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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: I hope the British and Irish Lions provide moments we talk about for years to come
The big headlines from the 2025 Lions squad announcement on Thursday are the confirmation of Maro Itoje as captain of the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoGavin Hastings urges British and Irish Lions to hit the ground running
By Gary Fitzgerald Australia’s players will be more fired up and desperate to smash the Lions than they would be to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoAndy Farrell’s big British and Irish Lions test – How four unions can play as one
Paul Rees looks at the challenges ahead for the Lions as they journey into the unknown When rugby turned professional, there...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoRaring to roar: Brendan Gallagher dissects the chosen 38 for the British and Irish Lions
Backs BACK THREE Blair Kinghorn (Scotland and Toulouse): Age 28: Scotland caps 60. Rangy outside back, a quick and versatile player...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoDoncaster’s delight as they make it seven-up
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........38pts Tries: Dolly 29, Penalty 45, Ene 55, Kerr 58, Olowofela 66 Conversions: Dolly 29, 55, 58,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoEaling take control to put Chinnor in their place
■By TOM JOHNSON Ealing T ............41pts Tries: Moore 3, Cornish 25, Stronge 34, Bird-Tulloch 52, Willis 59, Hampson 60, Ferrar 78...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoBlues hold on to deny Ampthill in a thriller
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............................ 33pts Tries: Va’enuku 3, Barton 46, Norrie 52, Murphy 66, Cullen 76 Conversions: Barton 4, 47,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoScottish try blitz too much for Cambridge
■By STEVE JACKSON L Scottish .........60pts Tries: Wilkinson 4, Davies 10, Carr 19, Hyde 22, 69; Wallis 45, Law 53, 57;...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoRobinson’s hat-trick is enough to boost Caldy
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham .....29pts Tries: Manz 31, Dickinson 55, Olowofela 60, Cherry 78 Conversions: Threlfall 32, 56; Parks 79 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoPirates have the power to hammer Hartpury
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........26pts Tries: McNab 15, Penalty 33, Trewin 36, Yates 66 Conversions: Houston 15, 36 Hartpury ............17pts...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoSaints deserve to be given medal for this impressive hat-trick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Quality: Tommy Freeman dives in to score against...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoI’m surprised that Owen was left out
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Waiting game: Neither Owen Farrell nor, inset, Jamie George were picked by...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoSteelmen fight back to shock Llandovery
Super Rygbi Cymru round-up ■ By ROB COLE EBBW Vale overturned a 16-point half time deficit to stun Llandovery 29-28 and...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoMerthyr march on but Pontypridd trip up
Premiership round-up CHAMPIONS Merthyr wrapped their campaign with a bonus-point win as they ran in seven tries to defeat Llangennech 45-22....
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year ago2024/25 FANTASY
TRP FANTASY RUGBY HELPDESK trphelp07544@gmail.com Welcome to the latest update of this first season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoLEADERBOARD
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPlayer dies after horrific accident
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURE: Getty Images TO steal a football quote attributed to a former pope, “Among all the unimportant...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoHowden Celebrates the British & Irish Lions Squad Writing Their Names into the History Books – and Onto a 44ft Mural
Principal Partner and Official Jersey Sponsor of The British & Irish Lions, global insurance group Howden, celebrated the newly announced Lions...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Round 16: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend
After last weekend’s European fixtures, which saw Northampton Saints overcome all odds to beat Leinster and reach the Champions Cup final...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Biggest winners and losers from Andy Farrell’s selection
Andy Farrell has selected his 40-player squad for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia this summer. With so many...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoHe’s ready to compete – Henry Pollock tipped to shine for British and Irish Lions by Andy Farrell
Henry Pollock has been urged to drive up competition within the British and Irish Lions squad bound for Australia next month...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoScotland captain Sione Tuipulotu was worried injury would wreck his British and Irish Lions dream
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoHenry Pollock’s rise to stardom continues with 2025 British and Irish Lions selection
Henry Pollock’s emergence as the rising star of English rugby continued when he was sensationally named in a British and Irish...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoThe eye-grabbing inclusions and high-profile absentees from the 2025 British and Irish Lions squad
