Challenge Cup
This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Challenge Cup news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.
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/ 8 years agoHenson still big part of Dragons planning
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS HE MAY not have played since the end of January, but Gavin Henson remains a key...
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/ 8 years agoWoodward shows he’s England class
By TOM BRADSHAW Teamwork: Tom Marshall dives over for Gloucester’s first try, set up by Jason Woodward, right PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Cardiff Blues v Pau
Blues hoping to continue European journey to send Wilson off in style
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/ 8 years agoTEAMS: Gloucester v Newcastle Falcons
(Photo: Getty Images) By Jake Jones Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann has urged his Gloucester side to ‘get out of the...
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/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Pau put champs to sword
By TOM RICHARDSON DEFENDING champions Stade Francais were knocked out of the Challenge Cup in a thrilling quarter-final by Top 14...
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/ 8 years agoFlood runs hot to set up Tait for try-double
By ALAN HEDLEY Looking good: Alex Tait and Toby Flood, right, celebrate after Tait scores Falcons’ third try Flyer: Zach Kibirige...
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/ 8 years agoNavidi leads from the front as clinical Blues capitalise on Edinburgh mistakes
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues set up a home Challenge Cup quarter- final with Pau as Edinburgh shot themselves in the...
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/ 8 years agoGloucester get to grips with the ref and the Irish
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Strength: Henry Trinder fights his way to the line PICTURE: Gloucester Rugby GLOUCESTER, losing finalists last year, produced...
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/ 8 years agoReturn of the ruck would cut head injuries instantly
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BRING back the ruck, and do it now, before it is too late....
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/ 8 years agoClubs do turkey trot
NIGEL Melville, the RFU’s professional rugby director, has made the right call by going on record in these pages that one-up,...
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/ 8 years agoSimmonds award snub is shocker
CONGRATULATIONS to Exeter’s second team for beating a full strength Bath 28-11 in the final of the Anglo Welsh cup. However,...
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/ 8 years agoNow play on
INTERESTING how some controversial officiating calls you never hear the end of, while others are accepted. The high-ball knock-on by Rob...
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/ 8 years agoNiyi’s first half treble secures home quarter
By JOHN FALLON NIYI Adeolokun ran in a brilliant hat-trick as Connacht sealed a home quarter-final. Kieran Keane’s men were devastating...
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/ 8 years agoFowlie hits double but Irish crash out
Krasny Yar …17 London Irish …24 By SAM LEWIS LONDON Irish thought they had boosted their chances of qualifying for the...
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/ 8 years agoLong wait goes on for Warrirors
Brive …33 Worcester …7 By TOM VALE BRIVE beat Worcester in a torrid rearranged game in Tulle to secure a place...
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/ 8 years agoHat-trick hero Radwan helps Falcons finish pool unbeaten
Enisei-STM …19 Newcastle …33 By DARREN THOMPSON NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards praised his players after they comfortably saw off...
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/ 8 years agoItalians earn first win
Zebre…38 Agen…30 ZEBRE recorded their first Challenge Cup win of the season, beating Agen in the Pool 5 ’dead rubber’. A...
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/ 8 years agoKunatani crosses at the death to kill off Sharks
By PAUL RILEY Toulouse …28 Sale …21 SALE fell to another late decisive try in France for the second time this...
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/ 8 years agoGritty Dragons grind out bonus point win
Early salvo: Elliot Dee scores Dragons’ first try PICTURE: Huw Evans By STEFFAN THOMAS BERNARD Jackman was delighted with his side’s...
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/ 8 years agoStade rule in Paris to rock the Scots
Std Francais …17 Edinburgh…10 By TOM ROBBINS STADE Francais held firm in the French capital to ensure their position in the...
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/ 8 years agoAway days hold no fear for Cardiff and Evans
By JAMES CANDY CARDIFF Blues head coach Danny Wilson believes his side proved their European credentials by hanging on to claim...
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/ 8 years agoGloucester can’t cope with power of Steffon
By ROGER PANTING STEFFON Armitage reminded England of his talents by inspiring Pau to a shock victory and deal a hammer...
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/ 8 years agoCardiff confident they can double up
Preview Cardiff Blues v Toulouse Today, Kick-off 5:30pm NICK Williams has warned Toulouse they will be run ragged when they arrive...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors are still believers as they head for showdown
By JAMES CANDY Worcester 24pts Tries: Humphreys 3, 23; Lewis 5, Adams 39 Conversions: Pennell 3, 40 Brive 24pts Tries: Mulddon...
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/ 8 years agoFour tries from Theo swings it Irish way
By NEALE HARVEY London Irish 47pts Tries: Loader 11, Brophy Clews 54, 64, 70, 75, Chawatama 67, Cokanasiga 72 Conversions: Bell...
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/ 8 years agoLast-gasp Rasolea stifles
By ALEXANDER MCLEMAN Edinburgh 34pts Tries: Watson 48, Van der Walt 65, Rasolea 78 Conversions: Hidalgo-Clyne 49, Kinghorn 79 Penalties: Hidalgo-Clyne...
