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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLuct late show stuns Students
By RYAN STEVENS AFTER a great run of success at home against Sheffield Tigers, the students planned to extend their run...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years ago90 up for leaders but Hull push it all the way
By JOHN LYON IN a gritty and tough encounter Caldy preserved their 100 per cent record with a win over Hull....
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHinckley close gap as Povoas powers on
By CHARLIE BAXTER TWO tries from man of the match Henry Povoas saw Hinckley come from behind to convincingly beat inform...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoChester back to winning ways in style
By STEVE SMITH CHESTER ended their dismal run of four consecutive defeats in spectacular style, finally getting their first win of...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilkinson trio as Stour run ragged
By NICK PULLEN PROMOTION prospects Fylde put Stour to the sword with a stunning first-half show to go 45-0 in front...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRelegation looms for lowly Hoppers
By MIKE MITCHELL HUDDERSFIELDpushed Preston closer to relegation after a 25-15 win in a match marred by off-theball incidents. Preston started...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
RICHIE VERNON THE FORMER SCOTLAND, BORDER REIVERS, GLASGOW, SALE & LONDON SCOTTISH BACK ROWER/CENTRE ISTARTED my career at Border Reivers and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHundred hit the heights as they stay top of pile
REGIONAL PREMIER ROUND-UP By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT AND BEN GODDARD ROCHFORD Hundred continued to set the pace in the south east following...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMerthyr maintain proud record with strong show
Welsh Cup By IAN GOLDEN MERTHYR are into a fourth straight Cup semi-final, overcoming Neath with a storming second half performance....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff leap out of gates to beat Llanelli
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF progressed into the semi-final of the Cup after a comfortable win over Llanelli at Parc Y Scarlets....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoQuins show experience to end Pool’s dream run
By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL went toe-to-toe with the Premiership’s best before falling to a last gasp try as their Cup run...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAberavon leave it late to topple Drovers
By RICHARD LEWIS JONNY Phillips scored the try to hand the Aberavon Wizards victory at the death after Llandovery had twice...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPontybridd deal cruel blow to Bridgend’s hopes
Premiership By GUTO DAVIES BRIDGEND remain bottom of the table after a late Lloyd Rowlands try consigned them to defeat at...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBarrinton staying on to drive Saracens recovery
By NEALE HARVEY RICHARD Barrington has vowed to repay the debt he owes to Saracens after committing himself to at least...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDevoto up running as viable rival to Tuilagi
By NEALE HARVEY Backing: Ricky Pellow Developing his game: Exeter’s Ollie Devoto PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-HITTING Exeter centre Ollie Devoto believes...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBracken: Eddie’s trying to buy himself a new contract
By GARY FITZGERALD KYREN Bracken has stuck the boot into Eddie Jones over his Six Nations selections, labeling the decision not...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoStephens signs for Carnegie after Ford calls time
NEWS EXTRA Quit: Joe Ford YORKSHIRE Carnegie head coach Joe Ford has decided to leave the club with immediate effect to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNo let up for Myler despite Saracens relegation
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish schemer Stephen Myler insists there is no danger of anyone at the club easing off now...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Fatialofa on road to recovery WORCESTER forward Michael Fatialofa has made “good progress” in his recovery from a serious neck injury...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoKeeping cool heads is key for Capstick
By NEALE HARVEY Last chance: Richard Capstick wants a winner’s medal is his final year in the U20s PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland kick on in Amor’s absence
MEN JAMES RODWELL could not have asked for a better start to his term as acting head coach as England came...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoKiwis show their class
WOMEN ENGLANDwere left to rue a slow start as they lost 26-19 to Fiji and were then outclassed and outgunned by...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoWho would open their books for scrutiny?
