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/ 8 years agoBilly’s hurt again as long-season row grows
By NEALE HARVEY BILLY Vunipola was back on the injured list last night, helped off during Saracens’ victory over Sale with...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets dominate after Rizzo sees red
By ROB COLE SCARLETS bounced back from last week’s defeat in Ulster with their third bonuspoint win of the season by...
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/ 8 years agoHeart may say Ireland but the head screams France
IRELAND, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? This Monday in London is when all three...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPRO12 should join an expanded two tier Premiership
I FOUND last weekend one of the saddest days for professional rugby in many years. It was sad to see the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoCotton stands by Gatland in Lions rift
By PETER JAKSON ONEof England’s greatest Lions, Fran Cotton, has rebuked Sean O’Brien for going public with his criticism of Warren...
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/ 8 years agoEight-try Ulster give improving Dragons the Kiss of death
By BILL KIELLY DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman says being hammered at Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium fortress will not derail the Welsh...
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/ 8 years agoIrish argue World Cup bid can help crack America
IRELANDbelieve they can help rugby crack the United States by hosting World Cup 2023. Irish rugby chiefs will present their World...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWhy did refs allow laws to be ignored?
REGARDING Wayne Barnes’ comment last week: “Most of the Premiership clubs are now hooking and everyone in the England set-up is...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoINSIDE: TheRUGBYPaper
Newcastle edge 65-point thriller at the Rec JAMIE ROBERTS Marcus Smith is making me feel 18 again and I’m loving it...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys shot down as Biggar is forced off
By STEFFAN THOMAS TREVISO No.8 Dean Budd hailed his side’s huge defensive effort as the traditional Italian strugglers beat the Ospreys...
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/ 8 years agoProve you’re contenders with another winning run
By NEALE HARVEY Record man: Jason Leonard is England’s most capped player with 114 Test appearances PICTURES: Getty Images JASON Leonard...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoRelax Johan, it will work out in the end
AS an Exeter Chiefs supporter I suggest new Gloucester head coach Johan Ackerman keeps his trap shut about refereeing and realises...
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/ 8 years agoDaly scores three in vain as Obi’s one seals bonus
By BRETT MUNN LEO Cullen was left counting the cost of his side’s two-game tour of South Africa after losing their...
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/ 8 years agoYoung twin towers rising to the challenge at Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS THEYaren’t quite ‘fish and chips’ or ‘eggs and bacon’ just yet, but the young Ospreys lock pairing of...
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/ 8 years agoConnacht collared by two-try Halaholo
By DECLAN ROONEY Dancing through: Cardiff saviour Willis Halaholo PICTURE: Huw Evans CONNACHT couldn’t hold on to a lead they reclaimed...
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/ 8 years agoLloyd would have been the first to toast Tipuric
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW JUSTIN Tipuric is the latest in a long line of Lions to have...
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/ 8 years agoSpeak your mind but to suggest 3-0 is too much
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Passionate: Sean O’Brien goes for the line to score the first Test wonder try PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys have winged their way around world
When the fledgling Ospreys first took flight in the Celtic League, they had no idea that it would come to this:...
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/ 8 years agoWe’ll be fully charged for Carmarthan in search of more treasure
I’VE been in Peru in the past week undertaking a climb up Macchu Picchu in order to raise money for Velindre...
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/ 8 years agoFarewell to Rocky, the scourge of French infiltrators
BACK in the glory days when Munster’s Red Army occupied Europe for the best part of three years, Pat Geraghty’s job...
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/ 8 years agoYoung girls inspired to take up sport
2017 has been a great year for women in sport, with the England rugby team reaching the final of the World...
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/ 8 years agoThree Lions miss out on England training camp
England head coach Eddie Jones has named the 33 players who will convene in Oxford on Sunday 24 September for the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCarnegie scrum-half banned for stamping
Yorkshire Carnegie scrum-half Max Green has received a three-week ban for stamping. The player pleaded guilty to the charge for an...
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/ 8 years agoTrio signed by Leicester
Leicester Tigers have added three new players to their squad as Tongan international back Afa Pakalani, former Scotland international prop Kyle...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWho will fight for a play-off spot in the Premiership?
The new Aviva Premiership season is well underway, with many fans asking just who will be lifting the trophy at the...
