All posts tagged "RFU"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoWR has made mess of how game is played
JEFF PROBYN With the season over and the Premiership finally decided, it would be good to look back and see what...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoHow is decline in crowd numbers good for game?
WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoI’d support legal case against RFU
WELL said, Mark Morgan of Jersey Reds in The Rugby Paper on May 15. “The sport is not thriving at any...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoBob right to break barriers
THAT was an excellent letter/article by Bob Reeves in last Sunday’s TRP. I have heard from friends involved in grassroots rugby...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoStrewth, mate! Fast Eddie’s cash jackpot
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones returned to Twickenham this week as an RFU-made millionaire coach. Jones,...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoTop two get ready for county showdown
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Lancashire v Kent Today. Kick-off 4pm, Twickenham Stadium THE Bill Beaumont County Cup has been overlooked and...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoClock is ticking as Irish eye takeover
By PAUL REES London Irish have a week to prove they have the funds to keep their place in the Premiership...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoWork to do but Bill can meet the challenge
DESPITE efforts to improve the league structures, there are clearly problems that have not been resolved. In restructuring the leagues, the...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoRFU must explain why they allowed Prem ring-fence
IN The Rugby Paper last Sunday, a picture alongside the National One Dream Team shows how much winning promotion means to...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoRFU failed to enforce regulatory standards
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Nothing holds a mirror up to all that is wrong with the elite...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSecond tier clubs are ready to play tough
The Championship clubs have taken a long time to become a coherent collective voice for change – with promotion and relegation...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 3 years agoStop Wasps, say fans
A WORCESTER Warriors fans’ group has urged the RFU to stop Wasps’ bid to play at Sixways. Wasps owner Chris Holland...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoRFU Council still does far more than most people realise
There have been a few comments in the Press lately about how some professional players seem to think that the RFU...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens close in on England wing Watson
Saracens are growing increasingly confident that Anthony Watson will continue his career in the Premiership by joining them next season. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoDilemma over who controls the money
We all know people have a different perspectives depending on which side of the fence they are on and how decisions...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMitchell to succeed Middleton as Red Roses boss
The RFU has confirmed the appointment of John Mitchell as Simon Middleton’s successor as coach of the England women’s team. Mitchell,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCrisis as RFU hit by £50m bombshell
By NICK CAIN EXCLUSIVE A £50 million bombshell looks destined to sink the current RFU administration headed by chief executive Bill...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReynolds: Don’t prop up failures like Wasps
By PAUL REES Wasps' presence in the Championship next season after going bust with debts of more than £100m will send...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England
Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoJeff’s right, we must support grassroots
JEFF Probyn is absolutely right in stating that the future of rugby in England depends on more resources being made available...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoWe need people of experience to run game
JEFF Probyn has once again hit the nail on the head with his comments regarding the financial support of the grassroots...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChampion finish for Red island in the sun
By TOM INNES Jersey ............................... 43pts Tries: Clarke 9, Lewis 14, Brown 24, H Owen 39, B Owen 47, Hadfield 65,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe need to rebuild in the north
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL A radical move to bring together Sale Sharks with Newcastle Falcons – and potentially Doncaster or Leeds Tykes...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPremiership-Championship Cup confirmed
The addition of Championship teams to the Premiership Rugby Cup, first reported in The Rugby Paper on 9th April, has been...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChange to tackle law height
The legal tackle height in community rugby will be lowered from below the shoulders to the base of the sternum from...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWilliams: Give more to the Championship
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol centre James Williams believes the Championship is overlooked by Premiership clubs and deserves more funding from the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReds take the spoils in clash of the titans
By TOM INNES Jersey ................................ 19pts Tries: McHenry 15, Grahamslaw 29, Brown 65 Conversions: Bennett 15, 65 Ealing.................................. 13pts Try: Farrar...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoWhere’s the patriotism?
I THINK the RFU are making a mistake in holding rugby matches on the morning of the King’s Coronation Day. I...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoRed cards must stay for sake of player welfare
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk YOU can’t fail to...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPrem will keep its eight clubs in Europe
By PAUL REES The Gallagher Premiership will continue to supply eight clubs to the Heineken Champions Cup next season despite two...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoThis ‘mish-mash’ does nothing for the game
LAST week’s TRP lists a bewildering array of cup, shield, bowl and plate competitions for grassroots clubs. Some are Round 1...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoHansen: Weight of expectation could be Ireland’s toughest Rugby World Cup opponent
With unbeaten Six Nations and Autumn Nations campaigns and a series victory in New Zealand under their belts inside the last...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWarriors Women confirm place in Premier 15s
Worcester Warriors Women have confirmed they will be playing in the Premier 15s next season. Warriors were initially left out of...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoToo much fog to see where we are going
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The English club game has a great opportunity right now for an urgent...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoProp Hislop has red reduced to yellow
NEWS EXTRA THE RFU have rescinded a red card given to Saracens prop Robin Hislop last weekend. Hislop was sent off...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBiljon’s Reds battling hard on both fronts
By BEN JAYCOCK Jersey Reds had a Saturday off last weekend with their game at Doncaster postponed, a welcome rest having...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRelegated Westcliff part company with coach Johnson
WESTCLIFF parted ways with head coach Danny Johnson last week after what has been a miserable campaign for the already relegated...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoAllowing Wasps move reflects badly on RFU
SEVERAL years ago, Wasps relocated to Coventry, thereby sabotaging any hopes which Coventry rugby club may have had about reaching the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBears move for Willis may help England
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears could throw Jack Willis, below, an England lifeline with Premiership clubs ready to...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMajor changes set for County Champs
By BEN JAYCOCK THIS season’s County Championships will feature numerous changes which the RFU believe will enhance player experience. Following the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRochford look for a big finish to difficult campaign
By BEN JAYCOCK Rochford Hundred secured a prized win last weekend against Canterbury that boosted their survival bid after what has...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Letters
/ 3 years agoSweeney more of a liability than an asset
SADLY it needs to be realised that the RFU has abandoned its frequently misused historic role as guardian of the game’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRFU in line for Chelsea bonanza
The RFU could be set for another massive cash windfall with Twickenham on the short list of potential grounds that Premier...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoThe game is going back, not forward
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME How things change when money is the main target for doing something....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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