All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoChange is needed to help the North says Dowson
FORMER Newcastle Falcons stalwart Phil Dowson insists the structure of English rugby needs changing, describing his old club’s relegation as “devastating”...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoExodus of Springbok stars bad for rugby
COLIN BOAG Fan’s view Worth watching: Faf de Klerk goes over for Sale against Bristol At one time rival fans poked...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Sevens: Phil Burgess raring to go as Sevens hits the capital
Burgess will stand in to captain England at Twickenham as Tom Mitchell misses out through injury
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWarrior Te’o rides east for pay day in Japan
By JON NEWCOMBE ENGLAND international Ben Te’o is set to play in Japan irrespective of whether he is picked to play...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
NEIL COCHRANE THE FORMER EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, BEDFORD AND WASPS HOOKER/FLANKER When I was called up to the Scotland Six Nations...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWelsh clubs bemused by new tournament
By ROB COLE WELSH Premiership clubs reacted with bewilderment this week when it was announced they would be playing Scottish semi-pro...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRelease the Tier 2 brake or game will go in reverse
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Dream killers: Lucas Rumball scores for Canada as they beat Germany in the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFalcons stars opt out to prolong life in top-flight
Joining Sale: Newcastle full-back Simon Hammersley NEWCASTLE Falcons are set for a double body blow following relegation to the Championship with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSarries would thrash best of the rest in England
NICK CAIN RATES THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS AGAINST THE REMAINDER OF THE PREMIERSHIP’S RED ROSE CONTINGENT SARACENS’ third European Cup final triumph...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCurry’s openside battle with Sam will be tasty!
By NEALE HARVEY In possession: Tom Curry in Six Nations action against Scotland. Right: Sam Underhill PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND openside...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoScotland and Harlequins star Tim Visser calls it a day
Former Scotland and Quins ace Tim Visser has announced his retirement from rugby
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby to offer Six Nations a compromise with ‘World League’ plans
World Rugby trying to keep order with Six Nations over promotion and relegation system, amid £5bn investment in proposed World League
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEight-year waver on 6 Nations relegation
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations are being offered a stay of execution for up to eight years in their fight...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoGalacticos at Irish need a general like Jonny
NICK CAIN LONDON Irish look hellbent on becoming the Toulon of the Premiership following the newly-promoted club’s decision to buy-in a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRichards reaches out to wing ace Goneva
DoR: Dean Richards NEWCASTLE Falcons, who are seeking a much needed boost following relegation to the Championship, have offered Vereniki Goneva...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPointers from Vesty put Rory in the mix
By NEALE HARVEY Rising star: Hutchinson IN-FORM Northampton centre Rory Hutchinson says he owes a huge debt of gratitude to backs...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Owen Farrell and Jonny Sexton tactical battle will be box office
Jeremy Guscott examines the battle of the 10s ahead of the Champions Cup final
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Yet again the RFU let Shaun Edwards slip through the net
What options do the RFU have available to them if they move on from Eddie Jones after the World Cup?
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoNew dad Faz must win the tactical battle between 10s
JEREMY GUSCOTT Fierce competitor: Owen Farrell has bounced back from an indifferent Six Nations PICTURES: Getty Images OWEN Farrell and Johnny...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWhiffen favourite for job at Scarlets
BY NEILFISSLER Off: Whiffen GLOUCESTER are set to lose their academy head coach Richard Whiffen at the end of the season....
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Features
/ 7 years agoEngland’s World Cup prospects? Who can tell!
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Last gasp: George Ford saves England against Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images As...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLions success has give us all World Cup confidence
NICK CAIN TALKS TO ROB HOWLEY ABOUT THE WORLD CUP AND HIS FUTURE AFTER IT Star maker: Rob Howley coaching Wales...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn is last man standing from 2007
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Thirteen World Cup games: Alun Wyn Jones in action against Japan in 2007...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoSmith faces huge task to turn Knights’ fortunes
By GUY WILLIAMS DONCASTER’S heavy defeat in their final game of the season showed up brutally the extent of the problems...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTouch Rugby is feeling its way towards a bright future
CHRIS WEARMOUTH previews what will be the biggest ever Touch World Cup Touch down: England flyer Kamil Shahabdeen scores against Scotland...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRugby World Cup Japan 2019: Six of the biggest host venues
The Rugby World Cup Rugby 2019 will be held in Japan from September 20th until November 2nd. There are twelve venues...
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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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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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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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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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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLowe: Joe Marchant has played as well as Jonathan Joseph ever has
George Lowe talks to TRP about the player who stepped into his shirt at Harlequins
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: No better way for England to warm up than against Wales and Ireland
'Wales want to push home their no.2 credentials and Ireland want to wash away memories of a poor Six Nations'
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland scrape through after shock loss toWales
World Sevens Series From ANTON CLARKE SINGAPORE SEVENS Counting their lucky stars: England captain Tom Mitchell in action for England in...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFiji still kings of Hong Kong while Ireland join the party
HONG KONG WRAP FIJI turned on the style to claim a fifth consecutive Hong Kong Sevens title with an unstoppable display...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHadleigh Parkes aims to get Scarlets back firing
"Diamonds are built under pressure after all"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDave Rennie commits to Glasgow Warriors
Sticking at Scotstoun and not replacing Cheika
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Features
/ 7 years agoNow Parkes takes aim at getting Scarlets firing
STEFFAN THOMAS sits down with a star of the Six Nations, Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes Finishing in style: Hadleigh Parkes scores...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoYoungs in double blow for Murphy
LEICESTER are fearing they could be without both Ben and Tom Youngs for the relegation dogfight in the Premiership, Tigers announced...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland’s second-half blips fixable says Nowell
By NEALE HARVEY Ace: Scott Wisemantel JACK Nowell insists England’s second half implosions in the Six Nations have failed to dent...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFrustrated Ewels demands Bath boys shape up
Pushing: Charlie Ewels CHARLIE Ewels knows Bath’s squadron of England hopefuls must rescue their club’s season or risk becoming nearly men...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors fly-half Luke Scully
Learned under Dan Biggar at the Ospreys and now Jono Lance at Sixways
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoDallaglio predicts seismic shift in Far East
By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA LAWRENCE Dallaglio predicts the Northern Hemisphere invasion to Japan later this year will be the ‘strongest...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoFranks craving more of winning feeling at Saints
By NEALE HARVEY Learning from the master: Paul Hill PICTURES: Getty Images BEN Franks says he is relishing his role as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRFU fear over Six Nations relegation is spineless
THERE were signs this week that the RFU have adopted a ‘Little England’ mentality, matching the insularity of the Scots, Italians,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoNever on Sunday please, for sake of the fans
THE 20,000 empty seats at the Stade de France for the host nation’s opening game of the 2019 Six Nations against...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoStop these cringy try celebrations
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PROFESSIONAL rugby players are...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBulumakau boys sign on long-term
RUGBY SHORTS COVENTRY have resigned the Bulumakau brothers on a longterm basis. The Fijian-born pair, wing Junior and centre Andy, arrived...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFranchise in Exeter will boost exposure says Riley
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Grand Slam winner Leanne Riley says there are no limits to how far women’s club rugby can...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWorld Rugby are ‘turning the game into a joke’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby stand accused today of turning the international game into ‘a laughing stock’ by allowing too many...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNow it’s getting really serious admits Youngs
■By ROB WILDMAN Determination: Tom Collins dives over for his second try for Saints despite being held by Manu Tuilagi PICTURES:...












