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Latest News

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Saracens swoop as Flynn returns to top flight

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE James Flynn is the latest Jersey Reds player to be snapped up by a Premiership club with...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Loader out to put his injury woe behind him

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Marines help O’Loughlin get in shape for Exeter

By PAUL REES When Rory O’Loughlin met Exeter’s director of rugby Rob Baxter earlier this year to discuss moving from Leinster...

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Columnists

/ 3 years ago

We need bigger squads to reduce playing time

COLIN BOAG I’d really like my grandkids to be able to play and watch rugby, but I’m far from sure that...

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Chris Hewett

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Rugby has a proper fight on its hands now

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Anyone out there remember Sean Kerly? It’s just about possible, but only if your joints are seizing...

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Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Suck out the joy and people will turn away

Paul Rees talks to Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill about the game’s future Then it came, the question was why...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Youngs Guns: Bath and Scotland U18s scrum-half Murdoch Lock

Having represented the U18s earlier this year, Bath academy scrum-half Murdoch Lock has set a clear goal to become the first...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Wilson happy to be a new Knight

By JON NEWCOMBE Doncaster may be worlds apart from south-west London but former astrophysics student and Harlequins prop Mak Wilson is...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Fans left at the bottom of the pile when it comes to kick-off times

PETER JACKSON A summer of sorrow over Llanelli draws towards a close, leaving the Scarlets to prepare for their 150th anniversary...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

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ERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how...

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Club Rugby

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Pearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Coach Kiss calls on Irish to find that little bit more

By GARY FITZGERALD Les Kiss says London Irish will need to find that crucial “one percent” in order to challenge for...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Tiger Jack hangs up his boots for a fresh start

Having played rugby fulltime for 10 years, former Leicester Tigers centre Jack Roberts has retired from rugby at the age of...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Smith: Pal Tommy shows us the way

By BEN JAYCOCK New sensation: Tommy Freeman starred for England in Australia PICTURES: Getty Images Doncaster Knights back row Thom Smith...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Show us the money men in Premiership

NICK Cain wrote about ‘the complete contradiction at the heart of the Premiership of having a salary cap at the same...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Don’t get carried away with Ireland series win

COLIN BOAG In last week’s letters page a Mr Ireland (!) accused me of being curmudgeonly about Ireland beating the All...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Tiger Jack has all the attributes of a top 9

NEIL DE KOCK THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA AND SARACENS SCRUM-HALF From a scrum-half perspective there were some real standout performers for...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Lam ready to get the Bears roaring back in the big time

Q&A PAT LAM - ON THE RECORD Paul Rees speaks to Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam about changes at Ashton...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Get-out clause sparks interest in Robertson

Premiership clubs and the RFU have been put on red alert after being tipped off that Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Western Force in line to sign Rona

Centre: Curtis Rona Western Force have stepped up their efforts to re-sign London Irish outside centre Curtis Rona after snatching Leicester...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Socino heading for life in Spain

FORMER Leicester Tigers centre Juan Pablo Socino has swapped the champions of England for the Champions of Spain after signing a...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Bath will get back where they belong, says Garvey

By BEN JAYCOCK Leader: Matt Garvey playing for Bath Matt Garvey has been frustrated by Bath’s downturn but believes his old...

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Columnists

/ 3 years ago

A-list West were pride of the north

CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity

The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Bidding war goes on for European Cup TV rights

PLANS for a 16-team longdiscussed World Club Cup starting in 2025 will add intrigue to drawn-out broadcaster bids for TV rights...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Full Premiership 2022/23 fixtures: Westcountry rivals go toe-to-toe in opening round

Bristol Bears and Bath will raise the curtain of the Premiership for the second time in four seasons as they kick...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Nelson: Urgent changes needed to protect game

By PAUL REES Rugby union is on a collision course with oblivion unless it takes steps to reduce the amount of...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Brilliant to win series but far from perfect

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started...

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Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

A veil of secrecy which keeps us all in the dark

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a complete contradiction at the heart of the English Premiership having...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Rob’s faith inspired a decade of dreams

MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOLLMAN THE FORMER DRAGONS AND EXETER CHIEFS FULL-BACK/CENTRE ISUPPOSE my claim to fame is that I was...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Contracts alone will not plug the gap – McMahon

■By BEN JAYCOCK The IRFU have promised to have women’s contracts in place in time for next year’s Six Nations, but...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Sutherland heads for Kowloon after ‘an amazing time’ playing for Cardiff Met

HARRY Sutherland is looking forward to going outside his comfort zone after it was confirmed the Cardiff Met graduate will be...

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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Miller keen to carry on abroad after Wasps exit

By JON NEWCOMBE When Wasps report back for pre-season this week, versatile back Rob Miller will be a notable absentee. Miller’s...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

RPA doing its best to help out-of-contract players

Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) CEO Damian Hopley says the organisation is “doing all it can” to help members affected by the...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Jack’s living the dream at Harlequins

YOUNG GUNS JACK DOOREY-PALMER HARLEQUINS HOOKER Jack Doorey-Palmer is aiming high at Harlequins after receiving some special online tuition from England...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Baby Boks hold no fear for Wales

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Rising star: Dafydd Jenkins DAFYDD Jenkins is confident Wales U20s can upset the formbook by beating South Africa...

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Features

/ 3 years ago

Proud to be a foot soldier among the superstars

MY LIFEIN RUGBY BEN BROSTER THE FORMER WALES, SARACENS, WASPS, NORTHAMPTON, SCARLETS, BIARRITZ & BAYONNE TIGHT-HEAD I’M from Haywards Heath in...

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Summer Tours

/ 3 years ago

Springboks change 14 as Wales bring in Cuthbert

South Africa have changed all-but one of the starting XV who beat Wales last week, with the visitors making just one...

By Nick Powell

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Newcastle to investigate after Burrell racist claims

Newcastle Falcons have launched an internal investigation to determine if any of the racism that Luther Burrell experienced happened while at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Bulls keen to re-sign ex-Tigers back row

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Van Staden MARCO van Staden, whose departure from Premiership champions Leicester Tigers was announced...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Knights give Smith a lift from school

■By JON NEWCOMBE ROBBIE Smith is pleased to have swapped the classroom for his first full-time rugby contract at Steve Boden’s...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Bedfordshire fixture clashes not helpful

email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT is unbelievable that Ampthill and Bedford Blues have home matches scheduled on the same day on eight occasions...

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