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Super Sam charge for leads the Taunton

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By JOHN WHITE No quarter given: Taunton had to battle hard to free themselves from Clifton’s grip and, right, Watisoni Vakalutukali was the driving force […]

B sample clears All Black lock Tuipulotu

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All Black Patrick Tuipulotu has been cleared of any wrong doing after the results of an anti-doping test came up negative. The big lock was […]

Exiles’ demise leaves Maggs bitter

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By NEALE HARVEY OUTGOING Birmingham Moseley rugby director Kevin Maggs admits London Welsh’s demise has intensified his frustration over losing his job. Former Ireland centre […]

Hamilton could boost Exiles pack

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LONDON IRISH are eying up a move for Saracens’ Swindon-born Scotland lock Jim Hamilton who is out of contract at the end of the season. […]

Tax office to set up special rugby unit

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PREMIERSHIP and Championship clubs must sort out their tax affairs in respect of agent fees on player contracts or risk being hit by swingeing VAT […]

They taught us a lesson – Jones

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By JOHN FALLON DRAGONS coach Kingsley Jones is hopeful his men can get a first away win of the season when they take on Connacht […]

Skinner wraps up Albion triumph

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By PADDY MARSH Plymouth 33 Coventry 24 PLYMOUTH Albion moved up to second in the table with a bonus-point victory over Coventry at Brickfields. Coventry […]

Strang orchestrates fine Chinnor triumph

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By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 20 Chinnor 50 CHINNOR underlined their title aspirations with an accomplished performance at an arctic Bury St Edmunds. The […]

Jet-speed Daly keeps Eddie’s mad ride on road

12 February 2017 1 comment

From NICK CAIN at Principality Stadium THE England roller coaster is still on the rails – just – but it was a two-wheel ride at […]

Hot-headed prop leads La Rochelle on glory run

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La Rochelle, who hosted the women’s international between France and Scotland last night, has a past worth re-telling and a present that has never shone […]

Jones on way back to Sale

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BRISTOL hooker Marc Jones could be set to return to Sale at the end of the season as Steve Diamond plans a double swoop on […]

Green light for ground share

12 February 2017 1 comment

LONDON Irish’s return to the capital moved a step closer after their application to play at Brentford FC’s proposed new stadium was approved by Hounslow […]

Zebre are zapped by zippy Evans

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Zebre 10 Ospreys 40 AN incredible 12-minute hat-trick for Dan Evans helped Ospreys to a bonus point win over Zebre on Friday to keep the […]

Rosslyn making most of home fortress

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By LUKE JARM Rosslyn Park 59 Macclesfield 28 THREE tries at the end of the first half gave Rosslyn Park an unassailable lead as the […]

Best show leaves Wild Geese adrift

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By SAM HOLDSWORTH Canterbury 21 London Irish 17 TWO late tries earned London Irish Wild Geese a losing bonus point but Canterbury took the win […]

Exeter’s Lewis in at Stoop as cover for Care

12 February 2017 1 comment

By ED HUTSON HARLEQUINS have this week confirmed the signing Dave Lewis from Exeter ahead of next season. As revealed in the Fissler Files on […]

It was bench warfare and

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Big impact: Jamie George PICTURES: Getty Images England are yet to find their best form in 2017 but, boy, are they making themselves into a […]

Welsh lock Day is set to join Sarries

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Three caps: Dominic Day playing for Wales ■ SALE Sharks’ tighthead prop Brian Mujati is joining the Ospreys, with immediate effect. SARACENS have agreed a […]

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You can subscribe to The Rugby Paper. Just fill out the form below and send your cheque for £20, £40 or £80 made out to […]

Preview Treviso v Leinster

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Today, Kick-off 1.30pm ■ HOOKER Richardt Strauss will captain Leinster for the first time today as the Irish province travel to Treviso. Fellow Ireland international […]

Late try ensures bonus point joy for Caldy

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By JOHN LYON A LATE Tommy Banks try secured Caldy a bonuspoint win over South Leicester. Banks crossed after a quick move seconds from the […]

King Ed inspires Cinderford victory

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By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 23 Redruth 21 WITH both sides in good form something had to give and it was Cinderford, led by the display […]

Quins in the final thanks to Jack’s hat-trick

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A LAST-MINUTEtry from hat-trick hero Jack Hennessey booked Harlequins a place in the Academy League final with a game to spare. The Londoners overcame Gloucester […]

Eddie finds redemption in Welsh Colditz

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PETER JACKSON VERDICT Eddie Jones had taken a long time to reacquaint himself with Cardiff since the Wallabies gave him the last rites for losing […]

Eddie: We’ve used up all our get out of jail cards

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From GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones hailed his “gritty, never say die heroes” after Elliot Daly’s late, late try kept England’s remarkable winning run intact. And […]

