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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoSir Ian McGeechan on What It Really Takes to Succeed in Rugby and Beyond
Sir Ian McGeechan stands among rugby’s most revered figures—celebrated for his exceptional impact as both a player and a coach.
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Featured
/ 9 months agoWomen’s World Cup Round Three Team of the Week: Red Roses secure top spot after convincing win over Wallaroos
The Women’s World Cup pool stages have now reached their conclusion, and the final round didn’t disappoint. It was a weekend...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoRugby Championship Round Three Team of the Week: All Blacks and Wallabies get hard-fought home wins against rivals
The Rugby Championship delivered high drama this weekend as Australia stunned Argentina with a last-gasp comeback in Townsville, while New Zealand...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: All Blacks top The Rugby Championship after beating Springboks in Thriller
Rugby fans were treated to another action-packed week, with excitement both on and off the field sparking plenty of conversation online.
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – Josh Bragman
Josh Bragman, the Rosslyn Park and former Ampthill, Hartpury University, Durban Collegians and Durban Crusaders Colts fly-half, chooses the best XV...
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Features
/ 9 months agoOwen Farrell’s fiery Racing 92 send-off is par for the course
A case of sour grapes? Jacky Lorenzetti, the owner of Racing 92 since 2006 as well as four Bordeaux wine chateaux,...
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Features
/ 9 months agoNostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
IN THE past the future lies, so the saying goes. Yet everything changes, from politics to sport, as time marches remorselessly...
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Features
/ 9 months agoSimon Linsell: Playing at Kingsholm was a dream come true
Simon Linsell The former Hartpury, Gloucester, and Ealing forward, who is now forwards coach at Barnes. I’ll never forget the first...
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Features
/ 9 months agoYoung Guns: Casper Wheeler – Bristol & England U18s hooker
Casper Wheeler is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his hero and fellow Bristolian, Ellis Genge.
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Features
/ 9 months agoOnly award kicks at goal inside the 22
If we were designing the rules of rugby from scratch today it’s hard to imagine we would award kicks at goal...
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Features
/ 9 months agoDragons look to Tongan stars for added beef
NEWS EXTRA By SIMON THOMAS THE Dragons back line will feature a double dose of Tongan international strike power this season....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 9 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls move for Italy hooker Hame Faiva
Newcastle Red Bulls have signed Italy hooker Hame Faiva on a one-year deal. The 31-year-old left Bath at the end of...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – David Warwick
David Warwick, the former Wigton, Waterloo, Cumbria rugby union centre/wing and Barrow rugby league player who is now level seven Wigton's...
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Features
/ 9 months agoGriffiths back at Dragons as S&C coach
NEWS EXTRA FORMER back row Ollie Griffiths has returned to Dragons as a strength and conditioning coach nine months after retiring...
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Features
/ 9 months agoBecconsall joins Pirates
EXETER Chiefs scrum-half Will Becconsall has returned to Cornish Pirates for a second loan spell. The 22-year-old played for Pirates in...
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Features
/ 9 months agoBristol move for Hopkins
TYRO Wales back row Gwennan Hopkins has joined Bristol Bears from Gloucester-Hartpury ahead of the new season. The 20-year-old won her...
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Features
/ 9 months agoJoe Santamaria: Kiwi Kendrick Lynn giving Los Pumas a sharper attack
Joe Santamaria talks to Kendrick Lynn about how he is helping Argentina develop a cutting edge When Kendrick Lynn returned to...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoNew Zealand vs South Africa Preview: Springboks out to storm All Blacks’ Eden Park citadel
Paul Rees looks forward to this weekend's monumental clash between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland It is no longer...
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Features
/ 9 months agoWe’re buzzing, says Wilkinson
Feature Ben Jaycock talks to Scunthorpe’s DoR about the demands his squad will face back in National Two Top dogs: Scunthorpe...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups of the Weekend in the Women’s World Cup and Pacific Nations Cup
This weekend’s matches are packed with high stakes and even higher intensity, as teams fight for knockout spots, World Cup qualification,...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoWeekend Talking Points: Red Roses could break World Cup record against Samoa
A busy weekend of international rugby awaits, with storylines unfolding across both hemispheres. From the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 9 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls swoop to recruit fly-half Boeta Chamberlain
Newcastle Red Bulls have signed South African fly-half Boeta Chamberlain from Blue Bulls. The 26-year-old will move to Kingston Park on...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – Vicky MacQueen
Vicky MacQueen, the former England and Saracens fullback, and ex Leicester Tigers head coach, now commercial manager at Hinckley RFC, chooses...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoPaul Rees: Mavericks like Louis Rees-Zammit must seize the day
Paul Rees reports on the return of Louis Rees-Zammit and says it's time for the players to call the shots Bristol's...
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Features
/ 9 months agoGloucester prove too strong for Saints
U18S LEAGUE By BEN JAYCOCK GLOUCESTER Academy’s U18s continued their impressive form with a commanding 33-7victory over last season’s reigning champions,...
