Club Rugby
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEvery game is big, says McCall as Chiefs await
By JON NEWCOMBE For Mark McCall, Saturday’s encounter with Exeter Chiefs is just another big match in pursuit of a play-off...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNo bigger test than Saracens – Nowell
By PAUL REES Jack Nowell put his injury frustrations behind him in 2022 and is looking for more of the same...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWigglesworth: I love challenge
Moving up: Richard Wigglesworth Richard Wigglesworth says there will be no ripping up of Leicester’s foundations after taking over as head...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoDow quits Wasps to join Quins
England wing Abby Dow has joined Harlequins for the rest of the season after six years playing for Wasps. The 25-year-old,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe need to get moving – Baxter
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Saturday December 31. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium Rob Baxter believes the next month will...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSkivington: We beat ourselves up over Leicester
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Gloucester v London Irish Saturday December 31. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm Limped off: Rees-Zammit GEORGE Skivington hopes the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWalder delight as Carreras finds his feet to lift Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Bath v Newcastle Saturday December 31. Kick-off 3pm, The Rec Top form: Mateo Carreras scores the winner...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLawes back and ready to rumble
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Northampton v Harlequins Sunday January 1. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens Key player: Courtney Lawes in action for...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFirst defeat for Saracens as Irish come good at last
London Irish ....29pts Tries: Hassell-Collins 1, Cunningham-South 77 Conversions: Jackson 3, 79 Penalties: Jackson 19, 27, 30, 44, 57 Saracens .............
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBristol stand firm as heroic defence keeps Quins out
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ....................12pts Tries: Bassett 19, Murley 57 Conversions: Allan 59 Bristol .............................15pts Tries: Thacker 15, Ibitoye 38...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoResurgent Falcons fight back as Sale lose discipline
Newcastle........ 20pts Tries: Carreras 54, Stuart 61 Conversions: Connon 55, 62 Penalties: Connon 42, 68 Sale .................... 14pts Tries: Ashman 10,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChiefs keep their cool to hold off late Bath revival
Exeter ................ 20pts Tries: Ewers 15, Slade 30 Conversions: J Simmonds 16, 31 Penalties: J Simmonds 1, 40 Bath .................... 15pts...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWigglesworth off to a flier as Leicester cruise home
@therugbypaper Leicester ..........28pts Tries: Porter 43, Watson 57, 65 Conversions: Burns 44, 58 Penalties: Burns 12, 19, 53 Gloucester ....... 13pts...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWhy it’s time for a world in union
Paul Rees says this season's Heineken Champions Cup highlights the need for a Global, joined up season Nothing highlights the need...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHill: It’s biggest game of season
Preview Richmond v London Scottish December 31. Kick-off 2.30pm RICHMOND director of rugby Steve Hill says the showdown with local rivals...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoTrailfinders hit six for perfect 10 out of 10
By BEN JAYCOCK Ealing................ 43pts Tries: Bird-Tulloch 3, Kelleher 19, Hampson 30, 47; Kane 65, Willis 74 Conversions: Willis 3, 30,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoKnights demolition job
Doncaster................. 52 Caldy .......................... 14 DONCASTER demolished Championship new boys Caldy in the first ever meeting between the sides. The Knights...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCoventry in cruise control
Nottingham.............. 17 Coventry ...................45 COVENTRY secured back to back wins with a dominant eight-try performance at Nottingham. Nottingham scored the opening...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoIt’s derby delight for delirious Blues
Bedford ..................38 Ampthill .................. 14 BEDFORD claimed the drby spoils in front of a sold-out Goldington Road to continue their unbeaten...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHartpury make it three on the spin
Hartpury..................22 Cornish Pirates .... 16 HARTPURY sealed a third consecutive win to down the Pirates in tricky conditions. Hartpury came out...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Met University lock Brandon Harvey
American second row Brandon Harvey was hurt by his country of birth’s failure to qualify for the 2023 World Cup but...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHarlequins star Brown ends career on a high
By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ................ 48pts Tries: Cokayne 7, 17, 38; Konkel 23, Cleall 31, Edwards 44, Kildunne 72, Mckenzie 80...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoConvicted Laporte ‘suspends himself’
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURE: Getty Images AS 2022 gives way to 2023, and about three weeks after he was convicted...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCourageous Bears end losing run at The Stoop
Harlequins 12-15 Bristol Bears Bristol Bears produced an impressive defensive display to win a first game in eight as Harlequins missed...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoYoung fears Wales exodus
Some of Wales’ brightest stars are being allowed to fall through the cracks, while the WRU has leant heavily on player...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBow: ‘P share’ model needs to be scrapped
