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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFix kicking position of conversions
IT WAS suggested last week that a seven point try in certain circumstances would speed up the game. In his letter,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBurgess gets his own back in the end
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SAM Burgess kept his counsel after the 2015 World Cup meltdown. He did...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAmbition? Lansdown should ask Ealing!
STEVE Lansdown wants to ring fence the Premier League so that the clubs can get their finances in order. Well, we’ve...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI was there for Jarrett
JUST been reading Brendan Gallagher’s article on Keith Jarrett’s try in 1967. I was at that match, standing on the south...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSimpkin was from Northland
JUST some corrections to Brendan Gallagher’s story about George Simpkin. He died in Hamilton, New Zealand not Hong Kong. He was...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow to stop cheats
CHRIS Hewett’s article in which he stated that limiting substitutions to injured players only would not work because players would be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLessons our game can learn from America
JERRY Guscott’s piece in last week’s issue highlighted the NFL’s salary cap as a reason for the league’s financial stability. It...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEddie on touchline is recipe for a riot
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of Eddie Jones’ strengths as a coach is that he has always...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime for rugby to make some good TV
WHEN it comes to promoting itself on screens, either big or small, Rugby Union trails behind most sports. Nowhere is this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMarquee players inside the cap would be honest
THE fiction that the PRL salary cap is designed to create a level playing field is clearly exposed by the battle...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNFL show how to keep it competitive
ONE thing that Jeremy Guscott could have mentioned in his article about the continuing financial success of the NFL is the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime to do the right thing
COLIN Boag writes that “the success of each Premiership club is inextricably linked to the survival of its rivals”. Dr Robert...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBring back rucking
WITH the game held in abeyance, now is a good time for World Rugby to give the game back to the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBig changes needed
IN THIS current climate, rugby has as much chance of picking up where it left off as Donald Trump being awarded...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago7pt try will speed it up
HERE’S an idea to have the ball in play, longer. Paint two white lines, from behind the posts to the dead-ball...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoUnlucky Otley, but glad it was not a void season
FOLLOWING the lament from the man from Otley rugby club about their relegation I suspect this has much to do with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHewett’s wit helping me in lockdown
I AGREE with your correspondent Brian Tregunna that TRP has become an even better read since the Covid-19 lockdown. I’m particularly...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStuart gets my vote
What about London Irish or Newcastle AFTER reading the Blindside story regarding Johan Ackermann’s departure, and the temporary promotion of Rory...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNo shock Bristol want to keep marquee men
Star signing: Semi Radradra has a three-year mega bucks deal at Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images STEPHEN Lansdown’s recent announcement of supporting...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSarries will be exhausted
WITH the Premiership season set to run and run, what happens to Saracens’ remaining fixtures? Will they be expected to play...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMyners is right, raise players culbability
I AGREE with Lord Myners’ recommendation that players should also carry some accountability for breaches of the salary cap and we...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBoks brute Friks broke my father’s big toes
YOUR recent excellent article about the Stalag IV-B Springboks rugby squad reminded me of my father, Llewellyn’s account of having played...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMissionary work is done Down Under
THE Lions were missionaries spreading Rugby Union to the southern hemisphere and they were so successful that only one northern hemisphere...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNot so smart versus the Boks were you Mitch?
IT IS undeniable that Eddie Jones deserves all the plaudits for the way England outplayed New Zealand in the World Cup...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDiamond starts the blame game
STEVE Diamond, who must have splashed out a fair few quid on the legion of South Africans in the Sale Sharks...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU cash to improve facilities will boost numbers
COMMUNITY clubs are necessarily at the forefront of the battle to try and maintain senior men’s playing numbers but need more...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNot only Tigers who have slipped
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk AS A Bath supporter...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSouthern hemisphere can align with Europe
After seeing the picture of Walkerburn RFC’s new lawn mowers (TRP May 10) I’ve dug this picture out of Welford Road...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNonsense to drop Sarries
THERE seems little point in Saracens playing in the Championship next season. It means that they will be unable to play...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStop whining Steve, All Blacks no saints
ONE instance in their history where New Zealand feel aggrieved and Steve Hansen feels hard done by and wants a public...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSpot on, we owe SANZAAR nothing
I AGREE with the sentiment expressed in Nick Cain’s column. The Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing. New Zealand, for example, should...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTravel ban in Europe?
NICK Cain may be right in saying that the Six Nations shouldn’t be responsible for SANZAAR and the Pacific Islands, nor...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoParity at the posts, finally
I’VE long believed that allowing an attacking team to score against the post protector gave an unfair advantage over the defending...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSo far so good, m’lud, but a big stain remains
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK “The same Premiership clubs that are talking about “playing by the same set...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoElite clubs are not the only guilty parties
JEFF Probyn’s column last week is rightly scathing about the Premiership and EPCR, citing their lack of concern about the game...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCome on, it’s not Joe’s fault
IN response to Barrie Darby’s letter on Joe Marler and his ten-week ban. We are in very uncharted waters and it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKick cost-cutting off with Sevens
WITH the RFU in a financial mess due to poor management, including overpaying their management and international players, why can they...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSupporters should get a say in new calendar
IN the debate about achieving a global season for the game I have missed any reference to consultation with the supporters,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWhat happens to those who play cricket?
GLOBAL season proposals seem only to deal with internationals, European competitions, the English Premiership and the PRO14. So, what will happen...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRegionalise yes, but do not reduce salary cap
I FULLY agree with Richard Homer’s idea on the letter’s page last week to regionalise the English leagues below the Championship,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTouring the land is part of the fun!
I’M a 30-year-old Plymouth Albion supporter and am strongly against regionalising National 1. I would never have made it as a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEnforced rest period will boost Welsh team
SHANE WILLIAMS Happy event: George North is preparing for fatherhood PICTURE: Getty Images They say every cloud has a silver lining...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWRU must regulate the game to benefit all clubs
WRU chairman Gareth Davies says he cannot fathom payment to players by community rugby clubs (CRC). This amounts to a tacit...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoClubs welcome support of the RFU
Planning: Peter Wheeler RFU President Peter Wheeler replies to last week’s Rugby Paper exclusive THE RFU Council are meeting virtually at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRegionalise National 1 and reduce salary cap
Derby delight: Generate greater local interest with more local derbies such as Darlington v Blaydon PICTURE: Paul Fenwick WHAT a shame...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSolomons’ schedule makes sense
WORCESTER director of rugby Alan Solomons made a lot of really good points regarding a World Nations League. However I can...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoForgot Fran
ENJOYED last week’s edition however, in the quiz we were asked for two players who beat the All Blacks for four...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStop all this pandering to Southern Hemisphere
I FOLLOWED with detached amusement as the election campaigns of Sir Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot fizzled out amid a tsunami...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLudicrous to let Marler off
SURELY it is time for suspensions to cover a set number of matches rather weeks (as happens in several other sports)....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHansen’s still sucking on sour grapes over Lions
NICK CAIN ONE of the more rewarding rugby pastimes during these strange days is digging into the game’s history and finding...
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