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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWales face danger of no team in Heineken Champions Cup
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Wales are in danger of not having any representation in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoStuck with rotten fruits of ring-fenced Prem
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ANOTHER of the RFU’s anonymous review panels reported this week that England were...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish must be sharp, says Van Rensburg
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v London Irish Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium PUTTING a kitchen accident to one side, Benhard...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoYoungsters get a lesson
By RONAN O’NEILL Bulls ................62 Leinster ............ 7 Former Ireland flanker Sean O’Brien watched on as his first game in charge...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDragons take chances to stun Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons............. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoClassy second half earns Stormers home quarter
Stormers ......38 Benetton ......22 Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over that sealed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster get it right in the end
By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............22 Munster ..........22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoInjuries force prolific Cope to call time on Reds career
By LUKE JARMYN An injury-ridden past two years is forcing Jersey playmaker Brendan Cope to hang up his boots and come...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoPremiership’s boring compared to Europe
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I AM fed up...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLatsha hopes she can motivate the next generation
The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women’s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoThe Masterminds behind the Rugby World Cup 2023: A Profile of the Coaches to watch out for in France
Rugby is a team sport that necessitates skill, strength, speed, and strategy. Every successful team, however, has a coach who guides,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoWhat the UK teams have on their to-do list ahead of France 2023
With only a few months until the start of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, Ireland is in the driver’s seat after...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoEwels off to Bulls
England lock Charlie Ewels has joined South African URC side the Bulls for the remainder of the season before returning to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoAbendanon joins Bayonne
Former England full-back Nick Abendanon continues to climb the coaching ladder in France and will join a new-look coaching team at...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks have what it takes to go all way
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The decision by New Zealand to announce a new coach of the All Blacks...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins find their feet to finish job in style
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ....................... 48pts Tries: Esterhuizen 36, Lynagh 40, Bassett 49, Dombrandt 52, 69; Lamb 73, Marchant 76, Baxter...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTall poppy syndrome or a case to answer?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For all sorts of reasons, all conquering Leinster...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLast-chance saloon for title hopes – Baxter
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Focused: Aidon Davis and, inset, Jasper Wiese...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRecord-breaking Bulls maul Zebre to boost play-off push
Bulls .............78 Zebre ............ 12 The Bulls recorded the most points ever scored in a URC fixture as they poured in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDebutant Prendergast inspires Leinster victory
By KEVIN FALLON Lions ................36 Leinster ..........39 Leinster's most promising young star Sam Prendergast said it was an honour to make...
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Features
/ 3 years agoChiefs bridge the big budget gap
Paul Rees looks at how Exeter defied the odds to make it to the last four in the Heineken Champions Cup...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoNienaber to replace Lancaster at Leinster
NEWS EXTRA LEINSTER have confirmed the appointment of Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber to their coaching team after the World Cup...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoGoing abroad won’t make players better
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I really am getting fed up with the constant call from players...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoThree other lopsided pool draws in Rugby World Cup history
One of the leading debates ahead of this year’s Rugby World Cup is the extent to which the two halves of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWe’ll be better by World Cup – Slade
By PAUL REES England may have endured another underwhelming Six Nations, losing more matches than they won for the third successive...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoStage set for a Tiger attack
By PAUL REES This is the stage of the season when momentum counts. The Premiership campaign resumes next weekend with champions...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoLawrence and Tuilagi the next centres of attention?
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WITH only World Cup warm-ups to come in the international game this summer before...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoRampant Chiefs demolish Stormers
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................................ 42pts Tries: Wyatt 13, Nowell 21, Woodburn 29, S Simmonds 45, Yeandle 73, Cairns 78 Conversions:...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoToulouse hit the turbos to cruise clear of Sharks
By CAM STEPHENS Toulouse ...................... 54pts Tries: Mallia 35, 56, Ramos 47, 72; Mauvaka 68, Retiere 75, Ntamack 78 Conversions: Ramos...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoO’Gara turning to Seuteni to plug gaps
Champions Cup holders La Rochelle have looked to strengthen their midfield to face Saracens after bringing in UJ Seuteni at outside...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoMonstrous defence wins battle for Warriors
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow............ 31pts Tries: Dempsey 9, Dobie 17, Fagerson 48, Jordan 73 Conversions: G Horne 10, 19, 49, 74...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoA rout which should force Sweeney and O’Shea to go
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Those who want to turn rugby union in England into a protectionist franchise...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCountries now battling to find their place in a new world order
Paul Rees sees the Heineken Champions Cup growing in size but wonders whether that is making things better The Heineken Champions...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoCup rugby needs an injection of jeopardy
CHRIS HEWETT The Heineken Cup, as we knew and loved it when Friday nights at Sardis Road and Saturday afternoons at...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoEPCR Challenge Cup Quarter-Final Preview
There is no English representation left in this year’s EPCR Challenge Cup, but with three sides from France, two from Wales,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoHeineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final Preview
We’re down to the final eight as the Champions Cup enters the quarter-finals stage. Three English sides, two French, two South...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoA Celebration of Rugby: The History and Excitement of Rugby World Cup 2023
The Rugby World Cup is the biggest and most prestigious event in the rugby union calendar. It brings together the best...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoIreland take Six Nations Honours puts them in front!
Ireland’s fourth Grand Slam and first Six Nations championship since 2018 came from a 29-16 victory over England. With a 29-16...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoEx-Ireland full-back Jones joins Borthwick
Former Ireland full-back Felix Jones will leave South Africa’s coaching set-up and join England as an assistant coach after the 2023...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoSaracens show they can thrive in adversity
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The European Champions Cup doesn’t get mentioned very much when you’re living in Bath...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoToo little, too late as Quins wilt in the sun
By GARY FITZGERALD Stormers........................... 32pts Tries: Fourie 1, 28; Kitshoff 8, Willemse 47, Engelbrecht 74 Conversions: Libbock 2, 76 Penalties: Libbock...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoMatson: We were not at our best
Tabai Matson refused to blame the South African heat for Quins’ latest Champions Cup demise. “We’ve been here all week, acclimatising...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPoor discipline bites Munster in Shark tank
By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............50pts Tries: Mbonambi 45, 49, Hendrikse 17, Etzebeth 25, Kok 54, Bosch 58, Mapimpio 64 Conversions: Bosch...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoUnjustifiable to banish players like Willis
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Jack Willis is an inspirational new force for England, but he looks to...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEurope’s acid test awaits for Bulls
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Toulouse v Bulls Today. 3pm THE Bulls’ first appearance in the Champions Cup knockout stage sees them...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to get back to shifting the piano
CHRIS HEWETT Not long after helping the All Blacks to victory over the Lions in 1993, the formidable wing John Kirwan...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas
Hooker Finn Theobald-Thomas is a devastating force in defence but wants to improve on his attacking contributions for both club and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSanderson moves for Stormers’ star
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks are set to return to familiar ground as Alex Sanderson steps up his...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Peter enjoyed his day in the sun
PETER JACKSON Peter Thomas never seemed happier than on a blazing summer’s day by the shores of the Mediterranean. Cardiff, the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to consider calling for the A-Team
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW ENGLAND COULD BEGIN TO BRIDGE THE GAP BETWEEN PLAYING FOR CLUB AND COUNTRY Success: Saxons captain...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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