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/ 10 years agoLeicester coach banned for betting
Former Leicester defence coach Phil Blake was banned for six months for betting on two Tigers games this season. The 51-year-old...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s hope Ian Ritchie’s warning does not stop team bonding
As England prepare to jet off to their Colorado training camp the words of RFU chief executive Ian Ritchie must be...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: When Bill Samuel kept Gareth Edwards from lure of football
The making of Gareth Edwards as a rugby superstar, humble human being and now knight of the realm, would probably never...
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/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Chris Ashton opens up ahead of the World Cup
Video credit: Nick Heath @rugbymedia.
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/ 10 years agoGlasgow’s stardust can light up Scotland says Gregor Townsend
Scotland will prosper at this year’s Rugby World Cup, according to Gregor Townsend, who believes the dark blues can capitalise on...
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/ 10 years agoIreland name World Cup training squad
Ireland have named their World Cup training squad with fly-half Ian Keatley being a surprise omission. The Munster fly-half has found...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain casts an expert eye over last week’s European Champions Cup draw
The recruitment rosters of the Premiership and Pro12 teams make them look like a pop-gun parade compared to the heavy artillery...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Will even champs Toulon escape the Pool of Death?
What a draw we saw for the European tournaments this week – and what a vindication of the decision to move...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoStephen Myler will be my guru but I want his place, says JJ Hanrahan
JJ Hanrahan has fired the first warning that he will be snapping at the heels of Stephen Myler next season. Hanrahan...
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/ 10 years agoWasps sign Alex Rieder
As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Wasps have signed Alex Rieder from Rotherham ahead of next...
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/ 10 years agoLiam Williams blow for Wales?
Liam Williams faces a race against time to be fit for the World Cup after undergoing foot surgery. The Scarlets flyer...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: You can bet Richie McCaw and Dan Carter will be ready
One of the big stories so far in the Super 15 is the Crusaders failing to make the play-offs for the...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Megabucks Toulouse give Manu Tuilagi a dilemma
Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: The day South Africa was cleared for take-off
It’s 20 years ago today that President Nelson Mandela presented Francois Pienaar with the World Cup at Ellis Park to bring down...
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/ 10 years agoAnthony Allen announces retirement from playing
Leicester Tigers centre Anthony Allen has announced his retirement from professional rugby due to a knee injury at the age of...
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/ 10 years agoSam Burgess is pure gold to have in the camp says Dave Attwood
Cross-code star is a “live contender” to make England’s final World Cup squad according to Bath teammate.
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/ 10 years agoHarlequins’ Jordan Burns joins Bedford Blues
Harlequins today confirmed that Academy scrum-half Jordan Burns will join Greene King IPA Championship side Bedford Blues. The former sprinter, 21,...
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/ 10 years agoWales MUST hold onto Alun Wyn Jones warn Ospreys
Wales urged to secure the longer-term future of their ‘most valuable asset’
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/ 10 years agoLeicester snap Dom Barrow from Newcastle
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on June 7, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of second-row forward...
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/ 10 years agoSemesa Rokoduguni in as David Strettle withdraws from England World Cup training squad
David Strettle has withdrawn from England‘s World Cup training squad and will be replaced by Bath‘s Semesa Rokoduguni. The 31-year-old wing,...
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/ 10 years agoInside this week’s edition of TRP
Another busy week in the world of rugby, another brilliant issue of The Rugby Paper! TRP will have all the action and...
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/ 10 years agoEngland and Australia announce first ever three-Test series
England will play Australia in a first ever three-Test series between the teams Down Under in June 2016. The opening Test...
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/ 10 years agoEngland unchanged for World Rugby U20s Championships final
England have named an unchanged squad for tomorrow’s World Rugby U20s Championships final against New Zealand in Italy. Following Monday’s 28-20...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Signing up Kiwis and Boks mocks the rules
Exactly five years ago this coming Wednesday, in a football stadium where a local boy called Messi used to play, New...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: Bionic Jacques Burger is on his last crusade
After the best part of ten months at the coal face on behalf of Premiership champions Saracens, Jacques Burger is taking...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester Tigers’ American dream
The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoIain Grieve: RPA must do far more for us in tier two
Former Plymouth Albion captain believes it is imperative Championship players are properly represented by the RPA.
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/ 10 years agoDo Team GB have the athletes to win gold?
Mike Friday warns Team GB that they need “to get their house in order” if they are to win a medal...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Jason Forster – former Wales flanker
1. The Severn Bridge Toll I live in Newport but work for South Gloucestershire Council and it pains me to have...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Memo to Stuart Lancaster: Avoid the dwarves
The inexorable trend towards spin over substance in the running of the professional game reached new peaks this week. As part...