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/ 8 years agoDragons fine start is ended by Bordeaux power play
By JOHN DAVIES Bordeaux 36pts Tries: Jalibert 36, Connor 47, Fuatai 56, Cros 61, 70 Conversions: Jalibert 48, 57, 62, 71...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams’ wizardry earns first half bonus
By TIM JOHNSON Agen 24pts Tries: Kotze 29, Sadie 47, Qera 56, Jegerlhener 72 Conversions: Verdu 48, Russell 73 Gloucester 45pts...
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/ 8 years agoFalcons focus on preserving their unbeaten run in Europe
By GEORGE LAWRENCE PREVIEW… Newcastle v Enisei-STM Today. Kick-off 3pm Flyer: Adam Radwan NEW CASTLE can secure a place in the...
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/ 8 years agoUnbeaten Pau tighten their grip on Pool 3
ROUND-UP PAU stretched their winning run to five games in Europe with a six-try 42-14 victory over Zebre. Centre Jale Vatubua...
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/ 8 years agoSharks put bite on French aristocrats
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale Sharks 15pts Tries: Ostrikov 21, Beaumont 52 Conversions: Cliff 53 Penalties: Cliff 50 Lyon 13pts Tries: Cretin...
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/ 8 years agoYoung Falcons put Bordeaux to sword
By ALAN HEDLEY Crashing over: Alex Tait scores Falcons seventh try PICTURE: Getty Images NEWCASTLE tightened their grip on Pool 1...
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/ 8 years agoOspreys would be best fit for George
SHANE WILLIAMS Decision time: George North must choose a region PICTURE: Getty Images AS WE approach Christmas, George North has a...
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/ 8 years agoQuade may be risky investment
I’M ON holiday in Barbados at the moment enjoying a bit of pre- Christmas sun and I nearly fell off my...
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/ 8 years agoWarburton will return in shape of his life for World Cup
IT’S a huge blow for Wales to lose Sam Warburton for the rest of the season. He just doesn’t seem to...
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/ 8 years agoHowe double gets rusty Warriors on the front foot
By STEFFAN THOMAS WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg was delighted with his side’s bonus point win over Oyonnax. A brace of...
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/ 8 years agoTenacious Sale grab lifeline to put squeeze on their rivals
By COLIN NEWBOULT Triple teamed: Gareth Anscombe is tackled by Cameron Neild, AJ MacGinty and Ben Curry SUDDENLY, Sale have made...
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/ 8 years agoIce-cool Edinburgh put the heat on Exiles
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SUB-ZERO temperatures meant a late change in venues for this clash – and the grandeur of the new...
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/ 8 years agoYobo’s try double helps TEAMS champions to first win
ROUND-UP CHAMPIONS Stade Francais gained revenge some over Krasny Yar, 39-24, after the Russian outfit had shocked Greg Cooper’s men in...
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/ 8 years agoSuper-sub Thorley helps Gloucester stay on track
By GEORGE LAWRENCE TWOtries from Ollie Thorley helped Gloucester fight back from 14-0 down to clinch the all-important bonus point in...
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/ 8 years agoDragons still in the frame after Warren double strike
By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS stuttered to an unconvincing victory over Russians Enisei- STM at Rodney Parade. Two tries from centre Adam...
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/ 8 years agoGritty Falcons hold Bordeaux tidal wave after Flood strikes
By CHARLES WILLIAMS Influential: Toby Flood A PERFORMANCE brimming with guts and character saw Newcastle Falcons move to the top of...
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/ 8 years agoROUND-UP
■PAU produced a scintillating second-half to beat Zebre. Trailing 30-7 at the break, they scored four tries to win 38-33. Zebre...
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/ 8 years agoSale slip up again in face of French end-game
By DAVID JOYCE Try-double: Sam James SALE Sharks surrendered a 14-point lead in the final 15 minutes as they were beaten...
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/ 8 years agoBlues build momentum with big win in Toulouse
By ALEX BYWATER IN WHAT must rank as one of the best results in their recent history, Cardiff Blues claimed a...
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/ 8 years agoBig Ben chimes in with comeback try
By TOM BRADSHAW Take that: Ben Morgan powers past Agen prop Kamaliele Tufele PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS GLOUCESTER: Woodward 6 (Twelvetrees...
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/ 8 years agoHere’s one England team ready for the Kiwis
WHILE the rugby world waits impatiently for the next England/All Blacks clash in November next year, the respective Deaf Fifteens of...
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/ 8 years agoJoseph’s cast-off boots are magic
Toon-town dreamer: Scorcher’s Billy Dane READERS of a certain age might remember the popular cartoon series Billy’s Boots in Scorcherwhen Billy...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
It’s time the RFU honoured the first black international BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points...
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/ 8 years agoMiddle-man Moore has ended up out on his own
BEING slap bang in the middle of the Australia front row has been a thankless task at times over the past...
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