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Letters
/ 10 months ago‘Away ends’ not for me
LAST season the idea of “away ends” was tested but I haven’t heard if this will be trialled again – or...
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/ 11 months agoWRU are going to make same mistakes again
WITH the Welsh Rugby Union having announced the reduction of professional teams in Wales from four to three, I fear that...
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/ 11 months agoLower league clubs must not pay players
WHAT is going on in junior rugby when teams in level six and below are paying players? Some teams seem to...
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/ 11 months agoLet ref put the ball in
JUST to add my thoughts to the ongoing debate around the scrum and especially the problems with “crooked feed”. In order...
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/ 11 months agoDisciplinary decisions were not inconsistent
THE media has an important role to play in the rugby disciplinary system. Informed commentators help explain to the public the...
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/ 11 months agoTime to scrap Prem ring fence
NEWCASTLE are already adrift at the bottom of the Prem. Five matches played; five defeats, with a negative points difference of...
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/ 11 months agoWell played, Steve
REPORTS that England’s senior coaching staff met up with their cricketing counterparts before their match against Australia is the kind of...
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/ 11 months agoBritish/Irish League is the way forward
THE attendance figures for Leinster v Munster (51,589) and Lions v Scarlets (1,771) on October 18 highlight a major problem with...
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/ 11 months agoSwan dives are an expression of joy
I DISAGREE with Paul Sheehan’s complaints about swan dives in general, and in particular about Chris Ashton’s patented Ash Splash version...
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/ 11 months agoBears in trophy hunt
I READ Nick Cain’s article last week regarding the Gloucester-Bristol game last Friday with interest and whilst he made some valid...
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/ 11 months agoNot good look for Prem
Rout: Harvey Skinner scoring in Exeter’s win LAST weekend saw Exeter beat Harlequins 38-0in the Premiership, and Saracens put 65 points...
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/ 11 months agoScrap jackling and bring back rucking
ONCE upon a time a winger was chosen because they were fast and elusive, not now...they have to be able to...
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/ 11 months agoOfficials must work in a team – all season
HAVING read Jeremy Guscott’s article last week on Problem Laws, I agree with everything he says. However I do not see...
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/ 11 months agoLaw makers have stuffed up scrum
JEREMY Guscott’s contribution in The Rugby Paper last week expressed what I have been trying to understand, and failing miserably for...
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/ 11 months agoThese swan dives really get my goat
I REALLY wish that some modern rugby players would refrain from silly swan dives in the act of scoring a try....
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/ 11 months agoEveryone is a number! That’s the easiest way
TONY Clifford-Jones makes an interesting observation regarding positional name changes over the years in last week’s paper. My train of thought...
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/ 11 months agoGloucester move for Bleuler as injury cover
GLOUCESTER have signed South African prop Dian Bleuler from URC side Sharks to help provide cover for a raft of injuries....
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/ 11 months agoJordan faces three-match ban after red
BRISTOL back Tom Jordan has been suspended for at least three games after being sent off against Exeter. Jordan, 27, was...
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/ 11 months agoSo, why have these names changed?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY father played the...
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/ 11 months agoWe need more games a season
I READ with interest Peter Jackson’s article regarding the demise of Saturday afternoon rugby and agree fully with his comments. In...
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/ 12 months agoGreat to see Chile qualify for 2027
email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk CONGRATULATIONS to Chile from an England fan on their successful qualification for RWC 2027 after winning a two-legged playoff...
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/ 12 months agoClubs should aim to provide rugby for local players
IN response to last week’s letter regarding grassroots rugby, I would question whether it is time to rethink the league structure...
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/ 12 months agoWorcester Warriors right to ensure claims are legitimate
I was bemused to read Nick Cain’s comments last week regarding Worcester Warriors’ payments to rugby creditors. The RFU have insisted...
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/ 12 months agoWe have to release funds for grassroots rugby
My heart sank when I read a headline about a proposed extension/renewal of the moratorium on promotion from the Champ. However,...
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/ 12 months agoIt’s no longer a fair contest in scrum
I LOVE the game of rugby but don’t pretend to understand all the laws of the game, particularly the demise of...
