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/ 4 months agoLos Pumitas turn on the power to destroy USA
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Argentina .........78pts Tries: Benavides 3, Coll 23, Cuneo Camargo 29, Dande 35, Serpa Laporte 38, Pfister 40, 44,...
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/ 4 months agoAustralia lay down impressive opening bid
■By TOM STEVENS Australia ...........90pts Tries: Cleverley 4, Kruger 9, 16; Eli Langi 21, Grover 27, Edwin Langi 31, Geros 39,...
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/ 4 months agoScrum will be key for Pumas
ARGENTINA RANKED fifth in the world, Felipe Contepomi’s Argentina aim to build on the progress made in recent seasons while also...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoNations Championship: England – Jamie George takes charge as Maro Itoje told to rest
Everything you need to know about England’s Nations Championship squad, with Jamie George leading and five uncapped players included.
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/ 4 months agoSchmidt preparing the way for Kiss
AUSTRALIA AUSTRALIA face one of the most significant years in their recent history, with a coaching handover already scheduled midway through...
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/ 4 months agoIt’s a UK base for Botia and Co
FIJI FIJI have high hopes of proving they belong among rugby’s heavyweights, but unlike every other team in the competition they...
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/ 4 months agoGalthie is banking on energy
FRANCE HEAD coach Fabien Galthie is without players from the Top 14 finalists, Toulouse and Montpellier, for the opening match against...
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/ 4 months agoNations Championship: Ireland – Andy Farrell’s plans are disrupted by injury
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell’s plans have been rocked by injury ahead of their summer Tests against Australia, Japan, and New...
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/ 4 months agoSavea: It’s an honour to lead
NEW ZEALAND INSPIRATIONAL back rower Ardie Savea will captain New Zealand into a new era under head coach Dave Rennie, his...
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/ 4 months agoChosoku style is the one for Eddie
JAPAN HEAD coach Eddie Jones is determined to implement his trademark high-tempo style against the world’s elite. Japan face a demanding...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoNations Championship: Scotland – Gregor Townsend insists it will be one of their toughest tours
Scotland face a gruelling summer itinerary against Argentina, South Africa and Fiji, and head coach Gregor Townsend is again leaning heavily...
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/ 4 months agoQuesada missing his big names
ITALY ITALY must do without star men full-back Ange Capuozzo (Toulouse) and hooker Giacomo Nicotera (Stade Français) this summer against Japan,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoNations Championship: Wales – Steve Tandy puts his faith in Dewi Lake
Wales head coach Steve Tandy has opted for hooker Dewi Lake to lead Wales this summer ahead of fit-again flanker Jac...
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/ 4 months agoBorthwick poses a puzzle – Erasmus
SOUTH AFRICA DOUBLE world champions South Africa are the team everyone wants to beat and England first up at Ellis Park...
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/ 4 months agoStruggling to raise a crowd
APART from the Covid-ravaged Six Nations of 2021, Wales have not played an international in Cardiff in front of 20,000 or...
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/ 4 months agoOnce again, France show how it’s done
SEASON after season after season, the Top 14 has been showing the English Prem how to turn the play-off semi-finals into...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPWR 2025-26 Dream Team: It’s star quality across the league
Ben Jaycock and Bluebell Nicholls select The Rugby Paper’s Premiership Women’s Rugby 2025-26 team of the season
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/ 4 months agoNorth East seal it with last-gasp try
■By CHARLEY WILKINSON Party time: The North East celebrate PICTURE: Gareth Lyons North West .......36pts North East ........ 45pts THE North...
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/ 4 months agoDREAMTEAM
HUW TAYLOR, THE FORMER WORCESTER, DRAGONS, SALE, SEATTLE AND ENGLAND U20s LOCK WHO NOW PLAYS FOR PLYMOUTH ALBION, SELECTS THE BEST...
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Features
/ 4 months agoYOUNG GUNS
Feature GLASGOW WARRIORS PROP JAKESHEARER SCOTLAND U20s graduate Jake Shearer has set his sights on making his Glasgow Warriors debut next...
