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Welsh Rugby

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Ex-captain Brian Price dies at 86

FORMER Wales captain Brian Price has died at the age of 86. A second row and lineout specialist, Price, below, captained...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

AWJ urges players to have heart check

ALUN Wyn Jones has revealed he underwent surgery to correct the heart condition atrial fibrillation after his career drew to a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

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Tenth defeat in a row for battling Falcons

By LUKE JARMYN Lions blindside Emmanuel Tshituka scored two second-half tries as Newcastle were taken back to school by a brutally...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Toulouse’s victory over Quins is top of my list

RUGBY MATTERS THE greatest single performance in the Heineken Cup? That’s a tricky one, there have been so many, but when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Millar knew how to keep ref onside

RUGBY MATTERS Dr Syd Millar was many things – Ballymena stalwart, redoubtable Ireland Test prop, successful Ireland coach and innovative rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Ryan has to wise up and show respect

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Maybe one day James Ryan will find it in him to send a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

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The day Syd needed his teeth to be in

PETER JACKSON Syd Millar’s Himalayan climb along the cutting edge of rugby history encompassed three momentous events: the invincible Lions tour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 years ago

Lions still roaring after vital victory secured

■By BEN MORRIS Leicester L ......25 Cinderford....... 20 LEICESTER Lions maintained hopes of survival with a vital and hard-fought win against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

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Playing in this league is so sweet for top scorer Honey

By EDDIE McATEER Title contenders Rams’ top scorer Fraser Honey believes National One is by far the best league in England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 17/12/23

Alongside a report from their Saturday night clash with Cardiff, we talk to Bath’s Finn Russell and how he’s moved to...

By Nick Powell

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Challenge Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview

Having got their campaign underway with victory last week, Gloucester are now back to nearly full strength for a crucial match...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Sunday round-up

Sunday saw a fourth meeting in as many seasons of La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup, with their last...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

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George set to carry on at Saracens

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England and Lions hooker Jamie George is ready to turn don a lucrative move to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

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Lions set to ring the changes

■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview... Perpignan v Lions Today. 1pm LIONS head coach Ivan van Rooyen will be banking on the strength...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

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Barton is on target to rescue Gloucester

■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Black Lion .......... 10pts Try: Matkava 20 Conversion: Matkava 21 Gloucester ......... 15pts Penalty: Matkava 68 Penalties: Barton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Newcastle are hoping for a cold front in basement battle

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Montpellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Kingston Park IT will be a case of bottoms up at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

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Minnows can make splash of a whale

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED ACCORDING to Donald J Trump – you may have heard of him – “losers” are the lowest...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

A team stuffed full of captains

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I was having one final lingering look at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Too many are being pushed to the edge

Paul Rees says it's time to ensure players spend less time in the gym and more with the ball in their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

No room at the top for Welsh regions

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Only right that the Lions play in Ireland

The Lions used to go out of their way to make friends in little towns not much bigger than villages. Now...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

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Yates leads the way as Park take maximum points

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Leicester Lions ...... 3 DARLINGTON Mowden Park returned to winning ways with a dominant display against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Lions set up Aviva date with Argentina for 2025

The British and Irish Lions will play a match in Ireland for the first time in their history when they face...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

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Murley is aiming for England comeback

By PAUL REES Cadan Murley made a late start to his Premiership campaign when he returned from a knee injury in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Lawes delays decision on his future until Six Nations

By JON NEWCOMBE Courtney Lawes will make a decision on his Northampton future during the Six Nations window in February. Lawes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

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Farrell set to remain Sarries marquee man

Saracens are closing in on agreeing terms to a new contract with skipper Owen Farrell, below, who is out of contract...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Bears step up hunt for new tighthead

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears have stepped up their search for a tighthead as they face up to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Don’t confuse hatred on social media with responsible debate

NO-ONE in their right mind wanted to see Owen Farrell exit the international stage after announcing this week that he wants...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Exodus of talent isn’t always a disaster

Sabbaticals are all the rage. Sam Cane, the New Zealand captain who chased gold at the recent World Cup but ended...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

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John was the first to sidestep celebrity

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OWEN Farrell‘s maternal grandfather had only just begun creating the ultimate Anglo-Irish dynasty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

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Heartbreak for Ospreys as Benetton snatch it

By ROB COLE Benetton ........... 18pts Tries: Bernasconi 16, Da Re 76 Conversions: Umaga 17 Penalties: Umaga 65, 69 Ospreys ................

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

14-man Lions too good for Dragons

By HAMISH Lions.................. 49pts Tries: van Wyck 11, Horn 28, 70; van der Merwe 43, 77; van der Berg 57 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Georgia happy to be joining the party

The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 years ago

In-form Chinnor show why they are riding high

By RHYS PAUL Leicester L ...... 15 Chinnor.............40 CHINNOR maintained their top-of-the-table challenge with a comprehensive victory. The Lions started strongly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

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Twenty years on and still looking good…

Brendan Gallagher looked on as England’s World Cup winners from 2003 got together recently WAISTLINES have expanded and hairlines receded while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life

By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

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Saracens keen for Vunipola to stay

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are believed to have offered Billy Vunipola a deal to remain in north London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

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Day Wales played a game of four halves

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Simon Shaw playing for the Lions in 2009

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Shaw stood the test of time

When they come to rank the all-time great individual performances by British and Irish Lions, Simon Shaw’s in the forbidding temple...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

A game in desperate need of some answers

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IF THERE is one thing I have learned...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Lively Lions on the prowl

By SAM JACKSON Lions ................ 61 Zebre................. 19 HENCO van Wyk and Edwill van der Merwe claimed two tries apiece as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 years ago

Rogers at double as Bishop’s get better of Lions

■By JAMES JOHNSON Leicester L ......29 Bishop’s S........36 BISHOP’S Stortford deservedly won an entertaining contest against Leicester Lions at Westleigh Park....

By The Rugby Paper Team