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/ 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...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoO’Brien saves Newport with nerveless last-ditch penalty
By JAY BAYFORD Newport……….28 Bedwas ……….25 MATT O’Brien proved to be the hero for Newport as his last-minute penalty sealed a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlanelli …………31 RGC 1404 ………48
RGC 1404 produced a dominant first-half showing to secure a deserved victoryat Parc y Scarlets. They ran in six tries, while...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLlandovery ….31 Bridgend …… …10
LLANDOVERY bounced back from consecutive defeats with a five-star victory over Bridgend at Church Bank. A yellow card for a deliberate...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Scotland full-back whose 2017 Lions tour was curtailed by injury (4) 3. Former England hooker who, from 2000, played...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLeicester ‘legend’ Hare returns to Welford Road
FORMER Northampton Saints Academy manager Dusty Hare has returned to Leicester Tigers in a scouting role. Hare, 64, had been at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHughes ready to make his mark at Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales U20 captain Steffan Hughes hopes to force his way into the Scarlets side after more than...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoStalwart Steele still going strong after 300
By JON NEWCOMBE HE’s Otley’s man of Steele, in name and nature. Hooker Ben Steele is in his 14th season at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDevoto playing catch-up after injury set-back
AFTER exhausting his own patience and that of his physios, Exeter centre Ollie Devoto has declared himself ready to stake a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoModern generation can’t tackle, says guru Ellis
By JON NEWCOMBE DEFENCE expert Dave Ellis has warned rugby’s concussion problem will never go away unless tackling techniques improve. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDon’t write off Jamie, we can still hit 50 mark
By ROB COLE Dropped: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales JONATHAN Davies is one game short of a half-century of international starts...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCoventry mindset ‘cost Irish hope of survival’
TOM Coventry’s dismal season at London Irish need not have ended in relegation according to former Exiles backs specialist Richard Whiffin,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLions lock Henderson not short of suiters
ULSTER and Ireland star forward Iain Henderson is being pursued by overseas clubs eager to recruit him for next season. The...
