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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Lam: I’m keen on Jack but no room in the cap

By PAUL REES Pat Lam is interested in signing England back rower Jack Willis, who was made redundant when Wasps went...

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Top 14

/ 3 years ago

Langdon’s looking to improve in France

By JON NEWCOMBE Travelling man: Curtis Langdon, seen here playing for Worcester, has joined Montpellier PICTURES: Getty Images On a whim,...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

I’m happy to play anywhere in the world, says Neild

By NEIL FISSLER Waiting: Cameron Neild Cam Neild is still waiting for his agent to phone with news of his next...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Lewington: We need to address how sport is run

By GARY FITZGERALD Keen to attack: Saracens wing Alex Lewington Alex Lewington feels rugby bosses have been guilty of under selling...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Iyogun enjoying life in the tough lane

By PAUL REES Focused: Manny Iyogun is now putting pressure on Alex Waller for the starting jersey PICTURES: Getty Images Manny...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 3 years ago

Skivington: Ruskin right for England

By PAUL REES Val Rapava Ruskin has been on England’s radar since before the last World Cup but is still waiting...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 3 years ago

ENGLAND v ARGENTINA AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to England v Argentina courtesy of Dove Men+Care! England kick off their Autumn Nations Series against...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 3 years ago

WALES v NEW ZEALAND AUTUMN NATIONS SERIES TICKETS TO BE WON

WIN a pair of tickets to Wales v New Zealand courtesy of Dove Men+Care! Wales kick off their Autumn Nations Series...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Grassroots player welfare is concern

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk ON Saturday I went...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Sorry, but I can’t find ‘materiality’ in the law book

I AGREE with Mr Rowden (letters, October 23) that no referee deliberately manufactures situations to even up games. But I do...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Drop-goals deserve more than penalties

WATCHING Adam Hastings’ terrific drop-goal to clinch victory for Gloucester against London Irish last Friday night got me thinking. Drop-goals are...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Benhard puts his body on the line for Irish

By PAUL REES Benhard Janse van Rensburg is in his second season with London Irish and has yet to miss a...

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Dream Team

/ 3 years ago

Dream Team with James Lang

The Scotland, Edinburgh and former Harlequins centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Pierre Schoeman –...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

England need more size in the back row

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK If we look at the depth of the international squads of top tier rugby...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Irish left fuming as Harlequins snatch it

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins........................ 26pts Tries: Allen 43, 59; Dombrandt 51, Head 80+3 Conversions: Allen 44, 60, 52 London Irish..................... 24pts...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Jeepers! Matson happy to hang on

Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson was happy with the final result. “We’ll take it,” he said. “We stayed in the fight...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Mitchell delivers as Saints walk tall

By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton.................... 45pts Tries: Mitchell 14, 20; Sleightholme 29, Salakaia-Loto 31, Proctor 43, Grayson 70 Conversions: Smith 15, 21,...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Dowson: We’re waiting on Lawes

Courtney Lawes is still suffering symptoms of his head injury five weeks after the incident left the England captain struggling to...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Magical Louis has The Shed believing

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........................ 38pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 4, Carreras 27, Socino 34, Chapman 42, Ackermann 59, Ludlow 77 Conversions: Hastings 5,...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

We made too many sloppy errors, admits coach Hepher

Exeter head coach Ali Hepher was left to rue his side coughing up too much possession. He said: “We know the...

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Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Time for ruthless focus and an iron discipline

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The 2022 autumn series is within touching distance, and with it comes a...

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Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

England facing toughest test yet

NICK CAIN England are the favourites to win the Women’s World Cup, but they will only be put to the acid...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Goode set to become Saracens record man

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stone X Stadium Saracens director of rugby Mark Mc-Call admits...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Captain Curry expects his Sharks to respond in style

SALE SHARKS captain Ben Curry says today’s top-of-the-table clash at Saracens represents a chance for his side to show their true...

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Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

What was that again? Big Dave has trouble with his articulation

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is a well-known fact in literary circles that TS Eliot’s great poem The Waste Land, first...

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Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Don’t lose rugby in some tiny corner of cyberspace

CHRIS HEWETT Jeff Bezos is some piece of work. One of a tiny handful of people who can legitimately argue that...

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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Puma power is pushing Gloucester to new heights

By TOM BRADSHAW Buzzing: Gloucester hooker Santiago Socino Gloucester's Puma-powered renaissance is gathering pace, with the hard-working attitude of the club’s...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Chiefs eye up another two Wasps

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs have made moves for two more players without a club after Wasps went...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Saints are now heading the chase for Willis

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In demand: Jack Willis, above, and Alfie Barbeary, right, are wanted by other clubs PICTURES:...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

London Irish duo attract interest

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Winger: Loader London Irish are battling to keep hold of two of their young prospects,...

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Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

If players follow Tipuric’s lead, Wales will be fine

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND We are a year away from the men’s World Cup and Wayne Pivac is going...

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Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Time to invest in women’s game and get better next time

SHANE WILLIAMS If there was a degree of inevitability about Wales’ exit from the Women’s World Cup against host national New...

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Miscellaneous

/ 3 years ago

Canada looking for a repeat

Preview Canada v USA Today. Kick-off 3.30am USA head coach Rob Cain has named an unchanged match-day 23 for their quarter-final...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 3 years ago

Wales bow out as flyer Portia sets try record

By MARK DOCHERTY New Zealand.....55pts Tries: Woodman 12, 43; Tui 19, Hirini 27, Rule 38, Connor 48, 64, A Bremner 56,...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 3 years ago

Grisez treble blows Italy away

France................39pts Italy....................... 3pts By BEN JAYCOCK WINGER Joanna Grisez scored a hat-trick as France secured an emphatic victory over Italy to...

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Miscellaneous

/ 3 years ago

I’m so proud: Hunter takes Rocky record

Preview By BEN JAYCOCK England v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.30am CAPTAIN Sarah Hunter will become England’s most capped player when she...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 3 years ago

Kinghorn so close to sinking Aussies

By BRYN PALMER Scotland ............................ 15pts Tries: Smith 11, Kinghorn 42 Conversions: Kinghorn 42 Penalties: Kinghorn 53 Australia ............................ 16pts Tries:...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 3 years ago

Retallick sees red in Japan frightener

Japan................ 31 New Zealand..38 The All Blacks endured a shaky start to their end of year tour in Japan with Brodie...

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Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

A player’s parents should be the limit

PETER JACKSON Jack Dempsey’s switch of allegiance from Australia to Scotland opens the way for a whole host of international players...

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Miscellaneous

/ 3 years ago

Cardiff moving forward-Young

Preview Cardiff v Edinburgh Today. 3pm CARDIFF are looking to build on last weekend’s away win at the Stormers when they...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Davies on fire as Dragons leave Zebre at the gate

By DELME PARFITT Dragons............ 47pts Tries: Williams 9, Richards 28, 66; Hughes 47, O’Brien 57 Conversions: S Davies 9, 28, 66,...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Connacht have the drop on Ospreys

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys............. 19pts Tries: Sutton 3, Morgan-Williams 8, Parry 68 Conversions: Walsh 3, 68 Connacht..........22pts Tries: Wootton 34, Blade...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Daunting trip to SA next for sorry Scarlets

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets............... 5pts Tries: S Evans 20 Leinster..............35pts Tries: Cosgrave 1, Russell 25, Clarkson 47, Penalty 56, 70 ...

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