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/ 3 years agoHow could Ramos call for knock on?
WITH the change from Premiership to European Cup games we get the problem of having to suffer poor french referees. How...
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/ 3 years agoCanny Tigers have played a blinder
WHAT brilliant business management by the Leicester Tigers board! When rumours first emerged earlier this year of Steve Borthwick’s possible appointment...
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/ 3 years agoTweak format of Six Nations to grow the sport
THE letter from George Cansino in TRP’s December 4 edition regarding an expanded Six Nations contained some good points, however I’d...
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/ 3 years agoCut tickets prices to get more fans in
THE amount of empty seats at Champions Cup /Challenge Cup games last week seems to have increased, probably due to the...
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/ 3 years agoEngland now have better Cup chance
FOLLOWING the sacking of England head coach Eddie Jones at the start of this week a number of respected people involved...
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/ 3 years agoI can’t see why Exeter struggle with the cap
SURELY I am not alone in wondering why it appears to only be Exeter struggling with the salary cap and unable...
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/ 3 years agoP shares should go to promoted teams
REPORTS suggest that Wasps and Worcester’s Premiership rivals are to seize those two clubs’ valuable P shares after their relegation to...
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/ 3 years agoExpansion would dilute Six Nations
YOUR columnist has suggested that Italy would like to see the Six Nations extended. I believe a Seven Nations would dilute...
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/ 3 years agoPlayers must show respect for referee
I KNOW it is a long time since I was a player or referee, but why can’t we have the same...
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/ 3 years agoEngland not helped by Premiership style
TV pundits and the press keep telling us how great Premiership rugby is. However, I have come to the conclusion it...
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/ 3 years agoLet Pivac select his team of assistants
FOLLOWING the defeats to Georgia and Australia there were the inevitable calls for Wayne Pivac to be replaced as Wales head...
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s the reason for anonymity?
CAN anyone tell me why the RFU keep the names of the people doing the review of England’s performance a secret....
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/ 3 years agoYes, US do have the athletes but rugby still niche
I READ with interest Peter Sneddon’s letter last week about USA participation in rugby. I was fortunate to be heavily involved...
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/ 3 years ago£174 to watch the big screen
Value for money? England fans at Twickenham PICTURE: Getty Images I AM a president of a rugby club playing in National...
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/ 3 years agoRight call by Smith to settle for draw
THERE has been much chatter on social media as to why Marcus Smith booted the ball out of play in the...
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/ 3 years agoFixtures clashes are reaching crisis point
WHILST living 300-plus miles from Sandy Park my support over the past decade of my beloved Exeter Chiefs has never diminished...
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/ 3 years agoBoozers blocked view
FOR so many supporters who travel long distances to watch international rugby at Twickenham the constant up and down, up and...
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/ 3 years agoAmazon is a great deal
I CAN’T agree with Michael Reay in last week’s letters, ‘Rugby has to grow its fanbase’ about the Autumn Internationals being...
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/ 3 years agoSingle pyramid is a must in England
THE leading rugby nations have a variety of domestic structures, in each case with the national team at the top. Every...
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/ 3 years agoEagles fail to keep the American dream alive
I’M so thrilled for Portugal that they managed to book their place at next year’s World Cup – but USA’s failure...
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/ 3 years agoInjustice for Red Roses
CAN anyone please explain to me why a head contact tackle by England player Lydia Thompson warranted a red card in...
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/ 3 years agoRugby has to grow its fanbase
Letters SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU I AM so disappointed with...
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/ 3 years agoReduce penalty to two points
Letters I THOROUGHLY agree with the letter on October 30 that drop-goals should not be worth more than three points. And...
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/ 3 years agoDiamond should take charge now
Letters EDDIE Jones should have been let go after the 2019 RWC – but it is not too late for the...
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/ 3 years agoGrassroots player welfare is concern
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk ON Saturday I went...
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/ 3 years agoSorry, but I can’t find ‘materiality’ in the law book
I AGREE with Mr Rowden (letters, October 23) that no referee deliberately manufactures situations to even up games. But I do...
