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/ 9 years agoMatson has total faith in rejuvenated Lion Joseph
By NEALE HARVEY BATH head coach Tabai Matson reckons Jonathan Joseph’s best is yet to come as the gifted outsidecentre looks...
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/ 9 years agoRedpath miss lets Wales off the hook
England U18 …12 Wales U18 …14 WALES dug in to survive a late England flurry and record their second consecutive win...
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/ 9 years agoMalouf jets in to feed Tigers need for speed
AUSSIE Sevens specialist Nick Malouf has vowed to pose a wing threat to England’s Jonny May as the converted flanker bids...
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/ 9 years agoSorry Catherine, I wasn’t carping about mismatches
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, I was right. It didn’t take long before some of the...
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/ 9 years agoBeware, 27 has become a dangerous age for stars
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A DIFFERENT TAKE ON THINGS IF I was a betting man I would wager that Julian Savea –who currently...
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/ 9 years agoCourtney’s itching to go again for England
By NEALE HARVEY RAMPAGING Lions lock Courtney Lawes says he will not give up his England place lightly and insists he...
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/ 9 years agoPoublan v Scarrett will thrill
THE list of classy modern centres from France is a long and distinguished one, ranging through Joe Maso, Denis Charvet, Philippe...
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/ 9 years agoConfident pack will front up and get us quality ball – Ford
LEICESTER fly-half George Ford is relishing his return to Welford Road and linking up with old mates Ben Youngs and Manu...
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/ 9 years agoPumas must let players go abroad
I HAVE never understood the rationale behind Argenina’s recent insistence on picking only from home based professionals in their Jaguares Super...
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/ 9 years agoResurgent Hibbard is eyeing Test recall
RICHARD Hibbard says he has “fallen in love” with rugby all over again as he seeks to build on his Player...
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/ 9 years agoWales face more woe over Walker
By PETER JACKSON WALES are concerned over the immediate future of the wing they have been trying to pick for the...
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/ 9 years agoCipriani not giving up on his England ambitions
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY CIPRIANI approaches the ripe sporting age of 30 utterly convinced the best years of his troubled rugby...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoHook backs Owen to star in Welsh two playmaker system
By ALEX BYWATER JAMES Hook has urged Wales to adopt a twin playmaker system to take them to the next level....
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/ 9 years agoEuropean Cup is a mess for the fans
I CAN’T be the only rugby supporter who continues to be frustrated by the ‘much improved’ organisation of the major European...
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/ 9 years agoPremiership planning for 22-match A-League
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief Simon Cohen says he would welcome plans to revamp the Premiership A-League by making it a...
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/ 9 years agoKings and Cheetahs ‘to turn up the heat in PRO14’
SAREL Pretorius says his former side Toyota Cheetahs will be ready to give their opposition a warm reception in the first...
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/ 9 years agoSlade happy in midfield but No.10 still his aim
By NICK VERDIER HENRY Slade still sees himself as a fly-half but the Exeter star is prepared to keep playing in...
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/ 9 years agoAckermann era could spell end for Humphreys
IT’S clear the Cherry and Whites are going through an overdue reconstruction: new coach, new players, new DNA. Johan Ackermann is...
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/ 9 years agoBenefactor set to offer Red Roses contracts
By NICK VERDIER INVESTOR Simon Pennock will fly to Belfast on Tuesday to present the England Women squad with an ambitious...
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/ 9 years agoPortuguese pathfinder Vieira quits Italy for Rotherham
IT’S A brave decision to swap the sunshine of the Portuguese coast for industrial South Yorkshire, but that’s the choice of...
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/ 9 years agoBlues to get defence tips from Shaun
WALES defence coach Shaun Edwards has joined Cardiff Blues on a consultancy basis. The 50-year-old has already begun working with the...
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/ 9 years agoGive full penalties for crooked feeds
THE rule regarding crooked scrum feeds is very clear: the scrumhalves’ shoulders should be parallel to the scrum, he should stand...
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/ 9 years agoMorahan happy Bristol match his ambitions
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Wallabies star Luke Morahan reckons Bristol’s signing of former All Black Charles Piutau has reinforced his decision...
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/ 9 years agoBedford toughening up for promotion bid
BEDFORD player-coach Alex Rae reckons adding grit to his side’s traditional running game will ensure Championship favourites Bristol do not have...
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/ 9 years agoAlcohol abuse no laughing matter for players in Pacific
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS I’ll admit, it hasn’t been a great month off the field for my fellow...
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/ 9 years agoSuper Sene is as inspiration for Ireland and the Islanders
WITHthe Women’s RWC in full flow, one person who has left her mark is Kiwi-born Samoan, now Irish player, Sene Nauopu....
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/ 9 years agoDTH ready to turn up the heat for Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE signing DTH van der Merwe plans to blaze a trail in the Premiership before putting out fires...
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/ 9 years agoGrace: Plymouth can make mark in six-way title race
By NEALE HARVEY RETURNING Plymouth back rower Eoghan Grace reckons his side are ready to give big-spending Coventry a run for...
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/ 9 years agoTest stars are back in best shape ever warns Pivac
By ALEX BYWATER Winners: Scarlets celebrate their PRO12 success DEFENDING champions Scarlets have sent out an ominous warning ahead of the...
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/ 9 years agoEngland bring up half ton in style
By SAM JACKSON South Africa U19…22 England U18 …52 ENGLANDU18s ended their summer development tour with a fine victory over South...
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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 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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/ 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 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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/ 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 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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/ 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 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 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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/ 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 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 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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/ 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 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 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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/ 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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/ 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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