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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoTime to rethink the B&I Cup fiasco and offer real incentive
WITH the Championship stumbling from one crisis to another, due to lack of sufficient central funding, there is another aspect of...
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/ 9 years agoNow Springboks must head north says veteran Burger
By NICK CAIN SCHALK Burger has called for South Africa to join the Six Nations and European Cup as soon as...
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/ 9 years agoJones hat-trick clinches title for Pwllheli
SWALEC Division One round-up By JAMES LLOYD PWLLHELI pipped Nant Conwy to the North title with a resounding 71-0 shutout triumph...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoEngland deserved even more Lions
AFTER every Lions selection there are complaints that some countries have been under represented. However if you take fair representation as...
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/ 9 years agoSale sign tighthead prop
Sale Sharks have secured the signing of tighthead WillGriff John from Doncaster Knights. Born in Plymouth, John, 24, started his playing...
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/ 9 years agoNorthampton prop off to Gloucester
Gloucester have confirmed that prop Gareth Denman will join the club in the summer from Northampton Saints. The 26-year-old Rotherham-born front...
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/ 9 years agoFour highly-rated youngsters sign for Bristol
Bristol Rugby have added four highly-rated young players to their ranks as plans for next season continue. Samoa international lock Chris...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoRugby Continues Seeing an Increase in Popularity Worldwide
AN increase in popularity was seen after the announcement of rugby getting a place in the 2016 Olympic Games, the first...
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/ 9 years agoFalcons bring in Fijian lock
Tevita Cavubati will bolster Newcastle Falcons’ pack next season having agreed terms to join from Worcester Warriors in the summer. The...
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/ 9 years agoRob Buchanan commits Harlequins
Hooker Rob Buchanan has re-signed for Harlequins. The Harlequins Academy graduate has made 116 appearances for the Club since making his...
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/ 9 years agoCarbery hits late winner to end Gregor’s playoff hopes
By DECLAN ROONEY GLASGOW’S comeback fell just short at the RDS with Joey Carbery’s late penalty ending Gregor Townsend’s hopes of...
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/ 9 years agoDavies: Lions can win if we learn from last year
JONATHAN Davies believes the British & Irish Lions can win in New Zealand – as long as they learn from Wales’...
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/ 9 years agoInjuries begin to mount for Munster
Treviso 14 Munster 34 MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus said he is pleased to have a home semi-final wrapped up with a...
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/ 9 years agoExperienced core is vital for success says Youngs
By NEALE HARVEY WARREN Gatland’s decision to retain a battle-hardened core of seasoned campaigners from the victorious tour of Australia in...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoOnly way to beat the All Blacks is all out attack
By NICK VERDIER Targets: Robbie Fruean insists Fruean AS A proud Kiwi, Robbie Fruean would never bet against the All Blacks,...
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/ 9 years agoConfidence high despite Leinster stinger – Young
By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT back rower Thomas Young aims to prove he is worthy of a first Welsh cap by helping...
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/ 9 years agoReds regain Babcock trophy
By MATT DAVIDSON Army 29 Navy 20 IT WAS a 100th Army vs Navy match to savour for the boys in...
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/ 9 years agoCurrie Cup teams may head north
PREMIERSHIP Rugby is investigating the possibility of inviting South African teams into the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The option of introducing clubs from...
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/ 9 years agoPlay-off contenders dominate Dream XV
Flier: Yorkshire Carnegie wing Jonah Holmes CHAMPIONSHIP play-off semi-finalists London Irish, Yorkshire Carnegie and Doncaster Knights are all well represented in...
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/ 9 years agoGiles now battle-ready for those big Islanders
By ALEX BYWATER KEELAN Giles may still be a kid in a man’s game, but that hasn’t stopped the Ospreys flyer...
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/ 9 years agoDickson mystified over Eddie’s decision to dump Robson
By NEALE HARVEY DAN ROBSON must show England boss Eddie Jones why he was wrong to leave him out of the...
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/ 9 years agoSharp coup will help Exiles compete for top six says Russell
LONDON Scottish supremo Carson Russell is banking on his new coaching dream team of Jake Sharp and Dave Morris to fire...
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/ 9 years agoTigers No.1 legacy safe with Genge says Ayerza
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER prop legend Marcos Ayerza has revealed how the joy of entrusting his beloved No.1 jersey to tyro...
