Paul Rees

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Oghre enjoying life with Bristol

By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

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European Challenge Cup

/ 2 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...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Iosefa-Scott happy he took chance with Chiefs

By PAUL REES Josh Iosefa-Scott was stunned when Exeter contacted his agent two years ago. The 22st England qualified prop was...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Baxter: We need to power up the scrum

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has called on the game’s lawmakers to forget about trying to make the game more entertaining...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester founder on Leicester rocks

By PAUL REES Gloucester ........................20pts Tries: McGuigan 49, Ford-Robinson 65 Conversions: Barton 50, 66 Penalties: Barton 16, 2 Leicester .......................... 38pts...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Stay patient and results will come – McDonald

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park IT has been an eventful four months for Kiran...

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/ 2 years ago

Set-pieces which make the difference

Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Baxter: Focus on all the good stuff

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter believes that the 15 per cent drop in Premiership attendances from last season, revealed by The...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Underhill faces a fight for his place

By PAUL REES Back row is not one of England head coach Steve Borthwick’s problem positions in terms of competition for...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Vakatawa grateful to Lam for giving him a chance at Bears

By PAUL REES Virimi Vakatawa says he feels blessed to be playing rugby again after being told last year that a...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Launchbury happy to be back where it all started

By PAUL REES Joe Launchbury has returned to the club where his career started, and nearly ended, 14 years ago. He...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Time to have the same laws across the game

MANY thanks to Paul Rees for turning the spotlight onto the issue of tackle heights in the professional game, containing many...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Davis keen to put on a show on derby day

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Aidon Davis has played in all three major...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Skivington: We are going to stay in the fight this time

By PAUL REES George Skivington was lost for words after Gloucester’s second half capitulation to Bath at Kingsholm and expects a...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Scottish genie turning on the magic at Bath

Paul Rees looks at Finn Russell, the big-money signing who is making a name for himself in the West Country Big-name...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

King plans Bristol visit to assess Sheedy

By PAUL REES Wales will be present at Bristol’s training ground this week to take a look at Callum Sheedy as...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Codling can sense change is in the air

Premiership By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park THE last time Newcastle defeated Saracens in the...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Randall’s out to get the world at his feet

By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed...

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News Extra

/ 2 years ago

Fall in player numbers

NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We’re happy to play without the pressure, says Skinner

EXETER’S supposed season of rebuilding started with the demolition of champions Saracens last weekend and the Chiefs intend to keep on...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Aged 24, Harding keen to lead from the front at Bears

By PAUL REES Fitz Harding is looking for Bristol to develop a harder edge this season after becoming the second youngest...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Report says No. 10 is where money is

By PAUL REES ALMOST half the players in the Premiership earn between £50,000 and £150,000 with outside-halves the best paid and...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Lam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

I’m going to give Sarries everything, says Willis

By PAUL REES Tom Willis aims to take the positives from his failed attempt to prove his World Cup credentials to...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Williams out to make a name for himself

By PAUL REES BRISTOL may have assembled an A-list of midfielders after the loss of Semi Radradra, but the relatively unknown...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Clunky Samoa fail to impress

By PAUL REES Samoa ................................ 43pts Tries: Paia’aua 40, Taumateine 41, Lee 46, Malolo 51, 80 Conversions: Leali’ifano 40, 52, Sopoaga...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Randall out to get Bristol motoring

By PAUL REES Harry Randall is using his disappointment at missing out on the World Cup to ensure Bristol make a...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Dowson: Pearson will get another chance

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson has backed Tom Pearson to bounce back after winning his first England cap last week and...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Misery for Jones as Argentina snatch it

By PAUL REES Australia............................31pts Tries: Ikitau 4, White 52, Kerevi 71, Nawaqaniawase 75 Conversions: Cooper 5, 53, 72, 76 Penalties: Cooper...

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Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Let’s not abandon Fiji for the sake of US

CHRIS HEWETT Not for the first time, the ever-knowledgeable Paul Rees has treated us to a thorough account of the thinking...

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U20 World Cup

/ 2 years ago

‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England

By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Try something new and imaginative

JAMES Harrington reports that the average gate in the French top flight this season was 14,841, with Bordeaux topping the list...

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Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Amateurs set for talks over their future at Hazelwood

By PAUL REES London Irish Amateur RFC’s chairman Kevin Flynn is this week meeting administrators appointed after the collapse of the...

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Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson will know that better times are ahead

PAUL REES As Alex Sanderson reflected on what could have been after a Premiership final that yielded 60 points, Sale’s director...

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Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

David Emery honoured at rugby awards

David Emery is the reason that The Rugby Paper exists, and since its inception in September 2008 I have had the...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Clock is ticking as Irish eye takeover

By PAUL REES London Irish have a week to prove they have the funds to keep their place in the Premiership...

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Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Colombe try leaves the Aviva stunned

By PAUL REES Leinster............................. 26pts Tries: Danty 19, Seuteni 37, Colombe 71 Conversions: Hastoy 20, 38, 72 Penalties: Hastoy 42, 49...

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