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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Leicester chief slams new Premiership deal as ‘flawed’

  Leicester Tigers chief executive Simon Cohen believes Premiership Rugby‘s policy of linking the salary cap to central funding is wrong and...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Q&A with Harlequins head coach Mark Mapletoft

  Understand you recently went on a globe-trotting expedition? Correct. I went to Sydney and Auckland and spent time with a number...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  I’ll have to earn my place, says Matt Symons

  Wasps lock Matt Symons is relieved to have been given a second Premiership chance after the nightmare of relegation at London...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Tom Youngs in pledge to bring back glory days at Leicester

  New Leicester captain Tom Youngs reckons the pain of three successive Premiership semi-final defeats will drive his side towards next season’s...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Clubs face meltdown in spite of cash boom

  Gloucester chief executive Stephen Vaughan fears Premiership clubs face financial meltdown unless steps are taken to curb rampant wage inflation. Vaughan’s...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Barritt: Schalk can lead us to treble

  Saracens skipper Brad Barritt reckons the arrival of South African back-rower Schalk Burger will take his side to the next level...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Charlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top

  How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Bath boss Bruce Craig NOT selling up at the Rec

  Bruce Craig has categorically denied he is selling Bath after rumours emerged he was on the verge of offloading his controlling...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Super heroes who can be marvels with Lions

  Saracens coach Alex Sanderson expects his real life ‘Fantastic Five’ of George Kruis, Maro Itoje, Owen Farrell and brothers Mako and...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Players heading for another post-Lions burnout say RPA

  Damian Hopley believes England’s top stars are facing inevitable burnout unless steps are taken to limit the number of appearances they...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  I was a fat-arse at Bath admits Stephen Donald

  Stephen Donald outdid Warren Gatland in the home hero stakes in Hamilton, leaving the field to a standing ovation after guiding...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Shane Monahan gets cagey in search for new career

  Former Gloucester and Rotherham winger Shane Monahan is to swap the rugby field for the octagon after embarking on a career...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Donncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life

  Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Will Fraser: We can double up just like Leicester

  Will Fraser says Saracens are determined to make their critics eat humble pie by becoming first side since Leicester in 2002...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  We’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion

  Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Playoff pain will work in our favour long term says Dai Young

  Dai Young believes Wasps‘ double dose of semi-final heartache will strengthen their bid to recapture the cub’s glory days. Defeat in...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Signs pointing up for Sale after tough ten years

  Sale legend Dean Schofield believes his former club are on course to challenge for domestic silverware again ten years after they...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Dean Ryan looking to flick the power switch at Worcester

  Worcester boss Dean Ryan has called on his home-grown stars to step up physically and match the power game of their...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  New boys backed to spark Freddie Burns’ Test bid

  Freddie Burns still has an England future according to Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger, who reckons the summer arrivals of Test...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Aaron Mauger: Reduce fixtures or risk injury increase

  Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger has demanded a reduction in the number of games in order to reduce the risk of...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Dave Ewers stepping up his challenge to Chris Robshaw      

  Dave Ewers will challenge Chris Robshaw for his England place according to Exeter Chiefs teammate Don Armand, who describes Stuart Lancaster‘s...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Steffon Armitage? We’d take him, says Dallaglio

  A move by Wasps to sign Steffon Armitage would make sense to everyone involved according to club legend.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Luke Narraway upbeat despite London Irish relegation

  Luke Narraway is convinced relegated London Irish can follow the examples of Harlequins and Northampton by bouncing back to the top-flight...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Brexit may threaten overseas signings

  Britain’s potential exit from the European Union could have “big implications” for overseas rugby players plying their trade here, according to...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Billy Vunipola will rise to challenge of Nathan Hughes

  Billy Vunipola will see off the challenge of Nathan Hughes and prove he’s the best No.8 in world rugby, according to...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Leicester Tigers have given me back my roar – Telusa Veainu

  Leicester‘s try-wizard Telusa Veainu reckons he owes the Welford Road outfit a huge debt of gratitude for handing him a post-World...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  High-octane Teimana Harrison backed for Test berth

  Teimana Harrison deserves a shot in Red Rose colours according to North-ampton coach Alex King, who reckons the youngster’s mongrel spirit...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Premiership’s policy to attack is welcome surprise for Tom Marshall

