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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBasic catch and pass wins it for ABs
THAT try from Beauden Barrett yesterday morning to help New Zealand snatch victory over Australia was outstanding and just shows how...
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/ 8 years agoOld boy Oakley relishing the opening shot from Bristol
HARTPURY captain Rhys Oakley reckons the club have the right foundations to ensure a successful first year in the Championship. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoKings will be the whipping boys in the new PRO 14
EVERY PRO14 coach will be taking a look at the South Africas Kings and revelling at the chance of increasing their...
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/ 8 years agoOverseas stint may help as Eddie’s successor is sought
By NEALE HARVEY RFU director of professional rugby Nigel Melville has revealed that the search to find a successor to England...
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/ 8 years agoMarler shows the value of ‘old-fashioned’ drinking
JEFF PROBYN Having just read Joe Marler’s take on the British and Irish Lions and what it taught him about rugby,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoI can’t wait for the Premiership season
THE Premiership is back next week and I can’t wait. Last season was brilliant and the play-offs were full of drama...
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/ 8 years agoBaa-baas calls up top Kiwi to help beat the All Blacks
THE Barbarians have hired a champion New Zealander with the best inside track on the All Blacks for their crack at...
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/ 8 years agoCockerill: Quit your comfort zone or move on
By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA RICHARD Cockerill has challenged his Edinburgh players to step out of their comfort zone or risk...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoHold Manu back until 2018 says top Tiger
By NEALE HARVEY Plea: Telusa Veainu ENGLAND supremo Eddie Jones should resist selecting Manu Tuilagi until the 2018 Six Nations and...
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/ 8 years agoLeinster can edge out Scarlets
Alex Bywater discovers a Wales legend is looking across to Dublin for this season’s champions Martyn Williams believes the signing of...
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/ 8 years agoRed Roses shaded in World Cup final thriller
By SAM JACKSON Jubilation: New Zealand leap for joy after beating England in the World Cup final PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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/ 8 years agoI’m still improving, Kruis warns rivals
By NEALE HARVEY GEORGE Kruis admits being dropped by the Lions was hard to take but insists lessons from the three-Test...
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/ 9 years agoChampions Cup draw announced
Saracens will begin their defence of the European Champions Cup at Northampton Saints on 15 October 15. Sarries, who beat Clermont...
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/ 9 years agoEngland beat France to reach Women’s World Cup final
England overcame France 20-3 in Belfast yesterday to set up a Women’s Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand on Saturday....
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/ 9 years agoJoe Launchbury to continue as Wasps captain
England lock Joe Launchbury will continue as Wasps‘ captain for the 2017/18 season, having led the side to the Premiership Final...
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/ 9 years agoAnthony Perenise re-joins Bath
Anthony Perenise will turn out for Bath this season after agreeing to re-join the club three years after leaving for Bristol....
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/ 9 years agoAmerican international signs for London Scottish
London Scottish have added international quality to their front-row after completing the signing of American tighthead Dino Waldren. Waldren has earned...
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/ 9 years agoChristian Lealiifano signs for Ulster
Australian international fly-half Christian Lealiifano has agreed to join Ulster on a five-month deal. Lealiifano’s contract will run until 22nd January...
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/ 9 years agoGrace: Plymouth can make mark in six-way title race
By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Plymouth back rower Eoghan Grace reckons his side are ready to give big-spending Coventry a run for...
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/ 9 years agoTest stars are back in best shape ever warns Pivac
By ALEX BYWATER Winners: Scarlets celebrate their PRO12 success DEFENDING champions Scarlets have sent out an ominous warning ahead of the...
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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoEuropean Cup is a mess for the fans
I CAN’T be the only rugby supporter who continues to be frustrated by the ‘much improved’ organisation of the major European...
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/ 9 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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/ 9 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoAckermann era could spell end for Humphreys
IT’S clear the Cherry and Whites are going through an overdue reconstruction: new coach, new players, new DNA. Johan Ackermann is...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoHook backs Owen to star in Welsh two playmaker system
By ALEX BYWATER JAMES Hook has urged Wales to adopt a twin playmaker system to take them to the next level....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoGive full penalties for crooked feeds
THE rule regarding crooked scrum feeds is very clear: the scrumhalves’ shoulders should be parallel to the scrum, he should stand...
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/ 9 years agoKings and Cheetahs ‘to turn up the heat in PRO14’
SAREL Pretorius says his former side Toyota Cheetahs will be ready to give their opposition a warm reception in the first...
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/ 9 years agoSlade happy in midfield but No.10 still his aim
By NICK VERDIER HENRY Slade still sees himself as a fly-half but the Exeter star is prepared to keep playing in...
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/ 9 years agoPortuguese pathfinder Vieira quits Italy for Rotherham
IT’S A brave decision to swap the sunshine of the Portuguese coast for industrial South Yorkshire, but that’s the choice of...
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/ 9 years agoBlues to get defence tips from Shaun
WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards has joined Cardiff Blues on a consultancy basis. The 50-year-old has already begun working with the...
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/ 9 years agoMorahan happy Bristol match his ambitions
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Wallabies star Luke Morahan reckons Bristol’s signing of former All Black Charles Piutau has reinforced his decision...
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/ 9 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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/ 9 years agoBedford toughening up for promotion bid
BEDFORD player-coach Alex Rae reckons adding grit to his side’s traditional running game will ensure Championship favourites Bristol do not have...
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/ 9 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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/ 9 years agoAlcohol abuse no laughing matter for players in Pacific
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS I’ll admit, it hasn’t been a great month off the field for my fellow...
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/ 9 years agoSuper Sene is as inspiration for Ireland and the Islanders
WITHthe Women’s RWC in full flow, one person who has left her mark is Kiwi-born Samoan, now Irish player, Sene Nauopu....
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/ 9 years agoDTH ready to turn up the heat for Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE signing DTH van der Merwe plans to blaze a trail in the Premiership before putting out fires...
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