Club Rugby
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBird back with vengeance for Ponty
By JAMES LLOYD Pontypridd..............32 Carmarthen............24 DIGGY BIRD put the boot into Carmarthen by kicking a mammoth 23 points in his first...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoGray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23,...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoDominant opening paves way for Pirates
By SAM JACKSON Ampthill ............13pts Tries: Cambriani 76 Conversions: Bergin 77 Penalties: Bergin 5, 14 C Pirates............26pts Tries: Kessell 3, Sirker...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoOtley continue to set a benchmark
Northern Premier THE standout match heading into the weekend saw undefeated league-leaders Otley travel to take on bottom-of-the-table and winless Northwich....
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoHarlequins call in their international cavalry
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today, Kick-off 3pm, live on BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website and app CHAMPIONS...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBlaydon’s brave bid falls short in Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............33 Blaydon............. 21 CHESTER won this match less comfortably than the scoreline suggests. They dominated the first hour,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHarvey Skinner hungry for success at Exeter Chiefs
The Exeter Chiefs fly half sits down with The Rugby Paper’s Benjamin Redwood. Harvey Skinner is the next on a long...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEnglish Championship Preview
It’s another huge Saturday of English Championship rugby. Here, The Rugby Paper looks ahead to some thrilling ties in the second...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 years ago2022 Women’s Six Nations: Venues and ticket information confirmed
The Red Roses’ 2022 Women’s Six Nations home fixtures will be played at Kingsholm and Welford Road with tickets now on...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Handré Pollard
Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of World Cup-winning fly-half Handré Pollard to the club ahead of the 2022/23 season. Pollard...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoScarlets concede Champions Cup opener with Bristol Bears
Scarlets have been forced to concede their opening Heineken Champions Cup Pool game vs Bristol Bears on Saturday. The decision was...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester Tigers narrowly beat Harlequins
Leicester Tigers……16 Try: Potter Con: Ford Pens: Ford 3 Harlequins…………..14 Try: Lynagh Pens: Smith 3 Leicester won their ninth game in a row as they edged to a two...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby was religion in the Douai sixth form
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools IT’S over 22 years since anybody laced up their boots and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoJubilant Chiefs go straight to beer tent
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................18pts Tries: O’Flaherty 38, Cowan-Dickie 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 57 Penalties: J Simmonds 25, 64 Saracens...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoHigh-five for Sale in Moseley shut-out
By CIARAN THOMAS Sale................... 24 Moseley.............. 0 SALE FC made it five straight wins as a determined defensive display kept Birmingham...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHawks gatecrash Murphy milestone
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple................ 5 Henley Hawks.......26 HENLEY Hawks spoiled the party as Jake Murphy’s 100th appearance for Barnstaple ended in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoSarries look the clear favourites for smaller Euro crown
Challenge Cup WHO WOULD have thought it only a few years ago when they were jockeying for the title of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper-sub Porter sets up second-half stampede
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............47pts Tries: Ruddock 23, Ringrose 32, Sheehan 39, Larmour 41, Doris 49, Baird 58, Deegan 74 Conversions:...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoJobling’s first-half treble has Hull joyful
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon............. 19 Hull.....................38 HULL’S power was the difference as they steamrollered over Blaydon’s line on six occasions to...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Bath fall to Saints’ fast start
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..40pts Tries: Hutchinson 2, Freeman 12, Augustus 24, 35; Skosan 51, 67 Conversions: Biggar 2, 12,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPark power up their defence in bid to reach Championship
By WARREN MUGGLETON ROSSLYN Park are in a “good place” but want to “get better” in the hunt for promotion, says...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoMorgan hat-trick downs Westcliff
By RICHARD COMPTON Canterbury..............52 Westcliff................. 15 FRANK Morgan’s hattrick of tries helped Canterbury to an emphatic bonus-point win over basement boys...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions end long wait for victory
By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers ........19 Lions ................37 THE Lions picked up their first win since the opening round, as they comfortably...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoYouthful Harrogate take heart in loss
By WILLIAM BARRACK Harrogate.................. 7 Sheffield Tigers....27 AN horror injury list forced Harrogate to field inexperienced players, all of whom showed...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLudlam is our Mr 100% – Boyd
NORTHAMPTON boss Chris Boyd applauded the leadership of Lewis Ludlam. “He not only talks well but he leads by example,” Boyd...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMoseley sign Lewis
