Club Rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoBill Sweeney wants more stars like Henry Pollock to transform English rugby’s profile
RFU chief executive believes rugby must learn from Australian sports and work more closely with the Prem to develop a new...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoEngland star Ben Earl insists players should have a say in rugby law changes
Ben Earl believes players should have a greater voice in rugby law changes, after his research found none of the international...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoExeter Chiefs 19-35 Bath: Job done! Johann van Graan’s side prove too strong for Chiefs
Bath’s youngsters make the most of their opportunity as they run in five tries to beat Exeter Chiefs in the Prem...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoSaracens 54-19 Newcastle Red Bulls: Sarries turn on the power and race home
Luke Davidson inspires Saracens to another big Premiership Cup victory, kicking 14 points as the hosts run in eight tries to...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoNorthampton Saints 39-15 Leicester Tigers: Stylish Saints suffer another injury blow
Northampton Saints produced an impressive attacking display to beat Leicester Tigers, but Phil Dowson faces a fresh injury concern after Jonny...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoSale Sharks 21-19 Bristol Bears: Arron Reed hits the right lines as Pat Lam’s side are denied
Arron Reed scored twice as Sale Sharks held off a spirited Bristol Bears fightback to secure a second Premiership Cup win...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoSeabourne sees Tykes born again with style
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ....33pts Tries: Bailey 4, Turpin 13, Worthington 24, Farrell 36, Salisbury 58 Conversions: Turagabeci 13, 24,...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoGreen’s finish fires up Sale at Scottish
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS London Scottish ...40 Sale FC.....................45 JOE GREEN’s late try snatched the win for Sale FC, denying London Scottish...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoPlymouth put on a show as they see off Rams
■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............35 Rams ........................ 21 PLYMOUTH ALBION maintained their unbeaten record this season with a victory over...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoPriddey in fine form to spark Camborne into life
■By BILL HOOPER Camborne ........66 Bishop’s S ........35 BEN PRIDDEY did what he does best, landing four tries to lead Camborne...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoOsgood & Holling share top billing
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........41 Bury St Edmunds .27 SHADYN OSGOOD and Will Holling’s respective braces both helped Tonbridge Juddians...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoCambridge given a lesson by Park
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park .........66 Cambridge ............. 21 ROSSLYN PARK rocked visitors Cambridge, with a dominant display in a convincing...
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National League One
/ 2 days agoLast-gasp Rowson steals it for Dings
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield .................38 Dings Crusaders ..43 HARRY ROWSON’s last-gasp try gave Dings Crusaders their first win on the road...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 days agoRegional results
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Top 14
/ 2 days agoCentres are the focus of attention
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE voracious French rugby recruitment rumour mill – as we all well know – never really stops,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 days agoThe Rugby Paper Roundup: Marcus Smith unleashed? England v Australia & the race to stop the Springboks
Ben Jaycock is joined by Vitty De Lazzer to preview England’s opening November Test against Australia, assess Steve Borthwick’s selection dilemmas...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 week agoAlex Coles plays down tensions between England team-mates after East Midlands derby fracas
Northampton Saints lock insists there are no lingering tensions with his England colleagues as Steve Borthwick’s squad prepare for their autumn...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 week agoLeicester Tigers’ Jamie Blamire refuses to give up on his England dream
The Leicester Tigers hooker is determined to keep improving after missing out on England’s latest training camp.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoJoe Marchant ready to fight for his England place after Sale Sharks return
The Sale Sharks centre is relishing the challenge of competing with Henry Slade and Will Joseph for a spot in England’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoNorthampton Saints 28-14 Gloucester: Phil Dowson’s men bounce back to catch Cherry & Whites
Tom Pearson and Josh Kemeny impressed in a powerful response, while Fraser Dingwall also strengthened his case for a return to...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoMark Mapletoft: Prem players must master defence to succeed with England
The England A head coach believes the ability to limit opponents’ scoring is just as important as attacking ambition, with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoRFU and Prem play down link with Wales
The WRU’s interest in bringing its regions into the English Premiership faces a setback, with significant financial and regulatory hurdles also...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoTaine Basham hails influence of Cardiff team-mate Taulupe Faletau ahead of Wales return
The back row has been driven on by competition at the Arms Park and is enjoying the best form of his...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoBath 36-28 Sale Sharks: Johann van Graan’s side find their feet to keep Sharks out
Henry Arundell’s return and a double from Joe Cokanasiga helped Bath rediscover their attacking edge, although Sale’s late rally denied the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoExeter Chiefs 28-31 Harlequins: Jason Gilmore insists Quins have got their belief back
