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/ 1 year agoErasmus now the creator supreme
NICK CAIN RASSIE Erasmus is a breath of fresh air, a coach who combines innovative out-of-the-box thinking with a detailed understanding...
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/ 1 year agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoAge of protectionism must come to an end
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Powered up: Argentina scrum-half Gonzalo Bertranou celebrates victory over the All Blacks last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoGlad to see clock ticking on scrum
CHRIS HEWETT THOSE of us who have spent our entire careers writing against deadline know all there is to know about...
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/ 1 year agoI just want my players to realise their full potential
Steve Hill puts the questions to former England Saxons fly-half Ryan Lamb, below, the head coach at Plymouth Albion RFC Why...
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/ 1 year agoProp Tayack returns after horror year
By MIKE SINCLAIR JAY Tayack, grateful to be back fit and healthy, was unveiled to supporters as Cornish Pirates’ latest signing...
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/ 1 year agoAs fit as a Lion in the Congo
PETER JACKSON THEY stood outside a 7th century church perched above St Bride’s Bay for hours on Friday, the old Lions...
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/ 1 year agoEight reasons to be cheerful for Cardiff
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW What a start: Efan Daniel playing for Cardiff last season PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoVivre Le Stade! I’m smitten by fabulous stadium
RUGBY MATTERS Stunning: The Stade de France during the Olympics closing ceremony PICTURE: Alamy IT has taken decades to fall in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoRoad to next World Cup lacks jeopardy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points UNLESS I’ve missed something pertinent – and it’s...
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/ 1 year agoSheedy heads the list of star signings
Ben Jaycock looks at the big names on the move - including some surprises - in the 16-team URC Benetton Ins:...
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/ 1 year agoEngland get in right mood for SA crunch
By BEN JAYCOCK England U18.....27pts Georgia U18 ..... 20pts ENGLAND overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half...
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/ 1 year agoCaluori grabs his chance but Ireland on top
By BEN JAYCOCK England U18...........28 Ireland U18 ..... .......42 NOAH Caluori burst onto the scene on his inter national debut but...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoI can’t remember a thing after I was kicked in head
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS WE all take a break for the summer and thoughts of...
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/ 1 year agoThe good, bad and the ugly…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE MOST TUMULTUOUS TOUR BY NEW ZEALAND EVER IN 1972-73 Brendan Gallagher looks back at the highs and...
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/ 1 year agoThe mystery of Keith Murdoch, sent home early only to become a nomad
THE fate of Keith Murdoch has always captivated the rugby world but when he died in 2018 many questions were left...
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/ 1 year agoRacing 92 confirm Le Garrec is leaving
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN On the move: Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec will be joining La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images YES, it’s...
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/ 1 year agoMehrtens reported to lead group out to buy Beziers
JAMES HARRINGTON LESS than two weeks before the new ProD2 season kicks off, overseas buyers have officially submitted a bid to...
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/ 1 year agoChampions set to take on Leicester in opener
By SAM JACKSON GLOUCESTER-Hartpury will open their title defence at home to Leicester Tigers on the opening weekend of the Premiership...
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/ 1 year agoWomen aiming to hit 100,000 mark by World Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND women returned to their roots, visiting local clubs across the country with Alex Teas-dale, executive director of...
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/ 1 year agoPotent Rawlins helps England U18s bounce back with victory over Georgia
England overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half points to beat an impressive Georgia 27-20 as Jonathan...
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/ 1 year agoHalliday: I’m proud of united approach
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE SIMON Halliday has left his role as chairman of the Championship Clubs’ board both proud and frustrated...
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/ 1 year agoWe must all share the blame -Youngs
By ADAM HATHAWAY BEN Youngs insists Leicester’s players only have themselves to blame for last season’s flop and not Dan McKellar...
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/ 1 year agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Follow us at: @therugbypaper Follow us at: therugbypaper Follow us at: @therugbypaper Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you...
