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/ 5 years agoWelch set to take the reins for Albion’s Championship chase
■By NEALE HARVEY New chief: Damian Welch in action for Exeter DAMIAN Welch, former Exeter, Scarlets and Cardiff second row, is...
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/ 5 years agoDon’t let the gifted little ones get away
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Too small? Jeff Probyn won a record number of caps for an...
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/ 5 years agoPlaying for the Lions was special honour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY RORY UNDERWOOD THE FORMER ENGLAND, LIONS AND LEICESTER WINGER Roaring in: Rory Underwood scores for the Lions on...
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/ 5 years agoBattered captain Brooks calls time at Drovers
■By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY captain Richard Brooks is leaving the club after nine seasons in the Welsh Premiership. No.8 Brooks, 31,...
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/ 5 years agoGray staying at the Stoop
Quins man: Joe Gray HOOKER Joe Gray has agreed a contract to remain at Harlequins once his loan deal from Saracens...
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/ 5 years agoEngland duo undecided
SARACENS forwards Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola are still yet to decide where they will be playing next season but England...
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/ 5 years agoMax eyes triumphant end to horror season
■By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Bristolbound playmaker Max Malins PICTURE: Getty Images FRUSTRATED Saracens playmaker Max Malins hopes his impending move to...
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/ 5 years agoSad day as blind Fleury bails out the All Blacks
YOU don’t often hear a New Zealand crowd cheering loudly for the opposition so you know something pretty special must have...
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/ 5 years agoLions go on the attack to capture imagination
Try-a-match: Tony O’Reilly NOT only did this era (1954-59) include two of the greatest ever Lions tours - 1955 to South...
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/ 5 years agoEvans’ policy turns erratic England into champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 9 1953-1959...
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/ 5 years agoCruel for Richmond but game’s moved on
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Star signing: Katy Daley-McLean has become playercoach at Sale Sharks PICTURE: Getty Images For rugby...
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/ 5 years agoLoyalty to Waterloo runs deep for Dick
MY CLUB WATERLOO WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK...
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/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TUI URU NORTHAMPTON No.8 Tui Uru’s name will not be on many lists of ‘England stars of the future’ right now...
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/ 5 years agoTop quality coaching will be priceless
WILL CROKER FORMER BOURNEMOUTH COACH Rugby is going bust, slowly but surely. We have already seen the likes of Leeds approaching...
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Features
/ 5 years agoUnbeaten season champions Caldy
The Rugby Paper’s National 2 North correspondents pick a Team of the Season Key man: Rhys Hayes shone at full-back for...
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/ 5 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Tigers chop CEO Cohen SIMON Cohen’s eight-year stint as Leicester Tigers chief executive has come to an end, with chief operating...
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/ 5 years agoSavea flies home – minus his reputation
AND SO another All Black leaves France, his bank balance all the healthier, his reputation all the poorer. On the all-...
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/ 5 years agoDibble and Joyce were stars that rugby lost
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hero: Andy Dibble wears the 1988 Littlewoods Cup on his head after Luton...
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/ 5 years agoColtish O’Driscoll oozed class right from the start
Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 9 Brian O’Driscoll makes his World Cup debut October 2 1999 Brendan Gallagher delves into some of...
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/ 5 years agoBig challenge now is for our young lads to be consistent
Q&A CHRIS BOYD ON THE RECORD Standard bearer: Northampton lock Courtney Lawes PICTURES: Getty Images Enthusiast: Saints DoR Chris Boyd Saints...
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/ 5 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 5 years agoLife bans for salary cap cheats says Lord Myners
■By SAM JACKSON Report: Lord Myners SALARY cap breaches in future could see clubs being stripped of their titles and suspended...
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/ 5 years agoRugby Paper readers ahead of the game
Last week’s Blindside and The Telegraph’s claim to our ‘exclusive’ GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann is leaving to take charge of...
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/ 5 years agoNEXT WEEK …Don’t miss
Brendan Gallagher’s Top 20: Drop-goals Lions contenders: Nick Cain picks his No.9 History of Rugby: The 60s - Jekyll and Hyde...
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/ 5 years agoAll Blacks saved by mystery of JPR ‘try’
WHAT constitutes a rugby scandal or controversy can be very random as I discovered the other week when I watched a...
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/ 5 years agoDay the crowd turned out to CHEER the ref
Acclaim: Domercq GEORGES Domercq, who died this week aged 89, must be one of the few referees to be mobbed by...
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/ 5 years agoOdd-ball George was a true rugby visionary
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Big stage: Fiji face mercurial France full-back Serge...
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/ 5 years agoFaletau has shown he can make Lions roar
2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… No.8s Pole position: Wales’ Taulupe...
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/ 5 years agoJACK WILLIS ON…
…CHIRPING AT REFEREES? I’ve been warned once this season for asking the ref for a yellow card when we were playing...
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/ 5 years agoJack hopes the Day of the Jackal will bring a new England call
NICK CAIN TALKS TO THE WASPS FLANKER WHO IS SETTING A FURIOUS PACE AT BREAKDOWNS Big help: Wasps coach Matt Everard...
