All posts tagged "RFU"
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland 18-23 Italy: Steve Borthwick’s stunned squad are left with no defence
England lost their heads and Steve Borthwick’s neck is on the line after they made history of the wrong kind in...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoGame has been betrayed
SO, Bill Sweeney`s grand plan for franchise rugby, which sees the abolishment of promotion and relegation (but with applications to join...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoSupport for the whole community
HAVING read the comments by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, I await to see how his comment “capable of supporting the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoOllie Chessum backs England to revive Six Nations campaign
Defiant Ollie Chessum has told England fans to stick with the team and watch them rescue some respect from the wreckage...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland’s George Ford will ignore outside noise, says brother & Sale Sharks coach Joe
Joe Ford says the noise over whether his brother George should keep his place in the England side after the defeats...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRFU defends move to franchise model at the top of English club rugby
Promotion and relegation is set to be scrapped in a major restructure at the top of English club rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNottingham chief Alistair Bow concerned by RFU’s franchise plans
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow aired his concerns over the proposed franchise structure of the Prem in the match programme ahead of...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBath 38-26 Gloucester: Will Muir takes to the air to put the holders into semis
Seb Atkinson passed his Six Nations audition, but it was holders Bath who marched into the semi-finals of the Prem Cup...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoThis exhibitionism is too much for me
NICK Cain is quite right (February 15) to draw attention to those elements in our game promoting ‘showbiz’ rugby. He wrote...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoWe just can’t stick with the status quo
WHEN the franchise system for England’s pro clubs is introduced, it will formally reinforce the existing practical gulf between the small...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWard: It’s a pity there will be no promotion
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........... 7pts Try: Kerr 79 Conversion: Bunting 79 E Trailfinders ..29pts Tries: Montgomery 5, Jones 15, Gwynn...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months 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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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Italy v England Six Nations preview ft Christian Day – MasterChef to RPA leader
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by one of rugby’s most influential...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Rifts widen as franchise plan set to go ahead
Attempts by Premiership club owners, and the RFU executive, headed by Bill Sweeney, to bounce English club rugby into an American...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoWales left to rue kick-off blunder
SUCH a pity Wales could not hold on for the win against Scotland to end their horrible run – but it...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRegional results
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Letters
/ 3 months agoLook outside the Prem, England
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOW sad to hear...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months 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 months agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDoncaster decide to stop being a full-time operation
DONCASTER Knights have made the decision to cease operating as a full-time operation next season. The Knights were expected to be...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoTriple top for Lucs!
LAST Saturday Luctonians had all three of their RFU League teams playing at home. All three were playing against the first...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoHavant ‘Knighted’ on Joel’s big day
■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................39 Westcombe Park..27 WITH RFU president Deborah Griffin in attendance to make a special presentation to Havant’s outstanding...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoWhy rugby union can’t get enough of league imports
Recent developments in the so called silly season of transfer rumours, stories and embargos have shown a huge link in rugby...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoNick Cain’s column should be hung in Sweeney’s office
NICK Cain’s column last week should be cut out, framed and hung on the wall of Bill Sweeney’s office as it...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRegional results
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Matt Cornish – We set the standards that others must chase
The Ealing Trailfinders and former London Irish and England Counties hooker, Matt Cornish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: One area where Ealing Trailfinders leave Bath in the shade
You have got to admire Ealing Trailfinders. The staying power that has seen them go 19 matches unbeaten in the Champ,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: State school game is in good health
English rugby’s over-reliance on private schools has been cited by some – notably Eddie Jones – as an issue in recent...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: Weird and wonderful in my New Year’s honours
What with Reggie Rabbit playing up in Australia, a dog called Dougal eating a New Zealand passport, Major League franchises vanishing...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 5 months agoMarcus Rhodes delivers urgent call for more support in northern rugby
Durham University captain Marcus Rhodes is calling for greater investment and attention towards northern rugby.
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Letters
/ 5 months agoRFU should say how long it plans to keep ring fence in place
THE RFU should be asked how long it sees its ‘Prem’ ring fence lasting. If it is for an indefinite period,...
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Features
/ 5 months agoPlayers told to provide records
FORMER players taking legal action over alleged brain injuries have been refused permission to appeal against a court order requiring them...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoReturn to the Prem still our goal, say Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors insist they are determined to meet their “financial business plan objectives … and be promoted to the Prem at...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoWho will pay for stadium costs?
THE RFU annual report 2025 was published recently showing a small profit for the year. There are many references to a...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: This farce could rip the game to pieces
The longest-running farce in sport is the administration of club rugby union in England, with the RFU and the Prem club...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoSo, what IS going to happen next year?
BEFORE long, the start of next season will be closer in time than the beginning of this one. Not that it...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Recruiting Benhard Janse van Rensburg sends out the wrong message
The decision by the RFU to petition World Rugby for Bristol’s South African-born-and-bred centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg to be granted...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoAllan expects to Purchase some vital Quins wins
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Allan Purchase expects improvement OXFORD Harlequins second-row Allan Purchase remains confident the club can climb off...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months 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
/ 5 months 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
/ 6 months agoTom Willis exit to Bordeaux-Begles prompts RFU to alter EPS contracts
RFU chiefs are set to alter players’ enhanced EPS contracts in the wake of Tom Willis returning to Bordeaux-Begles for next...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoCallum Chick is happy with his new view from the top at Northampton Saints
Callum Chick is enjoying life at the top with Northampton Saints after spending most of the decade down in the basement.
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEaster salutes ‘best’ Chinnor
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................28pts Tries: Wynn 6, Hearn 21, 51 Ene 45 Conversions: K Wilkinson 6, 46, 51, Kilcourse 21...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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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Features
/ 6 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Jacob Atkins – Playing for London Irish meant so much to me
The former London Irish and Rovigo centre Jacob Atkins reflects on his life in rugby.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland’s Tom Curry receives full backing of RFU boss Bill Sweeney after row with Argentina coach
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has robustly defended Tom Curry following his altercation with Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi, insisting the...
International Rugby
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