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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHalf-time rollicking did trick for Bears, says Yann Thomas
Bristol Bears prop Thomas reveals how Pat Lam inspired the team to victory with a second-half fightback against Harlequins
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoFurious Lam spurs his Bears into the mood
By GARY FITZGERALD Momentum: Dan Thomas scores Bristol’s first try despite the efforts of Marcus Smith PICTURES: Getty Images Doubling up:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Mavericks like Danny must choose their battlegrounds Such promise: Danny Cipriani playing for England v Ireland...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
CALLUM PATTERSON, CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER ULSTER, BALLYMENA AND NEWPORT SALOP CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMonye and Obano put World Rugby to shame
COLIN BOAG Vile sentiments: Pablo Matera was let off by Argentinian Union As a year that has been like no other...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWillings at helm for Durham glory days
FIRST may I thank Brendan Gallagher for the excellent series on the great schools. I write as a former pupil of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRFU must stamp authority by ruling out ring-fencing
I AM saddened at the numerous TRP reports regarding the ‘ring-fencing’ of the top tier. Do the current executives of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStop the clock until ball is back in play
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WOULD like to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSarries must wait until March to start
SARACENS’ England internationals will not play a competitive game before the Six Nations after the new Championship season was delayed until...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGetting tackling right will ease the injury threat says Edwards
SHAUN Edwards – rugby’s top defence coach – has warned the game could become even more dangerous if players don’t practise...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGB Sevens funded for Olympics
ENGLAND, Scotland and Wales will unite to field a combined GB Sevens team for the 2021 season ahead of the Olympics...
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Features
/ 5 years agoOspreys set to pick over parts of striken Cheetahs
Probyn: Ban rush defences to reduce brain injuries ■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys are looking to take advantage of the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN My team of 2020…and nearly all are French! Try time: Cheslin Kolbe was in top form for Toulouse ■...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSt Brendan’s became back row powerhouse
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools The name of St Brendan’s Bristol might not mean much to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJEFF PROBYN
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ban rush defences to reduce brain harm World Cup glory in 2003: Law of...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOM CAIRNS EXETER SCRUM-HALF Faced with the veritable battalion of scrum-halves standing in his way at Exeter, you might expect 18-year-old...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFirst lady Mavis is pride of the Pirates
WHILE doffing their caps to Gillian Burns at Waterloo and Eileen Shepherd at Percy Park, Cornish Pirates are going in to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCare’s not a former player yet, so Quins job comes first
QUINS boss Paul Gustard spent this week looking for answers after his side’s miserable non-performance against Racing last week. His side...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Try these hidden joys of the Championship BRENDAN GALLAGHER What a cracker:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBeing mangled by Gats was good career move
MY LIFE IN RUGBY BERNARD JACKMAN THE FORMER IRELAND, SALE SHARKS, CONNACHT AND LEINSTER HOOKER Charge: Leinster’s Bernard Jackman is tackled...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGreats of game, never forgotten
Brendan Gallgher looks back over 2020 and chronicles the outstanding figures lost to rugby Trademark moustache: Mike Slemen with England Mercurial:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKyran’s relit the fire in me to become a professional
George Hardy says: THE height of my playing career came at university level with Swansea and my three years there in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFrom amateur to pro: Kyran Bracken outlines 12-month challenge
Kyran Bracken explains the audacious plan to turn George Hardy, a player he unearthed while coaching at Wanstead RFC, into a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoTragedy on the Andes became story of heroism
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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Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home and abroad! It is now available as an online...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPETER JACKSON
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Tipuric’s flourish lights up the year Top try: Justin Tipuric scores for Wales against England...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTigers chase Taylor
LEICESTER Tigers are expected to open talks in the New Year with Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor. Taylor, 29, who won his...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCockerill targets Quins centre Lang
SCOTLAND international James Lang, right, looks set to swap one capital city for another next season with a move from Harlequins...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Wales wing Aled Brew calls time after 17 years
FORMER Wales wing Aled Brew has retired from rugby at the age of 34. Brew’s short-term deal at Scarlets has come...
