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Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday,April 9,2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading... Access all...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoHard to stop the drain of players going overseas
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one thinking that Maro Itoje is living in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoTon-up Ponty in 16-try rampage
Championship round-up By SEAN HOWE PONTYPOOL went on the rampage again as they ran in 16 tries to beat Glamorgan Wanderers...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoFish leads fightback in Cardiff’s crucial win
Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff......................32 Aberavon................. 15 DAN Fish rolled back the years on his 100th appearance for his home town...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoDrovers stay on course for top spot
Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............52 Swansea.................24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins edge dramatic clash against RGC
Premiership By PAUL HOUSE Carmarthan............32 RGC............................. 31 CARMARTHEN Quins ended a run of fourstraight defeats, inflicting a fifth away defeat in...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoNewport homing in on play-off race
Premiership By SIMON HOGG Newport...................33 Merthyr....................27 NEWPORT made it three wins in nine days as they beat Merthyr to move closer...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoBonus-point joy propels Vale into top four
Premiership By DAVE SINCLAIR Ebbw Vale...............32 Pontypridd.............. 10 JASON Strange’s side jumped back into the top four as they pushed Aberavon...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoHarvey hat-trick sparks Ravens triumph
By NIGEL HARDY Llanelli.............. 12 Bridgend.......... 47 REPLACEMENT hooker Gareth Harvey notched a hat-trick of tries as his Bridgend Ravens side...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Thomas brothers take different routes on Principality road
Cup finals round-up By ROB COLE THERE were mixed fortunes for the Thomas brothers at Principality Stadium as Steve saw his...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRisca cut down to make it 16 on the bounce
Division One round-up NEWBRIDGE booked their ticket to the home of Welsh rugby last weekend with a 43-35 win over Ammanford...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNon-stop season to challenge the best
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No-one has ever denied – no-one has ever been able to deny – that the French rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUnbeaten Knights charge on against the Rams
Japan League One round-up By BEN JAYCOCK SHOTA Horie celebrated his 150th game for Saitama Wild Knights with a try to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRayasi double puts Hurricanes on top
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS THE Hurricanes moved top of the table as winger Salesi Rayasi’s double powered Jason...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSpringbok stars help Blue Bulls end torrid losing run
Currie Cup round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Blue Bulls ended a horror run of 10 consecutive defeats with a convincing 40-3...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoPrem will keep its eight clubs in Europe
By PAUL REES The Gallagher Premiership will continue to supply eight clubs to the Heineken Champions Cup next season despite two...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBrown agrees new deal with Leicester
By PAUL REES Patience finally paid off for Mike Brown two months ago when the former England full-back’s determination to show...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEx-Ireland full-back Jones joins Borthwick
Former Ireland full-back Felix Jones will leave South Africa’s coaching set-up and join England as an assistant coach after the 2023...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoHaskell: Billy can still star for England
By BEN JAYCOCK James Haskell feels the door could be open for an international recall for his former England teammate Billy...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLam dismisses Goode criticism of club spirit
By PAUL REES Pat Lam dismisses claims by former England fly-half Andy Goode that some of his Bristol players, including prop...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoRegions agree six year deal
A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoI reckon there are three sets of laws…
I HAVE followed all the correspondence and the various comments by your contributors to The Rugby Paper over the interpretation of...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoThis ‘mish-mash’ does nothing for the game
LAST week’s TRP lists a bewildering array of cup, shield, bowl and plate competitions for grassroots clubs. Some are Round 1...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoKicking obsession is so boring for us all
I HAVE a revolutionary template to improve England’s rugby… try playing some! This obsession with kicking possession away makes for a...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBlackheath delight as they go back up
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath bounced back up to National 1 last weekend with a resounding victory over Westcliff and free scoring...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Jack Andrew
Jack Andrew, the Cornish Pirates and former Exeter and Plymouth prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoSaracens show they can thrive in adversity
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The European Champions Cup doesn’t get mentioned very much when you’re living in Bath...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGloucester so close to stunning triumph
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER La Rochelle ...................... 29pts Tries: Bourgarit 21, Thomas 25, 77; Kerr Barlow 45 Conversions: Hastoy 23, 46, 79...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years ago‘I’m very proud – and gutted’
Gloucester coach George Skivington had nothing but praise for his team after their narrow loss to reigning European champions La Rochelle....
