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The Rugby Paper
MP joins campaign to help raise funds in fight against MND
NICK Smith is calling for the rugby community to come together and support the sport’s battle against Motor Neurone Disease.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Mo’unga helps Brave Lupus defend their title
Japan League One roundup
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Devon get set for Cheshire clash
DEVON sealed their place in the Bill Beaumont Division 2 final with a thrilling 27-20 victory over Staffordshire to set up a meeting with Cheshire at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Van Graan: Harris will fit in very well
BATH boss Johann van Graan has insisted that the signing of another world-class player in Chris Harris has not put any noses out of joint.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
RFU consultation will be 'meaningless'
THE RFU are asking all affiliated clubs and individuals, to complete the consultation survey by the end of June. The result will be meaningless.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Easter prepares to help US take on England
FORMER England No.8 Nick Easter is preparing to face his fellow countrymen from the other side of the touchline this summer, as his USA Eagles take on Steve Borthwick’s team in a match that has already captured the imagination of American fans.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Galthie prepares to spring surprises
WHITE smoke of a sort was spotted this week, heralding FFR and LNR agreement on tweaks to the player release deal for this July’s tour of New Zealand. Habemus pactum, you might say, if you felt so inclined.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Big names are hitting the jackpot at No.10
IT PAYS to be an outside-half in the Premiership. The recently published salary cap report for the 2023-24 campaign saw the average pay for a 10 was not far from double that of a scrum-half.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Cheika tells his Tigers: We've won nothing yet
MICHAEL Cheika saw his Leicester side make the Premiership final but warned: It means nothing without the trophy.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Aitchison agrees to join Sale on two-year deal
SALE have signed England fly-half Holly Aitchison from Bristol on a two-year deal.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
MacGinty: Expect big hitters at No.10
AJ MacGINTY was not surprised at the Premiership salary cap report’s revelation that outside-halves are the highest earners in the league.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Zheng on the fast road to success
ROMA Zheng’s rugby journey has been far from conventional and he admits it’s had its challenges.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I can't wait to learn best - Wafer
SIX Nations player of the tournament, Ireland star Aoife Wafer, can’t wait to pick the brains of her new back row colleagues at Harlequins after the World Cup.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It all adds up again for forceful Ealing
EALING Trailfinders secured their second successive title this season and underlined their status as the division’s most dominant force.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
R360 plans a threat to the England team
SO ONCE again the game is set to face a challenge that could further undermine the England team and the RFU's efforts to build a successful international squad of players, by offering an alternative place to play the game.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It's great to see Aurillac defy the odds again
LAST August, I suggested that a fly-on-the-wall team might be well rewarded if they spent a season with lowly Aurillac, the perennial survivors of French rugby, and my favourite ProD2 team certainly laid on the drama even though the documentary makers stayed away.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Houston out to make the most of new life in France
CORNISH Pirates top try scorer Bruce Hous ton helped secure a fi nal day triumph against Nottingham on his 50th appearance, but the Irish born fly-half now has his sights set on a new over seas adventure.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Eastern Counties set sights on Twickenham
Gill Burns County Championship
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Peel confident Scarlets are on right track
SCARLETS head coach Dwayne Peel insists reaching the URC play offs was just the start of the journey for the west Wales club.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
England in talks to host Fijians in Nations Cup
ENGLAND look set to kick off their inaugural Nations Cup campaign with fixtures against Fiji, South Africa and Argentina next summer.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Lancaster to take charge at Connacht
CONNACHT have appointed former England boss Stuart Lancaster as their new head coach on a two-year deal.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Leinster have the final word with Glasgow
LEINSTER'S tortuous quest for a fifth European star continues to cast a shadow, but their season may yet have a silver lining.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Time for 'Sir Kev' to make history
N A table reserved exclusively for sporting knights, cricket and football stand joint-top with 30 each followed by Rugby Union with 19. Marooned at rock bottom without a single Sir of its own: Rugby League.
5 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Radwan flies in to make it safe for Leicester
ADAM Radwan delivered a finishing masterclass but it was replacement Izaia Perese who finished Sale off as Tigers made it back to the Premiership final.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Brute forces which could do the game great harm
RUGBY Union has reached a critical crossroads in which the future of our sport is in the balance, particularly in England, Wales, and Scotland, but also further afield in Australia, and even New Zealand.
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I'm aspiring to be like Manu, says Ma'asi-White
ALEX Sanderson believes Rekeiti Ma’asi-White’s work ethic will take him far after a season when the centre broke into the England squad.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Now R360 has to put meat on the bone
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE...
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bouncing Bulls set up Dublin showdown
DAVID Kriel produced the crucial moment of a pulsating semi-final clash as the outside-centre raced over the try-line to ensure the Pretoria Bulls will be heading to Dublin in search of their first ever URC title next week.
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June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Six Nations under lights gets my vote
RESPECT to Dai Evans (TPR letters June 1) for his devotion to the Welsh rugby team but contrary to his assertion, I am not sure that the vast majority of the fan base would support his views regarding the scheduling of next year's Six Nations fixtures.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Brave Lupus promise to take the attack to Spears
Japan League One preview
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