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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSavea set for battle against All Blacks
JULIANSavea will play for the Barbarians against New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. The winger was left out of New Zealand’s...
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/ 8 years agoCrossword
ACROSS 1. Aussie-born Scotland lock with Edinburgh, Leinster and Sale from 1999 5 3. Saracens and England second row - a...
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/ 8 years agoSolomona earns autumn recall as Harlequins flyer Yarde misses out
By SAM JACKSON In: Solomona Out: Yarde SALE Sharks wing Denny Solomona has been recalled by Eddie Jones just two months...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPeacemaker Howleyeyes
job in England By ROB COLE Backs brains’ trust: Rob Howley, left, with Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton PICTURE: Getty Images...
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/ 8 years agoMiddleton calls up seven new caps for Canada
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND head coach Simon Middleton has named 18 Women’s World Cup runners-up in his 28- strong...
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/ 8 years agoFriday on board to lead Old Elthamians Academy
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON MIKE Friday has joined Old Elthamians as the club’s new academy director. Friday will also continue...
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/ 8 years agoBrighton College avenge last year’s final defeat
ST JOSEPH’S FESTIVAL By JOE BYRNES LAST weekend saw the 31st edition of the St. Joseph’s Festival in Ipswich, where 16...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSting in the tail as Wasps hit back to down Bris
Bristol 5 Wasps 17 By MAX WALKER Influence: Rochelle Clark WASPS fought back from an early scare to beat Bristol at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBurnfield leaves it late to break Firwood hearts
Firwood Waterloo 12 Richmond 15 By HELEN DUGGAN IN THE dying seconds of the game, Richmond’s Rowena Burnfield battled over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSarries power proves too much for Hartpury
Gloucester-Hartpury 7pts Saracens 33pts By JOANNE McGREGOR Playmaker: April Brown in action for Saracens GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY lost at home for the first...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMartin’s magic gives Sharks a maiden victory
Darlington MP 16 Loughborough 10 By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON Mowden Park Sharks notched up their first win of the Premier 15s...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive-star Cowell lifts Quins to lucky thirteen
Worcester V 0 Harlequins 71 By JACK FALLON Class: Rachael Burford THIRTEEN tries – including five from Heather Cowell – helped...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCross Keys 19 Merthyr 34
MERTHYRbounced back from an early setback as they outclassed Cross Keys. The home side’s opening try came in the fifth minute...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoC’marthen Q 37 Llanelli16
CARMARTHEN Quins’ fifth win in eight saw them claim a comprehensive victory over Llanelli in the Carmarthenshire derby. Dan Jones and...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThompson stars as Blue and Blacks power to triumph
Cardiff 37 Newport 22 By JAY BAYFORD CARDIFF put an end to a run of three consecutive defeats with a convincing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPonty flying high after Bird boots visitors to win
Bedwas 15 Pontypridd 37 By IAN GOLDEN PONTYPRIDD pulled level with Bedwas at the top of the Principality Premiership East after...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuccess for Swans after derby day drama at St Helen’s
Swansea 24 Neath 17 By PAUL HOPKINS SWANSEA took home the Ospreys derby spoils against Neath in a frantic match at...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams and Botica fire RGC to top of the table
Swansea 24 Neath 17 By PAUL HOPKINS RGC 1404 moved to the top of the Principality Premiership West Division after an...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBragging rights for battling Ravens after fiery encounter
Bridgend R 37 Aberavon 21 By CARL FIELD A GLUT of yellow cards and one red for Bridgend skipper Adam O’Driscoll...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSecond-half fightback sees Vale claim vital victory
Ebbw Vale19 Bargoed 14 By DAVID WALTERS EBBW Vale came from behind to claim a muchneeded victory over Bargoed in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStudents put to the sword by rampant leaders
Championship round-up PONTYPOOLremain way out in front at the top after a mammoth 74-14 victory against Cardiff Met. Jamie Jeune led...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRhondda move top thanks to Clayton try-double
Division One / Plate & Bowl round-up CHRIS Clayton was at the double to help Ystrad Rhondda to a 32-5 home...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoAshton picks way through the chaos to grab 2 tries
At the double: Toulon wing Chris Ashton scored twice against Brive Chris Ashton scored two tries to bring his own total...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAki gets green light as Zebo bombs out
By SAM JACKSON Qualified: Connacht centre Bundee Aki NEW Zealand-born centre Bundee Aki has won his first Ireland call-up for the...
