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/ 2 months agoScottish get act together to dispatch Doncaster
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ........ 34pts Tries: Clayton 5, 38; Law 56, Ferdinand 78 Conversions: Kerr 6, 39; Bellamy 57,...
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/ 2 months agoCov’s quick start is too much for Cambridge
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......19pts Tries: Allan 16, Dawson 71, Fulford 80 Conversions: Mausia 17, 72 Coventry ...........33pts Tries: Johnson 8,...
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/ 2 months agoBedford’s battlers make it ten in a row
■By JAMES WILLIAMS Bedford .............33pts Tries: Penalty 19, Finch 44, Adamson 47, Weimann 76, Price 78 Conversions: Maisey 45, 48; Price...
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/ 2 months agoNottingham finish in fine style
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham ......38pts Tries: Roper 14, Dickinson 17, Graham 28, Richardson 33, Green 47, Sio 63 Conversions: Parks 15,...
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/ 2 months agoPoole has finger on the trigger
■By BEN JAYCOCK Man of steel: Sheffield back row Zak Poole SHEFFIELD’S flawless first half of the National Two North season...
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Features
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to those who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to some of the finest players in the world who passed away in 2025
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/ 2 months agoGracey delighted as Oundle keep on road to summit
By BEN JAYCOCK OUNDLE have won five promotions in the last seven seasons and, after a formidable opening to life in...
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/ 2 months agoSo sad to see end of Boxing Day duels
LIKE the half-time orange, the magic sponge and the tweed-jacketed referee, a Boxing Day chock-a-block with ferocious local derbies has gone...
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Features
/ 2 months agoOLLIE BATSON
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE At just 18, Ollie Batson was recently named in Exeter Chiefs’ squad in the Challenge Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoResults
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/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Gray – Facing the Haka was a very proud moment
Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoPontypool give Ebbw a fright
Super Rygbi round-up ■ By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale went 14 points clear after beating Pontypool 52- 38 in a bottom...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoPonty win thriller to retake top spot
Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD returned to the top of the table after coming from behind to edge a Boxing Day cracker with...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoWRU delays decison on how to cut team
THE WRU remains undecided as to how to cut a professional men’s side having announced in October it wants to reduce...
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/ 2 months agoNonstop coverage a treat for TV fans
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Match winner: Joris Segonds kicked the crucial points for Bayonne with the clock in the red PICTURE:...
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/ 2 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 14th December 2025 through...
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/ 2 months agoLEADERBOARD
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/ 2 months agoFANTASY RUGBY TEAM TOTALS
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/ 2 months agoDella-Savina sets team goals for Cardiff battlers
■ By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF University captain Gabriela Della-Savina admits her side’s results have been hard to face this season however...
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/ 2 months agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, DEC 28 NATIONAL LEAGUES The Prem Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (3pm) THURSDAY, JAN 1 NATIONAL LEAGUES United Rugby Championship...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPlayers told to provide records
FORMER players taking legal action over alleged brain injuries have been refused permission to appeal against a court order requiring them...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWe can blow everyone else out of the water, says Hussell
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE lock AJ Hussell makes no apology for the confidence surging through the National Two West leaders...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBlow for Exeter Chiefs as Len Ikitau faces surgery
Exeter Chiefs’ Australia centre Len Ikitau is facing three months on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder against Saracens last weekend.
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 months agoModern protective gear revolutionises rugby sport
The remarkable evolution of protective equipment in rugby, which has occurred throughout the past decade, has dramatically transformed the sport by...
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/ 2 months agoR360 Initiative: How the Rugby League will transform sport
Find out how the R360 initiative and RFU reforms will change rugby in 2026. Learn about Mike Tindall's global league and...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff 17-21 Scarlets: Blue and Blacks shocked as they are floored by Gareth Davies
Scarlets’ veteran scrum-half Gareth Davies rolled back the years to score two tries as his side pulled off a remarkable victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoDragons in a battle to keep Aaron Wainwright
Dragons are fighting to prevent No.8 Aaron Wainwright following Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake out of Wales.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoAmazon app is helping Ospreys second row Ryan Smith feel at home
Ryan Smith has been busy with his online shopping since arriving in Wales from Australia.
