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/ 5 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Follow us at: @TheRugbyPaper like us at: therugbypaper Follow us at: @therugbypaper Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you...
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/ 5 years agoHansen reverts to his norm
STEVE Hansen’s switch of codes with Canterbury Bulldogs has raised some eyebrows in New Zealand, but judging by his last match...
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/ 5 years agoTiers of despair in Champions Cup draw
NEXT year’s Nobel prize for mathematics will automatically be awarded to the person who solves the impenetrable equation known as the...
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/ 5 years agoWhy would Baxter want the hassle of England?
CHRIS HEWETT People person: Rob Baxter with his players. Jack Rowell Rob Baxter, everyone’s furnace-hot favourite to succeed Eddie Jones as...
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/ 5 years agoBaabaas players charged for breaching protocol
THE RFU have charged 13 Barbarians players for breaching coronavirus protocol which caused the cancellation of last Sunday’s game against England...
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/ 5 years agoPress pack stay home
ENGLAND made the trip to Italy without their massive Press pack in tow. Normally England are accompanied by the biggest Press...
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/ 5 years agoCorbisiero back as a coach
FORMER England loosehead Alex Corbisiero is back in rugby after becoming scrum coach for Major League Rugby outfit LA Giltinis. The...
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/ 5 years agoDAZN in TV rights bid
AMERICAN streaming giants DAZN are set to launch in the UK later this month. The Premiership’s deal with BT Sport runs...
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/ 5 years agoRowlands makes a definite date to join the Dragons
Loyal: Will Rowlands will see out last year of his Wasps contract. Inset, Cory Hill WILL Rowlands will leave Wasps at...
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/ 5 years agoO’Mahony eyes France chance
LIONS flanker Peter O’Mahony has got several French clubs sounding him out about a move to the Top 14 when his...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs on verge of signing prop Maks
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLIND SIDE Moving: Maks van Dyk EXETER CHIEFS are set to complete...
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/ 5 years agoWhite: The emotion came down phone
Nic White has spoken of the pride he felt watching his old side achieve their league and European Cup double. Scrum-half...
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/ 5 years agoRob’s key to trophy cabinet
NEALE HARVEY TALKS TO ROB BAXTER AND NIC WHITE ABOUT EXETER’S FABULOUS DOUBLE Captain’s role: Joe Simmonds has proved a natural...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs face tough Pool in Euro defence
NEWS EXTRA HOLDERS Exeter will begin their Champions Cup defence with challenging group-stage matches against Toulouse and Glasgow in December. Chiefs...
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/ 5 years agoJJ snubbed a fortune for Wales
PETER JACKSON pays tribute to JJ Williams who died on Thursday at the age of 72. An all-time great, record-breaking try...
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/ 5 years agoSorry, world no longer revolves around Lions
COLIN BOAG Emotional attachment: Sam Warburton leads out 2017 British and Irish Lions During the week we saw just how huge...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAutomatic reward for tries under posts
I KNOW we have had our fair share of law changes to concentrate on and learn recently but this suggestion takes...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWe still don’t know why CEO Bill says Cain was wrong
THE £91m “sinkhole” deficit article by Nick Cain and the subsequent RFU denials has created much interest. First up, RFU CEO...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNice idea Jeff, but nothing will change
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk JEFF Probyn writes in...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoErasmus’ insults will come back
THE behind-the-scenes 2019 World Cup documentary Chasing the Sun shows footage of South Africa’s head coach, Rassie Erasmus, referring to Ireland...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoNo-play decision smacks of defeatism
THE Friday evening before the final round of the Six Nations was an opportune moment for the RFU to bury the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoIrish prudence poses RFU more questions
NICK CAIN Major contsruction: Ireland’s Aviva Stadium PICTURE: Getty Images RUGBY Union is fourth in the pecking order of popular team...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoAussies suffer Halloweeen horror show
■By SAM JACKSON ALL Blacks fly-half Richie Mo’unga scored two brilliant individual tries in their highest victory margin against Australia in...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 5 years agoScarratt leads Slam mission
■By SAM JACKSON Skipper: Emily Scarratt will captain England in Sarah Hunter’s absence ENGLAND go into battle seeking a second successive...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoJapan are a perfect choice
THE political posturing over player release for the Lions fixture against Japan is such a shame, with PRL taking the position...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoLosing Italy would help welfare for top players
JEREMY GUSCOTT Inspiration: Jake Polledri has been outstanding for Italy PICTURE: Getty Images IN many ways I feel for Italian rugby....
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoWayne’s still the man for me but this was so poor
THAT was not good enough from a Welsh rugby team. It’s now five defeats in a row for Wayne Pivac’s side...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoPivac: We must win any how now
By ALEX BYWATER WAYNE Pivac and Alun Wyn Jones admitted Wales have to start winning now, beginning with their Autumn Nations...