NEWS EXTRA FLY-HALF Dan Lewis has joined Birmingham Moseley on a permanant deal. Lewis, 25, played 18 games for Coventry before...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoHosts way off target in Clif-hanger defeat
By SHAUN WREN Worthing............23pts Clifton................ 24pts On the way: Clifton celebrate a try WORTHING were left to rue missed opportunities as...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThe cooped-up players deserve our sympathy
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES’ four regions begin their European campaigns this weekend and they will head into the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoIonians leave it late to pass Lucs test
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............ 18 Luctonians................ 7 THIS was not a classic. Luctonians, on the back of three successive victories,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPennell: Eddie’s wrong on Lawrence
By NICK CAIN Oh yes! Dave Ewers roars his delight after Tom O’Flaherty, right, scores for Exeter Chiefs against bitter rivals...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoEsher win away as Bury pay the penalty
By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..36 Esher.........................40 ESHER laid the foundations for a high-scoring victory at Bury St Edmunds with a...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStour run comes to an end as Fylde shine
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde................... 15pts Stourbridge...... 10pts Touchdown: Scott Rawlings goes in for Fylde’s second try Response: Stefan Thorp scores Stourbridge’s...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoOllie grabs hat-trick as Irish go full throttle
By MATT WRIGHT London Irish ....43pts Tries: Rowe 7, Hassell-Collins 10, 29, 52, Mafi 33, Creevy 65 Conversions: Jackson 7,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoDings cling on as Hinckley hit back
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...32 Hinckley..................22 DINGS returned to winning ways, but there were nervous moments as Hinckley battled back to...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoDale’s fightback is built on pack platform
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............ 15 Loughborough....... 14 LOUGHBOROUGH went in for oranges leading the game 14-3. They were gifted two tries...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDeano: Credit to London Irish but we gave them soft tries
LONDON Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney didn’t want hat-trick hero Ollie Hassell- Collins to grab too much attention in the...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoReds on the rack as Hundred rally
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hun.........28 Redruth....................34 LEADERS Redruth were given a run for their money in a close encounter at Rochford...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTynedale no match for rampant Tigers
By GEOFF ROBERTS Sedgley Park......... 41 Tynedale................... 7 IT was a dominant performance by Sedge in wet and windy conditions at...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWarriors charge gains momentum at home
By ALAN DEERING Worcester ........32pts Tries: Simpson 4, Van der Merwe 22, Hill 38, Chudley 43 Conversions: Smith 6, 23, 44...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoMcPhun double in Albanian triumph
By BRIAN QUINN Guernsey............ 7 Old Albanian....38 ELLIOTT McPhun scored two tries for the second week running as Old Albanian romped...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSaracens remain last unbeaten team standing
By BEN HART Saracens ........17 Bristol ..............12 SARACENS went top with a tight win over title rivals Bristol. A moment of...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBourns capitalise on Chester fouls
By MICHAEL PALMER Bournville...............22 Chester..................... 14 ON a very cold day, Chester visited Avery Fields for the first time and got...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlackett: We were worth all 5 points
WASPS head coach Lee Blackett said it was a case of so near, yet so far as his team fell short...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoReturning skipper Burford leads Quins charge
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ......69 DMP Sharks ......7 BOTTOM-feeding DMP Durham Sharks were dealt another heavy defeat by Harlequins at The...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoTitans get historic derby win over Field
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham.......26 Huddersfield... 12 ROTHERHAM were made to work hard by Huddersfield before securing a ninth-straight win in a...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSweet centres offer George birthday treat
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........27pts Tries: Singleton 38, Harris 56, Penalty 66, Chapman 79 Conversions: Hastings 57 Penalties: Hastings 6...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoDragons axis adds fire to Pirates bid for promotion
By LUKE JARMYN Developing at Pirates: Arwel Robson CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle believes the club’s Welsh connections are paying...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoZebras maintain their perfect start
Northern Premier OTLEY increase their lead at the top of the table following a 50-17 win at home to Burnage. Luke...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoGallant Sharks stung by Lyons’ early red card
By JON BATHAM Wasps ..............22 Sale ....................8 LEAH Lyons’ early red card proved pivotal as Wasps claimed a hardearned bonus-point win...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 years agoBargoed stay top but 12-try Pooler in pursuit
Championship round-up A DUAN Thomas hat-trick sent Pontypool on their way to an 82-3 thrashing of Tata Steel at home. Leighton...
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