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/ 2 years agoWinters leads brutal ride across USA in aid of Doddie
By NICK CAIN Even for men as mentally and physically durable as former England Grand Slam back rowers Peter Winterbottom and...
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/ 2 years agoMay on his way to play in France
Former England winger Jonny May is to join French second division side Soyaux Angouleme on a two-year deal, starting next season....
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/ 2 years agoFour-match Obano ban
BATH prop Beno Obano has been given a four-match ban after being sent off during last Saturday’s Premiership final defeat by...
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/ 2 years agoBorthwick: We want to get kids engaged
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Steve Borthwick has urged his side to help youngsters in England fall in love with rugby...
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/ 2 years agoSaints chief confident they will build on title triumph
NORTHAMPTON chief executive Mark Darbon is confident Saints can build on their Premiership title and be a force for season to...
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/ 2 years agoTownsend targeting four wins out of four
By BRYN PALMER Scotland will have a target on their backs this summer but Gregor Townsend has urged his squad to...
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/ 2 years agoWebber to run the Hounds
By JON NEWCOMBE Former England hooker Rob Webber has been appointed interim head coach of Chicago Hounds for the remainder of...
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/ 2 years agoThomas keen to make things happen
By SIMON THOMAS To get an idea of what Ben Thomas will offer as he returns to the Wales fold, it’s...
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/ 2 years agoTuima: I have to move up the ladder
By MARK STEVENS Even by his own expectations, it’s been quite the year for Exeter Chiefs forward Rusi Tuima. Handed his...
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/ 2 years agoWard and Hunt both delighted by Mitchell’s impact
By MARK STEVENS With just over a year to go until the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, excitement is...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBorthwick should go with Marcus first up
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It will be a choice between Harlequins’ Marcus Smith and Northampton’s Fin Smith at...
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/ 2 years agoBulls hold firm to keep Leinster out
By SIMON THOMAS Bulls ................................... 25pts Tries: Goosen 30, Petersen 42, 67 Conversions: Goosen 31, 43 Penalties: Goosen 40, 61 Leinster..............................20pts...
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/ 2 years agoHanekom praises ‘amazing support’
MAN of the match Cameron Hanekom paid tribute to the Bulls supporters following the victory at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld. “The fans...
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/ 2 years agoMunster can’t live with slick Warriors
By JOHN FALLON Munster .............................10pts Tries: Frisch 56 Conversions: Crowley 57 Penalties: Crowley 13 Glasgow.............................17pts Tries: Steyn 24, Cancelliere 51 Conversions:...
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/ 2 years agoJordan targets revenge mission
Glasgow out-half Tom Jordan said that having been in South Africa last month for two games is going to be a...
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/ 2 years agoExeter confirm signing of former Irish prop
EXETER have confirmed the signing of former London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke from Ealing Trailfinders. As revealed in The Rugby Paper...
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/ 2 years agoGreen tipped to take chance with England
By LUKE JARMYN Key Harlequins figures believe that if Tyrone Green doesn’t get picked for the Springboks this summer, then he’ll...
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/ 2 years agoSpringboks call up 11 uncapped players for tour
Call up: Quan Horn THE South Africa squad includes 11 uncapped players and a cohort of players from the 2023 and...
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/ 2 years agoMistake to select Tom and not Ted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ted Hill must be wondering what else he has to do to get...
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/ 2 years agoAll Blacks will be ready to roll
NICK CAIN Rumours that New Zealand are in a state of flux heading into their two-Test summer series against England should...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoReturn of relegation is reason to cheer
NICK CAIN The restoration of promotion and relegation, which this column has advocated non-stop since the RFU’s ring-fence moratorium in 2021,...
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/ 2 years agoEffort and enterprise the key for Saints
PAUL REES SEES PLENTY OF HIGHLIGHTS BUT WARNS THE GAME MUST SHOW IT CAN PAY FOR ITSELF Northampton’s first Premiership title...
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/ 2 years agoQuartet help Cardiff pull off unlikely double
Peter Jackson discovers which clubs and players come out best and worst when it comes to red and yellow cards Despite...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoSorry, but Obano did not have to do that
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED The best definition of madness in rugby? There are several contenders: picking a fight with Eben Etzebeth...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoAnother lesson from the French
CHRIS HEWETT Now that Vannes have made it into the top tier of French rugby and the people running things across...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe unexpected revolutionary
Paul Rees says this should be a summer of opportunities for England and head coach Steve Borthwick Steve Borthwick is an...
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/ 2 years agoI think RFU will bow to Prem clubs
LETTERS SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@ therugbypaper.co.uk ON Friday...
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/ 2 years agoStick with the rules
NOTHING personal against England U20’s player Junior Kpoku but how come he plays in France for Racing 92 yet is still...
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/ 2 years agoBooth wants to see more from Ospreys
By SIMON THOMAS OSPREYS coach Toby Booth says having bowed out in two quarter-finals will fuel their appetite to achieve even...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Andy Booth
For this week's Dream Team Andy Booth, the former Neath, Swansea, Cardiff, Cambridge University, and Wales B scrum half, chooses the...
