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/ 8 years agoSarries centre Taylor ruled out for season
SARACENS centre Duncan Taylor will miss the rest of the season but could return in time for Scotland’s 2019 World Cup...
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/ 8 years agoWinning all that matters says Cave
ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland makes three changes to the side that defeated Edinburgh last weekend. Second row Alan O’Connor, prop...
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/ 8 years agoGriffiths on road to full recovery
DONCASTER Knights director of rugby Clive Griffiths is undergoing tests after suffering a heart attack. Griffiths, 64, is expected to make...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoResistance to the ring-fence fading
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THERE’S talk of the...
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/ 8 years agoFoden exit paves way for Tuala to be the star
By NEALE HARVEY SWASHBUCKLING fullback Ahsee Tuala aims to play a lead role in Northampton’s revolution after filling the boots of...
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/ 8 years agoFrench killer Cecillon back behind bars
MARC Cecillon, the former French captain who served seven years in prison for murdering his wife while drunk in 2004, has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoInvest in lower tiers rather than waste it on Championship
CHAMPIONSHIP clubs receive up to £650,000 a season from the RFU. Clubs below this level get nothing but a contribution towards...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoYes, those All Blacks are beatable England
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH AFRICA yesterday sent a message of hope to England and their other World Cup rivals – the...
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/ 8 years agoVan Velze predicts big things under Solomons
By JON NEWCOMBE Power play: GJ van Velze avoids a tackle from Ben Botica to touch down for Worcester against Quins...
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/ 8 years agoJones is better off staying at Scarlets – Davies
By STEFFAN THOMAS STEPHEN Jones has been urged to resist the temptation of joining Wayne Pivac’s Wales revolution and become the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNot just Newcastle on receiving end
TOTALLY agree with H. Johnson’s sentiments in his letter “All Clubs are Equal? Not on this Showing” regarding Newcastle’s unfair refereeing...
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/ 8 years agoWales in hunt for Oz League star Frizell
By PETER JACKSON WALES will consider a move for Australian Rugby League superstar Tyson Frizell as part of their longterm planning...
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/ 8 years agoForgotten man Maunder’s back on the starting grid
AFTER having last season written-off by injury, forgotten England scrum-half Jack Maunder is ready to fire his way back into Test...
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/ 8 years agoTrinder on target in maverick’s slipstream
By NEALE HARVEY Injury-hit: Henry Trinder has starred for Gloucester since his return to action PICTURES: Getty Images New man at...
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/ 8 years agoEddie must pick a backline and stick with it to Japan
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Most dangerous back in Europe: Elliot Daly PICTURE: Getty Images World Cup countdown: 1 year to...
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/ 8 years agoHurrell in full flow now after his Bath sojourn
By NEALE HARVEY RE-ENERGISED Bristol centre Will Hurrell has warned those writing off his side’s chances of a top six Premiership...
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/ 8 years agoFord gearing up for huge challenge with Germany
By JON NEWCOMBE In the blood: Mike Ford, centre, with sons George, left and Joe MIKE FORD says he is relishing...
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/ 8 years agoTyro Green stamping his mark at the Rec
By NEALE HARVEY Taking his chance: Max Green in action for England U20 MAX Green is intent on following fellow Tyke...
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/ 8 years agoThomas is forced to bale out his Blues again
THE Welsh Rugby Union’s new regional agreement can’t come soon enough for Cardiff Blues after they were forced to take a...
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/ 8 years ago‘Happy’ George can smash Shane’s try record says Hook
GEORGE North’s scintillating start to life at the Ospreys has James Hook in no doubt he will break Shane Williams’ Wales...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoMuprhy’s law will make Manu even more lethal
By JAMES LLOYD Getting game time: Manu Tuilagi dives to score against Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images MANU Tuilagi can take his...
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/ 8 years agoJackson proves point to the extreme
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER defying medical opinion to complete his second mountain walk, miracle man Ed Jackson is aiming to scale...
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/ 8 years agoFurious Cockerill lets rip at ‘cheating’ Connacht
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh………17 Connacht ………10 EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill could find himself in hot water with PRO14 chiefs after lashing...
