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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 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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