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/ 5 years agoDragons 20-30 Connacht: Hibbard’s heroics can’t save Dragons
Match report and player ratings from Rodney Parade, where a hat-trick for veteran Hibbard couldn't turn the tide for the Dragons
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLondon Scottish withdrawal delays Tuilagi return
A new arrival at the Exiles last summer, Brian Tuilagi will have to wait to mark his return to English rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSensational Hammond try sets up Ealing win
By OLI SHAPLEY Saracens ……….26pts Tries: Morris 4, 16, Segun 43, Pifeleti 79 Conversions: Whiteley 4, 43, 79 Ealing T’finders…39pts Tries:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMike puts Scots refs back on world stage
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER In charge: Referee Mike Adamson during the PRO14...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPirates enjoy hunt for new bounty
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S BEEN a difficult time for professional rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWalters aims to give Tigers pack an edge Boks’ style
By STEFFAN THOMAS WHEN Aled Walters left the Scarlets in 2009 not in his wildest dreams could he have envisaged the...
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/ 5 years agoThomas strives for Test breakthrough
By ALEX BYWATER Aiming high: Dan Thomas scores for Bristol against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Thomas is determined to follow...
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/ 5 years agoLions lock Orie set for short stay at Ospreys
THE Ospreys look set to sign South African second row Marvin Orie from the Lions on a deal until the end...
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/ 5 years agoAlan made sure his men punched their weight
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Grand Slam winner: Alan Ashcroft on the rampage for England The Sixties had...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEmpty table now that Bastiat has gone
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVERY year, Jean-Pierre Bastiat would organise a reunion dinner for those who won...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s time we delivered Alun Wyn tells Wales
By ALEX BYWATER Fit again: Alun Wyn Jones thunders into the Scots PICTURES: Getty Images A0e Six Nations. World record cap...
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/ 5 years agoIt’s 50 up for Healy in Six Nations
IRELAND head to Cardiff today knowing they have the recent edge over their hosts - November’s 32-9 win in the Autumn...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNow Boks say Lions can come
THE Lions’ tour has been thrown into further confusion by the Springboks calling for it to be staged in South Africa...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoFlying Kirk comes down to earth in Varsity upset
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: DMP Sharks scrum-half Chloe Broom
Chloe Broom has progressed from joining DMP Durham Sharks’ Centre of Excellence to becoming a regular feature in the first team...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHistory of Women’s Rugby: Red Roses break Kiwis’ World Cup stranglehold
Brendan Gallagher concludes his feature looking at the history of women's rugby
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Features
/ 5 years agoAustralia claim the first Olympic Sevens gold as reward for years of excellence
AUSTRALIA might have struggled to make an impact at the Women’s World Cup over the years but – raiding other sports...
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Features
/ 5 years agoElite league takes off in England
2019 champs: Saracens’ Lotte Clapp with the trophy WITH women’s rugby expanding rapidly in popularity and expectation, the ten-team Premier 15s,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHunt try stretches Chiefs’ winning streak
Women’s Premier 15s By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter Chiefs ..7 Harlequins……..6 Fast start: McKinley Hunt EXETER maintained their post-Christmas momentum with their...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFast-starting Bears get struck by Lightning
Women’s Premier 15s By AMY FULGHAM Loughboro’ L ..42 Bristol …………..14 BRISTOL Bears fell to a heavy defeat in their first...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoWasps 40-3 Worcester: Bonus win for Wasps puts heat on leaders
By ADAM ELLIS WASPS took another step closer to making the Premier 15s a three-way title race with a convincing victory...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCleall hat-trick helps Saracens take top spot
Women’s Premier 15s By NATHAN ROCHE DMP Sharks ……3 Saracens ……..73 SARACENS lead the way as the Premier 15s moves past...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBianca’s late show secures full five points
Women’s Premier 15s By TOM JOHNSON Sale ………………..7 Glo-Hartpury..28 Bonus: Bianca Blackburn BIANCA Blackburn’s try in the final minute claimed the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors centre Seb Atkinson
The next star back off the production line at Worcester's academy?