Strauss for Falcons? No, he’s off to Toulouse

12 February 2017 1 comment

SCOTLAND No.8 Josh Strauss won’t be moving to Newcastle Falcons when his contract with Glasgow Warriors runs out at the end of the season. Less […]

Weight limits would improve spectacle

12 February 2017 1 comment

IS there really such a need for these big players? How about introducing a weight limit in rugby? It might sounds crazy at first but […]

This farewell to a Bok hero was fit for a king

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Peter Jackson reports on the outpouring of emotion at the funeral of Joost van der Westhuizen They carried his oak coffin out of Loftus Versveld […]

Dale leave Bridge with Stour taste

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By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 37 Stourbridge 0 WHARFEDALE dominated Stourbridge from start to finish as they registered a commanding win. The home side took command […]

20 QUESTIONS

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WILL BROWNE ICHMOND WING How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us to finally get a […]

Blitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes

12 February 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time this season, but unlike […]

England had the finishers

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GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Alex Cuthbert on the outside. We know Daly is fast but he showed just how fast by absolutely skinning Cuthbert […]

Howley: We’ll use this to beat Scotland

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By ALEX BYWATER WALES head coach Rob Howley vowed his team will use the heartbreak of their last-gasp defeat to England to make them an […]

Crooked feeds are making a mockery of our game

12 February 2017 1 comment

These days TV commentators are clearly under orders from broadcasters not to mention them, but our readers say that crooked scrum feeds remain one of […]

Simple tweaks can make the calendar run a lot smoother

12 February 2017 1 comment

FROM 2020, how best to accommodate the new rugby calendar for the Northern Hemisphere? To start with, have the Champions Cup quarter-finals take place in […]

Scrum-halves escape Six Nations cull

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WHENthe Six Nations revved up on the starting grid last weekend, more than 30 players had been parked in the pits suffering from various degrees […]

Hoppers stunned by ’Dale fightback

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By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 17 Tynedale 34 A SECOND-HALF turnaround from Tynedale saw them overcome Preston Grasshoppers at Lightfoot Green. Tynedale were 9-0 down […]

YOUNG GUNS

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WILL BUTLER ENGLAND U20S CENTRE Will Butler faced a race against the clock to be fit for the Six Nations but he is now looking […]

Sarries into last four but Tigers lie in wait again

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By SAM JACKSON ACADEMY coach Ian Vass praised Saracens’ composure in closing out a 29-20 victory over Leicester that secured them a home semi-final in […]

A Roman holiday jaunt as sorry Italy surrender

12 February 2017 1 comment

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A DETERMINED and fluent Ireland ripped a desperately poor Italian side to shreds in Rome with an irresistible nine-try display which yielded […]

Hogg aims to end 18 years of hurt

12 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY HEATLY STUART Hogg is well aware that France like to play with flair on their own patch – but ahead of this afternoon’s […]

Buddies? No, these are Championship’s worst enemies

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THE buddy-system between Championship and Premiership clubs being proposed by the RFU looks to me like a deadend for the second tier if they accept […]

There’s a reason it’s called a Test match

12 February 2017 1 comment

AS a relative newcomer to the ‘modern’ rugby football game, I would beg to differ with Colin Boag’s assertion that the step up on physicality […]

Warriors can dump another millstone

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NO ONE club carried as much clout during the opening round of the Six Nations than Glasgow Warriors. Of Scotland’s 23 against Ireland no fewer […]

Battling Hinckley undone by Otley runners

12 February 2017 1 comment

By JOHN FINCH Otley 25 Hinckley 12 OTLEY found it difficult to break down a resolute Hinckley, but eventually ran out winners in west Yorkshire. […]

Juddian stay top after Colchester win

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National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE Juddian took maximum points to maintain their hold on top spot following a 32-14 win at home to […]

Bring on Carnegiesay bullish Pirates

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CORNISH Pirates kept their hopes of a Greene King Championship semifinal alive with a win over London Scottish last Sunday and fly-half Laurence May is […]

Heaslip: There’s still work to be done

12 February 2017 1 comment

JAMIE Heaslip was a relieved man after Ireland bounced back from last week’s defeat to Scotland with a thumping of Italy in Rome. The No.8, […]

My mate Vern is going to make it tough for us says Nakaitaci

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By NICK VERDIER NOA Nakaitaci knows from personal experience all about the physical challenge that will confront France as they attempt to put their Six […]

Remember Joost by backing his own J9 Foundation

12 February 2017 0 comments

WHEN Joost van der Westhuizen died earlier this week at the age of 45 after a battle with motor neurone disease (MND) that lasted nearly […]

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