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/ 8 years agoLeicester scrum-half joins Worcester on short-term loan
Worcester have signed scrum-half Jono Kitto on a short-term loan deal from Leicester Tigers with immediate effect. With scrum-halves Luke Baldwin...
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/ 8 years agoCanada fly-half joins Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders have confirmed the signing of Canadian international Shane O’Leary from Connacht. The fly-half arrives at Vallis Way with four...
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/ 8 years agoLeinster statement on Cian Healy
Leinster Rugby can confirm that Cian Healy was asked to leave yesterday (Sunday) afternoon’s flight from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town....
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/ 8 years agoDragons sign Bristol centre
Dragons have announced the signing of back Thretton Palamo from Bristol on a short-term loan. The 28-year-old linked up with the...
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/ 8 years agoCockerill Huw Evans left fuming by sloppy second half
BENETTON caused a shock to earn their first win of the season against Edinburgh on Friday night. And given that the...
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/ 8 years agoOpera is voice of the people
LASTweek’s column on the striking difference in ticket prices between rugby and football internationals in Cardiff prompted a veritable flood of...
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/ 8 years agoAussie lessons can help Tom prosper
HOME-GROWN wing ace Tom Collins is a man on a mission to prove why Northampton should bank on his try-scoring talent...
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/ 8 years agoLacklustre Ospreys get rocket from Tandy
By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS head coach Steve Tandy accused his players of a lack of effort at a rain-soaked Liberty Stadium....
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/ 8 years agoDragons prop Brown is the ‘new’ Sinckler
By SAM JACKSON DRAGONS tighthead Leon Brown has been backed to follow in the footsteps of England and British & Irish...
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/ 8 years agoGriffiths out to put pressure on star names
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS midfield starlet Tom Griffiths has vowed to make up for lost time after recovering from a freak...
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/ 8 years agoShingler fires wide as Blues crash to another defeat
By ROGER PANTING A LATE penalty from Finn Russell condemned Blues to a third consecutive defeat. Despite the loss it was...
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/ 8 years agoThe twin terrors of Sale pack a punch
Jon Newcombe talks to Sale’s Curry twins about their rivalry and England’s summer tour Seeing double: Ben Curry, left, and Tom...
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/ 8 years agoSteff desperate to avoid second season syndrom
RISING star Steffan Evans, below, has vowed to take his game to the next level as he targets a place in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years ago‘Suits’ must heed Vunipola warning
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ the comments...
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/ 8 years agoTenacious Dee stars in massive win for Dragons
By ALEX BYWATER DRAGONS hooker Elliot Dee produced a stand-out individual display as Bernard Jackman’s men recorded their first win of...
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/ 8 years agoCome back Lions, the Ospreys need you says Dan
By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS full-back Dan Evans hopes his side’s returning British & Irish Lions can boost Steve Tandy’s men following...
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/ 8 years agoDickson targets top-flight debut in November
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has stated his desire to officiate at the highest level after impressing on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWelsh tickets are a bargain compared to Twickenham
I WAS infuriated by Peter Jackson’s article regarding Welsh ticket prices. Since I retired from playing rugby I started to attend...
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/ 8 years ago5-try Leinster cut loose to leave Kings pointless
By ANDRE JACOBS THREE tries in a devastating 12-minute spell after half-time eased Leinster to their third bonus point win of...
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/ 8 years agoRuan set to choose between Boks and England
By NEALE HARVEY RUAN Ackermann insists he has an open mind over where his international ambitions lie after following his father,...
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/ 8 years agoGame will get faster for longer warns ref Barnes
PREMIERSHIP player fitness levels are set to be tested to their limit after leading referee Wayne Barnes revealed dramatic increases in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBeware 3G costs
JEFF Probyn wrote last week about money to help smaller clubs pay for things such as 3G pitches. I want to...
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/ 8 years agoChampions tamed by late Andrew try
In front: Johnny McNicholl runs in his try for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans By RONAN O’BRIEN CHAMPIONS Scarlets fell to their...
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/ 8 years agoCut the SA franchises to four says Smit
By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH Africa’s 2007 World Cup-winning captain John Smit reckons his country’s best chance of recapturing the glory days...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPricey for Matavesi
REGARDING the front page story of Newcastle allegedly failing to pay the full amount to Ospreys for Josh Matavesi, I’m surprised...
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