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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoOne simple step would end scrum shambles
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Scrums, mauls and rucks are the areas of the game that I have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBad move on Matera
PABLO Matera’s reinstatement as Argentina’s captain a few days after he was removed was chronic bad judgement by the Argentine Rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Cobus Visagie: Highs and lows of being a modern-day gladiator
ALTHOUGH my final surge into the top tier of world rugby was sudden in 1999, I was very blessed to have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEddie can’t afford French lesson from their reserves
ENGLAND are oddson to collect their second trophy in two months by lifting the Autumn Nations Cup at Twickenham this afternoon,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSebastien is France’s unsung strategist
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON Architect of success: Sebastien Piqueronies coaching the U20s Sebastien Piqueronies is not a name many will instantly think...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRetaining marquee men could have dire ripple effect
COLIN Boag is right to flag up the potentially massive loophole in the new Premiership salary cap rules represented by provisions...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSwansong season for Banahan
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER back Matt Banahan will retire at the end of the season. The Jersey-born England international, who won 16 caps...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFans sold up river
TODAY’S England v France final is only viewable live on Amazon Prime. At a time when fans are unable to go...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Sunday December 6 Autumn Nations Cup: England v France (2pm) Premiership: London Irish v Sale (2.30pm) Gloucester v Harlequins (4.15pm) Friday...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrass criticism of ref Owens
IN Colin Boag’s column on November 29 he refers to Welsh referee Nigel Owens’ achievement of reaching the remarkable milestone of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens to play Tigers in friendly
SARACENS will host a Leicester Tigers XV in a friendly on December 12 as they prepare for the start of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSpringboks influx will hinder development
I READ in last week’s TRP that there are 44 south African players now playing in the Premiership. Sale have around...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWelsh Lions help Bears ace Lloyd lift game to new level
■By STEFFAN THOMAS IOAN Lloyd was starstruck during his first few weeks in Wales camp but says working with Leigh Halfpenny...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoModern kick tennis is a turn off
Highlight: Toby Flood scores the winning try for Newcastle against Sale PICTURE: Getty Images I SETTLED down to watch Newcastle v...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGibbins chasing glory in DC
CALLUM Gibbins is looking forward to a new chapter of his career as he prepares to move to Major League Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRemembering Pross
READING Brendan Gallagher’s moving tribute to Ray Prosser reminded me of a story I once heard about an incident on the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Dragons hope for better luck over Xmas
DEAN Ryan admits Dragons must be “careful” with their planning and player welfare over the Christmas period. A string of positive...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRIP Ray the Great
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article was an excellent tribute to one of the great coaches of Welsh and British rugby, Ray Prosser. Coach...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEngland must score four tries against French 2nds
JEREMY GUSCOTT THERE is always a danger in making too many changes at international level and still expecting a team to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStockdale aims to fill the void at full-back
By DECLAN ROONEY PREVIEW... Ireland v Georgia Today. Kick-off 2pm, Aviva Stadium ROB Kearney’s retirement from Test rugby robbed Ireland of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSherikadze’s out to spring a Pumas-style surprise
GEORGIA have lost each of their previous four meetings with Ireland and are yet to score a point in the Autumn...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThe control freaks will stifle rugby fans’ interest
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IT seems that one of the requirements to be a top level coach is also...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby must fund Islands
THE volume has been turned up on World Rugby to allow socalled ‘capture’ players to have dual international eligibility, with James Haskell...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRelegation battle will be tasty, if there is one
THEY say it every year, but this could be the most thrilling Premiership season yet! Exeter will still take some catching...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDad knew best, he’s still spot on
IN response to Mr Tony Dunkerley’s letter in last Sunday’s paper that England have become boring and staid. This is precisely...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNortherly attitude helps officials excel
I MAY be a little biased here, as a Tiger through and through, but to me the referee and the TMO...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRugby was richer for refs stamping their authoruty
SO Colin Boag thinks rugby has improved since the days of Willie John McBride and that’s up to professionalism. Let’s have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLack of ‘real’ Welsh centres is concern
WALES have produced oustanding centres since the 1970s that would have been the envy of all the other Home Nations. Jonathan...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFive-try All Blacks wreak vengeance
■ By SAM JACKSON Argentina ..................0pts New Zealand........38pts Tries: Coles 12, Savea 52, Jordan 68, 70, Tuipulotu 80 Conversions: Mo’unga 13,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoUnderhill is engine room of England’s power pack
By NICK CAIN @therugbypaper Wales........................13pts Tries: Williams 10 Conversions: Halfpenny 11 Penalties: Biggar 55, 58 England....................24pts Tries: Slade 14, M Vunipola...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStill wasn’t good enough but step forward at least
@therugbypaper SHANE WALES AND LIONS WILLIAMS LEGEND That was the strangest Wales and England game I can remember for a long...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPoite is the kind of ref who’s right even when he’s wrong
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rare run: Josh Adams needs more ball Eddie Jones was telling us last week that England were not really...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoARE YOU READY FOR 2021?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWe dodged the psycho horror show says Eddie
By ALEX BYWATER EDDIE Jones said his team escaped a “psycho horror movie” with Wales – and then targeted putting smiles...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFagerson inspired by big brother’s rise to fame
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND No.8 Matt Fagerson intends to follow the example of brother Zander and nail down a starting spot...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPivac will put ref Poite on report
WALES head coach Wayne Pivac slammed the refereeing of Romain Poite. It was a seventh loss in nine games for Pivac,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSafety-first France book place in final
By JAMES HARRINGTON France ......................36pts Tries: Danty 35, Villiere 55, Serin 61, Thomas 63, Macalou 80 Conversions: Jalibert 36, 56, 62,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTipuric is doubt for England showdown
WAYNE Pivac warned his Wales side they will face a totally different proposition in England but claimed his team had taken...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBall had to be held for conversions
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article about the 1938 international between England and Scotland was very interesting. Brendan writes that Scotland had just scored...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHumph backs Louis to take on the world
DAVID Humphreys has revealed his disappointment at leaving Gloucester, but insists the Cherry & Whites can thrive without him with the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWill brews up winning formula for the fatties
By JON NEWCOMBE Barrels of fun: Will Cliff, right, with Tom Holmes and Jesse Coulson, left PICTURES: John Marfleet IF Sale...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEddie won’t win RWC with this game plan
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ido hate to be a the one to spoil the party but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago‘CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT BELIEVING’
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWay to beat Chiefs? Just outscore them!
COLIN BOAG Last week saw the Premiership clubs hold their first Press conferences of the new season, and it’s always a time when...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThat All Black axe is sharpening its blade
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It seemed like a joke worth telling. “What’s the difference between the All Blacks and an arsonist?”,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSweeney: Six Nations may not go to pay-tv
BILL SWEENEY says much of the £44m the RFU will receive from the government’s £135m survival package for Rugby Union will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHere’s how to make professional game financially stable
LAST week’s interview with Sid Sutton, the new CEO of Sale, certainly raised a few hackles within the grassroots of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNow we must up our game for England
SHANE WILLIAMS COMMENT Well it was a win and a win is what Wales will take right now. It would have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBorthwick’s new-look Tigers show their grit
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ................38pts Tries: Van Wyk 7, Youngs 11, Wigglesworth 23, Clare 74 Conversions: Henry 7, 23, Bonilla 74...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTruth of Leo’s case has Gosper squirming
WE DO not live in an heroic age of rugby administration – quite the opposite, frankly – so we should bend...
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