News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘Sexton is still ahead of improving Russell for Lions’
IRELAND’S Jonny Sexton remains in pole position for the Lions fly-half starting jersey against New Zealand this summer, according to Brian...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoPark hold firm to survive a serious fightback
Esher 18 Rosslyn Park 24 By BEN CARTER ROSSLYN Park withheld a resurgent second-half performance from Esher to earn victory on...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoOwen’s late score saves Blackheath
Blackheath 26 Darlington MP 21 By GRAHAM COX A FIRST victory in six outings for Blackheath was achieved thanks to Freddie...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoStudents seal title with time to spare
Hartpury Coll 57 Old Albanians 21 By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY duly completed the win required to clinch this season’s National One...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoSeven heaven fast start sees for Albion as off the hosts
Moseley 26pts Tries: Sheldon 49, 76, Brightwell 54, Grove 72 Conversions: Williams 49, 54, 72 Plymouth Albion 47pts Tries: Williams 3,...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoIrvine completes incredible return from the brink by Ionians
Hull Ionians 17 Blaydon 17 By MALLY KNOWLES BOTH sides scored their 17 points in seperate halves with Callum Irvine rescuing...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoAyrton too quick for Flyde defence
Fylde 28 Cambridge 46 By GALILEO SUTHERLAND CAMBRIDGE scored six tries to ease past Fylde with fly-half Dan Lewis kicking 16...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFirst-half blitz gets home side victory
Coventry 29 Ampthill & D 19 By JOHN WILKINSON COVENTRY backed up a controlled first-half performance with a strong final quarter...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoEaton try snatches last-gasp success for Blues
Macclesfield 42 Loughborough 38 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD recorded a massive victory in a thrilling affair that the home crowd were...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMorris holds his nerve as Otley fall just short
Luctonians 30 Otley 21 By GEOFF VICKRESS LUCTONIANS withstood a second-half onslaught from Otley to eventually run out victors in a...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLarder’s red costs an injury-hit Gate
Harrogate 10 Sedgley Park 40 By BILL BARRACK INJURY-HIT Harrogate were blown away by an impressive first-half display from Sedgley Park...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoOdogwu paves way for easy win
Sale FC 63 Wharfedale 27 By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT SALE kept well clear of the chasing pack following a nine-try win over...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHosts Tigers are off the foot of table
Sheffield T 30 Preston G 0 By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers’ fight for survival continued with a commanding win in this...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoMahoney’s late score is pride of the Lions
Leicester Lions 24pts Chester 19pts By ANDY MOORE LEICESTER Lions head coach Andy Key hailed his side’s resolve after they held...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSouth Leicester secure a derby victory
S Leicester 22 Hinckley 15 By MICK MCNEILL SOUTH Leicester overcame a half-time deficit to eventually emerge worthy winners. The game...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTynedale late show downs Scunthorpe
Tynedale 25 Scunthorpe 10 By BRIAN TILLEY AFTER a lethargic first 40 minutes, Tynedale improved to put together some good moves...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTitle hopefuls are made to work
Stourbridge 23 Caldy 29 By NICK PULLEN CALDY continued their impressive charge towards the title but were given a real run...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
DON BARRELL FORMER SARACENS AND BEDFORD FLANKER & CURRENT SARACENS ACADEMY COACH I had to get permission from school before I...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoStortford exhibit quality in master display
Henley H 28 Bishop’s Sto 38 By NICK PITSON BISHOP’S Stortford proved why they are at the top of the league...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHome comforts for star Elderkin
Redruth 26 Clifton 7 By BILL HOOPER SECOND-HALF tries from Redruth half-backs Joe Elderkin and Jack Oulton sparked Redruth to a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoKingdom reigns as Titans nick one
Taunton T 22 Barnstaple 21 By KEITH BROOKING FOR the second week in a row, Taunton faced a team fighting for...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoVillagers deliver thrashing to keep title alive
Chinnor 47 Canterbury 19 By SIMON VICKERS CHINNOR’S title challenge remained on course as they downed Canterbury. Kieran Thompson put the...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoRaiders do enjoy rare enough to away win
LI Wild Geese 34pts Worthing 39pts By WARREN MUGGLETON WORTHING secured only their second away win of the season by narrowly...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCarlisle and Wiltshire are hat-trick heroes
Barnes 31 Bury St Ed’s 43 By JONTY SUTHERLAND A STRONG second-half performance secured Bury St Edmunds the win in a...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoLondoners get revenge at Rams
By MATTHEW MCCRORY Reding’sians…7 O Elthamians 20 OLD Elthamians exacted revenge on Redingensians Rams as they eased to a comfortable victory....
