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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 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 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 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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/ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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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/ 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 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 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 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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/ 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 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 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 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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/ 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 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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/ 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 agoLet’s help Paul in his greatest battle
PAUL ACKFORD played alongside Paul Curtis in the Harlequins side that won the 1988 John Player Cup final. Here the England...
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