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/ 9 years agoLions prop commits to Harlequins until 2021
Harlequins have today announced that England and British and Irish Lions prop Joe Marler has committed his long-term future to the...
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/ 9 years agoMeehan glad to be clear of ‘shocking’ Aussie mess
Livewire London Irish scrum-half Ben Meehan has set his heart on impressing England boss Eddie Jones after escaping the “disgraceful” events...
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/ 9 years agoMaturing Bassett is ready to battle for his place at Wasps
WASPS wing Josh Bassett believes his growing maturity is enabling him to fulfil the top-flight potential he first showed when making...
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/ 9 years agoNew Osprey Allen spreads wings for shot at Euro glory
By ALEX BYWATER Hungry for success: Cory Allen WALES centre Cory Allen is ready to conquer Europe with the Ospreys after...
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/ 9 years agoMeehan glad to be clear of ‘shocking’ Aussie mess
By NEALE HARVEY Influential: Nick Kennedy Paul Hodgson LIVEWIRE London Irish scrum-half Ben Meehan has set his heart on impressing England...
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/ 9 years agoAxed Western Australia considering legal action
FORMER Western Force skipper Nathan Sharpe says the Australian Rugby Union’s decision to axe his old club is “disgraceful” as the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoBloemfontein is not on my travel list
IN Nick Cain’s column on Sunday you reported that the EPCR stated that it would take a unanimous vote of the...
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/ 9 years agoCoach Mills climbs aboard for Ford’s new Dallas venture
Coach: Jonathan Mills FORMER Sale lock Jonathan Mills has revealed how a chance meeting with Leicester flyhalf Joe Ford this summer...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoYou don’t need Hawkeye to see crooked feeds
FIRST, I need to say thank you for the quality (and quantity) of news and articles in The Rugby Paper –...
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/ 9 years agoMcPhillips relishing pressure to perform
By NEALE HARVEY Celtic champions: McPhillips, right, and Lam BRISTOL’S new backs coach Conor McPhillips is ready to embrace the huge...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoSarries must take blame over wages
I CANNOT shed any crocodile tears for Alex Sanderson’s complaints about expected wage demands. For years Saracens, with others, have run...
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/ 9 years agoTreat for Cheetahs with Friday night baptism at Ravenhill
ULSTER will host new boys the Cheetahs on the opening night of the Guinness PRO14 season. The new season will open...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoGive Manu new chance O’Driscoll urges Jones
By NICK VERDIER Rampant: Mitch Eadie on the attack for Northampton in their pre-season match against Dragons PICTURE: Andy Taylor BRIAN...
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/ 9 years agoScarlets wait on Beirne decision
By ALEX BYWATER TADHG Beirne is at the centre of a tug of war between the Scarlets and Ireland. Lock Beirne,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoFilise’s still firing at 40 with the Blues
By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF Blues prop Tau Filise will set a world record next month as the first professional player to...
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/ 9 years agoJackson heads north to boost Scotland hope
TRANSFER WRAP By NICK VERDIER RUARIDHJackson will turn out for Glasgow again this season after leaving Harlequins with immediate effect. The...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoClubs vote to close Jonny May contract loophole
PREMIERSHIP clubs have changed a rule involving player contracts due to recent transfer activities. The change comes into effect following the...
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/ 9 years agoClinical first half gets England tour off to a flier
By SAM JACKSON England U18..24 France................8 On the attack: England’s Ollie Hassell-Collins A POWERFUL first-half ensured England U18s got their South...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoWilliams plots route to Cardiff via Gloucester
By TOM BRADSHAW Top 10s: Sam Davies OWEN Williams believes his summer switch from Leicester to Gloucester will enhance his prospects...
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/ 9 years agoTime now for Boks to unleash wonderkid
GARY GOLD The wave towards the 2019 World Cup is gathering pace and while the wily old veterans will be in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoHumphreys fronts up for a change in fortune
By COLIN BOAG Confident: Humphreys, top, with head coach Ackermann and Slater DAVID Humphreys believes the answer to Gloucester’s fragility in...
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/ 9 years agoCheetahs will be competitive but Kings facing check mate
IT’S interesting that the Cheetahs and Southern Kings have joined an expanded PRO14 competition by default rather than design in as...
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/ 9 years agoEddie on World Cup fact finding mission in Miyazaki
EDDIE Jones has taken key members of his backroom team to Japan for a recce ahead of the 2019 Rugby World...
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/ 9 years agoContest for No.10 will help keep Chiefs at the top says Steenson
By NEALE HARVEY Top dogs: Jack Yeandle, left, and Gareth Steenson lift the Premiership trophy in May PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER...
