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/ 9 years ago

HIGHLIGHTS: Blues v British & Irish Lions

The Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 9 years ago

REPORT: Lions suffer 22-16 defeat against the Blues at Eden Park

The Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 9 years ago

Big doubts over Dane Coles’ chances of featuring in Lions series

Dane Coles appears unlikely to feature for All Blacks during the British & Irish Lions tour, claims Hurricanes assistant coach John...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 9 years ago

Hartley is focused on England not Lions SOS

Captain Dylan Hartley will lead England out against Argentina on Saturday fully focused on the job at hand claiming missing out...

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...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Homespun Exeter turning sights on Euro domination

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER captain Jack Yeandle reckons a rapidly increasing level of international recognition offers compelling proof of why the...

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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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Features

/ 9 years ago

Brits: Champions Cup must be season finale

By NEALE HARVEY SCHALK Brits has blasted the timing of this year’s Champions Cup final and insists bosses of Europe’s three...

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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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

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Now NZ may rest their stars

HAVING undertaken to play the All Blacks in the early tour matches against the NZ Super Rugby franchises, there are signs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Divided camp not Gat’s way

WARREN Gatland got his retaliation in early with a pre-emotive strike aimed at 2001 Lions coach Graham Henry. As New Zealand’s...

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

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 years ago

As dress rehearsels go, this was far better than mob of 1971

BRENDAN GALLAGHER BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Oustanding condition: Kyle Sinckler The opening matches of Lions tours are hurdles to be cleared not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

Pacific Nations fighting for their World Cup lives

THE eyes of the rugby world will, of course, be focussed primarily on New Zealand and the Lions over the coming...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Wonderkid Sam ready Test for big to prove solution at No7

By NEALE HARVEY SAM UNDERHILL, the most talked about player yet to be capped by England, is determined to prove he...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Underhill hits hardest at Ospreys – Ardron

TYLER ARDRON has backed Sam Underhill to become a mainstay of the England back row for years to come. The Canadian...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: My Lions dream knocked out by a real McCoy from Jimmy

Twenty-eight years ago I was playing in a Five Nations tournament that was, in effect, a selection trial for the 1989...

By Jeff Probyn

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher picks his all-time Lions XV

15. JPR Williams Ever present in 1971 and 1974 and a player who took the fight to the ‘enemy’ more than...

By Brendan Gallagher

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Set Faletau loose and he can cause havoc for Lions

Taulupe Faletau is in the spotlight following Billy Vunipola’s withdrawal from the Lions tour because No.8 is such an influential position....

By Jeremy Guscott

Featured

/ 9 years ago

Eddie’s in need of a big rethink says Lamb

France-bound fly-half Ryan Lamb says Eddie Jones‘ decision to exclude Freddie Burns, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade from the tour to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 9 years ago

Of course Billy’s a loss, but others will step in

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The wailing and gnashing of teeth over Billy Vunipola’s withdrawal from the Lions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 9 years ago

Lions must beware getting on wrong side of ref

WHAT was evident from the high-tempo Chiefs v Crusaders clash played in Suva, Fiji, last weekend was that forward passes in...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Breathtaking, now let’s hope all regions can build on success

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHAT A win, what a performance, what a team! Hats off to everyone at the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

Eddie must hope his shooting stars don’t crash to earth in Argentina

NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH ABOUT THE KIDS HE IS SENDING INTO THE PUMAS’ LAIR IF England minus the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

SQUADS for Twickenham, kick off 3pm

ENGLAND: * new cap Mike Brown (Harlequins, 60 caps), *Nathan Earle (Saracens), *Sam James (Sale Sharks), *Alex Lozowski (Saracens), Jonny May...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Size didn’t matter in 1971, just pure ability

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW When they line up for the first Test, the Lions’ backs will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Patchell and Evans have been bitten, and it hurts!

PHIL DOLLMANis to be congratulated on his elevation to the Wales squad, a reward for long years of perseverance which may...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

My Lions dream knocked out by a real McCoy from Jimmy

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Twenty-eight years ago I was playing in a Five Nations tournament that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS AND LONDON WELSH CENTRE STEVE RAVENSCROFT LOOKING back on my playing days I feel incredibly fortunate to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!

By NICK VERDIER LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 9 years ago

Cockerill faces his old rivals in the final

FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Richard Cockerill, Nick Abendanon and David Strettle, rivals for so long in different colours in their homeland,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Eddie’s in need of a big rethink says Lamb

By NEALE HARVEY FRANCE-BOUND fly-half Ryan Lamb says Eddie Jones’ decision to exclude Freddie Burns, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Cowan-Dickie eyes Test spot

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed to turn up the heat on England skipper Dylan Hartley during next...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Champions! Now Chiefs boss demands Euro glory

By NEALE HARVEY Best in the land: Jack Yeandle and Gareth Steenson hold the trophy aloft for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images...

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Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Follow our lead, Pivac tells Welsh rugby

By PETER JACKSON THEScarlets marked their coronation as PRO12 champions last night by challenging Wales to follow the dazzling brand of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Saracens are great but can they keep going?

Congratulations to Sarries on the totally expected win in last week’s Champions Cup final. They have made history and written the...

By Jeff Probyn

Shane Williams

/ 9 years ago

Shane Williams: We need Bomb back coaching OUR props

I’ve always had a lot of time for Adam Jones, but he didn’t strike me as a potential coach, not initially...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Lions should copy Crusaders’ blueprint to restrict Barrett’s influence

Beauden Barrett has a skill-set that would be the envy of a lot of world-class players, but last weekend playing for...

By Jeremy Guscott

Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Southern stars rush to beat deadline

By PETER JACKSON MORE than 30 Southern Hemisphere players will qualify for England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales before the longer residency...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Crusaders in the clear for a home semi-final

By NICK VERDIER THE Crusaders maintained their perfect record with a 31-24 win over the Chiefs in Suva on Friday to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 9 years ago

Saracens are great but can they keep going?

Triumph: Saracens lift the Champions Cup after beating Clermont PICTURE: Getty Images Congratulations to Sarries on the totally expected win in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Billy can take No.8 play to a new level!

Lawrence Dallaglio tells NEALE HARVEY how Billy Vunipola can usurp Kieran Read as world leading No.8 Lawrence Dallaglio Blockbuster: Billy Vunipola...

By The Rugby Paper Team