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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoOur beautiful game has become ugly
BEFORE a player is very seriously hurt there have to be some difficult decisions and changes to the game, once beautiful...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTyphoon Hagibis put RWC in perspective
AROUND40 people lost their lives due to Typhoon Hagibis; thousands more lost their homes or suffered unbearable disruption. The cancellation of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoUnfair endurance test
THE date of the Bill Beaumont Cup final is linked with the England XV v Barbarians game on June 21. This...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPick and go rugby leaves me cold!
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PLEASE can we get...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAvoiding England could give French a shot in the arm
SO England top the Pool and escape an attritional game and potential injuries by avoiding France, who can rest up ahead...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPlight of Carnegie players is absorbing
The RFU and Yorkshire Carnegie club owners aside, it was good to see them score their first try of the season...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFed up listening to the referees coaching players
I HAVE been increasingly upset at the constant advice being given to players at the Rugby World Cup. I believe that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRise above the ‘win at all cost’ mentality
WATCHING Alun Wyn Jones over the years, and especially since he has become the captain of Wales, has been a pleasure....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTruism…but it’s true!
IT IS a truism that teams who win Rugby World Cups have world class scrum-halves. That does not mean it is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoOfficials need to enforce the laws
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FOUR observations from the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRefs’ inconsistency is so consistent
MANY decades ago one of the silkiest and smooth soul singers asked a key question ‘What’s going on’…With all nations having...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPlayers just have to go far lower
HOPEFULLY the powers-that-be will not stint on making tackling safer. I’d be happier if everyone acknowledged that the point of contact...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCommuniy game needs urgent help
COLIN Boag’s suggestion that giving free rein to county officials to run the community side of things and that sorting out...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet penalties decide
I DON’T understand why there is so much debate going on about what procedures should be used if it is still...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet ‘minnows’ have moment of fame
BRENDAN Gallagher wrote that his two most excruciating sporting experiences were when watching Namibia and Japan being crushed at the World...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoParachute money drives the yo-yo
COLIN Boag was at it again defending ring fencing the Premiership and parachute payments for relegated teams. Of course the club...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoShame not all star names are aligned
THE World Cup is the pinnacle of the sport but I can’t remember a tournament where so many stars were missing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoColumists highlight rugby’s conundrum
LAST week Boag and Gallagher raised issues in the game from polarising view points. Boag criticised the ‘entertaining’ aspect of rugby,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEngland can utilise Eddie’s connection
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk ALL eyes turn to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPack looks strong but concerned by midfield options
ENGLAND’S first choice pack – Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, Kyle Sinckler, George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Billy Vunipola, Tom Curry and one...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBuzz about Toon far cry from Twickers
A VIBRANT Gallagher End and the whole of Newcastle welcomed both the England and Italian teams in anticipation of a feast...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFans love rugby coming to Toon
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FRIDAY’S game at St...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDisillusioned by RFU’s treatment of Peterborough
I WRITE to express my dismay over the treatment the RFU have put upon our club. Peterborough Rugby Club are a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCut Tier 2 funding don’t increase it!
HOW depressing, after the fresh air offered last week by Steve Hill’s views on the need for the RFU to re-prioritise...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPremiership needs more local players
COMPLETELY agree with Steve Hill, the money the RFU give to the Premiership should be directed at developing English players, coaches...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNewcastle is ideal venue for Italy Test
JEFF Probyn is a absolutely right that internationals played around the country can build enthusiasm for the game, but it doesn’t...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWell said, Steve, hopefully RFU will get the message
CONGRATULATIONS to Richmond’s Steve Hill for his very frank, openminded and perceptive comments on the state of rugby in England. What...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRichmond were so badly treated
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk YORKSHIRE Carnegie bought their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHaskell is having a laugh… I hope
NEWS this week that James Haskell was to try his hand in the world of MMA has surely got to be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWell said Colin, Garces was spot on
COLINBoag’s article in last week’s TRP was spot on in supporting referee Jerome Garces in red carding Scott Barrett, but more...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago‘Second XV’ were playing for shirts
YOUR otherwise reasoned analysis of last weekend’s international fixtures was marred by irritating reference to England fielding, in your terms, a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow many others are Prem missing?
THE rise of Ruaridh McConnochie to the World Cup squad shows talent is slipping through the net. Fortunately he was rescued...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWaist-high tackle law could be a game-changer
AS a coaching professional I am fascinated to see how implementation of the waist-high tackling law progresses and how it affects...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoUnfair to lose star men at this stage
NATIONAL League rugby starts in just three weeks but Yorkshire Carnegie are flashing the RFU cash and signing players who had...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThis time it’s clearly personal for Eddie and Gats
Ahead-to-head between England coach Eddie Jones and his Wales counterpart Warren Gatland on which their 2019 World Cup ambitions, and their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWaist-high tackle rule spells danger
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT CAUSES me grave...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSmall clubs’ role as star finders needs cherishing
I HAVE followed the disagreement between Colin Boag and Jeff Gage with interest, however both are so entrenched in their own...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGifts for the Prem
THE recent Premiership “ins & outs” section demonstrated the value of the Championship despite the lack of funding by the powers...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGoldring mistaken
WORCESTER Warriors co-owner Colin Goldring has cemented my concern over the role of CVC and private investment within British rugby. Goldring...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLos Pumas fire out a Japan warning
I AGREE that Argentina sent England a warning ahead of their meeting in the Pool stages in Japan with their closely-run...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAre England truly WORLD champs?
LIKE Phil Keith-Roach I have been present at each of England’s World Cup Final victories and two thoughts come to mind....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU have ignored my calls
Rugby Club are proud to be a community club, promoting grass roots rugby to all within the Peterborough catchment area. We...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGo down in segments
A SIMPLE answer to ‘Bull at the Gate’ scrums. Front rows go down when the referee is satisfied. Locks go down...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBrown back
EDDIE JONESmay be criticised for dropping Danny Cipriani from his training camp no sooner than he had re-introduced him. But people...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet’s stop the clock at scrum resets
I AM all for making rugby safer for the players but I think referees should stop the clock when resetting the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWelsh crowds sparse in Europe
IN THE article about a potential British League you mention the possible benefits for the Welsh Regions of playing Premiership sides....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDeano’s ring-fence paradox
In TRP July 14, Jon Newcombe describes Coventry’s ambitions, while Neale Harvey writes about those of Cornish Pirates. This follows similar...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNo room for rugby in summer
THOSE advocating summer rugby should contemplate the veritable smorgasbord of sporting events on offer last weekend. Besides the small matter of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAre England strong enough mentally?
REGARDING Neale Harvey’s interview and Colin Boag’s comments on Exeter’s chief exec Tony Rowe and his personal view that England are...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons work in the community deserves praise
MY instinctive reaction to Colin Boag’s repetition of his proposal that the Premiership clubs be given charge of the national team...
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