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/ 9 years agoFarrell lays Test claim as stuttering Lions misfire
From NICK CAIN in Whangarei WARREN GATLAND praised Owen Farrell after the fly-half put down an early marker for the Lions...
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/ 9 years agoGermans set to get club into PRO12
By PETER JACKSON A Swiss-based billionaire is in talks with the PRO12 aimed at catapulting a German club into what started...
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/ 9 years agoExiles signal Premiership intent with Nalaga signing
By NICK VERDIER LONDON Irish have celebrated their return to the Premiership with the capture of Top 14 try-scoring machine Napolioni...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoWing Tim credits Quins for improving his game
TIM VISSER believes the two years he has spent at Harlequins has improved his game “immensely” – and now he wants...
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/ 9 years agoWonderkid Sam ready Test for big to prove solution at No7
By NEALE HARVEY SAM UNDERHILL, the most talked about player yet to be capped by England, is determined to prove he...
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/ 9 years agoWales rack up cricket score in tour rehearsal
COACH Robin McBryde felt Wales’ 88-19 win over Welsh Premiership side RGC 1404 was a worthwhile exercise ahead of their two-Test...
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/ 9 years agoUnderhill hits hardest at Ospreys – Ardron
TYLER ARDRON has backed Sam Underhill to become a mainstay of the England back row for years to come. The Canadian...
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/ 9 years agoCare: England young guns can write their names large
By NEALE HARVEY Senior service: Danny Care will be adding his experience to England’s youthful zeal ENGLAND vice-captain Danny Care will...
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/ 9 years agoSchmidt calls up Reidy for Irish tour
ULSTER flanker Sean Reidy has been drafted into Ireland’s squad for the USA and Japan tour after Tommy O’Donnell pulled out...
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/ 9 years agoA spot of high jinks is part of the game
YOUR article regarding Bath coach Todd Blackadder taking a dim view of his players running naked across the pitch following a...
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/ 9 years agoHomespun Exeter turning sights on Euro domination
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER captain Jack Yeandle reckons a rapidly increasing level of international recognition offers compelling proof of why the...
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/ 9 years agoIs it time to bring in a portable darts oche for hookers?
HOOKERS failing to hook is a long-standing problem in the game but my gripe is that hookers are now not just...
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/ 9 years agoHartley is focused on England not Lions SOS
By GARY FITZGERALD England expects: head coach Eddie Jones greets Dylan Hartley before the match between England and Barbarians last weekend...
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/ 9 years agoStill not a fan of this play-off malarkey
WHAT is the point of trying to win titles when a team that finishes below you in your respective league can...
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/ 9 years agoSolomona on tour but Wood’s out
DENNY Solomona is expected to be fit for England’s tour to Argentina, says head coach Eddie Jones. The 23-year-old Sale winger...
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/ 9 years agoBeaumont: We can match Cueto’s Sale
By NEALE HARVEY JOSH Beaumont reckons Sale’s new breed of Test class youngsters can bring back the glory days and silence...
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/ 9 years agoQuartet on their way to Leicester
Leicester have announced the signings of Dominic Ryan, Sione Kalamafoni, Joe Ford and Jonah Holmes. As revealed in TRP back in...
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/ 9 years agoExiles bring in Top14 star wing and six others
London Irish have landed Top 14 winger Napolioni Nalaga from Lyon ahead of next season. Nalaga, 31, who racked up 105...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton fit to lead Lions in tour opener
Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British and Irish Lions in their opening match against...
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/ 9 years agoEngland lose front row pair for tour
Tommy Taylor and Nick Schonert have been ruled out of England‘s tour of Argentina. Wasps hooker Taylor picked up a knee...
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/ 9 years agoWallaby leaves Leicester for Clermont
Peter Betham has left Leicester Tigers in order to join Clermont next season. Australia international Betham, 28, arrived at Welford Road...
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/ 9 years agoWood suspended for six weeks
Tom Wood has been suspended for six weeks for the stamp on Djibril Camara’s last Friday Champions Cup Play-off final against...
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/ 9 years agoCONFIRMED: Picamoles leaves Northampton
Northampton Saints have announced that Louis Picamoles will be leaving the club to rejoin Montpellier. The France No.8 only moved to...
