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/ 8 years agoWales knew the score on availability
WALES have fallen foul of Premier Rugby’s unbending rule against releasing Englishbased players for out-of-window Test matches often enough to have...
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/ 8 years agoSimmonds eager for big title showdown
By MIKE SINCLAIR JOE Simmonds is hoping for a double first when Exeter clash with Saracens in next Saturday’s Premiership final....
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/ 8 years agoScrap this apprentice policy for game time
MARCUS Smith is still 19, and the Harlequins flyhalf is eligible for the England U20 side that will compete in the...
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/ 8 years agoBorn again Broncos keep on bucking
WHENit comes to redemption, the Deri Broncos are in a class of their own, no mean achievement considering Stuart Lancaster’s recovery...
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/ 8 years agoAmericans stay schtum on Wales ticket sales
By PETER JACKSON THE American promoters of Wales’ Washington premiere are refusing to say how many tickets have been sold for...
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/ 8 years agoRomania cover up
THE decision by a World Rugby independent committee to parachute Russia into the 2019 World Cup at the expense of Spain,...
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/ 8 years agoAckermann to bring in Bok power
GLOUCESTER will this week confirm that Springbok tighthead Ruan Dreyer will be the latest player to arrive at Kingsholm front South...
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/ 8 years agoEuropean kings keep course for the double
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER remain on course to become the first PRO14 side to do the domestic and European Cup double...
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/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
Three horse race for Harlequins job BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler HARLEQUINS have spent this weekend making a...
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/ 8 years agoElectric start sends Scarlets into final
By ROGER PANTING Powerplay: Ken Owens scores Scarlets fourth tryfrom a driving lineout PICTURE: Getty Images THE great entertainers of British...
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/ 8 years agoEastmond calls time on Union days
KYLE Eastmond is set to return to Super League when his contract with Wasps runs out next month. The cross-code international,...
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/ 8 years agoTour ban may help Wales in long run
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS THE last thing you want as a rugby player is for your career to be...
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/ 8 years agoCinderford lead the charge with just one loss to blemish record
PROMOTED Cinderford set the pace but, just like in the league, Chinnor push them all the way Harry Hone CHAMPIONS Cinderford...
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/ 8 years agoPatchell proves why he must be starter at 10
SWASBUCKLING, sizzling, sensational! Now it’s time for the Scarlets to make it back-to-back titles and cement their status in Welsh rugby...
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/ 8 years agoWasps sign 7s flier but Leicester lose theirs to Australia
By JAKE JONES WASPS duo Danny Cipriani and James Haskell have signed for Gloucester and Northampton respectively with the pair opting...
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/ 8 years agoDirksen knows he must silence Stockdale
HANNO Dirksen is confident he can get one over on Ireland try machine Jacob Stockdale and fire the Ospreys into the...
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/ 8 years agoExeter’s comeback kid on fast climb to the top
By NEALE HARVEY Lineout king: Exeter second row Jonny Hill. Insets, Maro Itoje, Joe Launchbury and Nick Isiekwe PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoO’Connor: Ford still the best No.10 in England
By NEALE HARVEY Underfire: George Ford was dropped by Eddie Jones for the Ireland game PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER head coach...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets get their shot at Leinster redemption in Dublin
By PETER JACKSON THE Scarlets will descend on Dublin next Saturday in pursuit of the ultimate challenge – dethroning the champions...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoOdds are England will look abroad
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MICK Lockwood (TRP May...
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/ 8 years agoKirkby Lonsdale set to star in new blockbuster
By NEALE HARVEY HOLLYWOOD came to Kirkby Lonsdale RUFC this week with filming starting in the small Lake District town for...
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/ 8 years agoPlaymaker Lozowski set to put versatility to the Test
VERSATILE Saracens playmaker Alex Lozowski says he is “100 per cent ready” to step into England’s No.13 jersey in South Africa...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoGreat to see Cips back for England… but why go to Glos?
WONDERFUL news that the most talented fly-half in England has at last been recognised by the national coach. Welcome back Danny...
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/ 8 years agoNew Laws would give a different complexion
SPORT – especially athletics and cycling – is getting to grips with the ‘astrix’ when compiling rolls of honour and I’m...
