All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 7 years agoHard-man Paul was worth his weight in gold at Neath
PAUL James was one of the hardest men I played with. He could take a punch or kick to the head...
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoStateside is calling for Basta and Steff
Adam Ellis casts an eye over the moves made in the Top 14 as it abounds with even more star talent...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAre England truly WORLD champs?
LIKE Phil Keith-Roach I have been present at each of England’s World Cup Final victories and two thoughts come to mind....
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Features
/ 7 years agoInvasion of the Boks will just keep growing
By NEALE HARVEY Imposing: London Irish’s Franco van Der Merwe battles in the lineout with Bath’s Luke Charteris PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWood hunts 32 players to launch the new Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England scrum-half Martyn Wood has begun the mammoth task of building a squad from scratch in less...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBayliss set to lead the charge of the Bath youth brigade
By NEALE HARVEY Ready for his chance: Josh Bayliss under a high ball for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images BUSTLING Bath back...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWould fans travel to a British League?
COLIN BOAG Major slog: Exeter playing Newcastle at Sandy Park The front-page story in last week’s Rugby Paper referred to the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGill demands minimum of play-off place for Blues
By STEFFAN THOMAS RHYS Gill has warned nothing but a play-off place in this season’s Guinness PRO14 will do for Cardiff...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
You can subscribe to The Rugby Paper. Just fill out the form below and send your cheque for £20, £40 or...
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/ 7 years agoDombrandt gets fresh chance to shine
Bolter? Alex Dombrandt ALEX Dombrandt, voted The Rugby Paper’s Young Player of the Year, saw his chance of appearing in the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPumas need to oil their machine to be a threat
World class: Argentina captain Pablo Matera fends off Ngani Laumape PICTURE: Getty Images Argentina are searching for a new identity before...
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Features
/ 7 years agoIs our country in good hands at No.10, Eddie?
A simple question: what is the most significant difference between Danny Cipriani and Boris Johnson, apart from hair colour and a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JJ TONKS NORTHAMPTON BACK ROW As a budding back rower, JJ Tonks could hardly be better placed with role models like...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFarrell ‘needs to win RWC to captain the Lions’
By GARY FITZGERALD OWEN Farrell would have to lead England to World Cup glory to stand any realistic chance of being...
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Features
/ 7 years agoKingsley set to give Canucks new ideas
CANADA head coach Kingsley Jones has praised the value of the Pacific Nations Cup as the Canucks renew their rivalry with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBoyd: Lesser men might have quit but Dylan’s still so mentally tough
Neale Harvey talks to the Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd Cover: Dylan Hartley is still battling his knee problem,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSurvivor Carl ready to refresh Plymouth
By NEALE HARVEY Coaching role: Carl Rimmer Linked in: Gareth Steenson to undertake Albion coaching role and, inset, Ollie Devoto PICTURES:...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRetallick agony as Boks fire a warning
By NEALE HARVEY World Cup blow: Brodie Retallick is helped off with his dislocated shoulder NEW ZEALAND talisman Brodie Retallick is...
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Features
/ 7 years agoNo Jeff, rugby was not better in 1991
COLIN BOAG Made good in New Zealand: Northampton’s Piers Francis was let go by the Saracens Academy PICTURE: Getty Images During...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoPolynesian muscle men are moving in
The new season brings improved budgets for some National One clubs, discovers Adam Ellis Hard edge: Ofisa Treviranus is bound for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEddie needs Hughes match fit in case the worst happens
Destructive ball carrier: Billy Vunipola can break tackles PICTURE: Getty Images BILLY Vunipola is as good a player as I have...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWarriors call time on Duncan
WORCESTER head coach Rory Duncan is no longer part of the club’s plans. South African PRO 14 side Southern Kings are...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCricket ace Bevan is USA secret weapon
■By STEFFAN THOMAS American danger man: No.8 Samu Manoa PICTURE: Getty Images HE PLAYED A crucial role in helping England’s cricketers...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKibirige out to prove himself at Wasps
■By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Newcastle flyer Zach Kibirige aims to finally prove he can cut it in the Premiership after accepting...
