline Welsh rugby
GARETH Davies has been forced to admit defeat in his plan to modernise the governance of Welsh rugby. The WRU chairman...
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/ 8 years agoFarewell to Francis, the Rhino pioneer
THE name of Tim Francis, who died this week aged 83, might not instantly strike a chord with you but any...
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/ 8 years agoSaints duo starting to catch the eye
By NEALE HARVEY Talent: Harry Mallinder Tuned in: Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON star Rob Horne has vowed to make it his business...
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/ 8 years agoAll Black invasion will boost the Quins
NICK CAIN THE deal that Harlequins have struck with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to turn the Premiership club into a sabbatical...
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/ 8 years agoMarais holds nerve to kill off Connacht at the death
By BILL KIELY CONNACHT were left shattered after a last minute penalty cost them on their first visit to South Africa....
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/ 8 years agoHack job that became a must-read for rugby fans
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY’S only genuine best selling author, Michael...
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/ 8 years agoSix Nations needs no hype – it’s all genuine – and raw – emotion
IF Eddie Jones was not warned by his RFU minders about the pitfalls of buying a standard class rail ticket from...
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/ 8 years agoJackman confident he’ll have last laugh
By STEFFAN THOMAS Early hope: Dorian Jones scores for Dragons PICTURE:Huw Evans THE DRAGONS hit an all-time low in Port Elizabeth...
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/ 8 years agoUruguay pushing for inaugural South American Super League
AN eight team professional club league has been mooted in South America with a start date as early as next year....
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/ 8 years agoTrue rugby fans have no cause to hate English
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Back in the early Nineties, the RFU would hold a monthly Monday Press...
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/ 8 years agoQuins ace is battle-ready after fighting for his life
By NEALE HARVEY Ordeal over: Demetri Catrakilis in action against Newcastle PICTURE: Getty Images Close call: Catrakilis is carried off in...
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/ 8 years agoBakewell’s challenge to create new pack legacy at Leicester Tigers
The Kiwi forwards coach on leaving Bristol for Welford Road and the new generation he wants to foster
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/ 8 years agoBatty: Plenty of life left in the old dog yet!
Batty seeking to rule the roost in the hooker department at the Rec
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/ 8 years agoHaley leaves Sale for Munster in pursuit of international stage
Shunned by Eddie, the full-back will now aim to stand shoulder to shoulder for Ireland thanks to maternal roots
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/ 8 years agoChris Farrell set to miss the rest of Ireland’s Six Nations campaign with injury
Munster centre joins Robbie Henshaw in being sidelined
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/ 8 years agoNigel Owens responds to those calling him a ‘cheat’ in wake of Scotland’s win
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/ 8 years agoDepleted Scarlets keep heat on Leinster
By JAMES CANDY On the rampage: Werner Kruger of Scarlets tries to break through the Ulster defence PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS...
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/ 8 years agoIt’s a Vale of tears… even for victorious Edinburgh
By ROGER PANTING DESPITE their bonus point win, Edinburgh’s director of rugby, Richard Cockerill, was scathing of Dragons’ decision to play...
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/ 8 years agoBack row stalwarts past their prime
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk AGREE with Ian Carrick...
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/ 8 years agoLeinster kids cane Kings with 10 tries
By JOHN FALLON Leinster …64 Kings …7 LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen threw in his young talent with so many absent on...
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/ 8 years agoPremiership should support home-grown coaches and players
WHAT a mess our game is getting itself into. Huge amounts of money are being thrown at the top tier so...
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/ 8 years agoBenetton beaten by Connacht’s power
By RONAN O’BRIEN Benetton…19 Connacht …22 FINLAYBealham, Jarrad Butler and Eoin Griffin scored second-half tries as Connacht recovered to win. Coach...
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/ 8 years agoFollow NFL stance over poor conduct
I AM pleased that Colin Boag has raised the below issue again as I did several months ago. American football has...
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/ 8 years agoSuccess in Italian job key to Blues Euro bid
Preview Zebre v Cardiff Blues Today, Kick-off 1pm CARDIFF Blues head coach Danny Wilson is looking for an ‘Italian Job’ to...
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/ 8 years agoLions tamer Brussow out to show new tricks
By NEALE HARVEY HEINRICH Brussow, scourge of the British Lions in 2009, is ready to pump heart and soul into what...
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/ 8 years agoBatty: Plenty of life in the old dog yet!
By NEALE HARVEY Up for the fight: Ross Batty PICTURES: Getty Images SELF-PROCLAIMED Bath “old dog” Ross Batty has warned youthful...
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/ 8 years agoScott set to embark north again
MATT Scott will return to Edinburgh at the end of the season after two years with Gloucester. The 27-year-old Scotland centre...
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