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/ 8 years agoLozowski signs two-year extension with Saracens
Fly-half becomes the latest Sarries player to commit their future to the Champions Cup holders
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGreig Laidlaw ruled out of autumn Tests with fractured ankle
By Adam Ellis Scotland captain Greig Laidlaw will miss matches against Samoa, New Zealand and Australia this autumn after Clermont Auvergne...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSimon Zebo unsure on future at Munster
(Photo: David Rogers / Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Munster back Simon Zebo admits he is no clearer to deciding where...
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/ 8 years agoFrancois Louw cited for alleged contact with eye area in Treviso win
By Adam Ellis Francois Louw will attend a disciplinary hearing on Wednesday after he was alleged to have made contact with...
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/ 8 years agoAmbitious Woodburn stating his case for Test call
■By NEALE HARVEY Fan:Philippe Saint-Andre Credit: Rob Baxter Power and pace: Olly Woodburn, of Exeter Chiefs, rounds Leicester’s Matt Toomua PICTURES:...
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/ 8 years agoWage inflation for top players is shrinking squads says Hare
■By NEALE HARVEY Concerns: Dusty Hare FORMER Northampton academy boss Dusty Hare insists England player development can be improved and has...
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/ 8 years agoEngland hopeful Joe keeping focus on Exile revival
POWERHOUSE London Irish wing Joe Cokanasiga is ready to stamp his mark on the Premiership and show why Eddie Jones was...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoGrass roots dying warns Whitcombe
■By JON NEWCOMBE BRADFORD & BINGLEY DoR Martin Whitcombe believes that the success of the Aviva Premiership as one of the...
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/ 8 years agoSavage: Cure travel bug and we’ll soar
■By NEALE HARVEY SOLVINGGloucester’s abysmal away record holds the key to challenging for a Premiership play-off place, according to lock Tom...
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/ 8 years agoAnson departs to chase Olympic dream
WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg says there will be a review of the club’s strength and conditioning department following the departure...
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/ 8 years agoTuohy relishing his stint with Leicester
ON-LOAN Leicester lock Dan Tuohy says he has an open mind over his future after joining the Premiership giants from hometown...
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/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 6. Edinburgh’s BT Premiership club - champions in 2007 and 2010 (6) 7. Ex-Cardiff Blues and Wales prop at Edinburgh...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPenalty conversion to punish foul play
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PETER Holling makes a...
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/ 8 years agoStop moaning and enjoy game says heroic Ed
Neale Harvey meets a former player who is defying the medics after a cruel accident Today’s fighter: Ed Jackson Former Dragons...
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/ 8 years agoKennedy bulks up front row options
LONDON Irish have bolstered their front row options with the signing of former England U20 hooker Tom Woolstencroft. A World Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoEddie should look to adopt Wallabies’ double No.7 threat
AUSTRALIA made it all the way to the 2015 World Cup Final with what was perceived at the time as a...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh can be sure of a warm welcome in Russia
■By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH face a trip into the unknown this coming weekend when they head to Russia to face European...
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/ 8 years agoEztebeth t leads South Africa with Whitely ruled out
■By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa captain Warren Whiteley will miss the end-of-year tour of Europe after doctors said his groin injury...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPrem clubs need more RFU backing
IF Stephen Brown, the new man at Twickenham, expects England to rule the world he must start by helping the owners...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoSix Nations lose £5m as sponsors slash deal
By PETER JACKSON THE full extent of the Six Nations title sponsorship loss can be revealed today – £5ma- year with...
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/ 8 years agoBurns gets three weeks
BATHfly-half Freddie Burns has been given a three-week suspension following his red card for a dangerous tackle on Worcester’s Josh Adams....
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/ 8 years agoIrish out-half McKinley makes Italy Test squad
■By SAM JACKSON Treviso star: McKinley IRELAND-BORN Ian McKinley, who lost the sight in his left eye six years ago, has...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGruff set for job swap with the Blues
■By STEFFAN THOMAS AND ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS backs coach Gruff Rees looks set to take up the same role with Cardiff...
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/ 8 years agoLawes tops September
NORTHAMPTON Saints forward Courtney Lawes has been named Premiership Player of the Month for September 2017. Lawes has been instrumental in...
