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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoOran Murphy: I owe it to myself to give it another crack
Loughborough University loosehead Oran Murphy has been spearheading the African Violet charge to yet another title attack in a formidable pack,...
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/ 6 months agoBeechen Cliff keep perfect record intact
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff moved top while defending champions Gordon’s keep chasing their tail in the ACE League...
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/ 6 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
UP TO AND INCLUDING SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2025 Welcome to the latest update of this new season of TRP Fantasy Rugby....
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/ 6 months agoLEADERBOARD
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoSteelmen stretch away at the top
Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW VALE made it six wins from seven with a 38-26 bonus-point triumph at RGC...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoBeddau can’t stop Merthyr
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD REIGNING champions Merthyr went top of the Welsh Premiership after beating Beddau 22-15 at the Wern...
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/ 6 months agoHughes moving to coaching role
FORMER Scarlets and Dragons centre Steff Hughes has retired aged 31 to concentrate on coaching. The former Wales Under-20 cap made...
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/ 6 months agoScots award 35 contracts
SCOTLAND Women have awarded one-year contracts to 35 players, 21 of whom were part of the recent World Cup squad that...
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/ 6 months agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 6 months agoVunipola happy to stick with Caudullo
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Going strong: Billy Vunipola playing for Montpellier PICTURES: Getty Images REPORTS of Billy Vunipola’s impending Top 14...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 16, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 16...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoOlly Woodburn: I’m going to prove my worth at Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs winger Olly Woodburn admits he’s hungry to make up for lost time after enduring the toughest year of his...
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/ 6 months agoBunting steps down from Black Ferns
NEW Zealand women’s director of rugby Allan Bunting has stepped down from his role following the Black Ferns’ semi-final exit to...
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/ 6 months agoMND match raises £110k
LEGENDS from both rugny codes did battle at Kingsholm last Sunday as the 745 Game raised £110,000 to help fight motor...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoGeorge Ford urges England to seize their chance against New Zealand
George Ford insists Maro Itoje’s England are determined to seize their place in the nation’s rugby history by ending the long...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup – Trailfinders the Champ team to beat + what makes BUCS Super Rugby so great?
In this week's episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TRP writer Joseph Terry to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months ago‘Fast and explosive’ Louis Rees-Zammit back in ‘happy place’ after Wales return
Louis Rees-Zammit is determined to bring star quality to rugby after returning from his 18-month spell in the NFL “heavier, faster...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 7 months agoFive takeaways from England vs Fiji
England beat Fiji 38-18 last weekend at the Allianz Stadium Twickenham, which is a somewhat flattering scoreline as Fiji put England...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoGeorge Ford returns at fly-half for England to face New Zealand
George Ford will direct England’s quest for a first victory over New Zealand in six years after being named in a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland sweating on fitness of Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum ahead of All Blacks test
England are sweating on the fitness of Tommy Freeman and Ollie Chessum after the British and Irish Lions duo emerged as...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoIsaac Marsh: From Gloucester to Cardiff Met – chasing the next chapter
“I heard life is what passes when you're too busy living.” The opening line of Zach Bryan’s “Late July” makes you...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoSouth Africa and France deliver rugby at its finest as Springboks triumph in Paris
Saturday’s blockbuster clash between the World Champions South Africa and Six Nations 2025 Champions France was, in my opinion, the most...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoWales suffer heavy defeat to Argentina in Steve Tandy’s first match as head coach
Wales began the Steve Tandy era with an emphatic defeat as Argentina claimed a record 52-28 victory in Cardiff.
