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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMoody: Ireland hold the aces
By GARY FITZGERALD Lewis Moody still harbours doubts that England are ready to lift the Six Nations crown despite a confident...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoHenshaw is full of praise for Nienaber
By ROB COLE Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw believes his game has improved since South Africa’s World Cup winning coach Jacques Nienaber...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoEngland A told: Play what’s in front of you
By PAUL REES England A will not be a replica of the senior side when they face Portugal at Welford Road...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoRussell gives Scotland edge for Calcutta Cup
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The Calcutta Cup is a great occasion whether it’s at Murrayfield or Twickenham, and...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMagnificent Mercer takes no prisoners
By PAUL REES Gloucester ........................ 17pts Tries: Mercer 6, Llewellyn 11, Hathaway 31 Conversions: Tries: Barton 12 Exeter Chiefs ...................14pts Vermeulen...
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Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘If England happens, then it happens’
ZACH Mercer said his man-of-the-match performance was down to his desire to prove himself with Gloucester, not a response to being...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoTigers keen to make it a day to remember
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Ealing v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Trailfinders Sports Ground LEICESTER scrumhalf Tom Whiteley wants to give Hanro...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe want to create some more history, says Ward
By BEN JAYCOCK No fear: Coach Ben Ward EALING Trailfinders finished top of Pool D following a clean sweep of victories...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoIt’s time to take a risk, England need to get the fans on their feet
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK As we approach the Six Nations midpoint, England are more like a Thames...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoA new spirit of unity is in the air
NICK CAIN For the moment it is jaw-jaw rather than war-war in the Championship’s dispute with the RFU over their right...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHendrickson enjoying his new life in Japan
By MARK STEVENS Tom Hendrickson is settling well to life in the Far East having swapped the Premiership for that of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAll set for spring festivals
ENGLAND U18 Men’s and Women’s sides will travel to Parma, Italy and Colwyn Bay, Wales respectively for the Six Nations Festivals...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTeams must take advantage quickly
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FURTHER to the comments...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoToo many forward passes are not being picked up
SIX games already played in this year’s Six Nations, and in the first five games the winning teams have benefited by...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoScotland deprived of a rightful win
SCOTLAND were robbed last weekend by pathetic refereeing from both the ref and the TMO in their game against France. Their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoQuesada swoops to select Lynagh
By SAM JACKSON Called up: Louis Lynagh in action for Quins LOUIS Lynagh has been selected for Italy’s training squad ahead...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoLong breaks do us no favours – Rayer
By BEN JAYCOCK Bedford Blues have made a promising start to this season’s truncated Championship but director of rugby Mike Rayer...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoThe piano shifters are playing modern tune
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Much of the “tactical” kicking across the opening rounds of the Six Nations would have left Fred...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoPrepare for scrum time ad breaks…
CHRIS HEWETT OF all the unlikely questions to be asked in this corner of the paper, try this one for size:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEveritt’s boys get it right in end
By SAM JACKSON Zebre ............... 19 Edinburgh...... 24 EDINBURGH fought back to beat Zebre with three second half tries having trailed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMcDowall on fine form to put Glasgow in the clear
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow...........40pts Tries: McKay 1, 37, McDowall 3, 75, Ashfar 44, Cordero 69 Conversions: Thompson 2, 4, 38, 45;...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLeinster back in the swing
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ......... 47 Benetton ......... 18 LEINSTER captain Scott Penny praised the way his men took charge after...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoFormer Welsh stars back in action to boost Ospreys
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ospreys v Ulster Today. Kick-off 3pm, Liberty Stadium FORMER Wales stars Justin Tipuric, Nicky Smith and Alex...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCoombes leads from the front to lift Munster
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets .............. 7pts Tries: Roberts 50 Conversions: Titcombe 50 Munster ........... 42pts Tries: Coombes 10, 23, O’Sullivan 62,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLions ……………. 10 Bulls ……………..25
THE Bulls consolidated their position among the URC’s frontrunners as they claimed a bonus point victory over their South African rivals...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSharks ………… 21 Stormers ……..25
THE Stormers handed the Sharks a ninth consecutive defeat in the URC with a narrow victory in Durban. Sharks continue to...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 2 years agoBelgium impress to see off Poland
Belgium............ 31 Poland .............. 10 Belgium might have fallen just short of a semi-final play-off place but they rounded off an...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 2 years agoNo stopping Portugal as they put on a show
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Romania ......................... 24pts Tries: Cojocaru 20, Gontineac 43 , Neagu 59 Conversions: Conache 21, 44, 60 Drop goals:...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 2 years agoGeorgia pour on the power to overwhelm Spain
Georgia..............38pts Spain .................... 3pts Richard Cockerill’s Georgia fired a warning shot to any pretenders to their Rugby Europe crown with a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoIreland’s class will be hard to overcome
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IF ONLY Wales could take an old leaf out of the record book...
