News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South Central/South West round-up: Four-star Turton leads romp for Maidenhead
By MO SHER Scintillating Maidenhead thrashed struggling Banbury 82-15, scoring 12 tries. Winger Alex Turton went over in the opening minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 South East round-up: Rokomoce at double as loss to rivals is avenged
By BEN GODDARD Colchester avenged their defeat by local rivals Sudbury earlier in the season by securing a bonus point 28-22...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional 1 North East/North West round-up: Billingham beat freeze to stretch lead at the top
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Another decimated set of league fixtures saw only three out of the 12 scheduled games taking place across...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoMillfield squeeze through to take Shield
By ELISE HAMERSLEY Millfield lifted the World Schools Festival Shield after seeing off Cardiff and Vale 15-11 in the final. The...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Leeds Beckett No.8 Kade Bird
Skilful No. 8 Kade Bird endured heartbreak after being dropped by London Irish academy but has been presented with a golden...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe need a massive rethink, says Morgan
By LUKE JARMYN On the up: Jersey Reds in action One of the Championship club’s leading negotiators has highlighted the need...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMather delight at Ealing selected for Premier 15s
By BEN JAYCOCK The RFU have confirmed eight teams have been successful in their application to join the 10-team Premier 15s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoWinning a World Cup gives you real fame
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With Eddie gone it is now time to expect the old ideas...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoEngland pair commit futures to Saracens
JAMIE George and Elliot Daly have signed new contracts at Saracens. England hooker George, 32, has made 263 appearances since making...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoAxed Eddie set for Twickenham return
FORMER England head coach Eddie Jones will return to Twickenham next year to lead the Barbarians in a match against a...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoFagerson injury doubt for Six Nations opener
SCOTLAND tighthead Zander Fagerson is a doubt for the start of the Six Nations with a hamstring injury. Fagerson, 26, sustained...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoNorth ruled out after cheekbone operation
WALES centre George North has had an operation after suffering a facial injury during the Ospreys’ defeat to Leicester Tigers last...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoFalcons ace Maddison banned until New Year
NEWCASTLE hooker Charlie Maddison has been suspended for three weeks. Maddison, 31, was cited for striking Connacht scrum-half Caolin Blade with...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoPau coach hit with 10-week suspension
PAU head coach Sebastien Piqueronies has been given a 10-week suspension for making inappropriate physical contact with referee Sam Grove-White in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoJapanese League One round-up: Champions fight for opening win
By BEN JAYCOCK Champions Saitama Wild Knights kicked off their title defence with a gritty 22-19 comeback win over Brave Lupus...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoQuins double-header hits buffers
HARLEQUINS’ doubleheader at Twickenham on December 27 has been rescheduled for March because of the impact of rail strikes. The club’s...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoDorking reaping reward of joined-up thinking
By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking chairman Shaun Hammond believes the club have learnt valuable lessons from the last time they were in...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMcKenzie on top form and enjoying life at Harlequins
By BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Arabella McKenzie in action for Australia at the World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images Australia fly-half Arabella...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBears put name on it
By IMOGEN AINSWORTH BRISTOL Bears women have become the first team in the Premier 15s to put players’ names on the...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHarris: No limit to how far Reds can go
By BEN JAYCOCK Antonio TJ Harris believes his unbeaten Jersey Reds side have no limit on how far they can go...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Edd Thrower ‘Going to Italy was the best move I ever made’
The former London Irish, Wasps, Saracens, Crociati, Bedford, London Welsh, Massy & Piacenza full-back on his life in the game Loving...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years ago12-try statement win for league leaders Cardiff
By HARRY CORISH Cardiff......................82 Carmarthen...............0 Cardiff got back to winning ways by running riot at the Arms Park, scoring 12 tries...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBack row Dainton set for Rhinos
Wale an c t d o in t WALES openside Bethan Dainton, below, has left Premier 15s side Harlequins to pursue...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGatland: I can turn Wales into winners
WARREN Gatland believes he can get Wales back to winning ways following his return as head coach following the sacking of...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoWelsh leagues round-up: Patterson shoots try double for Archers
