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/ 8 years agoCampagnaro could be back for 6 Nations
EXETER centre Michele Campagnaro could return to action within the next month. The Italy international, 24, has missed the entire season...
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/ 8 years agoDragons treak
By ROB COLE Rising star: Dragons second row Cory Hill DRAGONS skipper Cory Hill is hoping to deliver the perfect Christmas...
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/ 8 years agoO’Connell answers call
PAUL O’Connell is to take up a new coaching role with Ireland U20s. The former Ireland and Munster lock, 38, will...
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/ 8 years agoEvans joins Cross Keys as coach
FORMER British and Irish Lions lock Ian Evans, 33, has joined the coaching team at Welsh Premiership side Cross Keys. Evans,...
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/ 8 years agoChristmas comes early for six-try Connacht
By DARAGH SMALL MATTHealy said beating Ulster by a record margin was the perfect way to kick off the three Irish...
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/ 8 years agoVisser flies in from maternity ward
By NEALE HARVEY TIM Visser has revealed how Harlequins’ crippling injury list forced him to make an emergency trip to Belfast...
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/ 8 years agoStander signs on for another three years
LIONS and Ireland back-row CJ Stander has signed a new three-year IRFU deal to keep him at Munster until 2021 The...
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/ 8 years agoFurlong focused on happy future
Preview Munster v Leinster Tuesday Dec 26, Kick-off 3.15pm LEINSTER head for a raucous Boxing Day at heaving Thomond Park with...
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/ 8 years agoDark day for Robson if Danny signs off
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting top form again: Dan Robson PICTURES: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani’s probable departure to France at the end...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online
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/ 8 years agoYoung speedsters turning up heat on Sharples
New batch: Henry Purdy, Ollie Thorley and Tom Hudson CHARLIE Sharples claims back three competition at Gloucester is fiercer than ever...
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/ 8 years agoHappy Christmas to all our readers
NEXT WEEK: The Rugby Paper will be out as usual next week on December 31 covering all the games in the...
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/ 8 years agoBrew back on the boil after Dragons blowout
By NEALE HARVEY Flying: Aled Brew in action against Toulon REVITALISED former Wales wing Aled Brew has set his sights on...
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/ 8 years agoFriday: OEs can bridge top-flight gap in Kent
By NEALE HARVEY Academ y boss: Mike Friday AMBITIOUS Old Elthamians will push the boundaries to create a player pathway to...
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/ 8 years agoDeacon wanted in Wales as Murphy’s right hand man
By STEFFAN THOMAS Tiger: Brett Deacon CARDIFF Blues hope to recreate Leicester Tigers’ winning formula by adding Brett Deacon to their...
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/ 8 years agoSolomons named as Gold’s successor
ALANSolomons will succeed fellow South African Gary Gold as Worcester Warriors director of rugby on Sunday. Gold, 55, was scheduled to...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoGatland set to give kids a run at Boks in US capital
By ALEX BYWATER WALES believe their oneoff clash with South Africa in Washington next year will have significant benefits both on...
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/ 8 years agoBulldozer Bothma at Stoop to put Harlequins in the title mix
The Namibian number 8 wants to build on a strong finish in the league as Quins' European hopes fade
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/ 8 years agoFrance becoming second home for rising number of Fijian fliers
Brendan Gallagher counts the rise of Fijian wide men heading to the Top 14
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/ 8 years agoDavid Strettle could return for Premiership swansong as Top 14 make rule changes
"I've got a few other offers from France, but I haven't made up my mind" says the former Saracens wing
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/ 8 years agoCory Hill signs two-year contract extension with Dragons
Dragons captain becomes latest player to commit to the PRO14 side
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/ 8 years agoGordon Reid ready to play catch-up in Scotland ranks after concussion woe
'If I play well for London Irish rewards will come' says Scotland loosehead
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/ 8 years agoMike Haley’s honing basics for next England shot
Jon Newcombe talks to the Sale Sharks full-back who hopes to catch Eddie Jones' eye by impressing in Europe
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/ 8 years agoStrettle could return for Premiership swansong
By NEALE HARVEY Saints players need a long, hard look at themselves WING wizard David Strettle has revealed why proposed changes...
