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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSeven-try Moseley put on the style
By ADAM ELLIS Debut: Jonny Arr MOSELEY began their pre-season with a 40-5 win over Caldy at Billesley Common. Caldy were...
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Features
/ 7 years agoJohan’s put us on the path to challenge for top prizes
Q&A STEPHEN VAUGHAN ON THE RECORD No excuses now: Head coach Johan Ackermann has nurtured a strong culture at Kingsholm PICTURES:...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWynne aims to shine in Scottish shop window
By NEALE HARVEY ROOKIE London Scottish skipper Lewis Wynne is planning on enjoying a cracking Championship campaign to roar back on...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoScrap the warm-up games and take a short tour instead
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Proper preparation: Ben Kay and Steve Thompson celebrate...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoMulvihill rejects offer of Russian tune-up
By ROB COLE NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Blues have turned down the chance to play Russia before the World Cup and will...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHawick Balls helped us slay Boks giants
THE FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, GLOUCESTER & NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF RORY LAWSON MY LIFEIN RUGBY Day to remember: Rory Lawson celebrates the famous...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoLadies or women, they need to raise bar
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Football is a game for gentlemen played by hooligans, and Rugby Union is a game...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoTitans set sights on promotion under new man Posa
By GUY WILLIAMS NEWS EXTRA AMBITIOUS new Rotherham joint head coach Ants Posa is confident he can build a side to...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWoodlands still home for world-traveller Bill
WE SPEAK WITH A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, STARTING WITH WORLD RUGBY CHAIRMAN...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGifts for the Prem
THE recent Premiership “ins & outs” section demonstrated the value of the Championship despite the lack of funding by the powers...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRecord man Varndell set for a final spin at Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE Swansong: Tom Varndell YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE have held talks with Premiership Rugby’s record try-scorer Tom Varndell in a move...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoO’Shea demands ‘precision under pressure’
CONOR O’Shea said his Italy side gave away some easy scores but will take a lot of positives from the display....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRFU ratify Yorkshire Carnegie’s CVA process, meaning no points deduction
Yorkshire Carnegie, who ran up debts of £6m last season, have spared themselves a 28-point deduction and will play in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWe can break the cycle of underachievement, says Worcester co-owner Goldring
Worcester Warriors' new owners are looking to use Sixways Stadium as a multi-purpose sports venue
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Warm-ups essential to get Wales up to speed
Shane Williams says it's impossible to predict Wales' 23 given their options, unlike England
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoYorkshire Carnegie’s financial woe raises player welfare risks, says Dan Temm
After starring for Carnegie despite their off-the-field problems last season, flanker Daniel Temm reflects on what next for the Championship club...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks expect David Pocock to play in Bledisloe Cup
Sam Cane expects to be packing down opposite David Pocock in the Rugby Championship
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSuddenly Erasmus has three top No.9s
FORMER SARACENS AND SPRINGBOKS SCRUM-HALF NEIL DE KOCK Competitive position: Faf de Klerk PICTURE: Getty Images After two rounds of the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks ‘will call for Gatland in next couple of years’
Mark ‘Sharky’ Robinson gives his verdict to GRANT SHUB on World Cup prospects and the future of the All Blacks Using...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBrailsford model teaches Eddie important lessons
BRENDAN GALLAGHER IN MY VIEW Bubbling: Chris Froome and team boss Dave Braislford toast a Tour de France victory ACOUPLE of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoStruggling Wallabies ‘no banker’ for Wales
AUSTRALIAN rugby is in disarray but Luke Morahan has warned Wales not to expect a banker win when they face the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMolitika’s still going strong at age of 44
Indestructible Tongan back row Ma’ama Molitika tells NEALE HARVEY about his remarkable career Top table: Ma’ama Molitika playing for Cardiff Blues...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWarm-ups essential to get Wales up to speed
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Massive blow: The loss of Taulupe Faletau is devastating for the player and for Wales...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRow over medical bills as Carnegie land Ford
By ADAM ELLIS Return: Joe Ford playing for Leicester Tigers FORMER Yorkshire Carnegie flanker Dan Temm has slammed the club’s signing...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOur sleeping Warrior will come awake with a roar
NEALE HARVEY talks to Colin Goldring, one of Worester Warriors’ new owners, about their plans Colin Goldring, one half of Worcester...