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoToo little, too late as Quins wilt in the sun
By GARY FITZGERALD Stormers........................... 32pts Tries: Fourie 1, 28; Kitshoff 8, Willemse 47, Engelbrecht 74 Conversions: Libbock 2, 76 Penalties: Libbock...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMatson: We were not at our best
Tabai Matson refused to blame the South African heat for Quins’ latest Champions Cup demise. “We’ve been here all week, acclimatising...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLeinster get the job done against Northern rivals
By KEVIN FALLON Leinster..............................30pts Tries: Baird 19, Gibson-Park 54, Porter 63 Conversions: R Byrne 19, 55, 64 Penalties: R Byrne 12,...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoPoor discipline bites Munster in Shark tank
By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............50pts Tries: Mbonambi 45, 49, Hendrikse 17, Etzebeth 25, Kok 54, Bosch 58, Mapimpio 64 Conversions: Bosch...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoUnjustifiable to banish players like Willis
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Jack Willis is an inspirational new force for England, but he looks to...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoHeartfelt tributes paid to The Judge
NICK CAIN Paul Rendall, known as “The Judge”, is one of the game’s great characters and props, and on Thursday the...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoWiese comes to the rescue for Leicester
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ...........................16pts Tries: Wiese 51 Conversions: Pollard 51 Penalties: Pollard 4, 59, 70 Edinburgh............................ 6pts Penalties: Boffelli 42,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBlair: We blinked first on the night
EDINBURGH boss Mike Blair summed up his team’s disappointing night: “We blinked first,” he said in describing a wet and muddy...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSimmonds relishes battle with Mercer
By JON NEWCOMBE Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Sandy Park SAM Simmonds is relishing his personal head-to-head battle with Zach Mercer, the man...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEurope’s acid test awaits for Bulls
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Toulouse v Bulls Today. 3pm THE Bulls’ first appearance in the Champions Cup knockout stage sees them...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIt’s win or go home now, says Christie
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium AS an Arsenal fan, scoring and being on the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTipuric: We love being underdogs and we’ll fight hard
OSPREYS will be significant underdogs against the Premiership leaders but they have revelled in being this season’s surprise package. They beat...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoOspreys have the talent to pull off a big surprise
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I HOPE the Ospreys of 2023 have learned the lessons of their predecessors of 2008...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoBattling Cardiff grab the glory in magnificent triumph over Sharks
By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ........................... 28pts Tries: Domachowski 19, Adams 33, 40+2, Conversions: J Evans 20, 40+3 Penalties: J Evans 9,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoLions ……………. 51 Racing 92 ……28
LIONS battled to victory in their first ever Challenge Cup knockout stage game in Johannesburg, crushing Racing 92 despite being down...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoStade F ………. 24 Lyon ……………..41
CHALLENGE Cup holders Lyon had to come from behind twice to win at Stade Français and earn a place in the...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoHigh five for Matthews as Warriors crush Dragons
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............73pts Tries: Horne 2, Matthews 15, 22, 26, 33, 42; Turner 55, Forbes 57, Jones 59, Steyn 72,...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoScarlets grit it out to set up clash with Clermont
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ........... 19pts Tries: Fifita 50, Shingler 78 Penalties: Costelow 3, 15, 28 Brive.................... 7pts Tries: Olding 47...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoFormer Wasps star for Treviso
By JOHN FALLON Benetton ........41 Connacht ........ 19 CONNACHT could have few complaints as yet another Challenge Cup campaign fizzled out....
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European Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEasy for Clermont as Bears stumble
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................................ 26pts Tries: Randall 34, Radradra 38 Conversions: MacGinty 35, 39 Penalties: MacGinty 11, 18, 49, 78...
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