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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoSavea faces ban after throat-slitting gesture
By CAMERON STEPHENS Ardie Savea was at the centre of controversy in the Hurricanes’ fiery 39-33 win over the Melbourne Rebels...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSeawolves cruise past Jackals to remain on top in the West
Major League Rugby round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Seattle Seawolves continued their unbeaten start to the season and moved top of the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoInsult to see Borthwick give away England caps
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What a weekend of rugby we had last week with two fascinating...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoFour-try Fisher has rivals Tigers in his sights
By BEN JAYCOCK Sheffield have survived in National Two North for the first time in their history and scrumhalf Elliot Fisher...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRochford look for a big finish to difficult campaign
By BEN JAYCOCK Rochford Hundred secured a prized win last weekend against Canterbury that boosted their survival bid after what has...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoResilient Notts stay in play-off race with Bath win
BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Newcomers Nottingham secured their place in BUCS Super Rugby next season with a 24-19 victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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Schools / Universities
/ 4 years agoUnbeaten Oakham book final date with Trinity
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Oakham are heading to Twickenham for the final of the U18s Schools Cup after beating Finborough...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoLewis off but Ponty still win with ease
Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL were forced to play with 14 men for 52 minutes at Trebanos after Pat Lewis...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoDavies’ wonder try fires Black & Ambers
By JIM DAVIES Aberavon................. 10 Newport................... 17 Newport centre Cameron Davies scored a candidate for try of the season as he...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoGriffiths’ hat-trick present for JPR
By PAUL HOPKINS Bridgend..................40 RGC.............................25 Iwan Griffiths handed Bridgend president JPR Williams the perfect birthday gift with a hat-trick against play-off...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoJones trio help Merthyr stay in the picture
By BEN JONES Carmarthen Q.........22 Merthyr....................41 Merhtyr consolidated their top-four position after Quins failed to keep up with the Joneses at...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoLast-gasp Young secures Vale comeback
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................24 Ebbw Vale............... 31 A dramatic late try by Lewis Young completed an incredible comeback from Ebbw Vale...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoHughes helps Drovers pile on pressure
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery......37 Cardiff...............20 Lllandovery produced their best performance of the season to close the gap at the top...
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National League 2W
/ 4 years agoBournville battlers stay on track despite yellow peril
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite going down to 12 men at one stage, Bournville boosted their survival bid last weekend with a...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoSofa, so good for the TV audience
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The impending World Cup and being home to the second-best international side on the planet are having...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWhat’s in this Sunday’s Rugby Paper (03/03/23)
The Six Nations has its second and last weekend off this Saturday and Sunday, but there’s plenty of top class action,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland returnees in as Quins face Exeter in delayed Big Game
Marcus Smith, Cadan Murley and Joe Marchant have all been named to start for Harlequins as they host Exeter Chiefs in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPete Altham: Fylde’s deaf rugby player
Meet Pete Altham, a deaf PE teacher who is not letting his condition stop him from playing the sport he loves...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: S2 E8 – The Ukraine war and Six Nations round-up with James Waterhouse
During the third round of the 2023 Six Nations, a minute’s silence was held before each game to commemorate the anniversary...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScholarship and Saracens a dream come true for Johnson
Middlesex University student Katie Johnson is on the path to a dream career after receiving a scholarship to study Sports Science...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFantastic Fickou ends Scottish slam hopes
By Nick Powell, Online Editor France……………………..32 Tries: Ntamack 4, Dumortier 8, Ramos 19, Fickou 80 Conversions: Ramos 5, 20, Penalties: Ramos...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWatson: Get ready for more
By ADAM HATHAWAY IN CARDIFF Anthony Watson continued his scoring spree against Wales in England’s 20-10 win in Cardiff yesterday then...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoI’m proud we fronted up, says Wales captain Owens
Wales skipper Ken Owens refused to hide behind the turmoil of last week after his side’s 20-10 defeat to England in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBaxter calls for overhaul on loans
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter believes an overhaul of the loan system would raise standards and interest in the Championship. Both...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoLewis: I’d love to play for England with my brother
By BEN JAYCOCK The Chessums hope to emulate their childhood heroes, the Youngs brothers, by starring alongside each other for both...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRandall shows Lam his fighting spirit
By PAUL REES Pat Lam knew Harry Randall was ready to join Bristol’s leadership group when the tiny No.9 squared up...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoSteward rises to the occasion and puts England on right road
By NICK CAIN Wales.................................. 10pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 41 Conversions: Halfpenny 42 Penalties: Halfpenny 22 England ..............................20pts Tries: Watson 19, Sinckler 45,...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoPlenty of effort but not much speed or sizzle
PAUL REES COMMENT A week that started with Wales’s players threatening to go on strike because of the way they were...
