The Rugby Paper - March 29, 2020

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March 29, 2020

Bath Stars In Revolt Over Their Pay-Cuts

Bath players have demanded showdown talks with the club in a bid to overturn a decision to impose a 25 per cent pay cut on them due to the coronavirus pandemic.

2 mins

Lions must be ready, these Boks will only get better

THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be harder to win than the one I was on in 1997 because at five weeks, and eight matches, it is a much shorter tour.

5 mins

These RFU pay-cuts should be permanent

THE decision by Eddie Jones to follow Bill Sweeney and the rest of the RFU’s top tier executives in taking a 25 per cent pay cut to his estimated £750,000 annual salary is welcome news.

3 mins

Basham leads charge for Wales' next generation

In Wales we never seem to have a problem in bringing through young players and right now it appears to be the back row which is the hottest area of the production line.

5 mins

We must go down,reprieve would cause bitterness

ALEX Sanderson says Saracens are going through the season from hell, in which the inferno engulfing the club has come in waves, but that they will endure the heat and forge a new destiny.

9 mins

Shock and awe as 747 swoops on Ellis Park

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of Rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

4 mins

Rugby tours the world but at home there is North v South open revolt

Brendan Gallagher contiues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union

8 mins

Burke came close but my record still stands!

EVERYONE needs opportunities to get on in life, whether it’s through good luck, good timing or someone else’s misfortune, and I am thankful to the ones that have come my way.

6 mins

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