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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHigh-speed Wade gets impressive Wasps off to a flyer
By ROB WILDMAN WASPS blew away Newcastle last night to demonstrate that they are beginning to find their best form after...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSpencer is simply sublime says Gold
WORCESTER director of rugby Gary Gold believes that lock Will Spencer should be in the England reckoning following his performance against...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAt last! Warriors get reason to be cheerful
By COLIN NEWBOULT AFTER all the pain, disappointment and frustration that has enveloped Worcester’s season, the fans – finally – have...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDon’t miss this night of Lions magic
SPECIAL OFFER Tour heroes: Sam Warburton, centre, hails the fans TWO great Lions captains are coming together for a night to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMugabe’s thugs sent Don on the rugby trail
NICK CAIN TALKS TO DON ARMAND ABOUT STRIFE IN ZIMBABWE AND HOPE IN ENGLAND MEET Don Armand, Mr Adaptable. The rangy...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEngland Women win opening battle of Autumn
ENGLAND Women have secured a pay deal with the Rugby Football Union before the autumn internationals. For the first time, the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWallaby star confident he’ll find extra gears at Tigers
By STEFFAN THOMAS TATAFU Polota-Nau has told Leicester fans he plans to become an even better player when he joins the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoOLLIE THORLEY
ROOM 101 THE GLOUCESTER CENTRE/WING TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Barriers to Nuclear...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWasps eye fly-half McAlister
Move? Luke McAlister WASPS search for a new fly-half could lead them to sign either of the Toulon pair Luke McAlister...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMoriarty decides – it’s the Dragons
THE DRAGONS have won the drawn-out battle to make Wales and Lions flanker Ross Moriarty, the highest paid player in Wales....
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Features
/ 8 years agoToulon in late grab for prop Mulipola
TOULON look to have been successful with a late bid to snatch Leicester Tigers prop Logovi’i Mulipola from under the noses...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
Toulon in late grab for prop Mulipola BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler SALE SHARKS are looking to improve their...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEICESTER TIGERS CENTRE MATT SMITH CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Marcos Ayerza – Consistently one...
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Features
/ 8 years agoChange the rules or let Anglo-Welsh Cup die
COLIN BOAG The Anglo-Welsh Cup is surely the most unloved competition in rugbxe bothering? Look at their games against English opposition:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoI chose Richmond over Twickenham
LAST Friday it was my pleasure to be at Richmond against Doncaster in the Championship. It was a close victory for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHartley’s not clear favourite at Saints, let alone England
I WOULD like to congratulate Nick Cain for his excellent article on the Dylan Hartley captain saga, never have truer words...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoGive players time to catch breath
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT MUST be because...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Nobody ever refuses an offer from Steele-Bodger BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’s rare...
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Features
/ 8 years agoProp stars deserve more Prop stars deserve more recognition
Leader: Owen Farrell WHINGEalert. For the 17th season in succession since the World Player of the year award was introduced by...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFaux pas to undervalue French infuence
THERE was, predictably, a deal of moaning and mourning from some quarters about the decision of World Rugby’s delegates to vote...
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Features
/ 8 years agoPlundered Islanders will still pack a punch
Nick Cain assesses the threats that ‘bankrupt’ Samoa will pose England at Twickenham on Saturdfay GIVEN the rate at which Pacific...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWade aims to top the charts before jaunt in France
By NEALE HARVEY Ace: Christian Wade CHRISTIAN Wade admits he would love to end his career in France – but only...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGregor so proud of team’s courage
GREGOR Townsend hailed a great performance from his side. “I’m very proud, the way we defended in the first half and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoBravehearted Scots fall just short of first All Blacks win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SCOTLAND the brave gave New Zealand plenty to think about in this wonderfully vibrant game but even at...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoSerin’s late try can’t stop the Boks narrow win
By LUKE JARMYN IN A GAME between two under-performing sides it would have been asking a lot for this to be...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoMagnificent Mickey, 93, digs in for another day to cherish
MICKY Steele-Bodger is a name to conjure with, one of those you might find in a ‘Flashman’ novel. What the 93-year-old...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoIt’s a mad, mad world as Bernie bashes Bill
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE international administration of Rugby Union was left embarrassed and in abject disarray...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoSuper sub Keatley kicks Irish to victory
By DECLAN ROONEY IAN Keatley showed admirable nerve to kick two late penalties and deny Fiji a first win over Ireland....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoLate try double ends bad run for Pumas
By SAM JACKSON Italy…15 Argentina …31 ARGENTINA scored two tries in the last 10 minutes to claim a 31-15 win over...
