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/ 8 years agoFour year drug ban
SPARTANS lock Craig Hoare has been banned from all sport for four years after testing positive for an anabolic steroid. The...
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/ 8 years agoBath should remember helpers from Brive
ANDY Nicol acclaims it as ‘without doubt the greatest achievement of my career’, Bath’s single-point European Cup final victory over Brive...
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/ 8 years agoRory’s rise just goes on and on in France
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Rory Teague is brandishing a torch abroad as the only English head coach in the Top 14,...
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/ 8 years agoCut yap with one yellow card
RESPECT for the referee is a precious quality in rugby and yet hardly a weekend passes without the officials being subjected...
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/ 8 years agoFrustrated Ford tells Tigers fans: Give Manu time to hit peak form
By MIKE SINCLAIR Needs games: Tigers centre Manu Tuilagi GEORGE Ford has called for patience with Manu Tuilagi and Matt Toomua...
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/ 8 years agoBennett stars on debut as Kings put to sword
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ……37 Kings ………………7 EDINBURGH head coach Richard Cockerill believes Mark Bennett will only get better after he...
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/ 8 years agoWhirlwind year for new Irish prop star Lovejoy
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER beating England cricketer Gary Ballance to become Zimbabwe’s UKbased sports person of the year for 2017, unheralded...
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/ 8 years agoNo X-factor, but captain Hartley’s still right man to lead out England
By NEALE HARVEY Big character: Dylan Hartley has a fine record with England PICTURES: Getty Images NICK Easter believes Dylan Hartley’s...
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/ 8 years agoUlster hit for six as new boy Larmour steals show
By BILL KIELY LEINSTER ran in six tries to earn a record win over Ulster at the RDS as Jordan Larmour’s...
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/ 8 years agoAdams eyes Test chance after revival at Warriors
By NEALE HARVEY THREE years after turning his back on regional rugby with the Scarlets through lack of opportunity, hot-shot Worcester...
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/ 8 years agoGeraghty: Cipriani among top three No.10s
DANNY Cipriani would be a “big loss to English rugby” should he grow tired of being ignored by England boss Eddie...
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/ 8 years agoHomework pays off for Ospreys’ hero Biggar
By ALEX BYWATER DAN Biggar revealed his man-of-the-match display had been a week in the planning after he created three of...
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/ 8 years agoJones factor getting Prydie back on the boil at Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS TOM Prydie’s career has been one of highs and lows, a meteoric early rise followed by a long...
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/ 8 years agoOff-field distraction helping Spencer focus on the pitch
By LUKE JARMYN SARACENS scrum-half Ben Spencer says changes in his personal life have helped him cement a place in the...
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/ 8 years agoSeven-try Scarlets hammer injury-hit Dragons
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac was full of praise for his side as they thrashed the Dragons to...
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/ 8 years agoBates banking on experience to win England a second Slam
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Champions: England do the Grand Slam in 2017 ENGLAND U20s have named their 32-man Elite Player Squad to...
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/ 8 years agoMunster in tune for the Euro battle that waits
By JOHN FALLON MUNSTER got a timely boost ahead of the resumption of the Champions Cup with a bonus point win...
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/ 8 years agoFagerson injury blow for Scotland
SCOTLAND will be without tighthead Zander Fagerson until at least the Six Nations meeting with Ireland on March 10 after the...
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/ 8 years agoRampant Warriors rack up bonus by half-time
By SAM JACKSON Zebre…………….20 Glasgow……….40 A STARRINGperformance from George Horne helped Glasgow to a twelfth PRO14 victory of the season. The...
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/ 8 years agoLouw sidelined but Underhill nears return
BATH flanker Francois Louw has been ruled out for three months. The South African openside, 32, injured his knee in the...
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/ 8 years agoForeign influx could hurt England warns Gatland
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland fears the ever-increasing riches on offer in the Premiership could prove a detriment to the international...
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/ 8 years agoYoung confirms he is staying at Wasps
WASPS confirmed TRP’s exclusive that director of rugby Dai Young has signed a new long-term deal with the club. Young, 50,...
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/ 8 years agoGive more authority back to the referees
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’VE been one of...
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/ 8 years agoBaxter working hard to retain Chiefs stars
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says he is unlikely to make many additions to his squad. Out-of-contract players are now...
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/ 8 years agoEddie’s done a fine job but selection’s become puzzling
EDDIE Jones has turned England into potential World Cup winners in Japan. However, I agree with Brendan Gallagher (31.12.17 edition) that...
