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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoRegional results
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoPerpignan fighting for life at the basement
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tough times: Perpignan skipper Jamie Ritchie and, inset, fly-half Tristan Tedder PICTURES: Getty Images IN HIS fifth...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoBaldwin’s red sinks Drovers
By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up EBBW Vale made it 24 points from a possible 24 after they defeated 14-man Llandovery...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoDavies makes sure for Ponty
By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD remain two points clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after their 26-19 bonus-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoResults
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/ 6 months ago2025/26 SQUADS
Bristol Bears Head coach: Scott Lawson Co-captains: Amber Reed/Abbie Ward Forwards: Nicola Beet, Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Elliann Clarke, Elizabeth Cook,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoCredit Cards, Prepaid Cards, and More: Choosing the Right Casino Payment Option
When playing at online casinos, one of the most important decisions a player makes happens before the first spin — how...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoBDM Bet Casino for European countries
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoOnline Rugby Betting: How Technology Makes Predictions More Accurate
Rugby fans have always enjoyed guessing the score before the final whistle. Yet, until recently, those guesses relied on gut feeling,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 months agoThe Psychology Behind Every Great Game Plan
Behind every great athlete, coach, or player is more than skill. There’s a strategy built on psychology. A solid game plan...
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Features
/ 6 months agoSir Clive Woodward reveals his secret to peak performance and winning mindsets
Sir Clive Woodward is widely celebrated as a Peak Performance speaker, whose proven strategies in sport and leadership have influenced teams...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEd Slater calls for more research into MND
Ed Slater has urged the government to increase funding for research into motor neurone disease after England 2003 World Cup winner...
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/ 6 months agoInjury problems are mounting out west
■ By PAUL REES BRISTOL’S early season injury crisis meant that they were without 15 backs at a training session last...
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/ 6 months agoUnions make stand against R360
EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...
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/ 6 months agoIt’s retirement for me, says wing Hewitt
FORMER Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt has retired from rugby. The 30-year-old, below, left Dragons at the end of last season after...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoFrankie Nowell splits time between Australia and Camborne
When Frankie Nowell decided to head for a new rugby life Down Under, little did he realise the impact the switch...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoGleeson replaces Blackett at Bath
BATH have appointed former Warrington assistant coach Martin Gleeson as their new backs and attack coach to replace Lee Blackett who...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLen Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs
Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoRadford accepts chance to coach Scotland
Quality: Lee Radford NORTHAMPTON defence coach Lee Radford will be seconded to Scotland for this season’s international windows and then take...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoSo, why have these names changed?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY father played the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoJames O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers
James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoWe need more games a season
I READ with interest Peter Jackson’s article regarding the demise of Saturday afternoon rugby and agree fully with his comments. In...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDu Preez to quit Sale for Bayonne
SALE Sharks back Rob du Preez will leave the club at the end of the 2025-26 campaign to join Top 14...
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/ 6 months agoDREAM TEAM
WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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/ 6 months agoThe whole team were outstanding, says happy Van Graan
BATH boss Johann van Graan was full of praise for his champions, especially Finn Russell. He enthused: “It was a very...
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/ 6 months agoNorthampton Saints 32-26 Leicester Tigers: Alex Mitchell’s zest puts Saints in the zone
A second-half surge settled this fluctuating East Midlands derby in favour of Northampton Saints by five tries to Leicester Tigers’ two.
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/ 6 months agoDowson concern for injured Freeman
NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson reported England wing Tommy Freeman had suffered a bruised hip which forced him off after half-time. Dowson...
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/ 6 months agoBaxter: We had Zombie mentality
ROB Baxter blamed a Zombie mentality when Exeter enjoyed a player advantage for the defeat at Ashton Gate. The Chiefs led...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoSale Sharks 57-5 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tom Roebuck puts his foot down for Sharks
Sale Sharks’ Tom Roebuck reduced Newcastle Red Bulls to rubble to remind Steve Borthwick of his class ahead of England’s autumn...
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/ 6 months agoTownsend says he’ll flag up any conflict of interest
SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend has defended his link with Newcastle Red Bulls after agreeing a new consultancy deal with the club,...
