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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEx-RFU boss raps ‘remote’ Union
By NICK CAIN MARTYN Thomas, former chairman of the RFU, has criticised the Union for a lack of openness and accountability....
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoDombrandt nearly quit over pitch assaults
By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDWorld Cup bolter Alex Dombrandt almost gave the game up because of two ‘dreadful incidents’ during his three-year...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWho is Premiership rugby’s richest club owner?
No one comes close to the wealth of no.1
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSean Long interview: My meeting with Eddie Jones before joining Harlequins
Sean Long talks crossing the divide to become a Harlequins coach – and says there will be more coaches switching league...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoIsrael Folau sets up GoFundMe page asking for £1.6m in donations to aid legal battle against Rugby Australia
Sacked Wallabies star sets up Gofundme page asking for donations so he can 'fight for what is right'
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAlex Dombrandt gets England call, as Robshaw and Hughes miss out
Newcomers and regulars named by Eddie Jones in 29-man squad to meet for training camp
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby abandon plans for Nations Championship
Promotion and relegation proves sticking point in reaching consensus with unions
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Irish discover Challenge Cup opponents – full draw
Exiles will face Bayonne, who won the French equivalent of the GK IPA Championship last season
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoExeter Chiefs provide update on England wing Jack Nowell’s fitness
Nowell has undergone surgery on the ankle injury he sustained in the Premiership final
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup draw: Exeter’s Stuart Hogg gets Scotstoun return
Full Champions Cup pool draw
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoYou can be sure Eddie Jones has been on the phone to Joe Marler, says Dallaglio
England look to be in dire straits at loosehead with the injury to Mako Vunipola
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Gloucester, England and Lions prop Phil Blakeway
Phil Blakeway revels he the battles he had with Wales and France
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Premiership final must be brought forward to accomodate 2021 Lions tour
Lion #628 Jeremy Guscott dissects how the planning for the Lions tour holds multiple facets
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Featured
/ 7 years agoYoung Gun: Saracens and England U20 back row Andy Christie
Schooled at Harrow and mentored last summer by Rodney So'oialo on his trip to New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGeoff Parling opens up on misery of England dressing room after World Cup defeat to Wales
'I messed up the lineout call' - former England lock Geoff Parling
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRugby League ace Martin Gleeson joins Wasps coaching staff
A two-time winner of the Super League
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMathieu Bastareaud dropped by Jacques Brunel in France’s Rugby World Cup squad
No place for vice-captain Mathieu Bastareaud
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoPretorius motivated by hurt of last year’s England loss
Looking to go one better: Rikus Pretorius RIKUS PRETORIUS has called on South Africa to not repeat the mistakes of their...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoGilmore boys are gunning for glory
Rousing finish: Fraser McReight scored a late try for Australia AUSTRALIAhave reached the final of an U20 Championship only once, a...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoThomas-Wheeler targets more big scalps in bid for fifth
■By ALEX BYWATER WALES U20’s most infamous clash with the Baby Blacks saw them hammered 92-0 in 2011. A side including...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoDingwall frustrated by England’s ill-discipline
■By ADAM ELLIS Leader: Fraser Dingwall ENGLAND will grit their teeth in the hope of making it third time lucky against...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoScotland battling to avoid the drop
■By GARY HEATLY SCOTLAND head coach Carl Hogg insists “there is no time to wallow” after this week’s loss to Georgia...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWhite: Pressure of a relegation fight taught me so much
■By NEALE HARVEY Steep learning curve: Leicester No.9 Ben White LEICESTER tyro Ben White believes being heavily involved in the muck...
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Features
/ 7 years agoInexplicable not to bring Premiership final forward
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK England’s finest: This year’s Premiership final contained a number of would-be Lions starters PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 7 years agoIrish count cost of signing Jackson
Controversy: Paddy Jackson leaves court after his acquittal on a rape charge COLIN BOAG I’ve never much enjoyed watching rugby at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSaracens are on par with the world’s best
IN response to letters regarding the Premiership playoffs, I believe the system is fair and and sensible. The best side doesn’t...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s not a bottomless pit so spend wisely to safeguard future
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO much in this...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSpare a thought for us poor Wasps f
EXETER are still the true champions, says the headline on Andy Armitage’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper. Now Chiefs fans...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBring final to Redruth
COLINBoag’s headline last week on the Baa-Baa’s “sideshow to the final” was bang-on; except, the real final was later on that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoNorth has become a wasteland
INTRP on May 26, Jeff Probyn bemoaned the fact that the pathway which enabled him to reach the top was no...














