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/ 9 years agoEngland women go for experience in their tour of New Zealand
SIMON Middleton has banked on experience as England women begin their final preparation for the World Cup with a three- Test...
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/ 9 years agoOwners must think of their members
WE are told that Newcastle season ticket holders will be compensated for taking a match to the USA and fans can...
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/ 9 years agoCounties expect tough test in Spain
ENGLAND Counties have named a 26-man squad for the tour of Spain that kicks-off on Wednesday. Ten players return to the...
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/ 9 years agoHaskell on track for a Hollywood ending!
By NICK VERDIER LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017...
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/ 9 years agoMermoz will make Falcons soar says Richards
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards expects star signings Maxime Mermoz and Toby Flood to light up next season’s Premiership...
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/ 9 years agoGray quits rugby for American adventure
ALEX Gray has decided to turn his back on Rugby Union to pursue a career in American Football after joining the...
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/ 9 years agoMunster are buried in a magnificent blizzard of fabulous tries
From PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium THE scintillating Scarlets turned a leaden Dublin sky into more than 40 shades of...
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/ 9 years agoGreenwood: Owen is key man, not Sexton
Opinion: Will Greenwood PERMUTATIONS for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless...
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/ 9 years agoBreathtaking, now let’s hope all regions can build on success
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHAT A win, what a performance, what a team! Hats off to everyone at the...
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/ 9 years agoEngland must try to ease pain of massacre
EDDIE Jones has told his England team to do their best to lift the mood of the country after the Manchester...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHow Wasps have fared since the club moved to Coventry
In 1999, professional rugby union outfit Wasps RFC changed their name to London Wasps to differentiate themselves from amateur side Wasps...
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/ 9 years agoEngland name side for Barbarians clash
Eddie Jones has named his England squad to face the Barbarians on Sunday at Twickenham . The starting XV will be...
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/ 9 years agoLeo: Pacific Islanders need a professional pathway
Former Samoa lock Dan Leo has urged World Rugby to dig deep to stem the flow of talent away from...
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/ 9 years agoDouble injury blow for England
Paul Hill and Joe Marchant have been ruled out of England‘s tour to Argentina in June through injury. Hill, who has...
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/ 9 years agoNewcastle star retires at only 26
Tom Catterick insists he will always be a Newcastle Falcons fan despite this week retiring from professional rugby at the age...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton declares himself FIT for Lions tour
British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton says he is fully fit and ready to “crack on” for the New Zealand...
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/ 9 years agoBarbarians make stellar addition to 27-man squad
The Barbarians have today confirmed their experienced 27-strong squad for the tour matches against England on May 28 and Ulster on...
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/ 9 years agoExiles centre banned for final’s second leg
London Irish centre Aseli Tikoirotuma will miss the second leg of the Championship final against Yorkshrie Carnegie tomorrow after being banned...
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/ 9 years agoBig Billy out of Lions tour
Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from the British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand due to an ongoing shoulder injury. The...
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/ 9 years agoCasson: It’s not game over, we can hurt them
By JON NEWCOMBE Defiant: Tom Casson YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE centre Tom Casson has refused to concede defeat in the battle to win...
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/ 9 years agoPaice: Pack must lay proper platform
By NICK VERDIER Sprinting home: Danny Hobbs- Awoyemi breaks clear to score for Irish PICTURE: Getty Images LONDON Irish are 80...
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/ 9 years agoFantastic Franks turns the screw on Carnegie scrum
By NICK VERDIER Y Carnegie 18pts Tries: M. Mayhew 17, Holmes 27 Conversions: Ford 26 Penalties: Ford 3, 64 London Irish...
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/ 9 years agoChampions lie in wait as England target big finale
By NICK VERDIER Proud: Simon Amor LONDON SEVENS ENGLAND are certain to finish second in the World Series and are still...
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/ 9 years agoNow it’s Newcastle’s turn to head abroad
NEWCASTLE are to play a Premiership ‘home’ game in Philadelphia next September which again shows how Premiership clubs care little about,...
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/ 9 years agoBlackadder takes swipe at below-par Bath stars
By NEALE HARVEY BATH rugby director Todd Blackadder has put his star players on notice after admitting standards of professionalism had...
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/ 9 years agoFranchising is not the way forward for English rugby
THE article last week regarding Mick Hogan’s concerns about rugby in the North is no doubt founded on genuine concern, but...