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoCockles pay for missed chances
By JERRY RICE Exmouth 12 Cinderford 36 EXMOUTH failed to take some gilt-edged chances in a second half that they dominated...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTION
KIERAN MURPHY EALING NO.8 Enjoying a good run of form recently? We targeted that last block of Championship fixtures starting with...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JAMIE BLAMIRE ENGLAND U20S HOOKER Leaving the parental home at 16 to live with strangers was not easy for Jamie Blamire...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJudd-ernaut keeps rolling at the summit
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE JUDDIAN still hold top spot following a 50-19 win away to Shelford. Tuli Paea,...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoStreet capitalise on Nuneaton’s slip-up
National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET took over at the top of the table after they picked up a bonus point in...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoTop against bottom ends with a mauling
National League 3 North UNSTOPPABLE Huddersfieldmarch on undefeated – this time on the back of an 83-0 win at home to...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoChampions-elect edge closer to trophy
National League 3 South West OLD REDCLIFFIANS continued their march to the title by running over eight tries during a 46-9...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDon’t kill off the county game, just get rid of the academies!
As Benjamin Disraeli once said: “There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies and statistics.” However, as with all things,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWard to return to the front line and forget those days as a jackal
By NICK VERDIER DAVE Ward knows his days in the Harlequins back row are coming to end but he is determined...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoImmortality beckons for England’s history men
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham JONATHAN Joseph scored a scintillating hat-trick of tries to spearhead an England win which left Scotland’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAmbitious McGuigan is eyeing tour to Argentina
By NEALE HARVEY HUNGRY hooker George McGuigan has vowed to stake a claim for England’s summer tour by helping Leicester salvage...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol step up rebuild with Ireland stand-off Madigan
BRISTOL have secured their second big-name signing ahead of next season with the capture of Ian Madigan. The Ireland No.10, who...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRobshaw backed to stake claim for Lions tour
By CHRIS JONES CHRIS Robshaw will signal his recovery from shoulder surgery by playing for Harlequins against Newcastle on March 25....
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoBrodie barges over to keep Chiefs in control
By NICK VERDIER All-rounder: Damian McKenzie added an off-loading game to his 16 points for Chiefs PICTURE: Getty Images THE Chiefs...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoEngland on track after Kenya win
Vancouver By NICK VERDIER Clincher: Dan Bibby ENGLAND were pushed hard in their opening fixture but a four-try win over Kenya...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoKerr try rescues fifth-place points
Las Vegas wrap CHARLTON Kerr scored a dramatic stoppage-time try on his World Series debut to help England to fifth place...
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoKeys stay onwinning streak as Bargoed draw blank
By RICH JONES CROSS KEYSmade it eight wins on the trot in all competitions after they shut out Bargoed at Pandy...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoOliver’s army on march for resurgent Skewem
SWALEC Championship round-up By JAMES LLOYD SKEWEN pulled off a dramatic comeback to beat Bedlinog in a 25-21 thriller to leapfrog...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHughes denies Kidwelly with late penalty
SWALEC Division One round-up By JAMES LLOYD IOAN Hughes held his nerve with a late penalty as Llanelli Wanderers snatched a...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoFlood sees red to add to Tolouse nightmare
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN In normal times, you might expect former England star Toby Flood to be thrilled to bits about...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAll-change for England despite rout of French
ENGLAND U18s ENGLANDU18s made a winning start to their season after a seven-try 43-14 victory over France in Aylesbury. In tough...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSeven-try Bishop’s land big day at HQ
NATWEST SCHOOLS CUP SEMI-FINALS By NICK VERDIER Upset: Bishop’s Wordsworth celebrate after their semi-final win over Bromsgrove BISHOP’S Wordsworth booked their...
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Features
/ 9 years agoKirkham eager to carry banner for the North
SCHOOLS SEVENS KIRKHAM Grammar School will kick off the defence of their North of England Sevens title today high on confidence...
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Features
/ 9 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, March 12, 2017 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......















