All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 7 years agoWales must get Shaun and Byron in tandem
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND YOU know the saying – two heads are better than one. Well, that certainly applies...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoCoventry get it right at last to stun Griffiths
■By GUY WILLIAMS COVENTRY may have left it a bit late, but in their penultimate match, they won their first league...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCipriani is world class – can’t Eddie see that?
■By NEALE HARVEY In the title hunt: Ed Slater is driving Gloucester on GLOUCESTER enforcer Ed Slater admits he is among...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLouis has gas to burn and looks a serious prospect
IT’S IMPORTANT in Wales that we always keep an eye on the next generation and that’s why I’ve been keen to...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoGritty Greens keep Reds’ second half rally at bay
■By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAMcombined grit and speed to fend off a determined rally by Jersey at Lady Bay. Tries by wings...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSexton versus Sexton in PRO14
■By JON NEWCOMBE JERRY SEXTON is set to come face to face with his older brother, Ireland and Leinster fly-half Johnny,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWho follows Blackadder? Bath should call for Deano
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Lovely man: Todd Blackadder will leave Bath at the end of the season PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRFU face grassroots revolt over cash cuts
■By NEALE HARVEY THE RFU are facing a grassroots revolt over plans to slash their Community Rugby budget. In a letter...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThe England fire still rages for ‘Churchill’ clone Vickery
NICK CAIN TALKS TO PHIL VICKERY ABOUT PROPS, ENGLAND AND CAPTAINCY Playing with intesity: Phil Vickery takes on Wales’ Martyn Williams...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoTrailfinders insist they will only get stronger
■By NEALE HARVEY EALING’S promotion dream is over for now but defiant rugby director Ben Ward insists they are not going...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoOspreys ready to move for £400k Moriarty
■By ALEX BYWATER ROSS Moriarty is an early transfer target for the Ospreys as they look to further strengthen their squad...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoBilly does his talking on the pitch for super Sarries
■From NICK CAIN at the Ricoh Threat: Liam Williams breaks with the ball SARACENS put a smile back on the face...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFan comes on pitch to call out Billy
Afters: Munster fan confronts Sarries No.8 Billy Vunipola PICTURE: Dan Sheridan BILLYVunipola was confronted by a spectator after his man of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?
Diamond: Tom Curry playing for England against Scotland Youth has had a wonderful season in rugby. In 20-year-old openside Tom Curry...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRolling subs are the only way to stop ‘Bloodgates’
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can’t believe that it’s ten years since Deano ‘carried the can’...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGalthie and Ibanez set to reshape the French
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN They have been talking heads on TV for some time now. Amazingly with contracts that once allowed...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoLancaster: Leinster will turn it on for the big game
■By DECLAN ROONEY Starts: Sean O’Brien No.10: Antoine Dupont FLY-HALF Johnny Sexton returns to face Toulouse in the semi-final of Leinster’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEdwards gets coach offer from Wasps
■By PETER JACKSON THE Shaun Edwards saga has taken another twist with Wasps revealing their bid to bring him back into...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWe’ll have no problems with Billy insists Shields
■By NEALE HARVEY BRADShields foresees “no issues” between social media rebel Billy Vunipola and his England teammates once World Cup preparations...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoUK registered 66 doping violations in ten years
EXCLUSIVE: Tom Bradshaw highlights the potential drugs problem in English rugby RUGBY runs the risk of players taking performance- en hancing...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAmbitious Ampthill just keep on getting promoted
AMPTHILL rugby director Mark Lavery admits being ‘surprised’ by the quality of players looking to join if promotion to the Championship...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRef Owen takes centre stage in Sharks battle
■By GARY FITZGERALD Ever alert: Chris Ashton touches down for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond’s Sharks slumped despairingly out of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoKeep views to yourself says Care
DANNY Care has urged his England team-mates not to risk their careers by making controversial comments on social media`. The Harlequins...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoFoley leads Tahs to victory post-Folau
■By ADAM ELLIS Big contribution: Bernard Foley makes a break for the Waratahs PICTURE: Getty Images Impressive: Kurtley Beale ISRAEL FOLAU’S...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBurrows aims to keep Cov on the up
