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/ 9 years ago

Concussion forces Newcastle star to retire

Concussions suffered last season have forced Newcastle Falcons lock Mouritz Botha to call time on his rugby career at the age...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 9 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Andy Saull – former Saracens, Newcastle and Yorkshire Carnegie flanker

Running out first in front of an 80,000-plus world record crowd at Wembley to mark my 100th appearance for Saracens was...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Leicester and Gloucester confirm May and Slater switch

Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of England international Jonny May from Gloucester for the start of the 2017/18 season. His...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Tuilagi and Solomona kicked out of England camp

Denny Solomona and Manu Tuilagi have been sent home today from England‘s training camp following breaches of the team culture. While...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

Saracens fear explosion in wages could wreck team

Saracens coach Alex Sanderson fears the club may struggle to retain their galaxy of England and Lions stars, with the likes...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Irish tough guys here to stay now – Kennedy

By NEALE HARVEY BRENDAN Venter’s inspiring leadership will ensure London Irish’s band of callow coaches rise to the task of achieving...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Schoolboys set for physical exam against Boks

Honour: Marcus Street ENGLANDU18s have had to call for back-up ahead of their tour of South Africa following fly-half Marcus Smith’s...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Eddie pushing to find limits of human fitness

NICK CAIN GETS EDDIE JONES’ VERDICT OF THE SUMMER ACTION EDDIE Jones started the new season by announcing he intends to...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Scarlets can get Leigh back to attacking best

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND NOW the Guinness PRO14 is all sorted, I’m looking forward to the campaign ahead because...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Hardmen have powered Wasps through 150 years of battle

BRENDANGALLAGHER plotsthe rise of Waspsfrom Hampsteadto Coventry over150 years WASPS’ 150thanniversaryseason isn’tfive minutesold and alreadythey have onetrophy in theCabinet having retained...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

England call has given me a new perspective – Buchanan

HARLEQUINS hooker Rob Buchanan reckons his career is ready to peak in the wake of last season’s shock England call-up. Buchanan,...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

DREAM TEAM

ARTHUR ELLIS, THE EALING & FORMER OSPREYS AND WASPS OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Freddie’s coming home with a game to boost Bath

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK FREDDIE Burns has arrived at Bath as an experienced 10 who has made big improvements...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

Underdogs Wales to unleash teenage sensation George

Wales WALES face a huge battle to get out of their pool but head coach Rowland Phillips is desperate to put...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

Confidence is booming after beating world’s best

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND will be the team with a target on their back following their successful tour of New Zealand,...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

These professional Red Roses are red hot favourites to defend title

CATHERINE SPENCER Ordinary people: England lift trophy in 2014 In 2008 we played France away in the Six Nations and recorded...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

Molloy takes charge after Ireland hit by Briggs withdrawal

New skipper: Claire Molloy Ireland CLAIRE Molloy will have the honour of leading Ireland at their home World Cup following the...

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Featured

/ 9 years ago

Scarratt: We’re not champions, just contenders

It seems like yesterday that Emily Scarratt was thrust into the rugby limelight as the leading points scorer and player of...

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Young Gun

/ 9 years ago

Young Gun: Matt Cornish – Ealing Trailfinders hooker

There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme going from London 1 to...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Replace women’s contracts with individual match fees

As I prepare to write this article, I have a feeling of impending doom as the last time I broached this...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Tuilagi returns to England squad

Manu Tuilagi has been named in the England training squad for their camp at the Lensbury Hotel later this week. The...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

Ford’s no loss with Freddie at the helm says Banahan

Matt Banahan is convinced Bath have emerged far stronger from the controversial deal that saw George Ford and Freddie Burns swap...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher previews the Women’s World Cup

The memory of 2014 in France might still be fresh with us but women’s rugby has moved on apace and, a...

By Brendan Gallagher

Featured

/ 9 years ago

Jones wants Tour to help England go the distance

Eddie Jones is back at Twickenham. The silence and calm in the surrounds of England Rugby‘s fortress that is now his...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

8 reasons why it’s worth betting on rugby

The year 2017 places rugby second only to football regarding global popularity. The game with a rich and occasionally controversial history...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: England have only two world class players in their squad

This week heralds the announcement of the 45- strong England EPS squad and it feels like a big staging post, the...

By Brendan Gallagher

Dream Team

/ 9 years ago

Dream Team: Nick Selway – Jersey hooker

1. Sam Lockwood – The first of many in this team who went from Jersey to the Premiership. Impressive scrummager with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

O’Connor: Sale culture can get me back to top

By JON NEWCOMBE Trust: Steve Diamond STAR signing James O’Connor says he wants to follow in the footsteps of good mate...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Top Boks will follow ‘exodus to Europe’

By NEALE HARVEY Views: Edward Griffiths SUPER Rugby’s fading appeal is likely to provoke South Africa’s major provinces to follow the...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Robinson: I couldn’t quit even after club axed Dad

BRISTOL flanker Olly Robinson has revealed why he decided to stay at the club in the wake his father’s sacking as...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Old pals Catrakalis and Swiel set to battle it out

By NEALE HARVEY Order of the boot: Demetri Catrakilis shows his kicking repertoire for Montpellier against Quins PICTURES: Getty Images NEW...

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Shane Williams

/ 9 years ago

Break the bank to keep Dan at Ospreys

Key man at Ospreys: Dan Biggar PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S MY message to the Welsh Rugby Union; you have to try...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Why help Kiwi coaches? They wouldn’t dream of helping us!

Q&A ALI HEPHER ON THE RECORD Recently promoted Exeter head coach Ali Hepher tells NEALE HARVEY how the Premiership champions are...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Jones wants Tour to help England go the distance

Rupert Guinness, rugby writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, finds the England coach in the Alps Eddie Jones is back at...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Knee injury ended my England hopes

MY LIFE IN RUGBY ANDY SAULL THE FORMER ENGLAND SAXONS, SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE FLANKER Saracens titan: Andy Saull shared...

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Columnists

/ 9 years ago

Replace women’s contracts with individiual match fees

World cup captain: England No.8 Sarah Hunter, World Rugby’s player of the year for 2016 PICTURE: Getty Images As I prepare...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Lean, keen and ready to fight for England dream

By NEALE HARVEY World beaters: Johnny Williams scores against South Africa at last summer’s U20s World Cup, with Joe Marchant in...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

‘World class’ Vunipola flying again – Sanderson

Rested: Billy Vunipola BILLYVunipola is ready to brush off his Lions disappointment and reassert his position as the world’s dominant No.8,...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

20 QUESTIONS

ROSS NEAL L. SCOTTISH CENTRE How’s pre-season going? Pretty well, thanks. We’ve been training at the Lensbury Hotel which is a...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Ford’s no loss with Freddie at the helm says Banahan

By NEALE HARVEY Leaders: Freddie Burns and Matt Garvey, right MATT Banahan is convinced Bath have emerged far stronger from the...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Joseph has to reinvent himself now says Mears

Critic: Lee Mears LIONS flop Jonathan Joseph must take a leaf out of Brian O’Driscoll’s book by re-evaluating his game in...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Sarries rocket helps Nick hit new heights

By NEALE HARVEY Impressive start: England boss Eddie Jones congratulates Nick Isiekwe after his debut against the Barbarians PICTURES: Getty Images...

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