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Easter ‘appalled’ by Prem Cup exclusion

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By JON NEWCOMBE NICK Easter has described the decision to exclude his Chinnor side and Cambridge from next season’s Premiership Cup as “appalling and astonishing.” […]

Sweeney defends change

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CHIEF executive Bill Sweeney says the RFU has not “sold out” by renaming Twickenham in a sponsorship deal worth more than £100m. The 82,000-seater stadium, […]

Don’t put Marcus in a box, warns Mo’unga

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By SAM JACKSON RICHIE Mo’unga says England must not put Marcus Smith in a ‘box’ if they are to get the best out of the […]

Summerhill in hunt for a new deal

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By SIMON THOMAS Moving on: Aled Summerhill in action for Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images AS he comes to terms with being unemployed, Aled Summerhill admits […]

LETTER: Macclesfield shows RFU doesn’t care about players

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I strongly feel that the RFU is killing our rugby clubs as they have shown a serious lack of care towards the players and fans.

LETTER: World Rugby made the game too complicated, attritional

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This is a follow on from Raymond Howell’s letter in last weekend’s Rugby Paper about rugby’s loss of wide appeal.

LETTER: RFU not helping English rugby

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Steve Borthwick is doing a great job in charge of the national side as are his players and our recent U20 world champions.

Erasmus: We didn’t cherish ball and look after it like gold

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AFTER easing past Australia with a phenomenal all-court game in Brisbane, South Africa head coach Rassie Erasmus is expecting a reaction next week from the […]

Whisper it, but these Boks may deserve our love

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE are many of you out there, often to be found in the noisy corner of X, who don’t think back-to-back world champions […]

Savea: We need to get it right next time

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NEW Zealand captain Ar-die Savea admitted their performance wasn’t “up to All Black standard” and hopes the pain of just their third ever defeat to […]

A sporting heritage that needs protection

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NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHAT’S in a name? A huge amount if you consider what Wembley means to football fans, the […]

FANTASY RUGBY 2024/25

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PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10 Do you fancy yourself […]

Former Wales star Carter dies aged 59

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NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales flanker Alun Carter died last week while out on a walk at the age of 59. Carter made his Wales debut […]

What counts is how the money is spent

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a close-run thing but, after crunching the numbers harder than a caffeine-fuelled psephologist on election night, we can now […]

20-minute reds will add more confusion

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LIKE most of Woody Allen’s great lines, it was meant as a joke. “I was thrown out of college for cheating in the metaphysics exam,” […]

Changing names is never easy to do

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SO Twickenham will henceforth be called the Allianz Stadium apparently, at least that’s what the sponsors hope. Now the RFU is not in a position […]

New owners keen to inspire Bournemouth

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BOURNEMOUTH rugby club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, are set to take […]

We need to stop making so many law changes

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Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Jordan Reynolds, below, the director of rugby at Guernsey Raiders Why did you get into coaching […]

Scrums create an open game for backs to exploit

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RAYMOND Howell’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper certainly raises some interesting issues over my article last week including whether or not I was describing […]

Teenager swept out to sea in SA

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A RISING teenage star of French rugby was swept out to sea in South Africa, where he was a member of the national Under-18 squad […]

Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in first rebrand since 1907

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Twickenham is to be renamed Allianz Stadium from September after the Rugby Football Union signed a long-term deal with the insurance company. For the first […]

Fantasy Rugby 2024-25 – Enter Now

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Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper launches the TRP Fantasy […]

Harlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games

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Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.

Tonga’s Pat Pellegrini quits Coventry for Super Rugby

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Coventry’s Premiership promotion bid has been dealt a blow with star man Pat Pellegrini leaving to join Super Rugby’s Moana Pasifika.

Cambridge and Chinnor ruled out of Premiership Cup

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Last year’s bottom Championship side Cambridge and newly promoted Chinnor are to be excluded from the 2024/25 Premiership Cup.

Emma Uren: Great Britain must learn from Olympic setback

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Emma Uren has called on her GB Sevens team-mates to learn from a groundbreaking Olympic campaign after they finished seventh at Paris 2024.

Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade to miss start of season after surgery

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Exeter centre Henry Slade will miss the start of the upcoming Premiership season after having shoulder surgery.

Sir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’

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Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance of Antoine Dupont.

Great Britain sevens star Kayleigh Powell signs for Harlequins

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Harlequins have swooped to sign another of Great Britain’s sevens players in Welsh international Kayleigh Powell.

Cornish Pirates: Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans knighted

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In terms of Rugby Royalty, the Cornish Pirates’ Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans certainly ranks among the historical greats.

Haydn Thomas urges England U20s to push on to the next level

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As the anticipation of the new season builds, Haydn Thomas has praised the England Under-20s squad for their impressive talent and potential.

Bristol Bears sign Argentina U20 star Benjamin Elizalde

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One of the stars of the U20 World Championship, Argentinian full-back Benjamin Elizalde, has joined Premiership side Bristol Bears.

Leigh Halfpenny and Wyn Jones join Harlequins

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Premiership side Harlequins have signed full-back Leigh Halfpenny and prop Wyn Jones for the 2024/25 season.

England Men A to face Australia A and Ireland A

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England Men A will face Australia A on November 17 at The Stoop before taking on Ireland A at Ashton Gate on February 23.

Ex-Leicester Tigers centre Guy Porter retires at 27

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Former Leicester Tigers and England centre Guy Porter has retired from rugby at the age of 27 after suffering issues around concussion.

Dan Thomas signs for Cardiff with the help of former teammates

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Dan Thomas has revealed the significant part his former teammates, including England star Ellis Genge, played in his recent move to Cardiff.

LETTER: World Rugby allows scrums to be boring, dangerous

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Jeff Probyn says that it takes a long time to learn the ‘dark arts’ of the scrum while David Flatman claims everyone loves a scrum.

Julian Salvi relishing his role as Georgia defence coach

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Julian Salvi has never been one to shy away from a good challenge. Now he is relishing his job as Georgia’s defence coach.

Regan Grace to miss start of Bath season after surgery

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Bath wing Regan Grace is likely to miss the start of the upcoming season after having had surgery on a hamstring injury.

Cardiff sign another scrum-half in Johan Mulder

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Cardiff have announced the signing of 24-year-old South African scrum-half Johan Mulder from fellow United Rugby Championship side the Lions.

Jeremy Guscott: Current All Blacks lack the fear factor

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New Zealand don’t carry the same fear factor that they had in the 2011-2015 era going into this season’s Rugby Championship.

Golden girls put in final flourish

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By WILLIAM GUPWELL New Zealand……………. 19pts Tries: Pouri-Lane 2, Blyde 8, Waaka 13 Conversions: Pouri-Lane 2, King 8 Canada ……………………… 12pts Tries: Corrigan 7, Daniels […]

Portia takes her leave in fine style

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By PAUL EDDISON at Stade de France SEVENS queen Portia Woodman-Wickliffe bowed out in the perfect manner as New Zealand retained their Olympic women’s title. […]

South American quintet who could sparkle in Europe

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BRISTOL made headlines this week with the signing of Argentina U20 full-back Benjamin Elizalde, below, ahead of the new season. Elizalde arrives in the West […]

Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies will provide a tough test for Lions

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Nick Cain gives his thoughts on the 2025 British Lions series against Australia, saying the Aussies will be hard to beat under Joe Schmidt.

Why SVNS makes sense for the future

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Rugby sevens – or SVNS, as a London-based team of funkily-dressed marketing executives have somehow succeeded in rebranding it – used […]