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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup: Round of 16 rundown and quarter final fixtures
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Quarter-Finals: Fixtures, Where to Watch and Previews
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Week: Munster trio shock Ronan O’Gara’s La Rochelle
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCai Griffiths: Worcester Warriors return to second tier ‘is not fair’
By Ben Jaycock The decision to give Worcester Warriors a place in next season’s Championship has sparked an angry response from...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoDanny Wilson: Leinster have got an All Black – on the bench!
Harlequins boss Danny Wilson highlighted the difference in strength in depth between his side and Leinster in the wake of their...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoHartpury boss Mark Cornwell baffled by no promotion to Premiership
By Luke Jarmyn Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell has called the current issues surrounding the lack of promotion and relegation between...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWorcester Warriors to play in 14-team Championship
Worcester Warriors are set to return to professional rugby two and a half years after the club went into administration as...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSaracens News: Mark McCall keen to keep Alex Goode in house
By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode approaches a remarkable 400 club appearance with Mark McCall anxious to keep him tied to Saracens...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHandre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAlex Mitchell looking to finish with flourish
By Paul Rees Alex Mitchell is looking to make a sprint finish as the season nears the home straight after missing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarry Williams heads to Harlequins
Harlequins have signed former Exeter and England tighthead Harry Williams from Pau. The 33-year-old will return to the Premiership next season...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Champions Cup still has a role to play
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The European Cup is as big as the clubs involved want to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup: Toulon’s power too much for Saracens
By Paul Rees Toulon ............................... 72pts Tries: Wainiqolo 5, Isa 35, 55, 59; Jaminet 39, 70; Alainu’uese 44, Fainga’anuku 62, Serin...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMark McCall: We gave it a good go but Toulon were hard to stop
Mark McCall expects to provide a springboard for his young side in the Champions Cup in the coming seasons. Sarries conceded...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster 62-0 Harlequins: From Bloodgate to a blood bath for Quins
By Adam Hathaway Leinster ............................. 62pts Harlequins .......................... 0pts Tries: Prendergast 14, J McCarthy 17, Osborne 27, van der Flier 44,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJosh Van der Flier: Leinster can do better
Man of the match Josh van der Flier urged his Leinster side not to rest on their laurels after the humiliation...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLa Rochelle 24-25 Munster: Cool-head Jack Crowley has the drop on Ronan O’Gara’s side
By Kevin Fallon La Rochelle ..... 24pts Tries: Botia 10, Penalty 65, Bosmorin 76 Conversions: West 11, Hastoy 76 Penalty: West...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoGlasgow Warriors 43-19 Leicester Tigers: Tigers blown away by spirited Warriors
By Bryn Palmer Glasgow Warriors 43pts Tries: Venter 13, 74; Vailanu 18, 41; Hastings 49, Horne 50 Conversions: Hastings 14, 19,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWorcester Warriors return – RFU Board should tell us what it thinks
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The first act of the new Tier 2 Board, which has...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 46-24 Clermont: Tommy Freeman’s hat-trick steers Saints home
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ..... 46pts Tries: Smith 18, Freeman 23, 29, 60; Augustus 40, 46; Pollock 71 Conversions: Smith...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoFraser Dingwall: Players took charge for Northampton Saints
Saints acting captain Fraser Dingwall put Friday night’s win down partly to a players’ meeting held without the team’s coaches present....
