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In this issue
June 30, 2024
Freeman ready to roast the All Blacks
TOMMY Freeman has one more box to tick before he packs his golf clubs for a well-earned break in Majorca at the end of his longest season ever.
![Freeman ready to roast the All Blacks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/kAbz4Ot9P1719811269180/FREEMAN-READY-TO-ROAST-THE-ALL-BLACKS.jpg)
4 mins
Bracken keeps England on course
MARK Mapletoft commended his England U20s side for continuing to find solutions and adapting to their problems but knows that his team cannot afford any more sloppy starts if they are to go deep in the competition.
![Bracken keeps England on course](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/r9ovG6e2s1719810772689/BRACKEN-KEEPS-ENGLAND-ON-COURSE.jpg)
2 mins
Cheika will be good for Tigers - Richards
DEAN Richards, the most decorated coach in Leicester Tigers' history, has given Michael Cheika's appointment the big thumbs up.
![Cheika will be good for Tigers - Richards](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/juhv1jgEP1719811487737/CHEIKA-WILL-BE-GOOD-FOR-TIGERS-RICHARDS.jpg)
3 mins
Premiership final tickets for 2025 going fast
TICKET sales for next year's Premiership 2024/25 final are double what they were at this stage last year, reflecting the renewed buzz around the league.
![Premiership final tickets for 2025 going fast](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/wA70NoRdO1719811636129/PREMIERSHIP-FINAL-TICKETS-FOR-2025-GOING-FAST.jpg)
1 min
Aaron on a mission as he hits 50 mark
AARON Wainwright is set to win his 50th Wales cap against Australia in Sydney next weekend - a landmark which looked a long way off 18 months ago.
![Aaron on a mission as he hits 50 mark](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/jS0rbQLdi1719812174594/AARON-ON-A-MISSION-AS-HE-HITS-50-MARK.jpg)
2 mins
Youngs backing his old mates to deliver
BEN Youngs is backing his old England pals to upset the odds and \"do something special\" in the All Blacks backyard.
![Youngs backing his old mates to deliver](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/eJVkPGf541719812280961/YOUNGS-BACKING-HIS-OLD-MATES-TO-DELIVER.jpg)
2 mins
Robertson will have the All Blacks back to their best - Deans
ENGLAND have been warned to expect a recharged and pumped up All Blacks side when they clash in the first of their Test battles next weekend.
![Robertson will have the All Blacks back to their best - Deans](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/WMrUVSAIz1719812377000/ROBERTSON-WILL-HAVE-THE-ALL-BLACKS-BACK-TO-THEIR-BEST-DEANS.jpg)
2 mins
Uruguay keen to give Scots a test
AFTER thrilling Glasgow's URC triumph, many Scotland fans would love to see their side test themselves against one of the southern hemisphere powerhouses in the coming weeks.
![Uruguay keen to give Scots a test](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/bME1njn4a1719812560374/URUGUAY-KEEN-TO-GIVE-SCOTS-A-TEST.jpg)
3 mins
Ruthless Ireland savour Italian job
WILLIE Faloon's new era in charge of Ireland U20s got off to a dream start as last year's finalists destroyed Six Nations rivals Italy with an eight-try opening day victory.
![Ruthless Ireland savour Italian job](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/C29gIZGDn1719812700500/RUTHLESS-IRELAND-SAVOUR-ITALIAN-JOB.jpg)
2 mins
Bracken's hat-trick inspires England
DESPITE going 14-0 down in the first half, Mapletoft's Mark men secured an impressive win spear headed by a hat-trick from debutant winger Jack Bracken.
![Bracken's hat-trick inspires England](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/UMoTy9qHH1719812849546/BRACKENS-HATTRICK-INSPIRES-ENGLAND.jpg)
3 mins
Whistler's authority must be protected
WE CAN easily imagine New Zealand rugby folk in the afterlife, shaking the English referee Roger 1. Quittenton warmly by the hand while grabbing the Scottish official John Dewar Dallas roughly by the throat.
![Whistler's authority must be protected](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/7DRHnhXZi1719814632574/WHISTLERS-AUTHORITY-MUST-BE-PROTECTED.jpg)
3 mins
Cheika knows he will be judged on results
LEICESTER were once a byword for stability. Like Liverpool FC, they had a reputation for promoting from within and benefiting from a boot room that allowed players to transition into management-think Dean Richards, Richard Cockerill and Geordan Murphy.
![Cheika knows he will be judged on results](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/swdN9c8NU1719814952762/CHEIKA-KNOWS-HE-WILL-BE-JUDGED-ON-RESULTS.jpg)
4 mins
25 years on and it's still a special place
IT WAS the 25th anniversary of the first-ever game at the Millennium Stadium a couple of days ago which pulled me up a little short because I remember it like yesterday, not least because it was, I think, possibly the hottest and certainly the most uncomfortable I've ever been reporting in Britain.
![25 years on and it's still a special place](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/ikg_F3Qq01719815106265/25-YEARS-ON-AND-ITS-STILL-A-SPECIAL-PLACE.jpg)
4 mins
I'm thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success
MY journey with rugby began at the age of seven during the '95 World Cup.
![I'm thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/fNgJAtNOw1719815227207/IM-THRILLED-TO-SEE-BATH-ENJOYING-ITS-SUCCESS.jpg)
6 mins
Gatland hits the 50-mark for Wales
UNLESS they change the habit of a lifetime in Australia over the next fortnight, Wales will be saddled with their longest losing run for more than 20 years.
![Gatland hits the 50-mark for Wales](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/gvlovi_871719815405541/GATLAND-HITS-THE-50MARK-FOR-WALES.jpg)
4 mins
England have enough to down the All Blacks
STEVE Borthwick's England team have taken their first step of their summer tour and returned with the expected win showing the focus needed to suppress and beat an energetic Japan at home in their own stadium.
![England have enough to down the All Blacks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1750016/n03-RkAjT1719815712586/ENGLAND-HAVE-ENOUGH-TO-DOWN-THE-ALL-BLACKS.jpg)
3 mins
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The Rugby Paper, the UK's number 1 selling rugby title, brings you exclusive stories, reports and features on your device, published in exceptional clarity. It contains renowned journalists such as Nick Cain and Peter Jackson, and famous former players as columnists including Jeremy Guscott and Jeff Probyn. Published every Sunday, The Rugby Paper covers Rugby Union from national teams and Premiership / Rabo Direct down to grass roots.
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