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years agoLions too good for sorry Tigers
By WARREN MUGGLETON Leicester L ……11 Sheffield T…….5 BENJAMIN Palmer’s late penalty kick was enough for Leicester Lions to seal a...
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/ 8 years agoJerry’s right, pick all teams on ability
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HAVING read Jerry Guscott’s...
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/ 8 years agoItoje nears fitness for Six Nations
MAROItoje will recover from a fractured jaw in time to be fit for the start of England’s Six Nations title defence...
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/ 8 years agoSolomons’ attacking philosophy rubbing off on Warriors
By TOM BRADSHAW WORCESTER will attack their way to Premiership survival says Gary Gold. Director of rugby Gold says the arrival...
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/ 8 years agoRowntree stars as Otley down Lucs
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……18 Otley …………….23 A STAR performance from Joe Rowntree helped Otley snatch a victory over Luctonians. Otley were...
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/ 8 years agoThe beer swillers will make me an armchair viewer
NICK Cain is spot on with his opinion piece in last week’s TRP but alas, it’s not just internationals that suffer...
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/ 8 years agoReid playing catch-up after concussion woe
By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN London Irish prop Gordon Reid has vowed to put his concussion strife behind him as he bids...
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/ 8 years agoBridge get title charge back on course
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….39 Macclesfield 25 STOURBRIDGE snapped up their first win in five games to get their title charge back...
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/ 8 years agoPrem teams can’t live with La Rochelle panache
FRENCH international rugby is the doldrums, but they have a great club side. La Rochelle are a revelation and don’t score...
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/ 8 years agoTwelvetrees can do great job for England says Taylor
ENGLAND’S coaches should begin taking notice of Gloucester, according to Kingsholm backs guru Tim Taylor, who reckons a number of the...
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/ 8 years agoEwels looks to power up in bid to be world’s best
By NEALE HARVEY CHARLIE Ewels has vowed to turn up the heat on England’s established second rows and bag a Six...
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/ 8 years agoWhen Irish paid price for having a genius like Hogan
RUGBY’S long-running fascination with military techniques continues apace with the Crusaders, the reigning Super Rugby champions, sending assistant coach Brad Mooar...
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/ 8 years agoRennie factor would help Wales develop – Elliot
By STEFFAN THOMAS DAVE Rennie is the “perfect fit” to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales head coach according to Former All...
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/ 8 years agoControversy over SAS founder Mayne
Hero: Blair Mayne BLAIR Mayne could famously start a fight in a phone box and kicked up a storm all over...
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/ 8 years agoEngland crash out after costly yellow to Mitchell
By SAM JACKSON A LATE try saw England beaten 19-12 by Fiji in their fifth-place semi-final at the Cape Town Sevens...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Barritt’s leading candidate to do a Botia-style switch BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE...
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/ 8 years agoCostello to join Wilson at Wasps
CARDIFF Blues head coach Danny Wilson has been appointed forwards coach at Wasps for next season. Nottingham head coach Ian Costello...
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/ 8 years agoAuthorities must clamp down on thugs ruining game
I WAS delighted to see Glasgow hooker George Turner cop a four-week ban for his ridiculous off the ball shoulder into...
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/ 8 years agoLeinster tie up Furlong
LEINSTER tight-head prop Furlong has signed an IRFU contract extension which will keep him at the province until 2021. He has...
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/ 8 years agoNice-guy Mallinder too loyal to his coaches
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE REASONS BEHIND THE SACKING OF JIM MALLINDER AT NORTHAMPTON If you want to know what has...
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/ 8 years agoButtress to take charge
STUART Davies is stepping down as chief executive of the Dragons with David Buttress becoming executive chairman. Davies, 52, has been...
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/ 8 years agoGatland on Saints wish-list as they start from the top
Nick Cain talks to Keith Barwell about the search for Mallinder’s successor Keith Barwell says that Northampton will scour the elite...
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/ 8 years agoTurner gets four weeks
GLASGOWhooker George Turner has been banned for four weeks for a shoulder charge on Montpellier No.8 Louis Picamoles. Turner, who won...
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/ 8 years agoBulldozer Bothma here to put Quins in title mix
By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTINGNamibian back rower Renaldo Bothma aims to follow compatriot Jacques Burger into the pantheon of alltime Premiership greats...
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