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/ 3 years agoDrop-goals deserve more than penalties
WATCHING Adam Hastings’ terrific drop-goal to clinch victory for Gloucester against London Irish last Friday night got me thinking. Drop-goals are...
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/ 4 years agoP share distribution would limit damage
NICK Cain suggests that other Premiership clubs would be ‘predatory’ and ‘rapacious’ if they took over the P shares of Worcester...
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/ 4 years agoStars must be on show
TWO Premiership teams unbeaten after six rounds scheduled by BT Sport on October 30, 2022 – how good that promises to...
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/ 4 years agoTransparency essential
I READ with interest Jeremy Guscott’s article in last week’s edition, in particular his comment that, “As for the salary cap,...
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/ 4 years agoMy nine-point plan to rescue the game
SO the “old guard” merchants of gloom and doom or not appear to have been correct. Those who rued not professionalism...
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/ 4 years agoAll referees in the Prem apply laws correctly
I MUST take issue with Derek Gilbert’s assertion (letters 16/10/2022) that referees in the Premiership are abdicating in law and manufacturing...
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/ 4 years agoDon’t hold club games on international days
SURELY there is a time to re-think Premiership rugby, with the disaster of mismanagement at Worcester and Wasps and falling gate...
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/ 4 years agoMake sure the laws are applied fairly
BOTH Nick Cain and Paul Rees addressed (9/10/22) the high scoring nature of games so far this season which includes a...
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/ 4 years agoRob’s right – bring in a 10-team Prem
THE sad news that both Wasps and Worcester have been suspended from the Premiership is a sorry indictment of rugby union’s...
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/ 4 years agoShameful evidence of slow strangulation
MAY I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all the minor counties blazers on the RFU Council that have voted through the...
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/ 4 years agoAllow the students to catch up
I WAS interested to read Jon Newcombe’s article last week about the state of leagues regarding walkovers. I can comment on...
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/ 4 years agoChecking things out
ROB Andrew lays the fault for the parlous state of professional clubs’ finances at the door of the club owners and...
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/ 4 years agoBath way out a crumb of comfort
I was glad to see some of Worcester‘s players signing for Bath this week – albeit on short term injury cover...
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/ 4 years agoRFU must promote spread of pro game
Might it just be that the lack of investment into the game at Championship level is at least in part due...
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/ 4 years agoUnder Diamond, Warriors could’ve been contenders
A sad time indeed for Worcester Warriors. I would predict under Steve Diamond they would have become the competitors they always...
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/ 4 years agoBlack Ferns the danger
I hope England continue their impressive form of late and win the World Cup but I fear New Zealand will be...
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/ 4 years agoChampionship can fill void in top flight
I totally agree with letters in last week’s TRP regarding the possible replacement of Worcester and/or Wasps, with two Welsh teams....
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/ 4 years agoPremiership must promote from within
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO, it has been...
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/ 4 years agoEnglish rugby is rotten to the core
I HAVE written to The Rugby Paper on many occasions over the last five years with some success on the subject...
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/ 4 years agoWelsh clubs not the answer to Prem mess
ENGLISH professional rugby is undeniably in trouble if the likes of Worcester and Wasps, as appears likely, are not able to...
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/ 4 years agoThis week’s letters: Powers-that-be must take action
I’ve watched in horror recently with the problems at Worcester and Wasps which is just the tip of the iceberg from...
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/ 4 years agoThis week’s letters: Population ratios suggest room for more pro players
John Allanson (Rugby Paper, September 11) states it is ‘preposterous’ that Championship clubs could be anything other than semi-professional. But there’s...
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/ 4 years agoGet real, T2 teams can’t have any more
WITH Premiership clubs’s finances coming under severe scrutiny and the RFU’s resources, as Jeff Probyn writes, fully stretched, what on earth...
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/ 4 years agoPremiership could be most competitive yet
RUGBY has had a lot of negativity around it in recent months but I’m so excited by the start of the...
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