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/ 4 years agoCan’t compromise supporter comfort
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...
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/ 4 years agoEngland need a test
CONGRATULATIONS to England women on another dominant display in the Six Nations. Winning four championships on the trot is some achievement...
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/ 4 years agoConnacht show size of crowds irrelevant
PREMIERSHIP Rugby decrees that Ealing and Doncaster – or any other ambitious Championship club – must meet certain conditions before being...
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/ 4 years agoFlow of subs can wreck momentum
WHAT gives with this constant shipping on of subs after 50-60 mins – seemingly because the clock says so, but totally...
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/ 4 years agoGrassroots are still lifeblood of this game
IN his letter last week Ross Reyburn slates the RFU for “deserting its role as guardian of ... the country’s huge...
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/ 4 years agoPrivilege to watch those greats No.8s
ALONGSIDE Brendan Gallagher I was a rugby mad teenager at the 1974 England v Wales game. Like your first love affair...
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/ 4 years agoTwo strong ten-team divisions is the way forward
THE Rugby Football Union long ago deserted its historic, if often misused, role as guardians of the sport’s best interests. Sadly...
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/ 4 years agoChiefs can feed off their underdog tag
DESPITE losing nine games in the league and wrestling for a fourth place finish instead of pushing for a home semi-final...
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/ 4 years agoTrial GGA rules… punish the player not the whole team
THERE is no doubt that red cards are spoiling the competitiveness of games but at the same time it is right...
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/ 4 years agoInsulting to say it’s all about location
WE at Hull Ionians take issue with comments made by Hull RUFC DoR Gary Pearce. Mr Pearce says: “Ionians are on...
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/ 4 years agoIncentivise schools to help broaden the player pool
LAST week’s TRP included Jeff Probyn’s interesting piece, contesting Brian Moore’s claim that payments to players should be banned in all...
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/ 4 years agoJamison deserved red
JAMISON Gibson-Park’s yellow card in the Heineken Cup last weekend has to be the most blatent disregard of the head-contact laws...
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/ 4 years agoSpiteful slight of Caldy had no merit
I WAS dismayed to read Mr Warren’s spiteful letter last week, which without foundation attacked the competence of the referee and...
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/ 4 years agoReturn to real rugby
I RECENTLY attended the game between Canterbury and Clifton, in the National League 2 South. What a pleasure it was. It was...
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/ 4 years agoReview foul play in 20 minute window
ON the discussion about the 20-minute red card experiment, I understand the concerns that a permanent dismissal has the potential to...
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/ 4 years agoTime for players to wear head protection
AS a rugby fan, I consider this paper to be a first class ‘window’ into every aspect of the beautiful game...
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/ 4 years agoForward passes have crossed line
WHEN is a forward pass not a forward pass? Why does rugby union go against the laws of motion? What is...
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/ 4 years agoPenalise the pitch invading hookers
IT wasn’t long ago one of your regular columnists mentioned Adam Hastings nicking a few yards to make a kick easier....
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/ 4 years agoCommon sense law changes to revitalise rugby
RUGBY Union is in desperate need of an injection of common sense! So many aspects of the game aren’t right. 1....
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/ 4 years agoCaldy were allowed to exploit weakness
LAST weekend a weak referee allowed Caldy to play like a soccer team against Rosslyn Park. Players were arguing with the...
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/ 4 years agoChairman Ilube is our only hope now
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@the rugbypaper.co.uk I AM in...
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/ 4 years agoHarness talent we have
JERYY Guscott says we haven’t got enough world class players but doesn’t say why not. It needs world class coaches as...
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/ 4 years agoInconsistency from refs hard to fathom
CAN someone explain why in a game last Saturday, that a deliberate knock-on, a no-arms tackle and a player entering from...
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/ 4 years agoI don’t see Eddie’s plan, or progress
I AM astounded by the comments from the RFU regarding Eddie Jones. They say he is “building a team with a...
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/ 4 years agoWorld Cup draw is looking lopsided
WHILE the French celebrate their deserved Grand Slam, and everybody else works out what went wrong, the impact of the tournament...
