Club Rugby
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSpencer: Fire to play for England still burns
By TOM BRADSHAW Ben Spencer smiles and says nothing when asked whether the England coaches have been in touch. Sometimes actions...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGopperth to leave Leicester
Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leicester at the end of the season. The 39-year-old New Zealander is the oldest player in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawrence pounces to grab Cup place
By PAUL REES Bath ..................................... 61 pts Tries: Reid 2, Dunn 12, 51, 54; Obano 33, 42; Cloete 49, Bailey 73,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Graan praises ‘incredible’ triumph
Johann van Graan hailed his Bath players after Ollie Lawrence’s 83rd-minute try earned a team that has spent most of the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBears win but find the honey has gone
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................................ 36pts Tries: Naulago 10, Thacker 15, Bradbury 48, Radradra 56, 72 Conversions: MacGinty 10, 15, 56,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘I’ve seen a lot of good this season’
Bristol boss Pat Lam said he has seen ‘a lot of good’ this season despite the disappointment of missing out on...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRed for Ashton as Quins hold on
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ...........................17pts Tries: Montoya 15, Reffell 76 Conversions: Pollard 15, Gopperth 76 Penalties: Pollard 45 Harlequins ........................20pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWigglesworth: Today, Chris wrote the wrong headlines
Leicester boss Richard Wigglesworth said he felt great sympathy for the plight of Chris Ashton. “Decisions are so close these days,”...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSale get in the mood for Tigers showdown
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale .................................... 54pts Tries: Roebuck 8, James 19, 78; Curry 31, Rodd 43, Quirke 55, Penalty 69, Reed...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTuilagi: It’s only a flesh wound
Sale director of rugby Alex Sanderson says Manu Tuilagi will be fit for the semi-final after the England centre left the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoJoy for Kidney as Gonzalez seals it
By GARY FIZGERALD London Irish.....................17pts Tries: Gonzalez 26, 71; Pearson 62 Conversions: Jackson 27 Exeter .................................14pts Tries: Vermeulen 21, Hendrickson 64...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHepher: We saw plenty of fight
Chiefs coach Ali Hepher felt his side showed plenty of “fight” in their last game of the season without getting the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish going in the right direction – Rogerson
By PAUL REES Matt Rogerson is confident that the wage upheaval which last week threatened London Irish’s match against Exeter yesterday...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens close in on England wing Watson
Saracens are growing increasingly confident that Anthony Watson will continue his career in the Premiership by joining them next season. The...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLibbok leads way for Champs
By SAM JACKSON Stormers ........33 Bulls .................21 Reigning champions the Stormers secured another home semi-final as their dominant display over the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster’s double dream is on track
By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster...............35pts Tries: Doris 13, Milne 20, Larmour 23, Deegan 50, Gibson-Park 74 Conversions: H Byrne 14, 22, 24,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to South Africa
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................. 10pts Tries: O’Connor 65 Conversions: Cooney 66 Penalties: Cooney 21 Connacht ..........15pts Penalties: Carty 24, 34,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoJordan’s red halts Glasgow
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow................ 5pts Tries: Steyn 67 Munster ..............14pts Tries: Fekitoa 22, Frisch 27 Conversions: Crowley 23, 28 Glasgow's twin...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChampions Reds keep the double dream alive
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 24pts Tries: Crane 10, Relton 40, Parata 54, Schwarz 79 Cons: Robson 40, 54 Jersey...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling on fire to set up Jersey ‘cracker’
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing........................32pts Tries: Bird-Tulloch 8, 33, Holmes 29, 71 Conversions: Daniels 8, 29, 33 Penalties: Daniels 25, 38 Doncaster...................0pts...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoAsiedu: Title win would have made great TV
By BEN JAYCOCK Kwaku Asiedu believes Amazon should have filmed an All or Nothing series on Cambridge’s remarkable campaign as the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPower and pace led by Chudley
Now that the Championship season has run its course, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRFU should capitalise on success of Reds – Biljon
By BEN JAYCOCK Harvey Biljon fears the RFU’s strict policy on promotion may come back to haunt them as he believes...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHooper calls time after 15 years at club
Stuart Hooper will leave Bath this summer after 15 years as a player and coach at the Premiership club. “I’ll always...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBlackett ready to fire up Bath attack
