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Latest News
/ 3 years agoScott Hastings: Scotland must profit from winning start
Scott Hastings insisted that Scotland need to capitalise on momentum ahead of their round two Six Nations clash with a wounded...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: S2 E5 – Scottish celebrations with Scott Hastings
WHAT a start to the tournament! A thriller in Rome, an Irish statement in Cardiff and the headline act of one...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMiddleton to depart England following Six Nations
Simon Middleton is stepping down as England Women’s head coach after the 2023 Six Nations. Middleton said: “Representing England in a coaching or...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJalibert winner gives France pulsating victory in Rome
By Nick Powell, Online Editor Italy…………………24 Tries: Capuozzo 33, Penalty 51 Penalties: Allan 14, 23, 40+2, 62 France………………29 Tries: Flament 5,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBorthwick: We’ll learn from pain
By GARY FITZGERALD New head coach Steve Borthwick admitted his England team will have to go through some pain to develop...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoNo happy return for Gatland as Ireland blow Wales away
By ROGER PANTING There was no fairytale return for Wales head coach Warren Gatland as his side were blown away by...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBracken: Six Nations battle is wide open
By GARY FITZGERALD Kyran Bracken feels the battle for the Northern Hemisphere crown is “wide open” this year and says England...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWRU now considering lowering tackle height
The WRU is considering introducing a restriction on the height of the tackle allowed in the community game in Wales. A...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDugdale glad to take his chances
By JON NEWCOMBE Sam Dugdale can be forgiven for being more pleased than most whenever the Curry twins get called up...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTwelvetrees proves he can still make the difference
By PAUL REES Billy Twelvetrees has been rolling back the years with Gloucester in recent weeks having had to wait for...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoDazzling solo try leaves England for dead
By NICK CAIN AT TWICKENHAM England ............................. 23pts Tries: Malins 24, 38; Genge 48 Conversions: Farrell 49 Penalties: Farrell 43, 65...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoPlenty of effort but too much confusion
PAUL REES COMMENT The result may have been familiar, New England in another fall, but the approach hinted at sunnier days....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoA wonder try, one of the best ever seen in Calcutta Cup history
BRENDAN GALLAGHER And hey presto, Scotland will find themselves ranked five in the world on Monday morning when the World Rugby...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoRuthless Ireland take no time to quash talk of a Welsh restoration
By PETER JACKSON Wales .................................. 10pts Tries: Williams 46 Conversions: Biggar 46 Penalties: Biggar 14 Ireland............................... 34pts Tries: Doris 2, Ryan...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoWin at Murrayfield or it will be a long campaign
SHANE WILLIAMS Warren Gatland and his coaching team know they can fix the problems they saw in the performance and the...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoFrance have the drive to stay on track
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Italy v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadio Olimpico, Rome THE last time France won back-to-back Six Nations...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoLamaro: It’s time for someone else to get Wooden Spoon
By GARY FITZGERALD Confident: Lamaro MICHELE Lamaro feels it is time for “someone else” to be awarded the Wooden Spoon and...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoRampant Romania run in 11 tries to stun Poland
By SAM JACKSON Under pressure: Poland coach Chris Hitt Romania got their Rugby Europe Championship campaign of to fine...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoFor France, the battle will start in Dublin
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It would be an amazing feat if France can do back-to-back Grand Slams, or...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoWith this record, it’s time Sweeney headed to the exit
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Bill Sweeney will be looking over his shoulder as the Six Nations gets...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoForgive me, but I don’t think I can take anymore
NICK CAIN Common sense would have told the Welsh Rugby Union that banning a song like “Delilah” is doomed. It can...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoPrendergast on song as Ireland master Wales
By SAM JACKSON Wales...............................27pts Tries: Hennessy 9, Morgan 18, 77; Scarfe 52 Conversions: Edwards 11, 78 Penalties: Edwards 16 Ireland............................ 44pts...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoHathaway’s quick-fire treble puts England on right course
By BEN JAYCOCK England ................ 41pts Tries: Hathaway 2, 8, 14; Cunningham-South 18, Carnduff 24, Elliott 68 Conversions: Harris 10, 19,...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoFrance hold on as Italy send out a message
By JOHN RILEY Italy...................27pts Tries: Berlese 7, Gallorini 24, Rubinato 32, Mey 51, Douglas 83 Conversions: Sante 8 France...............28pts Tries: Moustin...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoArmstrong confident Guernsey can climb the table
By BEN JAYCOCK Anthony Armstrong is calling for more consistency from his Guernsey team after their Jekyll and Hyde first half...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBears hope overseas trio will turn the tide
