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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sadia Kabeya on England’s bid for redemption
For some Red Roses, you’d need a diary of sports psychiatrist appointments to unpack their feelings about their three-point World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sarah Hunter insists England will not crack under pressure
Sarah Hunter insists the Red Roses won’t wilt under the weight of expectation from a world-record crowd in this weekend’s Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEllie Kildunne and Canterbury of New Zealand collaborate on world-first boot design
Canterbury of New Zealand has announced a world-first in rugby footwear: a ground-breaking boot designed in collaboration with England international and...
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Featured
/ 2 months ago“Let’s go girls!” Can dark-horse Canada upset the Red Roses’ World Cup Final ambitions?
By Chris Collyer Saturday’s RWC Final between Canada and England promises to be the blockbuster match of the tournament as the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 months agoGethyn Cannon’s ambitions of one day playing for Wales
By Peter Ryan “I am so blissfully unaware of everything.” This line from Sam Fender’s hit single Hypersonic Missiles really stands...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCowbridge roots, Dragons dreams: The story of Barny Langton-Cryer
There is something special about the kind of love the Welsh also hold for rugby. Profound, unwavering and timeless – a...
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Women's International
/ 3 months agoEllie Kildunne takes control to fire England into World Cup final
Ellie Kildunne dazzled on the big stage with two tries to see off France and send England into Saturday’s World Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoByron McGuigan sets sights on England’s defence
Ambitious Byron McGuigan wants to win titles with Sale Sharks – and ultimately become England’s defence coach.
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 months agoOllie Chessum opts for relaxed approach
Ollie Chessum reckons the mayhem of a Lions tour has persuaded him to take a more relaxed attitude with another Prem...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland 35-17 France: Imposing Red Roses make no mistake
England’s Red Roses will contest their seventh straight Women’s Rugby World Cup final following an Ellie Kildunne-inspired win over France.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Zealand 19-34 Canada: Maple Leafs stay strong to take down Black Ferns
Confident Canada revelled in a barnstorming semi-final win over defending champions New Zealand to book a place in just their second...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoJack Innard excited by new world at Gloucester
For Jack Innard, leaving Exeter Chiefs after more than a decade was never going to be an easy decision.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoExeter prove too bright for Bath’s lesser lights
■By ROGER PANTING Bath .........................14pts Tries: Cowan 32, Hennessey 63 Conversions: Linegar 32, 63 Exeter .................... 23pts Tries: John 58, Dweba...
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoRees-Zammit has mixed night on return to Kingsholm
■By ROGER PANTING Gloucester .... 24pts Tries: W Knight 3, M Knight 57, Davies 62, Caven 73 Conversions: Barton 57, 62...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Game facing fight to retain its integrity
The Filipo Daugunu try which gave Australia two losing bonus points against Argentina in Sydney last weekend crossed a red line...
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoSaracens can’t stop hat-trick man Chick
■By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ......................34pts Tries: Malins 18, Segun 8, 38; J Bracken 46, 56 Conversions: Johnson 9, 39, 47 Penalty:...
