All posts tagged "England"
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe need proper England pathway
FOR England to have no regular and widespread stepping stone between club and country is plain mad. The new deal (on...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoPlayers or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance
Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoIt’s a huge honour to play for your country
My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose - the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoStars who followed in their father’s footsteps
Louis Lynagh’s debut for Italy, almost 30 years after his father Michael made his last stand for the Wallabies, completes the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoAt last! England find reason to be cheerful
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME We were waiting and hoping for a game that will define how...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Sale Sharks second row Tom Burrow
By BEN JAYCOCK Towering Yorkshireman Tom Burrow has found his calling at Sale Sharks and, after transitioning from the U18s programme,...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMapletoft’s tyros hope to continue their Grand Slam quest
England U20s will hope to inflict Ireland‘s first loss in the Six Nations since July 2021 and take a giant step...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEpisode 100! Previewing England vs Ireland with Jonny Bell
This week, the Rugby Paper Podcast brings up 100 episodes! A huge thank you to all those who support and continue...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations Excitement: Can England Overcome Ireland’s Might?
England is headed towards a worrying challenge against Ireland, with the Six Nations rugby tournament set to resume for its fourth...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago“I’ve loved every minute of it” – Cunningham-South on move to England
For a 20-year-old, Chandler Cunningham-South has lived quite a life. Born in England, he moved to New Zealand at the age...
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Feature
/ 2 years agoMartin relishing playing with pals
George Martin is a familiar name to English rugby fans, but the man behind the player is still very much a...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoI’m still getting stick over Hill, says rookie
By ADAM HATHAWAY England new boy Chandler Cunningham-South is still paying the price for not recognising 2003 legend Richard Hill. World...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMoody fears an Ireland onslaught
By GARY FITZGERALD Lewis Moody fears “unstoppable” Ireland will deliver further bad news for England when they arrive at Twickenham. Andy...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWasps better off with URC – Sharp
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry chairman Jon Sharp is convinced that Wasps’ future, if it has one, lies in the United Rugby...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoPearson grabs chance to show his potential
By MARK STEVENS In terms of an on-field audition, Northampton’s Tom Pearson could not have done much more to impress watching...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoThere’s plenty of talent on its way through – Skivington
By MARK STEVENS George Skivington insists the future is bright in terms of the talent coming through within the English rugby...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoHodge on his way back to fast lane
By MARK STEVENS Josh Hodge has set his sights on an exciting end to the season after making an impressive return...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNowell extends deal to stay at La Rochelle
ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Jack Nowell’s French connection is set to go on for a few more years yet,...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Michael Le Bourgeois
The Bedford Blues player-coach and former Wasps and Jersey Reds centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIf England cut the errors, they will be in the game
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ENGLAND will be disappointed with the result at Murrayfield and will look at the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoNo relegation ‘embarrassing’ for the game
AS A fan of Coventry Rugby Club, I’m finding it increasingly awkward when I meet non-rugby fans or those attending their...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoHow can coaches be so optimistic?
I KNOW untimely injuries have not been helpful but what a disappointing showing over all three games (and quite a few...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDump the old brigade, Steve
BRIAN Clough always told us: “Football is a simple game complicated by coaches. Ping the ball to teammates along the ground...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t lose players in France
BANNING players seeking a secure financial future across the Channel is self-defeating. Argentina would not have a competitive team if they...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoCare merits his century, says Youngs
By PAUL EDDISON BEN Youngs has backed his long-time rival Danny Care to step up on what would be his 100th...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoBorthwick must stop delaying and rebuild
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN Steve Borthwick took over from Eddie Jones as England head coach he...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoFurbank would be central to my team
An English upset against Ireland on Saturday is about as likely as Donald Trump losing his fake tangerine tan. However, witnessing...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh are too good for Ospreys
By SIMON THOMAS Edinburgh......... 19pts Try: Watson 17 Conversion: Healy 18 Penalties: Healy 22, 25, 35, 73 Ospreys ............. 15pts Tries:...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoI want to get that England shirt back, says Scarratt
By MARK STEVENS The smiles said it all, after 13 painstaking months on the sidelines, the pure joy of returning to...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBrowne out to give Scottish an extra edge
By BEN JAYCOCK Upon his return from England U20s camp, London Scottish loanee Harry Browne is determined to help his side...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoBorthwick should put faith in this trio
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED PETER Winterbottom knows a thing or three about our sport, so you would expect him to make...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoBest ever? It has to be NZ’s 1987 masters
ON the subject of six-seven-eight combinations from dreamland, those of us who spent our rugby careers (for want of a better...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHouston in control to take Caldy to cleaners
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................. 14pts Tries: Penalty 50, Sproston 79 Conversions: Barker 80 Cornish P ..........32pts Tries: Stevens 7, Trewin...
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Q&A
/ 2 years ago‘It’s been a great start but there are tougher challenges ahead of us’
Q&A Ben Jaycock catches up with England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft to assess the current state of play in the...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFasogbon’s making most of his seat in the front row
Afolabi Fasogbon says England U20s forwards get excited for scrum time and with the 6ft 4in, 20 stone-plus powerhouse on their...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHow one player really can make a team tick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHY have France fallen off a cliff ?Can...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for take – off, England
Paul Rees says that, with Ireland at home and France away to come, Borthwick's men must become relentless IT WAS three...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoThe flying Scot who still leads the field
PETER JACKSON Until Scotland’s converted Junior Springbok struck last weekend, England had not been hit by a Five or Six Nations’...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCampbell determined to counter Leicester’s box of tricks
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 1pm, StoneX Stadium MAY Campbell is looking forward to getting back...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoWe need to take more control, says Ford
By BEN JAYCOCK Bury St Edmunds have seen their National Two East title hopes shattered away in recent weeks with five...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBenson leads the way for Cambridge
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Oxford..................11pts Cambridge........ 56pts Tries: Hamilton 66 Penalties: Tries: King 2, 20 Holdroyd 4, Gompels 28, Kantolinna 31, Hughes...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoEmanuel adds his knowhow for U18s
NEWS EXTRA WALES U18 face Scotland today ahead of the Six Na- tions festival which starts at the end of the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoGreat start, England, but then it fell to pieces
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Triple top: Duhan van der Merwe beats Ben Earl to score his...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoNational Leagues should go back to old tackle laws
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Jack Heald, below, the director of rugby at Barnes RFC...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGraham and Tuipulotu ruled out of Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have lost Darcy Graham and Sione Tuipulotu for the rest of the Six Nations. Edinburgh wing Graham, right,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSharks sign Roets as Wiese confirms exit
SALE have signed South African lock Le Roux Roets, below, for next season from URC side Sharks. The 6ft 8in player...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland set to defend WXV crown in Canada
CANADA will host the 2024 WXV 1 series in the autumn. WXV 2 will again take place in South Africa and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJenkins agrees to full-time Cardiff gig
FORMER Wales and Lions prop Gethin Jenkins will become a full-time Cardiff coach in 2024-25. Jenkins, 43, has been part-time defence...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester full-back Ioan Jones
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s will feel grateful to have Ioan Jones in their ranks as the full-back could easily have...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLads set for trip to France
ENGLAND U18s COACH Jonathan Pendlebury has selected a 24-man squad for England U18’s trip to Chalon-sur-Saône to play France on Saturday...
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