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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoPonty work hard to stay on top
Premiership round-up ■By CARL FIELD Ebbw had taken an ear-Llandovery, in third, break but a dominant sec-a play-off eliminator. PONTYPRIDD remain...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoBRITISH RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoAfter three rounds, it all looked so easy…
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WELL, that was a remarkable end to what turned out to be an utterly astonishing Six Nations,...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoForthcoming fixtures
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 weeks agoMcGuigan to leave coaching role at Sale
BYRON McGuigan, who was part of England’s coaching set-up during the Six Nations, is to leave his role as Sale Sharks...
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Premiership
/ 3 weeks ago‘We took time to find our rhythm’
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan was most impressed with the attitude of his side. He said: “We knew that...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 weeks agoFree-to-Play Gaming Platforms Growing Among Rugby Fans – Here’s Why
Rugby has been a game about giving it your all: eighty minutes of relentless physical action with no stoppage time-outs, and...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Best Six Nations ever? How does rugby crack America?
Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby analyst Sam Larner on this week’s Rugby Paper Roundup to reflect on what...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Four summary: Peñarol beat Cobras as Pampas hit top spot
Peñarol backed up their first win of the season with a deserved 38-20 home victory over Cobras in Round Four of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 weeks agoFrom Rugby Star to All Black Slot – The Biggest Rugby Games to Try This Year
Rugby fans are known for their passion. Even when the weekend matches are over, there’s still the need to keep the...
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Six Nations
/ 4 weeks agoThe rugby number that says the most about 2026 is 7.4
That was the average number of tries per match in this year’s men’s Six Nations, after the tournament produced a record...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoSix Nations: Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says ‘The Irish fridge’ is his Triple Crown star
Head coach Andy Farrell led the congratulations for his Ireland team yesterday after they sealed their fourth Six Nations Triple Crown...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoDoris praises his big-match players
IRELAND captain Caelan Doris was proud his side could produce another huge performance to clinch their fourth Triple Crown in five...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoWales 31-17 Italy: At last! Aaron Wainwright leads the charge as the Welsh learn how to win again
After a run of 15 consecutive losses, Wales finally won a Six Nations game – their first since winning in Rome...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoThis result means everything to the players, says Lake
AFTER ending their three-year, 15-game losing streak in the Six Nations, Wales captain Dewi Lake said: “The win means everything to...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoWales U20s vs Italy U20s: The Welsh aiming to hit par in Six Nations finale
Wales U20s head coach Richard Whiffin says his side must beat Italy today to deliver what he believes would represent a...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoFast Eddie & Co love tales of the unexpected
THERE are times you cannot help but conclude that some pro coaches have got so much time on their hands they...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoI still see a clueless rabble
IN November 2024, The Rugby Paper published a letter from me titled “England look like a clueless rabble.” After what is...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoWe need to select a ball-carrying 12
THERE has been a lot of criticism of Borthwick’s selections lately, however I want to comment on the backs. I might...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoRFU must tell us what it plans to do
DEFEAT by Italy means that another Six Nations passes by with England grossly under-achieving. The worst aspect is that large parts...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoThis is why I fear for England’s weak underbelly
THE build-up to this Six Nations and how it as unravelled seems reminiscent of the 2015 RWC and, like the group...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoBorthwick simply can’t stay in charge
I DON’T enjoy watching England losing any match, but if a first-ever defeat to Italy hastens the end of Steve Borthwick’s...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoThe game will truly miss this rugby man
BRISTOL is a rugby town as much as it is a football one: it has a well-financed Premiership team at the...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoAugustus steers Ulster home
Edinburgh .......19 Ulster ...............40 ■By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER produced a stunning second-half display to boost their play-off push at Hive Stadium....
