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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKen Pisi to leave Franklin’s Gardens after seven years
"When I first came over, I didn’t know what to expect" – Pisi
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Featured
/ 7 years agoThe Rugby Paper Awards 2019: Which youngster deserves recognition?
We’re looking for your Young Player of the Year to honour in our inaugural Rugby Paper Awards. Youth has had a...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWhat next for Shaun Edwards after rejecting Wigan Warriors?
In August 2018, Shaun Edwards made a verbal commitment to returning to his former club in rugby league, Wigan Warriors, once...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWarren Gatland includes Owen Lane in World Cup training squad
Cardiff Blues winger one of two uncapped players named in 42-man training party
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Alun Wyn Jones the last man standing from 2007
His first World Cup ended on the western coast of France with Wales plunged into a national crisis which forced them...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoShane Williams column: Owen Lane offers Wales variety out wide
Owen Lane simply has to be a strong consideration for the World Cup
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: We can still make top four
HARLEQUINS suffered their fifth successive Pemiership defeat but head coach Paul Gustard still believes they can clinch a play-off place. Justifiably...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBaxter raps his pack as the Quins comeback falls short
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER boss Rob Baxter tore a strip off his floundering forwards after the Premiership leaders were left hanging...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMurphy: We knew Harry was a threat
TIGERS head coach Geordan Murphy remained phlegmatic despite watching former player Harry Thacker help inflict their fifth home defeat of the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThacker keeps Tigers dangling on the edge
By NICK CAIN Go with the flow: Dan Thomas touches down for Bristol after the best move of the game PICTURES:...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCipriani’s magic at its most potent can unsettle Sarries
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Flair: Danny Cipriani has the panache to fire Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images THERE is a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWhy does Mullins’ heart bleed for beaten Munster?
COLIN BOAG Myth busted: Munster trudge off after defeat to Saracens One of the smartest bits of rugby marketing ever is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s still ring fencing …by the back door
COLIN Boag reports that ‘the thorny question of promotion and relegation looks likely to be resolved by a twoleg play-off between...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSize all that matters in this ‘thug’ rugby
YOUR article on the potential problem with drugs in Rugby Union stressed that players come under pressure to become ‘bigger and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBudget cuts could be death knell for some local clubs
IT IS devastating to see that the RFU are even considering slashing their Community Rugby budget. I am afraid to say...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWage inflation not the way forward
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NEIL Fissler reports that...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRyan emerges as last contender for Dragons top job
By STEFFAN THOMAS DEAN Ryan is a late contender to take charge at struggling Dragons. The Gwent region parted company with...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMoon knows he must shine in Chiefs run-in
By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG England hero Ben Moon reveals why the dream of representing his country at the World Cup is...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHenson looking for a new club
GAVIN HENSON is fighting to save his colourful career after being told by the Dragons that his contract will not be...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWilson feels equipped to keep ahead of the curve
■By NEALE HARVEY Improving: Mark Wilson puts in another big shift for Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images MARK WILSON believes he is...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBye weeks help you to plan for the season says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON rugby director Chris Boyd claims player welfare concerns being peddled over the prospect of a 13-team Premiership are unfounded. With...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Fera sign off in real style with eight tries
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD ONE West Central champions Ystalyfera won for the 17th time in the league this...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCrows fly to safety and send Emlyn on way down
Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD TREBANOS will be playing WRU National Championship rugby again next season. The Crows secured their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoShowdown can ease agony of warm-ups
National Plate: Bonymaen v Brecon Today. Kick-off 3.15pm BOTH teams lost in their respective leagues last weekend, but the prospect of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGwent rivals ready to serve up decider
National Bowl: Abergavenny v Oakdale Today. Kick-off 1pm IT is 1-1 between Gwent rivals Abergavenny and Oakdale this season, though the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDouble-double firmly in skipper Howe’s sights
National Cup: Cardiff v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 5.35pm JAMES Howe had to sit out last season’s WRU National Cup Final because...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPontypridd made to battle but remain in the title hunt
By TIM LEWIS RGC 1404 ……14 Pontypridd ….18 PONTYPRIDD kept their slim title hopes alive as they claimed a hardfought victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRubasniak class shines through as Ebbw plunder 11-try haul
By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale……74 Neath………………7 EBBW Vale ran in 11 tries in an emphatic victory over relegated Neath. The Steelmen...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUntroubled Ravens still cling to their top-flight status
By GUTO DAVIES Bargoed …………0 Bridgend ……29 BRIDGEND powered to a crucial bonus-point away win over an already relegated Bargoed. It...
