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/ 2 years agoNew man planning to put Plymouth Albion on the map
By Mark Stevens He was the driving force behind Plymouth Argyle’s commercial rise, a man who turned ambition into revenue and...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWe were a bit clunky at times, says Cattle
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........27pts Tries: Hocking 8, Hiscocks 44, Penalty 50, Everett 59 Conversions: Houston 44 Penalty: Jenkins 73...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDolly on the money to whip up Knights
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........38pts Tries: Strong 21, Smeaton 28, Cross 41, Rokoduguni 49, Chapman 64 Conversions: Dolly: 21, 28, 41,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoScottish left at the gates as Ampthill maintain run
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........38pts Tries: Barton 14, Bracken 17, 37; Courtney 29, Jackson 42, Frostwick 76 Conversions: Barton 15, 30,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBlues turn screw to give Ealing a surprise
■By GEOFF WILSON Ealing Trailfinders ........ 24pts Tries: Kernohan 1, Wilson 14, Reid 26, Collins 72 Conversions: Jones 27, Willis 73...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHartpury hold on to keep Coventry at arm’s length
■By RHYS ANDERSON Hartpury ...........31pts Tries: J Short 3, Penalty 19, Lewis 39, Austin 43 Conversions: Bazalgette 4, 40, 44 Penalty:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAllen looking for some positive momentum
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM and Cambridge will both be desperate to return to winning...
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/ 2 years agoWigan tempt Wade to leave Gloucester
■By SAM JACKSON GLOUCESTER wing Christian Wade will leave the club at the end of the season for a fresh challenge...
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/ 2 years agoFront-loaded Navy in charge
Inter Services RAF Men.............17pts Navy Men..........27pts ■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Destroyer: Navy hooker Sam Matavesi on the charge PICTURES: Inter Service Championship/Pinnacle...
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/ 2 years agoRAF fly high to take honours in fine style
RAF Women.......36pts Navy Women.... 10pts A STRONG second half secured the RAF Women a comfortable win over the Royal Navy. Given...
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/ 2 years agoSouth Africa deserve to stage another World Cup
IT was with a heavy heart that I read comments from SA rugby president Mark Alexander this week dismissing the possibility...
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/ 2 years agoPollock has eye for the tryline
THERE has been a veritable torrent of words regarding Henry Pollock recently and that’s not going to lessen anytime soon but,...
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/ 2 years agoBournville reminds me what a proper club is, says Thorp
By PAUL BOLTON Calling it quits: Prop Stef Thorp STEF Thorp has no intention of becoming a stranger at Avery Fields...
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/ 2 years agoTJs get to celebrate in style this time
By BEN JAYCOCK Running free: Duncan Tout on the attack against Oxford Harlequins and, below, Tonbridge Juddians celebrate promotion PICTURES: Adam...
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/ 2 years agoWhen we do what we should, we win games
Steve Hill talks to Lee Smith, below, head coach at Askeans RFC Counties 5 Kent (Level 11) What is your rugby...
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/ 2 years agoRiley calls it a day to take up coaching role
■By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park stalwart Matt Riley has confirmed his retirement from the sport after surpassing a remarkable 450 club...
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/ 2 years agoBrilliant Spain too good for Scots
Round 3 Wrap SPAIN beat Scotland for the first time in their history at U18 level with a commanding 29-12 victory....
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/ 2 years agoEngland delight as they down France
France................27pts England..............29pts ELLIOTT Williams produced a fine captain’s knock to conclude England’s campaign three from three after a rare victory in...
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/ 2 years agoFive-try Wales manage to keep Italy at bay
Wales........................41 Italy...........................39 WALES finished their campaign unbeaten in Vichy following their dramatic five-try victory over Italy. A penalty from Carwyn Leggatt-Jones...
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/ 2 years agoFinch & Denny leading the way
Round 2 Wrap ENGLAND, France and Wales remained unbeaten after the second round of matches on Monday. England defeated Spain 43-19....
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/ 2 years agoDisappointing junior Red Roses end without a win
Women’s U18 Six Nations Festival WINLESS England rounded off a disappointing campaign with a 66-7humbling from a ruthless France at Wellington...
