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Latest News
/ 7 years agoOpen season as rivals swoop on troubled Carnegie
RIVAL Championship clubs are poised to raid Yorkshire Carnegie’s squad while budgets at Headingley for the 2019/20 season remain unknown. In...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAt last, an RFU chief executive who has played some rugby
JEFF PROBYN Fresh dawn: Bill Sweeney will take over as the RFU’s new chief executive PICTURE: Getty Images With the third...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTwo for Vokes as Bridge move up
By CARL FIELD Welsh round-up NEW BRIDGE hauled themselves out of the WRU National Championship drop zone after recording a terrific...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEddie Jones and England froze in that second half
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMY GUSCOTT Master of getting results: Warren Gatland yesterday I’ve said before there is no Plan B...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWarren has to establish a half-back partnership
Shane Williams looks ahead to Wales' crunch game with England this weekend.
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGive young players a chance!
Nick Cain puts forward an argument for playing younger players.
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHungry Joe will feed off the frenzied Welsh fans
By GARY FITZGERALD Preparing for Cardiff: Joe Launchbury hits George Kruis during England training this week PICTURES: Getty Images Rout: Jonny...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoOwens: We must start fast or they’ll teach us
By ALEX BYWATER Confident: Ken Owens KEN Owens has vowed to get stuck into England but warned Wales Eddie Jones’ side...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler make it 40 in a row to stay clear
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOLremain eight points clear at the top of the Championship after claiming their 40th consecutive...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKinghorn: Away record has to improve, starting in Paris
By GARY HEATLY Flyer: Blair Kinghorn scores against Italy SCOTLAND speedster Blair Kinghorn admits the team’s defence has simply not been...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLet best of Britain & Ireland slug it out
LAST week’s letter about ringfencing the Premiership is exactly what I would suggest. Have a plan to increase the Premiership to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWhat a production line
I’VE been watching Hartpury College for a few years now on their march to the Championship and seen a fair number...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDump Italy and go back to Five Nations format
COLIN BOAG White Orcs on steroids: England batter the French With the Six Nations taking a break this weekend, it’s a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYou can win things with kids if they get a chance
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ONE of the biggest falsehoods being peddled in the promotion/relegation debate is the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWarren has to establish a half-back partnership
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Starter at 10: Wales need the kicking expertise of Dan Biggar against England PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNo World League without global season says Burger
By NEALE HARVEY SCHALK Burger predicts World Rugby’s grand plans for a Nations League will lie dead in the water unless...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoPoor French display but England deserve credit
FORMER ENGLAND CAPTAIN CATHERINE SPENCER Life after Nolli: Sarah McKenna is filling the void at 15 left by Waterman PICTURE: Getty...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoNottingham edge thriller after Olver shoots wide
By SAM JACKSON THE Green & Whites held on for a big away day win as Sam Olver’s last kick drifted...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoInjury-hit Cov dig in after first half blitz
By PAUL SMITH Helping hand: Albert Tuisue goes over for Irish Dive bomber: Ollie Hassell- Collins of London Irish goes over...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoBonus point ensures Ealing
By PHIL WESTREN STILL comfortably second-placed in the Championship, this decisive and crucial victory for Ealing helps them maintain pressure on...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBraley to swap his allegiance to Italy
GLOUCESTERscrum-half Callum Braley has been called into Italy’s training squad ahead of their Six Nations game against Ireland on February 24....
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Features
/ 7 years agoExeter back up Hartpury win with bonus over Loughborough
By JOE BYRNES EXETER continued their title march with a comfortable 31-5 victory over Loughborough at Topsham. The champions elect, who...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLosing Mako’s a blow but Cardiff’s not a fortress now
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME bl@JEFF PROBYN Previous: Elliot Daly scores the winning try in Cardiff in 2017. England...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOrrell phoenixes prepare to end nomadic existence
One of the many northern victims of mismanagement during the professional era, Orrell RUFC are now looking forward to a bright...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPole-vaulter Jonny strives to raise bar ever higher
The England winger was speaking ahead of Sunday's victory over France.
