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/ 8 years agoAki gets green light as Zebo bombs out
By SAM JACKSON Qualified: Connacht centre Bundee Aki NEW Zealand-born centre Bundee Aki has won his first Ireland call-up for the...
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/ 8 years agoConway red opens door for Connacht fightback
Connacht 20 Munster 16 By DECLAN ROONEY ANDREW Conway’s red card 18 minutes from time cost Munster as Tom Farrell scored...
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/ 8 years agoSharks ace McGuigan earns Scotland call-up
By GEORGE LAWRENCE SALE wing Byron McGuigan has forced his way into Gregor Townsend’s Scotland squad with his supreme try-scoring record...
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/ 8 years agoEdwards: No more excuses, we have to get up to speed
By STEFFAN THOMAS TOUGH-TALKING Shaun Edwards has fired Wales an early autumn warning, insisting they can’t afford yet another slow start...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoTough-tackling Falcons realising true potential
By NEALE HARVEY Improving: Newcastle lock Calum Green NEWCASTLE forwards coach Micky Ward reckons competition for places and a rock solid...
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/ 8 years agoEngland set for live scrum test with Wales
By GEORGE LAWRENCE EDDIE Jones will prepare his squad for the rigours of the autumn schedule with live scrummaging sessions against...
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/ 8 years agoO’Callaghan to call time in summer
WORCESTER lock Donncha O’Callaghan will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. O’Callaghan, 38,...
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/ 8 years agoGiveWebb a reprieve demands Rowlands
By PETER JACKSON On the up: Christian Wade celebrates his try for Wasps in their defeat of Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoTime to start the fine-tuning two years out from Japan
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for another intriguing autumn and picks his stars to watch Giant-killers: Scotland beat Australia in the...
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/ 8 years agoFive to follow…
Leone Nakarawa (Fiji): There is a very good case for voting this other worldly Fijian second row as World Rugby player...
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/ 8 years agoHartley was unlucky to be cited this time
I WON’T pretend to be a fan of Dylan Hartley, but I can’t help but feel he’s been very hard done...
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/ 8 years agoTindall: Henry has the tools to rule in midfield
EUAN REEDIE talks to Mike Tindall about the conundrums Eddie Jones must answer Midfield must: Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images Mike...
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/ 8 years agoWhitehouse had a difficult game and needs assistance
WITH reference to Brendan Gallagher’s report last weekend of Clermont v Northampton, it sounds a little like sour grapes to me,...
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/ 8 years agoSavea set for battle against All Blacks
JULIANSavea will play for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. The winger was left out of New Zealand’s...
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/ 8 years agoSaracens could fill a bigger stadium
IT was great to read Nick Cain praising Saracens, stating that after their destruction of Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens, it provided...
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/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Aussie-born Scotland lock with Edinburgh, Leinster and Sale from 1999 5 3. Saracens and England second row - a...
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/ 8 years agoTry-double from Fife completes Edinburgh salvage job
Benetton 13 Edinburgh 24 By TONY EVANS DOUGIE Fife ran in two tries to help haul Edinburgh back from a 13-7...
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/ 8 years agoSolomona earns autumn recall as Harlequins flyer Yarde misses out
By SAM JACKSON In: Solomona Out: Yarde SALE Sharks wing Denny Solomona has been recalled by Eddie Jones just two months...
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/ 8 years agoSensational Larmour try lights up Kingspan
Ulster 10pts Tries: Reidy 27 Conversions: Leali’ifano 28 Penalties: Leali’ifano 7 Leinster 25pts Tries: Larmour 16, L McGrath 59, 79 Conversions:...
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/ 8 years agoPeacemaker Howleyeyes
job in England By ROB COLE Backs brains’ trust: Rob Howley, left, with Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoJoe Marler available for England selection after ban for striking changed
Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston gives evidence to EPCR which overturns ban period
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/ 8 years agoWin tickets to see the Barbarians take on New Zealand!
The latest instalment of one of rugby’s greatest rivalries takes place at Twickenham next Saturday, November 4 when the Barbarians face...
