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/ 9 years agoKvesic reveals bleak days at Gloucester
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Kvesic has urged Gloucester not to turn Ross Moriarty into a pariah after the Wales back row’s...
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/ 9 years agoQuins grab advantage as league leaders beaten
By HUW THOMAS Carmarthen Q25 RGC 1404 …22 THE top of the table clash in Principality Premiership West went the way...
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/ 9 years agoImproving Worcester want seat at Europe’s top table
BRYCE Heem believes Worcester’s revivalists can target the Premiership top six – despite the off-field ‘shambles’ surrounding the club. Stunning recent...
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/ 9 years agoRavens put their claws into Neath to bag double triumph
By JON DALY Neath…8 Bridgend …15 BRIDGEND completed a Principality Premiership West league double over Ospreylian rivals Neath at the Gnoll....
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/ 9 years agoApprentice Zach out to show Toulon who’s boss
By NEALE HARVEY BURGEONING Bath back row Zach Mercer intends to channel the experience from his month-long stint as a Red...
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/ 9 years agoLlandovery defence secures consecutive victories
By JAY BAYFORD Swansea …14 Llandovery …18 LLANDOVERY made it back-to-back wins in the Principality Premiership with victory at Swansea –...
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/ 9 years agoBiggar relishing battle against future employers
By ROB COLE DAN Biggar isn’t giving up on reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup, even though he will have...
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/ 9 years agoHardie banned for three months
EDINBURGHand Scotland flanker John Hardie has been handed a three-month suspension by Scottish Rugby for “gross misconduct” over alleged cocaine use....
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/ 9 years agoHooray for Hudson after acupuncture guru saves career
By NEALE HARVEY Second coming: Tom Hudson in action for Glouceste GLOUCESTER full-back Tom Hudson aims to make the most of...
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/ 9 years agoPenallta go top with a Gant treble
Welsh Division One round-up A HAT-TRICK from Rhys Gant inspired Penallta to a crushing 50-0 home victory over bottom side Abertillery...
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/ 9 years agoBath set to submit fresh plans for Rec expansion
BATH have launched a new plan to redevelop its stadium at the Recreation Ground. The club, which leases the ground from...
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/ 9 years agoHill hoping Chiefs can do repeat after injury nightmare
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA EXETER midfield hitman Sam Hill has his heart set on a trophy clean sweep after the...
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/ 9 years agoSpeedster Veainu on fast track to full-back success
By NEALE HARVEY Determined: Telusa Veainu evades Exeter’s Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images TELUSA Veainu has vowed to repay Leicester’s faith...
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/ 9 years agoCastres hit Toulouse for six in clash of day
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Castres team boss Christophe Urios went to Toulouse with the threat of suspension hanging over his head...
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/ 9 years agoCanucks record man forced to call time
By JON NEWCOMBE Retired: Aaron Carpenter CANADA’s most-capped international Aaron Carpenter has announced his retirement from the game with immediate effect....
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/ 9 years agoFainga’a fired up for Irish relegation fight
By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Saia Fainga’a FIT-again London Irish hooker Saia Fainga’a is ready to take the Premiership by storm as...
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/ 9 years agoManu back and aiming for a big Six Nations
By GARY FITZGERALD MANU Tuilagi can make up for lost time this Christmas and prove he has lost none of his...
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/ 9 years agoWasps looking to close gap on superb leaders
PREVIEW…Richmond v Wasps By FRASER BOLTON December 3, kick-off 12.45pm BACK in 1987, the first women’s match to be played at...
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/ 9 years agoJenkins set to follow Williams to Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS ELLIS Jenkins looks set to swap Cardiff Blues for the Ospreys for the start of next season. The...
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/ 9 years agoHadleigh comes across the world to fulfil his rugby dreams in Cardiff
By PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium Pace to burn: Elliot Daly scores for Wasps in their tight win over Leicester PICTURE:...
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/ 9 years agoSharks fail to take chances in Bristol defeat
By TOM BULMER Darling’n MPS …3 Bristol 26 A TIGHT game saw Bristol record their fourth win of the season, overcoming...
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/ 9 years agoNorth deserves big finale at Saints
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PETER Jackson got his...
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/ 9 years agoWales in good place insists Gatland
WARREN Gatland insists he’s happy for Wales to go into the Six Nations under the radar after his side sealed a...
