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Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

RWC2023: Heart says Ireland but head screams France

By Brendan Gallagher Ireland, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? Yesterday in London all three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Springboks want Willie to go home

WASPS could lose their second marquee signing in as many seasons with Willie Le Roux under pressure to return to South...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

England name 17 contracted Sevens players

By NICK VERDIER NEWS EXTRA The RFU have named the 17 women who have been awarded professional Sevens contracts ahead of...

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Nick Cain

/ 8 years ago

How Henley helped make England Women great

Rochelle Clark and Tamara Taylor are seasoned world champions who will play a crucial role in the Red Roses‘ bid to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest columnists

/ 8 years ago

Catherine Spencer: Stop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too

In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a fairly straightforward ten-try victory over Spain....

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Chris Robshaw commits to Harlequins

Chris Robshaw will remained at Harlequins until at least 2020 after putting pen to paper on a new deal. A former...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 8 years ago

Jeff Probyn: I’m puzzled why women’s game needs a World Cup

With the women’s World Cup starting this week, hope is the excitement that the tournament will generate could be great for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest columnists

/ 8 years ago

Catherine Spencer: These professional Red Roses are red hot favourites to defend title

In 2008 we played France away in the Six Nations and recorded England‘s biggest victory over Les Bleus, winning 31-0. We...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

England name side for World Cup opener

England head coach Simon Middleton has named his matchday 23 for England‘s opening pool game of the Women’s Rugby World Cup....

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 8 years ago

Underdogs Wales to unleash teenage sensation George

Wales WALES face a huge battle to get out of their pool but head coach Rowland Phillips is desperate to put...

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Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 8 years ago

Molloy takes charge after Ireland hit by Briggs withdrawal

New skipper: Claire Molloy Ireland CLAIRE Molloy will have the honour of leading Ireland at their home World Cup following the...

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Featured

/ 8 years ago

Scarratt: We’re not champions, just contenders

It seems like yesterday that Emily Scarratt was thrust into the rugby limelight as the leading points scorer and player of...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 8 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Replace women’s contracts with individual match fees

As I prepare to write this article, I have a feeling of impending doom as the last time I broached this...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Brendan Gallagher previews the Women’s World Cup

The memory of 2014 in France might still be fresh with us but women’s rugby has moved on apace and, a...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

8 reasons why it’s worth betting on rugby

The year 2017 places rugby second only to football regarding global popularity. The game with a rich and occasionally controversial history...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Jones wants Tour to help England go the distance

Rupert Guinness, rugby writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, finds the England coach in the Alps Eddie Jones is back at...

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Featured

/ 8 years ago

World Cup stars left high and dry by RFU

Rugby Football Union bosses have taken a sledgehammer to England Women’s hopes of winning next month’s World Cup after informing stunned...

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International Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Tonga Qualifies for Rugby World Cup After Fiji Victory

Fiji braved the rain to see off Samoa and take home the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2017

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 8 years ago

Sunwolves end season on a high as Keino binned

By ADAM ELLIS THE Sunwolves rounded off their second year in Super Rugby with a maiden win over New Zealand opposition,...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Seniloli try treble sends Tonga into RWC

By SAM JACKSON Samoa 16 Fiji 38 TONGA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan without having to play...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 8 years ago

I suspect Gatland feared the Lions would lose this one

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Tough call: Jerome Kaino wraps up Alun Wyn Jones after catching him...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Six changes for Ireland in Japan this weekend

Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Plenty of changes for Scotland for Australia Test

Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named eight personnel changes to his starting XV to face Australia at Allianz Stadium. Townsend...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 8 years ago

Love him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly

John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 8 years ago

Jeff Probyn: England will be firing the killer shots in pool of death

Like all rugby fans, I was looking forward to this week’s draw for the World Cup pools but what puzzles me...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 8 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: French World Cup record is big threat to England

Every international coach ranked 1-8 wanted to avoid the 2019 RWC group Argentina were in. They are a nation that showed...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 8 years ago

Nick Cain: World Cups need more pools of death

Here are the cold hard facts. There is only one “pool of death” in the 2019 World Cup draw made in...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

South African minister lifts ban on SARU’s bid for 2023 World Cup

The SARU have been given the green light to resume their bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup a newly-appointed...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 8 years ago

Griffiths goes to Paris in bid for Steyn

WORCESTER WARRIORS have held talks with Springbok fly-half Morne Steyn about moving to Sixways Stadium from the start of next season....

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International Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Oaks looking strong after Rose strolls home to claim the late bonus in Sochi

By JON NEWCOMBE RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP JODY ROSE scored an intercept try deep into stoppage time to earn Romania the bonus...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Newcastle confirm signing of DTH van der Merwe

Newcastle Falcons have added more fire power to their back line confirming the capture of Canada and Scarlets wing DTH van...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Bennett, Strauss and Reid to leave Glasgow

Glasgow have announced that Mark Bennett will join Edinburgh and Gordon Reid and Josh Strauss will leave the Warriors at the...

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Six Nations

/ 8 years ago

Germany shock Europe as they end 79 years of pain against Romania

RUGBY EUROPE CHAMPIONSHIP GERMANY’S bid to qualify for a first ever Rugby World Cup got off to a flying start with...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Joy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against

Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Four players recalled to England squad

England Women’s head coach Simon Middleton has recalled four players to his 33-player squad for the Six Nations. Bianca Blackburn (Worcester...

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Guest Blogs

/ 9 years ago

Will the controversy around head injuries change rugby forever?

For rugby lovers everywhere, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand provided plenty of thrills, edge-of-the-seat excitement and unforgettable memories....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: No-brainer, Steve? Afraid not, more like brain dead

Talk about letting the inmates run the asylum! Sometimes you have to wonder if those working in the professional game have...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Premiership statement on salary cap

Premiership Rugby have confirmed that the base level of its Salary Cap Framework for the 2019 and 2020 seasons will remain...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Worcester sign Bath sacked flanker Faosiliva

Worcester Warriors have confirmed the signing of Samoa international back-row Alafoti Faosiliva. The flanker, who can also play at no.8, moves...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Neck injury ends Luke Fitzgerald career

Luke Fitzgerald has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 28-year-old Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions...

By The Rugby Paper Team