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/ 8 years agoEngland bring up half ton in style
By SAM JACKSON South Africa U19…22 England U18 …52 ENGLANDU18s ended their summer development tour with a fine victory over South...
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/ 8 years agoMatson has total faith in rejuvenated Lion Joseph
By NEALE HARVEY BATH head coach Tabai Matson reckons Jonathan Joseph’s best is yet to come as the gifted outsidecentre looks...
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/ 8 years agoRedpath miss lets Wales off the hook
England U18 …12 Wales U18 …14 WALES dug in to survive a late England flurry and record their second consecutive win...
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/ 8 years agoMalouf jets in to feed Tigers need for speed
AUSSIE Sevens specialist Nick Malouf has vowed to pose a wing threat to England’s Jonny May as the converted flanker bids...
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/ 8 years agoSorry Catherine, I wasn’t carping about mismatches
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, I was right. It didn’t take long before some of the...
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/ 8 years agoBeware, 27 has become a dangerous age for stars
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THINGS IF I was a betting man I would wager that Julian Savea –who currently...
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/ 8 years agoCourtney’s itching to go again for England
By NEALE HARVEY RAMPAGING Lions lock Courtney Lawes says he will not give up his England place lightly and insists he...
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/ 8 years agoPoublan v Scarrett will thrill
THE list of classy modern centres from France is a long and distinguished one, ranging through Joe Maso, Denis Charvet, Philippe...
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/ 8 years agoConfident pack will front up and get us quality ball – Ford
LEICESTER fly-half George Ford is relishing his return to Welford Road and linking up with old mates Ben Youngs and Manu...
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/ 8 years agoPumas must let players go abroad
I HAVE never understood the rationale behind Argenina’s recent insistence on picking only from home based professionals in their Jaguares Super...
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/ 8 years agoResurgent Hibbard is eyeing Test recall
RICHARD Hibbard says he has “fallen in love” with rugby all over again as he seeks to build on his Player...
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/ 8 years agoPremiership planning for 22-match A-League
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief Simon Cohen says he would welcome plans to revamp the Premiership A-League by making it a...
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/ 8 years agoWales face more woe over Walker
By PETER JACKSON WALES are concerned over the immediate future of the wing they have been trying to pick for the...
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/ 8 years agoCipriani not giving up on his England ambitions
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY CIPRIANI approaches the ripe sporting age of 30 utterly convinced the best years of his troubled rugby...
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/ 8 years agoBenefactor set to offer Red Roses contracts
By NICK VERDIER INVESTOR Simon Pennock will fly to Belfast on Tuesday to present the England Women squad with an ambitious...
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/ 8 years agoLions prop commits to Harlequins until 2021
Harlequins have today announced that England and British and Irish Lions prop Joe Marler has committed his long-term future to the...
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/ 8 years agoMeehan glad to be clear of ‘shocking’ Aussie mess
Livewire London Irish scrum-half Ben Meehan has set his heart on impressing England boss Eddie Jones after escaping the “disgraceful” events...
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/ 8 years agoJackson heads north to boost Scotland hope
TRANSFER WRAP By NICK VERDIER RUARIDHJackson will turn out for Glasgow again this season after leaving Harlequins with immediate effect. The...
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/ 8 years agoClinical first half gets England tour off to a flier
By SAM JACKSON England U18..24 France................8 On the attack: England’s Ollie Hassell-Collins A POWERFUL first-half ensured England U18s got their South...
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/ 8 years agoTime now for Boks to unleash wonderkid
GARY GOLD The wave towards the 2019 World Cup is gathering pace and while the wily old veterans will be in...
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/ 8 years agoCheetahs will be competitive but Kings facing check mate
IT’S interesting that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings have joined an expanded PRO14 competition by default rather than design in as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBloemfontein is not on my travel list
IN Nick Cain’s column on Sunday you reported that the EPCR stated that it would take a unanimous vote of the...
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/ 8 years agoEddie on World Cup fact finding mission in Miyazaki
EDDIE Jones has taken key members of his backroom team to Japan for a recce ahead of the 2019 Rugby World...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoYou don’t need Hawkeye to see crooked feeds
FIRST, I need to say thank you for the quality (and quantity) of news and articles in The Rugby Paper –...
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/ 8 years agoContest for No.10 will help keep Chiefs at the top says Steenson
By NEALE HARVEY Top dogs: Jack Yeandle, left, and Gareth Steenson lift the Premiership trophy in May PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSarries must take blame over wages
I CANNOT shed any crocodile tears for Alex Sanderson’s complaints about expected wage demands. For years Saracens, with others, have run...
