News By The Rugby Paper Team
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/ 6 years agoON THE BLID SIDE
Nakarawa staying in France BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER European player of the year Leone Nakarawa is unlikely...
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/ 6 years agoTigers in hunt f or Pumas enf orcer
Wanted: Matías Alemanno LEICESTER TIGERS have made a move to lure Argentina lock Matías Alemanno to Welford Road when his contr...
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/ 6 years agoMulipola eyes Kingston Park exit
NEWCASTLE Falcons are looking to revamp their squad at the end of the season with prop forward Logovi’i Mulipola set to...
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/ 6 years agoWar riors in pole f or Abendanon
FORMER England full-back Nick Abendanon is set to retur n to the United Kingdom when his contract with Clermont Auvergne runs...
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/ 6 years agoGustard on lookout f or cavalry
HARLEQUINS boss Paul Gustard is desperately trying to get some reinforcements into the club before they retur n to Premiership action...
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/ 6 years agoWallabies weren’t interested in bringing me back – Jones
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones says Rugby Australia got in touch with him following news that Michael Cheika was stepping down as...
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/ 6 years agoUnion review critical of Ireland gameplan
IRELAND’S style of play should have been further developed going into the World Cup, their governing body says. The Irish Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoSHANE WILLIAMS
Ruddock can revive the ailing Ospreys WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Winner: Mike Ruddock with the Six Nations trophy after leading Wales...
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/ 6 years agoFive warm-ups are enough to get the Lions ready
IT WAS interesting to see the eight-game schedule for the British & Irish Lions tour. Five warm-up games is more than...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSolomons’ big vision for Sixways now taking shape
Building foundations: Alan Solomons with Ted Hill WORCESTER rugby director Alan Solomons believes tying down outstanding young guns Ted Hill and...
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/ 6 years agoJapan frustration still eats at Hatley
NEALE HARVEY finds Neal Hatley still asking himself what went wrong in World Cup final Mentor: Neal Hatley has reunited with...
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/ 6 years agoRoot of Folau case grew from shame of apartheid
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Controversy: Israel Folau this week reached a settlement...
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/ 6 years agoBest’s sound advice to start the Farrell era
Quiet time: Rory Best IT’S good to talk but occasionally it’s best to shut up and reflect on what you already...
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/ 6 years agoClimb for third Test will be the tricky bit
THE confirmed Lions itinerary for their visit to South Africa in 2021 is out and predictably there are two Tests at...
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/ 6 years agoEddie’s new broom must staart sweeping
ANALYSIS NICK CAIN ON THE CHANGES NECESSARY FOR ENGLA AND AS SIX NATIONS LOOMS No.8 options: Alex Dombrandt, left, and Sam...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoExiles hungry for home comforts
Preview Nottingham v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM took the spoils on the road against Cornish Pirates last Sunday but...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPurdy puts on top-and-tail command performance
By DAVID LAWRENCE MATCH STATS… TEAMS BEDFORD BLUES: Green 6 (Reed 62, 6), Tapley 6, Worley 6 (Hirskyj-Douglas 51, 6), Strachan...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons up tempo to cruise into last eight
By LUKE JARMYN Touchdown: Tom James goes over for Doncaster Dangerman: George Wacokecoke goes over for his hat-trick try PICTURES: Gareth...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoWillis strikes late to steal victory for Ealing
By WARREN KAY FLY-HALF Craig Willis stroked home a 78th minute penalty to snatch the win for Ealing but director of...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoRuthless Reds make Students pay for mistakes
By TOM INNES JERSEY secured their ticket to the knockout stages of the Championship Cup by scoring five tries in what...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates at full steam after shufti at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...
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/ 6 years agoThe Light Blues’ mighty duo may be a godsend or a curse!
Brendan Gallagher looks at the 138th Varsity match, kicking off at Twickenham on Thursday Line-out strength: James Horwill was a stalwart...
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/ 6 years agoFiona and Jenni are Cambridge’s Curry twins in back row
ColCaptain: Fiona Shuttleworth A NEW-LOOK Cambridge Women’s side will be seeking their fourth win in five Varsity matches at Twickenham in...
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/ 6 years agoDistilling the cream from Oxford’s 150 historic years
Elegance at No.10: Richard Sharp playing against Wales As Oxford gather for a 150th anniversary dinner at the Hurlingham club on...
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/ 6 years agoSamson’s back with help of dad’s kidney
NEALE HARVEY talks to Vili Ma’asi after his life-changing gift to son Samson Tenacious: Samson Ma’asi in action against Worcester in...
