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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoRedruth run riot as theyleave Albanians wanting
■By BRANDON HOWLETT Old Albanian ....5 Redruth ............30 HARSH weather was at play as Redruth turned Old Albanian over on home...
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National League 2E
/ 7 years agoLions roar in the rain as Sutton keep at bay
■By JOHN CROYSDILL Sutton & Ep ......7 Leicester L......23 LEICESTER Lions secured a deserved victory over Sutton on a rainy afternoon...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCowan beats depression to star again for the Exiles
■By NEALE HARVEY Battle won: Blair Cowan REVITALISED London Irish back rower Blair Cowan is relishing life in the top-flight again...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoUnbeaten Wimbledon stretch their lead
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONremain the only side yet to lose in the division and top the table after beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTight for Billingham but they remain top
Northern Premier BILLINGHAM top the table and maintain their unbeaten record following a 19-12 win at fourth-placed Harrogate, who still have...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSweet for Bournville with a clean sheet
Midlands Premier BOURNVILLE remained top of the table and unbeaten as they cruised to a 34-0 victory away at Nuneaton. They...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCole’s treble keeps Maids in contention
South West Premier A HAT-TRICK of tries from Dave Cole enabled Maidenhead to boost their promotion hopes in the South West...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWe saw The Beast use same tactics on Phil Vickery
Power: The Springbok scrum drives England backwards PICTURE: Getty Images A WEEK of reflection is a long time in rugby but...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoIs jealousy fuelling some of the furore over Saracens?
The news that Saracens have been breaking the wage cap for years really isn’t a surprise to anyone given the size...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Tuilagi stays a Tiger insists boss Murphy ENGLANDcentre Manu Tuilagi will not be leaving Leicester Tigers ‘anytime soon’ despite cross-code interest...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDu Toit, Scarratt are best in world
SOUTH Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and England’s Emily Scarratt were named men’s and women’s 15s player of the Year 2019...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSaracens will appeal so there’s little hope of a quick end to this rugby blood-letting
By NICK CAIN Building a dynasty: Nigel Wray holds the Premiership trophy in 2015 PICTURE: Getty Images THE vitriol directed at...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoPriestland aim: Free up those Bath wide men
NEWS EXTRA By GARY FITZGERALD RHYS Priestland believes Bath can finally gate crash the play-offs by utilising their ‘dangerous guys’ and...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoBaa-baas call up Mitchell and Brits for tour
ENGLAND defence coach John Mitchell and South Africa hooker Schalk Brits will join the Barbarians ahead of November’s tour. Mitchell will...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoOrie hopes Alun Wyn can make him better
By STEFFAN THOMAS OSPREYS loan signing Marvin Orie hopes linking up with Alun Wyn Jones can help him add to his...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoHunter leads the French conquest
By SAM JACKSON Immaculate: Emily Scarratt kicked ten points for England ENGLAND began their autumn internationals with their first victory on...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoTour dates for England in Japan
ENGLAND men will go on a two-Test tour of Japan in summer 2020, the first time they have played the 2019...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBargoed close gap at the top with easy victory
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED moved to within three points of leaders Pontypool after beating Ystalyfera 47-3 to make...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWelsh Cup
Beddau 3 Carmarthen Q34 Beddau bow out shy of maiden quarter-final By JAMES HUSBAND CARMARTHEN Quins used their powerful driving maul...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremiership
Newport 22 Bridgend 0 Ravens’ wings clipped as Newport ease home By GARETH JONES BRIDGEND conceded two tries while down to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeaders Felinfoel toppled as Emlyn shade it
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD NEWCASTLE Emlyn struck an early blow at the top of One West as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDon’t blame Schmidt for Cup defeat says Sexton
News Hard to take: Johnny Sexton against All Blacks By SAM JACKSON Legacy: Joe Schmidt JOHNNYSexton has said it will take...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWord Cup men make their way back (someof them!)
Gone missing: Leone Nakarawa is facing disciplinary action at Racing There was an eagerly awaited change in the look and the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoMr Harlequins, Mike Brown, is inspiring me says Ibitoye
Probyn: Jealousy is fuelling some of the Saracens outcry By ADAM ELLIS Over again: Gabriel Ibitoye scores for Quins GABRIEL Ibitoye...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDid Sarries problems hit England?
