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The Rugby Paper
Spain facing an uphill task
THE losing finalists from a year ago, Six Nations champions France begin their 2025 campaign with a potential banana skin against a relatively inexperienced Spain side.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Henson backing Smith for Lions No.10
ANDY Farrell has been advised to offer the keys to No.10 to Fin Smith’s steadier, safer pair of hands.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Some things to work on but, overall, lots of pluses
AND so, without further ado, we should plunge straight into the Lions selection game trying to second-guess the starting line-up for that first Test in Brisbane in just under three weeks' time.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Lift-off for Lions as Pollock runs riot
LIONS boss Andy Farrell refused to go overboard after another episode of the Henry Pollock Show in his side's 54-7 win over Western Force in Perth yesterday
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
RFU Board appoints Sir James Wates as new chair
SIR James Wates CBE has been appointed as Chair of the RFU Board, replacing interim Chair, Sir Bill Beaumont.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Argentina out to build on their Lions triumph
Joe Santamaria looks at the challenge facing coach Felipe Contepomi as he prepares for England
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I played against my twin brother - and with him
I KNOW there’s the Currys and du Preezs at Sale, but I wouldn’t have thought many twin brothers have played with each other and against each other in professional rugby.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Beating Japan is the only thing that matters, says Lake
THERE is only one thing in Dewi Lake's mind as he prepares to lead Wales into their two Test series against Japan-winning!
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
DREAMTEAM
SEREMAIA BAI TURAGABECI, THE LEEDS TYKES AND FORMER HULL IONIANS AND FIJI U20S FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Let's hope Sititi can return to his best
SO he’s crocked again, which is sad to the point of depressing. Like every other attention-craving spectator sport engaged in the battle for eyeballs, rugby needs its box-of-fice talents on the field, not in the operating theatre.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Clergyman who guided '38 Lions
THE Reverend George Cromey made a hefty sacrifice in order to afford the privilege of playing for the Lions. He sold his treasured Baby Austin motor car.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Pollock can be 'complete player'
LIONS great Sam Warburton says Henry Pollock can become the 'complete player' on tour to Australia if he can make some small adjustments.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
We must go out and impress fans, says Schoeman
LIONS prop Pierre Schoeman insists the tourists have to put on a show for the Sea of Red as it begins to descend on Australia.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Daly can't get Conan to put his pads on
ELLIOT Daly's attempt to convert Ireland's Jack Conan into a cricket fan fell on deaf ears as England scored 373 to beat India by five wickets at Headingley on Tuesday.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
The force is with Pollock as the Lions come to life
HENRY Pollock was the centre of attention again as the back row showed what all the fuss was all about back home by delivering Down Under.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Spain get helping hand from French
A weekly look at the game's other talking points
3 min |
June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Lions will need to get into right gear
HERE’S no doubt that being part of a Lions side that loses the first game is not the best start.
4 min |
June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Whatever the voice, messages are mixed
IF David Campese and Michael Lynagh were singing from the same hymn sheet as the Wallabies dominated the last decade of the amateur era, their volume settings could not have been more different.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Beirne's buzzing for the real thing
TADHG Beirne is finally revelling in a proper Lions tour in Australia after being robbed of the full experience four years ago in South Africa.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Dasher Daly times it just right once again
ELLIOT Daly has a knack of timing a run to peak form in a Lions year and has repeated the trick this year to be a tourist for the third time.
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June 29, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bowman's boys set for a big show
CHESHIRE and Devon clash at HQ today to determine who takes the Division 2 title.
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June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
McCarthy's out to turn things around
CONNACHT'S Éanna McCarthy leads Ireland as they look to build on last season's impressive display and bounce back from a disappointing Six Nations that produced only one leaving them bottom.
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June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Junior Lelos are determined to prove worth
GEORGIA aim to make history by advancing past the pool stage for the first time.
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June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Matavesi's delight as he returns to Camborne
IN a moment rich with emotion and legacy, Camborne Rugby Club have secured the return of one of its own — Fijian international and Cornwall native Sam Matavesi — in a signing that goes far beyond the rugby pitch.
2 min |
June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I'll be back with Quins after my Wales trip - Wilson
HARLEQUINS boss Danny Wilson insists his passion project for Wales is only temporary and will return to London when the Japan tour concludes.
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June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Can Bath outdo the team that Jack built?
THE dear departed Jack Rowell rather fancied himself as a master of the caustic punchline and remained particularly proud of one - “That may be good enough for England, but it isn’t good enough for Bath” - even after he had left Bath for England.
3 min |
June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Coles has his sights fixed on Argentina
MANY rugby players finish the season just desperate for some sun and a chance to rest their weary bodies, but Alex Coles is in a very different position.
2 min |
June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Laborde's fresh faces
FRANCE U20s head into the World Championship full of momentum after winning the U20 Six Nations, clinched on the final day when England fell to Wales.
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June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It was great to see the season end with a roar
THE end of another season and dare I say the first proper end to the Premiership seasonal competition in years.
3 min |
June 22, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Team culture and the club's growth are key
Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Kirby, head coach at Bowdon RUFC Regional Two North West (Level 6)
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