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/ 3 years agoSimple way to avoid cards, obey the laws
IT IS a sad day for rugby union when a leading coach criticises referees for strictly penalising players cynically ignoring the...
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/ 3 years agoLower tackle height
LIKE many others, I’ ve become increasingly concerned by the number of head injuries and concussions in our great game. Surely...
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/ 3 years agoMore balance please
WHAT a pity Colin Boag should spoil an otherwise well argued piece on how the All Blacks tend to be treated...
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/ 3 years agoPlease put an end to elitist hypocrisy
IF Premiership ring fencing was such a good thing would the likes of Northampton, Exeter, Harlequins and Bristol have been in...
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/ 3 years agoSadly, I don’t think we have the talent
SORRY to say I disagree with Paul Rees that England have the talent needed to win the World Cup. It’s time...
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/ 3 years agoFrench kickers like their noisy support
DAVID James (letters July 3) wants Sir to be able to award an unkicked penalty if the crowd make a noise!...
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/ 3 years agoBedfordshire fixture clashes not helpful
email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT is unbelievable that Ampthill and Bedford Blues have home matches scheduled on the same day on eight occasions...
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/ 3 years agoTigers may regret letting Moroni go
I WONDER whether Leicester’s decision to release Matias Moroni to Newcastle would come to be seen as premature in the light...
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/ 3 years agoHow to ensure fans respect the kicker
WATCHING the first Australia v England Test yesterday, the crowd were being very disrespectful to Owen Farrell when he was taking...
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/ 3 years agoWe still face long road trips despite changes
I READ with interest the articles about the restructuring of the Leagues in last week’s paper. My club are currently playing...
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/ 3 years agoBennett is simply the best I’ve seen
I WAS not brought up in a rugby household, but I was drawn to it for its beacon of values, of...
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/ 3 years agoQuins ‘gearbox’ sets the pace in the Premiership
IF the tight-five is the ‘engine room’ in rugby, then 8, 9, 10 and 12 must be the gearbox, and for...
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/ 3 years agoStop portraying Sarries as victims
PAUL Rees’ article in last week’s TRP states “it was Saracens desire to do right by their players that took them...
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/ 3 years agoRemember, football has ‘fan’ issues too
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ with interest...
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/ 3 years agoDiminishing value of tightheads is telling
FLY-HALVES have long been the ‘stars’ of the team so it’s not surprising they are top earners in the Premiership –...
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/ 3 years agoShocked by Jamie’s dig at McGuigan
I’VE never known such a spiteful proclamation from an England forward. Jamie George should hang his head for decrying the try...
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/ 3 years agoFans will turn their backs on the Boks
I HAVE travelled to most overseas games in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the last 14 years to support...
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/ 3 years agoTime for planning to prevent injuries
IT is now time rugby union stopped turning a Nelsonian blind eye to the game’s unacceptable injury crisis. In last week’s...
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/ 3 years agoWe need more from sideline interviews
RUGBY has never been more accessible (for those with deep enough pockets for TV subscriptions), yet I cannot help feeling that...
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/ 3 years agoWhat is the point of having a TMO?
WHEN the pundits for BT Sport can spot a cheap-shot tackle, by a world renowned second row, but the TMO can’t,...
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/ 3 years agoSorry Brendan but I don’t share the same optimism
SO Brendan Gallagher “smells stifling fear” in the reduced Premiership salary cap, but I disagree with his belief that the removal...
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/ 3 years agoNot so local derby
I WAS pleased to see that the new set up for National 2 West enables the resumption of, perhaps or perhaps...
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/ 3 years agoPlease promote relegation, Colin
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk LIKE Colin Boag stated...
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/ 3 years agoLeague ‘pyramid’ now has a flat-top
REGARDING the restructuring of the National Leagues next season, please, please RFU stop using phraseology such as “re-branding, re-booting, re-energising” as...
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/ 3 years agoI miss final day drama
I NEVER usually watch football but I tuned in last Sunday to see who would be crowned champions – and who...
