Club Rugby
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoSharks see off Wasps in mid-season exhibition
By TOM BULMER Wasps....................... 15 DMP Sharks............ 21 DMP Sharks ran out winners in the first of two mid-season friendlies against...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoWarriors book place in 5th place final
By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester............... 51 Sale........................... 14 Carys Cox scored a hat-trick as Worcester secured their place in the fifth place...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoPwllheli win by tightest of margins
National League One round-up By ROB COLE PWLLHELI took full advantage of Division 1 North leaders Nant Conwy’s cup final commitments...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoRavens savour sweet taste of revenge
By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend..................24 Swansea................. 15 Bridgend and Swansea clashed for the second consecutive week, but this time revenge was on...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoLloyd piles points and pain on the Wizards
By GEORGE TURNER Ebbw Vale...............38 Aberavon.................26 There was a time when it looked as though this could decide which team made...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoOld rivals set for spicy showpiece
Premiership Cup Final By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Newport v Cardiff Today, kick-off 3pm Principality Stadium CLUB games in Wales don’t come...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoIce cool Thomson steps up to fire champions to victory
Currie Cup round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Brandon Thomson’s 78th minute penalty secured a 25-24 victory for the champion Pumas against Western...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLatsha hopes she can motivate the next generation
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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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHartpury make it back-to-back titles with impressive victory
Hartpury University……………………….45 Tries: Scott 2, Kibble 15, 60; Dale 25, Brock 55, Else 70, Bell 79 Conversions: Manns 16, 56, 61,...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoExeter retain title in astonishing final
Loughborough University………………..44 Tries: Leatherbarrow 10, Davies 31, Plunkett 40, Langdon 69, Rowson 79 Conversions: Titcombe 11, 32, 40+1, 70, 80 Penalties:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMorgan’s new deal a boost for Wales
By PETER JACKSON Jac Morgan has rejected a fistful of Anglo-French offers and signed a long-term deal to stay in Wales....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBaxter: Red cards destroying game
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter says the rash of red cards since the last World Cup is destroying the game. Exeter’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoVarndell’s glad to roll back the years
By JON NEWCOMBE Tom Varndell has added another winner’s medal to his collection, at the ripe old age of 37. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago‘One club, three teams’
Oxford Harlequins head coach Stu Wells, below, says the club’s success across the board this season is down to their ethos...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFalcons to put emphasis on academy players
By PAUL REES Newcastle are putting the emphasis on sustainability ahead of Alex Coding’s arrival as head coach in the summer....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHastings on way back after shoulder injury
By PAUL REES Adam Hastings is in line to return to action for Gloucester before the end of the season, four...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoEwels off to Bulls
England lock Charlie Ewels has joined South African URC side the Bulls for the remainder of the season before returning to...
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Top 14
/ 3 years agoNew deal for Willis
Flanker Jack Willis has signed a new three-year deal with Toulouse, potentially putting his England future in doubt. Willis joined Toulouse...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoAbendanon joins Bayonne
Former England full-back Nick Abendanon continues to climb the coaching ladder in France and will join a new-look coaching team at...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints go fourth in battle for play-offs
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton Saints..... 38pts Tries: Moon 15, Ludlam 21, Freeman 38, Hutchinson 42, Smith 49, Dingwall 63 Conversions: Smith...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson: Patience was key for us
Phil Dowson was pleased that patience prevailed in the second half and Saints got their reward. “We were a little nervous...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuins find their feet to finish job in style
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ....................... 48pts Tries: Esterhuizen 36, Lynagh 40, Bassett 49, Dombrandt 52, 69; Lamb 73, Marchant 76, Baxter...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMatson delight as Evans confirms he’s staying at The Stoop
Tabai Matson spoke of his joy that attack coach Nick Evans will be staying at Harlequins despite England‘s attempt to lure...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoReid finds the fire to lead Bath fightback
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Varney 6, Carreras 27, Atkinson 45 Conversions: Carreras 6, 27, 45 Penalties: Carreras 12...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Graan delight as attack gets into gear
Bath director of rugby Johan van Graan was overjoyed as his side secured a victory to remember. He said: “We missed...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCurry brothers put the heat on Bristol
