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/ 7 years agoMemorial to rugby’s fallen in the Great War
ONE of rugby’s many tributes to those who fell during World War 1 this weekend has been a special commemoration gathering...
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/ 7 years agoGet over it Rassie, slo-mo shows the ref was spot on
COLIN BOAG Slo-mo is a strange beast: sometimes it can make an incident seem to be more serious than it is,...
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/ 7 years agoTime for a reboot
HAS the time come to review rugby’s points scoring system? The object of the game is to score tries. Last Saturday,...
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/ 7 years agoTribute to Peter
SHAME rugby did not remember one of its own with a minute’s silence at Twickenham last weekend. Former RFU president (2016/17...
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/ 7 years agoSurely Premiership fans can see what’s at stake with Lions?
WELL said, John Rowlands, in your letter last week, headed “Lions should play hard ball with PRL”. If a Lions tour...
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/ 7 years agoWhat if Farrell had been a Springbok?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WAS rather surprised...
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/ 7 years agoJones gets chance to state case in midfield
By JON NEWCOMBE LEWIS JONES is itching to show what he can do as Ealing look to burst Jersey’s bubble and...
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/ 7 years agoMorris hails resilience as 13-man Exiles hold the fort
By LUKE JARMYN ON A night when both clubs paid tribute to the 162 players lost between them in the Great...
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/ 7 years agoPenalties wreak havoc as Knights sneak in
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER, out-scored by three tries to two at Castle Park, survived – just – relentless Coventry pressure late...
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/ 7 years agoOur season will start in Round 10 – Stirling
By WILL HOPPER YORKSHIRE Carnegie put their league woe to one side to run out comfortable winners over Nottingham by six...
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/ 7 years agoIrish defy the rain to hand brave Hartpury five-try defeat
By JENNY BATES IRISH got their Cup campaign off to a winning start with a five-try display despite the wet conditions...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoDuncan: Pirates must get physical
Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm TOM DUNCAN is on a revenge mission when the Cornish Pirates get...
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/ 7 years agoConlon to step back for 2 years
SARACENS flanker Joel Conlon has been advised to have a two-year break from the game due to a neck injury. Conlon,...
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/ 7 years agoGarvey craving a trophy finish for mentor Booth
By NEALE HARVEY CAPTAIN Matt Garvey insists Bath are “massively motivated” to send departing coaches Toby Booth and Darren Edwards away...
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/ 7 years agoTownsend commits to new deal at Chiefs
EXETER Chiefs have won their tug-of-war with two of their West Country rivals to retain the services of Stu Townsend, below,...
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/ 7 years agoWatson ready to re-sign but JJ and Ewels holding out
Staying at the Rec: Anthony Watson BATH look to have won their battle to keep at least one of their out-of-contract...
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/ 7 years agoQuins making moves for another Kiwi 10
HARLEQUINS are trying to bring New Zealand U20 vice captain Harry Plummer to the Twickenham Stoop for next season. Fly-half Plummer,...
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/ 7 years agoWorry for Japan
JAPAN will this week get the chance to see at first hand one of the things that worries them the most...
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/ 7 years agoEdinburgh lead race for Tuisue
In talks: Albert Tuisue FIJI flanker Albert Tuisue is poised to have talks with Premiership and PRO14 sides while in the...
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/ 7 years agoThorburn gives Doddie plea the boot!
THEWelsh Rugby Union may have been shamed into making a donation to Doddie Weir’s charity raising funds for research into Motor...
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/ 7 years agoDublin ticket prices for All Blacks hit the heights
BILLYWilliams’ cabbage patch has staged some rewarding England matches in its time but never one as handsome as yesterday’s against the...
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/ 7 years agoWant a try hat-trick? Go play against Italy
Electric: Ireland’s Jordan Larmour PICTURE: Getty Images JORDAN Larmour’s electrifying contribution to Ireland’s ritual demolition of Italy in Chicago last week...
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/ 7 years agoHero Perrett snubbed for his year with League
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Fred Perrett’s gravestone can be found in the British cemetery in a corner...
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/ 7 years agoIrish heartbreak in Dublin
1963: Ireland 5 New Zealand 6 Only the fourth time the countries ever met and Ireland came very close, only running...
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/ 7 years agoFight Kiwi fire with fire to rekindle Chicago flame
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next week’s clash in Dublin between the world’s top two teams Breaking the duck: Conor Murray...
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/ 7 years agoThink outside the box to offer fringe players an opportunity to shine
MY team to play Japan is based on Eddie Jones being able to pick any English player from any Premiership club...
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/ 7 years agoEddie must give reserves chance to face Japan
NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S BIG MATCH AT TWICKENHAM WITH SOME ADVICE FOR THE ENGLAND BOSS ONE of the...
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