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Features
/ 9 months agoAllan Dell: I was proud of what I achieved in rugby
The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Natal Sharks, Edinburgh, London Irish & Glasgow prop reflects on his life in rugby...
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Features
/ 9 months agoYoung Guns – Ethan Surrey
Towering Bristol Bears and England U19s second row Ethan Surrey has had to navigate some tough setbacks already, most notably missing...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoCharles Rylands: New stars who will light up Champ Rugby
As another week of pre-season ticks by and the new Championship campaign edges ever closer, this week we’re taking a look...
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Features
/ 9 months agoRugby Paper Roundup New Episode: Rugby Championship Opening Round Review as Wallabies stun Springboks
The opening round of the Rugby Championship produced a result for the ages as the Wallabies overturned a 22-point deficit to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 10 months agoLeicester Tigers sign 140kg USA prop Tonga Kofe
Leicester Tigers have signed US Eagles prop Tonga Kofe, who recently helped Utah Warriors finish top of the Major League Rugby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 10 months agoExeter Chiefs go for South African prop Khwezi Mona
Exeter Chiefs have signed South African prop Khwezi Mona from URC side Sharks. The 32-year-old, who has played more than 50...
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Dream Team
/ 10 months agoDream Team – Jake Armstrong
Jake Armstrong, the former Leeds Tykes, Doncaster Knights, Jersey Reds, Bristol Bears and Hartpury University prop, selects the best XV he...
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Features
/ 10 months agoPaul Rees: England are looking to expand their reach as World Rugby looking at eligibility of three Prem stars
England can hardly be said to be short of players, but they have persuaded World Rugby to look at the cases...
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Features
/ 10 months agoSaints open up to beat Exeter in thriller
By BEN JAYCOCK DEFENDING champions Northampton opened their Premiership Next Gen campaign with a thrilling 64–51 win over Exeter. Despite missing...
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Features
/ 10 months agoI gave it my all and met brilliant people
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROBIN ‘BOMBER’ HISLOP FORMER SCOTLAND A, EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SARACENS AND WASPS PROP APRO sports career is often...
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Features
/ 10 months agoYoung Guns – Ollie Streeter
From back row to tighthead, Ollie Streeter is rapidly emerging as one of England’s most promising young props, though it wasn’t...
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Features
/ 10 months agoJoe Santamaria: Uruguay closing in on World Cup 2027 spot
Joe Santamaria talks to coach Rodolfo Ambrosio about their potential RWC2027 showdown with Chile Having featured in the first-ever World Cup...
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Features
/ 10 months agoFive to watch in National Two East
By CHARLIE STONE All set: Andy Key, boss at newly-promoted Oundle AS the 2025–26 National League 2 East season approaches, a...
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Features
/ 10 months agoTry to see things from a player’s perspective
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Steve Collins, below, head coach at Rochdale What is your rugby playing...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 10 months agoDragons swoop for scrum-half Niall Armstrong
Dragons have signed Irish scrum-half Niall Armstrong after his departure from Exeter at the end of last season. The 25-year-old has...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoCharlie Hodgson transfers his rugby skills to business
As England’s all-time leading Premiership points scorer, Charlie Hodgson’s impact on British rugby is undisputed. With a decorated career spanning over...
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Dream Team
/ 10 months agoDream Team – George Boulton
George Boulton, the Dings Crusaders captain and former Hartpury and Cinderford inside centre, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoChris Hewett: Andy Farrell not alone with his ‘home’ Lions selections
“There's an epidemic sweeping through the England team, but it isn’t catching.” Attributed to John Arlott (who else?), the exquisite one-liner...
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Chris Hewett
/ 10 months agoChris Hewett: Wallabies make the obvious choice with Giteau Law change
Inevitable. Had to happen. Written in the stars. Quite why the Australian rugby hierarchy spent so long umming and aaahhing about...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoPeter Jackson: The British and Irish Lions fail to impress Paul Turner
From the early days in Newbridge through to Sale’s rise as champions of England, Paul Turner has built an admirable track...
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Features
/ 10 months agoSharks tale will concern 2031 hosts
ON Monday, Major League Rugby announced the winner of their inguaural executive of the year award: Milagros Cubelli, CEO of the...
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Features
/ 10 months agoStewart McKinney recalls the brutal Lions days of ’74
Long before the Lions failed to turn up in Sydney for their shot at something historic, one of their Old Invincibles...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 10 months agoPaul Rees: Money was the theme for the Lions – and that will not change
Paul Rees says that, as the Lions chase every pound, the home unions can't complain if players do the same As...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 10 months agoPremiership Transfers 2025/26 – Bristol Bears
In: Tom Jordan (Glasgow Warriors), Pedro Rubiolo (Newcastle Falcons), Max Pepper (Newcastle Falcons), Josh Carrington (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Will Ramply (University...
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Features
/ 10 months agoIt’s the people you meet that make the difference
MY LIFEIN RUGBY STEVE BODEN THE FORMER DONCASTER, LEEDS AND JERSEY HOOKER AND COACH, WHO IS NOW COACHING AT COVENTRY WHEN...
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