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/ 8 years agoMunster confirm signing of Bok ace Van Graan
MUNSTER and the Irish Rugby Football Union have confirmed the appointment of Johann van Graan as the new head coach of...
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/ 8 years agoTiger Ryan stood down
LEICESTER Tigers flanker Dominic Ryan has been stood down for 12 weeks following repeated concussions. The 27-year-old has missed Leicester’s last...
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/ 8 years agoFalcons bring back good old days with sell-out for Tigers
■By JON NEWCOMBE England cap: Mark Wilson takes on Argentine cover NEWCASTLE are on course to achieve their first 10,000 sell-out...
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/ 8 years agoFortnight off for Socino
JUANPablo Socino of Newcastle Falcons has been suspended for two weeks after striking Ian Whitton of Exeter Chiefs last weekend. The...
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/ 8 years agoCostly ban for Wilson
DONCASTERKnights winger Curtis Wilson has been banned for four weeks for a tip-tackle on Hartpury’s Harry Cochrane. The incident occurred in...
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/ 8 years agoWorld Cup star retires
FORMERAll Blacks halfback Piri Weepu, 34, announced his retirment this week. The 2011 World Cup hero, who won 71 Test caps,...
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/ 8 years agoRugby ‘should tap gridiron talent pool’
JOE BYRNES finds an increasing link between two top Transatlantic sports Career change: Harry Innis in American Football mode and, below...
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/ 8 years agoFearns out for season as English No.8 curse strikes again
■By SAM JACKSON CARL Fearns is out for the rest of the season after rupturing his cruciate knee ligament. The Lyon...
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/ 8 years agoInvest to challenge the elite, Cardiff are urged
■By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson has admitted the region will struggle to challenge for honours unless...
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/ 8 years agoGolden Lions offer water aid relief as drought and wildfires hit Cape Town
By Adam Ellis South African provincial side Golden Lions have offered their full support in assisting their Cape Town rivals Western...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘We learnt our lesson’ says Cipriani, as Wasps prepare for Ulster test
By Adam Ellis Ahead of Wasps‘ trip to face Ulster in the Champions Cup under the lights of the Kingspan Stadium...
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/ 8 years agoHat-trick man Jamie George signs new Saracens deal
By Adam Ellis Jamie George has signed a new deal with Saracens to stay at Allianz Park until 2021. The British...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoByron McGuigan’s out to steal march on Scotland
By Jon Newcombe BYRON McGuigan is hoping his terrific try-scoring form with Sale Sharks will catch the eye of the Scotland...
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/ 8 years agoSale’s Josh Beaumont sidelined for months
By Adam Ellis Sale Sharks have been dealt a blow with second row forward Josh Beaumont ruled out for three months....
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoDoctors granted more time for saliva collection
WORLD Rugby have approved an optional additional period of up to three minutes to be added to the HIA process in...
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/ 8 years agoPivac keen to bring in Moriarty
STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS are planning a double swoop for Wales forward duo Ross Moriarty and Seb Davies. Gloucester back rower Moriarty...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Tonga-born 2016 Bath No.8 of Melbourne Rebels and Japan (4) 3. Ireland 1999 World Cup scrum-half - a leading...
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/ 8 years agoHappy new chapter for rugby in Montevideo
SLIGHTLY to their frustration, Old Christians in Montevideo tend to always be known for the Flight 571 disaster in 1972 when...
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/ 8 years agoWorcester bring in Aussie cover at 10
FRANCOIS Hougaard will be sidelined for at least two more weeks as he recovers from an adductor injury. Ryan Mills will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll for player power but the fans are key
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag and others...
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/ 8 years agoKeep those eyes peeled for the lad we called Jack
NEWS this week that the rugby loving HSH Princess Charlene of Monaco – born in Zimbabwe, educated in South Africa –...
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/ 8 years agoLeonard, Brown join Lions board for 2021
JASONLeonard and Steve Brown have been appointed to the board of the British & Irish Lions as representatives from the RFU....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSurely consistency across the board is not too much to ask
WHEN will the RFU take action regarding ongoing inconsistency of refereeing. In Sunday’s Wasps v Bath game, Nathan Hughes, when charging...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEddie urged to let Farrell run show from No.10
By NEALE HARVEY OWEN Farrell’s controlling influence as a leader is being compromised by England’s insistence on playing him out of...
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