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/ 8 years agoHarry Mallinder signs new deal with Northampton Saints
Mallinder junior says Northampton is his 'only club' in penning a new a contract extension
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/ 8 years agoRob Baxter weighs in to debate around fixture scheduling and player welfare
The Exeter Chiefs director of rugby blames TV broadcasters for playing two games inside five days
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/ 8 years agoGatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Warren Gatland has named his squad for the autumn international and handed a recall to...
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/ 8 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan to retire at the end of the season
Veteran Irish lock to bring end to brilliant 20-year career
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
O’Gara in the stands RONAN O’Gara has received a ten-week touchline ban in France. The former Ireland flyhalf, now defence coach...
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/ 8 years agoRec star Louw banned for three weeks
NEWS EXTRA BATH’S South African flank Francois Louw was suspended for three weeks on Wednesday over an incident during Bath’s Champions...
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/ 8 years agoDurutalo realises his Premiership dream
Transfer wrap WORCESTER have strengthened their options in the back row with the signing of 19-cap USA international Andrew Durutalo. The...
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/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. England fly-half recently on the move from Leicester to Bath (5) 3. City in which France clinched the 2010...
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/ 8 years agoRory takes the French route to top in coaching
Rory Teague fell in love with rugby from the moment he watched his grandfather Colin playing prop for Gloucester during his...
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/ 8 years agoWalder’s tactical genius key to Falcons success – May
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE legend Tom May believes that Dean Richards’ best move of the summer was promoting Dave Walder to...
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/ 8 years agoMurphy promoted to Irish elite
FORMER Leicester No.9 Frank Murphy has been named among seven referees to take up professional contracts with the Irish Rugby Football...
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/ 8 years agoBlood the kids now George is ruled out
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT’S a shame George...
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/ 8 years agoOriginal rugby laws should never have been messed with
IF there is indeed a “injury crisis” at the higher levels of the game then please don’t ask the “managers of...
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/ 8 years agoGreed in the game is a real turn off
I AM saddened by the greed in the game today and cannot believe that £14 million was not enough for the...
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/ 8 years agoHowzat! NatWest set to back Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations is expected to announce a new title sponsor long synonymous with English cricket – NatWest....
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/ 8 years agoFrustrated Tipuric demands Ospreys switch on
By STEFFAN THOMAS JUSTIN Tipuric says the Ospreys’ shocking start to the season has put him in uncharted territory. But the...
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/ 8 years agoAgeless Gethin’s on alert for Wales
By PETER JACKSON WALES may be forced to wheel Gethin Jenkins back into their squad next week for a possible Test...
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/ 8 years agoHughes banking on the real Wasps to front up and prove greatness
By GARY FITZGERALD Focused: Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes PICTURES: Getty Images NATHAN Hughes is adament there is no ‘panic’ or ‘crisis’...
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/ 8 years agoHill calls for Championship expansion and axe for cup
By LUKE JARMYN EXPANDING the Championship to 14 teams and scrapping the British & Irish Cup is the only move that...
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/ 8 years agoMercer determined to state his case in defence
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS Zach Mercer believes he could have no better role model than Wales and Lions star Toby Faletau...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoMore to come from Marchant with mentor Evans on board
By NEALE HARVEY FLYING midfielder Joe Marchant hopes the influential part he is playing in an improving Harlequins attack can thrust...
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/ 8 years agoSolomona on a soul mission to add variety
By JON NEWCOMBE GROWING up in the mean streets of South Auckland, Denny Solomona was never far away from a rugby...
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/ 8 years agoHowley accused of bullying
FORMER Wales full-back Lee Byrne claims he was subjected to “bullying treatment” by attack coach Rob Howley. Byrne, 37, won the...
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/ 8 years agoInjuries mount ahead of Autumn schedule
NEWS EXTRA BEN Te’o looks set to miss the Autumn internationals with an ankle injury. The Worcester Warriors centre sustained the...
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/ 8 years agoJohn Hardie suspended by SRU pending investigation
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Scotland openside flanker John Hardie has been suspended by the SRU with immediate effect to...
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/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Australia v New Zealand
By Adam Ellis Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the final trans-Tasman Test of 2017 between Australia and New Zealand, with the...
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