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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoWorthing edge Sussex try-fest
By DAVE MOORE Worthing 55 Henley 41 TWO late tries gave Worthing victory over Henley in a thrilling encounter in West...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK OWLETT EXETER PROP You could say Exeter tight-head Jack Owlett faces stiff competition. Harry Williams is vying with Dan Cole...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury lads retain title with late killer blow from Stratford
By JOE BYRNES WEDNESDAY’S Twickenham final will surely be reflected upon as one of the greats after Hartpury’s last gasp 27-24...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBarnes top after Tring shock Guernsey
London & South East Premier BARNES moved to the top of the table with just one round of fixtures remaining, following...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBees bested by Sandbach once again
Midlands Premier SANDBACH secured the double over champions Birmingham & Solihull following a party-spoiling 33-26 victory at Portway. The Cheshire outfit...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGrasshoppers grounded by Billingham
Northern Premier CHAMPIONS-ELECT Preston Grasshoppers suffered only their second defeat of the season, as Billinghamcame from behind to secure a 31-27...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlues maintain their fight for survival
South West Premier NEWBURY Blues gave their bid to beat relegation a huge boost after they held on for a 25-24...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSolomona case looks too much like a witch hunt
It would appear that the RFU have put themselves in a very invidious position as the Denny Solomona incident turns more...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGallagher to take over from Aviva
GLOBAL insurance brokers Gallagher have been confirmed as new title sponsors of the English Premiership. Premiership Rugby have announced a multi-year...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKnee injury forces Grabham to retire
SCARLETSwinger Tom Grabham has been forced to retire due to a knee injury. The 26-year-old made one competitive appearance for the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSale decide not to appeal Denny ban
SALE Sharks will not appeal against the sanctions imposed on Denny Solomona for the alleged homophobic slur directed towards Worcester’s Jamie...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHaley gets two weeks for Bassett incident
SALE Sharks full-back Mike Haley has been given a two-week suspension after being cited for striking Josh Bassett in their 28-27...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBaa-Baas appoint Bristol boss Lam
PAT Lam will coach the Barbarians against an England XV at Twickenham on May 27. Lam, who has just guided Bristol...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHerbst may have to go under the knife
ULSTER have received a blow with news that Wiehahn Herbst is likely to miss the rest of the campaign with a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWarrior Te’o finally back up to speed after Lions hangover
By NEALE HARVEY Back in the groove: Ben Te’o holds off Ireland’s Johnny Sexton PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND centre Ben Te’o...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoVersatility taking Daly’s game to next level
By NEALE HARVEY ELLIOT Daly insists playing Test rugby on the wing while wearing No.13 for Wasps has made him a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLewis glad to learn from the old master at Blues
HE MIGHT be a Wales international and old beyond his years, but Cardiff Blues prop Dillon Lewis is more than happy...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoExeter promote record 14 from the academy
ROB Baxter is set to welcome his biggest intake of academy youngsters into his Exeter Chiefs squad for the 2018/19 season....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoItoje agent suspended for breach of betting regulations
AGENT Matt Hart has been suspended for 22 months after placing almost 1,500 bets on rugby worldwide and depositing in excess...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEmyr moves to coaching
SCARLETS hooker Emyr Phillips will retire at the end of the season after a decade with the region. Phillips, 31, has...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins power through to final
By JONTY MAWER Harlequins 22pts Wasps 7pts HARLEQUINS put in a consummate performance at the Stoop to beat London rivals Wasps...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSaracens quality shines out
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Saracens 45 Gloucester-Hartpury 26 SARACENS made light work of Gloucester-Hartpury to book their place in the final. With...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBell’s heroics get RAF’s centenary off to a flyer
By ROGER PANTING RAF 20pts Tries: Randle 24, Macdougall 39, Philpott 52 Conversions: Byrne 24 Penalties: Byrne 50 Army 19pts Tries:...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWarren and Maynard star as Drovers net bonus-point win
By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery 26 Bridgend 13 AFTER the disappointment of defeat at the hands of Newport in their WRU...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWebber strikes late as Ponty come from behind
