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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago2021-2022 NATIONAL 1 FIXTURES
Round 1 - Sat 4 Sep Moseley v Darlington MP Blackheath v Cinderford Caldy v Old Elthamians Chinnor v Sale FC...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago2021-2022 CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES
Leader: Ealing’s Craig Hampson THE prospect of at least two years battling the big boys in the Premiership adds more spice...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago2021-2022 NATIONAL 2 NORTH FIXTURES
Round 1 - Sat 4 Sep Stourbridge v Sheffield Tigers Hull v Luctonians Chester v Hull Ionians Tynedale v Fylde Loughborough...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago2021-2022 NATIONAL 2 SOUTH FIXTURES
Round 1 - Sat 4 Sep Henley v Old Albanian Hinckley v Barnes Redruth v Leicester Lions Clifton v Barnstaple Westcliff...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMallinder off to Japan for gig at No.10
NORTHAMPTON Saints playmaker Harry Mallinder is off to Japan in search of more regular playing time in the Top League. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMitchell leaves England for Wasps
ENGLAND defence coach John Mitchell is to join the backroom staff at Wasps. The 57-year-old former All Blacks head coach has...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDon’t rule Marcus out yet says Bowe
■By GARY FITZGERALD Calm: Marcus Smith MARCUS Smith may have found himself abused by former Ireland lock Neil Francis. But another...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Oundle was finishing school for Curry twins
Tom and Ben Curry are among the alumni to have learned their rugby at Oundle School
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Features
/ 5 years agoEngland U18 star Josh opts for Spain
Up and up: Josh Peters wins lineout for Spain ONE of the more exotic recent Oundle graduates is strapping lock Josh...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 17-22 Lions: Long arm of the Lawes grabs Lions first prize
Nick Cain's match report on a victorious start to the Test series for the British & Irish Lions, thanks in no...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoFirst Test player ratings: Itoje and Lawes stole the show
Paul Rees rates the performances from the first Test in Cape Town
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThis Springbok scrum was a pale imitation of itself
DANIEL GALLAN VERDICT Destroyer: Pieter-Steph du Toit The Springboks have tasted defeat before. Despite a widespread perception among many fans and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoMarcus Smith puts his name on Gatland’s list
The Premiership winner starred on debut for the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoWarhorse Alun Wyn Jones books his Test spot
Alun Wyn Jones came off the bench against the Stormers to mark a 21-day turnaround from he feared a dislocated shoulder...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFuture’s bright says Pivac as Wales fall
WAYNE Pivac declared the future of Welsh rugby to be in safe hands despite his team being beaten 33-11 by Argentina...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWales 11-33 Argentina: Pumas forward power gives Wales desperate day at office
Roger Panting's match report from Cardiff as Wales showed end-of-term distractions to allow Argentina to cruise to victory
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoAustralia 33-30 France: Wallabies ride out early red to clinch series
Dave Rennie's Wallabies wrapped up a 2-1 series victory despite Marika Koroibete's early red card in Brisbane
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoNew Zealand 60-13 Fiji: Reece hat-trick as All Blacks run riot
SEVU REECE scored a hattrick as the All Blacks thrashed Fiji at FMG Stadium before turning their attention to next month’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRef Peyper was too soft on South Africa
IF the Lions tour is of such a huge boost to the economy of the host nation why are we putting...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions need Joe’s prowess up front
HEADING into first Test week, the big question remains: Can the Lions pack get parity at the set-piece. Warren Gatland has...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRadwan’s on fast track to World Cup
IT’S fascinating how small margins make such a difference at the very highest level. Take Adam Radwan for example. The Newcastle...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFarrell at fly-half yells ‘whitewash’
AS much as I want the Lions to do well on their tour of South Africa, I just cannot see it...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPent-up demand could see fans back in droves
COLI BOAG The Premiership fixtures for next season have been released, and the expectation level for club rugby fans has just...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Biarritz and ex-Harlequins fly-half Brett Herron
Brett Herron, the new Biarritz signing and former Harlequins, Jersey, Ulster fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones unholsters young guns with England
Paul Rees considers the newcomers who could force their way into international reckoning with England
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWelsh show their warrior spirit after Deaves’ red
By SAM JACKSON Scotland ..........24pts Tries: Harrison 10, Gray 18, Muncaster 49 Conversions: Scott 11, 19, 50 Penalties: Scott 3 Wales...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGritty England grind way to Grand Slam
