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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoMartin Johnson and Mike Tindall head cycle ride for MND in honour of Ed Slater
Ed Slater says he is honoured that “two absolute legends” of the sport will go head-to-head in a team cycle race...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoSaracens confirm signing of Wales’ Tomos Williams from Gloucester
Saracens have confirmed the signing of Wales scrum-half Tomos Williams for next season from Gloucester.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSotutu on way to Red Bulls
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Blues No.8 Hoskins Sotutu, below, on a three-year deal for next season. The 27-year-old has been...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoRubiolo’s new deal
BRISTOL lock Pedro Rubiolo has renewed his contract with the Prem club. The 23-year-old Argentina star arrived from Newcastle in 2024...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoDREAM TEAM
MATT ROGERSON, THE WORCESTER WARRIORS AND FORMER SALE SHARKS, JERSEY REDS, LONDON IRISH AND LEICESTER TIGERS BACK ROW, SELECTS THE BEST...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoRFU should say how long it plans to keep ring fence in place
THE RFU should be asked how long it sees its ‘Prem’ ring fence lasting. If it is for an indefinite period,...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoNo surprise to see Ellie take top award
ELLIE Kildunne’s Runner-Up accolade at Sports Personality of the Year will come as no surprise to avid fans of women’s rugby,...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoGenge’s lung-busting try inspires youngsters to follow in his footsteps
THE highlight of last Saturday’s Big Game 17 was, without doubt, Ellis Genge’s 50-metre run to the try line. All 64,000...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoI loved that, says Vesty. I’m just so proud of the boys
NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty was delighted with the victory. “We haven’t won here since 2022 so it’s a good place...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoBristol Bears 36-27 Newcastle Red Bulls: Ellis Genge to the rescue as Alan Dickens’ side threaten
Bristol Bears’ crowd favourite Ellis Genge emerged from the bench to save his side’s bacon as they narrowly avoided defeat to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoSale Sharks 43-17 Harlequins: Alex Sanderson’s side put struggling Quins to the sword
When Marcus Smith makes a basic, costly error, you know it has been a night to forget for Harlequins.
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoExeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers: Olly Cracknell gears up to reach 50 not out
Wales No.8 Olly Cracknell returns to start his 50th match for Leicester Tigers in an all-international loose trio alongside Joaquin Moro...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoGenge & Sinckler turn on the power
CREDIT where credit is due. Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler have not been top of the props in this column on...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoOnce again, Warriors get their hands on 1872 Cup
■ By KEVIN WOODWARD Edinburgh ........... 3pts Penalty: Scott 6 Glasgow ............21pts Tries: Dobie 32, 79; Horne 76 Conversions: Hastings 33;...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoCardiff forced to battle to keep Dragons out
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............22pts Tries: Sebastian 19, Mann 28, Adams 46 Conversions: Sheedy 19, 46 Penalty: Sheedy 70 Dragons...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoLeinster find some form to make it four in a row
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Munster .............8pts Try: Kelly 70 Penalty: Crowley 55 Leinster ............13pts Try: van der Flier 6 Conversion: Byrne...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoUmaga holds Zebre at bay
■ By PETER SEDDON Zebre ............... 23 Benetton .........37 BENETTON continued their strong run in the URC with a convincing victory...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoMurphy on target to deny brave Connacht
■ By BRIAN JONES Connacht ......... 24pts Tries: Treacy 24, Jansen 66, Devine 77 Conversions: Gilbert 25, 67, 77 Penalty: Gilbert...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPaul Rees: How Rob Baxter is building his new dynasty at Exeter Chiefs
Paul Rees talks to the Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter – and star player Ethan Roots – as the club returns to...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoDespair for Worcester as Chinnor stand firm
■By BEN MORRIS Worcester ........26pts Tries: Kareem 1, Garside 25, 46; Jeanes 33 Conversions: Reed 1, 33, 46 Chinnor ..............27pts Tries:...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoCaldy 34-29 Ampthill: Obi Ene in the right spot to take it for Ravers
Caldy brought a seven-match winless run to an end with a hard-earned five-point victory at Paton Field against Ampthill.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoWard: It was well worth missing Christmas for that
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........14pts Tries: Pritchard 57, Heaney 79 Conversions: Sinclair 57, 79 E Trailfinders ..41pts Tries: Gwynn 5,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoScottish get act together to dispatch Doncaster
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ........ 34pts Tries: Clayton 5, 38; Law 56, Ferdinand 78 Conversions: Kerr 6, 39; Bellamy 57,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoCov’s quick start is too much for Cambridge
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......19pts Tries: Allan 16, Dawson 71, Fulford 80 Conversions: Mausia 17, 72 Coventry ...........33pts Tries: Johnson 8,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoBedford’s battlers make it ten in a row
■By JAMES WILLIAMS Bedford .............33pts Tries: Penalty 19, Finch 44, Adamson 47, Weimann 76, Price 78 Conversions: Maisey 45, 48; Price...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoNottingham finish in fine style
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham ......38pts Tries: Roper 14, Dickinson 17, Graham 28, Richardson 33, Green 47, Sio 63 Conversions: Parks 15,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPoole has finger on the trigger
■By BEN JAYCOCK Man of steel: Sheffield back row Zak Poole SHEFFIELD’S flawless first half of the National Two North season...
