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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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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoScottish Rugby furloughs hundreds of staff and asks players to take wage cut
Employees earning over £50,000 face reduction of wages
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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 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 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 agoGibbs makes his mark and Lions take series
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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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRed card on debut wasn’t a great start to life in France!
Q&A BEN SMITH ON THE RECORD World Cupwinning New Zealand full-back Ben Smith talks to NEALE HARVEY about the highlights of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNow Eddie can make up for those RWC mistakes
Well I guess it was no surprise that Eddie Jones got his contract extension even if he and many others thought...
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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 agoExtra-time needed to avoid Lions anti-climax – Brooke
By GARY FITZGERALD THE Lions and Springboks should get the chance to fight it out until there is an outright winner...
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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 agoSpringboks hold the key to Georgian ambitions
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: Peter Drewett is leading the Lelos’ charge GEORGIA’S ground-breaking link with South Africa can pave the way...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKirsten commits to Chiefs
EXETER lock Jannes Kirsten has extended his contract with the club. The 26-year-old South African has scored three tries in 22...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoApprentice Alex ready to run with the big dogs
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON scrumhalf Alex Mitchell is determined to make the most of his shock Six Nations call-up by continuing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHeinz: We’ve identified our kryptonites
AFTER what he describes as an “unbelievable nine months”, spring-heeled No.9 veteran Willi Heinz has no intention of surrendering his England...
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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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Featured
/ 6 years agoTop 20 try saving tackles of all time: No.5-1
We reach the end of our countdown of the best individual moments in defence from the history of international rugby
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions Tour contenders RANKED – England’s No.1 Joe Marler can stymie Malherbe
Ireland prop Cian Healy does not make the list of looseheads...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTRP’s 2019-20 Premiership Team of the Season… so far
Eight Englishmen and seven others from over the border or signed from overseas make up Nick Cain's XV
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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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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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 try saving tackles of all time: No.15-11
Featuring Ben Cohen's crucial stop against the All Blacks in 2002
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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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 try saving tackles of all time: No.20-16
One of the great World Cup tackles from Japan's Ayumu Goromaru
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRO14 consider fast-tracking season to one-off Leinster and Edinburgh final
The PRO14 have a big decision to make...
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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 agoKirsten stays on at Chiefs
EXETER CHIEFS have rewarded South African lock Jannes Kirsten with a new deal after his outstanding season at Sandy Park. Kirsten,...
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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 agoThe 15 who set the pace
Ellis Genge THIS Team of the Premiership so far reflects the homegrown talent in the English top league, as well as the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago…and a team of ‘outsiders’ who could beat them
AT tight-head there are four of the world’s best strongmen to select from – including cap centurians Owen Franks (Northampton and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSo much talent Faf doesn’t make our best XV
NARROWING down an alltime select South African-born Premiership XV is no easy task given the talent that has played in English...
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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 agoBoks v Lions will still do roaring trade
Bok flyer: Cheslin Kolbe THE rearranged Olympic Games – rescheduled for July 23-August 8 2021 – now clash badly with the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEdwards would let no-one get in his way
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s going...
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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 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 agoEngland No.1 Joe can also roar for The Lions
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... LOOSE-HEAD Ayear from now the jockeying...
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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 agoMoody: I would have liked to see Baxter take charge
By GARY FITZGERALD Baxter fan: Lewis Moody LEWIS Moody would have plumped for Rob Baxter to take over the England hot...
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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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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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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEddie Jones signs contract extension through to 2023 Rugby World Cup
Eddie Jones now stands to become England's longest-serving head coach in history
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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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Kenny’s challenge taught me when to fold ’em!
You're a rugby writer in a Paris hotel room at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and you call Kenny Rogers...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 tries of all time countdown: No.6-10
A British & Irish Lions classic from 2017 features as Brendan Gallagher continues his countdown
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTime for these slow-goers to get a move on with their kicks at goal
Clocking the players who take their time kicking penalties - who is the worst culprit?
International Rugby
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