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/ 2 years agoL’borough stunned by battling Hartpury
Loughborough 21pts Hartpury ........... 34pts HARTPURY shocked league champions Loughborough to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby championship. A sleeping giant of...
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/ 2 years agoCardiff Met hold on in tense finale
Cardiff Met ......30pts Loughborough29pts CARDIFF Met won a thriller to claim the inaugural Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title at Rodney Parade....
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Will Knight
Gloucester & England U18 Centre By Ben Jaycock Gloucester-born Will Knight is enjoying following in the footsteps of his family members...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoRed-hot Chile have 2027 World Cup in their sights
By Joe Santamaria Chile head coach Pablo Lemoine has made a career out of doing things others couldn’t. In 1998, he...
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/ 2 years agoArgentina prepare to unveil state-of-the-art training centre
Style: Pumas’ training facility PICTURE: Press UAR AFTER sustained improvement on the pitch over recent years, Argentina will soon have a...
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/ 2 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Yeandle set to extend his long stay at Exeter EXETER hooker Jack Yeandle is set to sign a contract extension for...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoPlay-off picture making sense
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD THE play-off picture for the next four weeks in Super Rygbi Cymru is now clear...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoIronmen blast past Newbridge
Premiership round-up MERTHYR’S march towards the Welsh Premiership title continued with a thumping 64-21 bonus point win over Newbridge at the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoFrench Column: Big guns want to take on All Blacks
By James Harrington Could Fabien Galthie head to New Zealand for July’s three-Test tour with a France squad that looks more...
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/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 2 years agoClassy O’Connor puts Blues in their place
By BEN JAYCOCK JAMES O’Connor rolled back the years with a fine cameo, capped by backto-back penalties, which secured the Crusaders...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPreston hope Otley will do them a favour
By BEN JAYCOCK PRESTON Grasshoppers lock Ally Murray has urged his good friend Adam Malthouse, the Otley captain, to do his...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDiamond blames system, not refs
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond has called for more transparency over decisions made by match officials after being slapped with a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoJohnny Sexton added to Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching staff for Summer
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Round Eight Review: Dogos put on best performance of the season
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoJames Lowe’s Rising Influence: The Key Player for the Lions and Ireland
James Lowe is a name that has been gaining increasing recognition in the world of rugby, especially in relation to the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPete Ryan: Bridgend’s College Pathway
By Pete 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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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoTop 5 Casino Games to Play While Watching the Women’s Six Nations
The Women’s Six Nations is now a game that rugby fans all over the world can’t miss. As the games get...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoThe Impact of Technology on Poker: AI and Solvers What are AI and Solvers?
Artificial intelligence is making headlines every day. News sites say AI can help with anything, from suggesting the next music playlist...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoRugby and Gaming: Combine Them to Get Double the Entertainment
How watching a rugby game feels similar to gambling If you’re a fan of sports, remember that last match you watch....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRampaging Northampton Saints set up Leinster showdown
Beating Leinster in Dublin might sound like Mission Impossible but Northampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith insists playing the ‘Saints’ way is...
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/ 2 years agoWomen’s Six Nations: England stay on course for Grand Slam
By Ben Jaycock England women’s attack coach Lou Meadows was delighted with not only her side’s victory, which maintained the Red...
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/ 2 years agoPhil Dowson: Rest rules are ‘dysfunctional’
By James Logan Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson feels more needs to be done to allow English clubs to hit...
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/ 2 years agoCardiff Rugby deal costs Welsh Rugby Union £780,000
The WRU revealed the acquisition of Cardiff Rugby last week cost about £780,000. The Cardiff Arms Park team were placed into...
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/ 2 years agoPremiership News: Six-game ban for Steve Diamond
Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond has been handed a six-match ban by the RFU for abusing match officials after Newcastle’s...
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/ 2 years agoWest Country derby is the best – Jordan
■ By PAUL REES Hard man: Cam Jordan in action for Gloucester PICTURE: Alamy CAM Jordan thought that the East Midlands...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoDewi Lake still dreaming of becoming a British and Irish Lion
By Simon Thomas Dewi Lake says it would be “a dream” to fulfil “the ultimate goal” of being selected by the...
Autumn Internationals
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