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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Stringer hands off Father Time

EVENfrom this distance, Worcester’s home match against London Irish on December 23 is worth ringing in red ink. There is every...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Scots can’t moan over Lions says Maitland

By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Sean Maitland SCOTLANDwing Sean Maitland reckons his countrymen can have no complaints over a lack of Lions...

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Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Time for Gatland to change his style

By PETER JACKSON It’s him again: Jordie Barrett breaks away to score for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

Blink and you’d have missed these eight Test debutants

THE Lions having been the only game in town since the end of the domestic season, it would have been nigh...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

For consistency, Murray is your man

By JON NEWCOMBE CONOR MURRAY is without peers in the pantheon of great Lions scrum-halves – even the great Gareth Edwards,...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Spencer at war with Beaumont over shorter Lions tour schedule

Nick Cain talks to Lions manager John Spencer about the future of the touring side World Rugby chairman: Bill Beaumont Together:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Playing ‘tour’ games at home will solve problems saysWray

By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to...

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Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain: Lions should have taken 45 players in first place

Replacement strategies are becoming the bane of Lions tours, as the furore around the ‘Geography Six’ – the late call-ups to...

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Shane Williams

/ 9 years ago

Shane Williams: Sexton and Farrell are certain to get better and better playing together

It was a privilege to be in Wellington to watch this thriller of a game; it was right up with the...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: One match to go, and these Lions could end up legends

With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I am already suffering from Lions fatigue and can’t wait...

By Jeff Probyn

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: As the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve

This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in Lions folklore but a game which neatly...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

BT Sport wins exclusive European rugby TV rights

BT Sport has secured the rights to screen the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom and Ireland from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

One match to go, and these Lions could end up legends

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Hunter leads women in their World Cup defence

SARAH Hunter will captain England’s title defence at the World Cup in Dublin on August 9. Rachael Burford, Rochelle Clark, Tamara...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

When the Lions roamed the Pampas

The Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Lambie career in jeopardy

PATRICKLambie will not play rugby again this year because of an on-going concussion issue. The 26-year-old Sharks and Springbok fly-half has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

As the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve

Big impact: Courtney Lawes BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Sexton-Farrell combo ends Warrenball jibe

Throwing the dice: New 10-12 axis of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton IF there was a selection call on which the...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Caging these Lions would be vandalism

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AUCKLAND was awash with red this week as thousands of Lions fans arrived...

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International Rugby

/ 9 years ago

Blossoms blown away by Ireland’s power game

By EDWARD O’BRIAN IRELANDsigned off from their summer tour with a comprehensive five-try victory in Tokyo. Scores from Garry Ringrose, Josh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Madigan eyes route back to Test scene via Bristol

By NEALE HARVEY FLY-HALF Ian Madigan has revealed his twin targets of steering Bristol into the Premiership and reclaiming a place...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Tobin brings in debuties

GLOUCESTER have added two new members to their strength and conditioning coaching staff. Tom Turner is reunited with Dan Tobin, the...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

All Black centre joins Harlequins

All Black Francis Saili will leave Munster this summer to join Harlequins. The 26-year-old centre spent the last two seasons in...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Lions can cut All Blacks warp speed down to slow motion

Nick Cain says the Lions CAN beat the All Blacks – and this is the way to do it on Saturday...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Get ready for the fireworks …and some dubious calls!

BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for next week’s Test opener with a tour through the ages Experience shows us there is...

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International Rugby

/ 9 years ago

Irish sizzle in the sun to roast Japan with 7 tries

By JOSEPH ROSS IRELAND racked up seven tries to demolish Japan on Saturday in the second of their threematch summer tour....

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Scots have every right to be riled by Gatland

WARREN Gatland has walked into a tornado of recrimination after his decision to call up four Wales players into the Lions...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Lions must learn how to ‘walk in’ those try chances

Will start: George North has no real challenger at present JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Guscott Lions Test team: Halfpenny; Watson,...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

O’Mahony set to get a battlefield commission as captain

Missed out: Jamie Heaslip BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Sport still has that irresistible ability to surprise. Three months ago, when England played...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Six changes for Ireland in Japan this weekend

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

O’Mahony to lead the Lions against the Maori

Peter O’Mahony will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Maori All Blacks at Rotorua International Stadium on Saturday. The...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Furlong: I’ve dreamt of this since nappies

HAVING had to wait until the third game of the tour to get the ball rolling, Ireland tighthead Tadgh Furlong was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 9 years ago

McGeechan warned of meltdown 24 years ago

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

Rampant Kiwis put Ireland under pump

GROUP B ROUND-UP NEWZealand secured top seed at the end of the pool stages by piling more misery on Ireland on...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

Mitchell cashes in the bonus to bank a perfect ten for England

ROUND 2 ROUND-UP Held: Max Malins looks to break against Wales ENGLAND U20s maintained their perfect ten from ten start last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Phase two can begin now they’ve all had game time

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Just a week in and already it’s a disaster, or that is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 9 years ago

‘If people can’t put it behind them they never will’ says Umaga on 2005 BOD spear tackle

Twelve years on from the spear tackle which ended Brian O’Driscoll’s Lions tour to New Zealand, Blues head coach Tana Umaga...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Schmidt calls up Reidy for Irish tour

ULSTER flanker Sean Reidy has been drafted into Ireland’s squad for the USA and Japan tour after Tommy O’Donnell pulled out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

England prepared for Welsh backlash

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND U20s eased into their World Cup defence against Samoa but fly-half Max Malins is expecting to be...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 9 years ago

Cioffi breaks Irish hearts

A LATE converted try from Massimo Cioffi helped Italy cause the upset of the Junior World Cup’s opening round on Wednesday...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Gardener Sam makes Lions look weedy in tour opener

From NICK CAIN at Toll Stadium, Whangarei Pick of the pack: Taulupe Faletau charges forward FIRED-UP country boys, home town referees,...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

Faletau’s the clear pick of a sub-standard side

Physical: Alun-Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S LIONS RATINGS 1. JOE MARLER Did not seize the initiative in the scrum...

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Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Hansen feels the strain of building a legacy

The pressure is starting to build on Steve Hansen. Ironically, the tell-tale sign is how often the words “pressure” and “responsibility”...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

How come the back row didn’t suffer jet-lag?

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Will and commitment: Ross Moriarty THE post-match interviews from Warren Gatland and his players were just...

By The Rugby Paper Team