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/ 8 years agoCheetahs’ coach in at Worcester
PREMIERSHIP strugglers Worcester have appointed South African Rory Duncan to replace Carl Hogg as head coach when he leaves at the...
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/ 8 years agoSanbach are too busy for the Bees
Regional Premier League round-up SANDBACH ended Birmingham & Solihull Bees’ perfect record as they subjected the Midlands Premier leaders to a...
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/ 8 years agoStill up for grabs who will win this Six Nations title
JEFF PROBYN Rare French flair: Teddy Thomas sparkled for France PICTURE: Getty Images After watching the first two weeks of the...
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/ 8 years agoRing-fencing is no cure-all says Bath director Hooper
By NEALE HARVEY RING-FENCING the Premiership would not provide a silver bullet for slashing the number of overseas journeymen and improving...
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/ 8 years agoLessons to be learnt as Amor’s England crash again
WORLD 7s SERIES ENGLAND finished joint seventh at the World Sevens Series in Hamilton last Sunday. After finishing second in their...
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/ 8 years agoPisi: We were going through motions at Saints
WINGER Ken Pisi admits Northampton’s players had been “going through the motions” before Jim Mallinder’s pre-Christmas dismissal. An instant revival under...
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/ 8 years agoI’m better now after injury time out insists Taylor
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY WASPS hooker Tommy Taylor is ready to re-launch his bid for further England honours after recovering...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoDavies to sign dual contract in place of Webb
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA GARETH Davies is set to further enhance his position as Wales’ first-choice scrum-half by signing a...
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/ 8 years agoMunster recover poise to swamp Zebre
Munster 33 Zebre 5 By DARAGH SMALL MUNSTER kept up the pressure on runaway leaders Glasgow at the top of Conference...
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/ 8 years agoWe won’t take a step back now say Ospreys
By JOHN FALLON OSPREYS displayed the new expansive template they will need to get back to winning ways according to interim...
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/ 8 years agoBlues taken to the limit by dynamic Cheetahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues kept their Champions Cup qualification hopes alive with a narrow victory over the Cheetahs at the...
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/ 8 years agoWhat a great start to the Six Nations
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FROMthe feast of tries...
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/ 8 years agoSecond half is pointless as Dragons defend heroically
By ROGER PANTING WONDERFUL defence from Dragons in a scoreless second half prevented a third consecutive league defeat at Rodney Parade....
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/ 8 years agoNeutral doctors will retain HIA integrity
WE ARE all fully supportive of the HIA protocol, but abuse raises significant issues. Nigel Owens, clearly aware from the several...
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/ 8 years agoKings crowned by seven-try Ulster
By RONAN O’BRIEN Ulster 59 Kings 10 CRAIG Gilroy’s hat-trick got Jono Gibbes off to a glorious start as Ulster head...
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/ 8 years agoSort out the crooked feeds and backchat
WHY is it beyond the capabilities of most scrum-halves to roll a ball straight for a metre and why are more...
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/ 8 years agoBennett lifts Scots after bench press
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh 29 Leinster 24 MARK Bennett scored a late winner to clinch a thriller at Myreside which puts...
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/ 8 years agoRFU should build 24-club pro league
LOSSES of £21.1m, dependency on benefactors, excessively high wages for players, at most only 13 clubs capable of continuing in business...
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/ 8 years agoWe can keep our title insist Scarlets
Preview Benetton v Scarlets Today, Kick-off 1pm JONATHAN Evans hasn’t had much game time with the Scarlets this season, but he...
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/ 8 years agoAttwood tries the French correction
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND and Bath lock Dave Attwood has spoken candidly about the reasons behind his shock move to Toulon...
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/ 8 years agoGatland raps TMO as ‘no try’ row rages
By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland hit out at the Twickenham TMO last night after his Welsh team were denied a crucial...
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/ 8 years agoHurrell’s looking to be more like Ma’a Nonu
BUSTLINGcentre Will Hurrell believes his loan spell at Bath can aid his bid to emulate the “world-class skills” of his hero...
