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/ 8 years agoHandling skills can give me advantage says Seb
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues lock Seb Davies hopes his unique playing style can give him an edge over...
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/ 8 years agoDon’t write off Jamie, we can still hit 50 mark
By ROB COLE Dropped: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales JONATHAN Davies is one game short of a half-century of international starts...
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/ 8 years agoTovey turns it around as Edinburgh run riot
By GARY HEATLY False dawn: Dmitri Arhip, of Ospreys, crashes through the tackle of Rizzo Michelle to score the first try...
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/ 8 years agoModern generation can’t tackle, says guru Ellis
By JON NEWCOMBE DEFENCE expert Dave Ellis has warned rugby’s concussion problem will never go away unless tackling techniques improve. The...
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/ 8 years agoWe’re in the groove again says O’Halloran
By JOHN FALLON FULL-BACK Tiernan O’Halloran said Connacht are now beginning to find their groove under new coach Kieran Keane and...
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/ 8 years agoDevoto playing catch-up after injury set-back
AFTER exhausting his own patience and that of his physios, Exeter centre Ollie Devoto has declared himself ready to stake a...
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/ 8 years agoWhitten tops list of those who deserve more love
UNHERALDED, underestimated, underrated, overlooked, reliable, stalwart. It’s funny how some players – cracking in their own right – become typecast and...
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/ 8 years agoStalwart Steele still going strong after 300
By JON NEWCOMBE HE’s Otley’s man of Steele, in name and nature. Hooker Ben Steele is in his 14th season at...
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/ 8 years agoGreats who starred on and off the field
Cheers: Terry McCashin ONE of the great things about amateur rugby is that so many players enjoyed notable and accomplished lives...
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/ 8 years agoHughes ready to make his mark at Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales U20 captain Steffan Hughes hopes to force his way into the Scarlets side after more than...
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/ 8 years agoNine-try Wallabies send their warning to Wales
By SCOTT WILSON Australia ………63 Japan ……………30 THREE second-half tries in a spirited fight-back were not enough for Japan as they...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
How Canucks could do with Charron nowadays BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points CANADA have...
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/ 8 years agoLeicester ‘legend’ Hare returns to Welford Road
FORMER Northampton Saints Academy manager Dusty Hare has returned to Leicester Tigers in a scouting role. Hare, 64, had been at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBackwards step to block 17-year-olds
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’VE learned recently during...
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/ 8 years agoTonga first up for Jones’ would-be world beaters
By SAM JACKSON Champions: New Zealand kick off their defence against South Africa PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND’S opening Pool C game...
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/ 8 years agoIreland still offers the best ‘rugby tourist’ experience
MY choice for RWC2023 would be Ireland but I accept that when the World Rugby delegates meet to vote on November...
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/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Scotland full-back whose 2017 Lions tour was curtailed by injury (4) 3. Former England hooker who, from 2000, played...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIncreased funding would help us to house more teams
IT WAS disappointing to read Jeff Probyn’s apparent dismissal of the benefit to be had from the proposed increase in RFU...
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/ 8 years agoNICK CAIN
World Cup vote would save Boks from disaster READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK With South African rugby on the road...
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/ 8 years agoWillis boys out to be dominant double act
NEALE HARVEY gets the lowdown on Wasps flanker Jack Willis and his younger brother Tom Last month’s harrowing 38-19 defeat at...
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/ 8 years agoBolter Malouf pays tribute to O’Connor
By NEALE HARVEY A work in progress: Nick Malouf LEICESTER surprise package Nick Malouf admits he owes Tigers boss Matt O’Connor...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWho do loan deals benefit in long run?
WHEN is a rugby club not a rugby club? When it is merely an accommodation for a Premiership club. Last week...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester’s Ruan Ackermann considers playing for England
The Gloucester back row could be eligible for England in 2020 and says it's a possibility if the Springboks don't come...
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/ 8 years agoRob Howley talks O’Brien, Byrne and his future after the 2019 World Cup
The Wales and Lions coach made peace with Sean O'Brien in 20 minute phone call
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/ 8 years agoSet an example with more cash for struggling Samoa
With no mandatory obligation to cough up more money, Colin Boag writes why the RFU should offer cash-strapped Samoa a higher...