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/ 9 years agoNewcastle sign England Sevens flyer
Newcastle Falcons have signed England Sevens international Cameron Cowell to their senior academy squad. The 21-year-old can play at full-back, wing...
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/ 9 years agoBath Test star off to Worcester
Worcester have completed the signing of Scotland international David Denton ahead of next season. Zimbabwean-born Denton will make the switch to...
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/ 9 years agoWasps sign Springbok centre
Wasps have confirmed the signing of South African international Juan De Jongh, who will join up with Wasps after completing the...
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/ 9 years agoHarlequins appoint Nick Evans as attack coach
Nick Evans will join the Harlequins coaching team as Attack Coach following his recent retirement from the game. Following a 17...
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/ 9 years agoEngland U20s name side for JWC opener
England have named their team for the opening match of this year’s World Rugby U20s Championship against Samoa (10am BST) in...
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/ 9 years agoArmand called up by England for Argentina tour
Uncapped Exeter flanker Don Armand has been named in the England squad for next month’s tour of Argentina. Zimbabwe-born 28-year-old Armand...
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/ 9 years agoChampions! Now Chiefs boss demands Euro glory
By NEALE HARVEY Best in the land: Jack Yeandle and Gareth Steenson hold the trophy aloft for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 9 years agoIrish power through despite late red card for All Black Franks
London Irish 55 Yorkshire Carnegie 48 London Irish win 84-66 on aggregate A THREE-TRY blitz at the start of the second...
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/ 9 years agoEddie’s in need of a big rethink says Lamb
By NEALE HARVEY FRANCE-BOUND fly-half Ryan Lamb says Eddie Jones’ decision to exclude Freddie Burns, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade from...
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/ 9 years agoFollow our lead, Pivac tells Welsh rugby
By PETER JACKSON THEScarlets marked their coronation as PRO12 champions last night by challenging Wales to follow the dazzling brand of...
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/ 9 years agoKennedy set to bring in big league cavalry
By NICK VERDIER NICK Kennedy was a relieved man on Wednesday night but he knows there are bigger challenges awaiting after...
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/ 9 years agoPaver: Jamal reminds me of the young Dan Cole
By NEALE HARVEY ONE-TIMELeicester reject Jamal Ford-Robinson could have the last laugh by challenging Tigers star Dan Cole for his England...
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/ 9 years agoWhat next for Yorkshire project?
JON NEWCOMBE talks to ex-hooker Rob Rawlinson about the dilemma of his former club Yorkshire Carnegie JON NEWCOMBE THREE years ago,...
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/ 9 years agoCowan-Dickie eyes Test spot
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed to turn up the heat on England skipper Dylan Hartley during next...
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/ 9 years agoSize didn’t matter in 1971, just pure ability
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW When they line up for the first Test, the Lions’ backs will be...
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/ 9 years agoSlade has new spring in his step thanks to mentor Wilkinson
HENRY Slade has revealed how confidence gained from working with boyhood hero Jonny Wilkinson helped him deliver the kick that killed...
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/ 9 years agoPatchell and Evans have been bitten, and it hurts!
PHIL DOLLMANis to be congratulated on his elevation to the Wales squad, a reward for long years of perseverance which may...
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/ 9 years agoTom puts his heart and Sole into it to make grade at Northants
ONE event took place last week which seems to have escaped general notice, the reappearance of a famous Scottish name albeit...
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/ 9 years agoScotland triumph in London’s grand finale
ENGLAND head coach Simon Amor says they will be a better side for the disappointment of losing to Scotland in the...
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/ 9 years agoExiles need greater finance to compete warns Crossan
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish owner Mick Crossan has launched a plea for new backers to step forward after admitting...
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/ 9 years agoSevens set to combine
THE Sevens teams of England, Scotland and Wales are set to combine as Great Britain to allow three opportunities for Team...
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/ 9 years agoFollow the Lions next week…
It’s sizing up to be one of the greatest tours ever and we have assembled a line-up guaranteed to give you...
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/ 9 years agoCain’s right about Brown’s omission
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I CONGRATULATE Nick Cain...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoInadequate recovery time spells serious trouble for the Lions
SATURDAY June 3 is the first game in NZ for the Lions, just one week after the Premiership final. This is...
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