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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow could Brendan forget us Shedheads?
Teak tough: Mike Teague CHRIS Hewett (TRP 19/4/20) was quite right to rail against the omission of Mike Teague from Brendan...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI disagree Colin, kick tennis is a snorefest
DID Colin Boag write his ‘modern game is better’ comparison with tongue in cheek to get a response? I had to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU must not waste this chance to reset
IN last week’s Rugby Paper Steve Grainger described how the RFU were meeting rugby’s needs during the coronavirus crisis. The Director...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTemper self-interest for big picture
IF EVIDENCE were needed of the self-interest that tends to drive attitudes in rugby, two pieces in last week’s TRP on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoReform the scrum, fast
WELL done Nigel Owen for speaking out for a straight feed into a scrum. Would Sir Bill Beaumont promise to enforce...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFair play? I struggle to see it
A COUPLE of weeks ago a reader stated that before a Championship side could be promoted they must be financially sustainable....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEnjoying TRP more than ever
AMI the only reader of The Rugby Paper who thinks the quality of your publication has improved since the start of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEmpty grounds? You’d be surprised by the chatter
Would it be right? Charles Piutau could play for Tonga if World Rugby change the rules PICTURE: Getty Images MY first...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNeither Beaumont nor Pichot are right
Same old: Billy Beaumont and Agustin Pichot COLIN BOAG Everyone knows the problem with elections: candidates come up with good ideas,...
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/ 6 years agoSeilala champions case for reversal
By STEFFAN THOMAS Plea: Seilala Mapusua FORMER Premiership player of the season Seilala Mapusua has backed Sir Bill Beaumont’s bid to...
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/ 6 years agoTiger Thompson signs for Ealing
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE London calling: Guy Thompson EALING TRAILFINDERS have pulled off the eye-catching signing of Leicester and former Wasps...
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/ 6 years agoBid to cut National 1 salary cap hits strong opposition
By NEALE HARVEY CONTROVERSIAL proposals by Chinnor and Old Elthamians to have the National One salary cap slashed by 40 per...
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/ 6 years agoVast majority of clubs have welcomed RFU support
THE RFU REPLY… Is it good financial management for the RFU to become so dependent on financing from debt lending, which...
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/ 6 years agoQuestion time at Twickenham
SPECIAL REPORT by NICK CAIN GRAEME Cattermole, the former chairman of the RFU, has written an explosive letter to a member...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoStep up for James at Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Doncaster scrum-half Tom James for next season. The 26-year-old was the Knights’ top scorer in 2018- 19...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBennett fears shorter tour will lead to Lions slaughter
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE BRITISH & Irish Lions have been told eight games will not be enough to topple world champions...
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/ 6 years agoAustralia chief exec resigns
NEWS EXTRA RUGBY Australia chief executive Raelene Castle has resigned after tenformer Wallabies captains signed a letter demanding a change in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPresidents scrap over playoffs principle
Breaking ranks: Toulouse president Didier Lacroix If a week is currently a long time in everyday pandemic-era politics, it’s an aeon...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHogg is loving life after Jack’s warm welcome
Scotland star Stuart Hogg tells Neale Harvey how West Country life is exceeding expectations Scotland’s Chief: Stuart Hogg breaks past Alex...
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/ 6 years agoExeter will be boost for women’s game says Jo
WORCESTER Women director of rugby Jo Yapp believes the addition of Exeter and Sale into the Tyrells Premier 15s next season...
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/ 6 years agoIt’s the good life now for the family Yapp
On a sheep farm in Shropshire, NEALE HARVEY talks to Tony Yapp and his sister Jo about their careers in men’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFlying start grinds to halt after Lions refuse to field a replacement
Wild spirit: Blair Mayne was a Lion and a founding father of the SAS THE British Lions staged two major tours...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAu revoir France as Home Unions assert their power
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Hired hands: The Quillan rugby team made...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBrave new world after lockdown? I doubt it
Old style: Rob Andrew playing for Yorkshire in 1987 County Championship Another week of lockdown and, with no rugby to write...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCross Green’s home to generations of Melvilles
MY CLUB OTLEY WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK...
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Features
/ 6 years agoChester’s online aid helps fight cost of lockdown
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE A FRIEND of former England international Tom May has come to the aid of the business...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOMMYFREEMAN NORTHAMPTON FULL-BACK Rejected by Leicester at 16, Tommy Freeman might have been lost to rugby had he not made the...
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/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
ELLIOTT STOOKE, ENGLAND, BATH AND FORMER GLOUCESTER, LONDON IRISH AND ENGLAND U20s LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 6 years agoWales cap Will owes so much to Boden
By NEALE HARVEY Reaching the top: Will Rowlands making his debut for Wales against France PICTURES: Getty Images NEWLY-capped Wales and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRUGBY QUIZ
FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Q7: Frank Hayes playing cricket for England 1. On October 24,...