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/ 9 years agoHartley’s Lions hopes ‘were stifled by Saints’
By NEALE HARVEY DYLAN Hartley’s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton’s restricted game plan, according to...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton: Lions have weapons to strike fear
SAM Warburton has hailed Stuart Hogg and George North as the “X-factor” men who can put the frighteners on the All...
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/ 9 years agoCarter set to face England for last time
By PETER JACKSON Home play-off here we come: Sam Hill, right, celebrates Chiefs’ fourth try in their defeat of Northampton PICTURE:...
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/ 9 years agoJack the lad’s aiming to tango in Argentina
LIVEWIRE Exeter scrumhalf Jack Maunder admits he is still struggling to come to terms with his shock inclusion by England for...
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/ 9 years agoWilson: No arguments, I must prove my dominance to Eddie
By JON NEWCOMBE CONSIDERED by many to be unlucky not to make England’s Argentina tour in June, Newcastle back-row Mark Wilson...
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/ 9 years agoBristol rover Jeffries will stay on and fight
By NEALE HARVEY WORLDLY-wise Bristol lock-cum-flanker Sam Jeffries is determined to make an impact in next season’s Championship as he continues...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoWhat more does Wade have to do?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk CHRISTIAN Wade…if you are...
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/ 9 years agoBristol will be back – McCafferty
PROMOTION and relegation between the top tiers will continue for the foreseeable future, says Premiership Rugby boss Mark McCafferty. There were...
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/ 9 years agoDavies planning to give back to the game
WALES lock Bradley Davies is preparing for life after rugby by taking some initial steps into coaching. Davies, 30, has suffered...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoGive A game players a proper platform to show their skills
I WAS delighted to see so many youngsters included in the England squad to tour Argentina but it might be worth...
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/ 9 years agoEvans at double to seal home semi-final
Connacht 8 Scarlets 30 STEFF Evans touched down twice and Scarlets secured a home semi-final with a bonus point victory over...
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/ 9 years agoWill double-chasing Sarries’ Test stars remain focused?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ilove this time of the season, with all the phoney wars over...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoEddie’s driving his men ever forwards
WARREN Gatland could not have asked or a better motivational speech for the Lions from Eddie Jones. To tell his England...
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/ 9 years agoDragons are hit hard by late double sin-binning
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH coach Duncan Hodge hailed his side’s stunning late comeback on Friday night which halted their run of...
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/ 9 years agoSaracens snap up Welsh ace Day to bolster the lock stocks
By NICK VERDIER SARACENShave completed the signing of former Bath lock Dominic Day. The 31-year old, who has three Test caps,...
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/ 9 years agoNow for a derby day showdown at Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS ensured they head into the final week of the regular season with destiny in their own hands...
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/ 9 years agoHill predicts more in Tier 2 will adopt part-time model
By JON NEWCOMBE RICHMOND director of rugby Steve Hill believes it is inevitable that more clubs will adopt their part-time model...
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/ 9 years agoPunchy Italians make Blues work for the points
By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe provided just enough of a cushion for Blues to hold off a determined second half rally...
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/ 9 years agoKaino will be fit for Lions despite surgery
By SAM JACKSON JEROMEKaino will undergo knee surgery this week but All Blacks fans have been reassured he should be fit...
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/ 9 years ago2013 Lion retires
Ian Evans has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical advice following a knee injury. In a career that...
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/ 9 years agoGary Gold to become Warriors’ permanent DoR
Gary Gold will become the Worcester‘s permanent director of rugby after signing a new contract to remain at Sixways until at...
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/ 9 years agoEllis Genge agrees new Tigers contract
Genge, 22, arrived at Tigers during the closing months of 2015/16, initially on loan before making the move from Bristol permanent...
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/ 9 years agoQuins scrum-half to retire
Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson will retire from rugby at the end of the current season. Joining Harlequins in 2009 from Bedford...
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/ 9 years agoNorthampton announces new chief executive appointment
Northampton Saints have appointed Mark Darbon as the club’s new chief executive. Darbon arrives at Franklin’s Gardens in late July with...
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/ 9 years agoO’Callaghan signs new Worcester deal
Worcester have announced that British & Irish Lion Donncha O’Callaghan has signed a new deal with the club. O’Callaghan, who made...
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/ 9 years ago‘Creative’ Lions can expose All Blacks
ALL Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick reckons Warren Gatland has picked a high class British and Irish Lions squad for the tour...
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