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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoResults
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBUCS RUGBY
Bath beat Durham to take League honours By JOSEPH TERRY BATH University claimed a maiden BUCS Super Rugby League title, sealed...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoresults
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland U18s taught lesson
ENGLAND U18s were thrashed 63-33 by France at Kingsley Road, Chinnor yesterday with France flyhalf Bixintxo Daguerre metronomic off the tee...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDutch in mood for World Cup, says Temperley
NEWS EXTRA By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH University wing Kit Temper-ley believes Dutch rugby is building towards a debut World Cup appearance....
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEckersley: We will keep on working hard
By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE flanker Dan Eckersley insists club spirit remains strong despite a winless campaign that has left them in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 months agoPooler go close but Swansea hang on in the end
By CARL FIELD Round-up PONTYPOOL were made to pay the penalty at Swansea where they went down 20-18 in their rearranged...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDrua dazzle as Brumbies swept aside
By BEN JAYCOCK Try time: Etonia Waqa scoring for Fijian Drua PICTURE: Getty Images FIJIAN Drua secured their first-ever win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoResults
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoNon-stop season likely to take toll
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TIME and the ever-evolving rugby seasons wait for no one. The final round of the 2026 Six...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWomen’s match to break crowd record for club game
A CROWD record will fall this afternoon, with France’s AXA Elite 1 Feminin league match between league leaders Toulouse and mid-table...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoForthcoming fixtures
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoKey aspects to consider for successful rugby betting
Betting on rugby union goes beyond just looking at standings. Because of how the game is built – its points, its...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoRugby’s global expansion and commercial growth
Rugby union has grown from a sport popular in only a few countries into a global business. In the past, most...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations analysis: Can Scotland finally end their Dublin hoodoo? Or will Ireland prevail?
The general expectation amongst most Irish rugby fans before the first kick-off of the 2026 Six Nations was to see improvements...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Wales rising, England declining? Super Saturday Preview ft. Jonathan Davies!
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by former Wales and British &...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoCompliance & Convenience: Why “Trustly” has become the gold standard for secure sports-adjacent transactions
The UK gambling sector is entering a decisive regulatory moment. As the March 19, 2026, UKGC regulatory deadline approaches, operators, payment...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations 2026: Ollie Chessum in at blindside flanker only change for England against France
England have made only one change against France as they bid to avoid their worst-ever finish in the Six Nations by...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoWhat to expect from the last matchday of Rugby’s Six Nations
The 2026 Six Nations has been blown wide open just before the finish line. France looked as if they were marching...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoBetting.za.com supports amendments strengthening South Africa’s voluntary exclusion system and compliance requirements
Betting.za.com, a leading South African information site for online betting and gambling, has welcomed the publication of draft amendments to the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoAnthems, Anarchy, and the 48-Hour Church of the Six Nations
To the uninitiated, the Six Nations looks like a scheduled sequence of eighty-minute sports fixtures. But explaining match-day energy to a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Three summary: Tarucas stay perfect and Pampas bounce back
Round Three began with an all-Argentine clash in Buenos Aires, where hosts Pampas were able to bounce back from their defeat...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoDarcy Graham confident that Scotland can beat Ireland and win the race for the Six Nations title
Darcy Graham is confident his Scotland side can head to Dublin on Saturday and go home with the Six Nations title.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoChris Boyd insists Gloucester will have to alter their style
New Gloucester technical director Chris Boyd says the team must “modify” their expansive style of play until reinforcements arrive this summer.
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 months agoIreland U20s 48-33 Wales U20s: Daniel Ryan double puts the Irish on track as the Welsh run out of steam
Ireland Under-20s proved too strong for Wales in an entertaining affair at Virgin Media Park in Cork, ending the visitors’ hopes...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoWales skipper Dewi Lake insists win is ‘just around the corner’ for Steve Tandy’s men
Wales’ losing Six Nations streak has stretched to 15 matches – the previous victory coming against Italy in March 2023 –...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRamm on his way to Western Force
NORTHAMPTON winger James Ramm will join Australian Super Rugby side Western Force on a two-year deal at the end of the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoLiebenberg leaves
BACK row Hanro Liebenberg will leave Leicester Tigers at the end of the season to rejoin South African side the Bulls....
