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/ 2 months agoRFU postpones start of the community game season
The decision follows weeks of dry weather across England, with concerns over player welfare and the condition of pitches forcing the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJonathan Davies: WRU board must go now
Former Wales captain Jonathan Davies has backed growing calls for change at the Welsh Rugby Union, urging the organisation to appoint...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem review: Champions Cup is the one Johann van Graan wants to add to his collection at Bath
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Bath.
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/ 2 months agoAnother blow for Rennie as Clarke ruled out of Test series
■By HARRY ROBINSON NEW Zealand have been rocked by another tour casualty as they prepare for the first Test against South...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls launch plans to make North East a ‘hotbed’ of rugby talent
Newcastle Red Bulls and Darlington Mowden Park have joined forces to develop local players and create a stronger pathway for emerging...
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/ 2 months agoBath may stage final two matches in Reading
BATH have had talks about playing their final two home games of next season at Reading FC’s Select Car Leasing Stadium....
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/ 2 months agoFive awarded first England deals
nBy BEN JAYCOCK New look: Asher Opoku-Fordjour, Alex Coles, Guy Pepper, Jack van Poortvliet and Seb Atkinson have all been awarded...
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/ 2 months agoNeumann called up for Wales’ new-look squad
WING Lisa Neumann returns for Wales in an extended 46-player training squad preparing for the WXV Series. The 32-year-old, who is...
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/ 2 months agoMalcolm returns as captain
SCOTLAND INTERIM head coach Dave Butcher has named a 32-player squad for the upcoming WXV series, which features four uncapped players...
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/ 2 months agoDjougang back on board
IRELAND IRELAND have welcomed back 57-cap prop Linda Djougang into their centrally contracted programme as Scott Bemand continues to build depth...
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/ 2 months agoJennings returns to the game at Preston
■By MICHAEL GREGORY FORMER Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings has joined Preston Grasshoppers. Jennings arrives at Lightfoot Green with a wealth...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNeil de Kock: All Blacks getting in the mood to take on the Springboks challenge
Neil de Kock believes the All Blacks are finding their rhythm ahead of their mouth-watering series against South Africa, but expects...
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/ 2 months agoHenry steps up as defence coach at Northampton
New role: Jim Henry NORTHAMPTON Saints have promoted Jim Henry to the role of defence coach, replacing Lee Radford who left...
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/ 2 months agoGloucester rule out Villa plan
GLOUCESTER have shelved plans to again stage next season’s Prem match against Leicester Tigers at Villa Park. The club’s home Slater...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEddie focuses on the positives
EDDIE Jones insists Japan’s chastening defeat could prove a valuable experience for his young side. He said: “We’ve played three good...
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/ 2 months agoEight-try All Blacks tear Sharks to pieces
■By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ................. 0pts New Zealand .. 54pts Tries: Fineanganofo 18, 53; McKenzie 23, Clarke 46, Barrett 60, Preston...
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/ 2 months agoSet up a charity to help players
PAUL Rees’s article in last week’s TRP about the concussion-related legal claims made by former players against ruling bodies struck a...
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/ 2 months agoDREAMTEAM
GEORGE SIMPSON, THE FORMER CARDIFF MET, EALING TRAILFINDERS, WASPS, DONCASTER KNIGHTS, MANLY MARLINS AND HARTPURY UNIVERSITY FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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/ 2 months agoDon’t give Ford a central contract
I’M puzzled by George Ford’s continued inclusion as one of England’s 25 centrally contracted players. He’s still a high quality player...
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/ 2 months agoWe need new cup
CLUB rugby in England desperately needs a cup competition, similar to the Challenge Cup in Rugby League. The Prem Rugby Cup...
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/ 2 months agoIt’s time to clear up the breakdown
ONE of rugby union’s biggest barriers to attracting a new audience is the complexity of the ruck. For those who have...
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/ 2 months agoHenderson to miss start of season after hip surgery
ULSTER captain Iain Henderson will miss the start of the new season following hip surgery. The 34-year-old missed the end of...
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/ 2 months agoHall extends his Saracens contract
SARACENS’ England ‘A’ centre Angus Hall has signed a contract extension. The 20-year-old, who came through the club’s academy, made three...
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/ 2 months agoLongstaff agrees to new deal with Sharks
SALE Sharks hooker Alfie Longstaff has signed a new deal to remain with the Prem club until 2029. The 20-year-old joined...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoMichael Le Bourgeois: After defeat in last year’s final, we’re determined to go one better this year
Bedford Blues centre Michael Le Bourgeois is determined to turn last season’s Champ Rugby final heartbreak into motivation as Bedford target...
