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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoIreland get in mood for Springbok clash
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland............................ 59pts Tries: Beirne 21, Doris 26, Hansen 33, Sexton 38, Lowe 59, Aki 62, 69; Herring 79...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLibbok calls the tune as Scotland are left standing
By NICK POWELL South Africa .... 18pts Tries: Du Toit 47, Arendse 51 Conversions: De Klerk 52 Penalties: Libbok 13, 25...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoWe must not ignore Cipriani’s treatment
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Danny Cipriani’s recent biography has shined a light on the player cliques within...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoBunker boys need to be fair
NICK CAIN Tom Curry’s red card after a bunker review was to be expected under the current laws aimed at preventing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoJones to stick with the Aussies
ON THE BLINDSIDE Eddie Jones is pouring cold water on reports that he could return to Japan and plans to see...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBonjour a tous, je m’appelle Steve Diamond
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Steve Diamond is taking intensive French lessons as he eyes up a move across the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoTime for an elite 16-team contest
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST OCTOBER 2003 was a busy old month, what with Mother Teresa being beatified by Pope John Paul...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPollard has the class to keep Tigers on course
By LUKE JARMYN Sale Sharks .....14pts Tries: Caine 51, Onasanya 78 Conversions: Curtis 52, 79 Leicester T....... 18pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 54,...
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Features
/ 3 years agoReviving the lost art of the drop goal
Paul Rees sees George Ford join an impressive list of players whose quick thinking has made the difference GEORGE Ford resurrected...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoScarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett
By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAdam Hathaway’s World Cup Diary: Week Two
TRP reporter Adam Hathaway gives the lowdown on the latest inside stories at Rugby World Cup 2023 The Times nearly keep...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSmith commits future to Warriors until 2026
Coach Franco Smith has signed a new contract with Glasgow Warriors, extending his stay until 2026. The 51-year-old South African –...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHotel ‘accident’ rules out Scots ace Cherry
NEWS EXTRA DAVE Cherry has been forced to pull out of Scotland’s World Cup squad through concussion. Hooker Cherry, 32, who...
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/ 3 years agoHooker Marx delivers Springboks a setback
NEWS EXTRA SOUTH Africa hooker Malcolm Marx will miss the rest of the World Cup after picking up a knee injury...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoChance for Ford to prove he’s No1
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHAT a start to this World Cup with host France beating the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 17/09/23
Last weekend saw a thrilling start to the Rugby World Cup, and you can find all the action from the latest...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 3 years agoFavorites of Top Try Scorer for the Rugby World Cup 2023
The 2023 Rugby World Cup was a highly anticipated event for fans all over the world during the days that preceded...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEducation key to concussion safety – Popham
By Matthew Luddington Former Wales international Alex Popham believes players and coaches must be educated on the risks of brain injuries...
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/ 3 years agoHalliday: ‘Special’ Ford should remain at fly-half over Farrell
By Matthew Luddington Simon Halliday has commended George Ford‘s outstanding performance against Argentina, describing it as “pretty special.” He also expressed...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoSimpson-Daniel: Ford’s display best since Wilkinson
James Simpson-Daniel has claimed George Ford‘s performance against Argentina was the best an England fly-half had played since the prime days...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 8: Rugby World Cup opening round review with Scott Hastings
France light up Paris. George Ford revives England. The battle of Bordeaux. How about that for an opening weekend? Plenty of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoOne Game In: Who Are Stacking Up As RWC Favourites?
Most nations have played a match in the Rugby World Cup now, with all the favourites having done so. But has...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSpringbok double blow sinks battling Scots
By Nick Powell, Online Editor at Stade de Marseille South Africa…………………18 Tries: Du Toit 47, Arendse 51 Penalties: Libbok 13, 25...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHoteliers are quick to cash in
ENGLAND moved to Marseille on Thursday as their fans flocked to the town with Scots, South Africans and Argentineans – and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoLeitch has big plan for Japan
Preview Japan v Chile Today. Kick-off 12pm AHEAD of their opening World Cup encounter against Chile today, Japan back row Michael...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoFiji can create havoc with off-the-cuff style
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Warren Gatland would have learned a lot from watching the game between Fiji and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoScotland ready to take down holders
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v South Africa Today. Kick-off 4.45pm, Stade de Marseille SCOTLAND captain Jamie Ritchie insists his side...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPaterson: Three areas Scots must excel
SCOTLAND have lost 18 out of 20 Tests against South Africa in the last 30 years, including the last seven. The...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoFrance’s love of the game is clear to see
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK - AT THE WORLD CUP THE French love nothing more than a good...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for islanders to prove their worth
Analysis >> Paul Rees says Bill Beaumont's slow but steady approach as chairman of World Rugby is seeing its reward WORLD...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJeffrey: This Scottish side the best ever
WHEN the Scotland squad arrived in Nice last week, they were greeted by John Jeffrey, a flanker who was part of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBristol set to revive big match
Bristol are looking to revive plans to play a ‘big match’ across the Severn Bridge in Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium next...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins and England U18 scrum-half Lucas Friday
Lucas Friday starred for Jonathan Pendlebury’s England U18s in their tour of South Africa this summer and is aiming to progress...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Junior Paramore: ‘Nothing comes easy in life…You have to work’
The former Samoa, Bedford and Gloucester number eight talks about his life in the game GROWING up, I preferred indoor sports;...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoTime right for second crown to come north
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE opening weekend of matches will tell us a lot more about...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoJoy to see the hosts burst out of bubble
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Rugby World Cup party kicked off in France on Friday. Things have been simmering along with...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 10/09/23
And we’re off! The Rugby World Cup finally gets started on Friday, and you can find action from France vs New...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 3 years ago2023 Rugby World Cup Preview and Predictions
The 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday the 8th of September as host nation France takes on the favourites...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoFine-Tuning for the World Cup: Key Questions for Each Six Nations Team in Warm-Up Games
With the Rugby World Cup just on the horizon, the Six Nations teams’ final preparation phase has commenced. In the upcoming...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDallaglio: Get rid of this siege mentality
By GARY FITZGERALD England's failing stars have been ordered to cut out the “siege mentality” and begin “owning their performances”. World...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Rensburg ready to rumble for Bristol
By PAUL REES When Benhard Janse van Rensburg became available after London Irish folded in June, Pat Lam wasted no time...
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/ 3 years agoWarburton: Ball in play time ‘crucial’ in France
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Warburton believes fitness and management of ball in play time could be the difference in this World...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoWorld Rugby must tackle injury crisis
THE red card fiasco that has seen England’s waywardly competitive Owen Farrell rightly banned but unjustly demonised by keyboard warriors provides...
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Features
/ 3 years agoI was rescued by trip to Sri Lanka
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath flanker Chris Cloete on how he saved his rugby career ROCKED by a badly broken leg,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoMixed reviews on opening nights…
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOT long now ... but first comes the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTricky to get the message
So apparently we will be watching something called the Investec Champions Cup this season – all mention of Europe now seems...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Duncan Hodge: ‘It was great to score all 19 points v England’
The former Scotland, Edinburgh, Leeds and Watsonians fly-half talks about his life in the game I WAS a mad-keen cricketer growing...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoHealy sorry to be joining Crocks XV
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW After 14 years at the sharp end of Test combat, Cian Healy never...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoSpringboks flick the power switch
South Africa beat everyone to the punch by having the nerve to turn their substitute bench into virtually a complete auxiliary...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Deans & Co enjoyed free beer
When the Scottish and Welsh pioneers landed in New Zealand for the first World Cup, they saw an advertisement that made...
International Rugby
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