News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoClifton …………52 Bargoed ……….12
■By ROGER OPIE THE final game of Clifton’s pre-season preparations saw their strength, speed and fitness in evidence in this eight-try...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBrixham …………7 Exeter Uni ……29
■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO IN a fiery encounter at Astley Park, it was Exeter University who showed the needed spark, as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConnacht in charge to add to Sale’s woe
Connacht ................15 Sale Sharks ............5 ■By DAN JAMES SALE Sharks suffered their second consecutive preseason loss at the hands of Connacht...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHenley ………………..17 Loughborough S ..31
■By NICK PITSON HENLEY Hawks eventually succumbed to a quick and well drilled student side in their pre season clash at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPotter hits high notes as Tigers march on
Newcastle ........28pts Leicester ..........42pts By BEN JAYCOCK Harry Potter scored a hat-trick as Leicester Tigers ended their pre-season in style with...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTen-try Harlequins glad to find their rhythm
■By HARRY DAVIES Harlequins claimed an entertaining 66-19 victory over partner club London Scottish this weekend in the club’s first pre-season...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLeeds Tykes ..26 Rotherham……19
■By BEN CROPPER LEEDS Tykes produced a spirited display to fend off Yorkshire rivals Rotherham at The Sycamores. The match was...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBlackheath ….42 Esher …………….14
■By GRAHAM COX AN encouraging final dress-rehearsal for Blackheath who quickly recovered from an early setback to outscore their opponents six...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoOlowofela helps Nottingham see off Cambridge
Nottingham ..........29 Cambridge ............19 ■By ROB WILDMAN TWO first-half tries from new arrival Jordan Olowofela helped fire Nottingham to victory by...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLate tries give Ealing the edge over Richmond
Richmond ..............26 Ealing T ..................35 ■By TIM FORRESTER EALING Trailfinders edged this keenly contested pre-season game with late tries by Carlo...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoShelford ……….57 Cambridge II ….0
■By JOSHUA BARNES @therugbypaper SHELFORD shone under the lights with a huge blowout win over nearby rivals Cambridge. It was at...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCaldy …………..47 Sale FC …………12
■By JAMES JOHNSON A DOMINANT first half display set Caldy up to dismantle Sale FC at Paton Field. The home side...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPlymouth ……..28 Exeter Uni ……40
■By PATRICK MARSH NEWLY-promoted Exeter University completed their preparations for life in Division 2 West with a convincing victory over National...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoAmpthill ……….42 Glamorgan ……..5
■By MUHAMMED SHER AMPTHILL continued their preparations for the new Championship season with an impressive win in the Welsh capital, registering...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGloucester power to away triumph
Munster ..................19 Gloucester ............28 ■By DAVID ROBINSON GLOUCESTER opened their first pre-season fixture with a win over Munster at Musgrave Park....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoChinnor ………………40 Worthing …………….17
■By JACK JOHNSON CHINNOR finished pre-season with a commanding victory over Worthing Raiders as they scored six tries at Kingsey Road....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBath off to a flier with a blitz of Cov
Coventry ..............7pts Bath ....................38pts By SAM KERR Bath scored six tries in their first match of pre-season as head of rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPotent Park’s attack run riot
Rosslyn Park 66 Tonbridge J ....10 ■By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park ran out as dominant winners in their final preseason fixture...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoParker leads a Bury bonanza
Bedford A ........38 Bury St Eds ....45 ■By MUHAMMED SHER THERE was certainly plenty of value to be had at Putnoe...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSaints march past Champ Bedford
Northampton 40 Bedford ..........26 ■By JACK JACOBS NORTHAMPTON Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson began his tenure with a win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHot Bears blow away Dragons
Dragons ..................28 Bristol ....................45 ■By SAM JACKSON BRISTOL Bears delivered a late fightback to beat Dragons at Rodney Parade in their...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTynedale …………..28 Darlington MP ……52
■By NATHAN EDWARDS LIAM Checksfield hit a hat-trick as Darlington Mowden Park picked up a positive result in their final pre-season...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLucky Irish edge a 10-try thriller
Jersey Reds ..29 London Irish ..31 ■By IAN ROBSON @therugbypaper JERSEY Reds and London Irish shared 10 tries between them in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWasps pack a perfect 10
Doncaster ............0pts Wasps ................56pts By DAN WILLIAMS Touchdown: Matteo Minozz goes in for his second try PICTURES: Gareth Lyons Wasps kicked...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoExpect Pivac to pick his best side from here on
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the Rugby World Cup just over a year away, Wayne Pivac will likely have...