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/ 2 months agoEngland shouldn’t ignore Lawrence
Power: Ollie Lawrence in England colours AWAY from Bedford, one thing I genuinely cannot get my head around is Ollie Lawrence...
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/ 2 months agoWe should be in the mix, 100 per cent, says Lucock
By BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes head coach Pete Lucock believes his side should be pushing firmly into National One’s top-five picture...
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/ 2 months agoAmatosero following in famous footsteps
MILES Amatosero is what they call in the trade ‘a big unit,’ so big that he can look the mountainous Will...
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/ 2 months agoOspreys short on numbers
THE summer scorches on throughout the Land of Song as if in tune with the blazing state of its national sport....
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoCatley on centre stage
CENTRE Will Catley scored two tries as England built on last week’s win over Georgia with a brilliant seven-try victory over...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoJunior Boks are class apart
South Africa U18...68 England U18............40 nBy BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND ended the series in South Africa with a hard-fought defeat to their...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoMel Smith joins the comic First XV
WE seem to have unearthed an unsuspected sociological and sporting themes concerning world-class comic talents with a backstory of skippering their...
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/ 2 months agoKWAMEBEKOE
YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER TIGERS & ENGLAND U18 LOCK Leicester second row Kwame Bekoe says a first victory in an England shirt...
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/ 2 months agoHamilton hat-trick enough for Oundle
■By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Ellis Jones on the attack for Rams PICTURE: Paul Clark NATIONAL One newcomers Bury St Edmunds...
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/ 2 months agoAWJ in line to be director at Ospreys
EXTRA NEWS FORMER Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones is reportedly set to join the board of directors at his former club...
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Feature
/ 2 months agoDan Cottrell: Help players make the right decisions
Dan Cottrell continues his new coaching series by examining how coaches can help players make clear, confident decisions and respond effectively...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoNice get their act
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Springbok women’s star Jakkie Cilliers is heading for Toulon, becoming one of the few South African women...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFraser Dingwall takes the armband at Prem champions Northampton Saints
Fraser Dingwall has been named Northampton Saints captain for the new season, with Phil Dowson backing the England centre to lead...
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/ 2 months agoBurns to call time
FREDDIE Burns is to retire from rugby later this year. The 36-year-old fly-half, who is playing for Dinamo Bucuresti, represented Gloucester,...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Richie Mo’unga returns & Ma’a Nonu’s haka + All Blacks v Springboks rivalry
The Rugby Paper Roundup returns to dissect the All Blacks-Springboks rivalry, Ma’a Nonu’s haka, Richie Mo’unga’s potential return and New Zealand’s...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoRugby Betting Offers – Why the Detail Matters More Than the Headline
Rugby supporters know that the smallest details can swing a match. One misfiring lineout, a yellow card at the wrong moment...
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/ 2 months agoLondon Breeze film festival to host UK Premiere of Jonah Lomu documentary
London Breeze is thrilled to be partnering with Dogwoof and Cinema in the Power Station for the London premiere of LOMU
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoCould Rugby Become Gambling’s Next Big Sponsorship Market?
The Premier League’s front-of-shirt gambling sponsorship era is over, but the money behind it has not disappeared. From the 2026/27 season,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoWhen the betting slips meet the breakdown – how serious fans now bet on rugby
Followers of The Rugby Paper tend to watch a match in a different way from the casual supporter. They track the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoWhen The Ball Clears The Ruck – How Serious Rugby Fans Can Bet Smarter With Stake
Rugby has always rewarded the watcher who looks past the scoreline. The same is true of betting. The numbers on the...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Winterbottom: Time to find out what Henry Pollock can do from the start as England’s No.8
The former England, Lions and Harlequins flanker believes Henry Pollock has done enough to earn a starting role at No.8, while...
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/ 2 months agoKiss kicks off with win over Japan
■By BEN JAYCOCK Flying start: Former Leicester wing Harry Potter scores Australia’s first try PICTURE: Getty Images LES Kiss says Australia...
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/ 2 months agoJoe Marler becomes first-ever Celebrity Gladiator as the ‘Mauler’
The former England and Harlequins prop will make recurring appearances on the BBC entertainment show when Gladiators returns for its fourth...
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/ 2 months agoDavid ‘Jacko’ Jackson is aiming to raise £1m for charity
The former Nottingham star is attempting 100 ultramarathons in 100 days to raise £1 million for brain injury charities after a...
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/ 2 months agoPlayer dies after training
FIJIAN Saimoni Vunilagi has died of suspected heatstroke after a training session, his club Kyuden Voltex have announced. The Japanese second...
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