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/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland names unchanged team to face England at Twickenham
Gatland confirms Liam Williams will be allowed to play for Saracens this weekend as he recovers from injury
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/ 8 years agoBen Youngs suffers suspected ligament damage
Leicester Tigers scrum-half to have a scan on Monday
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/ 8 years agoRhodes lad Clive played for and against England
EVEN at a time when the boundaries of nationality have been blurred almost beyond recognition, Clive van Ryneveld achieved a double...
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/ 8 years agoMy Azzurri still have a few tricks warns Mac
By JON NEWCOMBE LUKE McLEAN looks back at the way Italy bamboozled England last season with a wry smile. The Azzurri’s...
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/ 8 years agoEddie hasn’t forgotten me insists Harrison
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON back rower Teimana Harrison has explained how regular pep talks from England boss Eddie Jones are firing...
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/ 8 years agoWyn Jones fires stern warning to England
By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones warned England there’s still more to come from Wales after Warren Gatland’s side put on...
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/ 8 years agoVersatile Josh out to prove himself again
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH Beaumont says he has returned from his latest injury setback stronger than ever as he looks to...
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/ 8 years agoWage hike see Quins declare £4.8m loss
By NEALE HARVE SPIRALLING wage costs contributed to Harlequins declaring ‘unsustainably high’ operating losses of £4.8m for season 2016-17. Quins, who...
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/ 8 years agoJamie may stay say Quins as their injury woe starts to ease
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS supremo John Kingston has refused to rule out the possibility of Wales centre Jamie Roberts remaining at...
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/ 8 years agoPacific is washing in waves of talent
WHILE many T1 nations continue to plunder the South Pacific, it might be timely to highlight France’s increasingly fruitful rugby relationship...
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/ 8 years agoArgentina claim most southerly venue
Outpost: Ushuaia stadium DUNEDIN, the last port of call for many Antarctic explorers back in the day before they headed south,...
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/ 8 years agoHere’s how to boost Anglo-Welsh Cup
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk AM I alone in...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Trailfinders are on long trek towards Premiership BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points COULD Ealing...
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/ 8 years agoLower league talent will be missed until the RFU take action
NICK CAIN reports (TRP 28/1) that ‘Premiership ring-fencers are mobilising again for another big push aimed at ending promotion and relegation’....
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/ 8 years agoProject players may be thing of the past for new-look French
IT’S going to be a rocky, controversial, ride for France one suspects with Bernard Laporte heading up the Federation, but at...
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/ 8 years agoKennedy speaks out of self-interest
WOULD Nick Kennedy of London Irish have been keen on ring-fencing the Premiership last year? His opinions, given London Irish’s current...
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/ 8 years agoDeano will finish job says Falcons boss
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE chairman Semore Kurdi is confident Dean Richards will finish the job at the resurgent Geordie club. Kurdi,...
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/ 8 years agoRing-fence ‘would threaten Carnegie’s future’
ENDING promotion and relegation would place a “huge question mark” over Yorkshire Carnegie’s future, according to chief executive Gary Hetherington. After...
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/ 8 years agoLos Teros edge out Canucks for place in Japan
WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF By JON NEWCOMBE Uruguay …32 Canada …31 URUGUAY qualified for RWC 2019 by beating Canada 32-31 in the...
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/ 8 years agoBig Ben still hunting for an England return
By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Ben Morgan is fit again PICTURES: Getty Images Star of season: Ruan Ackermann FIT-AGAIN No.8 Ben Morgan...
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/ 8 years agoHurricane Boyd is heading for Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints have appointed Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd as their new director of rugby on a three-year contract, starting in...
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/ 8 years agoTest cap Maunder prepared to be patient at Chiefs
EXETER scrum-half Jack Maunder believes a season in the shadows will stand him in good stead as he plots a pathway...
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/ 8 years agoEdwards knows how to win at Twickers
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Shaun Edwards has been in the habit of cleaning up at Twickenham ever...
