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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEaster: I learned more in adversity with Quins than if we were on hot form
Nick Easter speaks to Neale Harvey about leaving the Stoop and how he got the job in Durban with the Sharks
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBiggar: Good to get out of the goldfish bowl
'I put playing for Wales above the Lions' says the new arrival at Franklin's Gardens
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEaster back in the coaching swim with Natal Sharks
By NEALE HARVEY NICKEaster insists the disappointment of being axed by Harlequins has failed to dent his confidence or desire to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoIsiekwe stronger for his Boks humiliation
By GARY FITZGERALD Glum: Nick Isiekwe looks on after his early substitution in the first Test PICTURE: Getty Images NICK Isiekwe...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoUp the intensity by reducing schedule
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag rightly states...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPumas need a leg up, not the Kiwis
YET again the Rugby Championship fixture draw is skewed towards the All Blacks. They are the only team to get three...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSpittle scorches in as Titans capitulate
By ROB WILDMAN Power play: Nottingham No.8 Josh Poullet crashes over from short range PICTURE: Phil Hutchinson TEAMS NOTTINGHAM: Robinson; Spittle,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLone wolf Danny needs some proper wing men
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Shot in the foot: Danny Cipriani outside court...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSlater: Johan’s expanded my rugby brain
By TOM BRADSHAW Eyes open: Gloucester lock Ed Slater ED SLATER has hailed Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann as a kindred...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoI’m far from finished Ken warns rivals
Warrior: Ken Owens is still fighting for Wales place Young gun: Elliot Dee KEN Owens has warned his Wales hooker rivals...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBiggar: Good to get out of goldfish bowl
ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales fly-half Dan Biggar about life on the other side of the bridge World Cup ambitions: Dan...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBarrett has too much class for Wallabies
By GARY FITZGERALD Command performance: Beauden Barrett dives over for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images BEAUDEN Barrett produced another breathtaking...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoDe Klerk gets Boks rolling in second half rout
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH Africa, with Sale’s Faf de Klerk at the helm, turned up the wick after the break with...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoErasmus critical of sub-par display
SPRINGBOKS coach Rassie Erasmus was in surprisingly downbeat mood after what appeared to be a decent start to South Africa’s campaign....
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Features
/ 8 years agoBoring? That’s what people used to say about Tigers!
Q&A ROB BAXTER ON THE RECORD Rob Baxter In possession: Joe Simmonds must battle Gareth Steenson and Henry Slade for the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEarle bets big on Quins to bring him Test debut
By NEALE HARVEY HOT-SHOTHarlequins wing Nathan Earle insists he had to quit Saracens to avoid his career “going down the drain”...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoMcNicholl poised for new deal at Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY McNicholl is set to sign a new deal with the Scarlets. The New Zealand-born wing’s contract in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoI wasn’t the best but I gave my all
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TONY WINDO THE FORMER GLOUCESTER AND WORCESTER PROP Prop idol: Tony Windo tries to break through the Newcastle...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNamibia grab Japan spot by battering Kenya
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER We’re through: Namibia celebrate their RWC spot NAMIBIA, for the sixth time in succession, booked their place at...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: All Blacks looking for fifth title in six years
New Zealand take on the Wallabies tomorrow morning in Sydney
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: John Mitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
Jeremy Guscott would not be surprised to see John Mitchell look further than being a defence coach while at the RFU
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoLeo column: Unearth the root causes to end off-field violence
Dan Leo highlights the skirmish between Amanaki Mafi and Lopeti Timani as one instance of how Pacific Islander physicality can take...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: Australia seek to shore up scrum while blooding in new caps
Continuing our team profiles ahead of the 2018 Rugby Championship, we look at the Wallabies
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Featured
/ 8 years ago‘I’ll really try to do something special for this town’ – read our recent interview with Danny Cipriani
The new Gloucester arrival reveals how many other Premiership clubs were interested in his services, but he was most eager to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDanny Cipriani attends Jersey court and is fined following arrest outside nightclub
Gloucester signing Cipriani pleads guilty to two charges
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarlequins can reap the rewards of England resting Danny Care this summer, says coach Alex Codling
The Quins forwards coach also talks making the pack a force to be reckoned with
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoVenter column: Bold move going for John Mitchell but Eddie’s got to go for broke
The former London Irish technical director and Springboks coach shares his views on what Eddie Jones needs to do to get...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTyler Morgan has his mojo back after battle with injury and diabetes
The Dragons centre unloads on missing large parts of last season after being a part of Warren Gatland's plans
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: Argentina team profile
Who else is on the Ledesma hype train?
