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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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/ 4 years agoMcBryde: We aim to make life hard for Ealing
NEWS EXTRA WITH Covid leading to the postponement of fixtures in the Championship, Doncaster sit top of the league, although the...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, January 2, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew Covid rules test powers of persuasion
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN After much of the second round of European competition was called off before Christmas because of Covid-...
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/ 4 years agoMore high calibre signings on way to Glasgow says Wilson
By BRYN PALMER GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson has signalled more signings of the quality of recent recruits Jack Dempsey, Sione Tuipulotu...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoSaracens flanker Reffell to join Ulster
IRISH-QUALIFIED flanker Sean Reffell will join Ulster in the summer from Saracens. The 23-year-old former England U20 international was named Sarries’...
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/ 4 years agoLaunchbury set for Wasps return in European Cup
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Launchbury will soon be fighting to regain his England jersey and showing Eddie Jones he can still...
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/ 4 years agoPeel keen for Liam to re-sign
SCARLETS head coach Dwayne Peel hopes Wales full-back Liam Williams stays with them. The 30-year-old, in his second stint in Llanelli,...
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/ 4 years agoCole: Tigers are willing to take on new ideas now
DAN COLE made his England debut when Steve Borthwick was the captain and admits he did not detect the coaching potential...
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/ 4 years agoA poker face, but Boyd can cut loose!
By PAUL REES AS Northampton blew an early 21-7 lead against Harlequins at Twickenham last week, returning home without even a...
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/ 4 years agoAnkle trouble will see Faletau miss start of the Six Nations
Working hard: Faletau DEFENDING champions Wales look set to start the Six Nations without topchoice No.8 Taulupe Faletau. The triple British...
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/ 4 years agoAmor gets a big job with Japan 7s
FORMER England men’s 15s assistant coach Simon Amor has been appointed technical director of Japan Sevens. Japan disappointed at their home...
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/ 4 years agoRyan hopes derby integrity remains
DRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan hopes the “integrity of derby games will remain” as league organisers face the challenge of...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoFeel for Borthwick, but inquiry is right
WHEN it was revealed Saracens had broken the salary cap and were to be relegated to the Championship two years ago,...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoUnderhill must stay
ANTHONY Watson leaving Bath could have huge consequences on and off the field and surely others will now follow with the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoStags still charging
IN LAST week’s Rugby Paper, Alec Jones, who regularly writes in support of lower league rugby lamented the supposed withdrawal of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYes, there were some good bits in 2021…
COLIN BOAG Last year was likeno other, with Covid wreaking havoc, and sadly the signs are that 2022 might be no...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PAOLO ODOGWU, THE WASPS AND FORMER SALE & ENGLAND U20s CENTRE/WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......
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/ 4 years agoEddie has failed in his dealings with No.9s
KYRAN BRACKEN WORLD CUP-WINNING SCRUM-HALF FOR the last two years I have been baffled by the decision by Eddie Jones not...
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/ 4 years agoBoxers get month off after KO, why not rugby men?
KYRAN BRACKEN I FEEL very let down by World Rugby and its approach to concussion. There is a malaise and a...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHero Hogg has final say as Chiefs get back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................19pts Tries: O’Flaherty 13, Hill 31, Hogg 75 Conversions: J Simmonds 14, 76 Bristol ................13pts Tries: Purdy...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiscipline will be key for Falcons to keep danger man Ford at bay
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road In swing: Brett Connon JUST as Newcastle United had...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIt’s great start to New Year – Hogg
STUART HOGG was delighted to celebrate his decision to stay at Exeter with a man-ofthe match performance. “The smile on my...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHastings eyes big finish after patient start
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Gloucester v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm Settled: Adam Hastings ADAM Hastings has noticed a difference since...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAldcroft inspires Gloucester victory
RUGBY SHORTS WORLD player of the year Zoe Aldcroft and teenager Sisilia Tuipulotu both scored twice as Gloucester-Hartpury claimed a bonus-point...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRescheduled matches clash with Six Nations
RUGBY SHORTS URC bosses have announced the recent postponed games in South Africa will be played on the final two weekends...
