The Rugby Paper - 2020-12-20

• ‘Hundreds’ set to join brain injury court fight
• I’m banking on these derbies being Christmas Crackers
• Melville is PRL’s new executive chairman
• Jackson: Wales miss out on the Springbok invasion
• Match action
• Prop Javan comes of age with Scarlets
• >> Blindside revelation­s
• Covid testing problems hit Championsh­ip start
• Subscripti­ons...
• Shorter season and less travel for leagues
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• TheRUGBYPa­per Wasps make it two wins from two in Champions Cup
• Dyanti drug ban is worst way to end bad year for the Boks
• Saints prop desperate to stop the rot after 13 straight defeats
• Breakdown clearouts have made the game far more hazardous
• Stop substitute­s standing inside in-goal area before calamity strikes
• Alex sheds the pounds to cash in with Eddie
• Outrage from fans as Wood escapes sanction
• Boyd: Big teams will miss out on quarters
• Consistenc­y key for high jumper Freddie
• Scotland ace Hastings signs for Glos
• Toulon pull plug two hours before KO
• Player welfare is more than concussion alone
• DREAMTEAM
• Young bucks helping Evans chase down Shane’s mark
• Tackling below the waist won’t end the injury risks
• Furbank: One win and we’ll be on roll
• CLOSE-UP
• CLOSE-UP ALFIE BARBEARY
• The mood’s positive and we’re ready now for Sale says Young
• Drama as Deacon sees Sale lose plot
• Bears ace Randall aims to show Eddie he’s
• Jalibert puts the boot into illness-hit Ospreys
• Barton grabs the glory as Glos leave it so late
• ‘Lewis is a warrior who puts team first’
• CLOSE-UP
• Gustard demands cool heads ...or else!
• Kay: Tough ask but Quins can do it
• Fightback supreme breaches the French fortress
• JJ was our star says Van Graan
• CLOSE-UP RABAH SLIMANI
• Isichei’s tragic death must bring real change
• Will Melville be able to stick with his no ring-fence stance?
• Henry helps Tigers beat three yellows
• Nott eyes top spot to build momentum for Rec visit
• North try completes Ospreys’ fightback
• Falcons respond in style but miss bonus
• Canna’s late strike secures victory for Zebre
• ROOM 101
• ‘No hurry’ as Cipriani decides to take a break
• Now Japan beckons for Warrior Hougaard
• Segun signs on again with Sarries
• Carreras is a Falcon
• Gloucester move for Scots lock Davidson
• Japan and Fiji could spring the big surprise
• Money men call shots, making a mockery of draw timing
• Ospreys ‘home tie’ in Llanelli
• Put down that phone, pre-season starts now!
• WELSH DERBY MATCHES
• Clamp down on foul play to fight dementia
• Trim Tier 2 and introduce new cup
• Tempting to cut Prem loose but I doubt it’s sustainabl­e
• Return rugby to a game of skill
• It’s time the smaller clubs were listened to
• Clough knew what he was talking about
• With reference to reader
• Gloucester white flag disrepects a great Cup
• Oh Danny Boy! Look in mirror before moaning
• All Blacks are blessing for Italy!
• Future Hope - Where are they now?
• Kolkata’s ‘street kids’ find solace on the field
• Rugby values help Future Hope boys to blossom
• World Cup Katy calls time on England
• North West grassroots rugby set to kick off in January
• BT Sport continue broadcasti­ng Prem until 2024
• Portugal may be the dark horse to keep an eye on
• So refreshing to be treated as equals at Exeter Chiefs
• French mean machine generate masterpiec­e
• Squirrels go hunting for nuts in winter
• The Six Nations ‘overseas’ table based on the last ten years:
• Wallabies v Wales again
• Durham have shone since rugby’s dawn
• YOUNG GUNS
• Bears enjoy an eight-try romp against Sharks
• Unbeaten Quins get a Worcester warning
• Prop star Maud gets Wasps off to a flyer
• Zackary seals a six-try rout for super Chiefs
• Lightning fade after dazzling start stuns Sarries
• Academics urge ministers to ban tackling in schools
• Hastings declined ‘competitiv­e offer’
• Georgian star Giorgi signs for Gloucester
• Gilpin in pole to replace Gosper
• Try-scoring hooker who couldn’t hit a barn door!
• Club vs Country row set to rumble on
• Green light for Eddie’s Japan gig
• Alun Wyn injury blow for Wales

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