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/ 8 years agoDeacon confident that Loughborough links can create more Lions for Tigers
Confident: Brett Deacon LEICESTER development coach Brett Deacon believes closer ties with Loughborough University will reinvigorate the club’s academy pipeline and...
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/ 8 years agoSummer tour turns up trumps for new cap Beard
Giant: Adam Beard ADAM Beard admits the start of his first summer tour with Wales got off to a terrible start....
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/ 8 years agoMaturing Bassett is ready to battle for his place at Wasps
WASPS wing Josh Bassett believes his growing maturity is enabling him to fulfil the top-flight potential he first showed when making...
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/ 8 years agoNew Osprey Allen spreads wings for shot at Euro glory
By ALEX BYWATER Hungry for success: Cory Allen WALES centre Cory Allen is ready to conquer Europe with the Ospreys after...
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/ 8 years agoGive Manu new chance O’Driscoll urges Jones
By NICK VERDIER Rampant: Mitch Eadie on the attack for Northampton in their pre-season match against Dragons PICTURE: Andy Taylor BRIAN...
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/ 8 years agoMeehan glad to be clear of ‘shocking’ Aussie mess
By NEALE HARVEY Influential: Nick Kennedy Paul Hodgson LIVEWIRE London Irish scrum-half Ben Meehan has set his heart on impressing England...
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/ 8 years agoFilise’s still firing at 40 with the Blues
By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues prop Tau Filise will set a world record next month as the first professional player to...
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/ 8 years agoAxed Western Australia considering legal action
FORMER Western Force skipper Nathan Sharpe says the Australian Rugby Union’s decision to axe his old club is “disgraceful” as the...
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/ 8 years agoClubs vote to close Jonny May contract loophole
PREMIERSHIP clubs have changed a rule involving player contracts due to recent transfer activities. The change comes into effect following the...
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/ 8 years agoCoach Mills climbs aboard for Ford’s new Dallas venture
Coach: Jonathan Mills FORMER Sale lock Jonathan Mills has revealed how a chance meeting with Leicester flyhalf Joe Ford this summer...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams plots route to Cardiff via Gloucester
By TOM BRADSHAW Top 10s: Sam Davies OWEN Williams believes his summer switch from Leicester to Gloucester will enhance his prospects...
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/ 8 years agoMcPhillips relishing pressure to perform
By NEALE HARVEY Celtic champions: McPhillips, right, and Lam BRISTOL’S new backs coach Conor McPhillips is ready to embrace the huge...
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/ 8 years agoHumphreys fronts up for a change in fortune
By COLIN BOAG Confident: Humphreys, top, with head coach Ackermann and Slater DAVID Humphreys believes the answer to Gloucester’s fragility in...
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/ 8 years agoTreat for Cheetahs with Friday night baptism at Ravenhill
ULSTER will host new boys the Cheetahs on the opening night of the Guinness PRO14 season. The new season will open...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets wait on Beirne decision
By ALEX BYWATER TADHG Beirne is at the centre of a tug of war between the Scarlets and Ireland. Lock Beirne,...
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/ 8 years agoMouritz Botha retires due to concussion
Mouritz Botha, former England and Newcastle Falcons second rower, has been compelled to make the unfortunate decision to retire from professional...
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/ 8 years agoCharles Piutau signs for Bristol
Bristol have made a major coup on the transfer market with the signing of All Black Charles Piutau from the start...
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/ 8 years agoChris Robshaw commits to Harlequins
Chris Robshaw will remained at Harlequins until at least 2020 after putting pen to paper on a new deal. A former...
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/ 8 years agoGloucester sign new head coach’s son
Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Ruan Ackermann, the son of incoming head coach Johan, from the Lions. The back-rower, who...
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/ 8 years agoGuinness PRO14 fixtures announced
Ulster will host the Cheeaths on the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season as the fixtures were announced today....
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/ 8 years agoSale name club captain ahead of new season
Sale Sharks have announced that centre Will Addison will captain the side during the upcoming season. The 24-year-old, who will take...
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/ 8 years agoConcussion forces Newcastle star to retire
Concussions suffered last season have forced Newcastle Falcons lock Mouritz Botha to call time on his rugby career at the age...
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/ 8 years agoEngland name side for World Cup opener
England head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday 23 for England‘s opening pool game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup....
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/ 8 years agoRuaridh Jackson returns to Glasgow
Ruaridh Jackson has left Harlequins with immediate effect to return to Glasgow Warriors. The fly-half joined Harlequins in July 2016 after...
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