News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe made it far too easy for Exeter, admits coach Lam
Pat Lam was left with a sour taste in his mouth after watching his Bears fail to finish the job off...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSale take hard route to land a home semi
By ADAM HATHAWAY Gloucester ....................... 22pts Tries: Ludlow 47, Rees-Zammit 56, May 80+2 Conversions: Hastings 48, 57 Penalties: Hastings 31 Sale...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks told to get on fun bus
ALEX Sanderson, the Sale director of rugby, praised his side’s guts – then promised a big night out on the bus...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSounds like Lam putting someone else’s money in his mouth
CHRIS HEWETT Precisely none of the owner-investors who finance professional club rugby in England are in obvious need of a tin...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSwitching codes is harder than you think
CHRIS HEWETT Top tip for rugby league players looking to make a name for themselves on the far side of the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCollins double keeps Saints in the running
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Newcastle........................... 5pts Tries: Radwan 4 Northampton................... 66pts Tries: Mitchell 8, 57, Collins 15, 29; Augustus 40, Hill 44,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoDowson lines up Leicester friendly
Tom Collins is hoping he has not made his final appearance for Northampton. The popular long-serving winger, whose brace against Newcastle...
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Rugby Matters
/ 3 years agoAshton did it all his way, and we can only applaud
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Over the years, I’ve probably had more abuse...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoIrish must be sharp, says Van Rensburg
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v London Irish Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium PUTTING a kitchen accident to one side, Benhard...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMcCall: We need to hit our peak form for the play-offs
Saracens can secure first place in the league today but all DoR Mark McCall really cares about is hitting peak form...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoA great showcase…now let us unite on all fronts
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS I ENJOYED some great days out at the Principality Stadium, but among the most special...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoAmbitious Wales out to end France’s title hopes
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... France v Wales Today. Kick-off 3.15pm Wales are looking to bounce back from last weekend’s humbling by...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoRed Roses stay on course for Grand Slam
By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland.................................0pts England ............................48pts Tries: Beckett 2, Heard 16, Kildunne 21, M Packer 26, Talling 36, Reed 71, Matthews...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSkeldon on hand to help Scots end losing streak
By SAM JACKSON Scotland ..........29pts Tries: McMillan 11, Skeldon 35, 67, Bartlett 46, 51 Conversions: Nelson 47, 53 Italy................... 21pts Tries:...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years ago‘Competitive games will help game grow’
By CAM STEPHENS As Shaunagh Brown resides in the Cayman Islands, coaching and inspiring the next generation of girls wanting to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors keep home run going
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow .........29 Connacht .......27 Glasgow extended their unbeaten home record to 17 matches as they finished their URC...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoYoungsters get a lesson
By RONAN O’NEILL Bulls ................62 Leinster ............ 7 Former Ireland flanker Sean O’Brien watched on as his first game in charge...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCardiff show their class to overcome problems
By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............... 21pts Tries: Parry 45, Thomas 63, Lake 67 Conversions: Anscombe 45, 63, 67 Cardiff ................ 38pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoDragons take chances to stun Scarlets
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons............. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNohamba stars as Lions finish strong
Lions ............. 50 Zebre .............35 Sanele Nohamba scored 20 points as the Lions beat Zebre in Pretoria to end their URC...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoClassy second half earns Stormers home quarter
Stormers ......38 Benetton ......22 Stormers turned on the style in the second half to claim a bonus-point victory over that sealed...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster get it right in the end
By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............22 Munster ..........22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoUlster seal second spot
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ............... 18 Edinburgh .......14 John Cooney crowned his midweek contract extension with a stunning display to secure...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMavericks who can light up the game
Paul Rees looks at the big-match characters who cause problems for coaches but who delight fans Chris Ashton was always going...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Greenwood: ‘We got Eddie Butler blind drunk on Dark & Stormies’
The former England A, Roundhay, Nottingham, Wasps & Wakefield loose forward talks about his life in the game I snapped my...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoAfter 23 years, it’s all over for Myler
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The longest career of the 21st century came to a cruelly anti-climactic end...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoNevers is taken over by the mob
PETER JACKSON Nevers is about as close to being smack bang in the centre of France as any city gets, a...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoExiles take control in battle for survival
By MO SHER L Scottish ........ 49pts Tries: King 18, 27; Wallis 22, Mehson 37, Cleaves 62, Anderson 76, Charalambous 78...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFrench fires hat-trick to gets Blues over the line
By LUKE MARSH Ampthill ...........27pts Tries: Gallagher 4, Finlay 9, Sproston 46, Bacon 58 Conversions: Hardwick 10, 59 Penalties: Hardwick 29...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoReds take the spoils in clash of the titans
By TOM INNES Jersey ................................ 19pts Tries: McHenry 15, Grahamslaw 29, Brown 65 Conversions: Bennett 15, 65 Ealing.................................. 13pts Try: Farrar...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFive-star Knights put Caldy to the sword
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Sanders 33 Conversions: Gourlay 34 Doncaster.........38pts Tries: Margetts 2, Holden 42, Roberts 56, Edwards 75,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry put on a show in front of record crowd
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Wand 13, Penalty 20, Martin 40, Talbot-Davies 45, Ma’asi 50, Nayalo 66 Conversions: Talbot-Davies 13,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz earns revenge for Pirates
By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ........... 21pts Tries: Britton 6, Teague 22, Johnson 32 Conversions: Robson 6, 22, Bazalgette 32 Hartpury...............