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/ 4 years agoSouth Africans have aided Ireland’s rise
SINCE the departure of Joe Schmidt, Ireland fans hoped that Andy Farrell would bring a new and exciting plan to our...
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/ 4 years agoGames should be decided by talent, not red cards
EXCITEMENT about England’s ‘heroics’ against Ireland notwithstanding, is it not time for the game to take a more balanced approach to...
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/ 4 years agoReturning to the old laws is a no brainer
MOST unusually I find myself agreeing with Colin Boag! He asked the question should we go back to the old ruck...
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/ 4 years agoEastern Counties widening the net
LIKE Mark Nelson and his Lancashire colleagues, Eastern Counties RU believes in the future of county representative rugby and hopes to...
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/ 4 years agoPass by Price surely forward
IF Scotland scrum-half Ali Price passed the ball before reaching the Italian 22 and Stuart Hogg caught it after crossing the...
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/ 4 years agoPlan for success
THE great and the good of the rugby world have carried out a postmortem of England’s performances so far this year...
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/ 4 years agoWhy sub Randall?
AGAIN, Eddie Jones took off an effervescent Harry Randall (at 52 minutes, score 15-9 to Ireland) to be replaced by an...
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/ 4 years agoDisillusioned with this tier two sham
LAST week I paid £25 to watch a sham match, as Ealing thumped London Scottish 81-0. As the Championship reaches its...
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/ 4 years agoBravo Brendan, I’ll be borrowing that!
LAST week’s 100th edition of Iconic Rugby Pictures of the Margam steelworks and the Talbot Athletic Ground has to be one...
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/ 4 years agoBad call on Dickson
WHO on earth decided former Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson could referee a Quins game (home v Newcastle last Friday)? I read...
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/ 4 years agoTV rights surrender could be disastrous
THE fact an estimated 54.8 million Japanese people viewed that famous 28-21 victory versus Scotland in the 2019 World Cup showed...
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/ 4 years agoNo to Prem incubator
AS a supporter of a Championship club (Coventry), the RFU’s mooted restructure of the division gives me cause for concern. Having...
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/ 4 years agoThought idea was to grow the game
WHAT a surprise (not!) that Ealing and Doncaster have their promotion pathway blocked by the RFU. Are the RFU in collusion...
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/ 4 years agoAgree with Colin, gulf is just too big between leagues
NO doubt Colin Boag’s column last week will have spurred into action those keyboard warriors who hold the promotion and relegation...
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/ 4 years agoPick refs on ability, not their nationality
YET again we are discussing player safety following last week’s internationals, with players being very brave to carry on when obviously...
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/ 4 years agoAdding Boks would devalue old rivalries
AGREE with Colin Boag that the addition of the Springboks to the Six Nations, or to replace Italy, would be done...
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/ 4 years agoTime for refs to toe the line at lineouts
ELITE level hookers are in many cases standing in the playing area, and in some instances walking into the playing area...
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/ 4 years agoOne game at a time, Maro
WHEN oh when are the English camp going to stop talking themselves up pre match. Before suggesting England can win the...
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/ 4 years agoU20s win offers big hope for Italy future
ITALY U20s did a job on England last week and I hope they follow the path of the French counterparts who...
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/ 4 years agoBrendan’s right, it’s ring-fence’s fault
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article last week headed ‘Stress-free Premiership muddles the mind’ should make the RFU sit up and take notice referring...
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/ 4 years agoMitchell such a coup
JOHN Mitchell is just the type of coach to help take Japan to the next level and I would not be...
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/ 4 years agoLuke was hit three times in the air
SOON after the start of the 2020 England-Wales match, Jonny May when in the air catching the ball was felled by...
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/ 4 years agoJones fails subs test at Murrayfield
ALL the great teams have a manager who gets his off-field decision-making correct, from long-term strategic planning and tactics to team...
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/ 4 years agoEddie was wrong to ignore Danny
IRELAND had 11 Leinster players against Wales, in vital positions (mainly in the pack). The result being a 22 points win...
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/ 4 years agoAnglo-Welsh League would draw a TV deal
I READ Chris Hewett’s article about introducing a British and Irish League. This would never work due to the Irish and...
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