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/ 8 years agoRing-fencing would lead to player exodus warns Boden
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Steve Boden YORKSHIRECarnegie forwards coach Steve Boden believes ring-fencing the Premiership would leave the Championship ‘dead’. He...
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/ 8 years agoCarbery is top class in record win for Munster
By BARRY MURPHY OSPREYS paid dearly for leaving out many of their big names as Munster devoured them in a record...
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/ 8 years agoAshley-Cooper eyes fourth World Cup
ADAMAshley-Cooper is in talks with the NSW Waratahs over a domestic comeback next season. The veteran utility back, 34, played the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHow have Leicester’s last eight coaches fared?
From Dean Richards to Matt O'Connor...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAlex Lozowski talks England’s 13 shirt with Slade, Joseph and Tuilagi for competition
The Saracens centre has moved up to a shade under 100kg to keep in the hunt for an England spot
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWe’re notorious for getting off to a bad starts, says Sale number 8 Josh Beaumont
Exeter Chiefs are next up for Steve Diamond's side
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRing-fence would help Premiership clubs blood kids, says Northampton boss Chris Boyd
The Northampton Saints head coach lauds the academy products available to him at his new club
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMa’a Nonu to re-join Blues after leaving Toulon
A third stint with New Zealand's underachieving Super Rugby outfit
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Maro Itoje in advanced talks to stay at Saracens and say no to French suitors
The Saracens lock's current deal expires at the end of the season
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years ago‘It’s a big challenge’ – Joe Launchbury anticipating bruising autumn encounter against Retallick
The Wasps second row looks ahead to November 10 when England host the All Blacks
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/ 8 years agoWales aim to sell their TV rights for £20m
The WRU want a £5m increase on their current deal, Peter Jackson has more...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol Bears bring in Springbok international on loan amid injury worries
A crisis at full-back has been eased by Pat Lam dipping into the market
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago£30m loss by Premiership clubs means door won’t be closed on fresh investment
CVC's £275m bid for a majority stake in the Premiership has been rejected
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/ 8 years agoLozowski pumps up to build his England bid
By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Alex Lozowski faces England competition ALEX Lozowski has revealed why he has been piling on the pounds...
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/ 8 years agoQuins tyro Waters set for year of Island life
HARLEQUINS have released Calum Waters to Jersey Reds on a season-long loan with immediate effect. Scrum-half Waters, 22, joined Quins in...
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/ 8 years agoDevoto’s out of his ‘dark place’
OLLIE DEVOTO aims to put a nightmare season behind him by leading ambitious Exeter to a second Premiership title. After a...
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/ 8 years agoDu Preez moved for further surgery
CORNELL du Preez has been switched to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital from Worcester Royal Hospital for further surgery on his throat...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoShame on you Tom, and your ‘team’
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SEEING Leicester ship 40 points...
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/ 8 years agoRennie delighted with his big men up front
Glasgow……….25 Munster ……….10 By GARY HEATLY DAVE Rennie praised his forward pack after the Warriors made it two wins from two...
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/ 8 years agoCameron cops four weeks for high tackle
RICHMOND’S Cameron Mitchell has been found guilty of a high tackle against Joe Smith of London Scottish in the first half...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSurely players are allowed to consider future well-being?
IRRESPECTIVEof any new possible cash input from CVC Capital Partners, Premiership Rugby has to operate a tight financial ship. In that...
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/ 8 years agoAll-action Tipuric leads rout of the Cheetahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys demolished the Cheetahs with a seven try masterclass in Swansea to cap off their best start...
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/ 8 years agoChannel 4 to show Irish autumn Tests
IRELAND’S autumn internationals are to be televised live by Channel 4 for the next four years. The deal begins with the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll clubs are equal? Not on this showing
IT IS no wonder there are so many complaints about officials after seeing last week’s Falcons v Sarries game. The amount...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGeordan’s right for the Tigers says Deano
By ROB WILDMAN Smile of the Tiger: Manu Tuilagi dives to score for Leicester against Newcastle yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images GEORDAN...
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/ 8 years agoAccuracy of Halfpenny proves the difference
By ROGER PANTING Tense finish: Gareth Davies scores for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS avenged their two convincing defeats to Leinster,...
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