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/ 8 years agoGregor Townsend names Greig Laidlaw among six changes to Scotland team
Scotland head coach makes three changes to the backs and three to the forwards for clash with France
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/ 8 years agoEddie Jones names England team to play Wales and plays mind games with Rhys Patchell
The England head coach warns Patchell to expect a more robust defence when he sees England players running to tackle him
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/ 8 years agoDallaglio: Move might help James Haskell find his best form
Lawrence Dallaglio talks of his former Wasps team-mate's next move when his contract at the Ricoh expires at the end of...
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/ 8 years agoFormer All Blacks great Conrad Smith drops hint on when he will retire
Now 36, the Pau centre has spoken about his future ahead of the Brisbane Tens tournamant
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/ 8 years agoTop international rugby referee has say on football’s VAR teething problems
The Northern Hemisphere's first professional referee, Ed Morrison, talks about the evolution of the TMO in rugby
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/ 8 years agoSale Sharks flanker Dave Seymour retires from rugby
Former Sale captain calls time on career to focus on business interests
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/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland names unchanged team to face England at Twickenham
Gatland confirms Liam Williams will be allowed to play for Saracens this weekend as he recovers from injury
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/ 8 years agoBen Youngs suffers suspected ligament damage
Leicester Tigers scrum-half to have a scan on Monday
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/ 8 years agoEddie hasn’t forgotten me insists Harrison
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON back rower Teimana Harrison has explained how regular pep talks from England boss Eddie Jones are firing...
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/ 8 years agoVersatile Josh out to prove himself again
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH Beaumont says he has returned from his latest injury setback stronger than ever as he looks to...
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/ 8 years agoJamie may stay say Quins as their injury woe starts to ease
By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS supremo John Kingston has refused to rule out the possibility of Wales centre Jamie Roberts remaining at...
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/ 8 years agoPacific is washing in waves of talent
WHILE many T1 nations continue to plunder the South Pacific, it might be timely to highlight France’s increasingly fruitful rugby relationship...
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/ 8 years agoArgentina claim most southerly venue
Outpost: Ushuaia stadium DUNEDIN, the last port of call for many Antarctic explorers back in the day before they headed south,...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Trailfinders are on long trek towards Premiership BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points COULD Ealing...
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/ 8 years agoProject players may be thing of the past for new-look French
IT’S going to be a rocky, controversial, ride for France one suspects with Bernard Laporte heading up the Federation, but at...
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/ 8 years agoHere’s how to boost Anglo-Welsh Cup
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk AM I alone in...
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/ 8 years agoDeano will finish job says Falcons boss
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE chairman Semore Kurdi is confident Dean Richards will finish the job at the resurgent Geordie club. Kurdi,...
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/ 8 years agoLower league talent will be missed until the RFU take action
NICK CAIN reports (TRP 28/1) that ‘Premiership ring-fencers are mobilising again for another big push aimed at ending promotion and relegation’....
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/ 8 years agoRing-fence ‘would threaten Carnegie’s future’
ENDING promotion and relegation would place a “huge question mark” over Yorkshire Carnegie’s future, according to chief executive Gary Hetherington. After...
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/ 8 years agoKennedy speaks out of self-interest
WOULD Nick Kennedy of London Irish have been keen on ring-fencing the Premiership last year? His opinions, given London Irish’s current...
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/ 8 years agoLos Teros edge out Canucks for place in Japan
WORLD CUP PLAY-OFF By JON NEWCOMBE Uruguay …32 Canada …31 URUGUAY qualified for RWC 2019 by beating Canada 32-31 in the...
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/ 8 years agoBig Ben still hunting for an England return
By NEALE HARVEY Challenge: Ben Morgan is fit again PICTURES: Getty Images Star of season: Ruan Ackermann FIT-AGAIN No.8 Ben Morgan...
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/ 8 years agoHurricane Boyd is heading for Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints have appointed Hurricanes head coach Chris Boyd as their new director of rugby on a three-year contract, starting in...
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/ 8 years agoTest cap Maunder prepared to be patient at Chiefs
EXETER scrum-half Jack Maunder believes a season in the shadows will stand him in good stead as he plots a pathway...
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/ 8 years agoWyn Jones fires stern warning to England
By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones warned England there’s still more to come from Wales after Warren Gatland’s side put on...
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/ 8 years agoEdwards knows how to win at Twickers
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Shaun Edwards has been in the habit of cleaning up at Twickenham ever...
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