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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHartley’s not clear favourite at Saints, let alone England
I WOULD like to congratulate Nick Cain for his excellent article on the Dylan Hartley captain saga, never have truer words...
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/ 8 years agoI chose Richmond over Twickenham
LAST Friday it was my pleasure to be at Richmond against Doncaster in the Championship. It was a close victory for...
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/ 8 years agoWade aims to top the charts before jaunt in France
By NEALE HARVEY Ace: Christian Wade CHRISTIAN Wade admits he would love to end his career in France – but only...
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/ 8 years agoWallaby star confident he’ll find extra gears at Tigers
By STEFFAN THOMAS TATAFU Polota-Nau has told Leicester fans he plans to become an even better player when he joins the...
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/ 8 years agoEngland Women win opening battle of Autumn
ENGLAND Women have secured a pay deal with the Rugby Football Union before the autumn internationals. For the first time, the...
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/ 8 years ago’Steaming’ Cheika in a bust up with fans
We played it smart in the rain says Eddie By GARY FITZGERALD MICHAEL Cheika accused Twickenham fans of giving him a...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoLydiate: All Blacks need our A game
Gatland: We didn’t cheat over scrums DAN Lydiate has warned Wales they must bring their A game or risk being hammered...
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/ 8 years agoCowan-Dickie’s back and gunning for Dunn’s spot
By NEALE HARVEY FORGOTTEN England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is ready to ramp-up the pressure on Dylan Hartley by roaring back into...
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/ 8 years agoMore key skills for Marcus to master
MARCUS Smith’s gamemanagement in the face of blitz defence will be one of the defining factors in whether he makes the...
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/ 8 years agoAmbitious England set for battle on three fronts
By JOE BYRNE THE SEVENS World Series returns next month with first stop Dubai as England aim to improve on last...
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/ 8 years agoFrom Exiles junkyard to Test starter for Scotland
Neale Harvey talks to Scotland new cap Darryl Marfo about his time with the Exiles and working with Richard Cockerill
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAussies offer acid test of England’s back row mobility
Nick Cain analyses the challenge of the Wallabies who have a 'score to settle'
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/ 8 years agoMichael Cheika picks power over playmaker in Wallabies midfield
Samu Kerevi gets the nod to start at inside centre alongside Tevita Kuridrani
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/ 8 years agoLydiate to captain Wales as Gatland makes 14 changes
All the team news for the Test against Georgia at the Principality Stadium
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFreddie Burns admits England days are numbered under Eddie
By Neale Harvey Freddie Burns will put body and soul into winning silverware at Bath after accepting his chances of an...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones receives telling off from his mother…
England head coach Eddie Jones might be 57 years old but that wasn’t enough to save him from a stern dressing...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ HARLEQUINS have eyes for Gloucester’s influential centre Henry Trinder when his contract runs...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoDiscipline players Rugby League way
I READPeter Jackson’s piece ‘How do refs miss so much’ on Oct 29 and he’s absolutely right. Surely we chould go...
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/ 8 years agoLaunchbury turns down Sale money
Staying at Wasps: Joe Launchbury WASPS have won their tug of war with Sale Sharks to keep England second row Joe...
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/ 8 years agoCain’s right, South Africa sport needs World Cup boost
NICK Cain made a compelling case for South Africa hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup (“World Cup vote would save Boks...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh sign Bristol ace Hurrell
BRISTOL have lost their battle to keep centre Will Hurrell when his contract runs out at the end of the season....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoRespect the kicker with total silence
AS an ‘old school’ believer in the need to treasure the game’s ethos and values, I was saddened at the failure...
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/ 8 years agoBeal lit up Arms Park long before Twickenham
Over the last 20 years almost as many embryonic Lions have taken their first steps at what must be the most...
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/ 8 years agoSandy was key for Shedden
WAY back in the Seventies when rugby really was a game for all shapes and sizes, the Scotland selectors enforced an...
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/ 8 years agoMurphy, from Bridgend to Berlin
NO shortage of Murphys have flitted across the global stage in their time from Noel Murphy of Munster, Ireland and the...
