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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoUmaga’s words set juices flowing
CHILLING statement of the week? No contest. Tana Umaga, one of the more ferocious All Blacks of the modern age, is...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMartin agrees deal at Beziers
EXTRANEWS WALES back row Mackenzie Martin has signed a three-year deal at French ProD2 side Beziers. The 22-year-old, below, who has...
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Features
/ 4 months agoHennessey ruled out
BATH centre Louie Hennessey has been ruled out of Wales’ summer internationals with injury with a shoulder injury sustained during their...
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Features
/ 4 months agoChapman a Warrior
CHAMP Rugby winners Worcester Warriors have signed Exeter scrum-half Charlie Chapman. The 27-year-old has made 23 appearances for the Chiefs in...
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Features
/ 4 months agoSorry Leinster aren’t feeling the love
IN an age when Test arenas are littered with trophies for anything and everything, it is perhaps a tad surprising that...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHampshire and Leicestershire meet in clash of styles
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leicestershire v Hampshire Today. Kick-off 11am, Twickenham Bill Beaumont Division 3 Final HAMPSHIRE and Leicestershire kick off...
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/ 4 months agoImpressive campaigns ahead of showdown
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Northumberland v North Midlands Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Bill Beaumont Division 2 Final NORTHUMBERLAND and North Midlands...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 months agoLancashire 24-39 Cornwall: Sam Matavesi heaps praise towards his fellow warriors
Cornwall ended a four-year wait to regain the Bill Beaumont Cup as they beat Lancashire at Twickenham to secure their eighth...
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/ 4 months agoHayley is star for East Mids
E Midlands ..... 44 Hertfordshire .29 Jason Leonard’s Men’s National U20’s Final AN entertaining contest in the final of the Jason...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoYorkshire 37-5 Surrey: White Roses finish as the queens of Twickenham
A dominant Yorkshire side continued to exert nigh on total dominance in this competition, this seven-try win over Surrey ensuring their...
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/ 4 months agoRoberts makes the running
By MO SHER Durham ............27 Cornwall ........ 46 Gill Burns Division 2 Final CORNWALL, on their first visit to Twickenham, held...
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/ 4 months agoYorkshire stay on course
Gill Burns Roundup YORKSHIRE remained on course to retain their Gill Burns County Championship crown after powering into the Division 1...
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/ 4 months agoDefence is key for Sussex
■By BEN JAYCOCK Gill Burns Division 3 Final Preview Sussex v Gloucestershire Today. 1pm, Twickenham SUSSEX and Gloucestershire meet in the...
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/ 4 months agoOspreys sign new WRU deal
OSPREYS have become the third Welsh region to sign the new Professional Rugby Agreement (PRA) with the WRU. Scarlets are now...
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/ 4 months agoPerry to retire
IRELAND prop Ellena Perry will retire from rugby at the end of the PWR season, bringing to a close a career...
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/ 4 months agoEdwards resigns
SIR Gareth Edwards has resigned as a director of Cardiff Rugby Football Club after more than 22 years in the role....
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/ 4 months agoWorking hard to help rugby grow in Poland
JUVENIA Kraków captain Michał Jurczynski believes Polish rugby has the raw materials to grow, but stresses more must be done to...
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/ 4 months agoRitchie: Glasgow sounds good
JAMIE Ritchie is looking forward to becoming part of the band of brothers at Glasgow when he leaves Perpignan this summer....
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/ 4 months agoDefence coach for Scarlets
SCARLETS have appointed Eamon O'Carroll as defence coach, who joins from Super League side St Helens. The 38-year-old former Ireland international...
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/ 4 months agoIf I had to choose my favourite player ever, it would be Slattery
IF push came to shove and you asked me to name my favourite all-time rugby player – as opposed to the...
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Features
/ 4 months agoYOUNG GUNS
GRACEKEEL HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 LOCK Grace Keel believes the pathway from England U20s to the Red Roses is closer than...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoScarlets sign lock Groves
SCARLETS have signed second row Alex Groves from Stormers. Former England U20s Grand Slam-winner Groves, 25, who played twice for Scarlets...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLEADERBOARD
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Today’s update covers the 14-day period between Sunday 17th May 2026 through to Saturday 30th May 2026. We have just eight...