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Features
/ 3 years agoWe must become tough to beat
PAUL REES There are few grander training bases in sport than Bath’s. The club has a 99-year lease at Farleigh House,...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoEngland will relish American challenge
ROCKY CLARK England's most capped player and World Cup winner A Summer full of high-profile women’s sport is followed by an...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNow let’s go for the jugular, urges Slipper
By GARY FITZGERALD Australia ..........25pts Tries: McReight 2, 56, Koroibete 47 Conversions: Lolesio 3, 57 Penalties: Lolesio 7, 64 South Africa...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMarika tackle inspires victory
Marika Koroibete was ecstatic after helping the Wallabies return to winning ways and making one of the most ferocious tackles Test...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBoffelli puts the boot into All Blacks
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER New Zealand....18pts Tries: Taukeiaho 10, Clarke 31 Conversions: Mo’unga 33 Penalties: Mo’unga 28, 46 Argentina ..........25pts Tries: Gonzalez...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMontoya is so proud but Cheika warns of a backlash
Pumas skipper Julian Montoya couldn’t hold back his emotions after this historic victory. “I’m very proud of our team,” he beamed....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoFans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It feels like the Gallagher Premiership is tottering...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFrench go from strength to strength
AFTER a difficult week for English club rugby, it is both instructive and a little chastening to look over La Manche...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFrance set to rock with the best league in the world
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW French flair: La Rochelle may be champions of Europe but they finished fifth...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRemembering DK, the speedster who made a name for himself
PETER JACKSON KEN Jones died last Wednesday, barely a fortnight after his 82nd birthday and some 60 years after becoming the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGlad to see Rennie has loyalty top of his list
NO word in the rugby lexicon has been battered from pillar to post more often than loyalty, once a priceless virtue...
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National Leagues
/ 3 years agoIt’s not pitch perfect just yet for Bury coach Ford
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 EAST Bury St Edmunds’ preseason preparations have been affected by a lack of rain – but...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoRich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 1 Richie Williams is hoping his Cambridge side ‘can reach their full potential’ this season as they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTigers must look to edge the tight matches, insists Barrow
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 NORTH Sedgley Park Tigers missed out on the title by just four points last season –...
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National Leagues
/ 3 years agoBarber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon
By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL 2 WEST Mike Barber is looking forward to locking horns with former teammate Scott Sneddon as his...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThe day Pumas joined world rugby’s top table
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoThe game paying too much for its players
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Top gun: Semi Radradra is a marquee player for Bristol PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY FIXTURES
SATURDAY SEP 3 WELSH LEAGUES PREMIERSHIP: Aberavon v Bridgend, Carmarthen v Llandovery, Llanelli v Swansea, Merthyr RFC v RGC, Newport v...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGatecrashers ready to spoil the party again
CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions:...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half Sam Worsley
Having learned off the likes of AJ MacGinty and Callum Sheedy, ‘triple threat’ fly-half Sam Worsley is looking to make his...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSupport for 7s ace after rare cancer diagnosis
NEWS EXTRA By NEIL HARVEY FORMER Wales Sevens player Ethan Davies has announced he has a rare form of cancer. The...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Weekend beginning Friday, September 2, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConcern as refs switch to other side
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Another of French rugby’s leading gamekeepers turned coach this week, as Top 14 referee Maxime Chalon put...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMy sacking by England was bizarre, says Ashton
By NICK POWELL Brian Ashton was not bitter when he reflected on his removal as England coach, although he did describe...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWasps put their faith in Dodson
WASPS head coach Lee Blackett believes new signing Cam Dodson could become the gem the cashstrapped club are looking for. Dodson,...