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoHarlequins shot down by Parling’s young guns
■By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins .....17pts Tries: Els 4, Walker 44, 50 Conversion: Evans 50 Leicester ....... 25pts Tries: Pearson 13, Clare...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: The pantomime villain who stole the show
It seems we must bid another fond farewell to Nic White, a modern master of scrum-half jiggery-pokery who first called it...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoFiji and Japan in final face-off
Pacific Nations Cup FIJI and Japan won their semi-finals convincingly to secure a place in today’s Pacific Nations Cup title decider...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRassie’s new show: Beauty and the beast
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NINE TESTS OF TWO HALVES Sep 2025: Rugby Championship, Wellington: New Zealand 10...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoTalking the talk: Prem looking to drive growth
League rugby returns this week, on a Thursday to avoid a clash with the Women’s World Cup Final, in a sign...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Johann van Graan knows that Bath need to reset
The champions start the defence of their title at Harlequins but they will be without their Scotland outside-half Finn Russell who,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Louis Rees-Zammit will take centre-stage for Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears may have one of the smallest squads in the Prem, but they pulled off arguably the signing of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Exeter Chiefs looking to get back on the right track
There is a mood of cautious optimism at Sandy Park after a season which started badly and ended with long-serving coaches...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Tomos Williams honoured to have Gloucester captaincy
Gloucester just missed out on the play-offs last season after honing an attacking game that took them up the table but...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Clarity in attack is key for Harlequins, says Nick Evans
Harlequins have focused on resilience in preseason training after poor finishes dampened their last three league campaigns.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Leicester Tigers’ Geoff Parling sets sights on the long term
It will be a strange start to the campaign for Leicester Tigers with the names Dan Cole and Ben Youngs missing...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Newcastle Red Bulls want to be world-beaters
Newcastle have spent the decade looking inwards, cutting costs to remain afloat, but the summer takeover by Red Bull has given...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Northampton Saints aiming to get back in old routine
Northampton's lowly league position last season after winning the title in 2024 was less of a crash landing than an underpowered...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Alex Sanderson on Sale Sharks’ “Dynamic pack”
Sale Sharks have been the Premiership’s nearly men this decade, finishing the top half of the table in all six years,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Owen Farrell back home at Saracens and ready to roar
Saracens started this month in the heat of Durban, training with and playing against the Sharks.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoTwickenham finale will be a rare treat
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NARRATIVES can move very quickly in sport, and...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoHeath turn up the heat to tame the Lions
■By JEAN BULL Leicester L ........ 5 Blackheath .... 47 BLACKHEATH kept up their unbeaten league record with a dominant demolition...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoPlymouth give Stortford a lesson
■ By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 15 Plymouth A ............ 31 BISHOP’S STORTFORD gave themselves far too much defending to...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTitans show might to battling newbies
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ...................... 15 Rotherham T .........40 ROTHERHAM Titans’ victory over Clifton was inspired by a powerful pack...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoDogged Dogs dismantle Rams pack in big victory
■ By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............31pts Tries: Langdon 12, Mintern 19, Wilson 42, Longstaff 58 Conversions: Green 13, 20, 43, 59...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoJuddians keep up the tone with a war-like display
■ By NEIL DIPPLE Dings Crusaders .. 21 Tonbridge J ...........34 TONBRIDGE Juddians continued their strong start to the National League...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoTykes taken for a walk by the Park
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes............. 8 Sedgley Park.........20 SEDGLEY Park saw off a combination of Leeds Tykes and a wet, windswept...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoPark pack a punch as Moseley beaten
By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park..........47 B Moseley...............24 ROSSLYN Park claimed another National League 1 triumph, with a commanding display against Birmingham...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoGjaltema feels revitalised by his off-season move to TJs
By BEN JAYCOCK AFTER four years at Harlequins, Lewis Gjaltema has landed at Tonbridge Juddians and the move has reignited his...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoBrowne sinks the hosts in a war of attrition
By RICHARD GORE Hull....................... 3 Preston G.......... 10 HULL slipped to defeat in a game they could have won, having three...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoDouglas hat-trick makes difference
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale............28 Darlington MP....... 31 THIS was a ding-dong battle, with Darlington Mowden Park taking the honours at the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoOlivers’ army are on song for Macc
By HOLLY DAISY Macclesfield.......... 31 Hull Ionians............28 MACCLESFIELD edged out Hull Ionians in a close encounter. The hosts went into the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoIt’s the magic of Maguire that settles it for Fylde
By WILL JUDD Fylde...................37pts Billingham........ 11pts FYLDE secured a comfortable victory in a game which was largely overshadowed by horrible weather...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoLate Talbot try spoils a big day for Mowbray
By JACK TREGONNING Scunthorpe............. 18 Sheffield Tigers.... 19 THERE was no dream 100th appearance for Joey Mowbray as Scunthorpe were narrowly...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoCallum’s no Posa in the starring role
By IAN ROBSON Sheffield..................45 Rossendale............ 10 SHEFFIELD kept their impressive home record from last season going with a dominant performance over...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoCameron takes kicks for Granted
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Otley............................ 8 DRIVING rain failed to prevent Tynedale maintaining their 100 per cent start with a hard-earned...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoRovery helps Redruth pack a punch
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............26 Lymm.................22 IT was the Redruth pack that laid the foundations for this win on a heavy pitch...
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