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/ 7 years agoHow meaningful were those summer tours?
COLIN BOAG Now that the summer tours have ground to an end, what’s the verdict on how the northern countries fared?...
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/ 7 years agoModern day giant bashing is turn off
I’M afraid that due to the style of modern play, I have to call it a day watching the professional game...
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/ 7 years agoEddie’s shown too much faith in his out-of-form players
TOO many players seem untouchable in this current England set-up. It took losing the series for Eddie Jones to give Danny...
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/ 7 years agoWorld rankings bit of a mystery to me
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE World Rugby rankings...
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/ 7 years agoToulon still in discussions with Ashton
SALE Sharks have been strongly linked to making a shock move to sign former England star Chris Ashton but as yet...
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/ 7 years agoScenic route leads Davis to Saints promised land
By NEALE HARVEY DETERMINED Northampton loosehead Will Davis wants to prove why the conventional is not always best when it comes...
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/ 7 years agoEl Abd backs Bristol’s new recruitment policy
JOE EL ABD, forwards guru of Top 14 miracle side Castres, reckons his bunch of relative unknowns have shown his old...
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/ 7 years agoMcGuigan looking for a kickstart at Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE GEORGE McGUIGAN reports for duty at Newcastle tomorrow hoping to put a frustrating final season at Leicester behind...
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/ 7 years agoHunger remains for Chiefs veteran Dollman
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER stalwart Phil Dollman will target two more years in the Premiership before turning his attention to a...
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/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TIAAN THOMAS-WHEELER OSPREYS CENTRE You’ve got to be good to wear bright orange boots and Ospreys academy product Tiaan Thomas-Wheeler is...
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/ 7 years agoJapan target quarter-finals
JAPAN rugby coach Jamie Joseph said his team are capable of making history by reaching the quarter-finals at next year’s World...
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/ 7 years agoStringer calls time aged 40
IRELANDgreat Peter Stringer has announced his retirement from rugby at the age of 40 and with 98 caps for Ireland. Having...
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/ 7 years agoContepomi quits Pumas
LEINSTER have confirmed, subject to being granted a work permit, that former centre Felipe Contepomi has been appointed their new backs...
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/ 7 years agoWasps name their coaches
SPECULATION Wasps were interested in the services of Graham Rowntree have been quashed by Dai Young’s confirmation of his coaching team....
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/ 7 years agoWilliams boys back to push Test claim
By ROB COLE THERE can be no excuses for Bernard Jackman’s Dragons next season as they can now field a match...
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/ 7 years agoExiled Bath enforcer in battle for fresh deal
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Dave Attwood describes himself as a traditional kind of lock. In other words, he loves a scrap...
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/ 7 years agoJenkins: Injuries won’t derail Wales’ bid
ELLIS Jenkins believes he has laid down a World Cup marker after a summer to remember. Jenkins was Wales cocaptain alongside...
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/ 7 years agoCodling in to replace Rowntree
Prolific: Tim Visser has scored 30 tries in 61 games for Quins PICTURES: Getty Images Lineout king: Codling HARLEQUINS confirmed that...
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/ 7 years agoVisser vows allegiance to Gustard revolution
By NEALE HARVEY ACE finisher Tim Visser aims to spearhead a Quins revival this season after giving the mental grind of...
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/ 7 years agoFielding knew Huggan bravery warranted a Victoria Cross
RUGBY famously honours four Victoria Cross winners for conspicuous bravery among its former internationals – England’s Arthur Harrison and the Irish...
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/ 7 years agoLondon Scottish 1913-14: The Club 1st XV assembled before the match against the United Services
BACK ROW Private J Ross (London Scottish Regiment): Killed November 1 1914, Messines. Won 5 Scotland caps. A Fettes boy before...
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/ 7 years agoIn honour of the rugby heroes of WWI
BRENDAN GALLAGHER explores the fascinating history of Scottish rugby players in World War I Paying tribute: HRH Princess Anne, with book...
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/ 7 years agoGrassroots pay price for Twickenham overspend
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As England return from a trying summer tour, the celebrations have started...
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/ 7 years agoBoyd raps Hurricanes as they flop yet again
By SAM JACKSON Super Rugby HURRICANES coach Chris Boyd slammed his team’s loss to the Brumbies. The early frontrunners for the...
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/ 7 years agoFormer skipper Strauss calls time at Bulls
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA FORMER South Africa hooker Adriaan Strauss will retire from all forms of professional rugby at the...
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/ 7 years agoBoks aside, rugby in Africa has just gone backwards
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points HEAVEN knows it’s a difficult enough job growing...
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/ 7 years agoScots got one over Ealing pranksters
Noisy bunch: Scots pipers THERE was some cracking banter at the Caledonian Club in London this week at the launch of...
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/ 7 years agoFolau yellow highlights huge flaws in modern officiating
IT’S been a vexatious summer for referees and officialdom with the curious case of Israel Folau’s yellow card for his challenge...
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/ 7 years agoPhillips promises cash boost to keep Wales competitive
WELSH rugby’s days of mere financial survival will end with the signing of a landmark deal. The existing Rugby Services Agreement...
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/ 7 years agoStadium green light renews Pirates hope
By NEALE HARVEY Coaching role: Pirates back rower Chris Morgan CORNISH Pirates are in a ‘strong place’ to challenge for the...