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew role for Pivac
FORMER Wales and Scarlets head coach Wayne Pivac will take charge of Benetton next season. The 63-year-old New Zealander has signed...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Easter: The weight Maro Itoje has to carry is quite extraordinary
What Maro Itoje has dealt with in the last nine months is extraordinary. He captained the Lions, he captains England, he...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Easter: Tom Willis would have been in my team
I would have started Tom Willis in the back row for England yesterday, regardless of his decision to move to France...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoOur target now is a top six finish
AS head coach at Chinnor, if you had offered me our current position of eighth in The Championship at the start...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFor me, Quins need to show clarity
IT HAS been a frustrating season for my old club Harlequins and I think a lot of that comes down to...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoGame has been betrayed
SO, Bill Sweeney`s grand plan for franchise rugby, which sees the abolishment of promotion and relegation (but with applications to join...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoSaara is a queen of broadcasting
SAARA Elgan is setting the benchmark for TV presenters in rugby union, across both the men’s and women’s game. She is...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoSupport for the whole community
HAVING read the comments by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, I await to see how his comment “capable of supporting the...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoPut Welsh clubs in Prem
THE money men have had their way and meritocracy in rugby is dead. It is not a decision I agree with,...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoFrance resist Scotland’s second-half fightback
By SAM JACKSON Scotland ...........26pts Tries: Roberts 47, McAughtrie 55, Waugh 65, Rennie 72 Conversions: Dalziel 56, 66, 73 France............... 45pts...
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News Extra
/ 3 months agoBristol’s Rubiolo sidelined with ACL surgery
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears will be without Pedro Rubiolo for the rest of the season after the Argentina lock had surgery...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoMuir’s double puts Glos back on top
■ By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester-H ...38pts Tries: Heard 3, Jones 16, Muir 22, 28; Venner 45, Lewis 51 Conversions: George 17,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoSaracens too strong for London rivals
■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Harlequins .......26pts Tries: Konkel 12, Wafer, 28, Tuima 69, Cromack 76 Conversions: Cromack 29, 70, 77 Saracens...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoBears pile further misery on Leicester
Bristol Bears ...68pts Tries: Short 1, 16; Lovibond 11, Woodman 23, Clarke 29, Herring 40+1, Burns 57, Hesketh 62, Gallagher 67,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoSharks revival makes it three in a row
■ By LUKE JARMYN Sale Sharks .....31pts Tries: Lloyd 21, Jarrell-Searcy 44, Cokayne 49, Childs 60, Pyrs 72 Conversions: Duffy 45,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoAttacking full-back Lacaze was ahead of his time
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER FRANCE’S reputation for producing vibrant attacking full-backs almost matches their ability to uncover and nurture commanding Napoleonic-like...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoPortugal’s clash with Spain will be classy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AWAY from the Six Nations, the Rugby Europe Championship is coming to the boil today with the...
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National Leagues
/ 3 months agoPriest settles thriller
National 1 B’ham Moseley..... 31 Rosslyn Park..........35 ■ By BEN MORRIS ROSSLYN Park edged a thrilling contest at Birmingham Moseley, running...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 months agoStortford see off Tykes
National 1 Leeds Tykes........... 19 Bishop’s S................ 31 ■ By HUW GRIFFIN BISHOP’S Stortford claimed an impressive bonus-point victory over Leeds...
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National Leagues
/ 3 months agoRowntree’s aiming high with Otley
NEWS EXTRA ■ By BEN JAYCOCK AT 34, Otley scrum-half Joe Rowntree knows every season in National Two North must be...
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National Leagues
/ 3 months agoSheffield still on top
Nat 2 North Rossendale............26 Sheffield..................36 ■ By HARVEY ALLEN HAT-TRICK hero Christian Hooper helped his Sheffield side extend their invincible status...
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National Leagues
/ 3 months agoTigers down Scunthorpe
Nat 2 North Sheffield Tigers....25 Scunthorpe............. 21 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a spirited second-half fight back from relegation...
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