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Peter Jackson
/ 4 years agoPointless! Wales have nothing to show in this bleakest of winters
PETER JACKSON Despite issuing an avalanche of apologies over scandals on and off the pitch, Welsh rugby’s besieged management were left...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoIt’s do-or-die in Italy so we must pull together
SHANE WILLIAMS I know exactly how the Welsh players are feeling at the moment because I’ve been there. I came back...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoGutsy Italy give Irish a Grand Slam scare
By BEN JAYCOCK Italy.....................................20pts Tries: Varney 7, Bruno 41 Conversions: Garbisi 8, 42 Penalties: Garbisi 19, 56 Ireland............................... 34pts Tries: Ryan...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoWe gave everything, says Lamaro, but we must work on the details
Italy captain Michele Lamaro was frustrated by their defeat to Ireland but insists his players gave their all. “We’ve been talking...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoTownsend: Gray in the form of his life
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... France v Scotland Today. 3pm, Stade de France, Paris SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend believes Richie Gray is...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFrance looking to return to best
Defending champions France are looking to bounce back after their defeat to Ireland in Dublin in round two of the championship....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFrench stars can produce something from nothing
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK France lost to the number one ranked side in the world in Dublin a...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBarbeary close to full recovery
By TOM BRADSHAW Alfie Barbeary is poised to make a battering-ram return to Premiership action after going “full hog” in training...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoBorthwick right to ask for eligibility changes
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick has had the guts, and the gumption, to state that the...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoFrench will want all angles covered
NICK CAIN The French will be twitchy about any repeat against Scotland in Paris today of the defective TMO process which...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoSensational Prendergast does it again for Ireland
By CAM STEPHENS Italy....................27pts Tries: Quattrini 13, Botturi 47, Mey 59, Gasperini 70 Conversions: Sante 48, 60 Penalties: Sante 24 Ireland.................
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoRuthless French have far too much in the tank for Scotland
By SAM JACKSON France............... 54pts Tries: Ferte 8, Mathiron 20, Carbonneau 24, Nouchi 34, 39, Jegou 54, Affane 63, Penalty 77...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoEngland make their hopes of fast start to keep Grand Slam alive
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales..................................................... 21pts Tries: Andrew 25, 58, Penalty 40 Conversions: Edwards 27, 59 England ...............................................37pts Tries: Hathaway 14, Woodward...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRamm in control as Saints hit top gear
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ....................41pts Tries: A Waller 22, Braley 43, Moon 51, Graham 55, Freeman 59, Dingwall 68 Conversions: Grayson...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSkivington: We struggled until bench came to our rescue
GLOUCESTER boss George Skivington thanked his substitutes for rescuing his team’s pride. “Our bench really injected something into the match and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoMuldoon in demand
Connacht have launched a bid to take Bristol forwards coach John Muldoon back to Galway, where he made over 300 appearances...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBlackett favourite for Edinburgh
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER Wasps boss Lee Blackett is the favourite to replace Mike...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoToulouse set to deny Bordeaux and keep Willis
Toulouse are confident they will be able to see off a late bid from Bordeaux to keep Jack Willis at the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter line up Painter move
With Harry Williams on his way to France at the end of the summer, Exeter have turned to Ehren Painter to...












