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/ 4 years agoTeam GB face Pool rematch with Fiji
Previous: Great Britain take on Fiji in 2016 Olympic final PICTURES: Getty Images SQUADS GB men: Dan Bibby, Alec Coombes, Alex...
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/ 4 years agoSharks role too good to resist for League convert Langley
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL JAMIE LANGLEY has landed a unique job as Sale’s new peak performance coach – and is determined to...
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/ 4 years agoHeineken Cup tiers revealed ahead of pool draw
NEWS EXTRA THE ROAD to next season’s Heineken Champions Cup final in Marseille will begin to be mapped out when the...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoCan French ‘third string’ spring more surprises? | James Harrington
Against seemingly evermounting coronavirus odds, France’s July tour of Australia is still set for Test takeoff – it may not quite...
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/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Ashley Johnson: World Cup snub led me to Wasps
LIKE any black player growing up in South Africa, you couldn’t be mediocre, you couldn’t just be another talent, you had...
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/ 4 years agoBlues bring in Bailey
BEDFORD have signed flanker Bailey Ransom from Newcastle. The 24-year-old former Millfield pupil joined Falcons’ senior academy set-up in 2019 and...
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/ 4 years agoScott back at Scarlets
WALES centre Scott Williams is to rejoin Scarlets after leaving Ospreys. Williams, 30, who has 58 Wales caps, left Scarlets to...
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/ 4 years agoPirates pilfer two more
CORNISH Pirates have signed Ampthill’s former Wales U20s hooker Syd Blackmore and Wasps winger Callum Sirker on one-year deals. Sirker, 23,...
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/ 4 years agoExiles unveil new recruits
LONDON Irish have signed Leinster scrum-half Hugh O’Sullivan, 23, and La Rochelle’s Springbok prop Marcel van der Merwe, 30, for next...
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/ 4 years agoWasps beef up the pack
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed All Blacks back five forward Vaea Fifita for next season and have re-signed Nizaam Carr from...
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/ 4 years agoOxford jab medic brings bit of needle to Varsity match
Pride: John Henry WINNING a place in the Varsity Day squad can be all consuming, but Oxford prop John Henry has...
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/ 4 years agoMarler: I feel for Alun Wyn over Lions
JOE Marler says he is “gutted” Alun Wyn Jones may not get the chance to make more rugby history in South...
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/ 4 years agoJoe Marler and Danny Care have last tango at Twickenham
JOE Marler fears that Harlequins stunning victory in the Premiership final will be the last dance he enjoys with Danny Care....
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoGrassroots game must get fairer funding | Jeff Probyn
When I sat on the RFU council, no matter what was happening in the rugby world the CEO’s review of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoErica decides to give her assets an outing
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 4 years agoLos Lelos need a few more like Davit
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER HAVE Georgia finally unearthed their first superstar outside back? The lack of firepower behind the scrum has...
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/ 4 years ago‘Man strength’ helped make it best final ever
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Wilco Louw scores for Quins in...
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/ 4 years agoRecord man Sam Simmonds did it the hard way – how the stats measure up
During the last season before the RFU plucked up the courage to organise League rugby, Dean Richards scored 20 tries for...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoChampionship may get new Thursday night TV slot
PREMIER Sports believe a successful Lions tour would help them achieve a breakthrough in England as they extend their rugby coverage...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAlcock clocked him first, but Stoop helped Poulton become the star
RONNIE Poulton-Palmer might have attracted the attention of Adrian Stoop at an early stage but the Quins captain wasn’t the only...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoCradle of game have made big strides to return to the top table
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ENTIRE books have been written about William Webb Ellis and the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors wing/centre Jack Johnson
Premiership defences will have to watch out for much more than Ollie Lawrence in the Worcester backline with the towering force...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoPetit general Le Garrec gets France marching
By SAM JACKSON France ..............36pts Tries: Haddad 3, Tchaptchet 16, 36, Reybier 30, Debaes 55 Conversions: Le Garrec 4, 31, 37,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoSix-try Italy humiliate Scots in Cardiff rout
Scotland ............3 Italy..................43 ITALY stunned Scotland with a six-try demolition job at Cardiff Arms Park to keep Sean Lineen’s team winless....
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/ 4 years agoScrum power keeps the Grand Slam alive
By ADAM ELLIS Ireland ..............15pts Tries: Soroka 58, De Buitlear 74 Conversions: Doak 59 Penalties: Doak 43 England ............24pts Tries: Brantingham...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
LEE JARVIS, THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF, PONTYPRIDD, NEATH, DRAGONS & CORNISH PIRATES FLY -HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLions tour should not be going ahead now
COLI BOAG While not being as much of an enthusiast for the British & Irish Lions as some, I absolutely understand...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoThree generations of Fishers make history
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THREE generations of the...
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/ 4 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne
Harlequins and England hooker Amy Cokayne moved to New Zealand when she was nine after her father, Ian, was recruited by...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoHow Quins found their jester spirit just in time
PAUL REES charts the remarkable transformation that made Quins champions The Premiership season finished as it had started more than seven...
