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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYes support has reduced, but it’s not all RFU’s fault
TONY Dunkerley rightly flags the issue of falling senior men’s playing numbers in his letter last week, but I fear that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPlease keep quiet and apply the laws
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOW disappointing to see...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoConlon’s back with an eye on coaching
■ By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Joel Conlon FORMER Saracens and Exeter flanker Joel Conlon has his eyes on a professional coaching...
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/ 6 years agoWales suspend Sevens team
WALES’ Sevens men’s team has been suspended for the ‘foreseeable future’ because of Covid-19’s impact. Former Wales captain Ryan Jones, now...
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/ 6 years agoRadradra? I tackled big Billy at Sarries!
■ By ROB COLE NICK Tompkins will be using the old pals act with his Saracens team-mates in the next few...
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/ 6 years agoBears bring in front row reinforcements
BRISTOL have signed former Connacht pair Peter McCabe and Niyi Adeolokun until the end of the season and Cardiff Blues prop...
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/ 6 years agoParling Zooms in to help Stockton
■ By JON NEWCOMBE AMBITIOUS Stockton RFC have announced a new-look coaching team that includes former England lock Geoff Parling. Parling,...
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/ 6 years agoEnever aims to make Tigers stay ‘awesome’
■ By NEALE HARVEY DETERMINED Aussie lock Blake Enever cites financial security and the challenge of making Leicester great again as...
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/ 6 years agoQuins honoured to pilot fans-return scheme
■ By JON NEWCOMBE THE return of fans to the Twickenham Stoop cannot come soon enough for Quins attack coach Nick...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGoze: Clubs will need State help to survive winter
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tension is understandably mounting in French rugby circles as the start of the new season gets so...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSo special playing for Wales alongside Scott
THE FORMER WALES, LLANELLI, RICHMOND, SARACENS, CARDIFF BLUES AND WORCESTER FORWARD MY LIFEIN RUGBY CRAIG QUINNELL Magic moment: Craig Quinnell celebrates...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPenny drops back into Falcons set-up
DEAN Richards has resigned centre Tom Penny for Newcastle’s return to the Premiership, following his spell at Harlequins earlier this season....
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/ 6 years agoBurgess goes back to school
■ By SAM JACKSON OLYMPIC silver medallist Phil Burgess will join Cranleigh School – 2019 winners of the Daily Mail Trophy...
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/ 6 years agoBen’s happy to shout the odds at the Rec
■ By JON NEWCOMBE BEN SPENCER is happy to have made a big noise in the short time he has been...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGrassroots players don’t want no-contact
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Catch me if you can: Touch rugby The restarted professional game is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoWonderful Warwick have made a home at Twickers
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT would be stretching a point to claim that Warwick have...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
RUBENMOXHAM EALING TRAILFINDERS CENTRE Ruben Moxham is a man on a mission after failing to make the cut at Bath last...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRazor’s the best coach I’ve seen, Lions would be lucky to have him
Former Wales wing Mark Jones has made a splash coaching the Crusaders in New Zealand. He tells NEALE HARVEY about his...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBoston still must wait
WHEN it comes to erecting statues of former players, Manchester City do not let the grass grow under their feet. David...
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Features
/ 6 years ago‘Homely’ Chiefs don’t need Bears’ cash riches
EXETER Chiefs’ secondstring scored a famous win at Ashton Gate on Tuesday night with a squad of 23, only one of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBevan boy finds a helping hand from Shankland
APART from teaching Tony Jacklin everything he knew about winning Open championships as revealed in this column last week, Bill Shankland...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The cradle of rugby’s oldest bespoke manufacturing business can be found across the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNo blame on captain Hooper
IF THOSE holier-thanthou southern hemisphere types who condemn English and French clubs for splashing the cash while supporting the gold rush...
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Features
/ 6 years agoClifford’s U20’s class was such a mixture
JACK Clifford’s enforced retirement from rugby at the depressingly young age of 27 was a miserable moment. Eddie Jones knew what...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSome stats are simply codswallop…not these
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some years ago, a small group of Twickenham modernisers introduced a trendy statistical software package designed to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoIreland elated after long years of hurt in France
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
/ 6 years agoBeirne must fill big boots of Snyman
■ By ADAM ELLIS Preview Munster v Connacht Today. Kick-off 3pm MUNSTER head coach Johann van Graan is set to lean...
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/ 6 years agoZebre pick kids for derby day baptism
■ By ADAM ELLIS Preview Zebre v Benetton Today. Kick-off 7pm ZEBRE have named a team formed entirely of Italians for...
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/ 6 years agoNavidi has a trick up his sleeve to combat Tipuric factor
■ By ALEX BYWATER Test: Josh Navidi JOSH Navidi counts himself fortunate to play alongside one of rugby’s most complete players...
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/ 6 years agoOwens’ big day brings big win for his Scarlets
■ By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS’ skipper, Ken Owens, celebrated his 250th appearance for the region with a convincing bonus point win...


















