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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoDon’t despair, Wales moving in right direction
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS New 10-12 axis: Owen Williams and Dan Biggar combine CLOSE, but no cigar!...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoInjury blow to Davies as Gatland woes grow
Just like that: Nathan Hughes stretches out to score England’s first try against the Pumas PICTURE: Pinnacle JONATHAN Davies is a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEddie in four-letter fury over ‘grindathon’
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones last night condemned his side’s latest defeat of the Pumas as “a grindathon” after blowing his...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHansen recalls Kieran Read to All Blacks squad for Paris visit
New Zealand coach makes 12 changes to matchday squad to take on France
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEngland rest Farrell and Itoje for Test against Los Pumas
Henry Slade beats Alex Lozowski to start in place of kicking ace, with George Ford at 10
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Give Liam the key to drive Wales’ attack from full back
Shane Williams is teeming with curiosity how Warren Gatland will experiment with the Wales back three
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: World Cup vote would save Springboks from disaster
(Photo: Getty Images) By Nick Cain With South African rugby on the road to the cliff-edge, the Rugby World Cup board...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Can Wales rise from the Ashes of defeats to Wallabies?
Wales have lost their last 16 matches against Australia
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Still time for Yarde to turn his image around at Sale
Jeremy Guscott on the shootout between Yarde and team-mate Denny Solomona to win Jones' favour
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoHas any coach ever had more riches to choose from than All Blacks’ Hansen?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT The All Blacks might only have prevailed by nine points against a wonderfully spirited and inventive Barbarians but...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoAbsent England players missed great chance says Baa-baas coach Deans
BARBARIANS coach Robbie Deans, right,insists England missed an opportunity to test their players against New Zealand by preventing them from representing...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoLook North, Barbarians, before it all goes South
From NICK CAIN at Tiwckenham Opener: Richie Mo’unga scores the first try THIS was more like a New Zealand trial match...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJEREMYGUSCOTT
Still time for Yarde to turn his image around at Sale OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK New start at Sale: Marland Yarde...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRobshaw so honest in messy Marland affair
COLIN BOAG The saga of Marlon Yarde’s ignominious departure from Quins, and his move to Sale, finally got resolved last week,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWho do loan deals benefit in long run?
WHEN is a rugby club not a rugby club? When it is merely an accommodation for a Premiership club. Last week...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIncreased funding would help us to house more teams
IT WAS disappointing to read Jeff Probyn’s apparent dismissal of the benefit to be had from the proposed increase in RFU...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBackwards step to block 17-year-olds
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’VE learned recently during...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWatson ready to home in on Scots No.7 role
By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson knows the upcoming Autumn Tests are a chance for the Scotland team to show supporters how...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBolter Malouf pays tribute to O’Connor
By NEALE HARVEY A work in progress: Nick Malouf LEICESTER surprise package Nick Malouf admits he owes Tigers boss Matt O’Connor...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAbendanon staying at Clermont
NICK Abendanon has signed a two-year contract extension with French champions Clermont. The 31-year-old has the option of a third year...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLance battling to build his case for Wallabies recall
By NEALE HARVEY Wallaby ambitions: Worcester’s Jono Lance FIRED-UP Aussie flyhalf Jono Lance has vowed to haul Worcester off the foot...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTeen-star Jalibert lets Toulouse off hook
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Heartache: Matthieu Jalibert missed a winning kick for Bordeaux An 18-year-old making his fly-half debut in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPariyo’s brilliant four-timer puts heat on Ystrad
SWALEC Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD GLAMORGAN Wanderers enjoyed a dominant 69-0 victory over basement boys Rumney in One East...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPerfect Pooler pummel Emlyn in 9-try rout
SWALEC Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL made it a perfect 10 with a crushing 62-10 victory at Newcastle Emlyn. Ben...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoInspired Dudley-Jones back to haunt former club
By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon ………13 Swansea ……….9 ABERAVON edged a titanic battle at the Talbot Athletic Ground against local rivals Swansea....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty fly out the starting blocks as Vale are despatched
By PETER HUGHES Pontypridd ….45 Ebbw Vale ……12 AN early onslaught set Pontypridd on their way to a crushing win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWing Evans at the double in Merthyr comeback
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Cardiff …………23 WING Kyle Evans’ two second half tries inspired Merthyr as they battled back from...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys leave it late to unlock stubborn Bargoed rearguard
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bargoed …………9 Cross Keys ….25 CROSS Keys avenged their 34-23 defeat to Bargoed earlier in the season...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath punished for Smith red card by Carmarthen
By CARL FIELD C’rmarthen Q 39 Neath…………….17 IN-FORM Carmarthen hit struggling Neath for six to extend their 100 per cent winning...