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJohn Mitchell waits in the wings for RFU and Bulls to agree compensation fee
The former All Blacks coach is wanted by Eddie Jones to be England's defence coach
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFirst round defeats for England and Wales
U18 International Series in SA Denied: Jac Morgan ENGLAND were defeated 41-21 by France in their opening game of the U18...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDiamond’s move for Boks duo blocked
SALE SHARKS are looking for reinforcements after their advances for Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen and scrumhalf Ross Cronjé were knocked back....
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Features
/ 8 years agoBold move but Eddie’s got to go for broke
BRENDAN VENTER FORMER SARACENS DOR AND CURRENT SPRINGBOK ASSISTANT COACH Experienced head: Bulls boss John Mitchell PICTURE: Getty Images After suffering...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWallabies will pose real threat in Bledisloe opener
THE current All Blacks are a very talented team and boast the ability to go unbeaten during the Rugby Championship. Their...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoMario must stop this Pumas freefall
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off Big job on: Argentina coach...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHansen right to decide that Beauden’s still tops
GLENN DELANEY, defence coach at the Highlanders and former London Irish and Nottingham coach, runs his expert eye over the Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMorgan has his mojo back after injury woe
By ALEX BYWATER World Cup hope: Tyler Morgan PICTURES: Getty Images DRAGONS centre Tyler Morgan has his mojo back after a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOspreys still have a way to go admits Davies
ALED Davies has warned Ospreys fans to expect a bumpy ride this season with silverware unlikely. The Liberty Stadium outfit produced...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoChiefs wing armoury has Pellow purring
By NEALE HARVEY Gem: Alex Cuthbert in action for Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Santiago Cordero Olly Woodburn Tom O’Flaherty James Short...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTigers confirm front row cover for Genge
By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER announced the signing of Fijian Campese Ma’afu, as revealed in TRP, and fellow international prop David Feao...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoExiled Davies closing in on fourth World Cup
By ROB COLE PHIL Davies admits there is not much chance of a return to Welsh rugby despite leading Namibia to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCipriani out to get the Shed singing
By TOM BRADSHAW Still improving: Danny Cipriani PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani arrived at Kingsholm via a surfing holiday in Malibu...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCodling backs Care to lead the charge
By NEALE HARVEY Well rested: Danny Care has enjoyed his first summer off in years EDDIE Jones’s decision to rest livewire...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHow can Mitchell be defence coach?
I’M totally at a loss as to why England would look to bring in John Mitchell to replace Paul Gustard when...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks must lose Rugby Championship
COLIN BOAG Kings again: All Blacks are crowned last year The Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship starts next weekend, and unlikely though...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Loud and clear: John Mitchell gets his point across in England training 1998 PICTURE: Getty...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVenter eyes lead role to boost bid for Boks
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER midfield general Francois Venter believes last season’s PRO 14 experience with the Cheetahs can help...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Ashton is back but he’s got big competition before he can wing it for England
Jeremy Guscott's take on Eddie Jones' pre-season training squad – will we see Ashton and Michael Rhodes in the autumn?
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFEATURE: Johan Ackermann reflects on his first year in the Premiership with Gloucester
The Gloucester head coach talks Cipriani, team set-up and his vision for the Cherry and Whites
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Featured
/ 8 years agoTop Rugby Players of All Time
Rugby is a full-contact team sport played using an oval ball with 15 players on each team. The sport uses a...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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