The Rugby Paper - August 02, 2020

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August 02, 2020

Ring-fence inevitable says owner of Gloucs

GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton believes ring-fencing the Premiership is inevitable, describing the current situation of a team spending a season against Championship part-timers as ‘mad’.

2 mins

Wray stays at Sarries to build for the future

JACKSON Wray wants to become a leading figure in Saracens’ revival after extending his contract until 2023.

4 mins

Will Eddie Be Able To Pick Exeter Players For Rome?

It will be great when Rugby Union gets going again in England on August 15, and when it does it will be very unusual because the crowds, and the atmosphere that they bring, will not be there. How long that new normal will last we don’t know yet, but it could be around for most of the 2020 Premiership season’s conclusion, and perhaps into the new domestic season, which re-starts almost immediately in the autumn.

4 mins

Griffiths must bin four-year moritorium

Time to ‘cuffo’ time wasters

4 mins

What a joy it will be to see Wales in action

So close to victory: Justin Tipuric goes past Henry Slade of England to score for Wales’ in the Six Nations’ 33-30 defeat

3 mins

Refs' zero tolerance makes for a spectacle

Crusaders take on the Hurricanes last weekend

3 mins

Barrett boys face split in North-South divide

When you’ve got it to flaunt it. New Zealand, COVID free and trucking along very nicely thank you, are in the happy position of not only being able to stage a top-class domestic competition this summer, but they can also fill their stadia with paying fans to ease the cash flow situation.

3 mins

Survivor Sonny Bill finds a new payday

All Black star: Sonny Bill Williams

4 mins

RFU should get grassroots playing again, not the Prem

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

4 mins

Battle lines drawn in star player release row

Centre of controversy: Fabien Galthie coaches his French squad

4 mins

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