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/ 4 months ago100 up! Burnley get set to party
By BEN JAYCOCK Standing tall: Burnley 1st XV and, below, their thriving youth set-up BURNLEY Rugby Club will have their centenary...
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/ 4 months agoAussies left with nothing as Kiwis rule semi-finals
By BEN JAYCOCK Aces: Johnny McNicholl scores for Crusaders Below, Chiefs star Damian McKenzie, left, and Hurricanes hat-trick hero Ngane Punivai...
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/ 4 months agoMemorial Wall at Saints
News NORTHAMPTON Saints have been given the green light to create a dedicated memorial space within the grounds of Franklin’s Gardens...
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/ 4 months agoFixtures
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoIreland head coach Andy Farrell excited about the future after signing new deal to 2031
Andy Farrell has signed a contract extension to remain as Ireland head coach until the conclusion of the 2031 World Cup.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Play off chaos! Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Prem shootout + URC semi finals
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TRP writer Chris Collyer to...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 5 months agoWhen Saints need him most, Archie McParland is ready
The 21-year-old scrum-half has spent two years in Alex Mitchell’s shadow at Franklin’s Gardens. With the Lions nine now sidelined again,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 13 summary: Dogos clinch home semi-final amid play-off drama
In Round 13 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Dogos became the first team to secure a home semi-final with...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLloyd Williams looking to finish on a high as Worcester Warriors go for Champ glory
Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams aims to bow out today as a Champ winner when Worcester Warriors clash with Bedford Blues...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoExeter Chiefs’ Scott Sio is keen to bow out in style
Prop star Scott Sio aims to sign off at Exeter Chiefs with a Prem winner’s medal before he joins Cardiff this...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoSteven Luatua and AJ MacGinty agree new deals at Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua has extended his contract into a 10th season with the club.
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/ 5 months agoWilliams out to end his career on a high
> Continued from Page 1 involved in the club and the city.” Williams is proud to have played his part in...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBath lead the way as Prem’s big spenders
Champions Bath were the Prem’s biggest spenders in their treble-winning season of 2024/25.
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/ 5 months agoMcCarthy is ruled out
Lock: Paddy McCarthy LEINSTER prop Paddy McCarthy has been ruled out for the remainder of their season after sustaining a foot...
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/ 5 months agoTrio to leave Saracens
FIRST team backs Gareth Simpson, Louie Johnson and Sam Spink will all leave Saracens at the end of the season. Scrum-half...
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/ 5 months agoMcParland to step up after Mitchell blow
ARCHIE McParland will play a key role in Northampton’s title charge with England scrum-half Alex Mitchell likely to miss the rest...
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/ 5 months agoBarker on way back to Pirates
CORNISH Pirates have resigned lock Steele Barker from Bristol two years after the 25-year-old left to join the Prem side. He...
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/ 5 months agoWelsh pair to leave Bristol
ALISHA and Jasmine Joyce will leave Bristol this summer to return to Wales. In total, 11 players are leaving the Bears....
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/ 5 months agoStevens decides to call time
CORNISH Pirates back row John Stevens – the son of former British Lions and England forward Brian ‘Stack’ Stevens – has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoJo Yapp: British & Irish Lions Women will be the best of all of us
Former England captain Jo Yapp wants to “help shape the future of women’s rugby for years to come” after being named...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoDan Murphy: Champions Gloucester-Hartpury focusing on four in a row despite star exits
Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Dan Murphy is determined to finish the season on a high despite the distraction of three of his...
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/ 5 months agoMcCall: That was a case of job done
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall felt it was a case of job done as his side gear up for a...
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/ 5 months agoClark: We feel like we were robbed
ARTHUR Clark admitted the Cherry and Whites felt “robbed” after George Furbank’s last-minute try. “We arrived with no pressure as no-one...
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/ 5 months agoHealy: It’ll be nice to share a drink with the lads after that
BEN Healy’s remarkable cameo from the bench inspired Newcastle to a dramatic second half comeback. The fly-half kicked eight points and...
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