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/ 4 months agoLove leads the way as Hurricanes take charge
Super Rugby Team of the Season Ben Jaycock reveals The Rugby Paper’s Super Rugby Pacific Team of the Season Hurricanes set...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 months agoThe new boys who showed the way
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Looking good: Junior Kpoku in Champions Cup action for Toulon against Glasgow PICTURES: Getty Images showed the...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Marcus Smith opens up on ‘sleepless nights’ as he embraces changing role
Marcus Smith reflects on his England career, the “sleepless nights” caused by mistakes and adapting to a changing role under Steve...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens’ Totoa Auvaa avoids sanction for nightclub incident involving England cricketers
Saracens academy player Totoa Auvaa has avoided formal sanctions over the nightclub incident involving England cricketers Ben Stokes and Gus Atkinson.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: PWR final special! Saracens v Trailfinders preview ft Bluebell Nicholls
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by She’s The Champ podcast host...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoMaro Itoje rested for England’s summer tour as Jamie George takes captaincy
Maro Itoje has been rested for England’s summer tour, with Jamie George named as captain for the Tests against South Africa,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso details Bath fan altercation after Exeter Chiefs reached Prem final
Exeter Chiefs wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso has confirmed he was involved in an altercation with a Bath fan at the end of...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Final summary: Pampas end Dogos hoodoo to lift maiden title
Pampas overcame the odds to claim their first Super Rugby Americas title with an impressive 26-17 victory over bitter rivals Dogos.
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/ 4 months agoNorth to line up for Barbarians
GEORGE North will finish his career with a first appearance for the Barbarians against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The 34-year-old...
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/ 4 months agoCalf injury puts Assiratti out of Wales squad
KEIRON Assiratti has been ruled out of Wales’ summer matches because of a calf injury sustained during Cardiff ’s URC quarter-final...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoBlow for Ireland as Caelan Doris forced to miss Nations Championship tour
Ireland captain Caelan Doris will miss July’s Nations Championship matches with Australia, Japan and New Zealand with a foot injury.
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/ 4 months agoFurbank enjoys ‘an incredible finish’
that means so much to you. It’s been a hell of a journey. I owe a lot to a lot of...
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/ 4 months agoPREM STATS
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/ 4 months agoInjured Doris glad to see team-mates ‘turn the page’
LEINSTER captain Caelan Doris, forced off after just six minutes with a foot injury which has ruled him out of this...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoBristol the perfect club, says Kildunne
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne has signed for Bristol Bears following her departure from Harlequins. Kildunne – who scored 52...
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/ 4 months agoVan der Merwe ignites try frenzy
■By SAM JACKSON SOUTH Africa delivered a spectacular 12-try masterclass to dismantle the Barbarians 80-31 at Gqeberha’s Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoJoe Launchbury to lead academy at Worcester Warriors following retirement
Champ Rugby winners Worcester Warriors have appointed Joe Launchbury as their new head of academy.
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Letters
/ 4 months agoSorry Macc, but Redruth travel furthest
I THINK everyone will be desperately sorry for Macclesfield who find themselves relegated because they cannot afford the costs of travelling...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoShaun Edwards? Not for me…
HAVING read all the articles in recent issues of TRP singing the praises of Shaun Edwards, I have no hesitation in...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoNational Two should have a fourth league
HAVING awaited the outcome of the composition of National League Two for season 2026-27, the wrangle about the structure has rightfully...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoFans first at Saracens
I WOULD like to praise my club Saracens for the decision to reduce the price of season tickets by 18 per...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: Selling the soul of the ‘greatest rivalry’
Nick Cain questions the decision to stage the final South Africa v New Zealand Test in Baltimore, USA, arguing tradition and...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSaracens vs Trailfinders: Meg Jones aims to lead her side in pulling off another upset
Trailfinders will be full of confidence that they can cause another upset in next Sunday’s showpiece final against Saracens after bringing...
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/ 4 months agoJoe has a tough task at Worcester
WORCESTER: a blast from the past with both eyes on the future. How else to explain the appointment of a figure...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy view on the Prem? Absolutely outstanding
Top team: Exeter’s Bachuki Tchumbadze and Ethan Burger celebrate beating Bath PICTURES: Getty Images ... Continue reading... Access all our premium...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Karl Dickson – Like most 9s, I had plenty to say to refs
Karl Dickson, the former Bedford Blues and Harlequins scrum-half turned international referee, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Features
/ 4 months agoTackle height lowered
RUGBY SHORTS TACKLING above the base of the sternum will be outlawed in the grassroots game globally after World Rugby made...
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Features
/ 4 months agoGalligan goes back to Quins
WORLD Cup-winning lock Rosie Galligan will leave Saracens and rejoin Harlequins at the end of the season. The 28-year-old is currently...
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Features
/ 4 months agoClark to become a Pirate
CORNISH Pirates have signed prop Jamie Clark following his departure from Newcastle. The 23-year-old joined the Red Bulls on a short-term...
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/ 4 months agoA special bench to remember Robinson
OVER the course of almost 400 matches for Cardiff, Ian Robinson would bust a gut and a few others to boot,...
Autumn Internationals
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