British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell has named his 38-man squad for this summer’s tour of Australia. Here, we...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoMaro Itoje named British and Irish Lions captain for tour of Australia
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWho Replaces Handré Pollard at Leicester? Don’t Rule Out a Freddie Burns Comeback
By Peter Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChris Collyer: Leinster need to reset and restart from the ground up
By Chris Collyer For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith ‘unfazed’ and ‘relaxed’ about the possibility British and Irish Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year ago“Don’t like it then don’t watch it” – Henry Pollock’s message to social media scrooges as he aims for British and Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoUgo Monye backs Sam Prendergast to make British & Irish Lions squad as one of five fly-halves he’d select
Ugo Monye has backed Sam Prendergast and George Ford as two of five fly-halves to be selected in the British and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: The 17 backs I would select for the British and Irish Lions
By Charlie Elliott The British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer is set to be announced on Thursday. ...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: The 21 forwards I would select for the British and Irish Lions squad
By Charlie Elliott The British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer is set to be announced on Thursday. ...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSocial Media Moments of the Week: Henry Pollock divides opinion with try celebration
By Charlie Elliott As the weekend of rugby draws to a close, the discourse around the sport continues to bubble away. The...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Week: Northampton Saints’ Lions hopefuls help deliver historic upset
By Charlie Elliott The Champions Cup played host to two of the best semi-finals we have seen in the competition, as the two favourites were...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints stun Leinster in Champions Cup semi and sweep into final
By Adam Hathaway in Dublin Northampton captain Fraser Dingwall hailed the spirit of his side as they pulled off one of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoGo with your boy for the British and Irish Lions, Lawrence Dallaglio tells Andy Farrell
By Gary Fitzgerald Lawrence Dallaglio insists Andy Farrell must take a punt on his “Test match animal” son and pass him...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears aim to cash in on Big Day Out
By Paul Rees Bristol host their Big Day Out at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday, intending it to become an annual...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAdam Radwan: I have got to win the Leicester Tigers fans over
By Gary Fitzgerald Adam Radwan claims there is an “infectious” title bug in the air at Welford Road which has caught...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLee Blackett and Byron McGuigan join Steve Borthwick for England’s Summer Tour
Lee Blackett and Byron McGuigan will join Steve Borthwick’s England coaching team for the summer tour to Argentina and the United...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: Henry Pollock is buzzing for every chance he gets
By Adam Hathaway Henry Pollock has been smashing it out of the ballpark this season, and that has led to calls...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe can finish in the top two, says Sale’s Joe Carpenter
By Paul Rees Bath may have stood above the rest of the Premiership for most of the season, but Joe Carpenter...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCharlie Ewels enjoying ‘the most exciting time’ as Bath power on
By Jon Newcombe Charlie Ewels admits the struggles that Bath had under Stuart Hooper a few seasons ago now feel like...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChristian Wade will be a hit at Wigan Warriors – Andy Powell
By Ross Heppenstall Andy Powell’s time at Wigan Warriors was, by his own admission, no great success, but he has backed...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOspreys boss Mark Jones backs Keelan Giles for spot on Wales tour
By Simon Thomas Keelan Giles has to be in the shake-up for a place on Wales’ summer tour of Japan, according...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Maro Itoje the right man to bring the British and Irish Lions together
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The ceremonial unveiling of the 2025 Lions squad at the O2 Arena...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster 34-37 Northampton Saints: Tommy Freeman hat-trick ignites stunning Saints
By Adam Hathaway Leinster ...........................34pts Tries: O’Brien 17, Van der Flier 25, 58; Doris 58, Lowe 69 Conversions: Prendergast 25, 47,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Northampton Saints win over Leinster is the best win on the road I’ve seen
I’ve been reporting on this Heineken Cup, European Cup, Investec Champions Cup – call it what you want – since the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBordeaux vs Toulouse Preview: Injury problems put Toulouse on the back foot
By Ben Jaycock Bordeaux v Toulouse Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Velodrome, Marseille An injury-plagued Toulouse are up against it today when...
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