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Super Saracens lift sixth crown

28-05-2023 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk

From BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham OWEN Farrell hailed the resolve of his Saracens side as they returned to the top of the English game by […]
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Western Force move for Potter

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

WESTERN Force are poised to announce that they have signed former Leicester Tigers winger Harry Potter who was released early from his contract by the […]
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We need more time to prepare the 2025 Lions

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND IWAS fortunate enough to go on two tours with the British & Irish Lions and then to be called […]
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Wallaby lock heads for Rebels

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

WALLABY lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has signed a deal with Super Rugby outfit Melbourne Rebels after only spending a season playing in the Premiership for Northampton […]
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Top two get ready for county showdown

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Lancashire v Kent Today. Kick-off 4pm, Twickenham Stadium THE Bill Beaumont County Cup has been overlooked and underfunded by the RFU […]
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Time for a drop-goal

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

AFTER watching Leinster being beaten by one point in last weekend’s Champions Cup final by La Rochelle, I was wondering why in the last few […]
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Strewth, mate! Fast Eddie’s cash jackpot

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK EDDIE Jones returned to Twickenham this week as an RFU-made millionaire coach. Jones, who was paid over […]
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Sarries fighting for home semi-final

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

PREVIEW... .Saracens v Bristol Today kick-off 2.30pmBy BEN JAYCOCK SARACENS sit third in the table with two regular season games remaining and are determined to […]
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Sanderson will know that better times are ahead

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

PAUL REES AS Alex Sanderson reflected on what could have been after a Premiership final that yielded 60 points, Sale’s director of rugby had been […]
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Ruthless Chiefs put 12 past Wasps

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By JAMES FOWLER Exeter.......................82 Wasps......................... 7 American express: Kate Zackary scored a hat-trick for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER Chiefs returned to winning ways with […]
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Ross: Ben good enough to lead England

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By JON NEWCOMBE JONO Ross believes Ben Curry has the ability to develop into a top-class captain for both club and country. Curry has made […]
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Quins aim to sign off in style at The Stoop

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

PREVIEW... .Harlequins v DMP Today kick-off 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS run out at The Stoop today for the final time this season looking to […]
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Putting the boot in – but not if it’s bright green …

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW TAWERA Kerr-Barlow’s fluorescent green boots, as worn when La Rochelle dared to give Leinster a 17-point start […]
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Prime to cover World Cup warm up games

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By JON NEWCOMBE PRIME Video are planning on broadcasting Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up matches involving all the Six Nations teams this summer. Scotland’s clash […]
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O’Mahony praise for ‘excellent defence’

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

MUNSTER’S winning captain Peter O’Mahony was delighted with the result. “We performed really well in the first half,” he said. “We should have been a […]
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O’Gara’s touch of Old Big ’Ead

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

ON the face of it, Brian Clough and Ronan O’Gara do not appear to have much in common: different ball games, different countries, different personalities […]
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O’Connor leads the way

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Division 2 Semi-Finals By MO SHER Dorset & W...... 47 E Midlands...... 24 DORSET and Wilts booked their place in the Division Two final with […]
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Now Stade eye Cowan-Dickie

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

ENGLAND hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could still play in France next season despite the recent collapse of his move to Montpellier, with Stade Francais thought to […]
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Nothing could top that 38-38 draw with England

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

THE FORMER SCOTLAND, GLASGOW, EXETER AND BORDER BULLDOGS WINGER WHO HAS JUST BROUGHT THE CURTAIN DOWN ON HIS SALE SHARKS PLAYING CAREER BYRON MCGUIGAN MY […]
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Masterful Skelton is the talk of the town

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST IF Simon Shaw of England was a 20-storey tower block of a lock blessed with penthouse levels of skill and self-restraint, […]
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London Irish look to boost squad

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

LONDON Irish have given the clearest indication yet that they expect to be playing in the Premiership next season after it emerged that they are […]
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La Rochelle, the masters

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

LEINSTER were caught out time after time at the breakdown, scrum and lineouts using the advantageous methods they have used all season. I raise my […]
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Kvesic: I want to get my teeth stuck into Cov

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By JON NEWCOMBE Heading home: Matt Kvesic in action for Zebre last season.MATT KVESIC gets constant reminders of what went wrong at Worcester but rather […]
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Jones keen to keep his name in the frame for Wales

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By GARY FITZGERALD WYN Jones strolls out at Twickenham today determined to prove a point as he comes to terms with seeing his World Cup […]
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It’s time for real change in a game drowning in debt

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

>> PAUL REES LOOKS BACK ON A SOBERING SEASON FOR THE PROFESSIONAL GAME IN ENGLAND AND WONDERS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT Holding together: London Irish at […]
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I’m keen to learn from the best, says Dowson

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By PAUL REES Working hard: Saints’ DoR Phil Dowson PHIL Dowson will spend part of his summer holiday examining how other sports operate as he […]
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I’d support legal case against RFU

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

WELL said, Mark Morgan of Jersey Reds in The Rugby Paper on May 15. “The sport is not thriving at any level” - he is […]
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How is decline in crowd numbers good for game?