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National League One
/ 3 years agoKick star Price is right for Chinnor
By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor.............38 Darlington MP. 22 Chinnor edged out Darlington Mowden Park in an entertaining clash at Kingsey Road....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark pip hosts in an 11-try thriller
By JOSHUA MATHESON Cinderford.............. 31 Rosslyn Park.........38 Rosslyn Park eventually gained the upper hand on Cinderford after a ding-dong clash at...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRams down gritty Esher to stay top
By STEPHANIE FRANKLIN Esher ........................ 19 Rams ........................33 Leaders Rams overcame a poor first half to keep their title ambitions alive...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoKeep ‘proud’ after Sale end season in fine style
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.............. 49pts Tries: Brown 13, Robins 29, Onasanya 44, Barron 49, Priestley-Nangle 70, Longmore 76, Walsh 78...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMagic Morris conjures up treble in Bishop’s blitz
By RICHARD GORE Hull............................ 17 Bishop’s S.............. 44 Winger Jake Morris bagged a seven-minute hat-trick early in the second half to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoIn-form Cam stay in promotion race
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 10 Cambridge.............. 31 Cambridge maintained their push for promotion with a convincing bonus-point victory over Plymouth...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTykes toppled in Titans try surge
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....59 Leeds Tykes...........28 Taunton Titans hit top form to beat Leeds Tykes in this must-win clash. The...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoInjuries force prolific Cope to call time on Reds career
By LUKE JARMYN An injury-ridden past two years is forcing Jersey playmaker Brendan Cope to hang up his boots and come...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoBrownlie dreaming of leading his men to glory
By WILL SPARKS Ben Brownlie would love to take Cambridge to the Championship for the first time by lifting the National...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSmith the star in fine Fylde finale!
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester..............25 Fylde..................40 This proved a ten-try crowd-pleaser with Greg Smith the star Fylde came out winners with six...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGate blown away by early Titan blitz
By TIM THORLEY Harrogate................ 17 Rotherham T..........45 Rotherham blew hosts Harrogate away with a storming opening display as they led 38-0...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSam leads Ionians to record triumph
By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians............ 80 Blaydon....................26 Hull Ionians ran in 12 tries to cruise to victory in an end-of-season party...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPowerful Park show champion qualities
By NICK DOYLE Otley.................... 10pts Sedgley P..........28pts Super Sedgley Park Tigers finished off their season with another bonus-point win, although they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoGrasshoppers gain revenge with strongest finish
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G.................27 Wharfedale............ 12 Preston Grasshoppers avenged their opening-day defeat against Wharfedale with a 27-12 victory in the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFisher the man to seal thrilling victory
By LYDIA HASTINGS Sheffield..................36 Tynedale.................33 Sheffield wrapped up their season in style with a thrilling 36-33 victory over Tynedale on the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoField secure points in very feisty fixture
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Sheffield Tigers....24 Huddersfield.......... 31 Huddersfield overcame four yellow cards to see off the Tigers in a tempestuous contest....
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoSedgley finally shake off ‘nearly men’ tag
By GRAHAM SCOTT Sedgley Park captain Matt Riley is delighted to have shaken off the club’s ‘nearly men’ tag to secure...