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/ 6 months agoBravery and modesty of the ultimate team player
LEWIS Moody’s courage in talking publicly on television this week about being diagnosed with MND was typical of a man who...
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/ 6 months agoO’Connor will need to get act together
JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...
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/ 6 months agoFranchise men have work to do
THE franchise men extolling the virtues of a closed shop Premiership as the most riveting and competitive of leagues will have...
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Features
/ 6 months agoStuart Hogg; I’ve found peace – I’m living in the now
Mark Stevens talks to Stuart Hogg about how riding a bike to raise money for Doddie Weir’s charity put him on...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoPoor start by Scarlets is no crisis, insists Peel
■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets .............. 0pts Stormers .......... 34pts Tries: Roos 11, de Villiers 39, van Heerden 56, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65, Khan...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoBowen leads the way to calm Cardiff on nervy night
■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............14pts Tries: Bowen 14, 76 Conversions: Sheedy 15, Lloyd 77 Connacht ...........8pts Try: O’Connor 80 Penalty: Forde...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoOspreys in charge as they break their duck
■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys .............................24pts Tries: Cokanasiga 15, Morse 18, Ratti 74 Conversions: Edwards 16, 19, 75 Penalty: Edwards 59 Zebre......................................0pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoSmith rocket gets Glasgow in mood
■By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ........... 49pts Tries: Steyn 10, Horne 24, 61; Brown 42, Hiddleston 47, Matthews 67, Penalty Conversions: Hastings...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoMunster get the job done
■By BRYN PALMER Munster...........20 Edinburgh........19 MUNSTER will head to Croke Park to tackle Leinster on Saturday buoyed by a bonus-point win...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoLeinster enjoy Lions boost
■By KEVIN FALLON Leinster............31 Sharks................ 5 LEO Cullen said this was like starting the season all over again as the champions...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoUlster cash in on extra man
■By JOHN FALLON Ulster................28 Bulls.................... 7 ULSTER made the most of an extra man for ten minutes in the third quarter...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 6 months agoBenetton……….41 Lions……………..15
LOUIS Lynagh scored four tries as Benetton produced a commanding performance to secure their second win of the season. Rhyno Smith...
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/ 6 months agoThomas is on target to make sure for Coventry
■By PAUL SMITH Coventry ...........35pts Tries: Bacon 8, Sullivan 36, Strong 47, Thomas 54 Conversions: Thomas 8, 36, 54 Penalties: Thomas...
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/ 6 months agoGallagher hat-trick topples Richmond
■By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ................................ 27pts Tries: Gallagher 11, 38, 45; Thomas 27, Hearn 65 Conversion: K Wilkinson 46 Richmond ........................21pts...
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/ 6 months agoChampions Trailfinders extra quick
■By JOSEPH TERRY E Trailfinders ..55pts Tries: Oliver 1, Collins 9, Hampson 19, Buckley 35, 56; Hatherell 37, Bailey 43, Montgomery...
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/ 6 months agoAmpthill find another gear as they deny brave Pirates
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............26pts Tries: Caluori 9, 61; Smith 28, Wilson 48 Conversions: Grimoldby 10, 29, 49 C Pirates ...........21pts...
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/ 6 months agoTait and Fox link up to enjoy 50th celebrations
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........ 42pts Tries: Veainu 34, Murphy 40, Fox 44, Tait 49, Kerr 54, 65 Conversions: Bennett: 34,...
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/ 6 months agoDead-eye Bazalgette guns down Warriors
■By ED HARTLEY Hartpury ............28pts Tries: Holiday 9, Morgan 56, Trevett 66 Conversions: Bazalgette 56, 66 Penalties: Bazalgette 24, 54, 61...
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/ 6 months agoArchers too good for Scottish
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ........... 7pts Try: Shephard 36 Conversion: Honey 37 Nottingham ......26pts Tries: Williams 1, Dickinson 16, Graham...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoIt was great to see so much full-on attack
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AFTER the longest pre-season in history, Champ Rugby finally returned and what a weekend it was....
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