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/ 8 years agoAllister Coetzee’s fruitless reign in charge of Springboks ends
Rift between Coetzee and SARU in wake of damning letter sees contract terminated
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones names England squad to take on Italy
Ben Te'o beats Jonathan Joseph to start at inside centre
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/ 8 years agoStockdale and Aki named in Ireland team to play France
Ireland's last trip to Paris in the Six Nations ended in a 10-9 defeat
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/ 8 years agoJames Haskell to leave Wasps at the end of the season
England flanker has been linked with a move to a Premiership rival
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/ 8 years agoSix Nations spotlight – Ireland: Joe Schmidt must unleash his terrifying dogs of war
Ireland head coach spoilt by riches of big-name players and new dynamics brought to the table by young up-and-comers
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/ 8 years agoCourtney Lawes has big appetite for success – Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones on the upward trend of Courtney Lawes since he took over the England job
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/ 8 years agoHalfpenny’s kicking can win it for Wales, says Sir Gareth Edwards
Wales legend gives his backing to the Scarlets full-back to kick Wales to victory against Scotland
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/ 8 years agoWales name squad for Six Nations opener
Scarlets players dominate Warren Gatland's squad for Scotland match
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/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints appoint Chris Boyd as new director of rugby
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis 2016 Super Rugby mastermind Chris Boyd will leave the Hurricanes at the end of the...
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/ 8 years agoGalarza hoping for Pumas reprieve at Gloucester.
GLOUCESTER lock Mariano Galarza has revealed how proposed changes in Argentina’s Test eligibility rules could pave the way to him signing...
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/ 8 years agoEngland is not job for me insists Deano
By NICK CAIN DEAN Richards, the fan’s favourite to replace Eddie Jones as England coach, last night ruled himself out of...
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/ 8 years agoOwen warning for ‘big-name’ Tuilagi
By NEALE HARVEY No regrets: Tigers centre Gareth Owen FIT-AGAIN Leicester centre Gareth Owen has designs on the Leicester No.13 shirt...
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/ 8 years agoNorth scare but Gareth backs Leigh to win it.
By PETER JACKSON Dousing the fire: Matt Gallagher scores for Saracens against Newport Gwent Dragons PICTURE: Getty Images SIR Gareth Edwards...
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/ 8 years agoBrits battling to reach milestone in Dublin
ALL-ACTION Saracens hooker Schalk Brits is targeting an earlier than expected return from the serious injury that threatened his hopes of...
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/ 8 years agoCut squad bugets… invest in grass roots
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DUSTY Hare’s comments last...
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/ 8 years agoAwkward questions for Eddie to ponder around World Cup
NICK CAIN’S welljudged assessment of England’s present position in last Sunday’s TRP was welcome. Any judgement of where England are a...
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/ 8 years agoPromotion play-off
THE bottom two teams in the Premiership should play each other and likewise the top two in the Championship. The winners...
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/ 8 years agoBlitzbokke defeat pits England against Pumas
ENGLAND face Argentina in today’s Cup quarter-final at the World Sevens series in Sydney after finishing second in Pool C. Following...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoJoe’s out to show he’s no longer the shy guy
By NEALE HARVEY Running the show for Exeter: Joe Simmonds cuts through the Glasgow defence PICTURE: Getty Images RISING Exeter playmaker...
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/ 8 years agoStrettle signs on at Sarries
SARACENS confirmed that David Strettle will return to the club next season from Clermont Auvergne. As revealed in Blindside a fortnight...
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/ 8 years agoPivac swoops for Dragons ace O’Brien
SCARLETS are set to sign Dragons fly-half Angus O’Brien as the Champions Cup quarter-finalists begin to prepare for next season. The...
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/ 8 years agoI thought my career was over, says Luke
By NEALE HARVEY England duty: Chris Robshaw FRUSTRATED Harlequins back rower Luke Wallace has revealed the gruesome extent of last summer’s...
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/ 8 years agoPreparation for Premiership begins now says Morahan
AUSSIE flyer Luke Morahan says Bristol must hit top-flight levels of performance over the remainder of the season to ensure they...
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/ 8 years agoOwen Williams can be Wales’ flexible back, says Gloucester partner Burns
By Neale Harvey Owen Williams’ flexibility across the back-line can propel him into Six Nations starting contention for Wales, says Gloucester...
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/ 8 years agoDavid Strettle to make the move back to Saracens after three years with Clermont
Saracens' favourite re-signs after three successful seasons in France
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/ 8 years agoInjury-hit England sweat on fitness of Robshaw and Brown
Eddie Jones left with selection worries ahead of Six Nations opener as injury list grows to 16
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