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Now Ellie Kildunne needs to keep the flame burning bright
Ellie Kildunne’s popularity as the poster girl of the world champion England women’s team was confirmed this week when she was...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSean Long back at Harlequins – and he has some unfinished business
Sean Long has returned to Harlequins in a consultancy role – five years after his first spell at the club ended.
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/ 2 months agoHollie Davidson to make history with Men’s Six Nations debut
Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men’s Six Nations match when Ireland host Italy on February 14.
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/ 2 months agoColchester legend Alan Goggin plays twice in 24 hours at 78-years-old!
Colchester Rugby Club legend Alan Goggin marked his 78th birthday in fine style by playing in two matches in less than...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLilli Ives Campion: Loughborough Lighting’s vibe makes all the difference
Red Roses star Lilli Ives Campion feels Loughborough Lightning’s connection away from the pitch has been crucial to their progress this...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBen Spencer: Bath ready to drive on after treble success
Ben Spencer believes Bath’s growing big-game pedigree is turning last season’s historic treble into a launchpad rather than a one-off –...
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/ 2 months agoRoots glad to extend his deal with Chiefs
EXETER flanker Ethan Roots has signed a contract extension at Sandy Park. The 28-year-old joined from Ospreys in the summer of...
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/ 2 months agoDREAMTEAM
JACK DIGBY, FORMER EASTERN SUBURBS, EALING TRAILFINDERS AND DONCASTER KNIGHTS BACK ROW, WHO NOW PLAYS FOR ROSSLYN PARK IN NATIONAL ONE,...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoSalary caps have been agreed by all
IT would appear that Gloucester scrum-half Tomos Williams is destined to join Leicester Tigers second row George Martin at Saracens who...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoWhy are so many leaving Wales?
I AM in full agreement with Peter Hansford when he says that to be the best you must play the best....
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Letters
/ 2 months agoFlawed crown jewel
THE Champions Cup needs a rethink – it used to be rugby’s crown jewel. The format was far better with a...
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/ 2 months agoDowson: We were bang at it today
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Phil Dowson felt his side seized control right from the start as they recorded an impressive triumph....
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSaracens 24-30 Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter’s reborn side at No.1 this Christmas
This time last year, Exeter Chiefs were marooned at the foot of the Gallagher Premiership, a proud club searching desperately for...
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/ 2 months agoMcCall: We didn’t handle setbacks
MARK McCall labelled Saracens’ performance “too inconsistent” after their home defeat to Exeter. He said: “We’ve lost matches before this season,...
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/ 2 months agoAdvertisement Genge: I wasn’t going to pass it!
ELLIS Genge managed to regain enough breath to talk after scorching 50 yards at Twickenham for a stunning and rare long-distance...
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/ 2 months agoParling is impressed by his barnstorming centre Kata
LEICESTER head coach Geoff Parling was delighted with the impact of his barnstorming centre Solomone Kata. He said: “Solomone was fantastic....
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/ 2 months agoLowering the tackle height is right call
BACK in the days when Jolly Jonah of Lomuland was trampling all and sundry into the dirt on his stampedes to...
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/ 2 months agoWhen Bishop took his life in his hands for
NO sports book can be more worthy of gate-crashing into the best sellers’ list this Christmas than The Bish, an autobiography...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoDragons get their act together in battling win
■ By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............ 48pts Tries: Burrows 17, Hope 25, 61; Rosser 32, Penalty 44, Dyer 51 Conversions: O’Brien...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLeinster get the better of Ulster
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Leinster ......... 24 Ulster ...............20 CHAMPIONS Leinster overturned a 10-point half-time deficit to claim a victory over...
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