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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Red Bulls move for Italy hooker Hame Faiva
Newcastle Red Bulls have signed Italy hooker Hame Faiva on a one-year deal. The 31-year-old left Bath at the end of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWill Butler – We have still got plenty of X-factor at Gloucester
Will Butler is adamant that life at Gloucester without Santi Carreras dishing out special on-field gifts will remain just as exciting...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s great to have Owen Farrell back at Saracens – Ivan van Zyl
Owen Farrell’s return to his rugby home can help Saracens rise back to the top of the domestic and European tree....
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/ 1 year agoAustralia 31-31 USA: Dreams are still alive after thriller
USA ......................31pts Tries: Tafuna 27, 51; Sagapolu 45, Rogers 67, Erica Jarrell-Searcy 71 Conversions: Hawkins 52, 68, 72 Australia ...........31pts Tries:...
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/ 1 year agoScotland 29-15 Fiji: We must go as far as we can -Bryan Easson
Scotland ...........29pts Tries: McGhie 2, 56; Lloyd 10, 34; Orr 60 Conversions: Nelson 34, 61 Fiji .......................15pts Tries: Senivutu 25, Komaitai...
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/ 1 year agoCanada 42-0 Wales: Clinical Canadians demolish Wales
Wales ........................0pts Tries: Hunt 16, 29; Corrigan 26, Hogan-Rochester 31, Perry 50, Kassil 55 Conversions: de Goede 17, 27, 30, 32,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHiggins: Spain will fight for every inch
WOMEN’S WORLD CUP ■By SAM JACKSON POOL C Ireland v Spain PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 12pm, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton Focus: Eve Higgins...
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/ 1 year agoItaly know they are in battle for survival
■By BEN JAYCOCK POOL D PREVIEW... Italy v South Africa Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter ITALY face the might of...
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/ 1 year agoNew Zealand vs Japan Preview: History beckons for Portia Woodman-Wickliffe
Portia Woodman-Wickliffe could become New Zealand’s all-time leading try scorer today. The flying win needs one more try to make Kiwi...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFrance vs Brazil Preview: New-look French side spread the load
For their second World Cup match against what is on paper the competition’s weakest opponent, Brazil, France co-head coaches Gaëlle Mignot...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – David Warwick
David Warwick, the former Wigton, Waterloo, Cumbria rugby union centre/wing and Barrow rugby league player who is now level seven Wigton's...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoCanada can’t keep up with lively Japan
Pacific Nations Cup ■By BEN JAYCOCK EDDIE Jones’ Japan opened their Pacific Nations Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, moving straight to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoCastres give youthful Harlequins outfit the runaround
Pre-season ■By BEN JAYCOCK A SEASONED Castres outfit proved too strong for a youthful Harlequins side in the south of France,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoVive La France! At last some scrum sense
THERE is at last a sign of sanity in the otherwise befuddled global administration of rugby union in the shape of...
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Features
/ 1 year agoGriffiths back at Dragons as S&C coach
NEWS EXTRA FORMER back row Ollie Griffiths has returned to Dragons as a strength and conditioning coach nine months after retiring...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBecconsall joins Pirates
EXETER Chiefs scrum-half Will Becconsall has returned to Cornish Pirates for a second loan spell. The 22-year-old played for Pirates in...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBristol move for Hopkins
TYRO Wales back row Gwennan Hopkins has joined Bristol Bears from Gloucester-Hartpury ahead of the new season. The 20-year-old won her...
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Features
/ 1 year agoJoe Santamaria: Kiwi Kendrick Lynn giving Los Pumas a sharper attack
Joe Santamaria talks to Kendrick Lynn about how he is helping Argentina develop a cutting edge When Kendrick Lynn returned to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoFrench pair part of exciting generation
JAMES Harrington, our excellent go-to man on all things French, informs us that two of the country’s prime talents – the...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNew Zealand vs South Africa Preview: Springboks out to storm All Blacks’ Eden Park citadel
Paul Rees looks forward to this weekend's monumental clash between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland It is no longer...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoVan Graan worked his magic to turn Bath’s gladiators into champions
Premiership review Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on champions Bath AFTER...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoShanahan the right man for Bury, says Ford
News ■ By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING four successful years in charge of Bury St Edmunds, Jacob Ford has passed the baton...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoSoak up the best bits from across all sports
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Matt Albinson, below, the director of rugby at Stamford RFC who last season won...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoDavies has one more mountain to climb
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Loving life: Sam Davies playing for Grenoble PICTURE: Alamy ONE day soon, Sam...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoDemise of Miami Sharks still not headline news
ANOTHER working week gone and still the Miami Sharks website had nothing to say about what they told their squad almost...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoMaestro Ring is ahead of the game
AT the top of his game circa 1984 when Cardiff succeeded against the Grand Slam Wallabies where England, Ireland, Scotland and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoRocky road ahead for Welsh regions
United Rugby Championship ins & outs 2025-26 Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the URC season as Cardiff, Dragons, Scarlets and Ospreys...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIs there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ?
