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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Heineken war could harm World Cup 2015
The battle lines have been drawn around the Heineken Cup – or the territory it once occupied – and there is...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Billy’s the boy for England No.12 spot inside Tuilagi
With Brad Barritt picking up an injury early in the season it looks as though the England No.12 shirt will be...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNew coffee-shop owner Chris Robshaw determined not to become a has-bean
For Chris Robshaw, the coffee entrepreneur, it’s a case of better latte than never.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoFree Season Guide to the Greene King IPA Championship
The Rugby Paper, the UK’s leading Rugby publication have produced a FREE guide for the current season covering the Green King IPA...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish flanker
Had an interesting summer? It’s been busy. I played six games for Canada, helping us qualify for the World Cup against...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andy Long – former Bath, Munster, Northampton & England hooker
I am very, very proud of my England debut in 1997 and what it meant to me and my family, but...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoWelsh clubs in talks over Heineken breakaway
Two Welsh regions have declared their interest in joining the new Europe under Anglo-French direction from next season. PRL chief executive...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland and Canterbury unveil new alternate kit
Canterbury and the RFU have revealed the brand new red and white striped ‘1871’ collection, featured alongside the alternate kit for...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Craig Newby – former Leicester, Blues, Highlanders & New Zealand flanker
1. Tony Woodcock – He has played 100 tests for the All Blacks and is my best mate. We played in...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoiOS7 troubleshooting
Some apps that were installed before a device was upgraded to iOS7 are having trouble picking up the subscription information the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSaracens beat Bath to remain unbeaten
Saracens produced a stunning first-half display to beat Bath 31-17 at the Allianz Park and remain at the top of the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNew European Cup named as Champions Cup
Premiership Rugby and the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have confirmed the new European Cup will be called the Champions Cup. The...
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Sevens World Series
/ 12 years agoEngland Sevens win in Bucharest
England Sevens will go into the HSBC World Series as the reigning European champions after a strong display in Bucharest. For...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Chapman – Worcester wing/scrum-half
Tom Chapman is only 19 but the speedster has already been on the books of Saracens, Bath and Blackheath. But after...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoBen Ryan appointed Fiji Sevens coach
Ben Ryan has been named as Fiji Sevens head coach, it was announced today. The 42-year-old stepped down from the England...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Ah You Irish? Well, that’s complicated, Rodney!
Rodney Ah You arrived in Belfast as a hefty member of the baby All Blacks in 2007 and duly went home...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Self-interested coaches should not scrutinise refs
While I have sympathy for Premiership Rugby‘s bid to secure a more meritocratic Heineken Cup, the initiative by PRL, the administrative...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 3: teams
Leicester v Newcastle Leicester: Blaine Scully; Vereniki Goneva, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Dan Bowden, Adam Thompstone; Toby Flood (Capt.), Ben Youngs; Boris Stankovich,...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRadoDirect Pro12 round 3: teams
Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Leigh Halfpenny; Alex Cuthbert, Owen Williams, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Taufa’ao...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship round 2: teams
Bristol v London Scottish Bristol: Adam D’Arcy; Charlie Amesbury, Andy Short, Luke Eves, Ryan Edwards; Adrian Jarvis, James Grindal (Capt.); Kyle...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoJames Haskell: I’ll never give up fight to play for England
James Haskell was quick to brush off his latest England snub and with Tom Croft now ruled out for the season,...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Ruairi Cushion – Plymouth Albion captain
1. Facebook These days it seems that every time I scroll down my news feed on Facebook all that comes up...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Matt Garvey – “Bath can achieve big things”
Bath flanker Matt Garvey talks exclusively to The Rugby Paper about the West Country team’s great start to the season and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Biting, refs row, Euro battle…yes, the season’s back!
The season is off and running and once again it’s not the rugby on the field that grabs the headlines. As...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Will tickets be banana skin that upsets RWC 2015?
Two years out from the 1987 World Cup the competition didn’t exist, it was just a concept being kicked around by...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Ian Humphreys – “I don’t bother reading the pundits’ predictions”
In an exclusive production by The Rugby Paper, London Irish fly-half Ian Humphreys analyses the 20-18 win at Worcester and what...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoAndy Gomarsall: Freddie Burns can give England vital spark
Now is the time for England to let Freddie Burns off the leash, according to World Cup winner Andy Gomarsall, who...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoGloucester to face Japan in November
There will be a battle of the cherries at Kingsholm in November as Gloucester announced today they will face Japan on...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNick Wood hit by eight-week ban for stamping
Nick Wood was tonight suspended for eight weeks by a RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Gloucester prop was found guilty stamping on Saracens...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Russell Earnshaw – former England Sevens coach
You left England 7s last month. Why? A family decision. Last year I was away 140 days and in my last...