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/ 8 years agoHarlequins wing Marland Yarde completes switch to Sale Sharks
John Kingston says he is trying to create a 'positive environment' at Quins
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWorld Rugby report recommends South Africa as 2023 host in a blow to Ireland and France
Tight vote sees South Africa the preferred bidder in close race – official decision made 15 November
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlaine Scully signs new long-term deal with Cardiff Blues
The USA captain says it is 'a true honour' to be associated with the Cardiff Blues after penning new contract
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/ 8 years agoO’Callaghan to call time in summer
WORCESTER lock Donncha O’Callaghan will retire at the end of the season to spend more time with his family. O’Callaghan, 38,...
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/ 8 years agoTime to start the fine-tuning two years out from Japan
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for another intriguing autumn and picks his stars to watch Giant-killers: Scotland beat Australia in the...
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/ 8 years agoFive to follow…
Leone Nakarawa (Fiji): There is a very good case for voting this other worldly Fijian second row as World Rugby player...
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/ 8 years agoTindall: Henry has the tools to rule in midfield
EUAN REEDIE talks to Mike Tindall about the conundrums Eddie Jones must answer Midfield must: Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images Mike...
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/ 8 years agoSavea set for battle against All Blacks
JULIANSavea will play for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. The winger was left out of New Zealand’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEngland set for live scrum test with Wales
By GEORGE LAWRENCE EDDIE Jones will prepare his squad for the rigours of the autumn schedule with live scrummaging sessions against...
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/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Aussie-born Scotland lock with Edinburgh, Leinster and Sale from 1999 5 3. Saracens and England second row - a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGiveWebb a reprieve demands Rowlands
By PETER JACKSON On the up: Christian Wade celebrates his try for Wasps in their defeat of Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoTry-double from Fife completes Edinburgh salvage job
Benetton 13 Edinburgh 24 By TONY EVANS DOUGIE Fife ran in two tries to help haul Edinburgh back from a 13-7...
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/ 8 years agoSolomona earns autumn recall as Harlequins flyer Yarde misses out
By SAM JACKSON In: Solomona Out: Yarde SALE Sharks wing Denny Solomona has been recalled by Eddie Jones just two months...
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/ 8 years agoSensational Larmour try lights up Kingspan
Ulster 10pts Tries: Reidy 27 Conversions: Leali’ifano 28 Penalties: Leali’ifano 7 Leinster 25pts Tries: Larmour 16, L McGrath 59, 79 Conversions:...
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/ 8 years agoPeacemaker Howleyeyes
job in England By ROB COLE Backs brains’ trust: Rob Howley, left, with Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoParkes and celebration for Wales’ new recruit
Scarlets 30pts Tries: Parkes 6, Elias 33, J Evans 60, S Evans 69 Conversions: Halfpenny 34, Patchell 70 Penalties: Halfpenny 1,...
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/ 8 years agoMiddleton calls up seven new caps for Canada
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND head coach Simon Middleton has named 18 Women’s World Cup runners-up in his 28- strong...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys bring home bonus but Giles leaves in a brace
Ospreys 28pts Tries: Biggar 23, Parry 32, Leonard 63, Fia 70 Conversions: Biggar 70 Penalties: Biggar 37, 42 Dragons 14pts Tries:...
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/ 8 years agoFriday on board to lead Old Elthamians Academy
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON MIKE Friday has joined Old Elthamians as the club’s new academy director. Friday will also continue...
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/ 8 years agoZeilinga’s late strike sinks battling Zebre
Zebre 23 Cheetahs 24 By SAM JACKSON CHEETAHS fly-half Fred Zeilinga broke Zebre hearts with a last-minute penalty to secure a...
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/ 8 years agoBrighton College avenge last year’s final defeat
ST JOSEPH’S FESTIVAL By JOE BYRNES LAST weekend saw the 31st edition of the St. Joseph’s Festival in Ipswich, where 16...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHartley was unlucky to be cited this time
I WON’T pretend to be a fan of Dylan Hartley, but I can’t help but feel he’s been very hard done...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors maintain their winning run
Glasgow 43 Kings 13 By GARY HEATLY GLASGOW made it seven league wins from seven with a comfortable victory over the...
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/ 8 years agoAki gets green light as Zebo bombs out
By SAM JACKSON Qualified: Connacht centre Bundee Aki NEW Zealand-born centre Bundee Aki has won his first Ireland call-up for the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWhitehouse had a difficult game and needs assistance
WITH reference to Brendan Gallagher’s report last weekend of Clermont v Northampton, it sounds a little like sour grapes to me,...
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