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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSale ace De Jager open to 6 Nations switch
By JON NEWCOMBE Lock star: Lood de Jager WORLD CUP-winning lock Lood de Jager is openminded about South Africa moving away...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAdam powers up the Quins program
Colin Boag talks to Britain’s strongest man, Harlequins S&C coach Adam Bishop In most clubs the front row lads will probably...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExcluding Carling is an insult
THE ten best captains list printed in The Times last week was always going to be controversial with all disagreeing on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMarquee players could take bigger hit
When the chips are down and the pressure increases, why is it that money is always the topic that exposes what people...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEngland No.1 Joe can also roar for The Lions
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... LOOSE-HEAD Ayear from now the jockeying...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE
RUGBY QUIZ Who’s this Scottish try-scorer from Q4? 1. Name the two outside halves who played for the British and Irish Lions...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKingsholm’s poet waxes lyrical about superstar Sinbad
Colin Boag starts his series on Super Fans with Gloucester’s Alfred Lord Tension To support your club for more than 70...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExiles aim to build on Welsh legacy
Steffan Thomas finds out London Welsh have gone back to their roots to mount a recovery Ambitious: Cai Griffiths, inset, coaching...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JOSHGILLESPIE NORTHAMPTON WINGER Recently capped by England U20s against Wales, Josh Gillespie is a lightning fast winger whose route into the Northampton...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGallaher drilled his touring team like a fighting machine
Brendan Gallagher recalls the early and outstanding All Blacks and Australian tours It’s more than a little ironic that the All...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWales beat All Blacks and the old controversies start to rage
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union AS the rugby world hurtled towards the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRapid Young rode his own Chariot of Fire
OF ALL England’s postwar speed merchants, none came closer to emulating Eric Liddell as an international rugby player and Olympian than...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPity the players who can’t say goodbye
He started off a long way down the English pyramid, seven divisions beneath the Premiership with hometown Stafford and worked his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEdwards would let no-one get in his way
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s going...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBest is yet to come from Exeter…I want to be part of it
Q&A GARETH STEENSON ON THE RECORD As decision time approaches over his Exeter Chiefs future, kicking king Gareth Steenson, 35, tells NEALE HARVEY why...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPirates are pumped for sword fight with Sarries
By NEALE HARVEY CORNISH Pirates joint-head coach Alan Paver has warned Saracens to expect a mental and physical battle every week...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
Brendan Gallagher picks his Top 20 Hard Men Lions 2021: The leading contenders at hooker History of Rugby:Surviving World War 1...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoOK you’re right Ken, cricket came first!
AN old mate Ken Turrell – one season we combined to form the smallest second row partnership in history for Reigate...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBoks v Lions will still do roaring trade
Bok flyer: Cheslin Kolbe THE rearranged Olympic Games – rescheduled for July 23-August 8 2021 – now clash badly with the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby’s Marlon Brando was a wild talent alright
The debate as to who was rugby’s quickest ever player is perennial and one of those always mentioned is former Harlequins,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSo much talent Faf doesn’t make our best XV
NARROWING down an alltime select South African-born Premiership XV is no easy task given the talent that has played in English...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSuper-sub Rhodes gets the 50 up for South Africa
Jon Newcombe talks to Andre Snyman about South Africans’ rising stock in England T his season an unprecedented number of South...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago…and a team of ‘outsiders’ who could beat them
AT tight-head there are four of the world’s best strongmen to select from – including cap centurians Owen Franks (Northampton and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHere’s the best of the all-English Prem brigade…
A BACK row of Jack Willis, Ben Earl, and Alex Dombrandt is one which threatens to be even better on the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe 15 who set the pace
Ellis Genge THIS Team of the Premiership so far reflects the homegrown talent in the English top league, as well as the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMaxime shows what really counts
UP THERE in the executive class, the Scottish Rugby Union CEO Mark Dodson, who trousered well over £900,000 last year, has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPrice is right to escape All Blacks
YOU have to hand it to those generous souls in the airline industry. As Covid-19 continued to tighten its grip, it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLoyalty of Jackson is a beacon for rugby
Jackson Wray has just agreed fresh terms with Saracens – the clearest possible signal that the most criminally under-celebrated forward in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
WILL R OBINSON, TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS AND FORMER WASPS, LONDON WELSH, ROTHERHAM AND ENGLAND U18s FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPut differences aside to rebuild the Premiership
COLIN BOAG The RFU have announced that for the Championship and below, the final league tables will be decided on a...
