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/ 9 years agoFiji flick the switch to silence giant killers
Vancouver Sevens By JON NEWCOMBE Finding form: Fiji win again in Vancouver PICTURE: Getty Images FIJI scored 19 unanswered points in...
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/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM DICKINSON, EALING AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON & ROTHERHAM NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Alex...
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/ 9 years agoAlun Wyn Jones commits to Wales and Ospreys with new deal
Ospreys second row commits to region with Japan World Cup on the horizon
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBristol second row Joe Batley diagnosed with Hodgkin Lymphoma and set to undergo course of chemotherapy
Terrible news for the 21-year-old who has made 11 appearances in the Championship this season
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoMilton Kachecha scoops HITZ Best Rugby Performer award
Old Northamptonians youngster has enjoyed a standout year on the rugby pitch as well as in education
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/ 9 years agoBlackadder: Injuries make my job almost impossible
The Bath director of rugby talks to TRP about challenges spawned from his team's lengthy injury list
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/ 9 years agoJoe Schmidt is the best coach in the world, claims Ireland hooker Sean Cronin
Cronin makes bold claim ahead of Grand Slam decider
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/ 9 years agoHarlequins centre Jamie Roberts to join Premiership rivals Bath
Roberts moves to the Rec after Tapuai's switch to the Stoop was confirmed last week
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/ 9 years agoThe game doesn’t love us right now says Eddie
■ From CHRIS JONES in Paris EDDIE JONES claimed England were just “two or three per cent” away from their best...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Welsh leave for Varndell SCARLETS have signed Bristol wing Tom Varndell on a short-term deal until the end of the season...
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/ 9 years agoWales are hunting £2m Italy bonus
■ By PETER JACKSON WALES will be chasing a crock of gold in Cardiff today that promises to be worth as...
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/ 9 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 9 years agoBlackadder: Injuries make my job almost impossible
■ By NEALE HARVEY SAM Underhill’s season-ending toe injury is the latest hammer blow for Bath in a campaign that has...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoDan holds nerve to keep Scarlets afloat
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS Well-worked: Paul Asquith finishes off a fine move for the Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS coach Wayne...
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/ 9 years agoEddie and the boys allowed one upset
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SINCE Eddie Jones was...
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/ 9 years agoEagles are spreading wings as Gold joins
THE USA are experiencing a major upswing in fortunes since RWC2015, an improvement in form which was reflected last week when...
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/ 9 years agoI’m a lucky fan who loves big games and grass roots
COLIN BOAG talks of the two distinct audiences watching rugby. The wealthy or lucky individuals who get to watch international rugby...
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/ 9 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER London French host their own Five Nations LONDON French...
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/ 9 years agoTime to pick in-form players for England
THE England defeat to Scotland should really come as no surprise. This kind of performance has been on the cards for...
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/ 9 years agoRugby remembers Fallen with Armistice festival
RUGBY has done a fine job commemorating the massive contribution and sacrifices made by rugby players during World War I and...
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/ 9 years agoFun Bus gets set to roll out one more time
■ By MATTHEW EMERY Rival: Mike Ross Marathon man: Jason Leonard, ‘The Fun Bus’, on his way to his record 114...
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/ 9 years agoDiamond hails the impact of De Klerk
■ By GARY FITZGERALD STEVE Diamond says Faf de Klerk is “worth his weight in gold” as the Sale boss refuses...
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/ 9 years agoNamibian star Klim will add speed to Ospreys line
■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys have signed Namibian international wing Lesley Klim on a twoyear deal. Doncaster Knights flyer Klim,...
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/ 9 years agoWe’re known as giantkillers for good reason, says Von Breda
■ By TIM PRYOR Funny feeling: Scott van Breda JERSEY Reds’ win over previously unbeaten Championship leaders Bristol last week was,...
