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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoBailey flying high for super Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks.......28 London Welsh........ 17 AN injury-time Louis Bailey try gave Henley a vital bonus-point win over London...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoYoung at heart as Oundle win thriller
■By PETER CROOT Oundle .....................36 Westcombe Park .33 OUNDLE edged out Westcombe Park in front of their biggest crowd of the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBrown’s boys are heading the right way – Thornton
■By BEN JAYCOCK Leading the way: Esher No.8 Liam Thornton LIAM Thornton believes Esher’s mid-season appointment of England legend Mike Brown...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoStone the crows! Barney runs riot
■By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................28 Sevenoaks ............. 61 SEVENOAKS took the honours in this bottom-of-the-table clash. The visitors opened the...
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Features
/ 6 months agoGilmore moves to boost his squad
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have brought in reinforcements on short-term contracts until the end of the season as the club deals with...
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Features
/ 6 months agoRepeated breaks ‘tricky’
GLOUCESTER head coach George Skivington says repeated breaks in the Prem schedule make it hard to build momentum. After two weeks...
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Latest News
/ 6 months ago40 years later, and the ladies party on
WE seem awash with anniversaries but one notable landmark we should particularly note is the 40th anniversary today – April 19...
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Features
/ 6 months agoLUCAWOODYATT GLOUCESTER & WALES U20 NO.9
YOUNG GUNS Luca Woodyatt has wasted little time making his mark on the international stage, stepping seamlessly from Wales U18s into...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLeague winners Bath on the trail of double
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY BATH will face Loughborough in the BUCS Super Rugby Championship final on Wednesday at Rodney Parade,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRegional Results
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoExeter pair out on loan
EXTRA NEWS EXETER Chiefs youngsters Ben Coen, 21, and Oscar Beckerleg, 20 have joined Champ outfit Cornish Pirates on loan. The...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoNew deal for Dolly
ALEX Dolly has extended his contract at Doncaster Knights for the 2026/27 season. The Australian-born scrum-half is set to enter his...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoSix clubs move up
AUTOMATIC promotion from Regional 1 to National Two has been confirmed with six clubs moving up to the fourth tier. Heath,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoCollege which is producing players who can make it right to the top
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CITY of Oxford College’s Activate ACE Rugby Academy is determined to change perceptions around player development,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoQuins, Ravens win through to last eight
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD A LAST-GASP try from centre Jac Howells snatched elimination play-off victory for Carmarthen Quins as...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoNeath storm back to stun Met men
Premiership round-up NEATH backed up their Premiership Cup triumph with a stunning 40-34 comeback win at Cardiff Met. Having defeated Merthyr...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoSititi swoops as Chiefs snatch dramatic win over Hurricanes
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK WALLACE Sititi marked his return in stunning fashion as Chiefs claimed a dramatic 22-17...
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Top 14
/ 6 months agoAzema’s on his way back to Toulon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULON’S search for a head coach to take some of the day-to-day strain off sporting director Pierre...
