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Features

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Euro Super League is the way forward

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER All hail the Lelos for recording a famous 28-19 win over Italy last Sunday in a feisty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Coastal pride and bursting with history

Brendan Gallagher Fylde have been producing significant players on the northern circuit for many decades and if big time honours have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Summer Tours Week 4 Preview: Deciders for all Home Nations as series’ reach climax

Few could have predicted that all four Home Nations would hit back to win in the manner that they did last...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

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NZ and England to play in same 7s pool

By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND have been drawn alongside defending champions New Zealand in Pool A of the men’s Commonwealth Games Sevens...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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Beware promises in the land of the free

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE USA may bill itself as “the land of the free, and the...

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Features

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Time the laws applied to New Zealand as well

COLIN BOAG It’s quite possible that Saturday’s Test between New Zealand and Ireland will turn out to be hugely significant for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Tonga get a tonking as Fiji rain on Folau’s parade

SOME 10,000 miles away in the South Sea Islands, the second coming of Israel Folau has turned out to be the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Summer Tours

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Curry tour over after concussion blow

Tom Curry is heading home from Australia due to a concussion sustained in England‘s first test defeat in Perth. Curry suffered...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

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Fiji unfazed by new-look Tonga

PACIFIC CUP NATIONS Fiji dampened the hype surrounding Tonga’s new all-star cast as they blew away their Pacific Island rivals 36-0....

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Columnists

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England are running out of time to find their identity

Paul Rees looks at what Eddie Jones needs to see from his players as they prepare for next year’s World Cup....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Summer Tours Week 2 Preview: All top tier teams in action for huge weekend

If last week was the warm up, then this one is undoubtedly the grand opening to proceedings as all Six Nations,...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

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Rugby world cup vs Cricket world cup – which event is the biggest?

While football is by far the world’s greatest sport, it must be said that rugby and cricket are two sports that...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

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Folau makes return to international rugby with Tonga debut

Israel Folau will make his first start in international rugby since 2019 as he seals his switch to Tonga with a...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

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Spain lose appeal and will not play in World Cup

Spain’s hopes of playing in their first Rugby World Cup since 1999 came to an end after they lost their appeal...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

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Experts call for 28-day recovery for concussion

By PETER JACKSON World Rugby is being urged to give victims of head injuries greater protection from more serious damage by...

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International Rugby

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Question is: Where are Wales mentally?

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The first moment of truth of the summer for Welsh rugby comes at Loftus Versfeld...

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Four Irishmen join the South African all-stars

By BEN JAYCOCK THE Stormers lifted the inaugural United Rugby Championship as they saw off the Bulls 18-13 in an all-South...

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European sides need to rise to the SA challenge

BY NEIL DE KOCK If you had said after the first six weeks of the competition that the Stormers would be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Summer Tours Week 1 Preview: Emerging nations and ‘A’ teams prepare to raise the curtain

For the first time since 2018, a full summer of rugby tours is back on the calendar, and though some of...

By Nick Powell

Club Rugby

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Aled Davies cited as podcast guests weigh in on controversial yellow

Saracens‘ scrum-half Aled Davies has been cited for the controversial yellow card he received against Leicester in Saturday’s Premiership Final. Davies,...

By Nick Powell

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Saddened Nick is singing the Blues

By STEFFAN THOMAS Glory days: Cardiff celebrate winning the European Challenge Cup in 2018 PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER Cardiff No.8 Nick...

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Hong Kong skipper lands Nottingham role

New role: Liam Slatem CHAMPIONSHIP side Nottingham have signed Hong Kong captain and scrum-half Liam Slatem as a player-coach. Head coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Global vision for the future takes us into a new dawn

PAUL REES ASSESSES WORLD RUGBY’S PLANS TO MODERNISE THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GAME The prospect of a global season has always...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

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Franchise departures remain a mystery…

CHRIS HEWETT DIDN’T take long, did it? Just a few short weeks after World Rugby – the non-governing governing body –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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My body tells me to quit, but I just can’t!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY SOANE TONGA’UIHA THE FORMER TONGA, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, RACING 92, OYONNAX, BRISTOL AND AMPTHILL PROP AND CURRENT PLAYER-COACH...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

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“Turning Japanese!” Five Reasons Why Rugby Players Are Moving To Japan

Japan is known for its rich culture, unique cuisine, and rugby, a full-contact sport popular in many western countries. Though baseball...

By Ben Redwood

Features

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Who’ll be next ace to ‘do a Niniashvili’?

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Is it me or is there suddenly a...

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Features

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Good start, now put end to flying ruck clear-outs

COLIN BOAG Water boy: Rassie Erasmus goes onto the pitch to deliver instructions to his Bok players against the Lions PICTURE:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

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Rugby World Cup 2023

Sports lovers are usually eagerly waiting for world cup tournaments. Rugby World Cup 2023 tickets are in demand as the union...

By Sam Emery

Chris Hewett

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How Rassie helped pull the plug on water boys

CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game. World Rugby has just announced another of its...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

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New law variations do not ensure a level playing field

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Applying the brake: Hookers must keep one foot forward until the call...

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New laws adopted to reduce injuries

NEWS EXTRA FIVE laws aimed at improving player welfare have been officially adopted after successful trials. The laws will be operational...

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High-scoring hookers not good for the game

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of the strangest signs of the times is that this season hookers...

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England to host 2025 Rugby World Cup

England will host the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, with a multi-city and multi-region approach planned to help the game grow....

By Ben Redwood

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Australia to host 2027 and 2029 Rugby World Cup’s

Australia has been awarded hosting rights for both the 2027 men’s Rugby World Cup and the 2029 women’s Rugby World Cup....

By Ben Redwood

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Rugby chiefs to discuss revived Nations Championship proposal

A clearer picture over the success of plans to reshape the global calendar is expected to emerge as rugby chiefs meet...

By Ben Redwood

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DREAM TEAM

CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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Ace Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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Northampton Saints sign James Raam

Northampton Saints have signed Australian winger James Raam from the Waratahs for next season. Ramm, 23, joins Saints from Super Rugby...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

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Tom Youngs retires from professional rugby

Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...

By Ben Jaycock