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/ 9 years agoDeacon confident that Loughborough links can create more Lions for Tigers
Confident: Brett Deacon LEICESTER development coach Brett Deacon believes closer ties with Loughborough University will reinvigorate the club’s academy pipeline and...
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/ 9 years agoSummer tour turns up trumps for new cap Beard
Giant: Adam Beard ADAM Beard admits the start of his first summer tour with Wales got off to a terrible start....
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/ 9 years agoMouritz Botha retires due to concussion
Mouritz Botha, former England and Newcastle Falcons second rower, has been compelled to make the unfortunate decision to retire from professional...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCharles Piutau signs for Bristol
Bristol have made a major coup on the transfer market with the signing of All Black Charles Piutau from the start...
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/ 9 years agoChris Robshaw commits to Harlequins
Chris Robshaw will remained at Harlequins until at least 2020 after putting pen to paper on a new deal. A former...
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/ 9 years agoGloucester sign new head coach’s son
Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Ruan Ackermann, the son of incoming head coach Johan, from the Lions. The back-rower, who...
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/ 9 years agoGuinness PRO14 fixtures announced
Ulster will host the Cheeaths on the opening night of the new Guinness PRO14 season as the fixtures were announced today....
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/ 9 years agoSale name club captain ahead of new season
Sale Sharks have announced that centre Will Addison will captain the side during the upcoming season. The 24-year-old, who will take...
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/ 9 years agoConcussion forces Newcastle star to retire
Concussions suffered last season have forced Newcastle Falcons lock Mouritz Botha to call time on his rugby career at the age...
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/ 9 years agoEngland name side for World Cup opener
England head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday 23 for England‘s opening pool game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup....
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/ 9 years agoRuaridh Jackson returns to Glasgow
Ruaridh Jackson has left Harlequins with immediate effect to return to Glasgow Warriors. The fly-half joined Harlequins in July 2016 after...
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/ 9 years agoInternational Sio signs for Nottingham
Nottingham have announced the capture of Samoan international prop Aniseko Sio on a one-year deal. The 24-year old loosehead had been...
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/ 9 years agoLeicester and Gloucester confirm May and Slater switch
Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of England international Jonny May from Gloucester for the start of the 2017/18 season. His...
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/ 9 years agoTuilagi and Solomona kicked out of England camp
Denny Solomona and Manu Tuilagi have been sent home today from England‘s training camp following breaches of the team culture. While...
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/ 9 years agoWatch: INSANE Danny Care trick-shot during Harlequins training camp
Danny Care has been sharing trick shot from the Harlequins training camp for the past three days but he has taken...
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/ 9 years agoEngland call has given me a new perspective – Buchanan
HARLEQUINS hooker Rob Buchanan reckons his career is ready to peak in the wake of last season’s shock England call-up. Buchanan,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoMoney on O’Connor to recapture his best
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ with interest...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoOld front row club agree, give us back our straight put-ins
A LOT of fans – and especially old frontrowers – are getting increasingly turned off by the time-wasting of scrums. But...
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/ 9 years agoWatkin about to realise his dreams after year absence
By ALEX BYWATER Fit again: Owen Watkin OWEN Watkin is ready to put more than a year of injury hell behind...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoExtra little gem to celebrate Mobbs
I HAVE just read and enjoyed Brendan Gallagher’s article on Edgar Mobbs. Brendan did not mention the long-held belief that Edgar...
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/ 9 years agoIrish tough guys here to stay now – Kennedy
By NEALE HARVEY BRENDAN Venter’s inspiring leadership will ensure London Irish’s band of callow coaches rise to the task of achieving...
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/ 9 years agoSchoolboys set for physical exam against Boks
Honour: Marcus Street ENGLANDU18s have had to call for back-up ahead of their tour of South Africa following fly-half Marcus Smith’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoSarries fear explosion in wages could wreck team
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS coach Alex Sanderson fears the club may struggle to retain their galaxy of England and Lions stars,...
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/ 9 years agoWorld Rugby may fast-track Pacific franchise says Ryan
By NEALE HARVEY WORLD rugby could be revolutionised by the introduction of a Super Rugby franchise in the Pacific islands as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoHalfpenny takes cut of £200k to go home
By PETER JACKSON WALES have brought Leigh Halfpenny home for around £200,000 less than they offered him last season. The Rugby...
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/ 9 years agoRupert will bring harder edge to Hartpury – Evans
DAN MURPHYreckons the recruitment of former Gloucester prop colleague Rupert Harden will give Hartpury a vital forward edge in this season’s...
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