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/ 9 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 9 years agoUgiagbe sparks the Lightning to victory
By ROSS STEPHENS Loughborough …43pts Glouc-Hartpury …33pts Powerhouse: Ofure Ugiagbe starred for Loughborough PROP Ofure Ugiagbe scored twice as Loughborough Lightning...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoHave a Cup for Championship teams as well
REGARDING recent discussions on the Anglo-Welsh Cup, I would agree with Colin Boag that the competition certainly needs a re-vamp. The...
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/ 9 years agoFrance need revolution to catch up says Saint-Andre
By NEALE HARVEY Hope: Philippe Saint-Andre PHILIPPE Saint- Andre claims France are now lagging “ten years behind England” and that radical...
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/ 9 years agoValkyries get their first points in dramatic draw
By STUART LEE Firwood W’loo12 Worcs Valk…12 WORCESTER Valkyries secured their first points of the Tyrrell’s Premier 15s with a dramatic...
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/ 9 years agoNow let’s see Daly in that No.13 shirt
IT’S been another successful Autumn series for England and well done Eddie Jones for picking up the World Rugby’s coach of...
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/ 9 years agoBig increase in RFU funding
A RECORD £99.6m was invested in English Rugby Union in the last year, the RFU have revealed. The annual report shows...
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/ 9 years agoTop two meet in potential league decider
By CHARLES JONES PREVIEW…Harlequins v Saracens December 3, kick-off 5.30pm A TITLE decider would not be over-stating the importance of the...
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/ 9 years agoTwo-year drug ban
JOSEPH Stokes of Matson RFC has been suspended for two years from all sport after testing positive for Benzolecgonine, a metabolite...
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/ 9 years agoEvans-inspired Merythr run riot in nine-try win over Vale
By JAY BAYFORD Merthyr …57 Ebbw Vale …7 MERTHYR winger Kyle Evans inspired his side to a crushing Principality Premiership victory...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoFirst-half blitz seals tough success for Newport
By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …17 Newport…25 NEWPORT did just enough in the first half to claim what in the end was...
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/ 9 years agoYoung Guns: Leicester Tiger scrum-half Harry Simmons
The Tigers youngster talks to TRP about his work with mentor Ben Youngs
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/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Gloucester centre/wing Ollie Thorley
The Gloucester back admits he gets frustrated by issues preventing a breakthrough in nuclear fusion engineering
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/ 9 years agoDream Team: Leicester Tigers centre Matt Smith
Matt Smith picks the best player he has played with and against in his rugby career
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/ 9 years agoItalian job to kick off Van Graan residency
Zebre v Munster JOHANN van Graan said he could taste success in the air on arriving at Munster ‘s training base...
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/ 9 years agoSpencer raising game via extra golf lessons
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: Ben Spencer breaks through to score against Bath PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS scrumhalf Ben Spencer is drawing...
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/ 9 years agoScarlet Williams switches allegiance
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCOTT Williams is set to leave Scarlets for a shock switch to rivals Ospreys. The Wales centre was...
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/ 9 years agoBurns hopes top four can spark Test bid
BILLY Burns intends throwing down the gauntlet to England ‘s front line fly-halves by guiding underachieving Gloucester into Premiership title contention....
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/ 9 years agoBig ask to bounce straight back up – Schmid
By JON NEWCOMBE ROTHERHAM legend Mike Schmid fears it will be a long road back for his old club if they...
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/ 9 years agoAmbitious Elia plots route to World Cup via Quins
By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTING hooker Elia Elia has vowed to overcome the pain of rejection in New Zealand by scaling the...
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/ 9 years agoHertford following Stortford route to success
By NEALE HARVEY IMPROVING National Three outfit Hertford are aiming to emulate neighbours Bishop ‘s Stortford as their promotion push for...
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/ 9 years agoBottle job? Eddie played a blinder
THE outcome to last week ‘s amazing match against Australia shows Jeff Probyn was wrong to suggest Eddie Jones ‘bottled it...
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/ 9 years agoNow for the Six Nations title says happy Eddie
By GARY FITZGERAL Twinkle toes: Elliot Daly crosses for England ‘s sixth try PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones insists his England...
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/ 9 years agoHougaard using Boks axe to spark Warriors survival bid
By NEALE HARVEY Axed: Francois Hougaard WORCESTER star Francois Hougaard admits he will consider his Test future after being made a...
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/ 9 years agoWalder expecting another glory day at St James ‘ Park
By JON NEWCOMBE Crowd pleaser: Gallowgate end at St James ‘ Park FOOTY-MAD Newcastle head coach Dave Walder is looking forward...
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/ 9 years agoHookers should be pinged for ‘foot up ‘
WE all know by now that referees have been given permission to change laws in the rugby handbook. It is now...
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