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Letters
/ 1 year 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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Letters
/ 1 year 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 2 years 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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Letters
/ 2 years 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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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Letters
/ 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...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoToo easy to blame governing body
Congratulations to Paul Rees for his piece last week offering a reasoned and balanced assessment of the risks associated with a...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoGreat to see a big match on ITV
Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024....
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Letters
/ 2 years ago£10 a month does not seem excessive
Don Pearson in a recent issue of The Rugby Paper complains about having to pay extra for European games on Premier...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoSale Sharks bring Bristol Bears crashing to earth
I fear Bristol’s bid for the title will be derailed by the injury to AJ MacGinty, expeially with Max Malins out...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoBill Beaumont will need all the help he can get
A massive thank you, to the three ex chairs of the RFU Messrs Thomas, Cattermole and Baister and ex CEO Baron,...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWrong to have so many outsiders at London Scottish
Looking at the London Scottish side in yesterday’s game against Chinnor, I make it nine Harlequins in the starting XV and...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDual registration needs to be put under microscope
IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDual registration needs to be put under microscope
IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPlease don’t make the game irrelevant
FULL-BACKS and wingers now have to be able to leap in the air, I’ve long ago forgotten what hookers are for...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPlease don’t make the game irrelevant
FULL-BACKS and wingers now have to be able to leap in the air, I’ve long ago forgotten what hookers are for...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPromotion still needs too much hoop-jumping
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’m very pleased to...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoHundreds of voices cannot be ignored
FOLLOWING Nick Cain’s TRP articles and others in the national press, and the calls from the three former RFU chairmen for...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPenalise collapsing mauls in open play
THE officiating at the maul needs to be reviewed. When are referees going to penalise collapsing mauls in open play? Twice...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTV deals are driving fans away from game
HAVING spent large sums of money over the years, attending live rugby and subscribing to Sky Sports and TNT to watch...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWhat we need is good leadership from the RFU
WE represent 50 former Blackheath Rugby Club players – the world’s oldest open club – including Doug Hursey, President of Kent....
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWorld 7s is a waste of time and money
WHY do we participate in the travelling circus that is the World Sevens Series? Rugby 7s is now very rarely played...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoMartin Johnson would not have put up with it
Danny Care has alleged in his book that Eddie Jones was a bully, confirming what anybody with a half a brain...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoForbidden fruit is now too tempting
Just when you thought that it couldn’t get any worse at the RFU, CEO Billy Sweeney receives a ‘bonus’ of £358,000,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGreat to see Coventry doing so well
Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t be in awe of ‘The System’
AS a long-time England supporter I feel compelled to express my concerns about the performances and results of our team. Much...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWarren Gatland is not the man to blame
As expected, the critics are circling Warren Gatland following the latest Wales defeats. These people, however, often ignore the fact that...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTough for clubs to get permission for 10,001
I HAVE every sympathy with my old friend Simon Halliday, the outgoing Chairman of the Championship Board, and the Championship clubs...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWharfedale show the way ahead
Last weekend Wharfedale – currently fifth in National Two North – played league leaders Lymm with 13 homegrown players in the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPatience is running out
I DON’T like to say it, but I think that England could be heading for a first-ever Six Nations wooden spoon...
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