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/ 2 years agoRegional results
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/ 2 years agoRegional results
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/ 2 years agoLEADERBOARD
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/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
Welcome to the latest update of the season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday November 24 2024...
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/ 2 years agoTuipulotu hat-trick has Bath on move
BUCS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu scored another hat-trick to help Bath move into second in the BUCS Super...
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/ 2 years agoSchools pay tribute to former student
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PROMISING rugby player Johnny Reynolds tragically passed away a year ago and in recent weeks his former...
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/ 2 years agoDo simple things well is my mantra
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Alex White, below, the head of rugby at Syston and Loughborough University backs and...
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/ 2 years agoBrilliant Gordon’s hold the ACES
SCHOOL RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS GORDON’S beat 12-time champions Hartpury 34-24 to win their first ever ACE League title at...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFit-again Alex Mann is planning to come back with a bang
By Simon Thomas After a year of ups and downs, Alex Mann is back bigger and better than ever and determined...
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/ 2 years agoSherratt throws Emanuel in at the deep end
■ By ROB COLE STEFF Emanuel became the most high profile graduate of Super Rygbi Cymru when he made his senior...
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/ 2 years agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFrance won’t play All Blacks in USA
French Column - By James Harrington The FFR has rejected a proposal from New Zealand to relocate the third Test of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGhezal’s job is to drag Lyon out of a hole
GOOD news has been hard to come by at Top 14 strugglers Lyon in recent weeks. Last Saturday’s defeat at Pau,...
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/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 2 years agoWilliams makes a timely return to boost Saracens
■By PAUL REES In demand: Liam Williams playing for Wales PICTURES: Getty Images LIAM Williams has made a timely return to...
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/ 2 years agoCall to double number of Lions tours
Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSharks vs Exeter Chiefs – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We have an action-packed rugby weekend to look forward to over the coming days as the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBath vs La Rochelle – Champions Cup Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Under the lights this Friday, we will see two European giants, Bath and La Rochelle, clash...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWill this be the year a South African club lifts the Champions Cup trophy?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The most significant competition in club rugby kicks off this weekend as the Champions Cup gets...
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/ 2 years agoEx-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced to non-harassment order
Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a five-year non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail. Hogg...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoWhy Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoS4, E14: Autumn Series ends and British & Irish Lions tour taking shape with Sean Maloney
A jam-packed Autumn Series has come to an end, with Australia pushing hosts Ireland right to the limit in Dublin on...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoGlobal superstar Ilona Maher joins Bristol Bears
One of the biggest names in rugby will join Bristol Bears in 2025, with USA Eagles star Ilona Maher heading to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale Sharks vs Leicester Tigers – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports To close out the return of the Gallagher Premiership, Sale Sharks will take on Leicester Tigers...
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/ 2 years agoPressure builds on RFU chief to resign
By Nick Cain Tom Ilube’s tenure as RFU Board Chairman, and his financial credentials, will come under increased scrutiny with the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoJoe Schmidt: We’ll give Lions a real test
By Brendan Gallagher Australia coach Joe Schmidt is optimistic about the Lions challenge next summer after pushing Ireland all the way...
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/ 2 years agoJoe Hawkins linked with Wales move
By Paul Rees Exeter have yet to open talks with Joe Hawkins over a new contract as speculation mounts that the...
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/ 2 years agoSaints are looking to kick-start campaign
By PAUL REES Raring to go: Fraser Dingwall in action for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images Ulster have signed Northampton No.8 Juarno...
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/ 2 years agoI’m still a crazy little man on the pitch, says Callum Sheedy
By Simon Thomas Callum Sheedy has revealed how being his own biggest critic drives him on amid the quest for perfection....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years ago150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoAndy Farrell: It can’t be all singing, all dancing all of the time
Head coach Andy Farrell signed off from Ireland duty with another win as he turns his attention to the British and...
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/ 2 years agoJoe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing
By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSpringboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …
Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoScotland must not waste potential
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoMartin Johnson would not have put up with it
Danny Care has alleged in his book that Eddie Jones was a bully, confirming what anybody with a half a brain...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoForbidden fruit is now too tempting
Just when you thought that it couldn’t get any worse at the RFU, CEO Billy Sweeney receives a ‘bonus’ of £358,000,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGreat to see Coventry doing so well
Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t be in awe of ‘The System’
AS a long-time England supporter I feel compelled to express my concerns about the performances and results of our team. Much...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWarren Gatland is not the man to blame
As expected, the critics are circling Warren Gatland following the latest Wales defeats. These people, however, often ignore the fact that...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTough for clubs to get permission for 10,001
I HAVE every sympathy with my old friend Simon Halliday, the outgoing Chairman of the Championship Board, and the Championship clubs...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWharfedale show the way ahead
Last weekend Wharfedale – currently fifth in National Two North – played league leaders Lymm with 13 homegrown players in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for a root and branch clearout at RFU
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week In what sort of world does the wage packet of one...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen he was on it, Joe Marler had the lot
Power house: Joe Marler in action for England during 2023 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images There's a need for big characters...
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/ 2 years agoWe can’t compete with the big dogs, admits Steve Diamond
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond will be putting young players on long-term contracts to protect Newcastle from the greater spending power...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGuy Pepper full of praise for Sam Underhill
By Jon Newcombe Sam Underhill was one of Guy Pepper’s idols growing up and he’s now enjoying learning from him in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoExeter Chiefs fight hard but Bath go back to top
By Paul Rees Bath...................................... 19pts Tries: Pepper 6, Reid 45, Annett 67 Conversions: Russell 7, 68 Exeter.................................. 15pts Tries: Vermeulen 19,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRob Baxter: We can take a lot from that
Exeter's losing Premiership run continued but Rob Baxter took heart from the performance against the leaders. “What pleased me was that...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSanti Carreras class has Northampton Saints on the rack
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints....... 17pts Tries: Furbank 6, Augustus 48 Conversions: Hutchinson 6, 48 Penalty: Hutchinson 74 Gloucester........................ 25pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPhil Dowson: We didn’t stand up for fight
Northampton boss Phil Dowson admitted Gloucester “had a point to prove” and that his men “didn’t stand up for the fight”....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoI’ve no regrets and I won’t be coming back, says Joe Marler
Joe Marler’s big send off was turned sour by Bristol but he still claimed it was the perfect time to hang...
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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