■By JON NEWCOMBE RYAN BURROWS still has designs on playing more Premiership rugby even though he will drop back into the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoDiamond: Now we must aim for top 6
STEVE Diamond urged his players to quickly forget their European despair and focus on snatching a top six place in the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGive owners a break says Rowe as clubs lose £44m
■By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe insists Premiership Rugby’s under-pressure owners deserve praise rather than vilification in the face of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BEN ATKINS LONDON IRISH HOOKER Reading-born hooker Ben Atkins might be forgiven for taking a dim view of London Irish’s decision...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWelch: I’ll play on in Championship
■By NEALE HARVEY Loyal: Will Welch makes a break against Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images DEFIANT Newcastle captain Will Welch is determined...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoTry burst comes too late to save brave Quins
■By JAMES LLOYD EVEN a late try blitz by Harlequins could not stop Clermont Auvergne from setting up an all French...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrincipality Premiership
■By ROB COLE Pontypridd …28 Cardiff …19 CARDIFF played for 10 minutes with 13 men and another 10 with 14 as...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRing-fence wrong says Tigers hero Thompson
■By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER survival hero Guy Thompson believes Premiership Rugby and the RFU would make a huge error of judgement...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoArrogant and divisive, but Galthie is a winner
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE suggestion that the former France scrum-half and captain Fabien Galthie has been...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoWharfedale stretch clear in dominant second half
■By ED WILLIAMS Ace: Blakeney-Edwards WHAREFDALE coach Jon Feeley praised his side’s big effort in the sun as they overwhelmed Stourbridge...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRavens still fighting as Morgan inspires lung-busting win
■By ALEX BYWATER Bridgend …43 RGC 1404 …39 BRIDGEND Ravens kept their Principality Premiership survival hopes alive as it rained tries...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWilliams: Don’t read bad social media if it upsets you
ENGLAND prop Harry Williams has urged young people affected by the words of social media bigots like Israel Folau to ignore...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRFU chief executive
Steve Brown told us in October there would be a prudence measure by the RFU to reduce spending by £4- £5m...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup defeat by Wales still bites
MY LIFEIN RUGBY KEVIN SIMMS THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS AND LIVERPOOL ST HELENS CENTRE On the attack: England centre Kevin Simms...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHowells hat-trick increases danger for Bedwas
■By IAN GOLDEN Ebbw Vale…47 Bedwas …24 BEDWAS are now in serious danger of automatic relegation after they fell 47-24 to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNow CVC bid £120m for a chunk of PRO14
■By PETER JACKSON PRO14 organisers are negotiating a £120m deal with the potential to change the face of the British and...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoJobs for the boys is a concern
THE blurred lines between senior executives in sport being guardians of governing bodies and then, armed with inside knowledge, joining corporate...
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Features
/ 7 years agoI used to be a nervous kicker admits Twelvetrees
PREMIERSHIP hot-shot Billy Twelvetrees says he relishes the pressure of goal-kicking but admits that the responsibility once scared the life out...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKeys relegated as Black and Ambers run riot after break
■By TOM PRITCHARD Newport…43 Cross Keys …24 NEWPORTrelegated Cross Keys to the Championship with a 43-24 bonus-point win. Morgan Stoddart’s side...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWarriors set to lose Te’o
ENGLAND centre Ben Te’o is among eight players leaving Worcester Warriors at the end of the season. Former Samoa back row...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThe loss of Rhys is a huge blow to Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Rising star: Rhys Carre playing for Wales U20 against France RHYS Carre’s move from Cardiff...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLudlam is leading the flow of talent coming from Saints
By NEALE HARVEY INDOMITABLEback rower Lewis Ludlam, will spearhead a post-World Cup flood of Northampton talent into the England ranks, predicts...
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Features
/ 7 years agoScottish ease their worries as Pirates let it slip
■By JONATHAN LANDI LONDON Scottish, threatened by the prospect of getting sucked into a relegation battle, played their get out of...
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National League 2N
/ 7 years agoNine-try epic as Hinckley shade Tigers
By JASON WILLIAMS Hinckley……….37 Sheffield Tig 34 THE tries came thick and fast as these two sides put on an entertaining...