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/ 6 years agoLions may play in Japan on 2025 tour
■By ADAM HATHAWAY THE British and Irish Lions have not ruled out a stopover in Japan ahead of their trip to...
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/ 6 years agoScaysbrook set for top job at Albion
FORMER Bath and Exeter flanker James Scaysbrook is to be appointed Plymouth Albion’s new head coach after Ben Gulliver left ‘by...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWard the hero as Blood & Sand fade
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ……14 Richmond……..23 FOR 20 minutes at Grantchester Road it was impossible to tell that Richmond had started...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoOEs bite back to thrash poor Titans
By JON EDWARDS Old Eltham’s ..46 Rotherham ……18 OLD Elthamians romped to an emphatic bonus point victory over Rotherham after scoring...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRams butt Sale aside for third win
By STEVE SMITH Sale ………………19 Rams …………….26 RAMS continued their incredible season with another impressive away victory against Sale FC. Now...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAlbion rally to down Hull after Gulliver departure
By PADDY MARSH Diving over: Alex Ducker scores for Plymouth Albion PICTURES: Pinnacle the week where Plymouth Albion parted company with...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoCheeseman on fire as Park down battling Bishop’s
By WARREN MUGGLETON Rosslyn P ……38 Bishop’s S ….16 HENRY Cheeseman’s brace saw Rosslyn Park to a dominant win over Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoPassman injury casts cloud over MP victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darling’n MP ..34 Blackheath ….17 OLLIE Walker crossed for two tries as Darlington Mowden Park eased past Blackheath,...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoVillagers thrive in second city
By PAUL SMITH Moseley ……….17 Chinnor ………… TWO Jason Worrall tries saw Chinnor to a battling win in Birmingham. But after...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoSterling cashes in for first win
By JACOB NEWBURY Canterbury……19 Cinderford ……17 CANTERBURY registered their first victory of the season with Sam Sterling’s late try helping his...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoAce Eden aiming for promised land with Bristol
NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN BRISTOL BEARS’ dual-registered fly-half Tiff Eden is targeting a place in the Premiership’s title-chasing side by...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoAigbokhae leads way as Caldy take charge
By JOE TULIP Tynedale ……..14 Caldy…………….47 UNDEFEATED Caldy continued their title charge with a ruthless performance at Tynedale. Winger Adam Aigbokhae...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoDale prosper in cold and damp
■By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale ….25 Luctonians……..5 LUCTONIANS travelled to a miserably wet North Yorkshire and struggled to find the form they...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPreston fuming at ref decisions
■By MIKE MITCHELL Preston G ……..13 Hull ………………..18 PRESTONlost a game littered with questionable officiating. Great defence from James Gough kept...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley seal victory with golden spell of three tries
By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ….24 Otley …………….62 OTLEY grabbed a bonuspoint win with a powerful display after the break. Hooker Joe...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFylde free scorers in the mood to defend
By CHRISTIAN EVANS Fylde………………..17pts Sedgley Park ….10pts FYLDE head coach Warren Spragg hailed his side’s defensive display in a nailbiting victory...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoLamb’s treble puts Tigers to the slaughter
By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..53 Sheffield T ..40 MITCHELL Lamb scored a hat-trick as Hinckley recorded a bonus-point triumph, thumping the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoStourbridge leave it too late to revive
■By DAVE LAWRENCE Stourbridge….27 Chester …………33 STOURBRIDGE fought back to set up a thrilling finish, but it proved too late after...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoField’s nerves are settled by Milner
■By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..25 Loughboro’ S ..19 HUDDERSFIELD held out to claim victory in a finely-balanced match at Lockwood Park. In...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER HARLEQUINS, WORCESTER& EXETER BACK-ROWER. KAI HORSTMANN ICAME straight out of my first meeting with Rob Baxter and rang my...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoHancox the hero as second win arrives late
■By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 24 Old Redcliff ….23 BOURNEMOUTHbanished the demons of a torrid few weeks as they emerged victors 24-23...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoThird time’s a charm for Cliff
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..22 Esher …………….17 WESTCLIFF enjoyed a dream start to life at their splendid new ground with a...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoTout the ticket as TJs plow on
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J….38 Dings Crus ……..5 Juddians stretched their lead at the top of National 2 South, taking all...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoCards dealt at Raiders as Worthing get trumps
■By LYNDON EDNEY Worthing ……..27 Leics Lions ….23 THE boot of Matt McLean helped Worthing continue their recent home form, as...












