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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoNathan plots a Taylor-made win
■ By ADAM CLEARY Lymm .......................33 Cinderford ..............43 CINDERFORD leapfrogged Lymm in the table with an impressive bonus-point victory on the...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoMawson double is Redruth highlight
■ By RORY MORROW Redruth ...................27 Hinckley.................. 10 REDRUTH roared to a bonus-point victory, recovering from an early concession to comfortably...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBen’s backing Chester boys to beat any travel sickness
■ By CHRIS COLLYER Try machine: Ben Ivory scoring for Chester NATIONAL Two West newcomers Chester are bedding into their new...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoBarnes leave it late to maintain title tilt
■ By BEN SHEARD Guernsey..........21 Barnes...............29 TITLE-CHALLENGERS Barnes secured a late yet impressive victory at Guernsey thanks to tries from Ross...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoWilliams breaks the Henley hearts
■ By JONATHAN SHANKLAND London Welsh........36 Henley......................32 HENLEY came close to upsetting the form book as a late try from Hywel...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoMatt adds finish to Oaks success
■ By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks.............. 61 Oxford H................... 19 OAKS enjoyed a highly convincing victory over Oxford Harlequins. Sevenoaks were quickly...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoThis Bury win was worth the wait!
■ By ANDY HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......20pts Dorking...............17pts Winer: Try scorer Andrew Denham and, below, it’s scrum-time PICTURES: Ellen Affleck AN...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoClinical Oundle rewarded for top defensive effort
■ By JOHN VALLELY Westcombe Park..24 Oundle...................... 31 OUNDLE’S defence and ability to take their chances was the differences in this...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoMcPhun settles leaders’ nerves
■ By DOUG MILLER Havant ..................... 19 Old Albanians .......33 IN a match they appeared to be winning comfortably at one...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoCanterbury ruin Botterill’s big day
■ By WILLIAM BULL Esher ........................29 Canterbury .............33 ESHER were edged out by Canterbury in a dramatic encounter, despite a memorable...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoShanahan is seeing Bury winning the mind games
■ By JOSEPH TERRY That’s how to do it: Bury celebration BURY St Edmund’s director of rugby James Shanahan believes a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoResults
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBadham leads the battle for survival
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY IORI Badham has impressed enough to make his Scarlets URC debut this season but remains...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoExeter finish the season unbeaten
SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER sealed an undefeated ACE League campaign beating SGS in a promotion final 33-31. The...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoL’borough triumph to take top spot
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH moved top of the BUCS Super Rugby table, after defeating Exeter 49-40 in a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLEADERBOARD
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
We are now approaching the TRP Fantasy Rugby 2025/26 Substitution Window. The window opens on Thursday January 1, through to midnight...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoFranchi treble fires Steelmen
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD CAPTAIN Joe Fran-chi’s hat-trick inspired Super Rygbi Cymru leaders Ebbw Vale to maximum points in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoMerthyr sweep Ponty aside
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD WELSH Premiership champions Merthyr maintained their 100 per cent winning record and struck a blow in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoPerpignan say Reece is joining them – but is he?
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Class act: Sevu Reece runs in a try for New Zealand against Wales last month PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoAlbi showing Nissa the way in third-tier tussles
THE third-tier of men’s club rugby — the Nationale — doesn’t usually make many waves in France, even though matches are...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoTierney’s new year date to return full-time
WRU chief executive Abi Tierney will return to fully resume her position in the new year. Tierney has been undergoing medical...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoLeo Cullen on why perfection isn’t realistic after Leinster’s seven-try Champions Cup win over Harlequins
For many in the Leinster camp, it feels like the start of the season with the return of the international players...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoThe biggest rugby events in the UK and Ireland in 2026
Every year, rugby has their big matches and tournaments that every fan of the sport is looking forward to. This year,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoBiggest Loses in NRL History
There’s nothing like a 60-point loss in an NRL game. Each season features a few lopsided scorelines, but some matches stand...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoTop 5 hair transplant clinics in Turkey 2026
For many people, hair loss means a significant loss of self-confidence and quality of life. A hair transplant is therefore much...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoEuropean Rugby Champions Cup: Full Tournament Preview and Key Contenders
Introduction: A New European Rugby Season Begins The 2025-26 European Rugby Champions Cup is back. Starting on December 5th, the club...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoFootball Betting Trends in Different Countries Around the World
Football’s status as the world’s game is undisputed, with billions of fans following their favourite clubs and national teams across continents....
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoThe Top South African No-Deposit for 2025
As online gambling continues to grow rapidly in South Africa, players are increasingly seeking reliable, transparent and trustworthy information to guide...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoSouth Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been banned for 12 weeks for an eye gouge on Wales flanker Alex Mann.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoNo action taken over Tom Curry & Felipe Contepomi row in England-Argentina Test match
England flanker Tom Curry will not face punishment for a tunnel row with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi following last month’s Test...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland ace Brown takes charge at Esher
FORMER England fullback Mike Brown has been appointed as sporting director at National One club Esher, replacing Peter Winterbottom who has...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoPumas knew risks of emptying bench
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I CONSIDER Peter Jackson’s...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoWRU acts like it has a death wish
ALTHOUGH supporters of Welsh rugby will have suspected it for some time, there is evidence to suggest the WRU has a...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEngland prop Asher ruled out for six weeks
SALE and England prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour is set to miss the next six weeks with an elbow injury sustained in last...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoTwo-match ban for Saints flyer Todaro
NORTHAMPTON wing Edoardo Todaro has been suspended for two games following his red card against Bristol last Saturday. The 19-year-old Italy...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDREAMTEAM
HAYES, FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE AND ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK, WHO IS NOW HEAD COACH OF CHESTER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoSale Sharks 21-26 Glasgow Warriors: Sharks reeled in by rugged Warriors
Sale Sharks has proved a notoriously difficult venue for visiting teams, as evidenced by their outstanding home record in recent years.
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEveritt’s relishing return to top table
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Edinburgh v Toulon Today. 5.30pm EDINBURGH are buoyed by the return of two British & Irish Lions...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoBath 40-14 Munster: Johann van Graan’s side issue a warning to Europe elite
Bath issued a thunderous statement to Europe’s elite as they ruthlessly swept Munster aside at a rain-soaked Rec.
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Selection skills key to delivering big prizes for Steve Borthwick’s England
Where does England’s 4-0 Autumn Series success over southern hemisphere opposition leave them? The answer is having to take the next...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoStormers survive Smith red card with powerful late surge
By BEN JAYCOCK Bayonne ............17pts Tries: Mori 16, Erbinartegaray 53, Paulos 61 Conversions: Spring 62 Stormers ...........26pts Tries: Khan 2, de...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoChampions fight back to tame Bulls
■By SAM JACKSON Bulls ...................33pts Tries: de Klerk 8, Ludwig 20, van der Merwe 25, Moodie 37, Rudolph 39 Conversions: Pollard...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoExpansion theory has killed pool jeopardy
IT’S official: the “pool of death” is dead. Daisy-pushing, maker-meeting, Python-parroting dead. When the newly expanded World Cup group stage unfolds...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoNine-try Ulster destroy Racing
■By SAM JACKSON Ulster ..............61 Racing 92 ......... 7 ULSTER launched their campaign in emphatic fashion as they ran riot against...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoNew full-back Young shows his class in Cardiff defeat
■By SIMON THOMAS S Francais .......38pts Tries: Ibo 17, 50; Halaifonua 42, Scelzo 60, Foursans-Bourdette 64, Laloi 73 Conversion: Foursans-Bourdette 43,...
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