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoStormers climb up to second
Bulls .................19 Ulster ...............40 Stormers .........32STORMERS reignited their campaign by ending the Bulls four-match winning streak and climbing to second in...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoJansen leads way to down Scarlets
■By SIMON THOMAS Connacht ..........31pts Scarlets ............14pts Tries: Jansen 16, 38; Aungier 46, Barrett 57, De Buitlear 69 Conversions: Naughton 17,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoSale demolish tame Tigers
■By MATT BROWN Leicester T ......... 3pts Penalty: Feury 9 Sale Sharks .....62pts Tries: Wright 19, Riconi 26, Perrin 39, Hogan-Rochester...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoCliodhna leads Chief rampage
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS Exeter Chiefs . 47pts Tries: Cloidna Maloney-MacDonald 4, 19, 39; Rule 45, Claudia Maloney-MacDonald 58, Allen 64, 70...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoRace to the top heating up
PREVIEW... Saracens v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, StoneX NEARLY a year on from Gloucester-Hartpury’s PWR final triumph over Saracens, the sides...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoHat-trick for Westcombe-Evans
■By JOSHUA GREEN Loughborough43pts Tries: Maude 21, Hibbert-Jones 32, Westcombe-Evans 35, 40, 68; Belisle 44, Morrall 77 Conversions: Rowland 33, 37,...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoWhen four tries by the Lions were kicked off the park
NEVEN MacEwan, left, played in the Test match which did more than any other to ridicule rugby as a running game,...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoJames is to leave Saints for Saracens
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have signed Northampton scrum-half Tom James ahead of next season. The 32-year-old has spent his entire career so...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoNewcastle keep Wade
CHRISTIAN Wade has signed on for another season at Newcastle. The 34-year-old winger is the second leading try scorer in the...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoLions get tamed as Stortford maintain fine form
■By JEAN BULL Leicester L ......35 Bishop’s S ........59 AN ENTERTAINING game, in which the lead changed hands ten times, was...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoDogs display their mettle with late try
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Sale FC..................... 41 A GLORIOUS day at the Slade allowed for a fantastic game of...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoCrusaders on top after Tykes thriller
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..62 Leeds Tykes .......... 31 DINGS Crusaders and Leeds Tykes played out a high-scoring contest, with...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoTitle chase is as Club down hotting up the Titans
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ......22pts Tries: Sloot 2, Harding 7, 65; Hughes 54 Conversion: Morley 2 Rotherham T ...15pts Tries: Hayes...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoTigers claw onto bonus point as hosts triumph
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............22 Sedgley Park ........20 SEDGLEY survived a frantic ending to hold onto a bonus point and...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoAlbion run riot as showdown looms
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth Albion ..60 Rams ........................26 PLYMOUTH Albion moved to within one point of Rotherham at the top with...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoMarfo’s milestone day capped by win
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........43 Clifton ......................40 ROSSLYN Park secured a thrilling victory over Clifton to stay within reach of...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoDigby balances teaching dream with Park’s bid for the top three
■By CHRIS COLLYER ROSSLYN Park back-row forward Jack Digby says National One is reminiscent of his time in the Australian club...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoOllie at double to lead Dale to win in a thriller
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale.... 43 Hull..................... 31 Wharfedale dominated the early exchanges, with prop Jake Armstrong going over after 13 minutes....
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoDMP left stunned by Fylde try blitz
■By IAN MORRIS Darlington MP.......38 Fylde.........................52 FYLDE went one better than the draw in the first meeting with a handsome win...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHoppers’ hopes of safety boosted
Otley...........................11 Preston G.................29 ■By NICK DOYLE PRESTON Grasshoppers took a big leap towards avoiding relegation with a bonus point win against...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHooker Haigh is hero with hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........36pts Macclesfield....14pts AN excellent performance in gusty conditions saw Tynedale outgun Macclesfield to put themselves in the driving...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoQuick start enough to give Dale a winning edge
■By AVUYILE SAWULA Rossendale............ 29 Billingham..............24 A STRONG first-half performance saw Rossendale clinch victory against Billingham in Rawtenstall. The home side...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHooper’s treble leads try-fest win
■By RORY MORROW Scunthorpe ............ 31 Sheffield .................55 SHEFFIELD overcame Scunthorpe in a try-fest with Christian Hooper helping himself to a...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoSmith sinks Tigers right at the death
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers ...23 Hull Ionians ...........24 A LAST-GASP Ben Smith penalty gave Hull Ionians the narrowest of victories...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoIt’s 400 up – no ordinary Joe keeps it in the family
■By BEN JAYCOCK 400 not out: Brothers Pete and Joe Evans BILLINGHAM No.8 Joe Evans feels reaching 400 appearances for the...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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