Five tries secured a second successive league victory for Harlequins, with Jason Gilmore encouraged by the confidence and resilience his side...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoSaracens 39-31 Newcastle Red Bulls: Noah Caluori leads the way as Sarries race home
The England wing hopeful came off the bench to spark a second-half revival, scoring as Saracens ran in five tries to...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoBristol Bears 16-22 Leicester Tigers: Billy Searle in the zone to ignite Geoff Parling’s side
Billy Searle’s clever kicking game helped Leicester exploit Bristol’s defensive weaknesses, with three cross-field kicks creating tries as Geoff Parling’s side...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoOspreys 0-26 Cardiff: Rampant Blue & Blacks demolish Welsh rivals
Tom Bowen’s first-half brace and a commanding display from Steff Emanuel laid the foundations for Cardiff’s first away derby win over...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoScarlets left behind as Bulls power to the finish Scarlets left behind as Bulls power to the finish
■By DAVE FRANCIS Bulls ................. 54pts Tries: Rudolph 11, Le Roux 17, Maart 27, 74; Coetzee 45, 58; De Klerk 62,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoTuitavuki’s purple patch has Dragons in the pink
■By SAM JACKSON Dragons .............35pts Tries: Richards 6, Tuitavuki 28, Inisi 55, Evans 72, penalty 81 Conversions: De Beer 7, 29,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoGlasgow ………29 Lions……………..20 Smith races to the rescue
FLEMING OLLIE Smith’s late try escued Glasgow to claim bonus-point victory nd move top on Friday ight. Franco Smith’s side ad...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoCarbery opens door for Leinster
By TOM CLEMENT @therugbypaper Connacht ......... 5 Leinster ...........50 JOEY Carbery scored 20 points as Leinster demolished Connacht to climb to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 week agoBenetton deliver Edinburgh shock
■By DAN KALINOWSKI penalty. Springbok Nick Hatton - Sharks Benetton ........ 31 Edinburgh ......12 EDINBURGH suffered their first URC defeat of...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoCoventry 35-17 Ampthill: Alex Rae claims the best is yet to come from his side
Five successive victories have kept Coventry in touch with the league leaders Worcester Warriors, but Alex Rae believes his side have...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoCambridge 22-47 London Scottish: Exiles efforts leave the Blood & Sand grounded
A dominant set-piece display helped London Scottish pull clear after Cambridge briefly threatened to fight back, leaving the hosts still searching...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoAlbion’s wild start thrown wide open
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............40 Plymouth A ............54 PLYMOUTH ALBION’s fine start stunned Bishop’s Stortford, who were given a hard...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoHendy proves to be a handful but
■By LILEE O’CALLAGHAN Dings Crusaders ..35 Camborne ...............40 Hendy proves to be a handful but CAMBORNE secured a win over Dings...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoFenley and Coe hit pair to power Park
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds .14 Rosslyn Park .........42 defence. Mannion added ROSSLYN PARK proudly marched back from Bury St...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoLongstaff spells out a winning formula in Sale’s win
■By GARETH LYONS Sale FC............. 49 Sheffield ..........19 ALFIE LONGSTAFF’S hat-trick guided Sale FC to a comfortable win against a plucky...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoFinances looking good, say Prem bosses
EXTRA NEWS PREMIERSHIP Rugby’s financial year 2025 revenue has beaten initial forecasts by £7.8m, signaling a powerful financial turnaround for English...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 week agoCummings the star for Cardiff
Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD Scorer: Joe Goodchild CARDIFF continue to lead the way in Super Rygbi Cymru after coming...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 week agoIt’s seven up for 10-try Merthyr
Premiership round-up ■By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Merthyr ran in 10 tries on their way to a crushing 60-10 victory at Llangennech...
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Top 14
/ 1 week agoGalthie’s call-ups causing disruption
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FRENCH rugby has entered the odd period known as the ‘doublons’, when international call-ups drag on club...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoSam Dugdale keen to get the young Sale Sharks snapping in the Prem Cup
Sam Dugdale is relishing the chance to take on a leadership role with Sale Sharks’ youngsters in the Premiership Cup as...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoPierre Thompson hails Esher’s remarkable turnaround as promotion belief grows
Seven straight wins have lifted Esher to second in National Two East, with the scrum-half crediting a renewed belief, improved fitness...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoChristian Wade: I knew I would be a one-cap wonder for England
Christian Wade reflects on the England World Cup snub that convinced him his international career was over, as he closes in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoDeian Gwynne embraces Welsh influence at Gloucester
Deian Gwynne is thriving at Gloucester, where the growing Welsh contingent has helped the young back rower feel at home as...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoNorthampton Saints star George Hendy beefs up to boost his England chances
George Hendy believes his extra bulk can boost his England prospects, while offering advice to Northampton Saints team-mate James Pater as...
Autumn Internationals
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Autumn Internationals
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