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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 years agoARE YOU READY FOR 2021?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 years ago‘CHRISTMAS IS ABOUT BELIEVING’
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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
/ 6 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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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBaxter got Chiefs job on casting vote after board split
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe has revealed doublewinning supremo Rob Baxter was far from a unanimous choice as head...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoResults
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoScots can upset French again – with quick ball
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE. .. EVERY WEEK Losing the chance to watch powerhouses New Zealand, South Africa and Australia up...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI couldn’t care what Healey says about me insists Borthwick
Hard-nosed: Borthwick STEVE Borthwick had a quick riposte to the Leicester doubters who think he is the wrong man to lead...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI’ve got a say at Wasps so I’m happy to stay – Gleeson
By NEALE HARVEY Signed: Martin Gleeson WASPS attack coach Martin Gleeson says he was delighted to sign his new contract after...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
FITZHARDING BRISTOL BACK ROW When Fitz Harding emerged from the bench for his Premiership debut in Bristol’s must-win game at London Irish...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRacism is rife says Warren
By ROB COLE Passion: Carys Phillips is back Inset: Warren Abrahams NEW Wales Women’s head coach Warren Abrahams believes there is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoROOM 1101
DORIAN WEST THE SALE SHARKS FORWARDS COACH TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 12 1....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIt’s just like Falcons had never been away
By MIKE SINCLAIR Bath ............................12pts Tries: Cokanasiga 10, Matavesi 44 Conversions: Priestland 10 Newcastle..............19pts Tries: Graham 21, 3, Stevenson 50 Conversions:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHodge rues miss as Pumas roar
By SAM JACKSON Australia................15pts Penalties: Hodge 4, 36, 40, 46, 58 Argentina................15pts Penalties: Sanchez 6, 32, 64, 67, 73 Acrobatic: But...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJackman: WRU has to save the regions
By STEFFAN THOMAS BERNARD Jackman has urged the Welsh Rugby Union to follow their Irish counterpart’s lead by pumping more money...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJones magic rescues Cherries
By ADAM ELLIS Glo-Hartpury ..17 Sale Sharks ....14 HANNAH JONES’ significance to Gloucester-Hartpury was proved once again in scoring the decisive...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoON THE BLINCSICE
Russian wannabe pledges big Euro future BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler KIRILL YASHENKOV, who is bidding to become the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWe kept our form well says Deano
Happy: Dean Richards ORGANISATION was the key to victory for Newcastle director of rugby Dean Richards. “The thing you can’t be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIce-cool Scarratt gets the job done
By SAM JACKSON England ................25pts Tries: Harrison 17, Davies 45, Cleall 69, Kildunne 73 Penalties: Scarratt 80+2 France ....................23pts Tries: Gros...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
KANE PALMA-NEWPORT, THE COLOMIERS AND FORMER BATH PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Pauliasi Manu –...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGalthie names 16 newbs for Italian job
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN If you’ve been even vaguely wondering about nu-France’s potential in depth, the announcement to watch wasn’t the one...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAnother Du Preez signs up for Sharks
Lock: JP Du Preez SALE SHARKS have added an 11th South African to their squad in the shape of Cheetahs’ 6ft...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWasteful Warriors give Cecil a winning send-off
By ROGER PANTING Worcester................11pts Tries: Howe 65 Penalties: Searle 5, 44 London Irish ..........10pts Tries: Phipps 61 Conversions: Jackson 61 Penalties:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDeja-vu as Red Roses draw France in RWC
By SAM JACKSON TWO-TIME w inners England have been drawn against Six Nations rivals France in the Rugby World Cup 2021...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Leo’s powerful plea for Island justice is must watch for all BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBoyd signs until 2022
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd, has signed a contract extension until at least the end of the 2021/22 season. Kiwi...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTigers on prowl around Quins’ protegee Lynagh
LEICESTER Tigers are keeping ta bs on Harlequins full back Louis Lynagh, son of Wallab ies legend Michael. The England U...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKidney: Ref forced my double prop swap
WORCESTER’S director of Rugby, Alan Solomons, was a relieved man. “I went through a lot of emotions out there but our...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoARE YOU READY FOR 2021?
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/ 6 years agoJamie George has the right temperament to lead Lions
Q&A SIMON SHAW ON THE RECORD With the British & Irish Lions set to travel to South Africa next summer, one...
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