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News Extra
/ 6 months agoCardiff sign Van Zyl on long-term contract
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF have appointed Corniel van Zyl as permanent head coach with the South African signing a long-term deal. Van...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoForthcoming fixtures
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Junior International Rugby
/ 6 months agoEngland’s Honey Kerslake inspired by memory of her dad – All Blacks great Jerry Collins
Almost 11 years on from New Zealand flanker Jerry Collins’ tragic death, his daughter Honey Kerslake is using his memory as...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: England injury crisis? Ellie Kildunne’s story + Women’s Six Nations Round 2 preview
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by journalist Sarah Rendell to break...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoWhat Eddie Hearn’s Rugby Moves Say About the Sport’s Digital Future
Rugby has traditionally relied on loyal but relatively concentrated fan bases, which has limited its mainstream visibility compared to sports such...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Seven summary: Pampas dominate Peñarol as Yacare stun Dogos
In round seven of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, Pampas clinically dispatched defending champions Peñarol 34-3 in Buenos Aires as the tournament...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoRobbie Deans joins Barbarians coaching team for Wales clash at Twickenham
Robbie Deans will return to the Barbarian F.C. coaching team this summer for their blockbuster clash with Wales at Allianz Stadium,...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoLeinster edging closer to fifth star after Champions Cup quarter final victory
Leinster moved a step closer to pinning a fifth star on their jersey after dismantling Sale Sharks 43-13 at Dublin’s Aviva...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoGeorge Furbank: Harlequins will take my game to a new level
George Furbank believes Harlequins have the talent to be big players in the Prem after signing a deal at The Stoop...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland’s Helena Rowland is putting her best foot forward at the 2026 Women’s Six Nations
England playmaker Helena Rowland played last year’s World Cup knowing there was a chance it would be the swansong of her...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoPlymouth Albion 68-24 Sedgley Park Tigers: Super Albion confirm play-off spot
Hosts Plymouth Albion guaranteed themselves a place in the play-offs after a ten-try rout over Sedgley Park Tigers.
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoGlasgow Warriors 19-22 Toulon: The Scottish side are stunned by the brilliant Nacho Brex
Toulon will head to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium to face Leinster in the European Champions Cup semi-finals after inflicting a first home...
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Women's International
/ 6 months agoWales 19-24 Scotland: The Scots stay cool to keep the Welsh out
Scotland withstood a ferocious late onslaught to spoil Sean Lynn’s first Six Nations game in charge of Wales with a hard-earned...
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Features
/ 6 months agoPaul Rees: Duelling French aristocrats! Toulouse and Bordeaux-Begles clash in the Champions Cup
Rugby in France has never been more popular. The television audience for the final Six Nations match against England peaked at...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoExeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade ‘doing everything’ to get back in the England side
Henry Slade hopes England coach Steve Borthwick will return to his tried and tested midfield partnership this summer to give the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoWorcester Warriors 14-28 Bedford Blues: Mike Rayer’s men stun Warriors to move up to second
Bedford Blues secured their first ever victory at Sixways to leapfrog Worcester Warriors into second position in the Elior Champ Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 6 months ago>> Guscott: French rivals showing England the way
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/ 6 months ago>> Cain: Quins lack the launchpad for Furbank
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/ 6 months ago>> Barbeary is the Bath hero
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/ 6 months agoPaul Rees analysis
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Women's Six Nations
/ 6 months agoLes Bleues take their time to put on a show
■By MARK ROGERS Tries: Grando 21, Arbez 44, Brosseau 54, Khalfaoui 60, Murie 70, Barrat 75 Conversions: Arbez 44, 55, 61,...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 6 months agoWe’re improving. I was super proud of all of them, says Lynn
Orr was sharp and di- That left the game fine-allowed her to return ing to cut the gap to five. ing....
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoThis team just will not give up, says van Graan
PROUD Bath head coach Johann van Graan hailed his side’s fighting spirit after they stunned Saints at the death. “This team...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoI’ve got to be a dog at the breakdown, says Willis
By BEN JAYCOCK TOULOUSE flanker and renowned jackaler Jack Willis has pinpointed the breakdown as the decisive battleground ahead of today’s...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoUlster march into final four with style
■By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER moved to within one game of a first European final since 2012 with an impressive victory over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoMontpellier cash in on Connacht’s error count
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Penalty: Gilbert 3 CONNACHT’S Challenge Cup campaign came to a disappointing end as they suffered a heavy defeat...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoZebre 32-35 Dragons: The resolute Welsh region keep cool to push the Italians out of the picture
Dragons edged a dramatic Challenge Cup quarter-final in Parma against Zebre to reach the semi-finals for the first time in their...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoChiefs looking for fast start
■By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER Chiefs head to Treviso braced for a fast start from Benetton, with director of rugby Rob Baxter...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBorthwick needs help on selection
STEVE Borthwick has been England manager for over three years now, and he has a similar win record (at roughly 60...
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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