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Features
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to those who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to some of the finest players in the world who passed away in 2025
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoGracey delighted as Oundle keep on road to summit
By BEN JAYCOCK OUNDLE have won five promotions in the last seven seasons and, after a formidable opening to life in...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSo sad to see end of Boxing Day duels
LIKE the half-time orange, the magic sponge and the tweed-jacketed referee, a Boxing Day chock-a-block with ferocious local derbies has gone...
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Features
/ 8 months agoOLLIE BATSON
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS CENTRE At just 18, Ollie Batson was recently named in Exeter Chiefs’ squad in the Challenge Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoResults
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Features
/ 8 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Gray – Facing the Haka was a very proud moment
Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Welsh Rugby
/ 8 months agoPontypool give Ebbw a fright
Super Rygbi round-up ■ By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale went 14 points clear after beating Pontypool 52- 38 in a bottom...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 8 months agoPonty win thriller to retake top spot
Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD returned to the top of the table after coming from behind to edge a Boxing Day cracker with...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 8 months agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Welsh Rugby
/ 8 months agoWRU delays decison on how to cut team
THE WRU remains undecided as to how to cut a professional men’s side having announced in October it wants to reduce...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoNonstop coverage a treat for TV fans
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Match winner: Joris Segonds kicked the crucial points for Bayonne with the clock in the red PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 14th December 2025 through...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoLEADERBOARD
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/ 8 months agoFANTASY RUGBY TEAM TOTALS
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/ 8 months agoDella-Savina sets team goals for Cardiff battlers
■ By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF University captain Gabriela Della-Savina admits her side’s results have been hard to face this season however...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, DEC 28 NATIONAL LEAGUES The Prem Exeter Chiefs v Leicester Tigers (3pm) THURSDAY, JAN 1 NATIONAL LEAGUES United Rugby Championship...
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Features
/ 8 months agoPlayers told to provide records
FORMER players taking legal action over alleged brain injuries have been refused permission to appeal against a court order requiring them...
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Features
/ 8 months agoWe can blow everyone else out of the water, says Hussell
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE lock AJ Hussell makes no apology for the confidence surging through the National Two West leaders...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoBlow for Exeter Chiefs as Len Ikitau faces surgery
Exeter Chiefs’ Australia centre Len Ikitau is facing three months on the sidelines after injuring his shoulder against Saracens last weekend.
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Rugby Paper News
/ 8 months agoModern protective gear revolutionises rugby sport
The remarkable evolution of protective equipment in rugby, which has occurred throughout the past decade, has dramatically transformed the sport by...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoCardiff 17-21 Scarlets: Blue and Blacks shocked as they are floored by Gareth Davies
Scarlets’ veteran scrum-half Gareth Davies rolled back the years to score two tries as his side pulled off a remarkable victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoAmazon app is helping Ospreys second row Ryan Smith feel at home
Ryan Smith has been busy with his online shopping since arriving in Wales from Australia.
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoDragons in a battle to keep Aaron Wainwright
Dragons are fighting to prevent No.8 Aaron Wainwright following Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake out of Wales.