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/ 8 years agoSharks ace McGuigan earns Scotland call-up
By GEORGE LAWRENCE SALE wing Byron McGuigan has forced his way into Gregor Townsend’s Scotland squad with his supreme try-scoring record...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHartley was unlucky to be cited this time
I WON’T pretend to be a fan of Dylan Hartley, but I can’t help but feel he’s been very hard done...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWhitehouse had a difficult game and needs assistance
WITH reference to Brendan Gallagher’s report last weekend of Clermont v Northampton, it sounds a little like sour grapes to me,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoSaracens could fill a bigger stadium
IT was great to read Nick Cain praising Saracens, stating that after their destruction of Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens, it provided...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSet an example with more cash for struggling Samoa
COLIN BOAG Making a fist of it: Samoa should be well rewarded for their Twickenham date The new chief executive of...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSolomona must prove he’s not a defensive liability
Natural born try-scorer: Sale Sharks winger Denny Solomona PICTURE: Getty Images Eddie Jones has picked an impressive England squad for the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps rediscover that sting from last season
Northampton 22pts Tries: Tuala 18, Mallinder 77 Penalties: Francis 10, 37, 53, 57 Wasps 38pts Tries: Wade 34, Johnson 44, Bassett...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEngland medics to make Daly call
ELLIOT Daly’s right knee injury, which forced the England wing off at half-time, was described by Wasps rugby director Dai Young...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGoode on you, says McCall as Alex turns it round
Saracens44pts Tries: Vunipola 10, Farrell 46, Williams 59, Wyles 61, Earle 66, 80 Conversions: Farrell 10, 47, 60, 62 Penalties: Farrell...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoProlific Williams makes it 6 from 6
LIAM Williams flew over for his sixth try in as many games and Saracens boss Mark McCall said: “I think Liam...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoDanny Hearn – 50 years on: No regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again
50 years on from breaking his neck against New Zealand, The Rugby Paper meets the England centre to see how that...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoJoe Marler available for England selection after ban for striking changed
Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston gives evidence to EPCR which overturns ban period
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoIt’s time the RFU honoured first black international
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the distinguished moment in history set by Plymouth player Jamie Peters
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSee the stars of the future in action as Harlequins take on Worcester!
You can see the stars of the future at The Stoop on Sunday 12th November when Harlequins face Worcester Warriors in the...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Gatland scorched by heat in Lions kitchen
Nick Cain looks at whether being head coach of the British & Irish Lions is more trouble than it's worth given...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNathan Hughes banking on the real Wasps to front up
The England number 8 on wanting to improve club results and filling in for Billy Vunipola with England
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWin tickets to see the Barbarians take on New Zealand!
The latest instalment of one of rugby’s greatest rivalries takes place at Twickenham next Saturday, November 4 when the Barbarians face...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: What ever happened to that war on gouging?
By Peter Jackson Sven Cronk knows how it feels to be poked in the eye as the innocent victim of a...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoJulian Savea to play for Barbarians against New Zealand
The Barbarians will take on New Zealand with one of the All Blacks‘ greatest-ever try scorers in their ranks. World Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHarry Mallinder signs new deal with Northampton Saints
Mallinder junior says Northampton is his 'only club' in penning a new a contract extension
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDenny Solomona on a soul mission to add variety
The Sale wing talks about how life could have taken a wrong turn after his upbringing in an area of Auckland...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRob Baxter weighs in to debate around fixture scheduling and player welfare
The Exeter Chiefs director of rugby blames TV broadcasters for playing two games inside five days
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGatland names Wales squad for autumn internationals
(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis Warren Gatland has named his squad for the autumn international and handed a recall to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan to retire at the end of the season
Veteran Irish lock to bring end to brilliant 20-year career
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHowzat! NatWest set to back Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations is expected to announce a new title sponsor long synonymous with English cricket – NatWest....
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