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/ 6 years agoGreatest teams have all had special joy of six
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Coal-face hero: Richard Hill helped England win the...
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/ 6 years agoJennings gunning for another crack at top-flight
■By NEALE HARVEY Aiming high: Rory Jennings COVENTRY fly-half Rory Jennings says the RFU cutbacks in Championship funding are a “kick...
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/ 6 years agoSpittle: Late developers may be lost to the game
■By JON NEWCOMBE Record man: Nottingham winger Jack Spittle NOTTINGHAM’s history- making winger Jack Spittle fears more late bloomers like himself...
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/ 6 years agoLilley wants fear factor back in his Bath pack
BATH scrum coach Mark Lilley is relishing a rigorous test of his side’s burgeoning set-piece dominance in West Country derby clashes...
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/ 6 years agoFarrell v Biggar: The Testosterone Test
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE TWO CENTRAL FIGURES IN NEXT WEEK’S BIG CLASH Farrell special: Elliot Daly dives past Alex Cuthbert...
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/ 6 years agoNineties making these men nervous
THESE are hard times for those stuck in the Nervous Nineties. Nobody will have a better idea of how they feel...
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/ 6 years agoWhatever happens, it won’t match the bile of 1980
ONEoutcome of England- Wales can be predicted without fear of contradiction, that it will not be as nasty on or off...
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/ 6 years agoThe Sheriff needs to ride tall at Twickenham
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Bad run: Alun Wyn Jones has lost four of his last five matches...
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/ 6 years agoMaturing Maunder ready for next Test
■By NEALE HARVEY Kicking on: Jack Maunder in action for Chiefs against Sale Celebrating Denny Solomona’s winning try for England against...
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/ 6 years agoEngland face early exit after shock defeat to Spain
■By ADAM ELLIS On the rebound: Dan Norton scores against Wales ENGLAND were left needing a miracle win over New Zealand...
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/ 6 years agoSouth African XV who have adorned the Five/Six Nations
Grand Slams: Pieter de Villiers 1 Pieter de Villiers (France) Native of Malmsbury in the Western Cape. Made 31 appearances for...
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/ 6 years agoPowerhouse Boks get the French firing
Brendan Gallagher looks at the history of great lock pairings during France’s golden eras of rugby Threat: Bernard le Roux of...
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/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 6 years agoTonga confirmed as fourth Autumn Test
ENGLAND will play Tonga at Twickenham in a November Test series that includes fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. It...
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/ 6 years agoRams are head-butted by RFU points deduction
■ By NEALE HARVEY Hit hard: Gary Reynolds RAMS chief executive Gary Reynolds believes his club have been harshly treated by...
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/ 6 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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/ 6 years agoPRO14 bid makes Blackett wait on Cov offer
Decision: Blackett COVENTRY look to have late competition in their bid to land Lee Blackett as they look to replace head...
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/ 6 years agoBok lock Marvin says Yes to Tigers
Lion: Marvin Orie LEICESTER Tigers look to have ended their search for a new second row following talks with Lions ace...
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/ 6 years agoFreddie quits Bath to try out life in France
Marksman: Freddie Burns has 1,342 Prem points FREDDIE Burns is weighing up moving abroad after telling Bath he won’t be staying...
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/ 6 years agoDu Toit snubs Quins to wait for Lions tour
HARLEQUINS have suffered a blow after World Player of the Year Pieter- Steph du Toit turned down a move to the...
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/ 6 years agoMay in big charity run
FORMER England centre Tom May is running a loop of London which will finish at Twickenham next week ahead of the...
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/ 6 years agoBaldwin joins the Chiefs as Hill cover
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Move: Corey Baldwin EXETER Chiefs have agreed to a two-year deal that will...
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/ 6 years agoCRAIG TRENIER
ROOM 101 THE EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES 1. Carnivore guilt I don’t like being made to...
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/ 6 years agoEdwards bedevils old employers
THE stupidity of the WRU in not giving Shaun Edwards a four-year extension came back to haunt them last week. The...
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/ 6 years agoBiggar’s behaviour sets a bad example
LAST Sunday we read in TRP about a subject which has been getting worse for several seasons in an article where...
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/ 6 years agoBetter, England
LAST Sunday against Ireland was the best England have played for a while. First half was good, but second half we...
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/ 6 years agoRude welcome awaits
IN THE wake of RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney’s announcement to slash funding to the Championship and across the 2000+ clubs...
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/ 6 years agoFunds aren’t available to follow French route
Decline: Yorkshire Carnegie over-extened to fund huge wage bill PICTURE: Getty Images SO now the answer to English rugby’s problems is...
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/ 6 years agoExpand Prem and bring in playoffs
THE age old problem of to ring fence or not keeps rearing its ugly head. The fact Newcastle look likely to...
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/ 6 years agoExcuse me Colin, but Pirates are certainly ambitious
I READ with much interest two articles in last week’s Rugby Paper. The first was brilliantly written by your Nick Cain,...