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Features
/ 7 years agoNew chance for Welsh clubs to join a British Lge
Of all the lamentable decisions taken since professionalism, the one lamented in Wales more than any other revolves around the abolition...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWELSH COACHES WORKING ABROAD
LYN JONES Russia head coach After a successful reign at the Ospreys, Jones has had spells with the Dragons, London Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBattling Pumas in warning to Eddie
■By SAM JACKSON On target: Emiliano Boffelli kicks a penalty THE World Champions escaped a major shock in Buenos Aires by...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoNew British League is ‘coming in two years’
■By PETER JACKSON A BRITISH League featuring the long overdue revival of Anglo-Welsh competition will be ‘up and running in two...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFarewell to Tigers’ life and soul’
THEY came from near and far to a 12th century church in the heart of England last week to pay tribute...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SAM WOLSTENHOLME WASPS SCRUM-HALF Twenty-year-old Sam Wolstenholme has packed a lot of life experience into his tender years. As an outstanding...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoScrum guru Keith-Roach lands an historic hat-trick
PHIL Keith-Roach has an extraordinary record of having been present at each of England’s World Cup final victories in over a...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoUren out to catch Eddie’s eye with Bristol
■By NEALE HARVEY ANDY UREN is determined to prove why teammate Harry Randall is not the only Bristol scrumhalf worthy of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPortrush golfers take a love of rugby onto the fairways
Sharp shooter: Ryan Fox THREE golfers from three continents with connections to international rugby converged on Royal Portrush for the Open...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoRed Roses undone by Wickliffe magic
By SAM JACKSON Winner’s smile: Kendra Cocksedge parades the Super Series trophy ENGLAND may be the dominant force in Europe but...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoJantjies double act to handle for wobbly too much Wallabies
■By GARY FITZGERALD HERSCHEL Jantjies produced a dazzling two-try debut to throw his cap firmly into the World Cup ring at...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMy arm is taking strain OK so far says Faletau
■From JAMES CANDY in Fiesch Boxing clever: Bradley Davies warms up in Wales pre-World Cup training camp in Switzerland Report: Pages...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWeight of a nation won’t faze Fonotia
STEFFAN THOMAS meets centre Kieron Fonotia as he prepares for battle with Samoa SAMOA are very much the underdogs in a...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHerschel is scrum-half of the future for Boks
■By ADAM ELLIS Praise: Boks’ backs coach Mzwandile Stick HERSCHEL JANTJIES has been marked as one to watch by two senior...
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Features
/ 7 years agoStars searching for a place to shine
Former Leicester hooker Ross McMillan, who counts Northampton and Gloucester among his other clubs, is lending his support to fellow jobseekers...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBRETT HERRON
HARLEQUINS’ NEW FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND. 1. People that are chronically late...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoEngland fall short in Europe Grand Prix
■By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND men’s and women’s teams loaded their squads with new caps for the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDerby days are back for the regions
By ADAM ELLIS BOXING DAY derbies will return for all four Welsh regions this season after the PRO14 released the full...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland could axe Baa-Baas for another Wales Test
■By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDare considering squeezing yet another match against Wales into their schedule for what could be a fifth ‘Test’...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoBritain are off to Tokyo as men and women win
■By SAM JACKSON Delight: Simon Amor, head of England Sevens, celebrates with Mike Ellery PICTURES: Getty Images Final hattrick: Dan Norton...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCeltic Cup dates are announced
POOLS and fixtures were also revealed for the Celtic Cup, which features development squads from the Welsh regions and Irish provinces....
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMaco’s getting stronger every day says Sarries scrum guru Peel
■By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS coach Ian Peel is convinced England prop idol Mako Vunipola will recover from his hamstring trouble in...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoNew scrum rules could spoil great World Cup
WHEN it comes to timing, World Rugby is like a faulty alarm clock. At the midnight hour, barely two months out...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWallace has unfinished business in top flight
By NEALE HARVEY LUKEWallace is confident Coventry will provide the vehicle for a fast return to the Premiership after salary cap...
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