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/ 9 years agoConnacht collared by two-try Halaholo
By DECLAN ROONEY Dancing through: Cardiff saviour Willis Halaholo PICTURE: Huw Evans CONNACHT couldn’t hold on to a lead they reclaimed...
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/ 9 years agoLloyd would have been the first to toast Tipuric
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW JUSTIN Tipuric is the latest in a long line of Lions to have...
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/ 9 years agoINSIDE: TheRUGBYPaper
Newcastle edge 65-point thriller at the Rec JAMIE ROBERTS Marcus Smith is making me feel 18 again and I’m loving it...
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/ 9 years agoSpeak your mind but to suggest 3-0 is too much
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Passionate: Sean O’Brien goes for the line to score the first Test wonder try PICTURE:...
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/ 9 years agoOspreys have winged their way around world
When the fledgling Ospreys first took flight in the Celtic League, they had no idea that it would come to this:...
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/ 9 years agoWe’ll be fully charged for Carmarthan in search of more treasure
I’VE been in Peru in the past week undertaking a climb up Macchu Picchu in order to raise money for Velindre...
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/ 9 years agoFarewell to Rocky, the scourge of French infiltrators
BACK in the glory days when Munster’s Red Army occupied Europe for the best part of three years, Pat Geraghty’s job...
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/ 9 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 9 years agoDeane’s putting rangy Rio through the ringer
NEALE HARVEY talks to former Quins hard man Mel Deane about his job coaching Rio Ferdinand Mel Deane used to pack...
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/ 9 years agoNew licence giving Walker space to grow with Quins
By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS’ pocketrocket Charlie Walker is enjoying cutting opponents down to size as he enjoys a fine start to...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoTop-flight career taken off nicely for McNally
LONDON Irish lock Josh McNally is too tall to the fly the fighter jets he services as a corporal in the...
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/ 9 years agoEngland proposal rejected
THERFU’s proposal to condense the Six Nations Championship into a sixweek schedule from 2020 has been rejected by the other five...
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/ 9 years agoRecall for Louw as Boks look for a big response
By SAM JACKSON FRANCOIS Louw has been included in the Springbok squad for the two remaining matches of the Rugby Championship...
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/ 9 years agoWilliams ready to prove he’s regained his edge
LEICESTER enforcer Mike Williams knows he must up his physical intensity if he is to have any chance of featuring for...
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/ 9 years agoFocus more effort at home, not USA
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk LAST Saturday, the third...
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/ 9 years agoCook’s boiled down to find his fighting weight
By NEALE HARVEY Quick service: Chris Cook fires out a pass against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images SLIMLINE Bath scrum-half Chris Cook...
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/ 9 years agoRoberts hoping Quins young roses will help Wales career bloom again
By NEALE HARVEY Hungry for the ton: Jamie Roberts is developing his game at Quins PICTURES: Getty Images OLD stager Jamie...
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/ 9 years agoPRO12 should join an expanded two tier Premiership
I FOUND last weekend one of the saddest days for professional rugby in many years. It was sad to see the...
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/ 9 years agoMarinos fires warning to underachievers
DERBIES are back on the agenda for Super Rugby in 2018 after SANZAAR unveiled the fixtures for the revised 15-team competition....
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/ 9 years agoMatson: Bath’s battle at 10 will fuel title charge
FREDDIE Burns can be world-class for England and his No.10 battle with Rhys Priestland will boost Bath’s title charge, according to...
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/ 9 years agoWhy did refs allow laws to be ignored?
REGARDING Wayne Barnes’ comment last week: “Most of the Premiership clubs are now hooking and everyone in the England set-up is...
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/ 9 years agoAtmosphere at Gardens hits right note for Horne
By NEALE HARVEY ROB Horne says it took something special to turn his back on Australia for a new life in...
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/ 9 years agoSuper Rugby 2018 fixtures
Week 1 – Feb 17 Stormers v Jaguares Lions v Sharks Bye: Bulls Week 2 – Feb 23/24 Highlanders v Blues...
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/ 9 years agoRussians lay in wait for Continental pool winners
NEXTmonth’s European rugby is not just be confined to clubs competing in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup with the Continental...
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/ 9 years agoRelax Johan, it will work out in the end
AS an Exeter Chiefs supporter I suggest new Gloucester head coach Johan Ackerman keeps his trap shut about refereeing and realises...
