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/ 8 years agoNew Zealand flanker Mika dies aged 45
FORMER New Zealand international Dylan Mika has died suddenly at the age of 45. Flanker Mika played seven Tests for the...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh warm up nicely for European showdown
Connacht 22 Edinburgh 29 EDINBURGH lock Grant Gilchrist says the Scots can improve even further after they secured victory over a...
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/ 8 years agoEddie paid for obsession with fitness says Cueto
By GARY FITZGERALD Critical: Mark Cueto MARK Cueto insists England’s Six Nations “disaster” is down to the head coach’s obsession to...
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/ 8 years agoDragons still winless in the league since September
By STEFFAN THOMAS BERNARD Jackman was critical of his side’s lack of concentration as their horrific domestic record worsened with defeat...
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/ 8 years agoItoje isn’t tired, he just needs new tricks
By NEALE HARVEY Positive: Alex Sanderson SARACENS coach Alex Sanderson has challenged Maro Itoje to get to grips with revised breakdown...
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/ 8 years agoTipuric leads the charge in Ospreys play-off push
By ROB COLE THERE is still some work to do for Leinster to reach the PRO14 play-offs after the Ospreys outmuscled...
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/ 8 years agoSix Nations will have no bearing on World Cup insists Kidney
FORMER Ireland head coach Declan Kidney believes Eddie Jones’ England will come roaring back from their Six Nations disaster after dismissing...
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/ 8 years agoFifth win on the spin keeps Blues in contention
By ROGER PANTING A SUPERB performance from Jarrod Evans spearheaded Blues to a fifth successive league win and virtually guaranteed the...
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/ 8 years agoEngland U20s face Boks in World Cup warm-up
By SAM JACKSON ENGLANDU20s are to play their South Africa counterparts at Sixways Stadium on Friday May 11 ahead of the...
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/ 8 years agoClinical Irish make Pivac’s lads pay for profligacy
By DECLAN ROONEY THERE was no win on the road for Scarlets as Robin Copeland and Alex Wootton helped Munster to...
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/ 8 years agoGood Friday Cup final
A NEWdate and time has been confirmed for the Anglo-Welsh Cup final after Sunday’s fixture at Kingsholm was postponed due to...
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/ 8 years agoReturning hero DTH stars as Glasgow run riot
By GARY HEATLY Glasgow 68 Zebre 7 WARRIORS head coach Dave Rennie admits a few players have given him food for...
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/ 8 years agoArmand eager to build on his Ireland cameo in South Africa
Abrasive: Exeter back rower Don Armand EXETER back row Don Armand says being restricted to just 13 minutes of Six Nations...
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/ 8 years agoEngland go on the road to find new supporters
By NICK CAIN THE RFU are set to take their England team on the road to make it more appealing to...
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/ 8 years agoWalshe eyes route back to top after Gloucester axe
By NEALE HARVEY NICK Walshe says steering Coventry back into the Championship has exceeded his landmark achievement of winning successive Junior...
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/ 8 years agoMallinder focused on wearing No.15 jersey
Choice: Harry Mallinder HARRY Mallinder is ready to launch a bid to oust Mike Brown and Anthony Watson from England’s starting...
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/ 8 years agoEddie must adopt Japan style
I AGREE with Jeff Probyn’s points regarding the coaching and selection of the England team over the past 12 months, especially...
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/ 8 years agoI’m ready to be No1 now says Anscombe
GARETH Anscombe has told Wales fans he is close to finding his best form as he targets becoming Warren Gatland’s number...
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/ 8 years agoAttwood at home with ‘mutants’ in France
By NEALE HARVEY Galacticos: Bryan Habana Mamuka Gorgodze REVITALISED England lock Dave Attwood is ready to ramp-up his bid for a...
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/ 8 years agoIreland got rub of the green
WOULD Ireland have won the Grand Slam if four things had been different on Saturday. 1. The TMO had checked properly...
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/ 8 years agoHunt feeling itchy
FORMER England Sevens star Simon Hunt has arguably pulled off his boldest move yet – appearing in a reality TV show...
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/ 8 years agoDrop the tired Lions
AH, pity poor England who have to pick their Lions even though they are tired out and shadows of their former...