By LUKE JARMYN Premiership Rugby’s ‘P share’ ownership model must be scrapped if reforms to the top tier are to have...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSigning Russell isn’t reckless, insist Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE BATH CEO Tarquin McDonald has defended Bath’s signing of Finn Russell as not only being good for the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCueto sure Borthwick will do a brilliant job
By GARY FITZGERALD In charge: Steve Borthwick coaching Steve Borthwick used to spend his England training breaks sat in an office...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBaxter: We change the game at our peril
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter says Premiership Rugby needs to be careful as it plots a relaunch of the league from...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLewington’s loving the new style at Saracens
By GARY FITZGERALD Alex Lewington has come to terms with being one of Saracens’ elder statesmen these days and having to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBath in the mood to face Exeter challenge
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter v Bath Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm Vision: Bath coach Johann van Graan Johann Van Graan...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBaxter enjoying life to the full after swapping sides
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Bristol Tuesday December 27. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop Happy: Fin Baxter FIN Baxter made his...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNo Borthwick but Tigers will still be fierce – Skivington
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester v Gloucester Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm Learning fast: Skivington George Skivington does not expect the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPearson’s eager to impress new boss
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Saracens Friday December 23. Kick-off 7.45pm It may not have been a year to...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMessi has Falcons Pumas flying high
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Sale Friday Decemeber 23. Kick-off 8pm, Kingston Park Brett Connon is hoping for some Messi-like...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoOspreys win points to happier New Year
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Christmas certainly has come early in Welsh rugby. Firstly, Warren Gatland rides in on Santa’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLawes considers options and may head abroad
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Courtney Lawes is mulling over his future after revealing that he has got an escape clause...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCrossdale staying put
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Former England prospect Ali Crossdale could remain in France next season, with Perpignan who could take...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath keep Stuart and Underhill
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER New deal: Underhill Bath are set for another shot in the arm after agreeing to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLoader close to Irish deal
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are close to agreeing to a new contract with Ben Loader as they...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 years agoCole’s 15 years at the workface
By Peter Jackson Dan Cole’s 300 matches for Leicester took him a few weeks longer than 15 years to compile. Few...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoImitation games are so sad for real fans
By Peter Jackson Once upon a time, the Heineken Cup was so good that there were weekends when it surpassed the...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoFreescoring Royle up for the Knights’ challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Donc v Caldy Monday December 26. Kick-off 2pm Prolific winger: Nick Royle CALDY’S Nick Royle is thriving...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoBarnes ready for strong set piece battle with old foes
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Hartpury University v Cornish Friday December 23. Kick-off 7.45pm The first game of the round kicks off...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoUzokwe’s excited for top of the table clash
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ealing v Jersey Saturday December 24. Kick-off 12pm, Trailfinders Sports Ground Ealing Trailfinders star Simon Uzokwe has...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoChristmas on hold as Jersey target leaders
By LUKE JARMYN THE festive break and other distractions need to be ignored to give Jersey Reds’ the best possible chance...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoTyro French awaits first Boxing Day bonanza
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Bedf v Ampthill Monday December 26. Kick-off 3pm SEAN French is relishing his first Bedford Blues Boxing...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoArchers gear up for red hot Cov
Preview Nott’ham v Coventry Monday December 26. KO 3pm NOTTINGHAM coach Craig Hammond is relising Monday’s challenge at home to in-form...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoClinical Bears go back to back
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol ......................35 Zebre........................ 19 BRISTOL Bears strengthened their chances of progression to the next stage of the Challenge...
Autumn Internationals
Guy Pepper: Argentina fans have football-crowd mentality but England can ‘shut them up’
Autumn Internationals
Paul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
Junior International Rugby
England U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
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