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/ 2 years agoFixtures clashes are reaching crisis point
WHILST living 300-plus miles from Sandy Park my support over the past decade of my beloved Exeter Chiefs has never diminished...
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/ 2 years agoBoozers blocked view
FOR so many supporters who travel long distances to watch international rugby at Twickenham the constant up and down, up and...
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/ 2 years agoAmazon is a great deal
I CAN’T agree with Michael Reay in last week’s letters, ‘Rugby has to grow its fanbase’ about the Autumn Internationals being...
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/ 2 years agoSingle pyramid is a must in England
THE leading rugby nations have a variety of domestic structures, in each case with the national team at the top. Every...
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/ 2 years agoEagles fail to keep the American dream alive
I’M so thrilled for Portugal that they managed to book their place at next year’s World Cup – but USA’s failure...
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/ 2 years agoInjustice for Red Roses
CAN anyone please explain to me why a head contact tackle by England player Lydia Thompson warranted a red card in...
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/ 3 years agoRugby has to grow its fanbase
Letters SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU I AM so disappointed with...
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/ 3 years agoReduce penalty to two points
Letters I THOROUGHLY agree with the letter on October 30 that drop-goals should not be worth more than three points. And...
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/ 3 years agoDiamond should take charge now
Letters EDDIE Jones should have been let go after the 2019 RWC – but it is not too late for the...
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/ 3 years agoGrassroots player welfare is concern
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk ON Saturday I went...
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/ 3 years agoSorry, but I can’t find ‘materiality’ in the law book
I AGREE with Mr Rowden (letters, October 23) that no referee deliberately manufactures situations to even up games. But I do...
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/ 3 years agoDrop-goals deserve more than penalties
WATCHING Adam Hastings’ terrific drop-goal to clinch victory for Gloucester against London Irish last Friday night got me thinking. Drop-goals are...
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/ 3 years agoP share distribution would limit damage
NICK Cain suggests that other Premiership clubs would be ‘predatory’ and ‘rapacious’ if they took over the P shares of Worcester...
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/ 3 years agoStars must be on show
TWO Premiership teams unbeaten after six rounds scheduled by BT Sport on October 30, 2022 – how good that promises to...
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/ 3 years agoTransparency essential
I READ with interest Jeremy Guscott’s article in last week’s edition, in particular his comment that, “As for the salary cap,...
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/ 3 years agoMy nine-point plan to rescue the game
SO the “old guard” merchants of gloom and doom or not appear to have been correct. Those who rued not professionalism...
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/ 3 years agoAll referees in the Prem apply laws correctly
I MUST take issue with Derek Gilbert’s assertion (letters 16/10/2022) that referees in the Premiership are abdicating in law and manufacturing...
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/ 3 years agoDon’t hold club games on international days
SURELY there is a time to re-think Premiership rugby, with the disaster of mismanagement at Worcester and Wasps and falling gate...
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/ 3 years agoMake sure the laws are applied fairly
BOTH Nick Cain and Paul Rees addressed (9/10/22) the high scoring nature of games so far this season which includes a...
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/ 3 years agoRob’s right – bring in a 10-team Prem
THE sad news that both Wasps and Worcester have been suspended from the Premiership is a sorry indictment of rugby union’s...
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/ 3 years agoShameful evidence of slow strangulation
MAY I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all the minor counties blazers on the RFU Council that have voted through the...
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/ 3 years agoAllow the students to catch up
I WAS interested to read Jon Newcombe’s article last week about the state of leagues regarding walkovers. I can comment on...
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/ 3 years agoChecking things out
ROB Andrew lays the fault for the parlous state of professional clubs’ finances at the door of the club owners and...
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/ 3 years agoBath way out a crumb of comfort
I was glad to see some of Worcester‘s players signing for Bath this week – albeit on short term injury cover...
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/ 3 years agoRFU must promote spread of pro game
Might it just be that the lack of investment into the game at Championship level is at least in part due...