By HARRY CORISH Cardiff Met versus Cross Keys was the only Championship game to survive this weekend’s temperatures as the Archers...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoConviction that spells the end for Laporte
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bernard Laporte’s future as president of French rugby’s governing body has to be untenable after he was...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoGloucester look to maintain fast start
Gloucester-H v DMP Sharks KO 2pm By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW PREMIER 15s pacesetters Gloucester-Hartpury have been boosted by the returns of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoSalvin cautious of Harlequins all stars
Exeter v Harlequins KO 2.30PM By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW EXETER Chiefs assistant coach Steve Salvin says his side have ‘exceeded expectations’...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoDavies strikes twice to deny Lightning
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol....................... 31 Loughborough.......26 Done it! Bristol celebrate victory Lark Davies returned to haunt her former side as Bristol...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoExcluded Warriors thrash helpless Wasps
By SAM BYTHEWAY Wasps..........................0 Worcester............... 50 Worcester Warriors put their current exclusion from next year’s Premier 15s to one side as...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMoseley pay tribute to super six
Birmingham Moseley last week played host to six of the players who starred for the Midland Counties (West) team that beat...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, December 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoSix Nations agony for Anscombe
By PETER JACKSON Gareth Anscombe will miss the entire Six Nations tournament for the third time in four seasons. The full...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCrunch meeting is RFU’s last chance, says Bow
By LUKE JARMYN A crunch meeting is set to take place on Monday between the RFU and Championship clubs – with...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoCrowley still hoping Odogwu will play for Italy
By JON NEWCOMBE Wanted: Paolo Odogwu and Kieran Crowley, below Italy head coach Kieran Crowley hasn’t yet conceded defeat in his...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoJames has sights set on success in Europe
By JON NEWCOMBE Having reached the quarter-finals in the first two seasons of Alex Sanderson’s tenure as DoR, Sale Sharks are...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeams know they are in for a fight against us – Ojomoh
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath born and bred centre Max Ojomoh believes his side have the potential to make a playoff push...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoEverything to play for as Pacific duo join 100 club
By LUKE JARMYN Bristol's Pacific pair Steven Luatua and Chris Vui – the side’s newest centurions – will play a crucial...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSimpson, 34, calls it quits
Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson has retired from professional rugby, aged 34. Simpson, who played six games for Sale on a...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoEngland now have better Cup chance
FOLLOWING the sacking of England head coach Eddie Jones at the start of this week a number of respected people involved...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoI can’t see why Exeter struggle with the cap
SURELY I am not alone in wondering why it appears to only be Exeter struggling with the salary cap and unable...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoP shares should go to promoted teams
REPORTS suggest that Wasps and Worcester’s Premiership rivals are to seize those two clubs’ valuable P shares after their relegation to...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoPichardie determined to get Spain back on track
By BEN JAYCOCK Mario Pichardie enjoyed a dream international debut as he was awarded player of the match in Spain’s recent...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Luke Sheriff
The former Harlequins & Nottingham flanker, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Jason Leonard – True...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoA new culture requires a new captain for England
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Whoever is next in line as England head coach, whether it’s Steve Borthwick or...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoChiefs find their form to blast out a Euro warning
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Castres................................ 12pts Penalties: Dumora 22, 30, 34, 40 Exeter................................. 27pts Tries: S Simmonds 19, Ewers 27, Maunder 44,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBattling Quins can’t survive in Shark Tank
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sharks................................ 39pts Tries: Mbonambi 11, Mapimpi 17, 27; Kok 50, Chamberlain 78 Conversions: Bosch: 12, 18, 51, 80...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPlisson has the drop on Stormers to steer Clermont home
By BEN JAYCOCK Clermont.......... 24pts Tries: Newsome 46, Raka 62 Conversions: Plisson 48 Penalties: Plisson 17, 54, 73 Drop-goal: Plisson 70...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLyon go close but can’t catch battling Bulls
By SAM JACKSON Bulls.................. 42pts Tries: Novuka 3, Van der Linde 7, 19; Carr 23, Jacobs 41, Smith 65 Conversions: Steyn...















