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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWhat has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?
The Premiership's most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRevealed: Where Alex Goode will be playing next season after agreeing terms to leave Saracens
Saracens stalwart Alex Goode won't be playing in the Championship, Neil Fissler reports
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional
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Featured
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Premiership clubs will need to take this time to reset goals
Financial pressures aside, there is a need for squads to be in suitable condition for when rugby returns
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAgustin Pichot quits World Rugby after election defeat
"I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it" - Pichot
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Global game? Germany are decades behind
Given Germany's size and appetite for sport, what are the chances of them making a World Cup?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Gloucester face fight to ward off interest from Japan for Johan Ackermann
The Gloucester head coach signed an extension with the Cherry and Whites last May
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMatt Kvesic signs up for second stint at Worcester Warriors
The Exeter Chiefs back row will be leaving Sandy Park after a three-year stay
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bill’s right, Six Nations owe Sanzaar nothing
Nick Cain slams the revolutionary-styled bid of Agustin Pichot, geared towards a Sanzaar bias borne out of envy
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoSix Nations schedule ready for a revamp to promote women’s competition
Amid plans to shift the start of Six Nations from February to April, the event’s organisers are also considering splitting the...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhere does all the money go in Fiji? Josh Matavesi echoes Dan Leo’s questioning of governance
Dan Leo has called for the IOC to examine World Rugby's governance after the Francis Kean debacle
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: All Blacks turn their backs on autumn internationals
Decision by NZR will leave England, Wales and Scotland short of £20m in matchday income
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Former Newport, Exeter and Wales U21 flanker Chris Brown
The Taunton Titans forwards coach picks a dream XV based on the best he has played with and against
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWill Addison and Jordi Murphy extend Ulster deals
Full-back/centre Will Addison joined Ulster from Sale Sharks in 2018
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOfficial: Ex-Wasps full-back Kurtley Beale to leave Waratahs for Racing 92
The Top 14 club bring in Beale and one other Wallaby ahead for next season
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoSpringboks ruled the roost in Second World War POW camp contest
Brendan Gallagher tells the fascinating story of Stalag 1VB, the prisoner of war camp housing captured soldiers from all over the...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Argentina, Gloucester and Leeds winger Diego Albanese
From debut against Uruguay to the 1995 Rugby World Cup just a few months later
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath scrum-half Chris Cook leaves the Rec after 11 seasons to join Bristol
A cross-Premiership move we exclusively revealed on March 15
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAmpthill fired up for second ride in the Championship
Amps chairman Alex Radley reflects on the team's debut season in the GK IPA Championship
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Exeter Chiefs full-back/centre Tom Wyatt
A National 2 South winner with Taunton Titans on dual-registration this season and learning off Stuart Hogg at Chiefs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDates confirmed for Super Rugby to resume in New Zealand
Ten rounds of fixtures confirmed for resumption of Super Rugby in New Zealand
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs forward Sean Lonsdale agrees new deal
Lonsdale becomes latest member of Chiefs pack to commit to new contract
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBill’s right, Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing
THE gnashing of teeth and wailing from the southern hemisphere unions that accompanied the failure of Agustin Pichot to unseat Bill...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTouring the land is part of the fun!
I’M a 30-year-old Plymouth Albion supporter and am strongly against regionalising National 1. I would never have made it as a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRegionalise yes, but do not reduce salary cap
I FULLY agree with Richard Homer’s idea on the letter’s page last week to regionalise the English leagues below the Championship,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWhat happens to those who play cricket?
GLOBAL season proposals seem only to deal with internationals, European competitions, the English Premiership and the PRO14. So, what will happen...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSupporters should get a say in new calendar
IN the debate about achieving a global season for the game I have missed any reference to consultation with the supporters,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKick cost-cutting off with Sevens
WITH the RFU in a financial mess due to poor management, including overpaying their management and international players, why can they...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCome on, it’s not Joe’s fault
IN response to Barrie Darby’s letter on Joe Marler and his ten-week ban. We are in very uncharted waters and it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoElite clubs are not the only guilty parties
JEFF Probyn’s column last week is rightly scathing about the Premiership and EPCR, citing their lack of concern about the game...