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/ 9 years agoLions prop Morris gets Dallas job
FORMER Wales and Lions prop Darren Morris has been appointed team boss of Dallas RFC. The much-travelled 42- year-old has been...
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/ 9 years agoO’Brien’s lone voice has echoes of Spencer
SEAN O’Brien’s criticism of the Lions management and coaches in midweek caused a stir, but I’m sure he was only following...
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/ 9 years agoCrossword
LAST CROSSWORD’S ANSWERS Across: 1 Blair, 3 Fylde, 6 Clifton, 7 Lawes, 9 Hell, 12 Reed, 13 Danty, 16 Lovotti, 17...
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/ 9 years agoItalians add to Kings troubles
Kings …17 Zebre…43 SOUTHERNKings’ terrible start to the PRO14 campaign continued last night when they were thumped at home by Zebre....
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/ 9 years agoIf you’re good enough, you’re old enough
THE revelation that Quins 18-year-old Marcus Smith trained with England one afternoon at the end of last season after taking an...
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/ 9 years agoSocino living the dream with big bro at Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE SANTI Socino admits it is a dream come true to follow in the footsteps of his brother, Juan...
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/ 9 years agoGlasgow get revenge for last season’s whitewash
By RONAN O’BRIEN AHEAD of the game, Munster coach Rassie Erasmus warned of a harder edge to Glasgow under the leadership...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Memorial to honour rugby’s fallen heroes BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s talking points EXACTLY 100 years ago...
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/ 9 years agoScarlets dominate after Rizzo sees red
By ROB COLE SCARLETS bounced back from last week’s defeat in Ulster with their third bonuspoint win of the season by...
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/ 9 years agoHeart may say Ireland but the head screams France
IRELAND, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? This Monday in London is when all three...
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/ 9 years agoYoung girls inspired to take up sport
2017 has been a great year for women in sport, with the England rugby team reaching the final of the World...
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/ 9 years agoThree Lions miss out on England training camp
England head coach Eddie Jones has named the 33 players who will convene in Oxford on Sunday 24 September for the...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCarnegie scrum-half banned for stamping
Yorkshire Carnegie scrum-half Max Green has received a three-week ban for stamping. The player pleaded guilty to the charge for an...
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/ 9 years agoTrio signed by Leicester
Leicester Tigers have added three new players to their squad as Tongan international back Afa Pakalani, former Scotland international prop Kyle...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWho will fight for a play-off spot in the Premiership?
The new Aviva Premiership season is well underway, with many fans asking just who will be lifting the trophy at the...
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/ 9 years agoLeicester scrum-half joins Worcester on short-term loan
Worcester have signed scrum-half Jono Kitto on a short-term loan deal from Leicester Tigers with immediate effect. With scrum-halves Luke Baldwin...
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/ 9 years agoCanada fly-half joins Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders have confirmed the signing of Canadian international Shane O’Leary from Connacht. The fly-half arrives at Vallis Way with four...
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/ 9 years agoLeinster statement on Cian Healy
Leinster Rugby can confirm that Cian Healy was asked to leave yesterday (Sunday) afternoon’s flight from Port Elizabeth to Cape Town....
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/ 9 years agoDragons sign Bristol centre
Dragons have announced the signing of back Thretton Palamo from Bristol on a short-term loan. The 28-year-old linked up with the...
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/ 9 years agoVunipola’s warning over strike splits stars
By SAM JACKSON BILLY Vunipola’s warning of strike action if the rugby season is not shortened has brought a mixed reaction...
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/ 9 years agoStooke out to grab his new chance
BEHEMOTH lock Elliott Stooke reckons the faith being shown in him by Bath’s coaches will help him deliver on his early...
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/ 9 years agoEngland reveal 2018 autumn Test
ENGLANDare to play world champions New Zealand for the first time since 2014 as their fixtures for the 2018 Old Mutual...
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/ 9 years agoBok ace Habana ready for last hurrah
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH Africa try scoring legend Bryan Habana has given his broadest hint yet that this season will...
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/ 9 years agoStedman’s backing Brown to be a star
By JON NEWCOMBE OLLIE STEDMAN believes Yorkshire Carnegie young gun Louie Brown has the potential to be the next Tom Biggs....
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