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/ 4 years agoWales show what goes down must come up
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever ready to enter into the season of goodwill, this column welcomes you...
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/ 4 years agoRed-hot Jersey aim for top spot
Bedford Blues v Jersey Reds Boxing Day, Kick-off 3pm JERSEY travel to Bedford to take on Mike Rayer’s Blues in a...
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/ 4 years agoAmps target first win at Butts Park
Coventry v Ampthill Boxing Day, Kick-off 1.45pm PAUL Turner’s Ampthill travel to rivals Coventry with just three points separating the teams...
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/ 4 years agoPirates psyched up for revenge mission
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates v Hartpury Boxing Day, kick-off 5pm, Mennaye Field Pack power: Pirates hooker Tom Channon crashes over...
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/ 4 years agoScottish rely on Sheppard to lead the way
London Scottish v Doncaster Knights Boxing Day, Kick-off 3pm BASEMENT side London Scottish host title-fighting Doncaster having managd only one win...
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/ 4 years agoMy inspirational man of the year is Marcus
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVERY December Time magazine nominates their Person of...
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/ 4 years agoAny rugby schools I have missed? Let me know now
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER AND finally for this year…a last call to our brilliant rugby playing schools out there. I’m calling...
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/ 4 years agoSpain will dedicate RWC bid to Kawa
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SPANISH rugby is reeling this Christmas at the shock death of their New Zealand-reared back five forward...
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Features
/ 4 years agoI was a bit wild and needed discipline
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, WASPS, SCOTLAND AND LIONS LOCK DAMIAN CRONIN Triumph: Damian Cronin, centre, sets...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap...
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/ 4 years agoWe shall recall them with pride
Brendan Gallagher remembers the great rugby players who passed away in 2021 RAYMOND JOHN McLAUGHLIN UCC Dublin, Gosforth, London Irish, Connacht,...
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/ 4 years agoTough-nut Marcus can look after himself OK
By ADAM HATHAWAY SOUTH African centre Andre Esterhuizen might have a reputation as a midfield hard man but he reckons the...
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/ 4 years agoHooper believes beleaguered Bath will get on a roll
STUART Hooper has been put through the wringer this season with Bath having lost all their 11 matches, but he says...
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/ 4 years agoBilly close to return for Sarries as knee improves
By GARY FITZGERALD BILLY Vunipola is back on track to return to the Saracens front line and has remained upbeat and...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew deals depend on Six Nations silverware
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two years, or 20 matches if you prefer, is how long it has taken Fabien Galthie and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMerchiston Castle have led from start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools FEW schools in Scotland have a prouder rugby record than Merchiston...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLongest running schools rivalry of all
NOT the least of Merchiston’s claims to rugby is their participation in the world’s longest running fixture against great local rivals...
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/ 4 years agoVan Zyl demands Irish show ruthless streak
By GARY FITZGERALD CORNIEL van Zyl has warned the London Irish players of the pitfalls of complacency as the Exiles reach...
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/ 4 years agoBiljon confident rugby can stay on track
By LUKE JARMYN HARVEY Biljon has called on rugby clubs, officials and supporters to “not get complacent” so the sport is...
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/ 4 years agoShaunagh honoured to play at Twickers
SHAUNAGH Brown intends to “enjoy the occasion” as Harlequins Women prepare for a second visit to Twickenham for “Big Game 13”....
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/ 4 years agoLeonard: ‘Old man’ Joe good for Eddie
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND’S recorbreaking prop Jason Leonard believes Eddie Jones’ team are heading in the right direction after a successful...
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/ 4 years agoHill and Skinner call time on Chiefs
SALE have confirmed the signing of England and British and Irish Lions lock Jonny Hill from Exeter Chiefs from the 2022-23...
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/ 4 years agoJason’s charity helps kids worldwide
JASON Leonard’s charity – The Atlas Foundation – have launched a Christmas fundraising campaign, the XV Days of Christmas. The campaign...
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