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/ 4 years agoThomson miss lets Dragons off hook
■By GARY HEATLY BRANDON Thomson’s last-gasp conversion hit the post as the Dragons recorded their third PRO14 triumph of the season...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoConnacht’s Paul Boyle scores hat-trick on captaincy debut
Connacht move into second with a 31-14 victory over Benetton at the Sportsground
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoAustin right to sound the alarm bell
AUSTIN Healey was always interesting as a player and his opinions as a journalist are the same. He asks “who is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoTest game is turgid compared to Euro Cup
IT HAS really come to the point where international rugby has become dire. If national coaches believe the best way to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoRIP Ray the Great
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article was an excellent tribute to one of the great coaches of Welsh and British rugby, Ray Prosser. Coach...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoRemembering Pross
READING Brendan Gallagher’s moving tribute to Ray Prosser reminded me of a story I once heard about an incident on the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoModern kick tennis is a turn off
Highlight: Toby Flood scores the winning try for Newcastle against Sale PICTURE: Getty Images I SETTLED down to watch Newcastle v...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoSpringboks influx will hinder development
I READ in last week’s TRP that there are 44 south African players now playing in the Premiership. Sale have around...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoCrass criticism of ref Owens
IN Colin Boag’s column on November 29 he refers to Welsh referee Nigel Owens’ achievement of reaching the remarkable milestone of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoFans sold up river
TODAY’S England v France final is only viewable live on Amazon Prime. At a time when fans are unable to go...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoRetaining marquee men could have dire ripple effect
COLIN Boag is right to flag up the potentially massive loophole in the new Premiership salary cap rules represented by provisions...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKick fest at Falcons was excruciating says Sale’s Sam James
Sale Sharks centre Sam James reflects on the defeat to Newcastle Falcons that had viewers in despairs of boredom
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPreview: London Irish must up tempo to sap Sharks power
Exiles full-back Tom Homer talks to Neale Harvey ahead of the visit of Sale Sharks to the Brentford Community Stadium on...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDombrandt keeps armband as Ashton starts at 15
Captain: Dombrandt GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington makes two changes to the team that beat Wasps last weekend. Lewis Ludlow...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEvans aims to put on a variety show for the fans
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS fly-half Lloyd Evans says Gloucester will happily eschew a slavish kicking game if his side keep racking...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoEddie can’t afford French lesson from their reserves
ENGLAND are oddson to collect their second trophy in two months by lifting the Autumn Nations Cup at Twickenham this afternoon,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoInverdale: February date for League Cup
■By NEALE HARVEY NCA chairman John Inverdale is confident the National League Cup will proceed, although the Covid-19 tiers mean the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBoyd: We should have won, we’re not waving white flags yet
The post-match reaction of Northampton director of rugby Chris Boyd to Saints' defeat to Bristol in the Premiership
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBristol’s super sub Sam Bedlow kicks Saints into submission
All the drama from Bristol's last-gasp victory over Northampton Saints on Friday night, when Sam Bedlow was the hero
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAlan Solomons frustrated Worcester’s by poor finishing
Warriors director of rugby Solomons bemoans botched attacking phases in 33-17 defeat to Bath
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath weather fly-half storm to canter home
By TOM BRADSHAW A MUSCULAR display by the Bath pack laid the foundations for a bonus-point win that got the West...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoExeter captain Jack Yeandle eager for Glasgow Warriors challenge
Yeandle is already looking ahead to the Chiefs' Champions Cup opener against Glasgow after easing past Leicester in the Premiership
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTigers put up a fight but Chiefs power in for a bonus
By GARY FITZGERALD EXETER’S well-drilled, well-oiled machine ground Tigers into submission with another formidable pack-driven performance at Welford Road. The champions took...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBlackett: Gutted as basics let Wasps down
Last season's Premiership finalists fall to successive defeats in 27-17 loss to Newcastle Falcons