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/ 12 hours agoKyran Bracken: England ‘central contracts’ just seem to be a way for the RFU to save money
Kyran Bracken questions the purpose of England’s central contracts, arguing the list should not be viewed as a definitive guide to...
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/ 12 hours agoKoroibete joins Ospreys
OSPREYS have signed former Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete. The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 63 Australia caps against New...
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/ 12 hours agoBurns lands Tigers role
FREDDIE Burns has returned to Leicester Tigers as kicking coach. The 36-year-old recently retired from a glittering playing career which took...
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/ 12 hours agoQuins excited by new flyer Sigauke
HARLEQUINS have signed Zimbabwe wing Edward Sigauke. The 22-year-old, below, has scored eight tries in 12 games for his country. Quins...
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/ 12 hours agoMoreno is Red Bulls’ 25th new signing
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Argentina prop Francisco Moreno on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old tight-head will join up with Pumas...
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/ 12 hours agoBristol bring in Wells on short deal
BRISTOL Bears have signed former Leicester Tigers lock Harry Wells on a short-term deal. The 32-year-old, who can operate across the...
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/ 12 hours agoCaptain Spencer to miss start of season
BATH captain Ben Spencer will miss the start of the Prem season after having surgery on a long-standing shoulder injury. The...
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/ 12 hours agoDEAR READER…
IN THESE challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...
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/ 12 hours agoGuarantee a paper in your local newsagent
● If you are an occasional purchaser and don’t buy The Rugby Paper every week in the same local retailer, it...
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/ 12 hours agoPrem Cup purpose is changing but competition still has value
Charge: Tom Hooper, of Exeter Chiefs, carries the ball THE Premiership Cup kicks off on Saturday and it will be an...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 hours agoAll Blacks gave hope to rest of chasing pack
Strategy: Fabian Holland in action against South Africa NEW Zealand against South Africa last weekend was one of the best Test...
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International Rugby
/ 12 hours agoBlackadder leads great escape in Lions den
■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand produced a remarkable second-half comeback to escape with a win over the Lions, having trailed by...
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/ 12 hours agoProud of Carley’s rise to top
KENT’S Matt Carley deserves huge congratulations for reaching the top of the refereeing ladder. As a west-countryman long resident in Kent,...
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Letters
/ 12 hours agoLet’s get shot of hi-vis waterboys
THE mantra of rugby administrators and journalists is ‘the need to speed the game up and keep it flowing’ more often...
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Letters
/ 12 hours agoBert left his mark on me!
READING Brendan Gallagher’s article on Coventry, the mention of hooker Bert Godwin sent me back to the 50s and my National...
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Letters
/ 12 hours agoRed Roses glory leads to mass Premier boom
PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby has enjoyed another significant surge in interest following England’s World Cup triumph, with average attendances rising by 23.4...
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Chris Hewett
/ 12 hours agoDupont will find new ways to rule the roost
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Among the rugby sentences you never thought you’d read – “I was wrong about everything,” says Eddie...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 hours agoFerocious Lions give All Blacks a workout
HARKING back to last week’s musings about modern-day touring by international teams, the midweek contest between the Lions of Johannesburg and...
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/ 12 hours agoDowson’s found a Northampton that winning formula at money can’t buy
Paul Rees finishes his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Northampton Saints Champions: Northampton celebrate...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoMaking ‘Lomu’, an rugby’s first truly intimate study of global superstar
Ahead of the release of LOMU on September 7, director Gavin Fitzgerald, below, speaks to Ben Jaycock about bringing Jonah Lomu’s...
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/ 12 hours agoCarley shows
Matt Carley struck an important blow for referees and the game in general when he overruled television match official Mike Adamson...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoIt’s bittersweet watching Bath win big prizes now
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MATT GARVEY Leading the charge: Matt Garvey in action for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH,...
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/ 12 hours agoSpringbok Deon comes of age
DEON Fourie of the Cape Town Stormers hit the history books in Durban yesterday like a tornado. Four weeks short of...
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/ 12 hours agoSir Billy’s legacy will last a lifetime
In the most exclusive of league tables as reserved for footballing knights of the realm, Sir Billy Boston stands above both...
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/ 12 hours agoBlues brothers with real style
WHAT would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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/ 12 hours agoBath’s scratch side impress in defeat
By WILLIAM BULL Perpignan.......53 Bath.................. 42 BATH showed their strength in depth despite opening their pre-season campaign with a hard-fought defeat...