By JON NEWCOMBE New Bath recruit Lee Blackett says his time away from the Premiership has enriched him as an attack...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoChamps Cornwall see off Somerset
Cornwall.........28 Somerset........ 19 By BILL HOOPER Cornwall were pushed all the way by a valiant Somerset side with Sam Stevens’ try...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoKent make winning start
By MO SHER Kent.................. 20 Hampshire...... 15 Kent opened up their campaign with a hard-fought win against Hampshire, a late try...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoHenderson keeps Lancashire on road
Division 1 North Cheshire............19pts Lancashire....... 54pts By KIERAN FREE Lancashire got off to a winning start on the road at Upper...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoDurham victors on their return
Durham..............30 Northum’land..12 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham returned to the Bill Beaumont County Championship after a four-year absence, and picked up their...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoDevon hold on to deny Berks
Berkshire..........15 Devon.................17 By DAVID MCATEER This match was seesawed until the final two minutes when a scrum infringement penalty on Berkshire’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoCross at the double for table-toppers Cardiff
Welsh Premiership Cardiff......................39 Merthyr...................... 7 By ROB COLE Dewi Cross hoisted his try tally for the season to 19 as he...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoPonty end campaign on a high
Pontypridd..............29 Swansea................. 10 By PAUL HOPKINS Pontypridd ended one of their most miserable seasons on a high as they notched their...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoTop ten for Newport
Newport...................52 Llandovery.............33 By TOM WILLIAMS A late penalty try saw Newport clinch a 10th league win in a row by downing...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBoost for finances as recovery continues
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Commission des Championnats professionnels de l’Autorité de régulation du rugby – the new name for the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLeinster school system a major advantage – Ferris
Ex-British & Irish Lion Stephen Ferris says it will be a huge challenge for other Irish provinces and clubs across Europe...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChancellor optimistic about Australia’s future
The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women’s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSeries 2, Episode 17: Irish superiority in Europe with Stephen Ferris
In a blockbuster weekend of rugby, the Red Roses claimed the Grand Slam in a record-breaking decider at HQ, and La...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLa Rochelle set up Leinster rematch with dominant Exeter win
By Nick Powell, Online Editor La Rochelle………………47 Tries: Rhule 9, 44; Seuteni 23, Aldritt 34, Kerr-Barlow 40, 68 Conversions: Hastoy 10,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCrisis as RFU hit by £50m bombshell
By NICK CAIN EXCLUSIVE A £50 million bombshell looks destined to sink the current RFU administration headed by chief executive Bill...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoHawkins ruled out by 25-cap restriction
By PETER JACKSON Wales are on the verge of banning Joe Hawkins from international selection following an investigation into his transfer...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReynolds: Don’t prop up failures like Wasps
By PAUL REES Wasps' presence in the Championship next season after going bust with debts of more than £100m will send...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSimmonds: We can take down holders
By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Simmonds is adamant Exeter Chiefs’ collective desire and mental steel can help them overcome the individual flair...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England
Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMoon enjoying hard work as he aims to help Saints to the title
By PAUL REES Alex Moon is looking to cap what he feels is his best season for Northampton by helping the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBarnes welcomes Champ clubs in Prem Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK The Premiership Cup will involve Championship teams next season and Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes believes it’s...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoJersey cut out cake and find extra edge
By LUKE JARMYN Swapping ‘Bake Off ’ for Dojang on a Thursday is one of many things Jersey have done to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLitterick on way to Wales
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins are poised to lose 24-year-old prop Rhys Litterick to Cardiff, the club they recently...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSharks in the market for Wallaby Latu
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks could bring bad boy Tolu Latu to the Premiership this summer after he...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoToulouse all at sea as Leinster take it
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............................41pts Tries: Conan 16, 20; Sheehan 26, Van de Flier 57, Jenkins 63 Conversions: Byrne 17, 21, 27,...
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