By ADAM ELLIS England ............27pts Tries: O Bailey 5, Bates 15, Relton 43, 70 Conversions: Mathews 6, 16 Penalties: Mathews 10...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBielle-Barrey spins in to quell Irish uprising
Ireland ............28 France..............34 FRANCE recorded their fourth-straight win against Ireland to secure second place in the table, with a well-executed try...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: First Test success vital for a winning series
There is always a special feel to the first Test of any Lions series in South Africa, a step into the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSmiler Smith ‘sums up Harlequins right now’
Harlequins skills and kicking coach Charlie Mulchrone says Marcus Smith has gotten to where he is by being a great applier...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGeorgia coach in hospital with Covid
GEORGIA head coach Levan Maisashvili is in a Johannesburg hospital with “serious lung damage” after testing positive for Covid-19. Maisashvili’s side...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions given wake-up call as Boks light get heavy
By NICK CAIN South Africa A..17pts Tries: Nkosi 12, Am 31 Conversions: Steyn 13, 33 Penalties: Steyn 5 Lions ..................13pts Tries:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMurray must put muzzle on De Klerk
KYRAN BRACKEN THE Lions must wrap up Faf de Klerk and cut off the supply line of his dangerous aerial bombs...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoThe Springboks are a beacon of hope in a tormented country
South African writer Daniel Gallan offers a personal view of what the Springboks mean to an economic and politically unstable country
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSam Simmonds is on a high with Lions after Twickenham pain
The Exeter Chiefs star has channelled Premiership final defeat into positivity on tour with the British & Irish Lions
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Features
/ 5 years agoLaurie Dalrymple interview – Champions Harlequins aiming for repeat glory
Paul Rees talks to chief executive Laurie Dalrymple about building sustained success at Harlequins
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRowe: RFU must help clubs bridge gap to Prem
By PAUL REES TONY Rowe believes there should be a route into the Premiership for aspiring Championship clubs when the suspension...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Methody have led way from the start
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools We recently featured the considerable rugby achievements of Royal Belfast Academical...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoCrawford helped redefine the role of full-back
OF all Methody’s notable rugby alumni none have been more accomplished than Ernie Crawford, a maverick trailblazer with a Charlie Chaplin...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester set to launch women’s programme
LEICESTER Tigers are to form a women and girls' rugby programme to begin later this year with former England full-back Vicky...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Saracens and England fly-half Zoe Harrison
Sarah Rendell talks to the Saracens fly-half about Premier 15s final defeat and her difficult past facing up to bullies who...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSamoa secure their spot in France
SAMOA booked their place in England’s 2023 World Cup pool with a 79-28 aggregate win over Tonga. Samoa won yesterday’s second...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSmit: ‘Gigantic’ series will leave its legacy
The victorious Springboks captain 12 years ago says he is just glad this year's tour is going ahead
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWalker wings in to drive Wales success
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON FORMER Wales winger and Olympic hurdler Nigel Walker has been named performance director at the Welsh...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPlayers lost their kit in a daze every week
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER RICHMOND AND ESHER FLY-HALF ROB KIRBY My time at Christchurch Boys High in New Zealand was...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStormers 3-49 Lions: Yes, signs are positive but Lions had it easy again
How the Lions performed against the Stormers and Nick Cain's team for the first Test
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMarcus continues to live the dream as joker in the Lions pack
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fast tempo: Scrum-half Ali Price OK, it was ‘only’ a seriously under-strength Stormers, shorn of all their South...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: New Blackheath captain Ed Taylor
Blackheath flanker Ed Taylor takes us through his pet hates from the rugby world and beyond
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRichard Hill stays in France with CAPD
FORMER England scrum-half Richard Hill will be staying in France despite leaving Rouen in May because he wanted to be nearer...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJordaan off to Vannes, not Falcons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VANNES have agreed a deal with experienced South African lock Jeremy Jordaan who was...
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