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/ 12 hours agoRawlins double sinks plucky Pirates
By SAMANTHA EMMA C Pirates..........14 Saracens.........29 SARACENS completed their pre-season preparations with a hard-fought victory over Cornish Pirates at a sold-out...
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/ 12 hours agoAmpthill make a statement by prevailing over champs
By BEN JAYCOCK AMPTHILL laid down an early pre-season marker as last season’s Champ winners Worcester Warriors were beaten 14-10. The...
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/ 12 hours agoRed Bulls too strong for Knights
Newcastle RB...53 Doncaster K....31 By HOLLY DAISY NEWCASTLE Red Bulls made an impressive start to pre-season as they ran in nine...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoYOUNG GUNS
JAYDEN WROTTESLEY GLOUCESTER BACK ROW GLOUCESTER’S Shed Challenge winner, back-rower Jayden Wrottesley, believes learning to take ownership of his career has...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoSaints run riot in Sri Lanka
Asia P Lions .. 42 Northampton .59 ■By JACK TREGONNING NORTHAMPTON Saints ran in nine tries as they opened their pre-season...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoIreland ace Crowley out until 2027
NEWS EXTRA IRELAND and Munster fly-half Jack Crowley is set to be sidelined until the new year. He has been out...
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/ 12 hours agoBattle for promotion should go to the wire
■By BEN JAYCOCK PLYMOUTH Albion are aiming to turn last season’s near miss into promotion after a summer of major recruitment...
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/ 12 hours agoTynedale determined to go one better this time
■By BEN JAYCOCK TYNEDALE will attempt to turn last season’s promotion disappointment into another title challenge in a National Two North...
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/ 12 hours agoResolute Lucs have revenge in sights
■By BEN JAYCOCK LUCTONIANS will begin the new National Two West campaign with unfinished business after coming agonisingly close to breaking...
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/ 12 hours agoNew-look Oundle in a drive for success
OUNDLE will start the new National Two East campaign with promotion firmly in their sights after responding to last season’s agonising...
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/ 12 hours agoCore question is: Why were protocols relaxed?
Resilient: Peter Rossborough Leader: England captain Sir Bill Beaumont retired on medical advice PICTURES: Getty Images It is just possible in...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoFive ways to win the race to the gain line
Hard pass to No.10: France’s scrum-half Antoine Dupont (R) prepares to pass as he runs with the ball Running straight: Tom...
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/ 12 hours agoIt’s a double dose of misery for Toulouse
Pastures new: Francois Cros has announced he is joining Lyon next season PICTURE: Alamy THURSDAY was not a good day for...
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/ 12 hours agoFancied Provence up and running
PROVENCE leaned heavily into their promotion favourites tag as they cruised to an emphatic 44-10 win over Agen at Stade Maurice-David...
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Features
/ 12 hours agoThomas backs youth at Moseley
By PAUL SMITH IN their hour of need, Birmingham Moseley turned to a local hero and he is now aiming for...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 days agoПредстоящие футбольные встречи, которые нельзя пропустить болельщикам
Суперкубок Англии редко называют матчем, ради которого стоит менять планы. В этом году ситуация иная, и дело даже не в вывеске...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 days agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Bath: Title odds, key players and transfers
Bath enter the new Prem season among the favourites after finishing second in the league last term.
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 days agoWhat Makes the Six Nations One of Rugby’s Greatest Tournaments?
Every February, and sometimes late January, six old rivals drag rugby back into packed streets, wet afternoons, and living rooms that...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoPrem review: Rob Baxter tells his Exeter Chiefs that hard work will pay off
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Exeter Chiefs.
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/ 1 week agoDavid “Jacko” Jackson clocks up 4,000kms for charity… so far!
David “Jacko” Jackson has set a new world record after completing 81 consecutive ultramarathons, but the former Nottingham Rugby star still...
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/ 1 week agoDavies leaves Tigers to join Wales coaching team
ALEX Davies is leaving Leicester Tigers to become a kicking coach for Wales. Steve Tandy has appointed the 40-year-old after being...
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/ 1 week agoWarriors sign up Cripps
WORCESTER Warriors have signed former England U20 back rower Kofi Cripps from Bristol Bears ahead of their Champ Rugby title defence....
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/ 1 week agoMcInally flying high
FORMER Scotland captain Stuart McInally has launched a new career as a commercial pilot with Jet2, three years after retiring from...