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/ 7 months agoSamoa looking good for RWC ’27
SAMOA breezed past Brazil 48-10 in the opening round of final World Cup qualifying in Dubai as they strive to keep...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoOsborne injury adds to the problems for coach Farrell
IRELAND head coach Andy Farrell was left with an injury headache at full-back for this week’s game against Australia after a...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoThat was hard one to take -Tuipulotu
CAPTAIN Sione Tuipulotu admitted Scotland’s failure to go on and earn a first win over New Zealand was “a tough pill...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoScotland 17-25 New Zealand: All Blacks snuff out Scots’ revival
The agony for Scotland goes on. It is now 33 matches since 1905, and a first-ever victory over New Zealand continues...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoItaly 26-19 Australia: Italians’ ‘Aussies’ put one across the land of their fathers
Italy appear to have Australia’s number as the Azzurri secured back-to-back wins over the Wallabies for the first time in their...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoGeorgia prove too strong for USA
International round-up GEORGIA defeated the USA 43-30 in an entertaining contest in Batumi. USA bounced back from their 85-0 humbling by...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoRichard Sharp, ever the gentleman player
Hero: Richard Sharp in action and, top right, after his starring role against Scotland in 1963 PICTURES: Alamy RICHARD Sharp, who...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoBristol cubs show fight against experienced tourists
■By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol ................14pts Tries: Wornsip 28, Harris 72 Conversions: Protheroe 29, 73 Argentina XV ...38pts Tries: Pérez Rachel 17,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland A 14-31 New Zealand XV: Josh Hodge and Tom Pearson stand out in crowd
England A were their own worst enemies as mistakes and inaccuracies gifted their opponents an ultimately comfortable victory.
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoWe were sluggish, admits Mapletoft
ENGLAND A coach Mark Mapletoft believed his side didn’t capitalise on their aerial superiority. He said: “With the players we had...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoDavid Norrie: 40 years on, and still stuck in the dark ages
The definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over again – and expect a different result.
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/ 7 months agoKeystone Cops are still calling the shots
YOU can understand why rugby’s lords and masters are chasing the US dollar, but doing it in the way the Keystone...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoAbandon fully professional rugby in Wales – it is not working
WELSH rugby is in dire straits. I believe it is a position that is irrecoverable with the current regional model and...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoRichard Sharp, the pride of Cornwall
ON a damp Thursday afternoon in January 1960 with a Cornish mist hiding Carn Brae, a small group of local Redruth...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoLet’s send Baa-Baas to Paraguay
I AM a long time Rugby League fan who has, in recent years, become a convert to Union too. I am...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoNewcastle relegation question
IN last week’s letters Jeff Gage states that Newcastle should have been relegated last season. That would almost certainly have led...
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Letters
/ 7 months ago‘Away ends’ not for me
LAST season the idea of “away ends” was tested but I haven’t heard if this will be trialled again – or...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoDREAM TEAM
KEVIN SORRELL, THE FORMER SARACENS CENTRE AND COACH, WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U20S BACKS COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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/ 7 months ago‘Shunto’ spent his career on the bench
THE village of Penclawwd, renowned for its cockles and for sending a pair of schoolboy half backs to run rings round...
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/ 7 months agoNo stopping Trailfinders as they go on rampage
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill .............. 0pts E Trailfinders ..71pts Tries: De Wee 9, Wilson 19, 80; Hatherwell 31, Collins 40, 63;...
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/ 7 months agoHartpury hold on to deny Cov in thriller
■By OLLY DARCY Hartpury .......................... 36pts Coventry ..........................31pts Tries: Lemon 18, Morgan 20, 30; Lennon 28, Holiday 51 Conversions: Bazalgette 18,...
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/ 7 months agoGarside on hand to come to rescue
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ..................15pts Tries: Tudor 6, Hyde 24 Conversion: K Wilkinson 7 Penalty: K Wilkinson 16 Worcester ........17pts Tries:...
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/ 7 months agofor Worcester
san Wilkinson’s conversion. A messy attempt by Worcester when trying to play out from their own 22 was capitalised upon by...
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/ 7 months agoBedford take control to put Scots in rear view mirror
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ........... 7pts Try: Clayton 12 Conversion: Wilstead 13 Bedford .............26pts Tries: Hutler 4, Herman 46, Ward...
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/ 7 months agoBasement battle is no problem for Richmond
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......... 5pts Try: Thorne 38 Richmond ........ 54pts Tries: Obonna 4, Pim 14, 18; Baggott 33 Nugent...
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/ 7 months agoKnights crash again as Chinnor cash in
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........21pts Tries: McNab 40, Margetts 52 Conversion: Bennett 40 Penalties: Bennett 5, 12, 24 Chinnor ..............23pts...
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/ 7 months agoPirates enjoy smash and grab
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham ......28pts Tries: Dickinson 17, 33; Thomas 37, Cherry 60 Conversions: Parks 17, 33, 37, 60 C Pirates...
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