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/ 9 years agoNone of these would get in 2003 team – Robinson
JASON Robinson says not one of Eddie Jones ‘ players would get into England ‘s World Cupwinning side from 2003. Robinson,...
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/ 9 years agoPuffed out Dragons let Leinster run in eight tries
By BILL KIELY A SHOCK Dragons win looked to be on the cards, but Leinster recovered from for an early tenpoint...
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/ 9 years agoAnscombe returns to steer Blues ship home
By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe came off the bench to guide Blues to a crucial win in their quest to obtain...
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/ 9 years agoBottle job? Eddie played a blinder
THE outcome to last week ‘s amazing match against Australia shows Jeff Probyn was wrong to suggest Eddie Jones ‘bottled it...
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/ 9 years agoCheetahs hit afterburners to cruise clear
By TOM LYONS Cheetahs ………33 Edinburgh………13 RICHARD Cockerill ‘s Edinburgh were beaten 33-13 by the Cheetahs in their first PRO14 encounter...
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/ 9 years agoHookers should be pinged for ‘foot up ‘
WE all know by now that referees have been given permission to change laws in the rugby handbook. It is now...
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/ 9 years agoPhillips bails out injury-hit Scarlets
Kings v Scarlets FORMER Wales scrumhalf Mike Phillips will make a remarkable return to action for the Scarlets ‘ visit to...
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/ 9 years agoScrum shenanigans should be punished
WARREN Gatland can protest his innocence but not even the most rabid Welsh supporter I know thinks Gatland and Wales played...
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/ 9 years agoLate Trimble try rescues victory for young Ulster
By RONAN O ‘NEILL ULSTER director of rugby Les Kiss was thrilled with the resolve his young side showed as they...
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/ 9 years agoRugby is thriving in West Country
I WOULD like to agree with Tom Rodwell ‘s letter last week. I was also at the Richmond v Doncaster match...
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/ 9 years agoItalian job to kick off Van Graan residency
Zebre v Munster JOHANN van Graan said he could taste success in the air on arriving at Munster ‘s training base...
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/ 9 years agoSpencer raising game via extra golf lessons
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: Ben Spencer breaks through to score against Bath PICTURES: Getty Images SARACENS scrumhalf Ben Spencer is drawing...
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/ 9 years agoScarlet Williams switches allegiance
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCOTT Williams is set to leave Scarlets for a shock switch to rivals Ospreys. The Wales centre was...
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/ 9 years agoBurns hopes top four can spark Test bid
BILLY Burns intends throwing down the gauntlet to England ‘s front line fly-halves by guiding underachieving Gloucester into Premiership title contention....
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/ 9 years agoBig ask to bounce straight back up – Schmid
By JON NEWCOMBE ROTHERHAM legend Mike Schmid fears it will be a long road back for his old club if they...
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/ 9 years agoNow for the Six Nations title says happy Eddie
By GARY FITZGERAL Twinkle toes: Elliot Daly crosses for England ‘s sixth try PICTURE: Getty Images EDDIE Jones insists his England...
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/ 9 years agoAmbitious Elia plots route to World Cup via Quins
By NEALE HARVEY HARD-HITTING hooker Elia Elia has vowed to overcome the pain of rejection in New Zealand by scaling the...
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/ 9 years agoWe must beat Boks say Gat ‘s battlers
WALES insist their autumn campaign will be a failure unless they beat South Africa on Saturday. Warren Gatland ‘s side suffered...
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/ 9 years agoHertford following Stortford route to success
By NEALE HARVEY IMPROVING National Three outfit Hertford are aiming to emulate neighbours Bishop ‘s Stortford as their promotion push for...
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/ 9 years agoCowan-Dickie is back and gunning for Tom Dunn’s spot in England squad
The Exeter Chief hooker adds that Rob Baxter has recruited as well as anyone
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/ 9 years agoGeorge North takes decision to leave Northampton and return home
The Saints wing will be on his way back to an undisclosed region at the end of the season
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/ 9 years agoMore key skills for Marcus Smith to master, says mentor Evans
After a breakout start to the season, Nick Evans cools expectations on the young Quins fly-half
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/ 9 years agoMugabe’s thugs sent Don Armand on the rugby trail
Nick Cain talks to the Exeter Chiefs back row about his upbringing in the African state and his career in rugby
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/ 9 years agoGloucester CEO keen not to lose best players after win over Saracens
Gloucester are already at work on recruitment for next season, says Stephen Vaughan
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/ 9 years agoGive players time to catch breath
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT MUST be because...
