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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: England U20s and Leicester second row Finn Carnduff
Despite being 6ft 5in and almost 17 stone (107kg), Finn Carnduff is looking to take steps forward in his physicality as...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoScotland cruise past Zimbabwe
By SAM JACKSON Scotland ran in 10 tries to beat Zimbabwe 64-33 in their opening Pool A game of the World...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoI’m no fan of World League agenda
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one that thinks that the idea of the...
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Moment In Time
/ 2 years agoKids bring joy to Geordie land
MOMENT IN TIME NEWCASTLE FALCONS, 2001 TETLEY BITTER CUP WINNERS BY NEIL FISSLER IT was once suggested that you don’t win...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoAnger as Biarritz sign up Haouas
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TWO weeks ago, the long-awaited sale of ProD2 side Biarritz fell apart, affecting the immediate and longer-term...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Rob Cook: ‘I was happy to fulfil my boyhood dream’
The former Gloucester and Cornish Pirates full-back talks about his life in the game Growing up, all I wanted to do...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 2, Episode 27: Unity through rugby with Trevor Ringland
On this week’s edition of the podcast former Ulster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions winger Trevor Ringland MBE discusses playing...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPrem and URC to make October starts
The Premiership and United Rugby Championship (URC) will both start in October for the upcoming season, with each of their finals...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDragons get their man
The Dragons have won a three-way battle royale to land Ospreys full-back Cai Evans, who was named in Warren Gatland’s World...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHaskell: We must be tough
By BEN JAYCOCK England's World Cup hopes rest on building an aggressive, physical spine of ‘tough guys’ to intimidate their opposition....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHigh life suits Wales as they prepare for World Cup assault
By ROB COLE Wales team manager Martyn Williams is hoping the that two weeks spent at altitude in the Swiss Alps...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoWe need to see some steel, says Dallaglio
By GARY FITZGERALD Steve Borthwick needs to conjure up some summer camp steel and fighting spirit within his squad if England...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoChandler ready for his next episode
By JON NEWCOMBE Chandler Cunningham-South is hoping to fly off to Portugal on holiday in just over a week’s time as...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoBrown returns to play for Quins
Former England prop Shaunagh Brown has come out of retirement and will play for Harlequins next season. The 33-year-old quit the...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoFrench surprise as AWJ signs for Toulon
Alun Wyn Jones has joined French club Toulon as cover during the World Cup. The former Wales and British and Irish...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoGatland calls up uncapped Plumtree
Uncapped back row Taine Plumtree, who Scarlets last week unveiled as a new signing, has been called up to the Wales...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRadford keen to put steel into the Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE Never one to shy away from a challenge as a child growing up on the largest council estate...
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Features
/ 2 years agoLeague to Union coaches
Here, in alphabetical order, we look at the number of coaches who have quit league for union and, in some cases,...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoThis is a torpedo in player welfare claims from WR
THE HUGELY flawed Nations Championship masterplan now scheduled for 2026 is little more than surrendering to commercialism torpedoing World Rugby’s oft...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWade for Sevens
WHAT a coup for France – and the fans – if Antoine Dupont does sign up for next year’s Olympics team....
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Letters
/ 2 years agoGreat news for Borthwick
Great player: Luke Cowan-Dickie PICTURE: Getty Images LUKE Cowan-Dickie is a fantastic signing for Sale. His best years are still ahead...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime to put ban on tactical subs
IN HIS column last week Chris Hewett suggested imposing a weight limit on teams to restore a game for all shapes...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPleased to see Kent enjoying their win
KENT’S recent County Championship final win was admirable, and the picture of their team in The Rugby Paper showed what it...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Callum Braley
Callum Braley, The Italy, Northampton and former Gloucester, Bristol & England U20 scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoArundell shouldn’t be lost in France
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HENRY Arundell’s new contract with Racing has been the subject of a lot of...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoArendse piles the misery on Jones
By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa .................... 43pts Tries: Arendse 16, 30, 51, Penalty 54, 68, PS du Toit Conversions: Libbok 17,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago‘We just got beaten to the punch all day’
Australian coach Eddie Jones admitted his side were second best in most areas in their heavy defeat to South Africa. He...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeicester squad keeps on growing
Leicester have signed scrum-half Joe Powell, back row Matt Rogerson and fly-half Kieran Wilkinson (pictured) and re-signed lock Mike Williams. Leicester...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRadwan’s aiming to fly high with Falcons
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite finishing bottom and with relegation set to return in next season’s top flight, Newcastle Falcons winger Adam...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSanderson delight as Cowan-Dickie signs up
Sale Sharks have signed England and British and Irish Lions hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie from Exeter Chiefs. The 30-year-old had been set...