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/ 12 months agoI’d like to see Welsh teams in the Champ
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I DISAGREE with your...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoFrench rugby deserves praise regarding scrum laws
French rugby deserves high praise for its brave decision to expose World Rugby’s woeful mismanagement of a key rugby union law....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoLeicester Tigers sign 140kg USA prop Tonga Kofe
Leicester Tigers have signed US Eagles prop Tonga Kofe, who recently helped Utah Warriors finish top of the Major League Rugby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs go for South African prop Khwezi Mona
Exeter Chiefs have signed South African prop Khwezi Mona from URC side Sharks. The 32-year-old, who has played more than 50...
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/ 1 year agoAgustin Pichot passed on Grizz’s kindness to my son Dan McFarland
Brendan Gallagher’s piece regarding Grizz Wylie (March 30) told of Grizz’s support and kindness to Gus Pichot. Mentor: Grizz Wylie This...
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/ 1 year agoModern day warriors deserve far better
IT IS high time rugby union realised ignoring the past is the preserve of the ignorant, shown by the fact today...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton Saints need team effort to stifle ‘electric’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Northampton and Bordeaux-Begles are great attacking sides, and that is what makes the European Cup final on Saturday at the Principality...
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/ 1 year agoWorcester deserve place back in Tier 2
I READ with interest the views of Cai Griffiths (DoR at London Welsh, one of my alltime favourite clubs) in TRP...
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/ 1 year agoThat was all too easy for England
Steamroller: Tom Roebuck scores for England against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Did Wales make England look good, or are England good..?...
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/ 2 years agoAntoine Dupont injury: We must face reality
Injured: Antoine Dupont is helped off last weekend France's memorable 42-27 Six Nations victory in Ireland last weekend has a sad...
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/ 2 years agoSir Bill Beaumont on renewing English rugby
Sir Bill Beaumont - Interim RFU Chair Spring is now upon us, and thoughts naturally turn towards regeneration and renewal after...
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/ 2 years agoThe 7-1 bench split must be given the boot
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The reality of the 7:1 bench split is unmasked. The development...
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/ 2 years agoNorthampton Saints right to give Tommy Freeman his chance
Tommy Freeman’s rise to become England’s most potent back provides a salutary twist on the “big is best” academy selection policies...
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/ 2 years agoCoaches stopping England evolving
Last Saturday’s Calcutta Cup was to me the most depressing win I can recall from England. Two main emotions abound. The...
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/ 2 years agoBill Sweeney needs to run game for the good of us all
RFU CEO Bill Sweeney is head of English Rugby not England Rugby. His strategy is to make the England teams successful...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations needs to be free-to-air
Blockbuster: France took on Wales in Friday night’s Six Nations kick-off THE Six Nations simply must be on terrestrial television for...
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/ 2 years agoUnfair to remove Kirill Gotovtsev’s Russian flag
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I have to respectfully...
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/ 2 years agoWe are all paying for the financial errors of the RFU
Who, other than for self-aggrandisement, is going to invest in rugby? The Premiership has never ever returned a profit. Several leading...
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/ 2 years agoAnthony Watson was so special
It's such a shame to see that Anthony Watson has retired. He’s the most talented attacker this country has produced since...
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/ 2 years agoSorry, Nick, but it’s different in France
NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French...
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/ 2 years agoNo room for Gerald
PETER Jackson’s excellent tribute to rugby’s latest knight in last week’s paper gave rise to the thought: Would Gerald Davies get...
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/ 2 years agoFlag of inconvenience
I AM glad to see the authorities have finally caught up with Kirill Gotovtsev and the Russian flag that has been...
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/ 2 years agoIs Bill Beaumont the right man for the job?
Rugby Union’s dire inability to handle the crisis threatening a great sport’s future is reflected in Sir Bill Beaumont’s hasty appointment...
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/ 2 years agoTime for a root change to way we run our sport
I note that much has been written about the future of the RFU CEO Board which hopefully will be resolved in...
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/ 2 years agoWe need return to the County game
In Rugby Paper December 29, Paul Rees refers to Exeter’s Rob Baxter, whose club were bottom of the Premiership after eight...