  Gloucester‘s Kiwi full-back Tom Marshall admits he has been pleasantly surprised by the attacking intent he has witnessed in Premiership rugby...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Steenson: Europe exit can ignite our Premiership bid

  Fly-half Gareth Steenson reckons Exeter‘s agonising Champions Cup exit at the hands of Wasps will galvanise the Devon side’s Premiership title...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Newcastle sign England Sevens’ Sam Egerton

  England Sevens scrum-half Sam Egerton will be joining Newcastle Falcons next season. The 24-year-old made his Sevens World Series debut for...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Ashley Beck pens new Ospreys contract

  Ospreys announced that centre Ashley Beck has signed a new two-year contract with the region. A product of the region’s player...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  EXCLUSIVE: RFU agree £220m deal for their Premiership clubs

  Premiership Rugby are set to agree a stunning £220 million deal with the Rugby Football Union which will see England‘s top...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Northampton Saints props ready for England scrap

  Northampton tighthead Paul Hill is destined to be one of England‘s top stars, according to prop partner Alex Waller. Hill, 21,...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Dean Ryan targets top seven finish as Worcester look to finish in style

  Dean Ryan has cast admiring eyes at the Exeter Chiefs blueprint as his Worcester side look to kick on after securing...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Wallaby ace George Smith leads race for top gong – Rob Miller

  Australian superstar George Smith is a prime contender to be crowned Aviva Premiership player of the year, according to Wasps team-mate...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Referee abuse is on rise and ‘must be curbed’

  A leading English match official claims referee abuse is rising sharply and has urged the RFU and Premiership Rugby to act...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Wigan ace Josh Charnley will add swagger to Sale Sharks

  Martin Offiah says Sale have swapped one box-office “maverick” for another after signing Wigan RL ace Josh Charnley for next season....

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  I can keep London Irish up says Greig Tonks

  London Irish fly-half Greig Tonks insists he has no regrets over swapping his Edinburgh comfort zone for a mud and bullets...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Can rugby hope to take a bite of the Big Apple?

  Matthew Emery reports on the experiment of taking  a Premiership match to the American market. George Best and Pele tried to crack the...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Charles Piutau has no regrets at losing World Cup chance

  His move to Europe cost him a World Cup winners medal but Charles Piutau reckons he is a better player for...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Keep working and you’ll earn England call, Matt

  Matt Kvesic must bury his England frustration and keep working on his game, according to Gloucester forwards coach Trevor Woodman. Kvesic,...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Dusty Hare calls for Eddie Jones to help kids get game time

  Dusty Hare has urged England boss Eddie Jones to lend his support for a radical overhaul of the playing programme for...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Elliott Stooke determined to prove his worth at London Irish

  Elliott Stooke says he had to leave Gloucester for bitter West Country rivals Bath in order to reignite his faltering career....

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Resurgent Dan Robson won’t be giving up his place without a fight

  It has been 18 months in the making but Dan Robson is finally enjoying a good run of games and is...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Freddie Burns: I know what departing Danny Cipriani is going through

  Leicester‘s Freddie Burns has backed fellow England fly-half Danny Cipriani to come through his contract sideshow unscathed. Burns knows how damaging...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Francois Hougaard could return to Worcester after Rio

  Worcester‘s loan signing Francois Hougaard says he is open to extending his stay at Sixways after making an immediate impact with...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Ed Slater: We need proof plastic pitches are safe

  Leicester lock Ed Slater believes more research into artificial grass pitches is needed in order to convince players the controversial surfaces...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Signing Cipriani will help Wasps conquer Europe

  Fly-half’s long-awaited homecoming can help Wasps cement place among European rugby’s elite - Ashley Johnson.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Rejuvenated Christian Wade looking to make up for lost time

  Flying wing says his mind is as fresh as his body after returning from a three-month lay-off last week.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 9 years ago

  Intense competition at Bath will make Taulupe Faletau even better – Luke Charteris

  Luke Charteris reckons Bath can bring the best out of Taulupe Faletau. The Wales pair and former Newport Gwent Dragons team-mates...

  By The Rugby Paper Team

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