Premiership
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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/ 4 years agoBen Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears
BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...
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/ 4 years agoSanderson: Saracens are favourites for Premiership title
ALEX Sanderson has piled the pressure on his old Saracens pals by labelling them firm favourites to lift the title again....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia
ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoUlster 21-45 Saracens: Hat-trick from Ben Harris gets Sarries over the line
SARACENS coach Mark McCall was content as his men ran in seven tries against his former side in a good pre-season...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie
LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...
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/ 4 years agoChunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham
CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie...
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?
TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJersey 0-19 Sale: Quickfire treble puts Sharks in open water
SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back
IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoCoventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller
A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps...
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/ 4 years agoExclusive: Premiership players urged to take the Covid vaccine
PREMIERSHIP Rugby have asked clubs to take a hard-line approach with players who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the new...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling Trailfinders 34-29 Gloucester: Uzokwe at the double to down Gloucester
First blood to Ealing ahead of their reverse fixture with Gloucester next week at Kingsholm
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch
Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands
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Features
/ 4 years agoJP Doyle available ‘for a pie and a pint’ after return from Major League Rugby
What next for the former Premiership referee who spent 17 weeks officiating in Major League Rugby
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/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers team with Lichfield
LEICESTER Tigers have launched a women’s team in a merger with Lichfield to compete in the second tier of English rugby....
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/ 4 years agoThe Baxter family have Exeter blood flowing in their veins
How the Baxters have impacted Exeter Chiefs since the 1960s
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks in deal to buy AJ Bell with Salford City
How a stadium carousel in Manchester could leave the Sharks ground-sharing the AJ Bell with Salford City FC
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJosh Matavesi could be heading out of Bath
Bath could free up space on the salary cap by allowing Josh Matavesi to explore interest from Japan, and have space...
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/ 4 years ago‘I want to compete with Marcus’, says Harlequins signing Tommy Allan
The Italy fly-half discusses his arrival at Harlequins this summer and the competition that awaits against Marcus Smith
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/ 4 years agoLions pain will fuel Sarries title charge, says Alex Lewington
The Saracens winger expects the club's contingent of Lions to be ready and raring to go for the new Premiership season
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHenry Trinder opts for Ampthill over top flight return
The Gloucester stalwart discusses his return to English rugby in the Championship with Ampthill, where he will start coaching as well...
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/ 4 years agoTom O’Flaherty eager to right the wrongs of painful Premiership final
The Exeter Chiefs winger says the feeling is they 'let things slip' in the final against Harlequins
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/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs add two new signings to tight five
Exeter have confirmed the signings of overseas players Ryan McCauley from Australia and Sam Nixon from the Top 14
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/ 4 years agoLondon Irish announce surprise departure of Blair Cowan
The Exiles co-captain will leave the Premiership to pursue opportunities in Japan
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/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers set George Worth free
LEICESTER have released utility back George Worth from his contract by mutual agreement. The 24-year-old made 62 appearances for the club...
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins announce capture of Viliami Taulani from Chiefs
Harlequins head coach Tabai Matson has recruited a player he coached at former club Waikato Chiefs
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMunster have eye on Newcastle Falcons ace George McGuigan
The Newcastle hooker is Irish-qualified and wanted by Johann van Graan, TRP understands
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter boss Rob Baxter keen on Aussie giant McCauley
Rob Baxter goes hunting for Aussie lock to join Chiefs
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers academy product Tandoh to head to France
The Tigers back row has the option to return to Oval Park after deciding to take a year to play for...
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/ 4 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Premiership clubs in stand-off over players’ agent fees
Neil Fissler exclusively reports on a new feud developing between Premiership clubs and players' agents
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/ 4 years agoWorcester Warriors go green for brighter future
The Premiership club have pledged to reduce their climate footprint, director Peter Kelly outlines how the Warriors are overhauling their ways...
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/ 4 years agoAmbitious Harlequins are a match for Jack Walker
Harlequins hooker Jack Walker discusses his switch from Premiership rivals Bath to the Stoop
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoStormers lock pairing look for move to Britain
Is a move north for the David Meihuizen and JD Schickerling on the horizon?
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoEddie Jones completes recruitment of Martin Gleeson to succeed Amor
As revealed by TRP back on April 11, Martin Gleeson will leave Wasps to join the England programme as attack coach
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/ 4 years agoCVC Capital Partners agrees cash injection in La Liga
Stakeholders in Premiership Rugby and Six Nations agrees £2.7bn investment in Spanish football league
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoTom de Glanville aims to make Eddie Jones re-consider
Bath full-back Tom de Glanville discusses his England hopes with Adam Ellis after call-ups to two of Eddie Jones' training squads
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCraig White calls time on Sale Sharks job
FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarry Mallinder set to take Goode’s place in Japan
Where will Harry Mallinder be playing after announcing he will leave Saints for the Top League?
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Features
/ 4 years agoQ&A – Gethin Watts: Bristol’s bear cubs will be crucial after cap reduction
Gethin Watts tells Adam Ellis about the work being done in the academy at Premiership contenders Bristol Bears
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/ 4 years agoCorey Baldwin coming back to Scarlets
The Exeter Chiefs centre is leaving Sandy Park and returning to the Scarlets
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/ 4 years agoSale Sharks confirm Nick Schonert switch from Worcester
As revealed by TRP back in April, the tighthead is on his way to the AJ Bell Stadium
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/ 4 years agoHargreaves: Law changes could destroy Union ethos
As the DCMS releases a report as a result of a four-month inquiry into the impact of concussion in sport, Alistair...
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/ 4 years agoBarritt: ‘Owen and the gang will be back in title mix’
What are the expectations for Saracens ahead of their Premiership return? Adam Hathaway asked former captain Brad Barritt
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/ 4 years agoSaints scrum-half Henry Taylor calls time at 27
NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Henry Taylor is retiring from rugby to “pursue a career in the city”. The 27-year-old, who was part of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEx-Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick has chance in France
Hardwick had considered joining Leeds Tykes
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Features
/ 4 years agoBen Spencer’s tee-time at Celtic Manor
Did you know Gareth Bale is the brother-in-law of Taulupe Faletau, teammate of Ben Spencer at Bath?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPlayers all paid at Harlequins
FURTHER to my story last week about discussions at Harlequins about the ending of the players’ agreed paycuts, I am happy...
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/ 4 years agoWolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens
Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...
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