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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

All Blacks in Dublin is the litmus Test

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to another jam-packed schedule to thrill us this Autumn Famous victory: Ireland defeat the All Blacks at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Young tyros warming up for RWC2019

Big force: Titi Lamositele SANTIAGO ARATA (URUGUAY): A+- genuine talent. TITI LAMOSITELE (US EAGLES): The USA are beginning to tap into...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Ten tasty dishes from this Autumn’s smorgasbord of Test rugby

Talent: Teddy Thomas WALES V SCOTLAND (Principality Stadium, November 3) A bit of a curiosity down at the Principality. Not a...

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The Rugby Paper

/ 8 years ago

Now Eddie has to prove he’s not a one-trick pony heading for a fall

NICK CAIN HEARS EDDIE JONES’ EXPLANATION ABOUT HIS LATEST SQUAD DECISIONS Questions: Why has Elliott Stooke, left, been preferred to Dave...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

President Laporte on passport control

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN When can a foreigner play for France these days? When Federation president Bernard Laporte says so, that’s...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Taqele sure Boyd’s ‘super’ style will bring success

By NEALE HARVEY Feeling at home in Northampton: Taqele Naiyaravoro GIANT Northampton wing Taqele Naiyaravoro admits his fitness must improve if...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Barrett may head east after RWC

JAPAN is emerging as a possible short-term destination for Beauden Barrett and other senior All Blacks after next year’s Rugby World...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Mercer stakes his claim to face Boks

By NEALE HARVEY ZACHMercer is ready to answer England’s call for a No.8 capable of facing down the might of South...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Shields at the ready to bring edge to back row

Physical: Brad Shields BRAD Shields aims to provide Eddie Jones with exactly what he wants by bringing some hard-nosed Kiwi physicality...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

DREAM TEAM

STEVEN LUATUA, BRISTOL AND FORMER NEW ZEALAND & AUCKLAND BLUES FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...

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Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Dallaglio ‘distressed’ by lack of dead certs

By GARY FITZGERALD He’s still splashing: Chris Ashton dives in to score his hat-trick try for Sale against Connacht PICTURE: Getty...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Gain-line busters will give England a new dimension

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Risk worth taking: Joe Cokanasiga is in devastating attacking form but could be a defensive liability...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Yes, Wade is small but his talent is giant-size

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN CHRISTIAN Wade encapsulates English rugby’s irrational fear of the X-Factor players it produces,...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Smith getting square eyes from analysis of the greats

By ADAM HATHAWAY Master and apprentice: Evans and Smith HARLEQUINS’ assistant coach Nick Evans has been clocking up the hours in...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Luke’s ravenous after long climb to the top

By STEFFAN THOMAS Winding road: Luke Morgan of Wales beats the tackle from Pol Pla of Spain during the 2018 New...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Kiwis call up Papalli

NEW Zealand have named uncapped flanker Dalton Papalii in a 32-man squad for their tour involving matches against Australia, England, Ireland...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Crime still pays thanks to red card blind spot

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW 4PETER JACKSON Dividing opinion: Jerome Kaino clatters into Jamie Roberts The opening round of European...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

The Kiwi conveyer belt keeps coming

WALES pick an Englishman who has never played for a Welsh club in a squad weakened by the omission of a...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Charles Piutau could be back at the start of next month, Bristol coach Pat Lam confirms

Pat Lam also evaluates the Bears' start to the season

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Eddie Jones left precariously short at number 8 as Billy Vunipola breaks arm for third time

England now without Vunipola, Simmonds and possibly Nathan Hughes for November Tests

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Two new names in Italy squad for autumn

By SAM JACKSON CONOR O’Shea believes Italian rugby is going in the right direction after selecting a 37-man squad for the...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Dingwall relishing his opportunity in Saints midfield

Chance: Fraser Dingwall HOME-GROWN defensive dervish Fraser Dingwall is determined to prove why Northampton need not break the bank to find...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Pointless? Not these streetwise stars

OLD Streetonians in London’s east end profess to having ‘a story like no other rugby club’, one formed by ‘artists and...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Dragons flying at full throttle for shot at Marseilles miracle

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next month’s World Cup repechage in Marseilles Determined: Max Denmark on the charge against the Cook...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Canada start as slight favourites, but we’ll be fitter

Brendan Gallagher talks to David Rees about the Welsh connection aiding Hong Kong’s progress Brains trust: David Rees, Leigh Jones and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Danny boy playing for his future at Quins

By NEALE HARVEY Aiming to be No.1: Danny Care celebrates a try against Saracens on his 250th appearance for Harlequins PICTURE:...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Knee injury keeps Joe on sidelines for Autumn

ENGLAND lock Joe Launchbury has been ruled out of the Autumn internationals after having knee surgery. The 27-year-old, who has 54...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Carnegie set to swoop for Antipodean reinforcements

INJURY-HIT Yorkshire Carnegie have put out contract offers to half-a-dozen players in a bid to bring in immediate reinforcements. Having been...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Jack’s back to fend off Cokanasiga challenge

By HARVEY NEALE Upping the ante: Nathan Earle and Joe Cokanasiga Threat: Jack Nowell goes close against Bath PICTURES: Getty Images...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Smokin’ Joe tipped to be England’s version of Sivivatu

NEALE HARVEY POWERHOUSE wing Joe Cokanasiga can enter the annals of rugby fame in the way Fijian legend Sitiveni Sivivatu once...

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Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Eddie stays no matter what insists RFU chief

By NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones has been given an unequivocal assurance by RFU chief executive Steve Brown that “come what may”...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Young unfazed by Toulon galacticos

By JON NEWCOMBE Big game experience: Falcons scrum-half Micky Young PICTURE: Getty Images Ace: Julian Savea A TRIP to the Mediterranean...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Hughes is a tweet for misjudging the mood

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NATHAN Hughes may feel that a relatively light right-handed punch from a prone...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

I still feel the stress of that French fightback in ‘99

BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Comeback kings: France beat New Zealand in 1999 RUGBY MATTERS...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

It would be special to add Champions Cup title to my Super Rugby medal, says Wasps fly-half Lima Sopoaga

Three years on from winning Super Rugby with the Highlanders, Sopoaga wants to win the equivalent in the Northern Hemisphere

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Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Jackson column: Berwyn Jones paid the price for putting family first

Peter Jackson looks at when rugby's amateur days were overshadowed by the riches available in professional sports

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Edinburgh survive scare to kill off Cheetahs

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Edinburgh …37 Cheetahs …21 EDINBURGH survived a late scare to extend their unbeaten home run to three matches...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Crowley impressed by calibre of Italy kids

By STEFFAN THOMAS KIERAN Crowley insists Italy’s young stars are better than their Celtic equivalents. And the experienced coach believes the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Berwyn paid price for putting family first

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Berwyn Jones used to run like the wind, so much so that not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

RUGBY MATTERS

International opposition getting Blues battle-hard BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points History boys: Oxford University line...

By The Rugby Paper Team