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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales tour to face All Blacks in two Tests set to be axed
The two-Test tour of New Zealand will cost the All Blacks big
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Loyalty of Jackson Wray is a beacon for rugby
Chris Hewett looks at three other players who shouldered the game's burdens at clubs and won respect for doing so
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter is a good place to be, says flanker Dave Ewers
The Zimbabwean back row talks to Neale Harvey about how he finds motivation from missing out on the 2017 Premiership final
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 tries of all time countdown: No.1-5
Our countdown of the greatest tries reaches No.1
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoInverdale’s demand for grassroots shake-up
‘Financial models are broken’ By NEALE HARVEY JOHN Inverdale has called for a root and branch review of how community rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWales’ All Blacks tour faces the axe
NZ virus lockdown In the balance: Nick Tompkins’ move to Cardiff Blues has hit a problem – see Blindside P10 PICTURE:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTompkins’ move to the Blues hits problems
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Versatile Parkes is wanted in Japan KOBE STEEL are leading a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEwers keen to get buzz of winning the title
By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Dave Ewers DAVE EWERS says his burning desire to win major trophies made his decision to stay...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAlcohol, fickle selectors, bad injuries… all took their toll
Brendan Gallagher continues his fascinating series. This week: Players who promised/deserved more 1 Rupeni Caucaunibuca (Fiji) The magical Fijian wing who...
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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...
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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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 agoLucky to learn off master like Jenks
MY LIFEIN RUGBY LEE JARVIS THE FORMER WALES, PONTYPRIDD, CARDIFF, DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF WHEN I was 15, Just Rentals, a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoA fair decision says bounce back up at
Hill as Richmond their first attempt By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Steve Hill RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill has praised the strength...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons have rule of their own says Shingler
EALING Trailfinders flyhalf Steven Shingler believes Newcastle Falcons’ promotion to the Premiership was not inevitable, despite his side trailing the league...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNow is time to change our pyramid structure
AS EVER just read my TRP cover to cover and now with the RFU having announced how teams this season will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime for Tier Two to stand its ground
HOW is it in any way good governance that there are two professional club leagues in England, and yet there is...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU reveals final outcomes for leagues across England
Details of who is promoted and who is relegation have been released by RFU
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Wallabies great Michael Lynagh
Former Queensland, Benetton and Saracens fly-half recalls the most entertaining Test he played in
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI don’t want a 73-26 thumping to be the last game of my career – Tom Varndell
The Premiership's record tryscorer talks Yorkshire Carnegie, feeling old, and how important Leicester and Wasps are to him
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMy stint at the Scarlets rekindled my rugby spark, says Ryan Lamb
Lamb made his retirement call last week but hopes to remain in the game
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoSaracens star concedes he will have to leave to keep Lions dream alive
Nick Tompkins doesn't want to leave Saracens but a shot at the Lions tour can't be passed up
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWe must go down, reprieve would cause bitterness – Saracens coach Alex Sanderson
In our extensive interview with Saracens defence coach Alex Sanderson, he tells TRP it's only right they are relegated
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Features
/ 6 years agoQ&A: Glenn Delaney – My Scarlets are poised to thrill
Read Neale Harvey's feature length chat with the Scarlets head coach in-waiting and proud New Zealander
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhat the Premiership has to do to evolve according to expert Mark Evans
How can the Premiership reset itself so it doesn't have to rely on rich men to cover their losses?
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoGift Ideas for a Dad Who’s into Sports
Buying presents can sometimes be a challenge, particularly when it comes to our dads. Yet, when buying gifts for someone who...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: These RFU cuts should be permanent
The RFU top brass can help Championship clubs and the grassroots by making their 25 per cent wage cuts permanent
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNottingham furlough all playing staff in order to avoid redundancies
Nottingham will seek the government's assistance in paying its wage bill
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: All our yesterdays come gloriously alive again
Brendan Gallagher has found himself looking at the treasure trove of rugby videos on Youtube...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThe 2019-2020 Premiership Rugby season
Every rugby fan knows that the English Premiership – where the Saracens Rugby and the Leicester Tigers compete, is Europe’s top...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMoon extends stay at Chiefs
THE LIST of Exeter’s Championship originals is slowly dwindling, but at least one name will continue for a few years yet,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoScarlets stint rekindles Lamb’s spark
By STEFFAN THOMAS Mentor: Ryan Lamb RYAN Lamb insists his short spell with the Scarlets saw him fall back in love...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBurke came close but my record still stands!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MICHAEL LYNAGH THE FORMER AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, TREVISO AND SARACENS FLY-HALF EVERYONE needs opportunities to get on in life, whether...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNick: I’ll go to Wales to keep Lions dream alive
By NEALE HARVEY NICK Tompkins says his stunning rise to stardom with Wales has been tempered by sadness at leaving Saracens....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons players placed on furlough indefinitely
NEWCASTLE have placed all their players and staff on furlough because of coronavirus. The club have written to all staff about...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTOP10 RUGBY DOCUMENTARIES TO WATCH IN SELF-ISOLATION
By WARREN MUGGLETON Coronavirus has now brought a halt to all rugby in England, with the rugby community encouraged to practice social...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGood luck making Tier Two self-funded
LET US hope that Edward Griffiths’ plans for a selffunding Championship prove to be workable, though I fear that TV and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons are clear, they should be promoted
THE RFU have declared the 2019/20 season over for level 2 and below. I imagine that this was not an easy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThese RFU pay-cuts should be permanent
THE decision by Eddie Jones to follow Bill Sweeney and the rest of the RFU’s top tier executives in taking a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPhil’s coaching team spread around world
By ROB COLE Challenge: Phil Davies LESS than six months ago Phil Davies and his Namibian coaching team were preparing to...















