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Features

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I wouldn’t play rugby now, outside-halves have to tackle!

PAUL REES talks to Lions great Barry John on the 50th anniversary of his star role in New Zealand Fifty years...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Lions will need Underhill at his explosive best says Calder

By GARY HEATLY FINLAY Calder, Lions captain for the series victory in Australia in 1989, has backed England’s Sam Underhill to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Tier 2 in Wales set for crunch talks over funding

Reduced funding set to be a fierce area of debate in meeting between Welsh Premiership clubs this week

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Bleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Williams joins Willi at the Warriors

Signing: Owen Williams WORCESTER have signed Owen Williams from the Red Hurricanes in Japan. The 29-year-old former Leicester and Gloucester fly-half,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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This top ten would have a real pop at the Springboks | Jeremy Guscott

The players who need little mulling from Gatland as he selects his Lions squad to be announced this Thursday

By Jeremy Guscott

Guest Blogs

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Who Will Captain The British Lions?

It’s that time of year again. The British Lions are gearing up for another tour, and South Africa is their destination....

By Sam Emery

World

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What Fans Can Expect in 2021 – A Look at the Best Players

2021 promises to be a huge year for rugby as the best players in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and South Africa...

By Sam Emery

Worcester Warriors have signed Owen Williams

Latest News

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Wales fly-half Owen Williams to join Worcester Warriors this summer

Williams, who can also play centre, is seen as the replacement for the outgoing Duncan Weir at Sixways

By A Wood

Wales and Ospreys wing George North to miss Lions tour of South Africa

British and Irish Lions

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‘Heartbroken’ George North learns his Lions dream is over

Ospreys wing George North likely to be out for the rest of 2021 with ruptured ACL injury, ending his British &...

By A Wood

Latest News

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I’m confident Cardiff Blues will move forwards says Dai Young

Paul Rees meets with Dai Young to discuss how progress has fared since he took over at Cardiff Blues

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Alun Wyn Jones deal lets him go to World Cup

Signed to a new deal at the WRU and Ospreys this week, a contract clause could take the Wales captain through...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

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Promotion and relegation are essential at all levels of game – Francis Baron

What does former RFU chief executive Francis Baron think of CVC's growing influence in northern hemisphere rugby and the strategy plan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

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Big win soured by injury blow to North

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Phillips 8, 49; Williams 31, Aubrey 40, Cross 68, Parry 80 Conversions: Thomas 32, 40,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

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Ryan’s loyalty to Scarlets rewarded by captaincy

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Dragons v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 1pm, Rodney Parade RYAN Elias admits he thought long and hard about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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We will be rusty but ready for the Lions

PAUL REES talks to Japan coach Jamie Joseph about Murrayfield date after 18 months with no internationals Japan generated such interest...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Wait goes on for Anscombe

OSPREYS head coach Toby Booth says he is unsure whether Wales flyhalf Gareth Anscombe will return before the end of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Leicester 18-23 Northampton: Biggar’s the hero as Saints snare Tigers

Saints come out on top in feisty East Midlands derby affair, as Dan Biggar shows Lions credentials

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Dwayne Peel looks destined for the very top like Stephen | Shane Williams

WHEN we used to have backs’ meetings with Wales during my career there were always two men who were very vocal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Only threat to AWJ hitting high five is AWJ himself

I’M FED up of blowing smoke up Alun Wyn Jones’ you-know-what, but I’ve got no doubt he can go on and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Ireland 25-5 Italy: Irish finish in style to seal third place

IRELAND signed off with a win to secure third place in the Six Nations. Dorothy Wall barged over in the corner...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Scotland 27-20 Wales: Scots power past improving Wales

Scotland ................27 Wales ......................20 SCOTLAND pipped Wales to a fifth-place finish in a highly entertaining finale to the 2021 Women’s Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Anxious wait for Ospreys wing and Lions hopeful George North

Wales wing George North hobbled off in Ospreys win over Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Six Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric

JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Rainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches

Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates

By A Wood

The Rugby Paper

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Alun Wyn Jones signs one-year deal to stay in Welsh rugby

Wales captain Jones taking things one year at a time two years out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup

By A Wood

Bristol Bears fly-half Callum Sheedy to miss Exeter clash

Latest News

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Bristol Bears missing key trio for Exeter showdown

Callum Sheedy set to miss 'a couple of weeks' due to a shoulder injury according to Bears director of rugby Pat...

By A Wood

Columnists

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Forget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott

Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions,...

By Jeremy Guscott

Columnists

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Premiership’s treatment of Lions is a scandal | Nick Cain

Nick Cain aims both barrels at Premiership Rugby for playing innocent of being misinformed over Warren Gatland's timetable for the Lions...

By Nick Cain

Features

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Scarlets Williams set for shoulder surgery

RUGBY SHORTS WALES centre Johnny Williams will not play again this season due to a shoulder injury. The 24-year-old suffered the blow...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Lloyd cleared of foul play charges

RUGBY SHORTS CARDIFF Blues scrum-half Lloyd Williams has been cleared of stamping on London Irish flyhalf Paddy Jackson. The 31-year-old Wales...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Wales are close to facing the All Blacks this autumn

Autumn Internationals

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Cardiff date with Wales worth £1.5m to All Blacks

THE All Blacks are finalising negotiations for a Test against Wales in Cardiff this year worth up to £1.5m for 80...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

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Matt Sherratt quits Sixways for Cardiff Blues return

Backs coach Sherratt spent three years at Arms Park before making the short trip to the Principality to join Warren Gatland's...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Worcester Warriors head coach Jonathan Thomas

Features

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Jonathan Thomas interview – I hate losing, but it’s vital part of winning process

Are Worcester already looking to next season after three wins in 16 Premiership games in 2020-21?

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Hope the Lions do John Dawes proud | Shane Williams

I’D LIKE to send my condolences to the family of John Dawes after the sad news of his death. John was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Wrong to get second chance after seeing red | Shane Williams

Red card replacements, like those seen in Super Rugby Aotearoa, will not bring positive change to rugby as the Rainbow Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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George Kruis interview – Don’t panic! It would be madness to boot Eddie

The England lock reflects on his excursion to the Top League and how it may impact his Lions chance, in discussion...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Kruis’ Lions experience will keep him in the conversation

THERE are unlikely to be many bolters from the blue, if any, in the Lions squad for the tour to South...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Farrell back for Sarries at Doncaster

OWEN Farrell makes his return for Saracens when they travel to Doncaster in the Championship today after recovering from a calf...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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Enjoy the game was John Dawes’ golden rule

A striking captain whose nerve held up in the chaos of a frantic Test match, Peter Jackson pays tribute to John...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

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Why do Gambling Companies Sponsor Rugby Teams?

You’ve probably heard of sports ambassadors and sportsbook sponsorships. However, one of the current trends in the gambling industry is sponsorships...

By Sam Emery

Columnists

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Time to get the rules right over TV replays | Nick Cain

THE confused protocols surrounding camera angles, TV match directors, referees, and TMOs have been a contentious area throughout the professional era....

By Nick Cain