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/ 6 years agoPremiership unlikely to follow Myners’ guidance
As the Premiership digests Lord Myners review I don’t doubt that there will be many people who will take a similar...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFrench need a lesson from law-abiding Chiefs
Peter Jackson reveals Europe’s saints and sinners since 2015 France can claim to have been dealt the most expensive red cards...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld is watching as rugby returns for NZ clubs
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY THE players involved in the new-look Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament that is due to get underway...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTitans lead charge with Redruth afterepic four-way title shoot-out
The Rugby Paper’s National 2 South correspondents pick a Team of the Season Nose for the line: Isaac ‘Sniffer’ Dalton scores...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Stars cycle for charity A WHO’S Who of rugby stars will be taking part in a 24-hour cycle challenge from 8am...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoBlack day for Tyler, hero of Rosario
ROSARIO has never been short on claims to fame. The birthplace of rugby’s most revolutionary player (Che Guevara) and the nearest...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoApartheid so sickened Tony, he did not go back
Tony Ward has never forgotten his first impression of apartheid South Africa. The images are as clear and every bit as...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMiracle workers keep World Cup dream alive
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRugby must recalibrate by remembering less is more
Q&A MARK MAPLETOFT ON THE RECORD After a decade at Harlequins in various roles, former head coach and academy guru Mark...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMore time needed to plan safe return to training
PREMIERSHIP clubs will not return to training for another two weeks at least, delaying the season’s restart until August at the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFreelance deals could be way forward says Fearns
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England No.8 Carl Fearns predicts a new breed of ‘freelance’ rugby player will emerge as the world’s...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPRO14 agrees investment deal with CVC
THE PRO14 has agreed a deal to sell a 28 per cent stake in the league to private equity firm CVC...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFinancial equality would stifle progress
LORD Myners’ report has been discussed elsewhere in these pages recently so I will keep this brief! His thorough forensic report...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoUnsung hero Pullin deserves a statue at Twickenham
I WAS reading an article on line the other day about the illustrious British and Irish players with the best records...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoExpected disaster story turned into a fairytale
Triumph: South Africa win 1995 World Cup. Inset, a news vendor in Pretoria highlights the pre-tournament tension PICTURE: Getty Images It’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWelsh trio can put pressure on Conor
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… SCRUM-HALVES IF the 2021...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSam’s a man for hard graft on and off the pitch
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SAM UNDERHILL ABOUT IMP ROVING HIS DRIVEWAY…AND HIS GAME SAM Underhill is getting stuck in. There’s nothing...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSun shines on the Goode
ALEX GOODE, the connoisseur’s choice of full-back, is on his way to Japan, as is Freddie Burns, a seat-of-the-pants No.10 who...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoKolbe’s call on Lions is sign of true rugby man
THERE are plenty of things to like about Cheslin Kolbe, the tap-dancing wing from the Cape Town suburbs whose late try...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoReduce the bench? It just can’t happen
When the Bristol tight-head prop Paul Guttridge was sent off during a league match with Leicester in front of a big...
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Features
/ 6 years agoOvernight success took Chiefs 13 years!
On Tuesday, Exeter Chiefs celebrate the tenth anniversary of winning promotion to the Premiership. NEALE HARVEY marks that momentous day by...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJonny gets the drop on Joel for his courage and composure
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important dropped goals TOP 20 …DROP GOALS NEXT WEEK Rugby-playing...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoTransfer fees could bring problems
I SEEmy old Ospreys coach Scott Johnson has put the cat among the pigeons once again by raising the question of...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoFind out why King John was so regal
I NEVER saw him play, but I’ve heard all the stories about how good he was. Barry John continues to be...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoLife with the Lions was just so physical
We are living in the age of TV flashbacks as the lockdown continues and everyone craves some form of sporting action....
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Features
/ 6 years agoIt’s all over for Swinson
SCOTLAND and Glasgow second row Tim Swinson will retire at the end of the season. The 33-year-old earned 38 caps and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGopperth keeps going
JIMMY Gopperth has re-signed with Wasps, a month short of his 37th birthday. New Zealander Gopperth, right, who joined from Leinster...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCzekaj calls time at 34
FORMER Wales wing Chris Czekaj has decided to hang up his boots at the age of 34. He played for Merthyr...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHumphreys in coaching power battle
GLOUCESTER director of rugby David Humphreys is locked in a power struggle with the Cherry and White’s players and board over...