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AS pre-season shifts into matches and the intensity of fitness work begins to ease slightly, there’s...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWe’re buzzing, says Wilkinson
Feature Ben Jaycock talks to Scunthorpe’s DoR about the demands his squad will face back in National Two Top dogs: Scunthorpe...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoDon’t blame RFU for selection dilemma
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IAGREE with Nick Cain that England or any other country should not...
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/ 1 year agoLions would be too good for Europe
THERE was an interesting letter in this paper last week from Nigel Merrett about the potential of the Lions touring Europe...
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/ 1 year agoSheffield hoping to go one step further this time
National Leagues preview National League Two North by Ben Jaycock SHEFFIELD continue to break club records, and the question to be...
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/ 1 year agoRosslyn Park will lead the race for place in the Champ
National League One THIS season’s third-tier promotion race is wide open – yet it’s hard to look past Rosslyn Park emerging...
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/ 1 year agoEsher, Dorking and Barnes
National League Two East BOTH Dorking and Barnes’ 100-point seasons weren’t enough to make the step up to the third tier...
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/ 1 year agoCamborne looking to Matavesi for extra power
National League Two West Star: Former Northampton hooker Sam Matavesi has signed for Camborne CAMBORNE will be among the teams to...
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Top 14
/ 1 year agoVannes voted most likely to top ProD2
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN AS SURE as oeufs are oeufs, the end of August coincides with the return of French men’s...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoAustralia’s Rugby Squad 2025: How Strategic Picks Could Define Their Global Campaign
Australia’s 2025 Rugby Championship campaign has started and has arguably been better than many would have expected it to have gone...
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/ 1 year ago“Thriving Under Pressure”: Dave Alred Shares His Formula for Success
Dave Alred is a world-renowned performance coach and the author of The Pressure Principle, celebrated for transforming elite athletes into high-pressure...
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/ 1 year agoChile vs Uruguay Preview: Which South American side will book their place in the 2027 World Cup?
In the next two weeks, the world will learn which South American side will be joining Argentina at the 2027 World...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 1 year agoRecapping the British and Irish Lions’ tour of Australia
The British and Irish Lions returned to Australia for the first time since 2013 — and once again, they came away...
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/ 1 year agoScotland 38-8 Wales: Ruthless Scots demolish Welsh
Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm praised her side’s ruthless performance after they dismantled Wales in a record 38-8 victory that firmly ignited...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoZoe Dare confident she can add spark to Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs signing Zoe Dare feels her recent experience in the England Students set-up has given her a fresh perspective on...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJames Hook backing Jac Morgan for a repeat British and Irish Lions impact in New Zealand
Jac Morgan can be an even bigger hit in New Zealand in 2029 after making such an impressive Lions impact down...
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/ 1 year agoEx-Northampton Saints coach Matt Ferguson moves to Harlequins
Former Northampton scrum coach Matt Ferguson has joined Danny Wilson’s coaching team at Harlequins. Saints won the Premiership title and reached...
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/ 1 year agoI learnt a lot from my time at Sale, says Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon says he has left Sale a far better coach than when he joined – and reckons they are on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Red Bulls swoop to recruit fly-half Boeta Chamberlain
Newcastle Red Bulls have signed South African fly-half Boeta Chamberlain from Blue Bulls. The 26-year-old will move to Kingston Park on...
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/ 1 year agoBlair Murray signs new deal to stay at Scarlets until 2028
Wales full-back Blair Murray has signed a contract extension to stay at the Scarlets until 2028. The 23-year-old joined the region...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Vicky MacQueen
Vicky MacQueen, the former England and Saracens fullback, and ex Leicester Tigers head coach, now commercial manager at Hinckley RFC, chooses...
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/ 1 year agoAustralia 73-0 Samoa: Caitlyn Halse leads the way as Wallaroos go on rampage
Australia ...........73pts Tries: Amosa 2, Miller 6, 26, 33; Halse 10, 77; Chancellor 15, Karpani 21, Smith 52, Talakai 66, 75...
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/ 1 year agoCanada 65-7 Fiji: Canada on song with Julia Schell’s six of the best
Canada ..............65pts Tries: de Goede 6, Boag 14, Crossley 22, Corrigan 29, Schell 50, 53, 55, 61, 69, 72; Paquin 77...
