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/ 5 years ago

Diamond’s back looking for club

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond is ready to make his return to the Premiership and become rugby’s...

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/ 5 years ago

Reynolds aims to build strong stock of young hungry Rams

READING-based Rams, who hosted Sale FC yesterday, have been a fairytale story of English rugby since their National 2 South promotion...

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/ 5 years ago

Sam will prove why he’s best – Armand

NEWS EXTRA DON Armand believes Exeter teammate Sam Simmonds will show why he’s the best No.8 in England this autumn. Simmonds...

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/ 5 years ago

Biggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin

NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last...

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/ 5 years ago

My testimonial year is not the end of Billy!

By JON NEWCOMBE BILLY TWELVETREES is confident a growing sense of self-belief within the squad will finally rid Gloucester of their...

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Guest Blogs

/ 5 years ago

Bears’ toothless attack at the heart of disappointing form

Bristol Bears have had a less than ideal start to their Premiership campaign. Pat Lam‘s team reached the play-offs last season,...

By Sam Emery

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/ 5 years ago

Morgan on hot streak

GLOUCESTER No.8 Ben Morgan is back enjoying playing rugby again after a terrible year with injuries. Morgan has scored four tries...

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/ 5 years ago

Hayden and Co rehearsed their deception

Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an...

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/ 5 years ago

Millfield boys top of the class again

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE were all sorts of sports to enjoy...

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/ 5 years ago

Davies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on

Premiership Cup By JARED EVITTS Ebbw Vale........ 16 Merthyr............. 20 EBBW VALE came up just short for a fourth successive game...

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/ 5 years ago

Mathias strikes again to haunt Bridgend

Premiership Cup By ALED BISTON Carmarthen Q.........27 Bridgend.................. 12 CARMARTHEN Quins put in a strong second-half performance to secure victory over...

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/ 5 years ago

Good Evans! It’s Drovers’ win No.21

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................. 17 Llandovery.............45 AN Ashley Evans brace helped Llandovery secure their 21st victory in a row...

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/ 5 years ago

Wizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics

Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and...

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/ 5 years ago

Beetham belter wraps up fightback

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay....

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/ 5 years ago

Crane lifts Black and Ambers to victory

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Newport...................27 Pontypridd...............11 PONTYPRIDD suffered a surprise defeat at Newport as Black and Ambers scrum-half Luke Crane...

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/ 5 years ago

Quins win put Sanderson in a spin

By NEIL FISSLER ALEX Sanderson admits that downing champions Harlequins last week had him dancing for joy – in the kitchen...

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International Rugby

/ 5 years ago

Is This the End for the Vunipolas In an England Shirt?

Eddie Jones has swung the axe in controversial fashion ahead of England’s Autumn Series games against South Africa, Australia and Tonga....

By Sam Emery

Jeff Probyn

/ 5 years ago

Diversity’s problem? Lack of Asian stars

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why is rugby so keen to raise issues and set out to...

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/ 5 years ago

Ignore lower tiers at your peril, RFU

ANOTHER well informed column by Jeff Probyn in TRP (Oct 10). The Premiership has effectively been ring fenced now it is...

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/ 5 years ago

DREAM TEAM

OLLIE STEDMAN, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER NEWCASTLE, LONDON WELSH, LEEDS, EALING AND DONCASTER No.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 5 years ago

Big question is who does Eddie play outside Smith

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Marcus Smith first broke through as an apprentice I saw him as having...

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/ 5 years ago

Worcester 3-48 Leicester: Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces

STEVE Borthwick was thrilled with both human bull-dozer Nemani Nadolo and England fly-half George Ford as Tigers ripped Worcester to shreads...

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/ 5 years ago

Thomas: Devastion in camp tonight

JONATHAN Thomas laid it on the line to his woeful Warriors after they were put to the sword by merciless Leicester....

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/ 5 years ago

Give young Tshiunza a chance

WHEN Christ Tshiunza walks into the Welsh camp this autumn he is going to turn some heads. At 6ft 6in tall,...

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Features

/ 5 years ago

England can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles

Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county World class potential: Marcus Smith in...

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/ 5 years ago

‘Some agents go missing when players need them the most’

MIKE Brown was never going to use the lockdowns as a chance to take it easy. Concerned that players were having...

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/ 5 years ago

Clubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday

By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of...

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/ 5 years ago

BEN MURPHY

YOUNG GUNS Murphy feels his Lucs in on dual-reg WORCESTER WARRIORS LOOSEHEAD As one of 14 players to head out of...

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/ 5 years ago

Cudd makes return to lead Josh’s Quins pack

By ROB COLE NIC Cudd used to play with and against Cardiff skipper Josh Turnbull, but these days he is being...

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/ 5 years ago

Erasmus delay dreadful says RFU president Jeff

Colin Boag talks to RFU president Jeff Blackett about the state of the game RFU president Jeff Blackett says he shares...

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/ 5 years ago

Young Guns: Saracens centre Josh Hallett

Josh Hallett says the feel-good vibes are permeating through Saracens after their return to the Premiership as he bids to make...

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/ 5 years ago

Pleased to have left Welsh politics behind

STEFFAN THOMAS talks to former Cardiff coach Jason Strange about his switch to Rugby League JASON Strange has always been someone...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 5 years ago

Exodus of players is real threat for game

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...

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/ 5 years ago

Wallabies not giving up just yet

AUSTRALIA coach Dave Rennie still has hope of persuading Louis Lynagh to play for the Wallabies. Harlequins winger Lynagh – the...

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/ 5 years ago

Adams up for challenge of ‘world class’ club

By STEFFAN THOMAS JOSH Adams plans on putting himself into the world class category by dominating against the best this autumn....

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/ 5 years ago

Peace talks go ahead in agents’ fees row

By NEIL FISSLER PREMIERSHIP clubs were last night facing massive pressure to back down in their stand-off with players’ agents over...

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/ 5 years ago

How long will this kow-towing go on?

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk REGARDING Nick Cain’s piece...

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