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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTyphoon Hagibis put RWC in perspective
AROUND40 people lost their lives due to Typhoon Hagibis; thousands more lost their homes or suffered unbearable disruption. The cancellation of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoOur beautiful game has become ugly
BEFORE a player is very seriously hurt there have to be some difficult decisions and changes to the game, once beautiful...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAct now to save us from elitist rulers
IT’S time to get rid of the elitist segregationists approach to international rugby if there is a genuine desire to grow...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBorthwick in under Murphy
LEICESTER Tigers will be waiting for England’s World Cup campaign to finish so they can finalise a reshuffle of their coaching...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSaints are keen on Dombrandt
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler NORTHAMPTON Saints are leading the chase for Harlequins back row Alex Dombrandt as they...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSaracens offer more to Malins
SARACENS have made an increased offer to highlyrated fly-half Max Malins to keep him at the club next season. Exeter Chiefs...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoRebirth of Hiroshima ignored by RWC
PETER JACKSON IN JAPAN They began queuing in the rain at the Peace Memorial Park first thing on Friday morning, global...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoTonga reel in Eagles to break their duck
TONGA came from behind to beat the United States in their final Pool C game and earn their first win at...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoYoung guns set to bump off the old guard
Tom Bradshaw says the Scots let themselves down on and off the field Half-an-hour into their defeat in Yokohama, there came...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoScottish fans call for Townsend head but he’ll get Six Nations
By NICK CAIN at Yokohama Stadium Irrepressible: Keita Inagaki evades Stuart Hogg to score Japan’s third try THE knee-jerk reaction after...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoJapan players will be humble even if they beat the Boks
By TOM BRADSHAW NEVERMIND the so-called Miracle of Brighton in 2015, when Japan stunned South Africa with their lastminute 34-32 win,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWe’re a very different team from four years ago warns Pollard
By ADAM HATHAWAY History men: Japan beat South Africa in Brighton in 2015 SOUTH African fly-half Handre Pollard has refused to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLeitch is new hero for man in sumo suit
Nick Cain looks at the impact Japan’s World Cup giant-killing is having on the whole country THE day after Japan had...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoEddie got ‘bullet train’ game back on track
The term ‘bullet train rugby’ – almost too fast for the eye, direct, unstoppable – beautifully describes Japanese rugby at present....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoRaise a glass to stickler Gardner
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S that time again. Who deserves a jouer de rugby gallant t-shirt this week for their class...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWarburton red card still haunts me today
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE is a picture of me after our 2011 World Cup semi-final defeat by France....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoHuget: My sloppiness killed the mood in Six Nations
YOANN Huget admits the pain of his Six Nations horror show against Wales still hurts as he plans to make amends...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoJosh is hunting down Shane’s try record
Alex Bywater talks to Wales wing Josh Adams who has scored five World Cup tries so far JOSH Adams never thought...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSecond-half salvage job secures top spot in Pool
WALES led only 7-6 after a error-strewn first-half but went onto clinch the bonus point and ensure they topped Pool D...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoLet’s do it for Gats, orders Alun Wyn
ALUN WYN Jones has told Wales this morning’s World Cup quarter-final with France has been ten years in the making for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoVolcanic Kyle erupts into smiles during England rout
Rhino charge: Kyle Sinckler, right, celebrates scoring England’s third try against Australia with Anthony Watson From NICK CAIN at Oita Bank...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoNow let Rhino loose on those All Blacks!
From NICK CAIN in Oita EDDIE JONES hailed Kyle Sinckler’s “rhino charge” of a try as he revelled in England’s thrashing...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSquad lists all for 12 Premiership teams 2019-20
Take a look at the forwards, backs, coaches and captains which will make for another exciting season of Premiership rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership kick off! Sale Sharks must show more bite
It's time for Steve Diamond to aim for a top four finish, writes Brendan Gallagher
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies
The West Indies cricket team can be selected from 15 Caribbean island nations. Brendan Gallagher asks if the same can be...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTommy Reffell will be a star for club and country says Leicester’s Thompson
The future of Wales' back row? Guy Thompson think so after being impressed with the young flanker's displays at Leicester
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSchmidt: ‘We aren’t going to sneak up on the All Blacks’
Can Ireland reach a first-ever World Cup semi-final by beating New Zealand?
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland change George Ford’s role for Australia showdown
Eddie Jones makes bold selection call ahead of World Cup quarter-final with the Wallabies
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoBristol ready for bidding war to make England ace a Bear
Pat Lam wants to bring fly-half George Ford back to the south-west
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoPolice called to disturbance involving Uruguay players at restaurant
Members of the Uruguay squad accused of assault by restaurant staff and punching mirrors














