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National League One
/ 2 days agoA magnificent seven for terrific travelling Tykes
■By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........ 17 Leeds Tykes ..........46 LEEDS Tykes secured a hard-earned, seven-try away triumph. The visitors started...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoQuick-fire treble is downfall for plucky students
By BRIAN NORMAN Redruth.............30 Exeter Uni.........14 REDRUTH scored three tries in 12 second-half minutes to beat Exeter University. It looked like...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoOliver’s out to finish with a big bang for Bishop’s
By BEN JAYCOCK Looking up: Bishop’s Stortford flanker Oliver Jones BISHOP’S Stortford blind-side Oliver Jones believes his side have turned a...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoBevan’s backing Bristol to succeed
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BRISTOL and Wales scrum-half Keira Bevan believes momentum is building as the Bears enter a pivotal...
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Features
/ 2 days agoFamily ties work for Sam and Ellie
Paul Eddison talks to Ampthill winger Sam Kildunne about life in the Champ - and his famous sister... WHEN Sam Kildunne...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoOverseas players are not to blame
THERE are currently some hugely popular gameshows in the UK – The Traitors and Pointless being two examples. But in Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoWeston puts his retirement on back burner
OLD Redcliffians No.8 Jack Weston admits his return from retirement has come quicker, and at a higher level, than he anticipated...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoHartpury relish beating the big boys, says Bazalgette
By BEN JAYCOCK Flourishing: Harry Bazalgette goes on the attack for Hartpury HARRY Bazalgette believes trips into hostile territory are exactly...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoCanterbury are driving hard
■By AMELIE CLAYDON CANTERBURY head coach Matt Corker says steady progress has put his side firmly into the promotion conversation in...
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/ 2 days agoHooper hits double hundred for Sheffield
■By BEN JAYCOCK SHEFFIELD winger Christian Hooper admits reaching 100 tries in 100 games for the club was a moment he...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoWilson happy with law tweaks ahead of the big kick-off
Super Rugby Pacific Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Champs: Crusaders celebrate last year’s success PICTURE: Getty Images WALLABIES skipper Harry Wilson has...
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Features
/ 2 days agoMATTHEW BOWLER
YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL BEARS BACK Bristol back row Matthew Bowler has opted for a demanding five-month programme in South Africa to...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoResults
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Features
/ 2 days agoI dreamt about pulling on an Ospreys shirt
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALED JENKINS FORMER OSPREYS, WALES SEVENS AND EALING TRAILFINDERS CENTRE SOME of my proudest moments in rugby came...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoStrong Seaford make it a double success
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY SEAFORD College won their second tournament in two weeks to clinch the Sussex Open 7s at...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoExeter fall to Bath in final play of the game
BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY BATH silenced a sold-out Sandy Park to defeat Exeter 20-18 in the final play and create...
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/ 2 days agoWe aren’t facing a financial crisis, say Cambridge
NEWS EXTRA CAMBRIDGE, currently bottom of the Champ, deny the club are in financial crisis adding all players and staff have...
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Latest News
/ 2 days agoSpringbok flanker dies at 52
FORMER South African flanker Russell Nelson has died ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 52, with tributes being paid to the “larger-than-life...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 days agoDrovers fire a Cup warning
Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Llandovery put one foot firmly in the semi-finals of the Super Rygbi Cymru Cup...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 days agoIronmen keep up heat at the top
Premiership round-up REIGNING champions Merthyr narrowed the gap on leaders Beddau to four points with a 22-3 bonus-point victory at Cardiff...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 days agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Well, we have reached our fourth Manager of the Month award for the 2025/26 TRP Fantasy Rugby Season. This award is...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 days agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 2 days agoDream team are back in harness
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE should be caveats and codicils – a few provisos, a couple of quid pro quos. But...
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/ 2 days agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, February 8, 2026 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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International Rugby
/ 3 days agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso to miss England’s Six Nations opener against Wales due to injury
England enter Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales without the electric Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in a late change that sees Tom...
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Friendlies
/ 4 days agoBen Foden: England v Ireland Legends game “means more” amid Lewis Moody’s battle with MND
Northampton Saints Premiership winner Ben Foden says this year’s Legends charity match carries added weight following Lewis Moody’s diagnosis with motor...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 days agoXbox or PlayStation? Which Console Should You Choose in 2026?