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/ 9 years agoHarry hoping to follow dad’s lead in Argentina
By JON NEWCOMBE New boy: Northampton’s Harry Mallinder is looking forward to playing for England in Argentina PICTURE: Getty Images HARRY...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoLions legend was just Sir to all of us
I SAW a piece in your paper about John Dawes and the Lions, but to a lot of people he was...
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/ 9 years agoHumphreys focused on set-piece failings
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER rugby director David Humphreys is banking on the arrival of hard-nosed South African head coach Johan Ackerman...
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/ 9 years agoBilly can take No.8 play to a new level!
Lawrence Dallaglio tells NEALE HARVEY how Billy Vunipola can usurp Kieran Read as world leading No.8 Lawrence Dallaglio Blockbuster: Billy Vunipola...
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/ 9 years agoSimpson sold on Wasps potential
By NEALE HARVEY SEEING Saracens become top dogs in Europe has only heightened Wasps’ ambition to supersede them, according to scrum-half...
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/ 9 years agoGenge eyes overtime as stars near game limit
By NEALE HARVEY Wrecking ball: Ellis Genge PICTURES: Getty Images LEICESTER prop Ellis Genge is committed to going the extra mile...
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/ 9 years agoDestination Argentina for much-improved Harry
Names in frame: Will Collier and Paul Hill SELF-CONFESSED former fat boy Harry Williams reckons physical improvements and working with the...
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/ 9 years agoI can’t wait to get back to Leicester says Ford
By NICK VERDIER Homecoming king: fly-half George Ford GEORGE Ford is focused on another succesful summer in white before returning to...
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/ 9 years agoO’Connor confident Tuilagi will recapture match-winning best
MANU Tuilagi is nearing a return from injury and should complete a full preseason according to Tigers boss Matt O’Connor. Tuilagi...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoChiefs rock champs to land final with Wasps
By SAM JACKSON Clincher: Josh Bassett breaks clear to score the decisive try for Wasps IT’S Exeter Chiefs versus Wasps in...
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/ 9 years agoScarlets grit it out after first half red for Evans
By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster 15pts Tries: Ringrose 24, Conan 64 Conversions: Nacewa 25 Penalties: Nacewa 19 Scarlets 27pts Tries: S Evans...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoSouthern stars rush to beat deadline
By PETER JACKSON MORE than 30 Southern Hemisphere players will qualify for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales before the longer residency...
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/ 9 years agoZebo is magic man again for Munster
By DECLAN ROONEY Munster 23pts Tries: Saili 26, Zebo 61, Conway 75 Conversions: Bleyendaal 62 Penalties: Bleyendaal 40, 66 Ospreys 3pts...
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/ 9 years agoChampions Cup qualification process to change
The Pro12 nations have lost automatic qualification to the Champions Cup as EPCR today announced that only the best seven teams...
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/ 9 years agoTEAMS: Championship final (first leg)
Yorkshire Carnegie Head Coach Bryan Redpath has named his side for the first leg of the Championship Play Off Final against...
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/ 9 years agoWorcester tie down another Springbok
Worcester have announced that South Africa international Dewald Potgieter has signed a new contract to extend his stay at Sixways. Potgieter...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoFlanker quits Newcastle for Ealing
Dan Temm will swap life beside the River Tyne for life near the Thames when he joins Ealing Trailfinders from Newcastle...
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/ 9 years ago2018 and 2019 Six Nations fixtures announced
The fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced. Rugby’s Greatest Championship will take place over...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoEnglish lads ahead of ‘project players’
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MIKE Brown and James...
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/ 9 years agoWales lads get in gear for Scottish warm up
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS flanker Will Jones will captain Wales U20 for the World Rugby championship in Georgia, which pits them...
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/ 9 years agoReferees must stop turning a blind eye to the game’s Laws
I UNDERSTAND that even with three officials on the pitch, rugby is a difficult game to referee. However, I often feel...
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/ 9 years agoMercer: I’ll prove why I should be in Argentina
By NEALE HARVEY TEENAGE back row sensation Zach Mercer aims to show Eddie Jones why he should have been on the...
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/ 9 years agoCan Laidlaw really scare New Zeland?
AS a former scrumhalf, I tend to keep an eye on how the 9s are playing at international level. I know...
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