By PAUL REES In good form: Semi Radradra will be a key man in Bristol’s push for the play-offs PICTURES: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoOur Green Army will help us get there, says Creevy
By GARY FITZGERALD Agustin Creevy feels the fantastic support of the “Green Army” can help London Irish muscle their way into...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoAbout time to turn the pointless clock back
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rising high: Saints win lineout ball against Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images Stop the clock, now and for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoAnd the award for starting too early goes to…
CHRIS HEWETT Four rounds of knockout rugby and 109 days early, there it was: the longlist for the European Professional Club...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFord finds his feet but Bears in charge
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................................ 43pts Tries: Lloyd 8, 29, 36; Heward 25, Holmes 33, Ascherl 45, Davies 57 Conversions: Williams...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWalder: Give my players a chance
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle boss Dave Walder has been left with mixed feelings of delight and disappointment after Falcons’ first choice...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoChampion Stormers earn away-day bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ............... 19pts Tries: Grobler 38, 69: Jooste 62 Conversions: Bosch 39, 63 Stormers.......... 46pts Tries: Jantjies 1,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoQuestions hovering over Blanc departure
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One year, one month and one week after she left without a peep...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoHe was gone! Scown joins in the fun over that try
PETER JACKSON So many came to celebrate The Try Of The Century that it might almost have looked like a latter-day...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoBacklash grows over changes to tackle law
SPECIAL REPORT Paul Rees discovers a fair amount of concern over the RFU's plans to alter rules over tackle height When...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNo stopping Coventry as they thump Doncaster
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 42pts Tries: Wilson 8, Lane 26, Penalty 34, Titherington 36, Bridges 66, Trinder 80 Conversions: Mitchell...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRelton’s try seals bonus for unbeaten Pirates
By PHIL WESTREN C Pirates ..........25pts Tries: Britton 11, Beaton 29, Penny 66, Relton 78 Conversions: Bazalgette 30 Penalties: Bazalgette 5...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCaldy go close but Ampthill keep cool
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill ............................. 31pts Tries: Blackmore 2, 12; Harmes 6, Finlay 14, Hallett 19 Conversions: Hardwick 7, 14, 20...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWilliams hat-trick seals first cup win
By SAM CARROLL Nottingham..... 24pts Tries: Williams 32, 37, 69; Clayton 65 Conversions: Bunting 66, Hollingsworth 70 Hartpury ............ 12pts Tries:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBlues smash six to keep semi-final hopes alive
By MARK WILLIAMS Bedford ............38pts Tries: French 16, 65; Rylands 39, Garside 42, Hughes 54, Matavesi 73 Conversions: Grimoldby 17, 43,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReds hold on as Willis fires wide at the death
By TOM INNES Jersey ...............28pts Tries: Hadfield 22, Dun 28, Woollett 35, Barnes 73 Conversions: Bennett 22, 28, 35, 73 Ealing.................27pts...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoChiefs on cloud nine with rampant win
By JAMES FOWLER Exeter Chiefs ........ 61 DMP Sharks ..............0 Exeter produced a dominant second-half display to overcome a stubborn DMP...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoBears just pipped by local rivals
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol Bears ......... 17 Gloucester-H ......... 19 Bristol Bears fell just short against West Country rivals Gloucester-Hartpury at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoJodie’s hat-trick to mark her milestone
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Wasps ........................ 3 Saracens ................78 Saracens turned on the style as Jodie Rettie marked her 50th appearance with...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSharks edge a 70-point thriller
By ELISE WALSH Sale Sharks ...........36 Worcester W .........34 Sale Sharks edged a pulsating encounter as they saw off a resilient...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoTon up as Chloe makes Quins history
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW Harlequins v Loughborough Today. KO 2.30pm CHLOE Edwards will become the first women’s player in Harlequins history...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRossiter’s double leads the way as Rams go top
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.................21pts Tries: McTurk 19, Hadfield 27, Pascoe 50 Conversions: Minogue 20, 28, 51 Rams................................ 43pts Tries: Haffar...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBishop’s move comes just too late to grab win
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor....................33 Bishop’s S...............29 Chinnor dug in to secure back-to-back home wins for the first time in ten months...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoCinderford are reduced to ashes
By DAVID LAWRENCE B Moseley...............39 Cinderford...............28 Birmingham Moseley inflicted a third successive defeat on Cinderford with a formidable first hour at...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTry hat-trick for prop happy Harry
By NICK BURT Plymouth A............. 51 Leeds Tykes........... 12 An eighth consecutive home win saw Plymouth Albion comprehensively beat Leeds Tykes...
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