News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoStooke’s back on boil at Bath after freeze out from Fisher
■By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA HARD-NOSEDlock Elliott Stooke aims to take centre stage in Bath’s dash for silverware and push his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHepburn’s striving for more than cameo role
By NEALE HARVEY No.1: Mako Vunipola Challenge: Alec Hepburn takes on Italy’s Tiziano Pasquali PICTURE: Getty Images CONFIDENT England new boy...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTired Mako glad to have Marler back
By SAM JACKSON Workout: England pack down against Georgia He’s back: Joe Marler in training ENGLAND prop Joe Marler paid the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWallaby flyer joins Saints but Brookes is moving on
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Wallaby flyer Taqele Naiyaravoro from the Waratahs. The 26-year-old Fiji-born wing will join the Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlooding kids has been key to revival – Savage
■By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA JOHAN Ackermann’s determination to blood fresh talent is inspiring Gloucester’s charge for a first Premiership title,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTuipulotu looks set to pledge allegiance to Wales
■By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA WALES look to have won a tug of war with England for the services of one...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPatience game starting to pay off for Sharks flyer Charnley
■By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA JOSH Charnley admits he was “clueless”when he first crossed over into Rugby Union but, 16 months...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPrincipality Premiership
Neath 10 Bedwas 40 BEDWAS produced a superb display to put an end to their winless start to phase two. A...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMerthyr juggernaut rolls on with 16th victory on the spin
Merthyr 30 Pontypridd 21 ■By IAN GOLDEN MERTHYR extended their winning streak to 16 games – 14 in the league –...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDrovers come from behind with their fresh legs
■By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery 26 Cardiff 24 THE Drovers won their second game of the post- Christmas Premiership after a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBargoed battlers hang on to celebrate another big scalp
■By IWAN GABE DAVIES Bargoed 16 Aberavon 14 BARGOED took another big scalp after they beat last year’s runners-up Aberavon in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKeys stand firm as Swansea come roaring back
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea 23 Cross Keys 30 CROSS KEYS’ unbeaten start to the year continued with a thrilling victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoReplacement Jones emerges as late Vale match winner
■By JAY BAYFORD Bridgend 18 Ebbw Vale 21 DORIAN Jones proved to be the match winner as his late penalty gave...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMarshall’s penalty ensures Quins share the spoils
■By DEAN JONES RGC 1404 20 Carmarthen 20 THIS clash in Colwyn Bay between two of the title chasers ended in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSeven-try Steelmen still 17pts behind Pooler
■By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up TATA Steel were in irresistible form as they ran in seven tries to thrash basement...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScrivens scores 43pts in Penallta rampage
■By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up JOSEPH Scrivens struck 43 points in Penallta’s 83-14 victory over Ynysybwl in One East....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAshton in record bid after latest hat-trick
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Chris Ashton took a giant leap towards an all-time record yesterday with his second hat-trick of tries...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins secure play-off spot with victory
■By JONTY MAWES Harlequins 80 Worcester V 7 Three tries: Aldora Itunu HARLEQUINS ran in 11 tries at Surey Sports Park...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWaterman and Dow provide sting for Wasps
■By HOLLY FOSKETT Wasps 26 Bristol 12 WASPS produced a terrific second-half display to run out winners over visiting Bristol. It...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoUnderwood the hero as Glos halt Sarries
■By ADAM MOYLES Saracens 29pts Glos-Hartpury 29pts MID-TABLE Gloucester- Hartpury came from 14 points down to prevent a Saracens victory –...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMobbs-Smith wants strong defensive display
■By DAVID PORTER PREVIEW: Richmond v Firwood Waterloo Sunday February 18. Kick-off 2.30pm RICHMOND head coach David Mobbs-Smith wants a strong...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago’Boro up to fourth as they defeat Sharks
■By JACK UNWIN L’borough 21 DMP Sharks 15 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning made it three wins in a row with victory over Darlington...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOwens eager to bring Gats’ ton up in style
By ALEX BYWATER Previous: Ken Owens in action against Ireland last season KEN Owens insists Wales remain in a good position...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoExpand to 14 with 3-year moratorium
A COMPROMISE on the ring-fencing row would be to expand the top tier to 14 clubs and retain promotion/ relegation using...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoEddie needs rapier in back row, not just three bludgeons
