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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWigglesworth’s age no concern for Borthwick
By PAUL REES RICHARD Wigglesworth will be on course to become only the second player to feature in the Premiership after...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProper ‘A’ League needed for youth
COLIN BOAG Whipping boys: Italy fall to France last weekend PICTURE: Getty Images I’m in danger of becoming obsessed with the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoGlos are missing five stars as well
IN LAST week’s TRP Colin Boag made the point that during this Six Nations, both Leicester and Saracens each have five...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoAnglo-Welsh League would draw a TV deal
I READ Chris Hewett’s article about introducing a British and Irish League. This would never work due to the Irish and...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEddie was wrong to ignore Danny
IRELAND had 11 Leinster players against Wales, in vital positions (mainly in the pack). The result being a 22 points win...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoJones fails subs test at Murrayfield
ALL the great teams have a manager who gets his off-field decision-making correct, from long-term strategic planning and tactics to team...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoLuke was hit three times in the air
SOON after the start of the 2020 England-Wales match, Jonny May when in the air catching the ball was felled by...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
SAM HIDALGO-CLYNE, THE EXETER CHIEFS SCRUM-HALF, PICKS HIS FAVOURITE XV FROM PLAYERS HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Joe Marler –...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMontauban fly in to lure wing Rokoduguni
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England winger Semesa Rokoduguni has held talks with Pro D2 outfit Montauban about...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCipriani is no-go for Diamond
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WORCESTER Warriors have no immediate plans to reunite Steve Diamond with former England fly-half...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles fight for Cracknell, Coleman
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are fighting to stop two more players from leaving the club at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRowntree steps up as Munster coach
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England forwards coach Graham Rowntree is in line for a promotion with Munster...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBears’ reject Alex on way to Sharks
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks are poised to sign up former England U20 lock Alex Groves who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBurger holds firm for Wasps move
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WASPS have held off a last-minute bid from the Lions to prevent inside centre...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFour-try Wales prove too strong for Scotland
Wales ..............26 Scotland ..........13 Fast start: Wales enjoy Joe Hawkins’ opening try WALES bounced back from their opening round thrashing by...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAt last! Italy celebrate first win over England
By BEN JAYCOCK Italy ......................6pts Penalties: Teneggi 6, 44 England ................0pts ENGLAND’S hopes of a Grand Slam were ended in Treviso...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBrownlee keeps Ireland on course
France ..............16 Ireland ............17 BEN BROWNLEE’S lastgasp converted try saw Ireland snatch a dramatic victory over France to make it two...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLet’s hear it for those little guys
NICK CAIN IT is great to see small wingers with dancing feet and blistering pace, like Scotland’s Darcy Graham (5ft 9ins)...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLedesma is beaten by the bubbles
NICK CAIN THE attraction of coaching at World Cups appears to have lost some of its gloss – or at least...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKick for points, Ben – this isn’t a Prem game!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TOM Curry should have no shortage of helpers, or advice, as England’s embryo...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by Italy and Harlequins fly-half Tommaso Allan, as well as regular Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoNew, sleek French are the masters of motion
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTon-up Biggar: One of my best wins
Done it! Liam Williams punches the air in celebration as Wales win the decisive penalty PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Biggar hit...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins duo could be so deadly says Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones is banking on that special Harlequins factor to help England “light up Rome” and revive his...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoCan Ireland win in Paris without Sexton?
Ireland take on France in Saturday’s late fixture without their captain Johnny Sexton after the fly half was ruled out of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTommaso Allan positive about the future of Italian rugby
Tommaso Allan is confident in the future of Italian rugby, saying that there is a ‘New Italy‘. The topic and phrasing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland make six changes ahead of Italy clash as Jones aims to ‘light up Rome’
Eddie Jones makes six changes to his starting XV ahead of the trip to Italy, as Alex Dombrandt and Harry Randall...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWales aiming to bounce back from Ireland defeat with visit of Scotland
By BEN JAYCOCK Jac Morgan makes his international debut as Wales host Scotland in the Six Nations at the Principality Stadium...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Two
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns for its second podcast. This week, host Oliver Little is joined by special guest Tommaso Allan. The...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoWales v Scotland Team News: Wales give debut to Jac Morgan
Six Nations holders Wales host Scotland on Saturday as they look to kick start their campaign after last weekend’s disappointing defeat...