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/ 8 years agoHougaard signs lengthy deal to stay at Worcester Warriors
South Africa international will be 33 by the time his new deal at Sixways expires
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/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints discipline George North for missing training session
Wales wing was dropped from Northampton's match against Sale earlier this month
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/ 8 years agoConnacht sign Brumbies centre Kyle Godwin
One-cap Wallaby makes the move to the PRO14 for next season
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/ 8 years agoRory Best and Rob Kearney extend IRFU contracts
Grand Slam winners sign new deals with Ulster and Leinster
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/ 8 years agoExeter Chiefs scrum-half Will Chudley to join Bath next season
Premiership winner becomes Todd Blackadder's latest recruit
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/ 8 years agoVictory today could spark Spanish rugby revolution
RUGBY MATTERS A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Joining the festivities: King Felipe VI ARGUABLY...
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/ 8 years agoIgnore the fake news… Scots centre Jones was a star for Millfield
Talent: Huw Jones in Millfield 1sts 2011-12 THERE’S a bit of an urban myth going around that needs to be put...
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/ 8 years agoBayliss making big strides in Sam’s absence
By JON NEWCOMBE Coming force at seven: Josh Bayliss PICTURE: Getty Images UNRIVALLED as a genuine openside with England, Sam Underhill...
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/ 8 years agoMermoz harbours hopes of Test recall
MAXIME MERMOZ is hoping to play a big part in Newcastle’s exciting end to the season as he slowly comes to...
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/ 8 years agoAtkinson wants more than just Champions Cup rugby
By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT Gloucester centre Mark Atkinson reckons his side can jettison the ‘bottlers’ tag by roaring into the Premiership...
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/ 8 years agoFiji flick the switch to silence giant killers
Vancouver Sevens By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Fiji win again in Vancouver PICTURE: Getty Images FIJI scored 19 unanswered points in...
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/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM DICKINSON, EALING AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON & ROTHERHAM NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alex...
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/ 8 years agoRomania boss Howells blasts RWC qualification imbalance
By JON NEWCOMBE LYNN HOWELLS has called for European qualification for the Rugby World Cup to be run over one year...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets add Springbok No.8 Cassiem to their hit-list
THE Scarlets have targeted the signing of Springboks No.8 Uzair Cassiem from the Cheetahs. Cassiem, 28, has won eight South Africa...
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/ 8 years agoStodgy England need change fast
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’M very concerned about...
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/ 8 years agoSlammed! But Eddie sees team improving
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones tried his best to shrug off the mounting pressure on his shoulders after England slumped to...
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/ 8 years agoIllegal tactics have shaped game since Otago’s innovators
MATT Everard recently highlighted in TRP the dubious art of clearing out defenders who do not have the ball. This tactic...
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/ 8 years agoGatland: We’ll be ready for World Cup
WALES coach Warren Gatland believes his men will be firing on all cylinders at the Rugby World Cup despite failing to...
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/ 8 years agoEdinburgh continue their charge for playoffs
By LEE JONES RICHARD Cockerill called on his Edinburgh side to kick on into the PRO14 quarter-finals after their 15th win...
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/ 8 years agoEddie needs to up his pack speed
EVERYTHING is about pace nowadays in rugby and England’s first eight pack is a little slow. When I saw the back...
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/ 8 years agoJenkins shows off his schoolboy skills
By ROGER PANTING He’s over: Olly Robinson scores a first-half try for Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Huw Evans WALES squad flanker Ellis...
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/ 8 years agoZimbabwe feeding the world with top talent
THE sight of Don Armand trotting on yesterday to become the latest Zimbabwean to play Six Nations rugby will have aroused...
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/ 8 years agoTon up for veteran Toulon wing Clerc
Prolific: Vincent Clerc A HAT-TIP please for Vincent Clerc, one of the very best French players of the professional era who...
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/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn Jones commits to Wales and Ospreys with new deal
Ospreys second row commits to region with Japan World Cup on the horizon
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/ 8 years agoBristol second row Joe Batley diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and set to undergo course of chemotherapy
Terrible news for the 21-year-old who has made 11 appearances in the Championship this season
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/ 8 years agoMilton Kachecha scoops HITZ Best Rugby Performer award
Old Northamptonians youngster has enjoyed a standout year on the rugby pitch as well as in education
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