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/ 8 years agoRobson on track to go one better than Dad
By NEALE HARVEY Support: Ben Spencer Back to his best: Wasps No.9 Dan Robson PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Robson intends to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIf there’s any doubt refer it to the TMO
REFEREES should adopt a new policy – if in doubt, check it out. I refer to the use/or non use of...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
More rough treatment for rugby’s underclass BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT WAS all smiles...
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/ 8 years agoCips urged to build his legacy at Gloucester
By TOM BRADSHAW Challenge: Phil Vickery GLOUCESTER-BOUND Danny Cipriani has been challenged to create a legacy at Kingsholm by his former...
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/ 8 years agoDefeat doesn’t dampen Polledri’s dream season
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER back row Jake Polledri says even the pain of last week’s Challenge Cup final defeat to Cardiff...
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/ 8 years agoNorthern clubs break away from RFU league structure
By JON NEWCOMBE TWENTY-FOUR clubs in Lancashire have voted to break away from the RFU League structure to form their own...
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/ 8 years agoGibson left frustrated by Shields’ selection
By NEALE HARVEY Picked: Brad Shields NORTHAMPTON back row Jamie Gibson has vowed never to relinquish his England dream despite being...
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/ 8 years agoHurricane Thomson targeting Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER Boost: Blade Thomson BLADE Thomson has handed Scotland coach Gregor Townsend a big boost with the news the...
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/ 8 years agoExclusively second hand…
WE’VE become used to various news outlets making off with The Rugby Paper’s stories like jackdaws in the night, with no...
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/ 8 years agoWales kids in last chance saloon
By ALEX BYWATER ROBIN McBryde has warned Wales’ young guns to impress this summer or face missing out on the World...
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/ 8 years agoLucock should be next to step up says Davies
By JON NEWCOMBE BATH signing Alex Davies has backed former Yorkshire Carnegie team-mate Pete Lucock to follow him and make the...
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/ 8 years agoApprentice Hansen can be master of Wales
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four New Zealanders have been touted for the imminent vacancy of running Wales,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDeclan Kidney can ‘revive’ London Irish spirit, says Donncha O’Callaghan
Having been coached by Kidney as an 18-year-old into his pro years, the retired lock says things are sure to pick...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCheetahs full-back Clayton Blommetjies eyes Wales route after Boks snub
The Scarlets-bound full-back claims he was unfairly treated by former Springboks coach Allister Coetzee
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Ulster welcome Ospreys to the Kingspan for final Champions Cup spot
Record breaking Stockdale starts on left wing in crucial match for place in next season's Champions Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Exeter play Newcastle for a place in this year’s Premiership final
Following being named Discovery of the Year, Sam Simmonds starts at eight ahead of this crunch match
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Saracens come up against Wasps in first Premiership semi final
Jackson Wray to join Saracens' 200 club in Premiership semi final
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/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Pro14 semi final all Ireland clash between Leinster and Munster
Nacewa captains Leinster in final game at the RDS
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/ 8 years agoNick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens
Australian Malouf to return to Sevens circuit
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTony Swift bamboozled by Matt Banahan’s departure from Bath
Legendary Bath winger Swift admits the club's action in allowing Banahan to leave has left him feeling 'confused'
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland up the heat in Pennyhill sweat-shop ready for Japan
Things will get tropical for Eddie Jones' selection of players he plans on taking to the 2019 Rugby World Cup
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoArno Botha joins Munster for 2018/19
South African back rower makes the move to Thomand Park ahead of the new season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Pro14 semi final Johnny McNicholl comes in for injured Halfpenny
Kiwi Johnny McNicholl starts at full back following Halfpenny injury, Finn Russell starts at 10 in final game at Scotstoun ahead...
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/ 8 years agoTom Hudson signs new deal at Kingsholm
Young Cherry and White full-back secures a new deal
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/ 8 years agoWales trio withdrawn from summer tour to Americas
Wales' English based trio released from squad for tour to USA
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNewcastle clinch three top Premiership awards
Falcons sweep the board at end of season Premiership awards
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