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/ 8 years agoBig place in history for the famous Lithuanian émigrés
LOUISWashkansky and Cecil Moss shared something in common before their paths crossed almost exactly 50 years ago in a way neither...
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/ 8 years agoFrom Exiles junkyard to Test starter
By NEALE HARVEY Advice: James Buckland RENAISSANCE man Darryl Marfo is targeting a long and fruitful Test career with Scotland after...
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/ 8 years agoI’d have picked Slade at No12 for England in 2015 – Walder
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE head coach Dave Walder says England must fight fire with fire when they face Australia in Saturday’s...
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/ 8 years agoEddie in four-letter fury over ‘grindathon’
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones last night condemned his side’s latest defeat of the Pumas as “a grindathon” after blowing his...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 8 years agoInjury blow to Davies as Gatland woes grow
Just like that: Nathan Hughes stretches out to score England’s first try against the Pumas PICTURE: Pinnacle JONATHAN Davies is a...
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/ 8 years agoPlans to expand Tier Two to 14 on hold says Melville
By NEALE HARVEY PLANS to expand the Championship from 12 to 14 teams next season have been postponed after clubs failed...
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/ 8 years agoHogan insists Newcastle will make the grade
NEWCASTLE managing director Mick Hogan insists his club will meet its English-qualified player (EQP) targets despite falling short over the first...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoBurns admits England days are numbered under Eddie
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting top form: Bath fly-half Freddie Burns FREDDIE Burns will put body and soul into winning silverware at...
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/ 8 years agoBooth tops wanted list to replace Wilson
BATH head coach Toby Booth has emerged as a surprise target for Cardiff Blues in their hunt to replace Danny Wilson...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHansen recalls Kieran Read to All Blacks squad for Paris visit
New Zealand coach makes 12 changes to matchday squad to take on France
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/ 8 years agoEngland rest Farrell and Itoje for Test against Los Pumas
Henry Slade beats Alex Lozowski to start in place of kicking ace, with George Ford at 10
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/ 8 years agoMatawalu’s magical run shows way for Glasgow
By OWEN MCINTYRE GLASGOW Warriors coach Dave Rennie was thrilled to see his side exact revenge on Leinster for their recent...
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/ 8 years agoCoventry mindset ‘cost Irish hope of survival’
TOM Coventry’s dismal season at London Irish need not have ended in relegation according to former Exiles backs specialist Richard Whiffin,...
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/ 8 years agoHandling skills can give me advantage says Seb
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues lock Seb Davies hopes his unique playing style can give him an edge over...
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/ 8 years agoDon’t write off Jamie, we can still hit 50 mark
By ROB COLE Dropped: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales JONATHAN Davies is one game short of a half-century of international starts...
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/ 8 years agoTovey turns it around as Edinburgh run riot
By GARY HEATLY False dawn: Dmitri Arhip, of Ospreys, crashes through the tackle of Rizzo Michelle to score the first try...
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/ 8 years agoModern generation can’t tackle, says guru Ellis
By JON NEWCOMBE DEFENCE expert Dave Ellis has warned rugby’s concussion problem will never go away unless tackling techniques improve. The...
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/ 8 years agoWe’re in the groove again says O’Halloran
By JOHN FALLON FULL-BACK Tiernan O’Halloran said Connacht are now beginning to find their groove under new coach Kieran Keane and...
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/ 8 years agoDevoto playing catch-up after injury set-back
AFTER exhausting his own patience and that of his physios, Exeter centre Ollie Devoto has declared himself ready to stake a...
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/ 8 years agoWhitten tops list of those who deserve more love
UNHERALDED, underestimated, underrated, overlooked, reliable, stalwart. It’s funny how some players – cracking in their own right – become typecast and...
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/ 8 years agoStalwart Steele still going strong after 300
By JON NEWCOMBE HE’s Otley’s man of Steele, in name and nature. Hooker Ben Steele is in his 14th season at...
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/ 8 years agoGreats who starred on and off the field
Cheers: Terry McCashin ONE of the great things about amateur rugby is that so many players enjoyed notable and accomplished lives...
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