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoChudley joins prop duo at Worcester
WORCESTER have signed scrum-half Will Chudley from Bath on a two-year deal. Bath prop Christian Judge will also head to Sixways,...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSocino returns to Premiership with Gloucester
ARGENTINA hooker Santiago Socino has joined Gloucester to replace Australian James Hanson. Former Reds and Rebels hooker Hanson, 32, leaves after...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJaco Coetzee confirmed as cover for Zach Mercer
ZACH Mercer’s move from Bath to Montpellier was confirmed this week, with South African No.8 Jaco Coetzee, 24, coming in to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoDino Lamb signs on at Harlequins
HARLEQUINS back five forward Dino Lamb has recommitted to an undisclosed-length deal at The Stoop. Lamb, 22, follows teammates Ross and...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTigers agree to Taufua’s release
JORDAN Taufua has finally completed a move to French Top 14 side Lyon until the end of the season after Leicester...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoMarlen Walker bolsters Wasps front row
WASPS have signed prop Marlen Walker from Championship side Cornish Pirates on a short-term loan deal. The 32-year-old New Zealander has...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby’s Great Schools: Sevenoaks globetrotters took on best in the world
Brendan Gallagher looks at the trailblazers brought through the programme at Sevenoaks School
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoDay the Ellas came to play in Sevenoaks
Brendan Gallagher recalls when Sevenoaks School faced ten future Wallabies, including Mark, Gary and Glen Ella, in 1978
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Features
/ 5 years agoEnforcing scrum laws would free the backs
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Earlier this week I read an article by rugby author and analyst...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDeano and another ‘bloodgate’
JEFF PROBYN Extra man: England had 16 on the pitch during their pool game with Samoa at RWC 2003 PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBears hungry for scalp of rivals Georgia
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LYN Jones is used to big derby matches and they don’t come much bigger than today’s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBod was so humble, unlike Prem ‘stars’
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM DENTON Driving on: Tom Denton powers through the challenge of Fernandez Lobbe during the Premiership match between...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland 6-11 Scotland: Hogg heroes make Eddie lads look like a pig’s ear
Nick Cain reports from Twickenham on where England simply failed to turn up in Round 1 of the Six Nations
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoItaly 10-50 France: Antoine Dupont the star again as France run in seven
James Harrington reports on a destructive attacking performance by France in Rome, fired by all-action No.9 Dupont
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGalthie: Italy win the perfect prep for Ireland
Demolition job in Rome sets up the France for their trip to Dublin next weekend
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fancy Wales… if they can claim these key battles | Shane Williams
Which statistic is going to light you up most - that Wales have lost the last four games to Ireland or...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExeter success will pump up their Scots pair | Tim Visser
Guest columnist Tim Visser shares his view on Scotland's chances in the Six Nations, with Stuart Hogg and Jonny Gray key...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHistory of Women’s Rugby: Black Ferns envelop all before them
Brendan Gallagher looks at the all-conquering Black Ferns, who had Anna Richards and Farah Palmer is a decade of dominance from...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Almond got it wrong but he was still right
Brendan Gallagher looks at the significant role of one, Mr HH Almond, in the first meeting between England and Scotland
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWales have plenty to replace me – Hadleigh Parkes
For so long Hadleigh Parkes was a reliable piece in Wales' backline, so it has been no surprise to see his...
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: London Irish prop Lovejoy Chawatama
The Exiles tighthead includes a number of player from all levels of the game, including an old university teammate at UWE
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoSix Nations round table: Grand Slam or not, let’s see some style!
The Rugby Paper's annual round table Six Nations debate looks a little different this year, but the discussion is just as...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaracens boys fit and ready vows Jamie George
No worries for the England hooker over his, nor his teammates' fitness levels as Saracens await the Championship season with preparations...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoMarco Fuser loves to get down and dirty at Newcastle Falcons
The Italian international feels at home with the comfort of Dean Richards style at Falcons
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoTier Two clubs set to pull out of season
Neale Harvey reports on the perilous state facing some of the Championship's 12 clubs
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoBristol keen to keep hold of Earl and Malins
Bristol want to turn the loan deal agreed with Saracens for the England duo into a permanent one
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