News By The Rugby Paper Team
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National League One
/ 6 years agoWoes continue for Canterbury
■By JACK JOHNSON Chinnor …………28 Canterbury……20 CHINNOR returned to winning ways with a hard-fought bonus-point win over Canterbury. Tries from Chris...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoClub cope with filthy conditions
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ….19 Bishop’s Sto ..14 A MATCH, the pattern of which was very much dictated by the filthy...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoZebras zip to glory in second-half demolition
■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians……15 Otley …………….20 A GAME of two halves saw Otley claim the win after a second half barrage...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoThe luck of the Irish for Tigers
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T’s ..12 Hull ………………….9 MARK Ireland’s penalty after the clock turned red was the difference between the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoClinical Waters waltzes to joy
■By RYAN STEVENS Loughb’gh ……23 Sedgley Park..18 THE stellar kicking performance of Owen Waters proved the difference as Loughborough Students edged...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoFishy day for Field as Pike scores hot hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ……..33 Huddersfield ..18 A HAT-TRICK from Guy Pike helped Tynedale to maximum points against a Huddersfield side...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSet-piece supremacy has Ravers rocking on
■By COLIN FREE Caldy ………………25pts Fylde………………..18pts CALDY head coach Matt Cairns attributed his side’s hard-fought victory over Fylde to their dominance...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHoppers lose the spring from their step
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley ……..27 Preston G’s ….17 HINCKLEY achieved a crucial win to leapfrog Preston Grasshoppers in the table after...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRundle runs riot to break record with trio of tries
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….43 Wharfedale ….19 DAN Rundle hit a blistering hat-trick to score in his ninth consecutive National League 2...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSonny Bill’s coming to Allianz
SONNY BILL Williams is set to play at Saracens next season but he won’t be wearing another famous black shirt. Instead,...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHartley in talks to end his career
NORTHAMPTON Saints are in discussions with former England skipper Dylan Hartley to call time on his career. The Saints hooker hasn’t...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilliams on move to cut the budget?
SARACENS are searching for a winger suggesting they are not confident of hanging onto Liam Williams. Williams, who helped Saracens complete...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCheika looks set for Montpellier
MICHAEL CHEIKA, who has been linked with Leicester Tigers, appears to be on his way to coach in France next season....
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoErasmus builds world-beaters in 18 months
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Nobody could be sure what the Springboks made of all the jingoistic noises coming out of London before...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSometimes you never know just why you’ve lost, admits Eddie
From ADAM HATHAWAY Champions: Siya Kolisi lifts the Cup PICTURE: Getty Images FRUSTRATED Eddie Jones predicted four years of pain for...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoAnscombe pulling the strings for Raiders
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton …………..10 Worthing ……..24 WORTHING Raiders made fewer mistakes throughout a game played in driving rain and everincreasing...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWestcliff revival falls just short
■By NICK CROWE Westcliff ……..15 Henley…………..26 ANOTHER gallant and fighting performance by Westcliff ultimately failed to find reward. Early Westcliff pressure...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoKingdom agony over late kick
■By MATTHEW BALDWIN Esher …………….10 Taunton…………..8 IT ALL came down to one kick as Esher won a nailbiter over Taunton Titans...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoBarnes find their form after Hind grabs treble
■By TOM HOLMES Barnes…………..41 Bournem’th ….17 ALEXANDER Hind scored a hat-trick of tries as Barnes ended a run of five straight...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoRedruth on edge until late strike by Brown
Redruth …………..20pts Leicester Lions….7pts ■By BILL HOOPER Red hot: Redruth players celebrate with try-scorer Bradley Janes Eyes down: Nick Cairns makes...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoWind and rain prove the ultimate winners
■By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian ..9 Tonbridge J 12 ALL the points were scored at the same end in this less...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoMillner’s late surge seals derby win
■By JOHN WHITE Dings Crus ……17 Old Reds …………5 DINGS CRUSADERS came out on top of a keenly-contested derby against Old...
