News By The Rugby Paper Team
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoThompson try double keeps Esher on top
By STEPH FRANKLIN Esher...................39pts Worthing............ 19pts Diving in: Pierre Thompson scores for Esher ESHER’S promotion hopes are still intact after they...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark inspired by Smith treble strike
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Judd.... 12 Rosslyn Park..........46 A BUMPER crowd for the final home game of the season failed to...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRaiders denied in thrilling climax
By WILL FREEGAARD Guernsey..........33 Canterbury.......33 A LAST-GASP penalty try saw Canterbury snatch a draw in a thrilling clash. The Foxes, who’d...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHogarth the hero in Westcliff drama
By NICK CROWE Westcliff................. 20 Rochford Hund....... 17 A LAST-MINUTE try from Jack Hogarth sealed victory for Westcliff in an unbelievably...
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National League 2N
/ 4 years agoMoseley leaves it late to take glory
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge............ 31 Luctonians..............24 STOURBRIDGE picked up maximum points following a dogged derby contest in front of their highest...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRedruth keep up chase at summit
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.............63 Barnstaple....... 14 REDRUTH did all they could to keep the title race alive until the final day...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGiles, Botha sign for two more at Ospreys
OSPREYS winger Keelan Giles has signed a two-year contract extension. The 24-year-old has made 58 Ospreys appearances and scored 20 tries...
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Hidden
/ 4 years agoChampions sign off with home win
London & SE Premier SEVENOAKS finished the season as champions after signing off with a 37-17 win at home to Hertford....
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCope shows his class as Reds turn up the power
By LUKE JARMYN L Scottish ............7pts Tries: Trenholm 50 Conversions: May 51 Jersey ..............54pts Tries: Thompson 1, 55; O’Connor 30, Penalty...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew dad Nathan leads the chase for Brownlie
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being deprived of sleep having recently become a father, Cinderford’s Nathan Taylor is determined to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaracens book place in European quarters
SARACENS overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback last Sunday to book a Challenge Cup quarter-final date with Gloucester. Max Malins scored a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJohn calls time after four decades on front line
AFTER an incredible 42 years at North Ribbleslade RFC, 57-year-old John Thwaite hung up his boots yesterday. Thwaite has enjoyed the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEmergence of Richards the silver lining to Bath’s cloud
By PAUL REES WHEN Bath rake over the ashes of a season they will not be in a hurry to look...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScotland have eye on Chile warm-up
SCOTLAND are in talks to play Chile prior to their three-match summer series against Argentina, which start on July 2. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoJoseland’s treble for table-toppers
SW Premier BENJY Joseland scored a hat-trick as Exeter University confirmed promotion to National 2 South with an impressive 59-24 win...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPumas end wait for glory
ARGENTINA won their first Sevens World Series Cup in 14 years as they took the crown in Vancouver after beating Fiji...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoLlanelli finish rock bottom
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli..................29 Llandovery ..........36 LLANELLI will end the season rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table after...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWannenburg dies aged 41
FORMER Ulster and South Africa flanker Pedrie Wannenburg has died aged 41 following a car accident in Texas. Wannenburg played 20...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoAce Thomas chasing the dream
Premiership By ROB COLE PREMIERSHIP CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Aberavon v Newport Kick-off 5,35pm THE last time Aled Thomas played in a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHat-trick king Finlay hot on heels of Henley flyer Norville
By BEN JAYCOCK FLYING winger Finlay Sharp scored his third hattrick of the season last weekend as Clifton put Rochford Hundred...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSimmonds, Lawes face fitness race
ENGLAND No.8 Sam Simmonds could miss the season run-in and the three-Test summer tour of Australia. England’s first Test against the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby missed a trick by ignoring USA
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ican’t believe that the chance to expand the game over the Atlantic...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio
By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThree weeks for Chessum
LEICESTER lock Ollie Chessum has been banned for three weeks for his high tackle in Saturday’s European Cup win over Clermont...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBritish Rugby
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVeteran Bright is still top dog in the Championship
By BEN JAYCOCK RICHMOND No.8 Mark Bright was given a pleasant surprise ahead of the club’s end of season prize giving...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoProlific Smith wants Fylde to aim higher next season
By BEN JAYCOCK Ace: Fylde fly-half Greg Smith FYLDE fly-half Greg Smith is disappointed with the club’s fifth-place finish in National...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by RFU referee Craig Maxwell-Keys and The Rugby Paper regular columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLouis takes lesson from Wales axe
LOUIS Rees-Zammit is aiming for a winning end of season with Gloucester after learning from being dropped by Wales during the...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoPack power tells for Pontypridd
Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ..........14 Ebbw Vale ..............3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDiamond: There’s no ill-feeling, we do not hold grudges
By PAUL REES THE semi-finals of the Premiership Rugby Cup would usually struggle to command attention at a stage of the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago250 up! AWJ gets it right this time
By ROB COLE Cardiff ..................6pts Tries: Priestland 28, 44 Ospreys ............22pts Tries: Lake 54, Webb 61, Parry 66 Conversions: Anscombe 55,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLousi stars as Scarlets hit Dragons for six
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dragons..............19pts Tries: Dixon 35, J Williams 50, Warren 61 Conversions: S Davies 35, 62 Scarlets ............38pts Tries: Lousi...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeinster’s push for top spot held up by Sharks
By KEVIN FALLON Sharks ....................28 Leinster..................23 CHAMPIONS Leinster missed out on the opportunity to secure top spot in the URC when...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to gutsy win in Jo’burg
By JOHN FALLON Lions........................30 Connacht ..............33 JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks get pay-out for Springbok stars
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE pocketed significant six-figure fees for Springbok World Cup-winning stars Faf De Klerk and...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTwo strong ten-team divisions is the way forward
THE Rugby Football Union long ago deserted its historic, if often misused, role as guardians of the sport’s best interests. Sadly...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoChiefs can feed off their underdog tag
DESPITE losing nine games in the league and wrestling for a fourth place finish instead of pushing for a home semi-final...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTrial GGA rules… punish the player not the whole team
THERE is no doubt that red cards are spoiling the competitiveness of games but at the same time it is right...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoInsulting to say it’s all about location
WE at Hull Ionians take issue with comments made by Hull RUFC DoR Gary Pearce. Mr Pearce says: “Ionians are on...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHead shots deserve tougher sanctions
COLIN BOAG Seeing red: Leicester flanker Ollie Chessum was sent off in the 64th minute against Clermont-Auvergne PICTURE: Getty Images A...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoLeicester’s pack power has put them in the mix
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT is no surprise that there are four French quarter-finalists in the European Cup,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEsterhuizen powers home to trap Tigers
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........26pts Tries: Collier 2, Murley 12, Esterhuizen 73 Conversions: Smith 3 Penalties: Smith 34, 66, 80 Leicester...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCopy Exeter’s lead and be ready
Colin Boag THE news that Ealing Trailfinders had withdrawn their appeal against the decision that they didn’t meet the Premiership’s Minimum...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTerrible in the first 60 -Boyd
CHRIS Boyd celebrated his first win at Bath since taking charge at Northampton, but admitted the performance was not good enough...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMatson: Proud to be in the fight
HARLEQUINS senior coach Tabai Matson was proud of how his side hung in the fight. “We are pleased with that. You...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago14-man Scots scrape home
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ......29 Zebre ..............26 SOMETIMES you have to win ugly and Edinburgh did just that against Zebre Parma,...