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/ 9 years agoHartley’s not clear favourite at Saints, let alone England
I WOULD like to congratulate Nick Cain for his excellent article on the Dylan Hartley captain saga, never have truer words...
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/ 9 years agoI chose Richmond over Twickenham
LAST Friday it was my pleasure to be at Richmond against Doncaster in the Championship. It was a close victory for...
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/ 9 years agoWade aims to top the charts before jaunt in France
By NEALE HARVEY Ace: Christian Wade CHRISTIAN Wade admits he would love to end his career in France – but only...
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/ 9 years agoWallaby star confident he’ll find extra gears at Tigers
By STEFFAN THOMAS TATAFU Polota-Nau has told Leicester fans he plans to become an even better player when he joins the...
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/ 9 years agoEngland Women win opening battle of Autumn
ENGLAND Women have secured a pay deal with the Rugby Football Union before the autumn internationals. For the first time, the...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 9 years agoCowan-Dickie’s back and gunning for Dunn’s spot
By NEALE HARVEY FORGOTTEN England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie is ready to ramp-up the pressure on Dylan Hartley by roaring back into...
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/ 9 years ago’Steaming’ Cheika in a bust up with fans
We played it smart in the rain says Eddie By GARY FITZGERALD MICHAEL Cheika accused Twickenham fans of giving him a...
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/ 9 years agoMore key skills for Marcus to master
MARCUS Smith’s gamemanagement in the face of blitz defence will be one of the defining factors in whether he makes the...
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/ 9 years agoLydiate: All Blacks need our A game
Gatland: We didn’t cheat over scrums DAN Lydiate has warned Wales they must bring their A game or risk being hammered...
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/ 9 years agoAmbitious England set for battle on three fronts
By JOE BYRNE THE SEVENS World Series returns next month with first stop Dubai as England aim to improve on last...
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/ 9 years agoWales put big focus on success at Commonwealths
THE RECENT Anglo- Welsh training hostilities continued last week when England Sevens welcomed their Wales counterparts for a day of live...
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/ 9 years agoCockerill captures tight-head Millar-Mills
By JON NEWCOMBE EDINBURGH boss Richard Cockerill has swooped for Yorkshire Carnegie tighthead, Elliot Millar-Mills with immediate effect. Millar-Mills has impressed...
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/ 9 years agoFrom Exiles junkyard to Test starter for Scotland
Neale Harvey talks to Scotland new cap Darryl Marfo about his time with the Exiles and working with Richard Cockerill
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/ 9 years agoAussies offer acid test of England’s back row mobility
Nick Cain analyses the challenge of the Wallabies who have a 'score to settle'
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/ 9 years agoMichael Cheika picks power over playmaker in Wallabies midfield
Samu Kerevi gets the nod to start at inside centre alongside Tevita Kuridrani
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/ 9 years agoLydiate to captain Wales as Gatland makes 14 changes
All the team news for the Test against Georgia at the Principality Stadium
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/ 9 years agoFreddie Burns admits England days are numbered under Eddie
By Neale Harvey Freddie Burns will put body and soul into winning silverware at Bath after accepting his chances of an...
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/ 9 years agoEddie Jones receives telling off from his mother…
England head coach Eddie Jones might be 57 years old but that wasn’t enough to save him from a stern dressing...
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/ 9 years agoDiscipline players Rugby League way
I READPeter Jackson’s piece ‘How do refs miss so much’ on Oct 29 and he’s absolutely right. Surely we chould go...
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/ 9 years agoEdinburgh sign Bristol ace Hurrell
BRISTOL have lost their battle to keep centre Will Hurrell when his contract runs out at the end of the season....
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/ 9 years agoCain’s right, South Africa sport needs World Cup boost
NICK Cain made a compelling case for South Africa hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup (“World Cup vote would save Boks...
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/ 9 years agoBeal lit up Arms Park long before Twickenham
Over the last 20 years almost as many embryonic Lions have taken their first steps at what must be the most...
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/ 9 years agoRespect the kicker with total silence
AS an ‘old school’ believer in the need to treasure the game’s ethos and values, I was saddened at the failure...
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/ 9 years agoSandy was key for Shedden
WAY back in the Seventies when rugby really was a game for all shapes and sizes, the Scotland selectors enforced an...
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