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Worcester deserve place back in Tier 2
I READ with interest the views of Cai Griffiths (DoR at London Welsh, one of my alltime favourite clubs) in TRP of April 6, and those...
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/ 1 month agoThat was all too easy for England
Steamroller: Tom Roebuck scores for England against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Did Wales make England look good, or are England good..?...
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/ 1 month agoAntoine Dupont injury: We must face reality
Injured: Antoine Dupont is helped off last weekend France's memorable 42-27 Six Nations victory in Ireland last weekend has a sad...
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/ 1 month agoSir Bill Beaumont on renewing English rugby
Sir Bill Beaumont - Interim RFU Chair Spring is now upon us, and thoughts naturally turn towards regeneration and renewal after...
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/ 1 month agoThe 7-1 bench split must be given the boot
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The reality of the 7:1 bench split is unmasked. The development...
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/ 1 month agoNorthampton Saints right to give Tommy Freeman his chance
Tommy Freeman’s rise to become England’s most potent back provides a salutary twist on the “big is best” academy selection policies...
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/ 2 months agoCoaches stopping England evolving
Last Saturday’s Calcutta Cup was to me the most depressing win I can recall from England. Two main emotions abound. The...
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/ 3 months agoBill Sweeney needs to run game for the good of us all
RFU CEO Bill Sweeney is head of English Rugby not England Rugby. His strategy is to make the England teams successful...
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/ 3 months agoSix Nations needs to be free-to-air
Blockbuster: France took on Wales in Friday night’s Six Nations kick-off THE Six Nations simply must be on terrestrial television for...
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/ 3 months agoUnfair to remove Kirill Gotovtsev’s Russian flag
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I have to respectfully...
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/ 3 months agoWe are all paying for the financial errors of the RFU
Who, other than for self-aggrandisement, is going to invest in rugby? The Premiership has never ever returned a profit. Several leading...
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/ 3 months agoAnthony Watson was so special
It's such a shame to see that Anthony Watson has retired. He’s the most talented attacker this country has produced since...
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/ 4 months agoSorry, Nick, but it’s different in France
NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French...
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/ 4 months agoNo room for Gerald
PETER Jackson’s excellent tribute to rugby’s latest knight in last week’s paper gave rise to the thought: Would Gerald Davies get...
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/ 4 months agoFlag of inconvenience
I AM glad to see the authorities have finally caught up with Kirill Gotovtsev and the Russian flag that has been...
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/ 4 months agoIs Bill Beaumont the right man for the job?
Rugby Union’s dire inability to handle the crisis threatening a great sport’s future is reflected in Sir Bill Beaumont’s hasty appointment...
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/ 4 months agoTime for a root change to way we run our sport
I note that much has been written about the future of the RFU CEO Board which hopefully will be resolved in...
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/ 4 months agoWe need return to the County game
In Rugby Paper December 29, Paul Rees refers to Exeter’s Rob Baxter, whose club were bottom of the Premiership after eight...
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/ 4 months agoToo easy to blame governing body
Congratulations to Paul Rees for his piece last week offering a reasoned and balanced assessment of the risks associated with a...
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/ 4 months agoGreat to see a big match on ITV
Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024....
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/ 4 months ago£10 a month does not seem excessive
Don Pearson in a recent issue of The Rugby Paper complains about having to pay extra for European games on Premier...
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/ 4 months agoSale Sharks bring Bristol Bears crashing to earth
I fear Bristol’s bid for the title will be derailed by the injury to AJ MacGinty, expeially with Max Malins out...
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/ 4 months agoBill Beaumont will need all the help he can get
A massive thank you, to the three ex chairs of the RFU Messrs Thomas, Cattermole and Baister and ex CEO Baron,...
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/ 4 months agoWrong to have so many outsiders at London Scottish
Looking at the London Scottish side in yesterday’s game against Chinnor, I make it nine Harlequins in the starting XV and...
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/ 4 months agoDual registration needs to be put under microscope
IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of...
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/ 4 months agoDual registration needs to be put under microscope
IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of...
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/ 4 months agoPlease don’t make the game irrelevant
FULL-BACKS and wingers now have to be able to leap in the air, I’ve long ago forgotten what hookers are for...
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/ 4 months agoPlease don’t make the game irrelevant
FULL-BACKS and wingers now have to be able to leap in the air, I’ve long ago forgotten what hookers are for...
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/ 5 months agoPromotion still needs too much hoop-jumping
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’m very pleased to...
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/ 5 months agoHundreds of voices cannot be ignored
FOLLOWING Nick Cain’s TRP articles and others in the national press, and the calls from the three former RFU chairmen for...
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/ 5 months agoPenalise collapsing mauls in open play
THE officiating at the maul needs to be reviewed. When are referees going to penalise collapsing mauls in open play? Twice...
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/ 5 months agoTV deals are driving fans away from game
HAVING spent large sums of money over the years, attending live rugby and subscribing to Sky Sports and TNT to watch...
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/ 5 months agoWhat we need is good leadership from the RFU
WE represent 50 former Blackheath Rugby Club players – the world’s oldest open club – including Doug Hursey, President of Kent....
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/ 5 months agoWorld 7s is a waste of time and money
WHY do we participate in the travelling circus that is the World Sevens Series? Rugby 7s is now very rarely played...
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/ 5 months agoMartin Johnson would not have put up with it
Danny Care has alleged in his book that Eddie Jones was a bully, confirming what anybody with a half a brain...
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/ 5 months agoForbidden fruit is now too tempting
Just when you thought that it couldn’t get any worse at the RFU, CEO Billy Sweeney receives a ‘bonus’ of £358,000,...
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English Championship
/ 5 months agoGreat to see Coventry doing so well
Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the...
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/ 5 months agoDon’t be in awe of ‘The System’
AS a long-time England supporter I feel compelled to express my concerns about the performances and results of our team. Much...
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/ 5 months agoWarren Gatland is not the man to blame
As expected, the critics are circling Warren Gatland following the latest Wales defeats. These people, however, often ignore the fact that...
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/ 5 months agoTough for clubs to get permission for 10,001
I HAVE every sympathy with my old friend Simon Halliday, the outgoing Chairman of the Championship Board, and the Championship clubs...
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/ 5 months agoWharfedale show the way ahead
Last weekend Wharfedale – currently fifth in National Two North – played league leaders Lymm with 13 homegrown players in the...
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/ 5 months agoPatience is running out
I DON’T like to say it, but I think that England could be heading for a first-ever Six Nations wooden spoon...
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/ 5 months agoPaul Sheehan
French show how it’s done AFTER five successive defeats, should England get rid of its overseas player rule? While they’re about...
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/ 5 months agoWe need an agenda for regeneration and change
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SACKING head coach Steve...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoKolbe’s majesty is a delight to behold
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CHESLIN Kolbe won the “man of the match” award for his two-try contribution to South Africa’s victory...
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/ 5 months agoParisse deserves place in pantheon
TALKING of “modern greats” – no, we’re not referring to the Oxford University degree course of the same name, which sporting...
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/ 5 months agoI fear that young players will be lost to the game if chances missed
I REFER to Geoff Stalker’s letter of October 27 regarding schools rugby. Some points perhaps need to be amplified so that...
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/ 5 months agoEngland look like a clueless rabble
Another one bites the dust: England feel the pain against Wallabies I WATCHED with a g rowing sense of bewilderment as...
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/ 5 months agoTwo great games in one day
I SAW two of the best matches of the season last Saturday. The first was “live” between Stow on the Wold...
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/ 5 months agoToo many mistakes
ENGLAND have the players to be successful but they seem to lack the mental fortitude to get over the line. They...
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