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/ 3 years agoSmith really has nothing to prove
OWEN Farrell out, Marcus Smith in – it really is that simple. Farrell inhibits Smith by standing at first receiver in...
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/ 3 years agoSweeney more of a liability than an asset
SADLY it needs to be realised that the RFU has abandoned its frequently misused historic role as guardian of the game’s...
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/ 3 years agoNot enough rugby is played in our schools
I WAS very interested to read last week’s article by Chris Hewett regarding the dwindling numbers playing competitive rugby. I understand...
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/ 3 years agoHealey’s comments can be infuriating
Pundit: Austin Healey I AGREE with the comments of Brian George about interference towards the officials from the touch lines and...
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/ 3 years agoReferees must be left to get on with it
I WOULD like to comment on what appears to be a growing problem at all levels. Team coaches and their entourage...
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/ 3 years agoRussell lucky he’s Scottish
IF Finn Russell was English would he get selected? No chance. England coaches are much more interested in not losing than...
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/ 3 years agoNo need to worry for Exeter
AS an Exeter Chiefs fan I was getting worried who would be left to select next season but looking forward I...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell doesn’t need to play the full 80
80-minute man: England captain Owen Farrell PICTURE: Getty Images WHY is it not possible to substitute Owen Farrell at any point...
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/ 3 years agoThat’s the height of hypocrisy
BEN Jaycock described last week how Stourbridge RFC is being used as a means to prevent Worcester being demoted to the...
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/ 3 years agoClubs are forced to travel too far
THE crowd figure for Old Albanians’ game at Barnes last weekend in Nat 2 East was 169. Yet under the RFU’s...
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/ 3 years agoYoungs is just too slow
ENGLAND’S game under Steve Borthwick against Scotland, even in defeat, was a vast improvement on Eddie Jones’ management schism. Unfortunately, when...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell doesn’t work at 10
AT last a writer (Nick Cain) has said what I’ve said for the past year: England can’t win with Farrell at...
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/ 3 years agoBetter ways to combat concussion problem
THE RFU’s ill-conceived law trial banning tackles above the waist again highlights the failure of rugby’s administrators to end the injuries...
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/ 3 years agoSouth Africa hardly a weekend destination
Take that: Alex Dombrandt celebrates a try for Quins against Sharks I WONDER how many other club rugby supporters have become...
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/ 3 years agoWorld Rugby must now lead by example
IN his column last week, Jeff Probyn presents a very persuasive argument that, whatever steps are to be taken to reduce...
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/ 3 years agoIn danger of just being touch rugby
SO rugby’s authorities continue their inexorable emasculation of the sport. It must be obvious to all that they will not stop...
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/ 3 years agoSlade was clearly ball first, then player
In the clear: Slade’s red card was rescinded ON a weekend of a number of red cards, I write this on...
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/ 3 years agoDuckham’s Eden Park win
■ I have no association with Saracens, but it was noticeable to watch them against Lyon. Their attack was much quicker...
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/ 3 years agoMy concerns for grassroots rugby
I WRITE to you as a former player and now-concerned parent connected to a well-established London club. I no longer feel...
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/ 3 years agoClamp down on law breaking at lineout
FURTHER to John Edwards’ letter last week on rugby as a spectacle, I would add that nowadays virtually every lineout is...
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/ 3 years agoDuckham loved by all
IT WAS so sad to hear of the passing of England wing David Duckham. Who can forget the images of him...
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/ 3 years agoForshaw exit is big hit
MIKE Forshaw’s departure to the Wales set-up is a huge loss to Sale – and a major coup for Warren Gatland....
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/ 3 years agoGame needs fair, consistent rulings
Crunch: Owen Farrell tackles Jack Clement ■ So there we are then – Owen Farrell belatedly receives his (lenient) punishment and...
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/ 3 years agoFunding priority must be for grassroots
THE desire of Championship clubs for a reinstatement of their £288k annual central funding, as reported in last week’s TRP, is...
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/ 3 years agoPowers that be must think of spectators
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk CAN the people that...
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/ 3 years agoMarler seems like a dinosaur in our modern game
I CAN’T help wondering after watching the Harlequins versus Bristol match what Joe Marler has to do before a serious punishment,...
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/ 3 years agoTop marks to Saints… and Luke Pearce
AT LAST World Rugby has pushed for speeding up the game, and in last Sunday’s match between Northampton and Quins, it...
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/ 3 years agoPlease listen to Peter’s proposal
PETER Jackson may have given rugby the best possible Christmas present it could receive with his advocacy of a British and...
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/ 3 years agoPrivileged clubs are abusing their position
PREMIERSHIP clubs are given the privilege of representing English rugby in Europe, yet some abuse that privilege by fielding weakened sides....
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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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