Buying a gaming console is a significant investment, and in 2026 the decision has never been more nuanced. Both major platforms...
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Latest News
/ 4 days agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Six Nations 2026 Round 1 preview – Rassie Erasmus insight ft Ben Coles
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Ben Coles from The Observer...
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International Rugby
/ 5 days agoBen Foden’s England XV: Bring back Marcus Smith + Joe Cokanasiga
While Steve Borthwick went very early this week selecting his England team against Wales, 34-time Test full-back Ben Foden picks what...
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International Rugby
/ 6 days agoSix Nations predictions: Favourites for top tryscorer and points scorer with French on top
Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos are the favourites to top the tryscorer and points scorer tables this 2026 Six Nations.
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 days agoWhat Finn Russell and Scotland Can Teach Us About Split-Second Decision Making
Scotland head into the 2026 Six Nations with genuine title ambitions for the first time in years, and much of that...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 week agoRugby Matches You Don’t Want to Miss in 2026
Rugby in 2026 promises to be a spectacular year for fans around the world. With international tournaments reaching decisive stages, domestic...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoSix Nations predictions: Odds for winners, Grand Slam and Triple Crown with France favourites
France enter the 2026 Six Nations as the bookies’ favourites to retain the crown - however they are not fancied to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoSteve Borthwick names his England team for Six Nations opener against Wales
Henry Arundell will make his first England start since the 2023 World Cup after being named on the left wing for...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoNicky Smith insists Wales have nothing to fear going up against England this Six Nations
England may be looking to build on their record 10 try, 68-14 win over Wales in Cardiff last year when they...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoNewcastle Red Bulls 12-35 Saracens: Sarries enjoy a double over their opponents
Saracens put in a dominant second-half display to make it two wins over Newcastle Red Bulls within six days and put...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoExeter Chiefs 59-14 Sale Sharks: Visitors slump as Rus Tuima heads Chiefs’ demolition squad
Exeter Chiefs served their revenge ice-cold and with interest, obliterating Sale Sharks to wipe away the bitter memory of November’s 34-3...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoInjury blow for Todaro
NORTHAMPTON wing Edoardo Todaro is facing a long lay-off after tearing the cruciate ligament in his right knee at a training...
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/ 1 week agoMapletoft set for Irish test
ENGLAND A head coach Mark Mapletoft has named a 26-player squad for the upcoming fixture against Ireland XV on Friday night...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoSaracens success is limited
MARK McCall’s records are good on paper and the fact he won three European trophies and Six Premiership titles are forever...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoArtificial pitches a turn-off
AS a new recipient of the state old age pension, I am now officially grumpy, so allow me to moan about...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoHartpury hooker Will Crane glad to learn the Gloucester way in the Champions Cup
There are few players in the country who have put in more hours to make their rugby dream a reality and...
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/ 1 week agoDREAM TEAM
AUGUSTIN SLOWIK, THE FORMER BRISTOL, LEEDS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH, NORTHERN SUBURBS, SYDNEY RAYS, JERSEY REDS AND NICE FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST...
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/ 1 week agoLet’s not go back to the Stone Age
IT’S all sweetness and light down there in Wallaby land, with the recently-departed Northampton flanker Angus Scott-Young and the one-time Clermont...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoMissing from big kick-off
EIGHT props will be missing from the starting grid for the Six Nations. All will be back, some later than sooner,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoA repeat for Scarlets as they battle through fog
■By SIMON THOMAS Benetton ...........20pts Tries: Odogwu 37, Garbisi 71 Conversions: Smith 38, Farias 72 Penalties: Smith 25, 30 Scarlets ............20pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoUlster go up to third but Cardiff still looking good
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ulster ................21pts Tries: Wilson 11, Bell 18, Irvine 66 Conversions: Murphy 12, 19, 67 Cardiff ..............14pts Tries: Mulder...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoOspreys 19-13 Dragons: Keelan Giles steps up to steal victory for the home side
Keelan Giles scored a 79th-minute try to end another turbulent week for Ospreys with a morale-boosting victory over Dragons in a...
International Rugby
Gregor Townsend wants to stay on as Scotland boss despite Six Nations setback
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