By HOWARD EVANS Aberavon 15 Pontypridd 19 A TRY by Pontypridd wing Alex Webber four minutes from time ensured his side...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins hold out after nervous finale in topsy-turvy match
By IAN GOLDEN Carmart’n Q 36 Newport 33 CARMARTHEN Quins will breathe a sigh of relief after they held on to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDominant Keys bounce back to ease past Cardiff
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Cross Keys 42 Cardiff 10 CROSS Keys consigned Cardiff to their third consecutive defeat after hammering the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEvans the hero as Llanelli late show breaks Neath hearts
By JAY BAYFORD Llanelli 41 Neath 36 LLANELLI had to come from behind twice before securing a dramatic late victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSix of the best as Merthyr romp to another success
By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 10 Merthyr 45 MERTHYR ran in six tries to defeat Swansea and give their title hopes another...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPowerful Pooler make it tough for Rhydyfelin
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD THE relegation fight is likely to go down to the wire following Rhydyfelin’s 40-7 defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoYstrad in charge after win over big rivals
Welsh Division One round-up By JAY BAYFORD YSTRAD Rhondda took control of the One East Central title race with a 29-18...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAce Ashton smashes the French try record
Chris Ashton moved stylishly into French rugby legend against Top 14 leaders Montpellier. He has now scored more tries in a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGosper predicts rugby boom in America
Rugby chief executive Brett Gosper believes this year’s Rugby World Cup Sevens in San Francisco could ignite interest in the sport...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTough season teaching George to get physical
HOOKER Jamie George admits this has been the most challenging campaign of his career after a stellar summer with the Lions....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSort scrum mess before it’s too late
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I MUST concour with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoQuins needed to bring in new blood when O’Shea left
IT’S a shame for John Kingston to be leaving his beloved Harlequins at the end of the season, but without trying...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSurely Folau should be reprimanded
A GROUP of well educated individuals will have decided on the respective fates of Bastareaud, Solomona, Folau and others. These authorities...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNick’s right, revive the old school ruck
I AGREE with Nick Cain’s call for the return of the ruck. As alluded to in his column, it would create...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDisciplinary panels have entered silly season early
COLIN BOAG It’s disappointing that disciplinary issues keep distracting from the action in the Premiership. The season is coming nicely to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
MIKE DENBEE, THE OLD ELTHAMIANS AND FORMER LONDON WELSH BACK ROWER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRFU may need to pay to get more English coaches
EREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JOHN Kingston’s imminent departure from Harlequins will leave the count at just three Englishmen in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSaints come alive to shock the old enemy
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Through the gap: Ahsee Tuala hands off George Ford to score for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images NEVER under-estimate...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMyler so proud to bounce back
STEPHENMyler, the only Saints survivor from when they last beat Leicester at Welford Road 11 years ago, said: “It’s been a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLe Roux’s X-factor unleashes the wonder of Wade
By NEALE HARVEY WILLIE Le Roux hammered out an ominous warning to England with a virtuoso display as Wasps took advantage...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHaskell: We’ve got a title in us
WORCESTER failed to banish their relegation worries and boss Alan Solomons said: “The 15 minutes before half-time killed us and if...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Sevens at the Commonwealth Games dating back to 2002
Brendan Gallagher recounts the spectacles on show in the Manchester, Melbourne, New Delhi and Glasgow Games
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoItoje and Faletau’s agent banned by the RFU for betting spree
Matt Hart banned for 22 months for breaching RFU and World Rugby betting regulations
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew sponsorship deal to see England’s top flight named Gallagher Premiership
Premiership Rugby have found an American-based company to take over from Aviva
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFormer Racing 92 fly-half Johan Goosen to end retirement saga by playing for Cheetahs
25-year-old Goosen set to play rugby for the Cheetahs before joining Montpellier at the end of the season
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEngland v Barbarians: Bristol coach Pat Lam to take charge of Baa-Baas
The Baa-Baas assemble at Twickenham at the end of May
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