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Guest Blogs
/ 4 weeks agoWorld Rugby Nations Cup 2026: What It Is, Who’s In, and What to Expect
International rugby is about to get a new, more structured “middle tier” storyline. The World Rugby Nations Cup launches in 2026...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 weeks agoKey Players to Watch in the 2026 Rugby Calendar
Rugby in 2026 won’t give anyone the luxury of a long run-up. The Six Nations begins on February 5 and finishes...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 weeks agoBetting.za.com Publishes its 2026 Guide to Online Betting in South Africa
Betting.za.com, South Africa’s leading source for legal online betting information, has released its 2026 update aimed at helping local punters find...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoAfter 15 years, Mark McCall decides to call it a day at Saracens
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall will step down at the end of the season after 15 years at the helm.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoExeter Chiefs 3-8 Bristol Bears: Visitors ride out the storm in a battle of survival
A turbulent West Country weekend delivered two storms in quick succession: the first named Ingrid, the second wearing Bristol Bears shirts.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSale Sharks 29-43 Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s men in a rush to reclaim top spot
On this evidence, it will take a special team to stop Northampton Saints going all the way this season.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBedford Blues 38-31 Coventry: Blues are on song to edge past their rivals
Bedford Blues maintained their impressive home record with a come-from-behind victory over their oldest rivals Coventry, in one of the standout...
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Features
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: All Blacks on the hunt for a redeemer like Rassie Erasmus
Paul Rees looks at the problems facing New Zealand rugby and why that led to Scott Robertson's dismissal.
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: South Africans must go big – or go home
We cannot know for sure – when it comes to honouring rugby’s code of inner-sanctum omerta, the Bulls of Pretoria have...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFour-try Caluori is flying high for Saracens
The 19-year-old winger was in scintillating form as Mark McCall’s men demolished Newcastle yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Match action - starts...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSaints go back to Prem summit
■ By BEN JAYCOCK NORTHAMPTON Saints reclaimed top spot in the Prem with a thrilling 43–29 win over Sale in an...
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/ 1 month agoDupont returns but no Penaud
FRANCE’S all-time top try-scorer Damian Penaud is a shock omission from the defending champions’ Six Nations squad ahead of their opener...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoTeenager Todaro wins his chance
NORTHAMPTON winger Edoardo Todaro, 19, has been named in Itay’s Six Nations squad, looking to earn his second cap off the...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoUlster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident
Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoGray and Cherry to add grunt up front
GREGOR Townsend has recalled experienced pair Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry to the Scotland squad, while there are places for young...
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/ 1 month agoTandy recalls Francis in his first 6N squad
TIGHT-HEAD Tomas Francis retuns to the Wales squad having not played international rugby since the 2023 World Cup. Coach Steve Tandy...
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/ 1 month agoBaxter: We were hurt by mistakes
ROB Baxter was left to rue a handful of costly mistakes as Exeter saw their long-standing unbeaten home record tumble. “It...
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/ 1 month agoPlay-off hopes are over – coach
ALEX Sanderson surveyed the wreckage of Sale’s home thumping and admitted: “The play-offs have gone.” Realistically the Sharks had to win...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSmall margins cost us the win, says coach Skivington
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington said his players should hold their heads high but pointed to a few key moments...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoGilmore: I can see why fans left early
JASON Gilmore admitted he had no qualms with those disgruntled Quins fans who flocked away from The Stoop well before the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre
There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNoah still has work to do – McCall
MARK McCall hailed his freescoring wing Noah Caluori but despite another flurry of his tries, he claims the 19-year-old remains far...
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/ 1 month agoTalented duo who shared the same dream
PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoCardiff on their way to place in the play-offs
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............17pts Try: McNally 49 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 16; Lloyd 60, 80 Benetton ............. 8pts Try: Ruzza...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoSuper-sub Coombes turns match for Munster
■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoOspreys fail to land late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoLeinster power pays in the end
■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoDouble top for Hiddleston
■By STEVE NOTHERS Gilbert again adding th Zebre ...............21 Glasgow ..........26 GREGOR Hiddleston put his Scotland Six Nations snub firmly behind...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoBulls fightback stuns Edinburgh
■By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......17 Bulls ................19 THE Bulls fought back to seal back-to-back away victories with sharp shooting from Springbok...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDelight for Hartpury as Warriors crash again
■By TIM JONES Worcester ........28pts Tries: Wallis 7, Chapman 36, 52; Ndimande 65 Conversions: Reed 7, 36, 52; Eden 65 Hartpury...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFour-try Moody puts Pirates on front foot
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 45pts Tries: Relton 9, Moody 18, 20, 30, 36; Ribbons 38, Ward 49 Conversions: Robson...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCambridge go so close to first win of the season
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......12pts Tries: Reweti 11, Caven 28 Conversion: Mausia 29 Doncaster ........12pts Tries: Hopkinson 6, Kerr 76 Conversion:...
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/ 1 month agoTrailfinders strike late to survive fright night
■By ALEX GREGGO Chinnor ..............15pts Tries: Moore 45, Hanks 56, 61 E Trailfinders ..21pts Tries: Hatherell 50, Thompson 71, Cousins 76...
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/ 1 month agoRichmond prove that they are still in the fight
■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........31ptsDDDD Tries: Case 7, Goffey 13, Grieve 32, Addams 67, Hocking 79 Conversions: Grieve 8, 13, 33...
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/ 1 month agoNottingham have to dig deep to get past Scots
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham ......27pts Tries: Davies 45, Simpson 49, Dickinson 56, Cherry 66 Conversions: Parks 56, 66 Penalty: Parks 73...
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/ 1 month agoDoncaster decide to stop being a full-time operation
DONCASTER Knights have made the decision to cease operating as a full-time operation next season. The Knights were expected to be...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFamily business driving Camborne
JOSH Matavesi is on a mission to make Camborne the best team in Cornwall alongside his brother Sam, the former Northampton...
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/ 1 month agoDREAM TEAM
SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Letters
/ 1 month agoIdeal role models
I WAS delighted with Peter Jackson’s recent paragraph (TRP January 4) about the opening of the Women’s World Cup in Sunderland....
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Letters
/ 1 month agoTriple top for Lucs!
LAST Saturday Luctonians had all three of their RFU League teams playing at home. All three were playing against the first...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoChampions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16
Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoTough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoSedgley Park too good for Stortford
■By VINNY MORLEY Sedgley Park ........30 Bishop’s S ...............14 TWO SIDES at the wrong end of the table went head-to-head for...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoGulley follows a two-Dart finish in sharp final show
■By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ......41pts Tries: Jenkins 3, Oulton 47, Dart 55, 61; Gulley 78 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 48, 55,...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoJuddians see the full picture after Painter’s gloss
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............27 Tonbridge J ...........27 NEVER MORE than a converted score separated these two sides, as Freddie...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoClub see upside of stranger Dings
■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............43 Dings Crusaders .... 7 BOLD BLACKHEATH’S seven-try slaughtering of Dings Crusaders was not without its blemishes,...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoAxel slashes Tykes with runs & poses!
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................34 Leeds Tykes ..........24 AXEL Kalling-Smith’s brought the mettle with a fabulous hat-trick to frontman Rams’ home...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoBirchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...
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