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Features
/ 5 years agoHad time of my life at Quins until Deano left
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaints sign Augustus but Owen’s off
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed South African No.8 Juarno Augustus for next season but are losing New Zealand prop Owen Franks to...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRestrict ‘England A’ selection to players aged under 25 | Colin Boag
How best to approach using the revived England A programme for maximum benefit to the elite level
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT RILEY, THE SEDGLEY PARK AND FORMER SALE & ENGLAND U21S CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: One-club man Will Welch brings up his 250 for Newcastle
Falcons will welcome 1,750 to Kingston Park for their clash against Northampton on Monday
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGarish scenes in France enough to send shivers
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
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension
The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the 'next few years'
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish aim to join Premier 15s with new women’s team
The RFU will complete another audit before setting out a new Premier 15s cycle ready for the 2023-24 season
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/ 5 years agoStade Francais sign All Blacks star Ngani Laumape
Laumape steps in for the Top 14 club who have lost their two first-choice centres in Gael Fickou and Jonathan Danty
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/ 5 years agoTomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs
The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...
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/ 5 years agoExclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana
Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoVictor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time
Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHere’s an England eight to take on best in world
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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoUnderhill inspires next class of Tommie guns
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Sir Thomas Rich School – universally known as Tommies – have...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors call for Blues back up
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHow the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Alex Davies: My first year at Leeds was the fondest of all
SOMEONE pointed out to me that winning silverware doesn’t happen very often so I can count myself as one of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations
THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place entirely in Wales, TRP can reveal. It was confirmed in January that the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTownsend: Saracens five will be rejuvenated by Lions selections
Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly, Jamie George and Mako Vunipola were all included in Warren Gatland's Lions squad
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTwickers could be half-full for USA visit
ENGLAND could be cheered on by at least 41,000 fans this summer when they play the US Eagles and Canada at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCounty Cup would promote diversity
TO aid Ugo Monye in making the game more inclusive and reduce the dependence of the RFU on Premiership academies and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMust address drop in playing numbers
NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about the Big Beasts in our sport: the RFU’s handling of the PGA and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists
Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks call for red card trial system to be made law
Brodie Retallick, Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara share their views on the new laws being trialled in Super Rugby and the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSam Graham has got recipe for success at Doncaster Knights
The Doncaster Knights flanker knows how to wield a knife in the kitchen, while making the cut in the Championship
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up
Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSayonara to England’s hopes of improvement | Nick Cain
Nick Cain struggles to understand how the RFU can pay £750,000pa to Eddie Jones and not expect undivided attention from the...
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/ 5 years agoWard braced for his ring-fence challenge
■By MIKE SINCLAIR DAVE Ward will end his 17-year playing career at the end of the Championship season with a new...
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/ 5 years agoFowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants
NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRussian powerhouse Kirill set for Kingsholm
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER have signed prop Kirill Gotovtsev for next season from Krasny Yar Krasnoyarsk. The 33-year-old Russia international tighthead was...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI went round Campo, so what if he slipped!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND, LEICESTER, SALE, ROTHERHAM & CLECKHEATON CENTRE/WINGER STEVE BURNHILL On the way to glory: Steve Burnhill of Leicester is...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWard: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders
Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoResilient Roses are example for Eddie
WHAT an incredible match between England and France last weekend for the Women’s Six Nations Championship. Nervous starts and failing lineouts...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoThis top ten would have a real pop at the Springboks | Jeremy Guscott
The players who need little mulling from Gatland as he selects his Lions squad to be announced this Thursday
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAustin Healey and Ugo Monye detail online abuse #DrawTheLine
Premiership clubs, unions and cup organisers will boycott social media this weekend in a demonstration against online abuse
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford Blues chairman Geoff Irvine to stand down after 20 years
David Gunner will replace Irvine, who took the chair in 2001 at Goldington Road
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNeil Fowkes to join Wasps full-time as scrum coach
Nottingham announced their head coach would be leaving earlier this month
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Features
/ 5 years agoRock-bottom, but Jake Farnworth finds silver lining at Green & Whites
Daniel Gallan talks to Nottingham vice-captain Jake Farnworth about life at bottom of Tier Two
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: We’re fully charged up, McCall tells Trailfinders
MARK McCALL hopes to celebrate his new four-year Saracens contract by taking a huge step towards promotion back to the Premiership...
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Nick Cain
/ 5 years agoPromotion and relegation are essential at all levels of game – Francis Baron
What does former RFU chief executive Francis Baron think of CVC's growing influence in northern hemisphere rugby and the strategy plan...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Neil Doak: Lara wicket highlight of my international career!
SPORT has played a huge part in my life. I played quite a lot of sports – football, golf, tennis –...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJoe Ford’s arrival helps Sam Olver keep big dream in focus
The Doncaster Knights fly-half was one of the players brought to Castle Park by head coach Steve Boden after Clive Griffiths'...
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/ 5 years agoFans set to return on May 17
PREMIERSHIP Rugby have moved two fixtures in mid-May to a Monday night in the hope of having fans attend. Newcastle Falcons’...
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/ 5 years agoBears snare Ward
BRISTOL Bears Women have appointed former Harlequins and Bath hooker Dave Ward as head coach for the 2021- 22 Premier 15s...
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/ 5 years agoGutsy finish by Saints pleases Chris Boyd
Post-match reaction from Chris Boyd on Northampton's 23-18 win over arch-rivals Leicester
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins centre Lennox Anyanwu
After stints on loan at Esher and London Scottish, Anyanwu is now benefitting from a year under new coaching arrival Jordan...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo fun supporting whipping boys
WE CAN all enjoy the drama of a good game of rugby, regardless of whether or not our team comes through...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDid Lansdowne ponder?
AMID the furore concerning football’s European Super League, I wonder how the ambitious owner of Bristol City FC, Steve Lansdowne –...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSix Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric
JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCould fan power stop Super League in rugby? | Chris Hewett
After a bitter week in football fuelled by greed, Chris Hewett considers whether fan power in rugby bears any weight against...
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