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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSummerhill in hunt for a new deal
By SIMON THOMAS Moving on: Aled Summerhill in action for Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images AS he comes to terms with being...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDiamond: We’ll be fit and raring to go
By JON NERWCOMBE STEVE Diamond insists Newcastle Falcons will be fit for purpose when they kick off the new Premiership season...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoSkinner hits a hat-trick for Newport
Pre-season action By MO SHER AFTER what seems a shorter summer break than ever before, the community game resumed with a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games
Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTonga’s Pat Pellegrini quits Coventry for Super Rugby
Coventry's Premiership promotion bid has been dealt a blow with star man Pat Pellegrini leaving to join Super Rugby’s Moana Pasifika.
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCambridge and Chinnor ruled out of Premiership Cup
Last year’s bottom Championship side Cambridge and newly promoted Chinnor are to be excluded from the 2024/25 Premiership Cup.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoExeter Chiefs star Henry Slade to miss start of season after surgery
Exeter centre Henry Slade will miss the start of the upcoming Premiership season after having shoulder surgery.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGreat Britain sevens star Kayleigh Powell signs for Harlequins
Harlequins have swooped to sign another of Great Britain’s sevens players in Welsh international Kayleigh Powell.
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCornish Pirates: Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans knighted
In terms of Rugby Royalty, the Cornish Pirates' Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans certainly ranks among the historical greats.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBristol Bears sign Argentina U20 star Benjamin Elizalde
One of the stars of the U20 World Championship, Argentinian full-back Benjamin Elizalde, has joined Premiership side Bristol Bears.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLeigh Halfpenny and Wyn Jones join Harlequins
Premiership side Harlequins have signed full-back Leigh Halfpenny and prop Wyn Jones for the 2024/25 season.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEx-Leicester Tigers centre Guy Porter retires at 27
Former Leicester Tigers and England centre Guy Porter has retired from rugby at the age of 27 after suffering issues around...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDan Thomas signs for Cardiff with the help of former teammates
Dan Thomas has revealed the significant part his former teammates, including England star Ellis Genge, played in his recent move to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRegan Grace to miss start of Bath season after surgery
Bath wing Regan Grace is likely to miss the start of the upcoming season after having had surgery on a hamstring...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCardiff sign another scrum-half in Johan Mulder
Cardiff have announced the signing of 24-year-old South African scrum-half Johan Mulder from fellow United Rugby Championship side the Lions.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJaminet appeals against long ban
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRANCE international Melvyn Jaminet is to appeal against a 34- week suspension and €30,000 fine imposed by...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBristol Bears defend hosting Premiership game in Cardiff
Bristol Bears COO Tom Tainton insists rugby must continue to “take calculated risks” to widen its appeal and draw in new...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago14 poised to hit the ground running
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN One to watch: Owen Farrell is the next in a long line of big-name internationals who have...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNorthampton start new Premiership season with clash against Bath
Bristol to host Bath in first Premiership game at Principality Stadium. Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton will kick off the new domestic...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHolden keen to learn the McGeechan way
By JON NEWCOMBE Maliq Holden admits he couldn’t have asked for a better role model to learn from than Sir Ian...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMacclesfield ready for the long haul…
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to new Macclesfield director of rugby Matt Coleridge, bottom, about the challenges his newly promoted side will...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOverseas stars join top teams
Ben Jaycock reports on the increasing popularity of the Women’s Prem as 30 imports sign for the top sides in England...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoVannes facing a tough early test
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promoted ProD2 winners Vannes will kick off their first-ever season in the Top 14 at home against...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCromack: We can follow path set by footballers
Women’s U20 Summer Series By PAUL EDDISON Women’s rugby can follow the example set by the growth of women’s football according...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoOverseas stars are blocking new talent
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a double standard in English rugby that stands out as a...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoEuropean Cup must only be for elite
Nick Cain Column When an elite competition like the European Cup comes up with a dullard draw which has deposed two-time...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJosh McNally: I still have a lot more to give
Josh McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after contemplating for a time that his rugby career may...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIt’s a lot of work but we’ll be ready in time
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to newly promoted Havant’s head coach Will Knight ahead of their National 2 East campaign How are...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPeter Jackson: Warrior Peter O’Mahony learns a brutal lesson
A Grand Slam winner last year, Peter O’Mahony backed it up by captaining Ireland to a second successive Six Nations title.
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Features
/ 2 years agoExpect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoTime for players to behave properly
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There are no ‘good’ responses to Melvyn Jaminet’s violently racist outburst on social media, or the serious...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGatland: I’d love to be allowed to select Hawkins
Warren Gatland says he has never been in favour of Welsh rugby’s cap rule and would like to be able to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge: Keep the faith
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Dunedin England skipper Jamie George told his side to keep the faith after their agonising 16-15 defeat...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHalliday calls for clarity on Championship funding issues
By NICK CAIN Championship clubs are calling for the funding issues surrounding next season’s reintroduction of promotion-relegation to be ratified urgently....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup to stick with format
By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland and Wales facing tough choices
The slow financial recovery from the pandemic showed in recent statements from the Scottish and Welsh unions who are both overseeing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThere’s more than money to Toulouse
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There have, rightly, been acres of words written...
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Features
/ 2 years ago‘It’s about being the best player you can be’
Paul Rees finds out what drives new Tigers head coach Michael Cheika and what he plans to do at Welford Road...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoJalibert is top of the ‘wanted’ list again
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Never mind that the words ‘Stade Toulousain’ have only just been meticulously punched into the plaque on...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStafford McDowall shocked to be leading Scotland against Canada
It will be only a third Scotland appearance for the Glasgow centre. Stafford McDowall revealed his shock at being told he...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoHistory to be made in first-of-its-kind women’s u20s series
By Sebastian Barrett England coach LJ Lewis believes the inaugural Women’s Summer Series will give young players something to aspire to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCheika will be good for Tigers – Richards
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Dean Richards, the most decorated coach in Leicester Tigers’ history, has given Michael Cheika’s appointment the big...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership final tickets for 2025 going fast
By JON NEWCOMBE Ticket sales for next year’s Premiership 2024/25 final are double what they were at this stage last year,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWarriors deserved to take the glory
Glasgow Warriors’ 21-16 win over the Bulls in Pretoria to clinch the URC title has earned them deserved accolades after outscoring...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTuipulotu shines in star-studded line-up
Following Glasgow’s epic victory in the final last weekend, Simon Thomas selects his team of the season from the URC It...
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Features
/ 2 years agoGloucesterer are facing a defining season
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHALLENGES AHEAD FOR COACH GEORGE SKIVINGTON AND CEO ALEX BROWN AT KINGSHOLM Gloucester marked their 150th...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHunt and George lead the way in a team packed with talent
Ben Jaycock talked to our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Women’s Premiership Team of the Season 2023-24 Premiership Women’s Rugby...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoTerrific Toulouse go on the rampage
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN “We didn’t just lose the arm wrestle – we had our wrists broken under the table,” Bordeaux...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNtamack makes sure for Toulouse
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN RONAN O’Gara must be wondering what he has to do for his La Rochelle side to beat...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMarcus Smith given the keys as Borthwick goes all guns blazing
By Tom Jeffreys Steve Borthwick has decided there is no room for experimentation as he names his strongest squad for this...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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