News By The Rugby Paper Team
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoScarlets left humiliated by physicality of nine-try Bulls
By TIM LEWIS Bulls ............57pts Tries: Moodie 2, Coetzee 8, 71, Brink 14, Grobelaar 25, 52; Louw 30, Nortje 44, Hunt...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoMunster lose way after disallowed try
By JOHN FALLON Lions ......................23 Munster ..................21 MUNSTER, having come from 26 points down to claim a bonus point against the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoTyro flyer Theo gets his chance
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Stormers v Cardiff Today. Kick-off 12pm, DHL Stadium Cape Town Raring to go: Theo Cabango YOUNG wing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoZebre’s long wait goes on
Sharks ............38 Zebre ..................6 THE Sharks secured their fourth consecutive bonus point win after a second-half flourish against the competitions whipping...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoMcKay try gives Warriors second wind
By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ..................30 Edinburgh ................17 GLASGOW withstood an fierce fightback at the start of the second half to take...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHard road, but Biggar got there in the end
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Throughout his long Ireland career, the peerless Jackie Kyle missed a mere four...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChosen 30 to make the final hurdle
PETER JACKSON GIVEN the Six Nations’ capacity for wreaking havoc on a Grand National scale, it is all too easy to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoInga taught Edwards to box clever
PETER JACKSON VA’AIGA Tuigamala, the cross-code superstar, lay in state at Waitakere Stadium in suburban Auckland the day before his funeral...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDuncan at the double to keep heat on leaders
By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates............31pts Tries: Channon 10, 49; Duncan 13, 56; Sirker 76 Conversions: Robson 14, 50, 76 Hartpury ..........24pts...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoUzokwe focussed on his job of winning
By BEN JAYCOCK EALING flanker Simon Uzokwe isn’t getting carried away with the club’s appeal to get into the Premiership insisting...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDolly hopes to join younger brother Nic in top-flight mix
By JON NEWCOMBE DONCASTER sit proudly on top of the table with one of their 20 league games left to play...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoSimmons treble helps Reds to best ever finish
By CIARAN THOMAS Coventry ..........38pts Tries: Nayalo 8, Stanton 12, Ma’asi 22, Tyas 48, Owen 64, Martin 73 Conversions: Mitchell 8,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAdamson grabs four as Blues hit turbos
By TOM SANSOM L Scottish ..........21pts Tries: Anderson 3, Tuilangi 30, Dawes 40 Conversions: Nutton 3, 30, 40 Bedford ..............62pts Tries:...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoRobbie grabs hat-trick on glory day for Stapley family
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ..................38pts Tries: Henderson 7, R Stapley 16, 36, 70; Rossiter 50, Bird 80 Conversions: Humberstone 8, 17,...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoPark hold on to ease relegation fears
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ........22 Darlington MP ......23 LEEDS Tykes left to rue the absence of a regular kicker as...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoTry-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place
By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoMaasi leads the charge for Moseley
By DAVID LAWRENCE Birm Moseley ........45 Plymouth Albion ..28 MOSELEY entertained their home fans with seven tries to bolster their midtable...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeones licked wounds and came back fighting
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF at first you don’t succeed... roll up...
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/ 4 years agoDJ Downhill on the up and chasing smash hits
By JON NEWCOMBE BUDDING DJ Sam Hill is fit again and ready to leave opposition defences in a spin after returning...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed mist may not lift for a generation
STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever...
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/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by regular Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher plus Scotland legend Gavin Hastings to...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoRotherham wake up late to seal the victory
By DES HICKIE Chester.............. 17 Rotherham...... 34 ROTHERHAM recovered from conceding two early tries to take the honours at Chester. The...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoA victory full of controversy!
By OLIVER LOCK Bournville...............26 Loughborough.......24 BOURNVILLE snatched a dramatic bonus-point win as they came from behind to win a first-ever encounter...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoTynedale keep up momentum
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....22 Tynedale.................24 TYNEDALE’S sparkling late-season form continued with a narrow bonus-point win on the road in South...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoStour find a perfect response to setback
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge.... 45 Blaydon.............38 STOUR kept their promotion prospects alive, but were given a real run for their money...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoRhys runs riot again in massive Park rout
By MARTIN HILL Sedgley Park... 80pts Huddersfield...... 5pts Breakaway: Jamie Harrison steps through the Huddersfield defence on the way to score...
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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoDavidson sinks Gate in dying moments
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale............23 Harrogate................ 21 HARROGATE almost clung on for their fourth win of the season, but Tom Davidson landed...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoRowland is in right place at right time
By SHAUN WREN Worthing...........29 Esher.................. 30 DANIEL Rowland was Esher’s hero as they left Rugby Park at the top of the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoBragging rights go to the Lions
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....26 Hinckley.................. 17 LEICESTER Lions claimed the derby bragging rights with victory over Hinckley. Ben Young opened...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWild Knights ride to league summit
JAPAN ROUND-UP PANASONIC Wild Knights went top of the Japan Rugby League One by beating the Ricoh Black Rams 29-12. Tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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/ 4 years agoConfident Swans make it seven on the spin
BUCS ROUND-UP By NICK POWELL SWANSEA will head into next week’s play-off quarter-final at Loughborough on a seven-match winning streak as...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoU18s gear up for Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND U18 clash with Wales today at Taunton RFC ahead of next month’s Six Nations festival in Marcoussis, France....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGood news for injured Bears duo
NEWS EXTRA BRISTOL Bears are confident their captain Steven Luatua and Sam Jeffries will return before the end of the season...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoDupont flair puts France in the mood to celebrate
By NICK CAIN France ................25pts Tries: Fickou 14, Cros 39, Dupont 59 Conversions: Jaminet 40, 60 Penalties: Jaminet 8, 23 England...
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Iconic Pictures
/ 4 years agoBiggest names in British sport compare notes
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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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoMagical Tremblett stars for Wizards
Aberavon ..............45 Llanelli ..................14 ABERAVON warmed-up for their Premiership Cup semi-final clash with Llandovery by running in seven tries in a...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoLate drama as leaders hit back in added time
Swansea ..............17 Newport ................24 THE Premiership leaders were pushed all the way by Swansea and had to rely on two tries...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoPowerful first half sets up Steelmen
Ebbw Vale ............27 Llandovery ..........15 EBBW Vale made the most of facing a side saving their best for next week’s Cup...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoRavens get shot down
Bridgend..........17 Pontypridd ....54 BRIDGEND were sent crashing back to earth by Pontypridd having recorded their first win of the season against...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNo time to rest as pressures mount up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN This should have been a weekend off for those Top 14 and ProD2 players not involved in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 20, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoTop-flight wings set to fly for the Army at HQ
NEWS EXTRA By PIERS DUNHAM COME kick off on the April 30 it will have been three long years since the...
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/ 4 years agoFit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey
By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers...
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/ 4 years agoEvans set to pump in extra £2.5m
CORNISH Pirates jointhead coach Gavin Cattle says Dicky Evans’ decision to carry on funding the Championship club for three more years...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoToo many red marks on Eddie’s report card
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT SO where are we with Eddie Jones and England at the end of his sixth Six Nations in...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoGibson-Park guides Irish to Triple Crown
By PAUL REES Ireland ..............26pts Tries: Sheehan 16, Healy 27, Van der Flier 59, Murray 78 Conversions: Sexton 17, 28, 60...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years ago‘There’s plenty more in team’
IRELAND hooker Dan Sheehan caught the eye and went over in the 16th minute to open the scoring for the hosts....