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBordeaux vs Ulster Preview: Zac Ward on alert for Damian Penaud battle
By Ben Jaycock Ulster winger Zac Ward is chomping at the bit to be facing off against France star Damian Penaud...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoToulouse vs Sale Sharks Preview: We’re out to beat the odds, says Alex Sanderson
By Jon Newcombe Sale's French intelligence network has revealed how seriously defending champions Toulouse are taking their English opponents in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCastres 39-37 Benetton: Ill-disciplined hosts win it at the death
By Ben Jaycock Castres ............39 Benetton .........37 An ill-disciplined Castres were forced to play with 13 men for a 10-minute spell...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFijian captain Waisea Nayacalevu fails to make appearance for Ospreys
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know In the natural world of all things ornithological, the sighting of...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOspreys set for Scarlets repeat
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Ospreys v Scarlets Today. 5.30pm OSPREYS head coach Mark Jones has rung the changes for the last...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup: Cardiff have no answers as Connacht charge home
By John Fallon Connacht .........35pts Tries: Devine 2, Jansen 40, Treacy 41, Bolton 66, Boyle 76 Conversions: Hanrahan 3, 40, 42;...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup: Gloucester stay strong to set up Bath clash
By Gary Fitzgerald Montpellier ..... 17pts Tries: Bouthier 4, Reus 10 Conversions: Reus 5, 11 Penalty: Reus 40 Gloucester ...... 24pts...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoPau 24-49 Bath: Premiership’s table-toppers book Challenge Cup quarter-final spot
By Ben Jaycock Pau ....................... 24pts Tries: Tuipulotu 27, Brau Boirie 62, 69 Conversions: Desperes 28, 62, 69 Penalty: Dsperes 20...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoPerpignan 18-24 Racing 92: Owen Farrell steers Parisians to quarter-finals in return
Owen Farrell scored five points on his return to action as his Racing 92 side gained some much-needed positivity in their...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup: Bulls travel well to beat rotated Bayonne side
Jake White’s Bulls overcame a hostile crowd in Bayonne to reach the Challenge Cup quarter-finals for the first time. Leading 15-8...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoChallenge Cup: Edinburgh battle it out against Lions to book quarter-final spot
Edinburgh avenged their 55-21 humiliation in Johannesburg back in October to book their place in the last eight. Sean Everitt’s side...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI’ve still got a good few years left in me, promises Francois van Wyk
By Jon Newcombe Francois van Wyk is revelling being around world-class players and feels moving to Bath has given him a...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: Connor Slevin steps up to earn Chinnor a fair share
By Rhys Anderson Hartpury ............17pts Tries: Protheroe 29, Short 36, Smith 50 Conversion: Bazalgette 36 Chinnor ..............17pts Tries: Passman 15, Carter...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: It’s sweet revenge for Jonah Holmes as he gets late winner for London Scottish
By Will Perringwood Nottingham .....28pts Tries: Ramage 24, Olowofela 36, Cherry 48, Graham 54 Conversions: Arden 24, 36, 48, 54 L...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: Senitiki Nayalo hits heights to give Coventry a timely lift
By Paul Smith Coventry ........................... 49pts Tries: Robson 1, 43; Nayalo 23, 54; Owen 58, Barton 71, Mannion 75 Conversions: Mathews...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoDoncaster maintain push up the table
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ......... 41pts Tries: Bennett 46, 59; Mulipola 21, Green 27, Olowofela 40, Ene 72 Conversions: Dolly 27,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoHarris leads the charge to put Ealing in top gear
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ........... 17pt Tries: Barton 8, Qorowale 49, Mapapalangi 76 Conversions: Barton 50 Ealing ................53pts Tries: Dykes 1,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWalsh calls on Pirates to get it right this time
PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Cambridge ■By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 2.30pm Coach: Joe Walsh CORNISH Pirates coach Joe Walsh says his...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoBurger serves up a tasty treat for Albion
■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP26 Plymouth A .....39 PLYMOUTH made the long trip north to Darlington Mowden Park worth while, with...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDeclan’s delight as treble does trick
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................26 Bishop’s S ...............34 DECLAN MURPHY grabbed a hat-trick as Bishop’s Stortford celebrated victory at Sale. The...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDefeat ends the Titan bid for glory
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 31 Rotherham T .........24 THIS result moves Blackheath up to fourth place in the table, while...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMond’s title Schmid after secured hat-trick
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 47pts Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Litchfield 8, Goffey 15, 28; Schmid 40, 54, 61; Hastings 73...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond added their Grieve. Forwards and touchline
■By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C..................... 41 Leicester Lions ....39 Win flows Dings’ way as Rivers DINGS and Leicester Lions delivered a...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoMoseley prove too dominant for hosts
By OLLIE AUST Esher......................... 19 B Moseley...............59 A DOMINANT performance from Birmingham Moseley helped them cruise past Esher. It didn’t take...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoFenley goes from Park villain to hero
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........45 Sedgley Park.........24 ROSSLYN Park secured their seventh win on the bounce against Sedgley Park as they...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoLewis Barker’s at his best as Caldy look for strong season’s finish
By Ben Jaycock Its been a campaign of near misses for Caldy as their end-of-season targets have gone from mid-table to...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHull edge home in relegation battle to savour
By MARK GARRETT Harrogate.........26 Hull..................... 31 HULL took home the points in what could be a pivotal game in the National...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoHooper’s hat-trick proves in vain
By ETHAN BENTS Lymm........................38 Sheffield .................29 LYMM beat Sheffield in a jaw-dropping 10-try thriller at Crouchley Lane. Rory Riddell’s two tries...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoFun in the sun as Chester blast Dale
By RORY MORROW Chester....................45 Wharfedale............28 CHESTER scored seven tries on route to a bonus point win over Wharfedale, on a gloriously...
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