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/ 3 years agoUnder Diamond, Warriors could’ve been contenders
A sad time indeed for Worcester Warriors. I would predict under Steve Diamond they would have become the competitors they always...
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/ 3 years agoBlack Ferns the danger
I hope England continue their impressive form of late and win the World Cup but I fear New Zealand will be...
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/ 3 years agoChampionship can fill void in top flight
I totally agree with letters in last week’s TRP regarding the possible replacement of Worcester and/or Wasps, with two Welsh teams....
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/ 3 years agoPremiership must promote from within
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO, it has been...
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/ 3 years agoEnglish rugby is rotten to the core
I HAVE written to The Rugby Paper on many occasions over the last five years with some success on the subject...
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/ 3 years agoWelsh clubs not the answer to Prem mess
ENGLISH professional rugby is undeniably in trouble if the likes of Worcester and Wasps, as appears likely, are not able to...
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/ 3 years agoThis week’s letters: Powers-that-be must take action
I’ve watched in horror recently with the problems at Worcester and Wasps which is just the tip of the iceberg from...
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/ 3 years agoThis week’s letters: Population ratios suggest room for more pro players
John Allanson (Rugby Paper, September 11) states it is ‘preposterous’ that Championship clubs could be anything other than semi-professional. But there’s...
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/ 3 years agoGet real, T2 teams can’t have any more
WITH Premiership clubs’s finances coming under severe scrutiny and the RFU’s resources, as Jeff Probyn writes, fully stretched, what on earth...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership could be most competitive yet
RUGBY has had a lot of negativity around it in recent months but I’m so excited by the start of the...
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/ 3 years agoWhen will the RFU come to its senses?
IN Rugby Paper Sept 4, Nick Cain says “the Premiership cartel is throttling the English game by killing ambition”. He adds...
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/ 3 years agoEngland need a few new stars to emerge
EDDIE Jones said early in his tenure as England head coach that he wanted to have three or four players for...
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/ 3 years agoWe need to know when RFU can restore support
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT IS good to...
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/ 3 years agoTime we ended the nonsense of 46 players on the pitch
IT IS high time rugby union rectified its woeful inability to end the game’s injury crisis threatening the sport’s future. Before...
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/ 3 years agoChamp to the rescue
WITH the possible demise of Worcester and Wasps, it's good to know that our ring-fenced Premiership can call upon two oven-ready...
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/ 3 years agoGame is crying out for proper direction
WHEN Rugby Union made its decision to go professional in 1995 if one of the factors was to grow the game...
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/ 3 years agoPrem XVs needs to be competitive
IT’S great news that DMP Durham Sharks have managed to raise funds to continue playing in the Premier XVs this season....
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/ 3 years agoQuantative easing is not the answer
I WAS intrigued by Colin Boag’s recommendation that, in a nutshell, squad sizes should be increased to cater for all the...
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/ 3 years agoEddie’s right, players need independence
EDDIE Jones has a point, well worth consideration and with ramifications reaching into areas wider than just sport. Good teaching and...
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/ 3 years agoAct now to ensure rugby has a future
RUGBY faces an almighty battle to attract youngsters amid the publicity surrounding ex-players’ brain injuries and the early onset of dementia....
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/ 3 years agoTony was a Fylde hero
IT was with much interest that I read and shared the article ‘Club Of The Week’ – Fylde Rugby Club with...
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/ 3 years agoSafety first has to be the mantra
I NOTED some of the comments in recent editions from the likes of Eddie Jones, Jeff Probyn, Martin Bayfield and a...
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/ 3 years agoShow us the money men in Premiership
NICK Cain wrote about ‘the complete contradiction at the heart of the Premiership of having a salary cap at the same...
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/ 3 years agoFord, Hadley return
LAST week, Peter Jackson wrote an interesting article about Regan Grace returning from Rugby League to play Union once more. In...
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/ 3 years agoPorter’s high tackle deserved red card
THERE appears to be no reason Wayne Barnes won't find as mitigation not to send someone off for a high tackle....
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