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/ 5 years agoTV cash puts block on end of drop | Nick Cain
MONEY talks – and when there is a threat of it being withdrawn Premiership clubs and their owners listen. That is...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAustralia must be the choice for Lions | Nick Cain
With the decision on what the Lions will do this summer still to be agreed, Nick Cain breaks down why moving...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby rule out global calendar until 2024
CHANGES to rugby’s global calendar will not come in before 2024. Discussions have taken place for much of the past year,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears lowest in Premiership charts for EQP
Recent Championship clubs such as Bristol and London Irish sit low on the percentage of England qualified players (EQP)
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Six Nations gets new format in April
By SAM JACKSON THE delayed Women’s Six Nations will be played in a reduced format across four weekends in April. Rather...
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/ 5 years agoTom Mitchell eager to pit wits against Premiership’s finest
Tokyo Olympics is first and foremost in Mitchell's plans, but the axing of the England Sevens programme has gave him to...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPRL delay decision on freezing relegation
BT Sport share reservations over ring-fencing, leading to PRL requesting a delay on crucial vote by RFU Council
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Features
/ 5 years agoThe world leaders in prevarication | Colin Boag
There’s an old adage, ‘When you’ve nothing to say, say nothing’, and it’s one that World Rugby would do well to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoQuins found happy place at the Ricoh
MY eyes were drawn to the headline in Chris Hewett’s column, “Harlequins problem? Their shirts”, suggesting Quins drop the quarters in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRFU inherited this situation, they’re doing their best
IT IS disappointing to read criticism targeted at the present RFU regime, as epitomised by Nick Cain’s piece last week, failing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSigley’s portrayal is not a picture I recognise
I WAS disappointed to read the comments from last week’s article “Worcester had the antichrist of Rugby” and didn’t recognise the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJake Ball gives Alun Wyn Jones black eye with punch in Wales training
Jake Ball has not been included in Wales' squad to play Ireland, after 'heated' exchange with Alun Wyn earlier this week
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSaracens ring rust costly for England
By GARY FITZGERALD Dejected: Dan Robson, George Ford and Elliot Daly feel the pain PICTURE: Getty Images Felt good: Jamie George...
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/ 5 years agoAndy Farrell needs a No.10 who will put heat on Sexton
Ireland's fly-half at the 2023 Rugby World Cup appears to be no clear prediction, as an aging Sexton leads the team...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac trusts in old guard to keep him in the Wales job
Wayne Pivac speaks on the eve of Wales' Six Nations kick-off against Ireland, with pressure still very much on the head...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Nick Mallett: If Webb Ellis was playing now, he’d be kicking the ball
Respected South African television pundit and analyst Nick Mallett tells Neale Harvey how rugby styles should change in the years to...
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/ 5 years agoCian Healy to notch 50th Six Nations appearances for Ireland
Ireland travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in the opening round of the 2021 Six Nations
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU risk the second great schism with wrong vote | Nick Cain
Nick Cain writes on the significant ring-fencing vote the RFU Council will hold on Friday, and its potential to create a...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: London Irish prop Lovejoy Chawatama
The Exiles tighthead includes a number of player from all levels of the game, including an old university teammate at UWE
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWales have plenty to replace me – Hadleigh Parkes
For so long Hadleigh Parkes was a reliable piece in Wales' backline, so it has been no surprise to see his...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Almond got it wrong but he was still right
Brendan Gallagher looks at the significant role of one, Mr HH Almond, in the first meeting between England and Scotland
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHistory of Women’s Rugby: Black Ferns envelop all before them
Brendan Gallagher looks at the all-conquering Black Ferns, who had Anna Richards and Farah Palmer is a decade of dominance from...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExeter success will pump up their Scots pair | Tim Visser
Guest columnist Tim Visser shares his view on Scotland's chances in the Six Nations, with Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray key...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFabien Galthie names France team to take on Italy
Galthie places faith in the fitness of Gregory Alldritt who had been withdrawn from France's squad last month after an injury...
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/ 5 years agoCameron Redpath to start for Scotland against England
Gregor Townsend has named his matchday-23 that will travel to Twickenham in the opening round of the Six Nations this weekend
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/ 5 years agoEddie Jones picks Lawrence and Slade combination for England’s Calcutta Cup clash
England head coach Eddie Jones has named his squad to take on Scotland in the 2021 Six Nations
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/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac upfront in his disappointment of Josh Adams for bubble breach
The Wales head coach says Adams has 'embarrassed himself' for visiting a family member's home for a gender reveal gathering, breaching...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoDjokovic should take notice of Eddie | Chris Hewett
Eddie Jones' perfect quip in response to tennis' deluded anti-vaxxer, Novak Djokovic, after his outspoken views on Australia's Covid-19 restrictions
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoMarco Fuser loves to get down and dirty at Newcastle Falcons
The Italian international feels at home with the comfort of Dean Richards style at Falcons
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/ 5 years agoSaracens boys fit and ready vows Jamie George
No worries for the England hooker over his, nor his teammates' fitness levels as Saracens await the Championship season with preparations...