EDDIE Jones has transformed England since the last World Cup, but recently scraped wins have papered over emerging fault lines. Jones...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoExpected England to bring in a bonus
I WAS very disappointed with England’s performance against Wales. For a team with aspirations of lifting the Webb Ellis next year,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoDisgraceful to throw TMO under the bus
I MUST give my few penneth over the controversy surrounding last Saturday’s match. For World Rugby’s Allain Rolland to publicly throw...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDrop Italy to bring back the level playing field
COLIN BOAG Snarling: Ross Moriarty, No.6, went over the top With the Six Nations taking a break this weekend it gives...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON CALLARD, FORMER BATH AND ENGLAND FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Jason Leonard –...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFarrell is just stratospheric, a class apart from others
JEREMY GUSCOTT Cut above: Owen Farrell slices through the Welsh defence PICTURE: Getty Images THIS Six Nations hasn’t overwhelmed us with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoToomua class keeps Tigers in the hunt
By NICK CAIN Reaching out: Matt Toomua scores Tigers’ first try PICTURES: Getty Images Round the legs! Quins’ James Chisholm is...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKingston: Penalty count was against us
HARLEQUINS rugby director John Kingston said his team had been hard done by: “We were the better team for first hour...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPiers pulls the plug on Irish as North gives Wales boost
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Rob Horne scores Saints’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images Not enough: Alex Lewington scores his second...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFrancis: I’m after SA tour place
STAR man Piers Francis has set his sights on England’s summer tour. The Saints No.10 said: “I’ve had adjustments to make...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSale Sharks twins will peak for England, says Dave Seymour
Dave Seymour announced his retirement from rugby last week and says the Sale back row is in good hands with the...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Wigan still leaving their mark on rugby union
Peter Jackson highlights to work of Andy Farrell and Shaun Edwards as well as other members of Wigan's past
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoThe magnificent seven rugby clubs in the county of Gwent
Profiling the histories behind Gwent's foremost rugby clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTime I pulled my weight admits 22-stone Will Skelton
Australian second row looking to play leadership role for Sarries with stars away on Six Nations duty
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoTurn these Dragons into Lions and watch them go on a rampage again
Brendan Gallagher looks back on the history of Gwent rugby and the county's current PRO14 side Dragons
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Guest Blogs
/ 8 years ago2018 Super Rugby schedule
While the rest of the world is sitting back, prepared to join the fun with real money gambling casino games, SANZAAR...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeicester Tigers complete swoop for another Warrior
Tigers confirm signing of Scotland international David Denton, who joins Will Spencer in moving to Welford Road for next season
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWhy women’s rugby is thriving in Australia in light of Sydney 7s victory
Raelene Castle, rugby's first woman CEO of an organisation, speaks to CNN World Rugby about parity in Australia's game
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoJudo horror injury will force Sam Jones to quit at 26
The Wasps flanker was injured at an England training camp in 2016 during a Judo session
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVIDEO: Wasps centre Kyle Eastmond banned for six weeks for this hit on Marcus Smith
Citing commissioner deals out punishment to Eastmond after high hit on Marcus Smith and dangerous tackle on Ross Chisholm
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Featured
/ 8 years agoSRU suspend several members of U20 backroom staff after late-night fracas
Investigation launched after team's physio required hospital treatment for incident at Llandudno bar
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNorthampton sign North replacement from Waratahs
Saints add Fijian brawn to next season's squad in the shape of Australian international Taqele Naiyaravoro
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Featured
/ 8 years agoEight players axed by Brunel after headline-grabbing night out in Edinburgh
Despite police ruling no crime had been committed by France players on Edinburgh night out, Brunel dishes out the punishment
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Featured
/ 8 years agoLand of Confusion: Rugby Is Not The Only Sports People Are Mixing Up
Those unfamiliar with the difference between rugby union and rugby league have a habit of confusing the two. This is understandable,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoGatland raps TMO as ‘no try’ row rages
By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland hit out at the Twickenham TMO last night after his Welsh team were denied a crucial...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoJudo horror injury will force Sam to quit at 26
By NEIL FISSLER SAM JONES is set to hang up his boots after failing to recover from an horrendous injury he...