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/ 1 year agoEaster ‘appalled’ by Prem Cup exclusion
By JON NEWCOMBE NICK Easter has described the decision to exclude his Chinnor side and Cambridge from next season’s Premiership Cup...
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/ 1 year agoSweeney defends change
CHIEF executive Bill Sweeney says the RFU has not “sold out” by renaming Twickenham in a sponsorship deal worth more than...
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/ 1 year agoMatthews stepping into Pellegrini shoes
By BEN JAYCOCK REPLACING World Cup star Pat Pellegrini could be perceived as a daunting prospect but Coventry new signing Tommy...
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/ 1 year agoDon’t put Marcus in a box, warns Mo’unga
By SAM JACKSON RICHIE Mo’unga says England must not put Marcus Smith in a ‘box’ if they are to get the...
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/ 1 year agoWalters leaves England for Irish challenge
By SAM JACKSON ALED Walters has left his role as England’s head of strength and conditioning to take up a position...
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/ 1 year agoI’m at Tigers for the long haul – Cheika
By ADAM HATHAWAY Hard-nosed: George Martin on the attack for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images TROUBLE-shooter Michael Cheika has told Leicester fans...
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/ 1 year agoSummerhill in hunt for a new deal
By SIMON THOMAS Moving on: Aled Summerhill in action for Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images AS he comes to terms with being...
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/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
STUART CORSAR, THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM & DONCASTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoItoje has chance to captain the Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE will be a special edge to the coming season because of the 2025...
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/ 1 year agoA sporting heritage that needs protection
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHAT’S in a name? A huge amount if you consider what Wembley means...
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/ 1 year agoRFU must learn from Olympic gold rush
Triumph: Antoine Dupont with his Olympic gold medal PICTURE: Getty Images THE Paris Olympics should have rammed home an urgent reminder...
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/ 1 year agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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/ 1 year agoBack injury forces Dragons hooker Roberts to retire
Highlight: Bradley Roberts scoring for Wales against France during the 2023 Six Nations PICTURES: Getty Images WALES and Dragons hooker Bradley...
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/ 1 year agoFormer Wales star Carter dies aged 59
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales flanker Alun Carter died last week while out on a walk at the age of 59. Carter...
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/ 1 year agoSkinner hits a hat-trick for Newport
Pre-season action By MO SHER AFTER what seems a shorter summer break than ever before, the community game resumed with a...
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/ 1 year agoSeven-try Pirates put Redruth to the sword
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates....47pts Redruth..................... 5pts THE full-timers of Cornish Pirates proved too strong for their National 2 West neighbours...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWhat counts is how the money is spent
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a close-run thing but, after crunching the numbers harder than a caffeine-fuelled psephologist on election...
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/ 1 year ago20-minute reds will add more confusion
LIKE most of Woody Allen’s great lines, it was meant as a joke. “I was thrown out of college for cheating...
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/ 1 year agoNew owners keen to inspire Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH rugby club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system,...
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/ 1 year agoWe need to stop making so many law changes
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Jordan Reynolds, below, the director of rugby at Guernsey Raiders Why did...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoSponsorship deal will really help grassroots
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE news that the cabbage patch is to get a name change...
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/ 1 year agoScrums create an open game for backs to exploit
RAYMOND Howell’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper certainly raises some interesting issues over my article last week including whether or...
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/ 1 year agoRevolution on a river cruise
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE CRUCIAL MEETINGS BEHIND THE BIRTH OF RUGBY’S WORLD CUP Brendan Gallagher tells the story of...
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/ 1 year agoNo stopping New Zealand as they take no prisoners to land top prize
THE 16 teams who eventually contested RWC1987 did so entirely by invitation. No qualifying process. There were of course the eight...
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/ 1 year agoTeenager swept out to sea in SA
A RISING teenage star of French rugby was swept out to sea in South Africa, where he was a member of...
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/ 1 year agoTwickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in first rebrand since 1907
Twickenham is to be renamed Allianz Stadium from September after the Rugby Football Union signed a long-term deal with the insurance...
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