THE news that something must have been going on at Saracens can’t come as a surprise. They have continued to attract...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSringboks played the simple way
FOR as long as I can remember there has been a saying in boxing ‘Styles Make Fights’. A beats B, but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDisrespectful to ditch silver medals
LIKE all England supporters I was disap -pointed to lose the RWC final and I fully understand the frustration and disappointment...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDon’t let the RFU’s Adult Competition Review pass by
WHILE most of the rugby world has been distracted by the Rugby World Cup, it may have gone unnoticed that the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoRassie got it right in just 18 months
Triumph: Rassie Erasmus RASSIE Erasmus built a World Cup winning team in 18 months, so why did Eddie Jones fail after...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSaracens’ sanction is way over the top
COLIN BOAG Pride of England: A ‘clean’ Saracens win the European Cup in 2015/16 The keyboard warriors had a field day...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTrim the bench, enforce rules… and improve game
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Magic moments: Japan winger Kotaro Matsushima PICTURE: Getty Images THE 2019 World Cup was...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWe used the boos as motivation say Sarries
By ROGER PANTING Stern stuff: Nick Tompkins dives over for the first Saracens try as fans protest, inset PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 7 years ago’We have to plan to avoid the drop’
AFTER failing to turn up to the launch of the European Champions Cup, Saracens fulfilled their media duties with director of...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBrew red card can’t stop Bath upsetting the Saints
By TOM VICKERS Stale Brew: Bath’s Aled Brew is sent off Touching: Zach Mercer gets a hand in the face for...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHatley back to boost Hooper
BATH boss Stuart Hooper says it is ‘amazing’ to have Neal Hatley back at Bath. Having helped to guide England to...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoYoung Guns: Saracens second row Jonathan Kpoku
A player who helped take Ampthill into the Championship while on loan from Allianz Park last season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: No rest for Exeter Chiefs’ World Cup trio
Team news for Round 4 of the Premiership, with Exeter Chiefs hosting Sale Sharks at Sandy Park
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Featured
/ 7 years agoSaints legend and former England captain Dylan Hartley retires
Hartley has been sidelined for all of 2019 by a serious knee injury
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNow Japan gets ready to make Sevens sing at Tokyo Olympics
Brendan Gallagher's thoughts on how Japan can extend rugby's legacy far beyond the World Cup
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: Stuart Lancaster predicted success at 2019 Rugby World Cup
Jeff Probyn charts the difference between England four years ago under Stuart Lancaster and where they are now with Eddie Jones
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoRugby Paper Reader Offer
WOODEN SPOON RUGBY YEARBOOK 2020 & HISTORY OF THE WORLD CUP (1975-2015) BOOK OFFERS: Now in it’s 24th year, the Wooden...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup in review: Beauty and the Beast in equal parts
The Rugby World held its breath ten years ago when the blazers took a punt and asked Japan to stage RWC2019,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoVerdict: Siya Kolisi brings fresh hope to a troubled land
Brendan Gallagher on the significance of Springboks no.6s to the modern history of South Africa
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Rugby Paper’s Team of the World Cup
Nick Cain finds room for only one All Black in his starting XV
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoNorthampton in talks with Dylan Hartley about calling time on his career
Neil Fissler reports that Saints are more concerned by Hartley's concussion history than his long-term recovery from knee surgery
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: So just why did you lose then, Warren?
After celebrating Gatland's tenure, Peter Jackson cuts through indulgence to ask what went wrong for Wales in Japan
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 7 years agoSaracens seek to slash budget by moving on from Liam Williams
Saracens were interested in bringing in a star of the NRL
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNigel Wray confirms Saracens will appeal salary cap sanctions
"Together we have created something incredibly special" - Nigel Wray to fight to defend Saracens
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSalary cap investigation: Saracens struck down by 35-point deduction and £5.4m fine
Saracens have been handed the maximum penalty possible of a whopping 35-point deduction and £5.4m fine following an inquiry into their...
Autumn Internationals
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