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/ 9 years agoProve you’re contenders with another winning run
By NEALE HARVEY Record man: Jason Leonard is England’s most capped player with 114 Test appearances PICTURES: Getty Images JASON Leonard...
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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 agoDaly scores three in vain as Obi’s one seals bonus
By BRETT MUNN LEO Cullen was left counting the cost of his side’s two-game tour of South Africa after losing their...
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/ 9 years agoYoung twin towers rising to the challenge at Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS THEYaren’t quite ‘fish and chips’ or ‘eggs and bacon’ just yet, but the young Ospreys lock pairing of...
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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 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 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 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 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 agoBilly’s hurt again as long-season row grows
By NEALE HARVEY BILLY Vunipola was back on the injured list last night, helped off during Saracens’ victory over Sale with...
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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 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 agoCotton stands by Gatland in Lions rift
By PETER JAKSON ONEof England’s greatest Lions, Fran Cotton, has rebuked Sean O’Brien for going public with his criticism of Warren...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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/ 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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/ 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 agoChampions tamed by late Andrew try
In front: Johnny McNicholl runs in his try for Scarlets PICTURE: Huw Evans By RONAN O’BRIEN CHAMPIONS Scarlets fell to their...
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/ 9 years agoCut the SA franchises to four says Smit
By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH Africa’s 2007 World Cup-winning captain John Smit reckons his country’s best chance of recapturing the glory days...
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/ 9 years agoSam’s a huge loss but it may work out well for the future
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SAM Warburton’s injury is a huge blow for Wales. I thought he was outstanding on...
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/ 9 years agoCheetahs will soon be up to speed for PRO 14 insists coach
By ALEX BYWATER CHEETAHS head coach Rory Duncan believes his side can have a long-term future in European domestic rugby despite...
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/ 9 years agoRhys can earn recall if he maintains early form
Impressive start: Rhys Priestland in action against Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images RHYS Priestland was unfairly treated by the Welsh rugby public....
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/ 9 years agoFolau in same-sex marriage storm on twitter
By SAM JACKSON AUSTRALIA full-back Israel Folau was at the centre of a social media storm this week after voicing his...
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/ 9 years ago‘Suits’ must heed Vunipola warning
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ the comments...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoNorthampton sign Springboks flanker
NORTHAMPTON have confirmed the signing of Heinrich Brussow from January. The 23-time capped Springboks flanker, 31, will arrive at Franklin’s Gardens...
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/ 9 years agoWelsh tickets are a bargain compared to Twickenham
I WAS infuriated by Peter Jackson’s article regarding Welsh ticket prices. Since I retired from playing rugby I started to attend...
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/ 9 years agoI joined Irish because of Venter says Franco
By NEALE HARVEY SECOND row enforcer Franco van der Merwe has revealed why the lure of working under South African legend...
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/ 9 years agoMaddison banned for abusing officials
ROTHERHAMTitan Charlie Maddison received a three-week suspension for verbally abusing the match officials in the second half of the Yorkshire derby...
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/ 9 years agoBeware 3G costs
JEFF Probyn wrote last week about money to help smaller clubs pay for things such as 3G pitches. I want to...
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