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/ 9 years agoSaints job for Vesty as Boyd reshapes Warriors
NORTHAMPTON have appointed Sam Vesty as their attack coach from the start of next season. The 36-year-old former Leicester, Bath and...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoJulian Salvi names the Guy to take over as Eddie’s 7
The Exeter flanker proposes one player who 'has never had a chance' so far under Eddie Jones
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWage demands will harm young talent, says Leicester coach Matt O’Connor
The Leicester director of rugby comments on wages and the recent recruitment activity at Welford Road
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/ 9 years agoFarrell to captain England in Paris as Mike Brown is dropped
Changes at full-back and outside centre for England, as Hartley is ruled out with a calf injury
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/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland doesn’t hold back in making changes to Wales squad
Ten changes make for Six Nations match against Italy includes the welcome return of Faletau
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/ 9 years agoGilchrist back to his best thanks to boss Cockerill
By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND second row Grant Gilchrist has been pleased with the performance of the pack in the last two...
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/ 9 years agoDenny eager for first crack at Six Nations
By JON NEWCOMBE Try double: Denny Solomona runs in for Sale CROSS-CODE convert Denny Solomona still regards himself as a Rugby...
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/ 9 years agoWales urged to retain coaching talent
By ALEX BYWATER WARREN Gatland has advised the Welsh Rugby Union to ensure the experience of his coaching staff isn’t lost...
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/ 9 years agoQuins in link with All Blacks
HARLEQUINS have announced a strategic partnership with three-times Rugby World Cup winners New Zealand. The Premiership club will cooperate with the...
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/ 9 years agoStaggering statistics since Back called time
WHY can’t England find a natural openside? It’s the position that continues to haunt the national team but it’s not a...
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/ 9 years agoItoje insists Murrayfield lessons will benefit in long run
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON MARO Itoje insists England’s morale remains high despite the Murrayfield downer and is confident of a...
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/ 9 years agoFarewell to Francis, the Rhino pioneer
THE name of Tim Francis, who died this week aged 83, might not instantly strike a chord with you but any...
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/ 9 years agoSaints duo starting to catch the eye
By NEALE HARVEY Talent: Harry Mallinder Tuned in: Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON star Rob Horne has vowed to make it his business...
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/ 9 years agoMarais holds nerve to kill off Connacht at the death
By BILL KIELY CONNACHT were left shattered after a last minute penalty cost them on their first visit to South Africa....
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/ 9 years agoHack job that became a must-read for rugby fans
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY’S only genuine best selling author, Michael...
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/ 9 years agoFeeling of déjà vu with Eddie’s team
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DYLAN Hartley should be...
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/ 9 years agoJackman confident he’ll have last laugh
By STEFFAN THOMAS Early hope: Dorian Jones scores for Dragons PICTURE:Huw Evans THE DRAGONS hit an all-time low in Port Elizabeth...
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/ 9 years agoUruguay pushing for inaugural South American Super League
AN eight team professional club league has been mooted in South America with a start date as early as next year....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoColumnists split over Lovobalavu’s disciplinary case
I WOULD like to highlight just how difficult rugby’s disciplinary process can be, and how the same offence can appear to...
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/ 9 years agoTrue rugby fans have no cause to hate English
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Back in the early Nineties, the RFU would hold a monthly Monday Press...
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/ 9 years agoQuins ace is battle-ready after fighting for his life
By NEALE HARVEY Ordeal over: Demetri Catrakilis in action against Newcastle PICTURE: Getty Images Close call: Catrakilis is carried off in...
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/ 9 years agoTop flight stitch-up nearing completion
JEFF Probyn wrote in last week’s Rugby Paper about the agreement between the RFU and Premiership Rugby under which ‘the Championship...
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/ 9 years agoFrench should have heeded that Mexican Wave
WHEN it comes to the most reliable barometer of spectator boredom, there is still nothing to touch the Mexican wave. They...
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/ 9 years agoFrustrated Simpson may be forced to look elsewhere
WASPS scrum-half Joe Simpson admits playing second fiddle to Dan Robson is messing with his head as he ponders following James...
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/ 9 years agoWilliams: Davies has talent to be star for Lions
By STEFFAN THOMAS SEB Davies has been tipped as a future British Lion as he prepares to push for a return...
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