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/ 8 years agoTheRUGBYPaper
‘We’re giving everyone else’s coaches experience’ By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Cornish Pirates director of rugby Ian Davies has branded the RFU’s...
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/ 8 years agoTop four? No, we’re in it to win it – Woodward
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER have set their sights high and have no interest in being the ‘best of the rest’ behind...
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/ 8 years agoHogg should be fit for Cardiff opener
STUART Hogg hopes to return from a hip injury ‘in the next couple of weeks’, with Scotland’s Six Nations campaign kicking...
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/ 8 years ago‘Clanger’ Clancy has done it again
ONCE again George Clancy has endeared himself to the Cardiff crowd with another inept performance. On his last visit he enraged...
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/ 8 years agoWales in SOS to Worcester wing Josh
Wreckage mounts for Welsh wingers By PETER JACKSON Finding form: Manu Tuilagi scored for Leicester Tigers in their defeat of London...
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/ 8 years agoCaptain Garvey looks inward for answers to Bath’s inconsistency
ROOKIE skipper Matt Garvey admits Bath’s inconsistency has hit him hard as they prepare for Friday’s crucial Champions Cup clash against...
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/ 8 years agoRed card rules Arnold out of Euro pool finale
MUNSTER centre Sam Arnold has been banned for three weeks after being sent-off for a dangerous tackle on fly-half Christian Lealiifano...
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/ 8 years agoYes, that old Euro-buzz is back
There was a period during the Noughties when the old Heineken Cup was beginning to match Test rugby in quality and...
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/ 8 years agoKennedy brings in Bok pair to fight off relegation
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA SOUTH African duo, scrum-half Piet van Zyl and back rower Arno Botha, have signed for London...
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/ 8 years agoStats don’t lie, Chiefs were certainly form team of 2017
By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Will Chudley SCRUM-HALFWill Chudley insists hard work and humility will ensure Exeter build on a superlative 2017...
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/ 8 years agoRees left in limbo until Blues announce new boss
By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA MATTHEW Rees is yet to be offered a new contract with Cardiff Blues, but he’s revealed...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDai Young signs contract extension with Wasps after being ‘humbled’ by links to Wales job
Aviva Premiership club confirms news revealed by TRP two weeks ago
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/ 8 years agoSlater’s galvanising Gloucester revival with forward grunt
Willi Heinz talks about Ed Slater's impact at Kingsholm after the swap deal involving Jonny May going to Leicester last summer
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/ 8 years ago‘I’ll do my best to stay on the level of other England locks’, says bulking Isiekwe
Nick Isiekwe on the unconventional diet which has helped him grow to over 18st
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/ 8 years agoLondon Irish urged to keep faith with coaching staff
Former rival coach comes out backing Nick Kennedy and co.
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/ 8 years agoTwo-in one-out at Worcester Warriors
Warriors energised by Ryan Mills new deal, while Peter Stringer exits Sixways
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/ 8 years agoBilly Vunipola turns up to award prizes to stars of Saracens Disability Programme
England vice-captain brings the Christmas cheer to winners of Saracens' crossbar challenge
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/ 8 years agoSaracens complete signing of Nic Stirzaker on short-term deal
Former Rebels scrum-half will cover for the injured Richard Wigglesworth
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/ 8 years agoWales advised to consider Vern Cotter as successor to Gatland
Mike Ruddock urges the WRU to consider the former Scotland boss he describes as a 'class act'
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/ 8 years agoIsiekwe powers up for place in Eddie’s
By NEALE HARVEY Chicken and milk diet: Nick Isiekwe IMPOSING Saracens lock Nick Isiekwe has revealed how a diet of chicken...
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/ 8 years agoSharks ace chomping at the bit for shot at Six Nations
By JON NEWCOMBE Flyer: Byron McGuigan NEW Scotland star Byron McGuigan has his sights set on the Six Nations after enjoying...
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/ 8 years agoSlater’s galvanising Gloucester revival with forward grunt
By NEALE HARVEY Leader: Ed Slater Skipper: Will Heinz ED SLATER’S leadership skills have helped fire Gloucester into Premiership title contention,...
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/ 8 years agoWarburton hits fresh peak with New Year OBE
Ian McLauchlan Ed Morrison James Robson BRITISH Lions captain Sam Warburton says he is “overwhelmed, privileged and very proud,” after being...
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/ 8 years agoExiles urged to keep faith with Kennedy and staff
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish must stand by rugby director Nick Kennedy and his young coaches regardless of whether they are...
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