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol Bears ....................20pts Tries: Naulago 39, Ibitoye 73 Conversions: MacGinty 40, 73 Penalties: MacGinty 9, Williams 24 Sale...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLam: We gave Ford too many chances
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam conceded that his side were second best and foolishly gave George Ford opportunities to chip...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLast-chance saloon for title hopes – Baxter
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Focused: Aidon Davis and, inset, Jasper Wiese...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSteward: We want to help Ashy get to that century
Retiring: Chris Ashton MIKE Brown has been left out of Tigers’ matchday 23 for the visit of Exeter today, with Freddie...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoEngland hit back with win over Italy
By BEN JAYCOCK England got their U18s Six Nations Festival back on track with a 26-10 victory over Italy. Jonathan Pendlebury’s...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStewart sets try record as Ulster move up to second
By JOHN FALLON Ulster .................40pts Tries: Stewart 30, 38, 49; McCann 8, Timoney 68, Penalty 79 Conversions: Cooney 9, 39, 50,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDo or die now for Ospreys as Edinburgh hit top gear
By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh.......... 45pts Tries: Conversions: Vellacott 4, Cherry 8, Skinner 17, Boffelli 19, Watson 40, Graham 58, 72 Boffelli...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoAki leads the charge for Connacht
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ..........38pts Tries: Kilgallen 13, Tierney-Martin 18, Oliver 28, Hansen 37, Penalty 45, Marmion 76 Conversions: Carty 14,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRecord-breaking Bulls maul Zebre to boost play-off push
Bulls .............78 Zebre ............ 12 The Bulls recorded the most points ever scored in a URC fixture as they poured in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoSharks win ding-dong battle to seal quarter-final spot
Sharks .........43 Benetton .....33 The Sharks made tough work of it but at the end of a helter-skelter evening at the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFagerson-led Warriors fight back to book home play-off
By CAM STEPHENS Glasgow...........12pts Tries: Vailanu 35, Brown 54 Conversions: Jordan 55 Scarlets .............9pts Penalties: Jones 5, 12, 49 Glasgow battled...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDebutant Prendergast inspires Leinster victory
By KEVIN FALLON Lions ................36 Leinster ..........39 Leinster's most promising young star Sam Prendergast said it was an honour to make...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster put an end to Stormers’ 21-game run
By TOM SHEEDY Stormers ....... 24 Munster .........26 Graham Rowntree’s Munster got their URC knockout hopes and Champions Cup qualification back...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoOlowofela in fine form as Ampthill blown away
By ROB WILDMAN CRAIG Hammond was a beaming head coach after his Nottingham team had posted a victory by six tries...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling run in 11 tries to stay clear at top of table
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing were able to right the wrongs of their shock defeat to Caldy earlier in the season, as...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReds get ready for battle of big two
By LUKE JARMYN Bedford Blues.................19pts Tries: Conway 4, Uru 37, Adamson 55 Conversions: Maisey 38, 56 Jersey Reds......................26pts Tries: Owen 14, 48; Clarke...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry keep calm to quell Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER Eight places separate these teams in the table but Richmond pushed Coventry all the way. Having led for...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCharalambous times it right to make sure for Scottish
By LUKE JARMYN Debutant prop Rhys Charalambous charged down and scored in the final minutes to secure a nail-biting win for...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoDolly goes close but Pirates find a way home
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster continue to struggle at Castle Park where they lost for the third time in succession in the...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years ago‘Ice cool’ Hodgson the hero in Vikings safety bid
By BEN JAYCOCK North Walsham head coach Ryan Oakes believes fly-half and captain Matt Hodgson may be one of the best...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrownlie treble as Hull ship 12 tries
By STEPHEN SMITH Hull ............................ 12 Cambridge .............82 Rampant Cambridge ran in 12 tries to rack up an impressive bonus-point victory...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoLewis kicks hosts to thrilling victory
By BOBBY BRIDGE B Moseley ..............32 Taunton T ...............31 Birmingham Moseley fly-half Dan Lewis landed a nerveless penalty with 13 minutes...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes fall to defeat as Albion hit back
By ANGELA RIMMINGTON Leeds Tykes ...21 Plymouth A .....36 Leeds Tykes’ home defeat by Plymouth Albion summed up their season as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoReynolds joy as Rams keep title chances alive
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ................................... 38pts Tries: McRae 4, Cole 11, Kalling-Smith 24, 50, Monye 58, C Stapley 63 Conversions:...
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