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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPreview: Llanelli v Newport
Today. Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI welcome Newport to Parc y Scarlets today still looking to get off the mark but are improving,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoUnbeaten start grinds to a halt after dramatic intervention
By HUW S THOMAS Aberavon .31 Llandovery .26 ABERAVON brought Llandovery’s unbeaten start to the season to an end at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHowells stars as Ravens unravel in second half
By PETER HUGHES Bridgend .35 Pontypridd .44 A THRILLING second-half showing from Pontypridd saw them come from behind to defeat Bridgend....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSteelmen stage late comeback to maintain perfect start
By JAY BAYFORD Neath.17 Ebbw Vale25 EBBW Vale maintained their perfect league record with a dramatic victory over lowly Neath. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGriffiths snatches victory from the jaws of defeat
By PAUL HOPKINS Cross Keys .29 Swansea .34 A LENGTH of the field interception try by Luke Griffiths clinched a sensational...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLewis hat-trick heroics not enough as Quins hold nerve
By HAYDN JEFFERIES Bedwas .34 Carmarthen .35 CARMARTHEN Quins bagged maximum points after edging out Bedwas. The opening stages saw Quins...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoIronmen Locke the door with five tries at the Gogs
By DEAN JONES RCG 1404 .10 Merthyr .34 MERTHYR put in a fivestar performance to bag an impressive bonus-point victory at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFour-try Poolergo top with Narberth in pursuit
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOL are now the outright leaders after a 31-17 victory at Rhydyfelin. Alex Watkins, Danny...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChamps staying on course as Butler cleans up
Welsh National Plate round-up By JAY BAYFORD TAI Natthaphong and Dan Butler led the way for Brynmawr as they started their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCastres send Euro warning to Premiership
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Gloucester and Exeter had better beware of French title-holders Castres when they both face them in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCaves returns with a fab four to savour
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL SMITH ADAMCaves served Moseley man and boy from the late 1990’s to the end of last season...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHughes hopes to get the nod to tackle All Black great Read
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting form for Wasps: Nathan Hughes BIG-HITTING Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes says the chance to face down New...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWebber believes West can give Sharks teeth
Forward guru: Dorian West has joined Sale PICTURE: Getty Images ANOTHER ‘old-school’ addition or a breath of fresh air? Rob Webber...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRowntree to help Georgia
GEORGIA’S World Cup preparations have been boosted by the appointment of former England prop Graham Rowntree as their forwards coach ahead...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBlues and Ospreys in battle for Francis
TOMAS Francis is at the centre of a tug of war with both Cardiff Blues and the Ospreys in the market...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAll Black Pirates? Dicky’s delusional
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DICKY Evans and the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWallaby wannabe O’Connor owes Sale a huge debt
I WAS interested to see James O’Connor’s comments in last week’s paper regarding his wish to return to Australia in time...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSorry Cips but Faz is out of this world
WHAT is this obsession for Danny Cipriani? It’s crazy and I really don’t get it. You only had to watch the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMarler has just ensured his club career goes on
COLIN BOAG Intense: Joe Marler playing for England How many England caps does one man need? Joe Marler has 59, which...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTime has come to pick Farrell as England’s No 10
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Power: Ben Te’o is Jerry’s first pick at 12 if fit PICTURE: Getty Images WHEN Owen...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoThere’s good …and then there’s Goode!
By NICK CAIN Hat-trick hero: Saracens’ Liam Williams scores his third try after collecting Alex Goode’s inside pass PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe’ve not devalued the Prem saysTodd
TODD Blackadder defended Bath’s decision to rest 13 players against Saracens, discounting the suggestion he was devaluing the Premiership as a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGustard’s front-row gamble pays off for Quins
By NEALE HARVEY Green machine: Nathan Earle crosses for his first try for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images AN inspired tactical switch...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoJohan is after talks with ref’s supremo
GUTTED Gloucester boss Johan Ackermann said: “It’s a very unhappy changing room and the manner of the loss was hard to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Derby match in aid of Rob Horne is a week away
Tickets remain on sale for Northampton versus Leicester
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChange to come at Bath as club release open letter to supporters
The club's plans for the coaching structure have been made transparent
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWillis Halahola has one eye on Welsh jersey
Could Halahola feature in the future Welsh midfield?
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoUSA forward Cameron Dolan set to join Nottingham
New signing to add extra ballast to the Green and Whites' pack
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEddie Jones blitzes through our pick of questions
From Dave Attwood to the breakdown, the England coach comments on a few matters
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Trailblazing Bee-Gee who twice broke Welsh hearts
Peter Jackson throws things back to 1999 when Apollo Perelini took Samoa to glory
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeith Wood praises Billy Burns’ impact at Ulster
How is the former Gloucester fly-half faring at Ravenhill?
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoWhat Eddie Jones had to say about Joe Marler’s decision to retire from England duty
Who can Jones turn to as competition to Mako Vunipola?
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoRoom 101: Sale Sharks young flyer Paolo Odogwu
Badly worn shoes A couple of boys in the team don’t put their shoes on properly and stand on the backs...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWasps launch pitch-facing sensory room
Wasps have converted commercial boxes into sensory rooms for children with autism to watch full rugby matches
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoBBC to televise Killik Cup clash between Barbarians and Argentina
The December 1 match will be shown live as the November Tests conclude with the Killik Cup clash
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDorian West brought in by Steve Diamond as Sale’s new forwards coach
The ex-Northampton Saints coach has a new job with a Premiership club
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRugby players lift up car to rescue drunk teammate who had been run over
The prop had taken a lie down in the street before the incident on Sunday
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMunster sign South African import to lengthy extension
Jean Kleyn will gain Irish residency just in time for the World Cup
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGeorgia appoint Graham Rowntree as forwards coach heading into World Cup year
About to get to work with Georgia's formidable pack
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRed card fever could ruin rugby warns Care
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care fears red cards could wreck top rugby as a spectacle if officials fail to adopt a...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years ago‘End HIA to curb brain injuries’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby is being urged to eliminate the danger of ‘brain damaged’ players being sent back into action...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps finally get Sale monkey off their back
By COLIN NEWBOULT THESE victories certainly don’t come around very often for Wasps. Since 2010, they have endured disappointment at Sale,...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBassett given the plaudits from Dai
WASPS director of rugby Dai Young hailed the performance of Josh Bassett after the wing’s excellent all-round display. Alongside Michael Le...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoStay-at-home Mitchell needs to be hands on
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHN Mitchell polarises opinion in Rugby Union more than anyone with the possible...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSpencer’s reckless tackle did deserve red card
WILL Spencer’s shoulder to the jaw of Wasps hooker Tommy Taylor was high, dangerous, and merited the one month suspension handed...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSimmonds sends out a reminder to Eddie
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER EXETER Chiefs, not for the first time, struggled a little at Kingston Park but in the end ground...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano curses missed chances
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards was proud that his side held on for a bonus point but rued missed opportunities....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEvergreen Richard is out to post a big score
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS stalwart Richard Wigglesworth has vowed to set a mark that is “tough to beat” as he prepares...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLudlow relishing his role as defence linchpin
Chopped: Lewis Ludlow tackles Bristol’s Ed Holmes TACKLE-MASTER Lewis Ludlow wants Gloucester to prove their title credentials by stripping away Saracens’...
Autumn Internationals
Ben Spencer targets 2027 Rugby World Cup place with England after surgery
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