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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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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChris runs 12 in 12 marathons to support dad Roy
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY Bond: Chris with dad Roy CHRIS LAIDLAW, the son of Scotland and British & Irish Lions...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWasps’ Academy gems get another chance to shine
By NEALE HARVEY Top prospect: Wasps forward Alfie Barbeary WASPS will again unleash their youthful No.8-9-10 axis of Alfie Barbeary, Will...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFaf de Klerk tells Sale it’s time to move on
Ahead of facing Wasps on Sunday afternoon, Faf de Klerk calls on the Sharks squad to move on from Steve Diamond's...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoPaul Gustard should tell it as it is more often | Chris Hewett
The Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard spoke honestly during an on-air interview during the defeat to Racing 92
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFestive fun as Henson overcomes Fearns KO | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett offers a digest of Christmas stories to warm the cockles
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 29-10 Worcester: Dan Biggar puts the wind in Saints’ sails
Rob Wildman reports from Franklin's Gardens where Northampton Saints ended their long, long way for a win














