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 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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/ 8 years agoPivac tips his grafter Jones to fill Wales’ prop void
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS boss Wayne Pivac has backed prop Wyn Jones to star for Wales next month. Rob...
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/ 8 years agoTen-try Edinburgh turn up heat on Siberians
Krasny Yar …14 Edinburgh …73 EDINBURGHsurged to the top of Pool 4 as they breezed past Krasny Yar at Moscow’s Fili...
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/ 8 years agoOjo seals his record night in Paris with brace of tries
By ALEXANDER MCLEMAN Record man: Topsy Ojo LONDONIrish sealed a memorable bonus point victory at Stade Français. The Exiles were in...
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/ 8 years agoWarriors’ fightback cut short by Healy
By JOHN FALLON Stopped: Chris Pennell is tackled WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg said he was pleased to come away from...
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/ 8 years agoDragons beat travel bug but lose Griffiths
By ROB COLE THE long wait for an away win is over for the Dragons after their revenge win over Continental...
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/ 8 years agoBlues fail to cash in on supershow from Garyn
■By ROGER PANTING GARYNSmith took his chance to impress by spearheading Blues to a bonus point victory over the Top 14...
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/ 8 years agoWilson try staves off Dragons fightback
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS was a rather apt time for Newcastle to produce their worst performance of the season. At times...
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/ 8 years agoGloucester leave it too late to make great escape
■By NICK WILLIAMS FORMER All Black Colin Slade scored 15 points as Pau saw off Gloucester on Thursday night. Trailing 20-0...
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/ 8 years agoBig shock as Stade killed off by Krasny
ROUND-UP KRASNY YARproved they will be a match for everyone in this season’s competition after running in five tries to beat...
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/ 8 years agoSale miss big chance to hit weakened French giants
■By COLIN NEWBOULT THIS Challenge Cup pool was never going to be a stroll for the Sharks and, despite a creditable...
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/ 8 years agoFive-try Connacht put on style in France
■By DECLAN ROONEY CONNACHT claimed an impressive bonus-point win as two Matt Healy tries helped them past a poor Oyonnax outfit...
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/ 8 years agoTe’o injury takes gloss of hat-trick by Taufete’e
■By STEFFAN THOMAS WORCESTER head coach Carl Hogg was delighted with his side’s first win of the season and their bonus...
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/ 8 years agoYouthful Exiles are roasted by Rasolea
■By JAMES LLOYD Final blow: Edinburgh back row Luke Crosbie breaks the tackle of Ben Ransom to score PICTURE: PA Images...
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/ 8 years agoWhy no one is quite able to wing it like the All Blacks
Of all the assembly lines in all the world, there is none to compare with New Zealand’s mass production of Test...
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/ 8 years agoAlun-Wyn’s whingers put rugby morality to shame
IN SWANSEA last weekend, rugby surrendered another piece of the moral high ground they like to think separates them from football....
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/ 8 years agoIs art of post-match interview disappearing, like objectivity?
PLAYERS have been taking umbrage at post-match questions almost ever since Billy Webb Ellis ran off with the football at Rugby...
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/ 9 years agoGlaws rue high penalty count
WITHGloucester losing out not just on a third Challenge Cup title, but also a chance at play-off qualification for next season’s...
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/ 9 years agoPeerless Parisse leads his nearly men to glory
From NICK CAIN at Murrayfield STADE Francais have been Europe’s nearly men for so long they must have thought they were...
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/ 9 years agoSavage:We’re going into unknown against Stade
By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER stalwart Tom Savage warns his side to expect the unexpected when they take on Stade Francais in...
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/ 9 years agoEwels braced for Pumas cage battle
HUNGRY England second row hopeful Charlie Ewels has revealed how a chance meeting with his mentor Danny Grewcock left him in...
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/ 9 years agoRed-hot Burns fires Gloucester into final
By GARY FITZGERALD Burn ’em up: Gloucester’s Billy Burns breaks away to score his crucial try PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER showed...
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/ 9 years agoPalma-Newport: Bath simply must end the 9-year drought
By NEALE HARVEY Demanding success: Kane Palma Newport LONG-SERVING prop Kane Palma-Newport reckons it is high time Bath shook off their...
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/ 9 years agoPlissons relishing Ford test
STADE Francais fly-half Jules Plissons is looking forward to once again lock horns with George Ford in the Challenge Cup semifinals...
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/ 9 years agoBath bury humiliation as Faletau roars back like a Lion
By NEALE HARVEY TAULUPE Faletau hammered out a statement to Lions boss Warren Gatland with a man-of-the-match display as Bath exorcised...
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/ 9 years ago’Butcher’ Taulupe brings in the bacon
WITH Lions selection looming, Bath No.8 Taulupe Faletau produced a perfectly timed effort. WITH Lions selection looming, Bath No.8 Taulupe Faletau...
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/ 9 years agoEdinburgh crash out of the race after gifting
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGHwere left to rue a dreadful start once again as they were bundled out of the Challenge Cup...
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/ 9 years agoTwelvetrees fires reminder to Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD BILLY Twelvetrees produced the kind of inspired display that helped win him 19 England caps as Gloucester set...
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/ 9 years agoTop 14 high-fliers soft early tries
Rochelle replacement prop Lekso Kaulashvili picked up a yellow card and Edinburgh replacement Duncan Weir kicked the resulting penalty to bring...
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/ 9 years agoBiggar: Play like last week and we’ll be in trouble
By ALEX BYWATER STAR fly-half Dan Biggar has revealed the Ospreys have had a few home truths spoken as they prepare...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton still the pick of captaincy candidates
The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland’s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man...
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/ 9 years agoCracked jaw small price to pay for a spot in the cup final!
I GOT a lot of stick for playing for Amman United last weekend, but even though we won, it didn’t all...
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/ 9 years agoTim Visser switches focus to his old Edinburgh pals
There might not be a Champions Cup place at stake but Tim Visser is adamant Harlequins will be chasing the Challenge...
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