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/ 2 months agoSheff up to speed in steady seventy
By SAMANTHA EMMA Sheffield.................. 71 Hull............................27 SHEFFIELD turned in a scintillating second-half performance to put Hull to the sword. Early on...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoFreak injury stops Hoppers’ hopes
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................25 Preston G................. 15 WHAT first looked like serious neck injury, for Preston’s Robbie Willetts, proved to be...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPositive start giving Grant confidence with the Dale
By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tynedale fly-half Cameron Grant TYNEDALE fly-half Cameron Grant says confidence is high at Corbridge after the...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLouis is top of the class in battle of students
By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborough... 42 Exeter Uni.........39 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to fortress Epinal Way and just about kept Exeter University out....
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoAndrew puts the icing on the cake
By BILL HOOPER Camborne............... 44 Old Redcliffians.... 12 CAMBORNE maintained their faultless start to the season, scoring seven tries to defeat...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoIvory’s a tower of strength for hosts
By JOSH THOMAS Chester.....................38 Taunton Titans.....33 CHESTER withstood a second-half fightback from Taunton Titans to claim the victory. The hosts produced...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoHadland helps lead Lymm to triumph
By GARETH LYONS Lymm..................52pts Syston................36pts A HALF-TIME message from the Lymm coaches to sort out the defence was the catalyst for...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoElliot’s special day produces a fairytale ending
By JACK BEARD Cinderford...............43 Hinckley..................40 CINDERFORD scored a last-minute try to seal a win over a strong Hinckley side, with James...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoWhiteman leads the way for Lucs
By SIMON GREEN-PRICE Luctonians..............28 Barnstaple.............. 10 LUCTONIANS claimed a hard-fought win over second-placed Barnstaple in a top-of-the-table clash defined by defensive...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoVisitors are stung by home defence
By RORY MORROW Redruth....................26 Hornets........................0 REDRUTH cruised to a bonus-point win over Hornets, with the visitors unable to score a single...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoRichie relishing Redruth’s real rise up the rugby ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Will Riglesford scoring against Lucs REDRUTH director of rugby Richie Kevern is proud to be leading...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoDorking ground down by Oundle in nail-biter
By PETER CROOT Oundle ..............22 Dorking .............19 OUNDLE were the eventual winners, against Dorking, as a late Matthew Arden penalty clinched...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoRaiders prevail but the Oaks battle on
By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks .............41 Guernsey ................45 GUERNSEY Raiders imposed themselves to carve the victory, from a close-fought contest, against a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoBranfield crops up Barnes’ final yield
By OLIVIA FRANKS Esher ........................28 Barnes .....................36 BARNES edged Esher for all five points in a give-and-take encounter, with Matt Branfield’s...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoPenfold’s late penalty is a painful sight for Knightfor Knight
By JACK TREGONNING Centre stage: Ben Holt working hard in defence for Havant and, right, Matt Hema spreads it wide for...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoSaints showcase title credentials with stylish win
By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians .......43 Canterbury ............. 31 OLD Albanians strengthened their grip on the top spot, in the National...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoQuins count their Hens in derby joy
By DAISY HOPKINS Oxford H ..................33 Henley ..................... 17 OXFORD Harlequins put in a dominant display to overcome local rivals Henley...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoFine Combe break new ground in win
By MATT BROWN Westcombe Park .59 London Welsh .......14 WESTCOMBE Park marked their first ever game with London Welsh by recording...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRawlinson on a mission to repay the Dorking faith
By BEN JAYCOCK United: Olly Rawlinson and, inset, Lucia Schifano DORKING’S homegrown hooker Olly Rawlinson is relishing life in the first...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNEWS EXTRA
No space for Rugby Champs THE Rugby Championship will be mothballed in 2026 to create space for New Zealand to tour...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoA fresh name will be on the trophy for U18s
By JOSEPH TERRY THE latest champion of the St Joseph’s College Rugby Festival will have been crowned by close-of-play today as...
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/ 2 months agoBig crowd cheer Exeter to victory over Bath
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER powerfully handed Bath their first loss of the season 38-35, as a deafening 8,000 strong...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRegional results
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/ 2 months agoPerpignan fighting for life at the basement
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tough times: Perpignan skipper Jamie Ritchie and, inset, fly-half Tristan Tedder PICTURES: Getty Images IN HIS fifth...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoBaldwin’s red sinks Drovers
By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up EBBW Vale made it 24 points from a possible 24 after they defeated 14-man Llandovery...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoDavies makes sure for Ponty
By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD remain two points clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after their 26-19 bonus-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoResults
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/ 2 months ago2025/26 SQUADS
Bristol Bears Head coach: Scott Lawson Co-captains: Amber Reed/Abbie Ward Forwards: Nicola Beet, Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Elliann Clarke, Elizabeth Cook,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoCredit Cards, Prepaid Cards, and More: Choosing the Right Casino Payment Option
When playing at online casinos, one of the most important decisions a player makes happens before the first spin — how...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoBDM Bet Casino for European countries
BDM Bet Casino is a modern online platform that is steadily gaining popularity among players across Europe. Online gambling in Europe...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoOnline Rugby Betting: How Technology Makes Predictions More Accurate
Rugby fans have always enjoyed guessing the score before the final whistle. Yet, until recently, those guesses relied on gut feeling,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoThe Psychology Behind Every Great Game Plan
Behind every great athlete, coach, or player is more than skill. There’s a strategy built on psychology. A solid game plan...
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Features
/ 2 months agoSir Clive Woodward reveals his secret to peak performance and winning mindsets
Sir Clive Woodward is widely celebrated as a Peak Performance speaker, whose proven strategies in sport and leadership have influenced teams...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEd Slater calls for more research into MND
Ed Slater has urged the government to increase funding for research into motor neurone disease after England 2003 World Cup winner...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoInjury problems are mounting out west
■ By PAUL REES BRISTOL’S early season injury crisis meant that they were without 15 backs at a training session last...
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/ 2 months agoUnions make stand against R360
EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...
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/ 2 months agoIt’s retirement for me, says wing Hewitt
FORMER Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt has retired from rugby. The 30-year-old, below, left Dragons at the end of last season after...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFrankie Nowell splits time between Australia and Camborne
When Frankie Nowell decided to head for a new rugby life Down Under, little did he realise the impact the switch...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGleeson replaces Blackett at Bath
BATH have appointed former Warrington assistant coach Martin Gleeson as their new backs and attack coach to replace Lee Blackett who...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLen Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs
Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRadford accepts chance to coach Scotland
Quality: Lee Radford NORTHAMPTON defence coach Lee Radford will be seconded to Scotland for this season’s international windows and then take...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoSo, why have these names changed?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY father played the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJames O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers
James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoWe need more games a season
I READ with interest Peter Jackson’s article regarding the demise of Saturday afternoon rugby and agree fully with his comments. In...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDu Preez to quit Sale for Bayonne
SALE Sharks back Rob du Preez will leave the club at the end of the 2025-26 campaign to join Top 14...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDREAM TEAM
WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoThe whole team were outstanding, says happy Van Graan
BATH boss Johann van Graan was full of praise for his champions, especially Finn Russell. He enthused: “It was a very...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNorthampton Saints 32-26 Leicester Tigers: Alex Mitchell’s zest puts Saints in the zone
A second-half surge settled this fluctuating East Midlands derby in favour of Northampton Saints by five tries to Leicester Tigers’ two.
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