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/ 3 years agoRugby atmosphere far more engaging
LAST Saturday, I enjoyed a superb day at Twickenham followed by the sight of Gloucester and Harlequins players walking around the...
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/ 3 years agoLaw makers should read Nick’s column
NICK Cain’s comprehensive argument about laws (May 15) enabling high scoring hookers should be read by all of rugby’s law makers....
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/ 3 years agoSorry Joe, TV viewing figures say different
JOE Marler recently spoke out in an interview suggesting that rugby is shrinking but I don’t really see where he’s coming...
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/ 3 years agoPrem Cup must stay
I CANNOT understand why there are calls for the Premiership Cup to be ended, this season’s competition has been fantastic! The...
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/ 3 years agoBattle for survival is the most thilling bit
I GREW up in a football city (Liverpool) and found myself on the Blue side of the loyalty divide which has...
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/ 3 years agoCup requires stricter rules
THE Premiership Cup is a great vehicle for developing players and it should be written in the rules that it is...
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/ 3 years agoEuropean playing field is not level
I AM a neutral fan, but whilst the likes of Leinster are a very fine side what is grossly underreported in...
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/ 3 years agoHigh-hit pardons could see referees next in the dock
HAVING attended the Gloucester v Saracens game last Friday I have to say that when will enough poor referee decisions be...
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/ 3 years agoHenry is a rare talent
ENGLAND must cap London Irish full-back Henry Arundell this summer before Wales or Scotland make him an offer he can’t refuse....
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/ 3 years agoBath horror show was such a turn off
LAST week’s result at Kingsholm was a sad day for Premiership rugby and really makes me question the wisdom of having...
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/ 3 years agoCan’t compromise supporter comfort
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...
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/ 3 years agoEngland need a test
CONGRATULATIONS to England women on another dominant display in the Six Nations. Winning four championships on the trot is some achievement...
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/ 3 years agoConnacht show size of crowds irrelevant
PREMIERSHIP Rugby decrees that Ealing and Doncaster – or any other ambitious Championship club – must meet certain conditions before being...
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/ 3 years agoFlow of subs can wreck momentum
WHAT gives with this constant shipping on of subs after 50-60 mins – seemingly because the clock says so, but totally...
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/ 3 years agoGrassroots are still lifeblood of this game
IN his letter last week Ross Reyburn slates the RFU for “deserting its role as guardian of ... the country’s huge...
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/ 3 years agoPrivilege to watch those greats No.8s
ALONGSIDE Brendan Gallagher I was a rugby mad teenager at the 1974 England v Wales game. Like your first love affair...
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/ 3 years agoTwo strong ten-team divisions is the way forward
THE Rugby Football Union long ago deserted its historic, if often misused, role as guardians of the sport’s best interests. Sadly...
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/ 3 years agoChiefs can feed off their underdog tag
DESPITE losing nine games in the league and wrestling for a fourth place finish instead of pushing for a home semi-final...
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/ 3 years agoTrial GGA rules… punish the player not the whole team
THERE is no doubt that red cards are spoiling the competitiveness of games but at the same time it is right...
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/ 3 years agoInsulting to say it’s all about location
WE at Hull Ionians take issue with comments made by Hull RUFC DoR Gary Pearce. Mr Pearce says: “Ionians are on...
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/ 3 years agoSpiteful slight of Caldy had no merit
I WAS dismayed to read Mr Warren’s spiteful letter last week, which without foundation attacked the competence of the referee and...
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/ 3 years agoReturn to real rugby
I RECENTLY attended the game between Canterbury and Clifton, in the National League 2 South. What a pleasure it was. It was...
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/ 3 years agoReview foul play in 20 minute window
ON the discussion about the 20-minute red card experiment, I understand the concerns that a permanent dismissal has the potential to...
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/ 3 years agoIncentivise schools to help broaden the player pool
LAST week’s TRP included Jeff Probyn’s interesting piece, contesting Brian Moore’s claim that payments to players should be banned in all...
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/ 3 years agoJamison deserved red
JAMISON Gibson-Park’s yellow card in the Heineken Cup last weekend has to be the most blatent disregard of the head-contact laws...
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