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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby must speak with one voice -like Apollo 13
For the space buffs among you rugby aficionados, this last week has been an extraordinary trip down memory lane as we...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
Lock stars in contention for Lions 2021 Gallagher’s Top 20: World’s best rugby gounds History of Rugby: Tumultuous Thirties ... Continue...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAxed star Larter still doesn’t know why
Even now after all these years Peter Larter still stands alone, the one English Lion who took a stand against terrorism...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThis test of strength can sway the series
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... TIGHTHEAD Rock of ages:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTHEO BEVACQUA
YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF BLUES LOOSEHEAD Born in London, raised in Heathfield and educated at Eastbourne College, in ordinary circumstances promising prop Theo...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoO’Gara still hates me for the treatment I gave him
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PAUL VOLLEY FORMER WASPS, CASTRES, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON SCOTTISH OPENSIDE I’M sure he won’t like me saying it but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWakefield leads charge as England claim four Grand Slams in the 20s
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union In the immediate aftermath of World War...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow Stuart Hogged the headlines aged 16
By GARY HEATLY Prodigy: Hogg aged 16 ONE minute his cousin was looking to borrow his boots, the next he was...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK
May-day for opponents as Jonny just gets better JONNY May’s move back to Kingsholm is great news for Gloucester fans because...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExpand Six Nations to generate extra income
THE recommendation from Bernard Laporte for a Club World Cup is a non starter, especially if it’s only to be played...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoREAD HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK
The hustings buzz with Pichot’s promises AGUSTIN Pichot and Bernard Laporte are peas out of the same pod, and not just...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWhat’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?
Plenty of good reading in Sunday’s paper so be sure you get a copy! Struggling to get to the shops? You...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGareth Davies is losing three-way race for Wales No.9 shirt, says Rob Jones
Two-time Lions tourist Robert Jones weighs in on who can rudder Wales' backline under Wayne Pivac
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 wasted rugby talents countdown: No 15-11
Brendan Gallagher rankings of talents who didn't fulfil their potential continues...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: The past was a different country for rugby thrills
Brendan Gallagher believes conservative play has etched into modern rugby
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Thinking cap back on please, Laporte!
Bernard Laporte made some outlandish claim to ditch the Champions Cup without any evidence of its limitations
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 wasted rugby talents countdown: No 20-16
Brendan Gallagher ranks the players who could have achieved so much more in the game
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: I’m glad Eddie Jones has got the job… who else was there?
The World Cup is the only thing that has eluded Eddie Jones so far
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRing fence is long overdue
AS identified by Mark Evans, the effective ring fencing of the ‘top’ end of English rugby is overdue. The lie of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThinking cap back on please, Bernie!
ONE of Rugby Union’s greatest failings is that it often does not recognise the value of what it has until it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGap’s just too big, Warren
WARREN Gatland’s suggestion of a ‘decider’ between the Lions and the All Blacks before the tourists leave for South Africa is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDeano’s a copper again
DEAN RICHARDS has returned to his first job in the police after volunteering to help Northumbria Police during the coronavirus outbreak....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKings of the Jungle where wild beasts come to play
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s feared enforcers 1 Jacques Burger (Namibia) The King as far as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJamie the one who must beware bolters this time
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... HOOKER THE shakedown at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBring back those real tours -by bus and train
How it was and could be again: Leicester’s Clive Woodward tackles New Zealand’s Eddie Dunn at Welford Road in 1979 The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCoventry were just half an hour from closure
Future looks good: Peter Rossborough watches his beloved club A s a supporter, player, captain, coach and leading club official, Peter Rossborough...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe past was a different country for rugby thrills
Classic: Philippe Bernat-Salles scores as France stun the All Blacks in 1999 I’ve watched a couple of cracking matches recently and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGatland’s All Blacks tiebreak plan is not so daft after all
WARREN Gatland loves to bowl us a googly from time to time and was having fun with the New Zealand media...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDougie never got the credit he was due
SCOTLAND’S Dougie Morgan, who passed way this week aged 73, was one of those individuals who was underrated as a player...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby’s finest rushed and died heroes with to the front VCs galore
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union FOR three decades or more before 1914...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWestern Front was ‘meeting mates on tour’
Brendan Gallagher describes how rugby played such a tragic part in the Battle of the Somme The Battle of the Somme...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRelegation doesn’t diminish the dizzy highs of a decade
Colin Boag continues his series on Super Fans, this week Saracens’ Jason ‘Large’ Harris Every club’s supporters experience highs and lows,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJones: Welsh backs need quicker service from No.9
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Lions scrumhalf Robert Jones insists Wayne Pivac must be cut some slack and is confident the former...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago‘Second class citizen’ Luke makes U-turn to chase his Olympic dream
By ROB COLE LUKE Treharne is refusing to give up on his dream of finally becoming an Olympian despite the postponement...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe modern game is better -and here’s why
COLIN BOAG With no live rugby to watch, the broadcasters have been replaying games from years ago. Sky showed the three...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI’m glad Eddie’s got the job…who else was there?
THERE were not too many alternatives open to the RFU when it came to reappointing Eddie Jones as England coach through...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSweeney’s balancing act will be true test of his powers
THE measure of a good CEO is not the size or wealth of the organisation he runs, but the quantity and...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Marquee players could take bigger hit to wages
Jeff Probyn writes why top earners at Premiership clubs should go the extra mile in wage cuts
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLondon Welsh aim to harness their steeped history in rebuild
The Exiles are putting things in place to climb through the leagues
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Rugby’s quickest ever player? Look no further than the man dubbed ‘Marlon Brando’
Brendan Gallagher pieces together rugby's fastest ever players in a 100m heat - speedster John Young features
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Tonbridge Juddians and ex-Wasps and England U18 fly-half Will Robinson
Robinson played a pivotal role in Juddians' promotion from National Two South this season
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoJapan’s Top League comes calling for Wales star Hadleigh Parkes
Could a big payday be coming to the Wales centre?
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGatland: ‘I loved beating Eddie Jones’
Warren Gatland has spoken of his time in charge of Wales and the showdowns with Eddie Jones in the media
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTen months of rehab left Sean O’Brien wanting to prove everything to no-one but himself
The London Irish flanker goes into detail about how risky his hip surgery was to his career
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNick Tompkins’ move away from Saracens hits problems
Negotiations stall over the length of deal for Wales international
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Pity the players who can’t say goodbye to rugby properly
Peter Jackson looks at some of the players who appear unlikely to be able to bring the curtain down on their...
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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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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 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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