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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRubasniak class shines through as Ebbw plunder 11-try haul
By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale……74 Neath………………7 EBBW Vale ran in 11 tries in an emphatic victory over relegated Neath. The Steelmen...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPontypridd made to battle but remain in the title hunt
By TIM LEWIS RGC 1404 ……14 Pontypridd ….18 PONTYPRIDD kept their slim title hopes alive as they claimed a hardfought victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDouble-double firmly in skipper Howe’s sights
National Cup: Cardiff v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 5.35pm JAMES Howe had to sit out last season’s WRU National Cup Final because...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGwent rivals ready to serve up decider
National Bowl: Abergavenny v Oakdale Today. Kick-off 1pm IT is 1-1 between Gwent rivals Abergavenny and Oakdale this season, though the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoShowdown can ease agony of warm-ups
National Plate: Bonymaen v Brecon Today. Kick-off 3.15pm BOTH teams lost in their respective leagues last weekend, but the prospect of...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCrows fly to safety and send Emlyn on way down
Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD TREBANOS will be playing WRU National Championship rugby again next season. The Crows secured their...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Fera sign off in real style with eight tries
Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD ONE West Central champions Ystalyfera won for the 17th time in the league this...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBye weeks help you to plan for the season says Boyd
NORTHAMPTON rugby director Chris Boyd claims player welfare concerns being peddled over the prospect of a 13-team Premiership are unfounded. With...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWilson feels equipped to keep ahead of the curve
■By NEALE HARVEY Improving: Mark Wilson puts in another big shift for Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images MARK WILSON believes he is...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHenson looking for a new club
GAVIN HENSON is fighting to save his colourful career after being told by the Dragons that his contract will not be...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMoon knows he must shine in Chiefs run-in
By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG England hero Ben Moon reveals why the dream of representing his country at the World Cup is...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRyan emerges as last contender for Dragons top job
By STEFFAN THOMAS DEAN Ryan is a late contender to take charge at struggling Dragons. The Gwent region parted company with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWage inflation not the way forward
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NEIL Fissler reports that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBudget cuts could be death knell for some local clubs
IT IS devastating to see that the RFU are even considering slashing their Community Rugby budget. I am afraid to say...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSize all that matters in this ‘thug’ rugby
YOUR article on the potential problem with drugs in Rugby Union stressed that players come under pressure to become ‘bigger and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt’s still ring fencing …by the back door
COLIN Boag reports that ‘the thorny question of promotion and relegation looks likely to be resolved by a twoleg play-off between...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWhy does Mullins’ heart bleed for beaten Munster?
COLIN BOAG Myth busted: Munster trudge off after defeat to Saracens One of the smartest bits of rugby marketing ever is...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCipriani’s magic at its most potent can unsettle Sarries
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Flair: Danny Cipriani has the panache to fire Gloucester PICTURE: Getty Images THERE is a...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoThacker keeps Tigers dangling on the edge
By NICK CAIN Go with the flow: Dan Thomas touches down for Bristol after the best move of the game PICTURES:...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoMurphy: We knew Harry was a threat
TIGERS head coach Geordan Murphy remained phlegmatic despite watching former player Harry Thacker help inflict their fifth home defeat of the...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBaxter raps his pack as the Quins comeback falls short
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER boss Rob Baxter tore a strip off his floundering forwards after the Premiership leaders were left hanging...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoGustard: We can still make top four
HARLEQUINS suffered their fifth successive Pemiership defeat but head coach Paul Gustard still believes they can clinch a play-off place. Justifiably...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Welsh clubs risk European wipe out in Judgement Day weekend
Will the Principality Stadium be the heartbreak hotel for Welsh regions?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremier 15s final: Saracens v Harlequins preview
It's a repeat of the 2018 final at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRugby World Cup Japan 2019: Six of the biggest host venues
The Rugby World Cup Rugby 2019 will be held in Japan from September 20th until November 2nd. There are twelve venues...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuy Thompson: Exeter’s example will always be the argument against ring-fencing
Leicester Tigers back row Guy Thompson wants promotion and relegation to remain in the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatt Moulds follows Blues teammate Melani Nanai in Worcester move
Worcester Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons’ raid of Super Rugby outfit Blues has continued with the signing of hooker Matt...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSlater mystified by England freezing out Danny Cipriani
Gloucester lock joins the calls for Cipriani to get a seat on the plane to Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton Saints add Henry Taylor to scrum-half options
"He has all the qualities to stake a claim for regular first-team rugby" – Chris Boyd
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAnthony Watson to make first start for Bath after 13 months out
England international on the comeback trail after ruptured Achilles
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSale Sharks complete signing of Springbok Lood de Jager
Joining Rob du Preez and Akker van der Merwe in moving north
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Featured
/ 8 years agoA record £44.4m in losses, Premiership club finances in deeper detail
But Exeter Chiefs, who were the only club to turn a profit, chairman Tony Rowe says CVC money has boosted balance...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years ago‘I walked off after the 2003 World Cup hating rugby’ says Jonny Wilkinson
England's superstar of 2003 reveals his disillusionment with winning the game's top prize at the age of 24
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoBarnes column: Fabien Galthie and Raphael Ibanez to reshape the French
The ultimate humiliation for France head coach Jacques Brunel
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLondon Irish record appearance holder Topsy Ojo to retire
The one-club man is calling it a day at the conclusion of the Exiles Championship-winning season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDavid Strettle to hang up his boots
Where does the Saracens wing sit among the Premiership's top tryscorers?
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDan Jones sticking close to home with new Scarlets contract
Nearing 500 points for his home region
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLawrence Dallaglio’s scathing condemnation of Billy Vunipola
Former England no.8 slams Vunipola's post-match interview after being asked about his social media comments
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRFU face grassroots revolt over cash cuts
■By NEALE HARVEY THE RFU are facing a grassroots revolt over plans to slash their Community Rugby budget. In a letter...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoFan comes on pitch to call out Billy
Afters: Munster fan confronts Sarries No.8 Billy Vunipola PICTURE: Dan Sheridan BILLYVunipola was confronted by a spectator after his man of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEdwards gets coach offer from Wasps
■By PETER JACKSON THE Shaun Edwards saga has taken another twist with Wasps revealing their bid to bring him back into...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoRef Owen takes centre stage in Sharks battle
■By GARY FITZGERALD Ever alert: Chris Ashton touches down for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond’s Sharks slumped despairingly out of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoDiamond: Now we must aim for top 6
STEVE Diamond urged his players to quickly forget their European despair and focus on snatching a top six place in the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoTry burst comes too late to save brave Quins
■By JAMES LLOYD EVEN a late try blitz by Harlequins could not stop Clermont Auvergne from setting up an all French...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoArrogant and divisive, but Galthie is a winner
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE suggestion that the former France scrum-half and captain Fabien Galthie has been...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoRFU chief executive
Steve Brown told us in October there would be a prudence measure by the RFU to reduce spending by £4- £5m...
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoJobs for the boys is a concern
THE blurred lines between senior executives in sport being guardians of governing bodies and then, armed with inside knowledge, joining corporate...
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Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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