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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoSingleton loan deal at Toulon
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton has signed for Toulon on loan for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old, capped...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoCov sign Fiji U20s tighthead
COVENTRY have signed Fijian tighthead Vilikesa Nairau. The 21-year-old has represented his country at U20 level and also recently played for...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoAlan Jubb dies, at 90
FORMER coach and player Alan Jubb passed away on November 19 at the age of 90. Jubb, who was a fly-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten records are sure to come to an end
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The Continental Tyres Schools Competitions advance to the national stages meaning several unbeaten records will come...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoBattling Met stand up to be counted
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoHyatt happy to see Aberavon hit form
■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt was a proud man after his side responded to their heavy...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBrecon beat the weather to jump into top spot
Championship round-up JUST two of the dozen fixtures scheduled across both Welsh Championship divisions managed to survive the cold snap. Both...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoLaporte & Co hit the panic button
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A week after ripping out their coaching set-up and employing an Etch-a-Sketch style reset to their season,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight
The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years ago“Shameful” – McCall blasts treatment of Farrell
Owen Farrell‘s club boss Mark McCall has described treatment of him as “shameful” and “not right” after the England captain announced...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLudlam closing in on move to Toulon
Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaron calls for block on £296m PGP plan
By NICK CAIN Francis Baron has called for the RFU Council to insist that the RFU Board puts a moratorium on...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter: We need to power up the scrum
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has called on the game’s lawmakers to forget about trying to make the game more entertaining...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDallaglio: We need clarity on Prem 2
By BEN JAYCOCK Lawrence Dallaglio is calling for clarity from the RFU and Premiership Rugby over plans for a Premiership 1/Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRecord turnover for Saints
Northampton have posted a record turnover of £21.96m in their annual report for the year ending June 2023. The club made...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEvans on a mission to enjoy the highs
By JON NEWCOMBE As one of the Gallagher Premiership’s kings of the breakdown, Will Evans is determined to embrace every success...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLawrence is hungry for more, says JVG
By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoAfter only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLuke: I’ve got a new lease of life
By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaracens keen for Vunipola to stay
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are believed to have offered Billy Vunipola a deal to remain in north London...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRedpath lining up move to Scotland
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath and Scotland centre Cam Redpath, below, could be heading across the border next summer...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoFearing players going abroad is a false storm
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester founder on Leicester rocks
By PAUL REES Gloucester ........................20pts Tries: McGuigan 49, Ford-Robinson 65 Conversions: Barton 50, 66 Penalties: Barton 16, 2 Leicester .......................... 38pts...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcKellar: We will keep hold of Jasper
Dan McKellar is confident Leicester will hold on to their World Cup winning No.8 Jasper Wiese who has attracted the attention...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSeven-try Saracens too good for Bears
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 39pts Tries: Farrell 7, Lewington 11, Vunipola 27, Lewington 44, George 53, 77; Willis 68 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall backs misfiring Farrell
Saracens boss Mark McCall insists at no time did they consider changing their kicker as Owen Farrell landed just two of...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFurbank in control as Saints hold on
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton................... 36pts Tries: Sleightholme 8, 72; Ludlam 31, Mitchell 40+1, Coles 61 Conversions: Furbank 9, 32, 40+2, 62...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSpeedy Sleightholme earns the plaudits from Vesty
Saints head coach Sam Vesty singled out Ollie Sleightholme who was returning after a long lay off with hamstring issues and...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFord keeps his cool to seal it for Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Sale ..................................... 11pts Tries: Hill 25 Penalties: Ford 49, 74 Bath ....................................... 9pts Penalties: Russell 5, 22, 39...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath chief proud of battling display
Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan was disappointed at his side’s loss but was encouraged by their performance in a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoStay patient and results will come – McDonald
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park IT has been an eventful four months for Kiran...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter urges his young charges to win on the road
By PAUL REES Going well: Joe Hawkins ROB Baxter has called on his young Exeter side to lay down a marker...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoCockerill off to the guillotine
When it comes to sacking those in charge of losing teams, French rugby has beaten English football to the punch. While...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Jess Breach
ENGLAND AND SARACENS WINGER Birthplace: Chichester Date of Birth: 04/11/1997 Community Club: Chichester & Pulborough Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: 2017...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSing on target as champions kick off defence in fine style
By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester-Hartpury.....52pts Tries: Brock 4, Taylor 10, Perry 15, Beckett 19, Venner 26, 60, Sing 40, N Jones 47...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSaracens hit fast lane to power past Trailfinders
By WILLIAM THURTLE Trailfinders ..... 18pts Tries: Dow 50, 63 Conversions Green 64 Saracens ..........52pts Penalties: Green 8, 13 Tries: Wyrwas...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoFive-star Sharks leave Quins stunned
By MARK DOCHERTY Sale Sharks .....35pts Tries: Irwin 4, Talling 23, 48; Rigoni 35, Swales 45 Conversions: Irwin 5, 24, 36,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry show right style to pull in crowds
By BEN JAYCOCK Rugby attendances are mostly on the decline in the top two divisions in England, but Coventry’s scintillating style...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoAbbie on England road
Abbie Ward hopes her try-scoring return to action for Bristol Bears Women last week can act as the launchpad for her...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Neil Shillingford
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Dudley Kingswinford director of rugby Neil Shillingford Steve Hill: How and why did you...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWales captain Morgan has some familiar faces in sight
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ospreys v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 3pm, Liberty Stadium WALES captain Jac Morgan returns to his former club...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLitterick’s late show steals it for Cardiff
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 31pts Tries: Hamer-Webb 24, Belcher 33, Grady 54, Litterick 80 Conversions: de Beer 24, 33, 54,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoWorld Cup winners control it for Sharks
By SIMON THOMAS Sharks ...............69pts Tries: Fassi 12, Mapimpi 21, Kok 40, Etzebeth 47, Williams 54, Buthelezi 61, Labuschagne 64, Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBulls ……………..53 Connacht ……..27
By BEN JAYCOCK AN error-strewn performance from Connacht put the Irish province out of contention at Loftus Versfeld as the Bulls...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLeinster ……….. 21 Munster ………. 16
By KEVIN FALLON JACK Conan said Leinster have huge room for improvement despite seeing off arch rivals Munster in a cracking...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh……..22 Benetton …….. 24
By SAM JACKSON DESPITE scoring two tries, Blair Kinghorn was denied the perfect farewell as Benetton snatched the points to dent...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoGlasgow………..33 Ulster…………….20
By JIM SHORT JOHNNY Matthews completed the job with a couple of tries off the bench as Glasgow recovered from a...
International Rugby
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