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/ 5 years agoUnions must pay their share for Prem players
■ COLIN BOAG Incredible talent: Cameron Redpath Next weekend sees the start of the Six Nations, but should it even be...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMoney men would help RFU reprioritise
THERE is much talk of money men waiting in the wings to invest in clubs in the Premiership or Championship which...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoShow sensitivity and put freeze on relegation plans
ONE of the many difficult issues to be resolved in rugby as a consequence of Covid affects National 1 clubs. It...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI refuse to put cash into ring-fenced pot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WISH I could...
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/ 5 years agoGriffiths plan can save our game says Notts’ Smith
NOTTINGHAM operations director Steve Smith has urged Premiership, RFU and Championship officials to shelve self-interest and collaborate for the betterment of...
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/ 5 years agoGopperth: Give Paolo Odogwu a chance to run riot
Wasp veteran Jimmy Gopperth wants to see England unleash Odogwu in this year's Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoTito gets ready for his big Tigers’ moment
■ By JON NEWCOMBE WHENEVER Leicester decide to hand Pumas international Juaquin Diaz Bonilla his first league start, they can be...
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/ 5 years agoPalfrey eager to maximise Warriors’ potential
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE THE Welsh ‘Taffia’ at Worcester is beginning to rival the South African cintingent at the club...
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/ 5 years agoWorcester had the antichrist of rugby
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROB SIGLEY THE FORMER MOSELEY AND PERTEMPS BEES PROP AND BOURNVILLE DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Brothers in arms: Rob...
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/ 5 years agoDelaney tips Elias to reach top level like Ken
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS Dynamic: Ryan Elias RYAN Elias has all the attributes to be a British and Irish Lion...
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/ 5 years agoTry-fests are no help in spotting true talent | Jeff Probyn
Spectators can enjoy the try-fests, but they will come as no comfort to Eddie Jones who will be measuring the quality...
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/ 5 years agoAmazing Mike was a hero in real life
BACK in 1943 the Wizard comic invented the fictitious ‘wonder’ sportsman William Wilson who was brought up on the Yorkshire Moors...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGiggleswick were lords of their manor
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Honour: The King meets England in 1938, Giggleswick star Mike Marshall...
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/ 5 years agoIn awe of how Sergio starred on both fronts
MATTEO Minozzi’s withdrawal from Italy’s Six Nations squad citing the stress and dislocation of having to flit between Covid bubbles –...
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/ 5 years agoTaufua must wait
RUGBY SHORTS LEICESTER Tigers say Jordan Taufua’s anticipated move to French Top 14 side Lyon has not yet been “resolved”. Lyon...
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/ 5 years agoVan Zyl joins Irish
RUGBY SHORTS LONDONIrish have appointed former Italy international Corniel van Zyl as an assistant coach. The South Africaborn 42-year-old joins Declan...
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/ 5 years agoSarries lose for first time since 2018
WOMEN’S PREMIER 15s Exeter..............22 Saracens ........14 SARACENS’ title bid suffered a significant setback at Sandy Park as Exeter Chiefs ended their...
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/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Newcastle Falcons prop Phil Brantingham
A player who was dual-linked in both codes up until the age of 16
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Bristol Bears prop Stef Evans
“There’s something magic about the rugby community in that we feel so strongly about each other and we look at everybody...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoNo Kiwis, so England claim 1994 World Cup
HAVING done so much to make the first World Cup happen organisationally, England were shattered to lose the 1991 World Cup...
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/ 5 years agoSpain kicked out of Six Nations to make way for Italy
Dominant: England win another Six Nations title ONCE international rugby became established in the Women’s game it was inevitable that the...
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins problem? Their shirts!
SOMEexperts in colour claim that chocolate brown is linked to the idea of stability, light blue suggests faith and grey evokes...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSensational Sinbad was marooned by his injuries
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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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCrossdale jumps ship for Wasps
Wasps secure the signing of a player who has been on Eddie Jones' radar
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/ 5 years agoNick aims to be a real knock-out in new job
■ By NEIL FISSLER NICK CAMPBELL is under no illusions about the size of the task he has taken on after...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSix Nations bubble has burst for this XV
THE advent of every Six Nations throws up some notable absentees from the starting grid and if this year’s list is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dan defies heavy toll on fearless flankers Indestructible: Dan Lydiate is back for Wales PICTURE:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRing-rusty Knights put up a fight in second half
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ………26pts Tries: Bacon 2, Evans 43, Holling 48, Reed 57 Conversions: Olver 2, 43, 57 Ealing...
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/ 5 years agoBenetton 16-18 Munster: JJ Hanrahan the hero for Munster
Munster fly-half JJ Hanrahan comes off the bench to kick winning drop-goal at the death in Treviso
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/ 5 years agoScarlets 25-52 Leinster: Scarlets get Test warm-up all wrong
Six separate tryscorers complete convincing win for reigning champions at Parc y Scarlets