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Features
/ 7 years agoComing back to Sarries I saw the youngsters were now world class
Q & A DAVE STRETTLE ON THE RECORD Finished in style: Dave Strettle Long-serving former England winger Dave Strettle reflects on...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby must act to stem decline in players
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Dwindling band: Schoolboys enjoy a game of rugby for the fun of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWas our game of rugby truly better in 1991?
JEFF GAGE YES How it was: North beat the All Blacks Colin Boag labels those who have the temerity to be...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy players love pulling on their NO county shirt
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I HAVE heard and read some comments regarding the Bill Beaumont County Championship that I...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWord’s out… the All Blacks no longer look invincible
JEREMY GUSCOTT Big finish: Herschel Jantjies scores for South Africa to draw against the All Blacks PICTURE: Getty Images OUTSPOKEN AND...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNo Celts needed for lady Lions
RUGBY-Union craves a bigger international footprint, so the move towards the establishment of a female version of the British and Irish...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMartyn Wood hunts 32 new players at bare-bones Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie's new director of rugby talks to TRP about the sizeable task on his hand rebuilding the squad
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCipriani can inspire me to get back to my best, says Newcastle’s Dominic Waldouck
Varsity Cup winner Waldouck talks about his time spent at Wasps with Danny Cipriani
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMike Friday Q&A: Premiership clubs have shown interest in me
The Englishman across the Pond enjoyed a fantastic season with USA Sevens
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoSonny Bill Williams issues retort to critics doubting his All Blacks spot
"Get your priorities right" - Sonny Bill makes fierce riposte to New Zealand media
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoArgentina star Diaz Bonilla aims to join compatriots in the Premiership
Fly-half Joaquin Diaz Bonilla and prop Enrique Pieretto want to leave the Super Rugby finalists Jaguares
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Features
/ 7 years agoPumas need to oil their machine to be a threat
World class: Argentina captain Pablo Matera fends off Ngani Laumape PICTURE: Getty Images Argentina are searching for a new identity before...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWales keep booze ban at Principality Stadium
Demand: Martyn Phillips THE booze ban in one section of the Principality Stadium is here to stay after a successful two-year...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRichmond demand Carnegie review
By SAM JACKSON RICHMOND are demanding a review of the RFU’s decision to allow Yorkshire Carnegie to play on in the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHerschel can spark the Boks warns Kruger
By STEFFAN THOMAS HERSCHEL Jantjies can be South Africa’s secret weapon and lead them to World Cup glory, says former Springbok...
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Features
/ 7 years agoChristian salvation for worried Cheika
By GARY FITZGERALD Inside dart: Reece Hodge scores for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images CHRISTIAN Leaiifano enjoyed a happy and successful...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWe had to dog that one out says happy Hooper
MICHAEL Hooper praised the Wallabies solid and resilient defence for helping them “dog out” a muchneeded, if unspectacular, Rugby Championship victory....
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Features
/ 7 years agoKolisi so close to a return
INJURED South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is showing positive signs of returning to action in the coming weeks after wrestling with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoInvasion of the Boks will just keep growing
By NEALE HARVEY Imposing: London Irish’s Franco van Der Merwe battles in the lineout with Bath’s Luke Charteris PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 7 years agoKingsley set to give Canucks new ideas
CANADA head coach Kingsley Jones has praised the value of the Pacific Nations Cup as the Canucks renew their rivalry with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPumas stars ready for a move to Europe
By ADAM ELLIS Senior fly-half: Joaquin Diaz Bonilla THE Premiership could be ready for an influx of more Argentina internationals after...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWales search the world for young talent
Steffan Thomas discusses how Wales are counteracting the English poachers Wake up call: Tomas Francis came through the English system WELSH...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHenderson is Ulster’s new captain
IAIN Henderson has taken over from fellow Ireland forward Rory Best as skipper of PRO14 side Ulster The versatile 27-year-old, currently...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWood hunts 32 players to launch the new Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England scrum-half Martyn Wood has begun the mammoth task of building a squad from scratch in less...
International Rugby
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