News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTrinder targetting big season finale
By NEALE HARVEY BATH’S decision to drop Jonathan Joseph has denied Henry Trinder the chance to pit his wits against the...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoDerby day can inspire us says Matson
BATH’S European ambitions came crashing down last Sunday in Paris but they have to bounce back quickly if they are to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWilson: No arguments, I must prove my dominance to Eddie
By JON NEWCOMBE CONSIDERED by many to be unlucky not to make England’s Argentina tour in June, Newcastle back-row Mark Wilson...
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/ 9 years agoBristol will be back – McCafferty
PROMOTION and relegation between the top tiers will continue for the foreseeable future, says Premiership Rugby boss Mark McCafferty. There were...
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/ 9 years agoEvans at double to seal home semi-final
Connacht 8 Scarlets 30 STEFF Evans touched down twice and Scarlets secured a home semi-final with a bonus point victory over...
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/ 9 years agoDragons are hit hard by late double sin-binning
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH coach Duncan Hodge hailed his side’s stunning late comeback on Friday night which halted their run of...
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/ 9 years agoNow for a derby day showdown at Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS ensured they head into the final week of the regular season with destiny in their own hands...
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/ 9 years agoPunchy Italians make Blues work for the points
By ROGER PANTING GARETH Anscombe provided just enough of a cushion for Blues to hold off a determined second half rally...
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/ 9 years agoCarbery hits late winner to end Gregor’s playoff hopes
By DECLAN ROONEY GLASGOW’S comeback fell just short at the RDS with Joey Carbery’s late penalty ending Gregor Townsend’s hopes of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoInjuries begin to mount for Munster
Treviso 14 Munster 34 MUNSTER coach Rassie Erasmus said he is pleased to have a home semi-final wrapped up with a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMcGeechan: Lions have quality to win
Guy Williams finds the most successful of all Lions coaches in bullish mood before the tour No one speaks with more...
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Features
/ 9 years agoIt pains me but Scarlets will shade my Ospreys
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It’s business time in the PRO12 as the season reaches the run-in and I think...
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Features
/ 9 years agoHewitt gets it right by playing safe over concussion
I WAS concerned to see this week that Ashton Hewitt is still suffering from problems caused by a concussion suffered at...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWell done Wales for giving Georgia their big day out
GEORGIA have been held back in international rugby for too long, so for them to play Wales this November is a...
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/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
Jantjies told he can’t join the Warriors yet BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WARRIORS have been dealt a blow...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDe Jongh attracts Wasps to South Africa
WASPS’ recruitment team have paid a visit to Cape Town where it is believed they had more talks with Springbok centre...
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Features
/ 9 years agoToby still talking to Premiership clubs
TOBY FLOOD could still ply his trade in the Premiership next season but a source close to the player had told...
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Features
/ 9 years agoJohnston packs his bags to join Brive
Move: Johnston SAMOAN prop James Johnston is heading to France to play next season after agreeing to join Brive in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoConfidence high despite Leinster stinger – Young
By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT back rower Thomas Young aims to prove he is worthy of a first Welsh cap by helping...
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/ 9 years agoCurrie Cup teams may head north
PREMIERSHIP Rugby is investigating the possibility of inviting South African teams into the Anglo-Welsh Cup. The option of introducing clubs from...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEarle doesnt know what hit him – nor will Pumas!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SARACENS WINGER NATHAN EARLE ABOUT HIS SURPRISE ENGLAND CALL UP NATHAN Earle says he is glad he...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWhitcombe dynasty now propping up England
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW When he left Cardiff before the Second World War, Frank Whitcombe could have...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLions riddle of McCall, the serial winner
MARKMcCall is far too busy planning Saracens’ dual defence of their English and European titles to waste any time pondering the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPrice cuts show how WRU have devalued Tests
IN ANoverdue attempt to stimulate public interest in a tired fixture, the WRU have cut the price of 24,000 seats against...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGiles now battle-ready for those big Islanders
By ALEX BYWATER KEELAN Giles may still be a kid in a man’s game, but that hasn’t stopped the Ospreys flyer...