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Features
/ 7 years agoLet’s have relegation in women’s Six Nations
Spencer explains how there is an extreme gulf between the top and the bottom in Women's rugby.
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoHere’s one football story rugby men should heed
By Nick Cain, Premiership owners are partial to borrowing from the professional football model when it suits their purposes. So, let’s...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTake your bow, but you’ll need to step up
The former Wales international speaks about last weekend's victory over Italy and looks ahead to the forthcoming England game.
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCan anyone stop England’s Six Nations march?
The Six Nations has a habit of throwing up any number of surprises and none more so than the way England...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPole-vaulter Jonny strives to raise bar ever higher
NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND WING JONNY MAY ABOUT HIS BLISTERING FORM NICK CAIN Sinuous: Jonny May leads the Irish defence...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCarne assert their physical dominance
By ROB WILDMAN YORKSHIRE Carnegie thrived in the Lady Bay mud to dominate the final 30 minutes and post a fourth...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoDurable Burcham brings up his 150
By NEALE HARVEY BLACKHEATH skipper Markus Burcham has his eyes on promotion after achieving a remarkable personal record of consecutive league...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOrrell phoenixes finally see end to nomadicexistence
Otley players Andy Glover, far left, and Steve Ormesher make hard yards. Chairman Tony Havlin ONE of the many northern victims...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHartpury bailed out by Bristol loanees
BRISTOL have come to the aid of their injury hit Championship neighbours Hartpury by making five players available on loan with...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoOtters narrow the gap with 7-try thrashing
Welsh round-up By CARL FIELD NARBERTH moved to within a point of second spot in the Championship with a magnificent seventry...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAbendanon fears game has become too physical
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Recovering: Nick Abendanon hopes to be back fully fit for Clermont in time for Saints clash PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWorld-class Hogg can be a Premiership great says Weir
By NEALE HARVEY WING-HEELED full-back Stuart Hogg can be one of the Premiership’s greatest ever signings at Exeter next season, predicts...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBeware unintended results of tinkering with the tackle laws
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE rule of unintended...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoWales know they will need much more to stop England
By PETER JACKSON Reward: Josh Adams crosses to score Wales’ first try PICTURES: Getty Images THE message screaming out from The...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoTake your bow, but you’ll need to step up
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Crucial to Wales: Jonathan Davies is the best defensive 13 in the world PICTURE: Getty...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoErrors choke off Scots’ brave bid as Irish keep their title hopes alive
By NICK CAIN Yawning gap: Jacob Stockdale breaks clear to score Ireland’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images THIS trip to Murrayfield...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoEngland ‘have found two amazing flankers’
Jon Newcombe talks to Serge Betsen, the great former French flanker about Sunday Destructive: Tom Curry, left, has all the attributes...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoKids need to get a rugby ball in their hands
ONCE the nemesis of English rugby, Serge Betsen is looking to strengthen rugby at grass roots level in his adopted country...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoPicamoles pumped up for his Vunipola challenge
By GARY FITZGERALD LOUIS Picamoles is relishing the prospect of pitting his skill and strength against his counterpart Billy Vunipola. The...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoEngland outmuscle the world champions
By GARY FITZGERALD Let’s get physical: Ollie Lawrence charges into Julien Delbouis GLOUCESTER flanker Aaron Hinkley produced a dynamic display as...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoLet’s have relegation in women’s Six Nations
CATHERINE SPENCER Like fine wine: Katy Daley-McLean gets better with age Round one of the women’s Six Nations followed expected form...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoHere’s one football story rugby men should heed
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PREMIERSHIP owners are partial to borrowing from the professional football model when it...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRingfencing expected to take at least another year
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby plans to prevent relegation this season look doomed. At a summit meeting last week, Premiership Rugby’s...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNaholo next in line to join Irish
LONDON IRISH are looking to finalise the post World Cup signing of All Black winger Waisake Naholo as they continue to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoDevastating England dare to dream again
■By SAM JACKSON Got it licked: Henry Slade crosses to score England’s fourth try against Ireland to the delight of his...
International Rugby
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