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National League 2E
/ 6 years agoFour-try Bursey is the Bury maestro
■By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed……..33 Sutton & Eps ….0 BURY banished the morning’s World Cup blues and a run of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JON KPOKU SARACENS SECOND ROW With Maro Itoje, George Kruis, Will Skelton, Nick Isiekwe and twin brother Joel ahead of him...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFonotia ponders his international future
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Tough: Kieron Fonotia KIERON Fonotia says a lack of consistency in selection is holding Samoa back as he...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBooth’s a happy hooker for rampant Quins
■By GWYN EVANS Carmarthen Q22 RGC 1404 ……….6 Premiership HOOKER Dom Booth was the unlikeliest of hat-trick heroes for Quins. RGC...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhites miss late chance as Merthyr hang on
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ……..10 Merthyr ……….17 MERTHYR managed to grind out a hard-fought victory in atrocious conditions. They took the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWizards still unbeaten – but it’s close-run
■By GUTO DAVIES Pontypridd ….15 Aberavon ……..16 ABERAVON maintained their 100 per cent winning start and picked up their first victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNerveless O’Brien helps Newport make history
■By HUW THOMAS Llandovery ……3 Newport …………9 MATT O’Brien kept his nerve to kick three penalties to steer Newport to their...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRed card proves decisive as Cardiff strike
■By ROB COLE Cardiff…………..12 Ebbw Vale ……..3 EBBW Vale had tighthead prop Rob Sevenoaks sentoff five minutes from time and then...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFull-back Williams ruled out for three months
■By SAM JACKSON WALES full-back Liam Williams faces a lengthy lay-off after having surgery on an ankle injury suffered at the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRory’s on a mission to prove Townsend wrong
■By NEALE HARVEY RORY Hutchinson aims to send a message to Scotland boss Gregor Townsend by firing Northampton into trophy contention....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAll change for France now Galthie’s in charge
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN End of the road: Sebastien Vahaamahina is sent off against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Most rugby eyes...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEddie has to stay for four years or go
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK World class: Maro Itoje enjoyed an outstanding World Cup for England Big matches are tough...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoKolisi No.6 shirt brings fresh hope to a troubled land
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT History re-run: Siya Kolisi with South African president Cyril Ramaphosa. Inset: Francois Piennar with Nelson Mandela in 1995...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoAll Black fans cash in
NEW ZEALAND fans were quick to cash in on their side’s semifinal exit to England when they pitched up at the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoIt’s all pants for hero Alun Wyn
ALUN WYN Jones thanked the media who have covered Wales throughout the World Cup in Japan with a handshake at his...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWales will divi up their RWC bonuses
WALES’ players are set to share their World Cup bonuses – which will total hundreds of thousands of pounds – equally...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSilence on trains please
JAPAN prides itself on the efficiency of its transport system and if a tube train is even one minute late commuters...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoThe squad of 2019 who went so close
They smashed Australia and totally outplayed the All Blacks. The England squad of 2019 looked to be heading for hero status...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoOspreys in hunt to bring Wales ace Liam Williams back home
The Scarlets are also interested in the full-back with Leigh Halfpenny out of contract next summer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Round 3 of the Premiership
Matchday squads and officials for Round 3 of the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Bath, Toulon and Sharks scrum-half Michael Claassens
A player who loved running out at The Rec before stints with Toulon and the Sharks
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Featured
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: England unchanged for World Cup final showdown with Springboks
The side which turned the All Blacks grey has been trusted with downing the Springboks
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Featured
/ 6 years agoRoom 101: Bath back rower Zach Mercer
Bath back rower Zach Mercer has made a lightning start to the season under Stuart Hooper. So it's only natural to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoBen Spencer follows England final call-up with new Saracens deal
He landed in Japan on Sunday as an injury replacement for England scrum-half Willi Heinz
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: England favourites but so were All Blacks
Jeff Probyn tells from his own experience how teams look to exploit opponent's weaknesses, especially in the knockout stages
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: One last stand for Warren Gatland and Steve Hansen
Wales and New Zealand face each other in the third-fourth place play-off on Friday, Gatland and Hansen have named their squads
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Nothing funny about Jaco Peyper’s nudge, nudge
Nick Cain on Jaco Peyper and the photo with Welsh fans which has seen him miss out on further involvement at...