Academy boys: Owen Farrell and Maro Itoje PICTURE: Getty Images Saracens, Saracens, Saracens, it seems that’s all this season has been...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBargoed get 7-up to keep heat on Pooler
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED moved to within six points of Championship leaders Pontypool after running in seven tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHotshot Crockett hits new high for Brecon
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD BRECON’S Jake Crockett set a new club points record for a match – 39...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRenegade Russell on parade to help Racing
Back in Paris: Finn Russell helped Racing to a 27-0 cakewalk against Castres Second versus third. Fourth versus sixth. Ninth versus...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPieretto signs for Warriors
By ADAM ELLIS TIGHTHEAD Enrique Pieretto will be leaving Sandy Park when his short-term contract ends this summer. The Rugby Paper...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTough lessons will make us all stronger – Gustard
By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard says he has learned a lot about himself during Harlequins’ struggle to ignite their season. He...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoShanahan says cut league size
Rising star: Teenager Jack Musk showed his quality against Clermont Auvergne PICTURE: Getty Images By NEALE HARVEY BLACKHEATH head coach James...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBattle-hardened Hill has Undercurry in his sights
By NEALE HARVEY TED Hill believes a season-and-half of hard yakka in the Premiership has made him a better contender for...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoYoung Falcons are flying
DEAN Richards says the Championship is a fantastic breeding ground for young talent after Josh Hodge’s England call-up. The England U20...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDivert Tier Two funds to national leagues
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PICKING up the thread...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow can Eddie ignore the claim of Dombrandt?
WHEN commentators lavish praise upon a young player, talk him up as an England prospect and even worse give him the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIt’s a slap in the face for Championship
IN the ongoing Saracens relegation saga, prominent figures such as Tony Rowe have insisted that all clubs in the Premiership must...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDrugs cheats outweigh salary cap fraudsters
COLIN BOAG Missing link man: Billy Vunipola is injured against Racing Cheat has been the word of the past few weeks,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROB WEBBER, SALE SHARKS AND FORMER ENGLAND, POCKLINGTON, LEEDS, WASPS AND BATH HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...
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Features
/ 6 years agoOverall, there is sadness at end of Saracens’ era
Magnificent: Maro Itoje scores as Saracens beat Racing with 14 men PICTURE: Getty Images THE Saracens salary cap story is a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStuttering Bears finally remember their lines
By NICK CAIN In at the corner: Henry Purdy scores the opening try for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images BRISTOL have had...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHughes ‘needs to be 80 minutes’
BRISTOL boss Pat Lam said he had mixed emotions after his team recorded their biggest Premiership tally over Gloucester, mainly because...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoStruggling Tigers put down by Homer’s try-double
By ALEX BYWATER TOM HOMER’S moment of brilliance lit up a turgid clash to give Bath a vital win as Taulupe...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoMurphy calls for more bravery
GEORDAN Murphy bemoaned a slow Leicester start as his team were pipped at the post by Tom Homer’s second try, after...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWhat’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?
Plenty to get your teeth into in issue #593 of TRP... SIX NATIONS: The Rugby Paper‘s team of columnists and writers...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Eddie Jones knows talent when he sees it’ – McConnochie backs Simon Amor
The Bath wing isn't going to lie down after missing out on a place in England's Six Nations squad
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGeorge Ford still has his best years ahead of him, says Eastmond
Kyle Eastmond has watched Ford grow from his time at Bath and Leicester
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Featured
/ 6 years agoMatt Proudfoot: How England’s new forwards coach left a mark on Pieter-Steph du Toit and Schalk Brits
The two Springboks reveal the inner teachings of Proudfoot who worked under Rassie Erasmus in the World Cup triumph
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: New Broom Galthie has the leeway to go for broke with France
Brendan Gallagher writes how a new-found desire to nurture homegrown talent in the Top 14 has allowed Fabien Galthie to rewrite...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNigel Wray issues apology to Saracens as Premiership releases report into salary cap breach
Nigel Wray speaks out to clarify co-investments with players revealed in finer detail by the Dyson report
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFinn Russell sent home from Scotland camp
Scotland discipline star fly-half as the start of the Six Nations draws closer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago“I’d done my time in Cape Town” – Eben Etzebeth talks Toulon move
Springboks enforcer Eben Etzebeth switched the Stormers for Toulon after winning the World Cup
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt
Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland
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