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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWomen’s game needs support
I COMPLETELY agree with Catherine Spencer. From what we could glean from the limited access, awkward timings and poor publicity, the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoYour way is highway now, Eddie
THE England rugby coach meets the chief executive of the RFU in the corridors of Twickenham. “How yuh doing, Eddie?” asks...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSquare pegs not wanted
ONCE again I open up the pages of TRP and see all doom and gloom, well nearly all. If it’s not...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLet’s have more focus on disability
I THOUGHT it was time to think about how the game can improve for next season. I would like to see...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDon’t forget the community clubs need cash, too
IN AN otherwise wellreasoned interview with Neale Harvey in last week’s Rugby Paper, Tony Rowe, chairman of Exeter presents a very...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBates is a big miss
IT’S a shame to see the RFU lose another top coach as England U20 boss Steve Bates follows Dean Ryan out...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoNo signs yet of Premiership clubs coining it
SO the Premiership clubs are going to ride a wave of growing support to break out into sunlit uplands, where they...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGet Jones, Woodward to discuss way ahead
AFTER England won the 2003 World Cup, coach Clive Woodward said the victory was despite England’s domestic structure, not because of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWilson could have stayed
JEFF Probyn wrote last week that Championship players can now be selected for England after all. So why does Mark Wilson...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoHow can Marler just walk back in?
I WANT England to do well in Japan as much as the next man, but I do wonder why Joe Marler...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoU20s give blueprint for the senior game
THEU20s World Championship was a good competition with many countries setting out their stall for the future. The competition is also...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEddie’s comments suggest England are at crossroads
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones says he is in the middle of a constant battle between Premiership clubs and the RFU. Nothing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoCost of loyalty may come at high price
WITH Mike Ford on the coaching panel and Pat Howard confirmed as a coaching mentor, I wonder how long Geordan Murphy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGive Paddy chance of redemption
PADDY Jackson was acquitted by a jury of the charge of rape. His text message comments were disgusting and as a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIrish have the cream of England
MIKE Catt’s impending arrival as Ireland attack coach means it will be a clean sweep of England’s failed 2015 World Cup...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn’s happy to stay in Wales
AS Warren Gatland said last week, why would Alun Wyn Jones jeapordise the fact that he plays 21 games a season...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoScrap play-offs and treat the Lions with respect they deserve
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FOLLOWING Warren Gatland’s comments...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoChampions finish top of their leagues
I COULDN’T agree less with Mr Fleming about the play-offs being fair and sensible. In practically all other sporting league systems,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoNorth has become a wasteland
INTRP on May 26, Jeff Probyn bemoaned the fact that the pathway which enabled him to reach the top was no...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBring final to Redruth
COLINBoag’s headline last week on the Baa-Baa’s “sideshow to the final” was bang-on; except, the real final was later on that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSpare a thought for us poor Wasps f
EXETER are still the true champions, says the headline on Andy Armitage’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper. Now Chiefs fans...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s not a bottomless pit so spend wisely to safeguard future
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO much in this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSaracens are on par with the world’s best
IN response to letters regarding the Premiership playoffs, I believe the system is fair and and sensible. The best side doesn’t...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBaa-baas game isn’t about the World Cup
NICKCain’s article last week regarding the decision by Eddie Jones to pass the responsibility for the England v Baa Baas game...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEveryone loses out until we have level playing field for all
IN RESPONSE to John Oakenfull’s comments last week regarding the playoff system, I agree with him it is unfair when the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoPlayoffs aren’t all bad, ask Exeter!
THE playoffs are to offset those who have been hindered by international call-ups during the season and for the obvious financial...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt will be a sporting travesty if Chiefs lose
HEREwe are once again at the Premiership playoffs farce. How many other genuine Rugby Union fans feel the same way? I...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSorrell’s not alone about Alex
SARACENS’ Kevin Sorrell is not the only one who is “flummoxed” about Alex Goode being ignored by the England set up....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDon’t forget tribal nature of the Prem
REGARDING Colin Boag’s incredulity at the apparent ambivalence towards Sarries’ European Cup win over Leinster, does Colin not understand the essentially...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTier Two grassroots need a boost, but so do ours in England
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NICK Cain is right...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoNonsense to give pro clubs more power
I UNDERTAKE voluntary work in the senior county championship and schools representative rugby. I echo Ian Lewis’ concerns (TRP May 12)...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoExodus of Springbok stars bad for rugby
COLIN BOAG Fan’s view Worth watching: Faf de Klerk goes over for Sale against Bristol At one time rival fans poked...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoCipriani has shown he must go to Japan ahead of Ford
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Unique ability: Danny Cipriani can make something out of nothing PICTURE: Getty Images IF you judge...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWrong to insist on relegation up north but not down south
I FIND the idea of a World League, which includes the Six Nations and Rugby Championship teams interesting. Reading last week’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoJust play for kicks
MEMO to James Haskell. Everyone has to retire at some time. Why not put something back into the game, or perhaps...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGoode’s top class
ALEX Goode may not have the same top speed as Anthony Watson or Elliot Daly but he is no slouch and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s sad that fans don’t love Sarries the way they should
COLIN BOAG Boring? You must be joking: Billy Vunipola scores for Saracens What did you make of Saracens’ Champions Cup triumph?...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDREAMTEAM
JAMES BUCKLAND, OLD ALBANIANS HEAD COACH AND FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND LONDON IRISH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoStar backs are being sold short by inconsistent packs
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Risen to the challenge: Bath wing Ruardh McConnochie PICTURE: Getty Images THE instalment of Geordan Murphy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAll this yo-yoing just makes my head spin
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I THOROUGHLY agree with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoColin can’t really be serious can he?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag’s article in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLopsided County Cup could do with level playing field
I THINK senior county rugby (RFU funded) should be for only players at level 6 and below, plus any player under...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoThe Cipriani puzzle needs explaining
SO Danny Cipriani is voted the best player in the Premiership by his peers yet he can’t even make the top...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoFalcons will be back, so what’s point of relegation?
COLIN BOAG Going down: Newcastle Falcons players show their dejection Premiership Rugby and the RFU need to get together and finally...
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