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home crowds as the stats […]
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Holders keep on track

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Gill Burns Cup Round-upBy BEN JAYCOCK LAST Sunday’s action in Division 1 saw wins for Buckinghamshire, Lancashire, Leicestershire and Gloucestershire. In Pool 1, finalists Lancashire […]
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Hodnett grabs the glory for Munster

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stormers............................14pts Tries: Libbok 5, Fourie 49 Conversions: Libbok 6, 50 Munster .............................19pts Tries: Barron 9, Nash 28, Hodnett 74 Conversions: Crowley 30, 76 […]
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Hill leaves Richmond after 13 years as DoR

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

STEVE Hill has left Richmond after 13 years as director of rugby. The Richmond board have decided to make the DoR position redundant following their […]
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Gray the new Apollo in Gladiators

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WHILE Owen Farrell and George Ford were preparing to go head-tohead in the Premiership Final yesterday, […]
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Farrell shows who’s the master

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Clash: Manu Tuilagi takes on Nick Tompkins BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT WAS billed as a titanic head-to-head between Owen Farrell and George Ford but in truth […]
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Farrell in command as Sharks cut down by incisive Saracens

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By NICK CAIN Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Penalty 20, Malins 34, Daly 67, van Zyl 71 Conversions: Farrell 35, 72 Penalties: Farrell 5, 14, 50 […]
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Essex v Oxfordshire

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Division 2 final Preview Saturday June 3. Kick-off 1pm, Trailfinders Sports Centre NEXT week’s Division 3 final sees Essex take on last year’s champions Oxfordshire […]
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Ellis will get his medal either way

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

TOM Ellis started the season with Bath but was yesterday guaranteed to finish the day with a Premiership winner’s medal in his kit bag, whoever […]
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Durham make no mistake

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Durham..............22 N Midlands....... 17 By NATHAN EDWARDS A RAMPANT first half from Durham moved them past the North Midlands to progress to the final at […]
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Dream Team with Barry Everitt

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Barry Everitt, the former Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half, chooses the best XV he's played with or against... 1. Carl Hayman – A […]
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Doughty and Fox are on the Doncaster radar

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE DONCASTER are thought to be well down the line in their player recruitment for next season with a number of exciting […]
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David Emery honoured at rugby awards

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

DAVID Emery is the reason that The Rugby Paper exists, and since its inception in September 2008 I have had the privilege of working alongside […]
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Clark out to do double in Twickenham finale

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

Gill Burns Cup Final Preview By BEN JAYCOCK Delight: Rocky Clark Buckinghamshire v Lancashire Today. Kick-off 10.30am, Twickenham Stadium ENGLAND legend Rocky Clark is hoping […]
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‘Chilling’ Nowell leaves us shivering

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

WHEN a front-line England player tells his national coach that he is unavailable for World Cup duty – not because he has suffered too many […]
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Champions but without a trophy

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

CARDIFF RFC won the Welsh Premiership championship by six points, but they won no trophy because somebody in the Welsh Rugby Union in their wisdom […]
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Cardiff battle for ex-Junior Springbok

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By PETER JACKSON CARDIFF are involved in a stand-off with the Welsh Rugby Union over their bid to sign a standoff from South Africa, Tinus […]
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Cambriani ready for his next shot in the pro ranks

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By BEN JAYCOCK Gas man: Ben Cambriani scoring a try for Ampthill ZEBRE-BOUND winger Ben Cambriani is relishing the opportunity to return to professional fulltime […]
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Borthwick must pull off a minor miracle

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK STEVE Hansen isn’t wrong when he says that the 2023 World Cup draw is lopsided, but we’ve known […]
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Bob right to break barriers

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

THAT was an excellent letter/article by Bob Reeves in last Sunday’s TRP. I have heard from friends involved in grassroots rugby in England, how difficult […]
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Beckett hat-trick keeps leaders on course

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale........................... 14 Gloucester-H..........48 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury confirmed top spot in the regular season with a big win away at Sale. Gloucester opened the scoring […]
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Barbarian test will give me a chance

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

By GARY FITZGERALD ADAM Radwan aims to use the warm sun and “iconic” Barbarians jersey on his back to give Steve Borthwick a gentle nudge […]
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Alarm as Europe just keeps getting smaller

28-05-2023 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk

EUROPE, as defined by European Professional Club Rugby, is in the process of shrinking almost as alarmingly as the English Premiership. Where one organisation loses […]
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