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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLatest twist in Sam Burgess saga can’t be ignored
THE controversy surrounding Sam Burgess, the Rugby League maestro who took to Rugby Union like a fish to concrete but still...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFrench keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds
HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTitans hold on for a thrilling triumph
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP........32 Taunton...................38 NEWLY-PROMOTED Taunton made it backto-back away wins by edging past Darlington Mowden Park. An entertaining...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoClinical Cornishmen show Barnes they’re chancers
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Barnes...................... 10 Redruth....................24 BARNES were unable to back up last week’s good away win at Hinckley as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPirates hit back after left reeling 24-0 down
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates.....21pts Worcester ........24pts Opening try: Alex Hearle CORNISH Pirates, trailing 24-0 after conceding four high-speed tries in...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPatient Jacques Rogge got his reward
BY THE sound of it, Jacques Rogge’s passing late last month at the age of 79 has robbed the international game...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoSedgley 22-22 Rotherham: Park hit back for thrilling share-all
A TRY by scrum-half Danny Openshaw earned Sedgley Park a share of the spoils in a pulsating tussle with Rotherham. Rotherham’s...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBig personalties, big performances
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools EASTBOURNE College might not always be a pre-eminent force in the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJosh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan
JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLions tamed as Clifton hit the max
By MIKE BARBER Leicester Lions.....24 Clifton....................... 31 LEICESTER LIONS salvaged a bonus point as Clifton took all five from a physical...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNorthwich given an early reality check
Northern Premier MACCLESFIELD’S 0-90 win away to newcomers Northwich will have set the pulses racing. The visitors crossed for a total...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoQuade Cooper back, just like Morne
MORNE Steyn couldn’t have known that what he did to the Lions last month would become something of a global trend....
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Features
/ 4 years agoFive tries and the chop for Lambert
ONE of the more remarkable Eastbourne College alumni was Danny Lambert, the England wing who got dropped after scoring five tries...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBen Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears
BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoThere’s just no doubting Thomas
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford..................24 Guernsey.................42 GUERNSEY took full advantage of perfect conditions to run in six tries against the home side’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTon-up Exeter are still top of the class
South West Premier EXETER UNIVERSITY have now scored over 100 points in two matches as they thrashed Old Centralians 66-10 at...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoFly-halves on move are talk of the town | James Harrington
Clubs’ recruitment and retention plans never stop. No sooner have they closed the book on squad hires for one season, than...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoForget 12s, Rugby Tens is ready-made product
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The announcement of a new idea is always something to look forward...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoIt’s a thriller as Gloucester share 90pts with Coventry
By BOBBY BRIDGE Coventry ..........40pts Gloucester ......50pts Fast start: Jake Morris scored after four minutes COVENTRY and Gloucester served up a...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoSaracens spider web awaits fly-by-your-pants attackers | Jeremy Guscott
HARLEQUINS ability to defend the title they won last season prompted immediate thoughts that the likelihood is very slim, just as...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoIrish give Chiefs true workout in final match
By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................19pts Munster ............31pts AS pre-season friendlies go, this was one of the more meaningful ones as both...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHooker Riley makes his case for more game time with Quins
By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………40pts Harlequins……..21pts Talent: Sam Riley PROMISING hooker Sam Riley is hoping he can build on scoring his...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPriestland’s imperious as Cokanasiga blow hits Bath
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............25pts Bath ....................14pts RHYS Priestland tormented his former club as Cardiff looked in better shape for the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoWorcester victory run is halted by Mclean
By ADAM ELLIS Worcester ........22pts Glasgow............27pts Double: Rufus Mclean grabbed two tries WORCESTER lost the battle of the two Warrior tribes...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHayes: Johnson can give Chiefs lift-off
By NATHAN ROCHE Preview Exeter v Sale Today, Kick-off 2pm EXETER assistant coach Tom Hayes has backed Rachel Johnson to give...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoBlaydon taught a lesson by students
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon .................. 23 Loughborough S .. 27 BLAYDON’S first game back in the National League ended in a...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoJuddians’ pack earns early draw
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............ 18 Bishop’s S’ford...... 18 TONBRIDGE Juddians made their National League 1 debut in an entertaining game...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoGutsy Old Boys open campaign with style
By NICK PITSON Henley................ 19pts Old Albanian.....25pts OLD Albanian deservedly took the spoils against an uncharacteristically off-colour Henley at Dry Leas....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoHarlequins 45-33 Cardiff Blues: Quins put on show for their new boss
TABAI Matson smiled broadly after seeing for himself the kind of fighting spirit, character and skill which helped enabled Harlequins to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoFly-half factory wobbles in Wales ahead of All Blacks clash
WALES are in danger of being hit by an unprecedented No.10 crisis for the All Blacks Test in Cardiff next month....
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMunnelly proves one El of a winner
By ADAM ELLIS Chester ................... 14 Hull Ionians .......... 29 ELLIOT MUNNELLY scored one and provided an assist as Hull Ionians...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoBarrett back at No.10 for All Blacks
Preview BEN JAYCOCK Australia v New Zealand Today, Kick off 7am ARDIE Savea captains New Zealand for the first time as...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDebutant Trewin shining star for Redruth
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................27 Leicester Lions....... 5 REDRUTH got their season off to a perfect start with a bonus point win...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoCoventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller
A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSnowflakes beware – Cockers is here!
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE fanfare for Richard Cockerill’s arrival in the England camp as forwards coach...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoDawkins leads way for sweet Chocs win
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .. 19 Bournville ...... 24 BOURNVILLE made an impressive start to life in the National Leagues with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie
LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJack’s try double inspires Worthing
By SHAUN WREN Worthing .................33 Guernsey ................22 TWO tries from centre Jack Forrest helped Worthing open the season with a hard-fought...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoSaints hit big six but Blues pose problems
■By SAM JACKSON Bedford ............21 Northampton ..40 NORTHAMPTON ran in six tries to see off Bedford on Friday night. An early...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham
CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDings hold on in ding-dong tussle
By RICHARD COMPTON Westcliff.................25 Dings Crusaders ..29 WESTCLIFF were left to rue chances that went astray as they were edged out...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRichmond hold out to claim bragging rights
■By TOM SANSOM Richmond ........17 London Scots ..13 IT WAS only a friendly contest in name at the Athletic Ground as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?
TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRichards happy to see his kids kicking on
■By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ..............7pts Newcastle ........12pts NEWCASTLE edged a tight arm-wrestle but Falcons director of rugby Dean Richards was just...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoNight horrors keep Will Hurrell so worried about future
Two seasons after it happened at Welford Road, Will Hurrell is still suffering from the ‘really horrible’ effects of the tackle...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back
IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoGloucester left hanging on by Trailfinders comeback
■By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........38pts Ealing ................36pts Under presure: Craig Hampson sends up a boxkick for Ealing GLOUCESTER avenged last week’s...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMaro Itoje has the credentials to be England captain | Jeremy Guscott
INTERNATIONAL rugby these days is talked about in terms of World Cup four-year rotations, with every coach building towards the next...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoOspreys class tells as Hartpury benchmen capitulate
■By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............24pts Ospreys ............49pts IN WARM sunshine, this game entertained a good pre-season crowd, swollen by large numbers...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoMatson is welcome addition to melting pot
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers will find this hard to believe, but the art historian Kenneth Clark knew so much...
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