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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ward: Diamond is the right man for Falcons

By PAUL REES Steve Diamond takes over at Newcastle this week with club stalwart Micky Ward believing the hard-nosed former Sale...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

David: I’m loving the freedom I get here

By JON NEWCOMBE Nick David is revelling in the freedom given to players at Harlequins and is in contention for a...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Kvesic backing Cov to push Ealing all the way

By BEN JAYCOCK Coventry went top of the Championship table last weekend following their dramatic win over London Scottish and star...

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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with James Williams

James Williams, the Bristol and former Birmingham Moseley, Hartpury, Worcester & Sale fly-half/centre, chooses the best XV he has played with...

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Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Time for Borthwick to deliver

Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...

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Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Saints on course to face Bath in the final

ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS Bath continued their perfect record to all but secure a spot in the play-off final in...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/01/24

The countdown is well and truly on for the Six Nations, and you can find an in-depth look at each team’s...

By Nick Powell

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Morgan Eames

The CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and former Nottingham, Doncaster, Bristol & Beziers lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......

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Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Tough for Falcons as Diamond gets ready

■ By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE’S players will have their fourth boss in less than a year when Steve Diamond starts work...

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Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick puts club form at top of his list

SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN Paul Rees says change will be gradual rather than sudden as teams renew after World Cup THE first...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cooper names U18 EPS for Six Nations

ENGLAND U18 women head coach James Cooper has selected his 2024 Elite Player Squad ahead of this year’s U18 Six Nations...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

All clubs must be able to reach top

JEFF PROBYN SO it’s back to the future with the RFU CEO Bill Sweeney telling the Championship that they either don’t...

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Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Saints are only team to record away win

ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS After a four month hiatus, the Premiership U18s league returned to action in the new year...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Diamond replaces Codling at struggling Falcons

Steve Diamond has replaced Alex Codling in charge of the Premiership‘s bottom club Newcastle Falcons. Codling was appointed head coach over...

By Nick Powell

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

With Smith and Mitchell, there should be fireworks

Paul Rees talks to Topsy Ojo and finds the TV pundit in optimistic mood for both club and country Topsy Ojo...

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Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Reed takes charge as Bears put on a show

By STEWART MCCULLOGH Leicester T....... 12pts Tries: Martin 37, Brody 50 Conversions: Gallagher 50 Bristol Bears ...50pts Tries: Wills 19, Varley...

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National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Former Scotland star’s ‘fan club’ get a tasty treat

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............37 Old Redcliffians....26 FORMER Scotland centre Alex Grove put on a show for his fan club to help...

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Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Saints and Bath academy lads top of class

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Board cause so many problems

THERE remain many problems in the structure of English rugby, all attributable to the Board of the RFU. To deal with...

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Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Mass rotation could end up a crowd killer

The Premiership wants to be taken seriously, but then makes the cardinal error of not taking itself seriously by trashing its...

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My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Cheika brought an axe in and wielded it about

My Life in Rugby with Jono Lance - the former Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Worcester and Western Force utlity back talks...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Rae: Championship has much to offer

By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry head coach Alex Rae has launched a staunch defence of the Championship in the wake of Bill...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Langdon in right place at Saints

By PAUL REES Curtis Langdon’s world was thrown upside down when Worcester folded last season three matches into his contract with...

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Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

RFU has utterly failed to bring the game together

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HERE’S wishing The Rugby Paper’s loyal readers, and fans of the game everywhere,...

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Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Reasons to be cheerful for rugby’s year ahead

Paul Rees canvasses the views of Premiership directors of rugby and finds there is a fair amount of optimism IT IS...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Jersey boys happy to stay on island

By LUKE JARMYN Despite it being three months since Jersey Reds collapse and the club’s dream of climbing to the Premiership...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Duhan signs new deal

SCOTLAND winger Duhan van der Merwe has extended his contract with Edinburgh until June 2025. The 28-yearold South Africa-born player returned...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

Talented players will still miss out

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the start of a new year, it’s the beginning of a...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Agree new PGP deal quickly, urge DoRs

By PAUL REES Premiership clubs expect the details of the new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) with the RFU to be agreed...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Being called to the bar was my proudest day

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER AND HARLEQUINS SECOND ROW TURNED NFL PLAYER CHRISTIAN SCOTLAND-WILLIAMSON Crashing home: Scotland-Williamson scoring for Worcester...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Time of goodwill to all (well, nearly all)

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER hands out his Christmas goodies... HO HO HO. I’m normally more of a scrooge than a Santa...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Day when the tears flowed for Devereux

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE Brewery Field in Bridgend last Wednesday night offered more than a few...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Support the survivors, not fallen

WHAT would be the point of resurrecting London Irish and Wasps? Wasps were never financially viable at High Wycombe or in...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Setting the agenda for rugby

Paul Rees looks ahead to the issues that will be addressed in this week's meeting of the Premiership's top men The...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Yapp to take the reins of Wallaroos

FORMER England captain Jo Yapp has been appointed head coach of Australia women’s team on a two-year deal. Yapp, 44, becomes...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Newcastle need help to survive -Varndell

By NICK POWELL TOM Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle’s form at the start of the season and feels the...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Varndell pushes for better governance to support Falcons

Former Premiership top try scorer Tom Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle‘s form at the start of the season and...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Bristol looking to kick on

By PAUL REES What a difference a win makes. Bristol’s frustrating run of five successive Premiership defeats, four by single figure...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Diamond looking to return

ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Sale and Worcester director of rugby Steve Diamond, below, is waiting in the wings with pressure mounting...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Slade leads Chiefs on smash and grab raid

By MARK STEVENS Toulon ................................ 18pts Tries: Gigashvili 20, White 24 Conversion: Herve 21 Penalties: Herve 35, 38 Exeter ................................. 19pts...

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National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Prolific wing Macrae is aiming high with Dorking

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Following the highest finish in the club’s 102-year history last season, Dorking sit top of National 2 East...

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My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

To play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish

My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener - The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates rule out move for new Truro stadium

By SAM JACKSON Cornish Pirates have sold Truro City FC to the Canadian sports consortium that owns Cornwall Rugby League FC,...

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Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Dominant Saracens get ready for lift-off

By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins ........................0pts Saracens .........................31pts Tries: Campbell 25, Packer 38, Farries 59, 78; Penalty 65 Conversions: De Goede 26,...

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