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/ 9 years agoSharp coup will help Exiles compete for top six says Russell
LONDON Scottish supremo Carson Russell is banking on his new coaching dream team of Jake Sharp and Dave Morris to fire...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCarnegie in control after their first half try blitz
By JEREMY INSON YORKSHIRE Carnegie ran in four tries away to Ealing Trailfinders to take a firm grip on their play-off...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoGriffiths: We musn’t squander possession again
By JON NEWCOMBE DONCASTER boss Clive Griffiths insists it won’t be game over for his side if they fail to beat...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoExiles going back to basics
By NICK VERDIER PLAY-OFF rugby is finally here for London Irish and director of rugby Nick Kennedy has urged his players...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBlaydon down as Lunnon breaks hearts
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian 29 Blaydon 24 BLAYDON were relegated after Sam Lunnon scored a try for Old Albanian with...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoCambridge suffer sixth straight loss
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge 15 Plymouth Alb 40 CAMBRIDGE finished their season with a sixth successive defeat and no win at...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoMoseley’s Maggs gets perfect end
By DAVE LAWRENCE Moseley 57 Fylde 0 MOSELEY’S outgoing Director of Rugby Kevin Maggs watched his side storm to a nine-try...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoHartpury end their perfect season with 30th triumph
By GRAHAM COX IT WAS not their most serene performance of the campaign, but a comprehensive victory nonetheless gave Hartpury their...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIonians seal their survival with a stunning final day victory
By KEVIN ROBINSON Darlington 26 Hull Ionians 41 NO calculators were needed as Hull Ionians deservedly won this game and with...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents beaten on Morris’ farewell
By EVIE PROBERT Loughboro’ 22 Coventry 27 DIRECTOR of Rugby Dave Morris saw his Loughborough Students suffer a narrow defeat in...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoRelegated Blues set for changes
By MATT COLERIDGE Macclesfield 12 Esher 24 WITH Esher safe and Macclesfield down, there was little at stake and with a...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoBercis is the late hero for Ampthill in thriller
By RICHARD DORE Rosslyn Park 21 Ampthill 27 AMPTHILL clinched victory in the last minute of this exhilarating season climax to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTigers No.1 legacy safe with Genge says Ayerza
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER prop legend Marcos Ayerza has revealed how the joy of entrusting his beloved No.1 jersey to tyro...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton: Lions have weapons to strike fear
SAM Warburton has hailed Stuart Hogg and George North as the “X-factor” men who can put the frighteners on the All...
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/ 9 years agoJack the lad’s aiming to tango in Argentina
LIVEWIRE Exeter scrumhalf Jack Maunder admits he is still struggling to come to terms with his shock inclusion by England for...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSedgley sign off with win double at champs
By JOHN LYON Caldy 34 Sedgley Park 35 A BUMPER Paton Field crowd were treated to a an exciting game of...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoA fitting finale as Bown bows out
By BEN JAMES Chester 22 Scunthorpe 8 CHESTER finished their season on a high as they ran in four tries to...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHarrogate denied by Avent’s late try
By MATTHEW JOHNSON Hinckley 32 Harrogate 31 HARROGATE were condemned to relegation in the cruellest way as they were denied a...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLucs are clawed as Tigers scramble to safety
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 23 Sheffield T 36 TIGERS secured their league status for next season with an excellent all-round performance....
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSale keep campaign alive with big victory
By JOHN FINCH Otley 14pts Sale 44pts SALE director of rugby Jonathan Keep was over the moon to secure a home...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDale celebrate awayday success at last
By HENRY WOODSFORD Preston G 34 Wharfedale 41 WHARFEDALE earned their maiden away victory of the campaign against relegated Grasshoppers. Hoppers...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSouth settle after series of fumbles
By MICK MCNEILL South Leics 46 Stourbridge 26 SOUTH Leicester finally clinched it after missing three tries through knock-ons. Stourbridge spent...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoDallavalle delight as Lions roar back
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale 28 Leicester Lns 32 A SERIOUSLY depleted Lions side who could muster only three replacements just edged...












