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Schools rugby looks in fine fettle
THE appetite to watch good schools rugby is alive and well judging by the 2,000-strong crowd that watched Bedford School play Rugby School at Goldington Road...
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/ 6 days agoMy memo to RFU: Go and get Edwards
SHAUN Edwards is officially available to join England’s coaching set up for the 2027 Six Nations, and the World Cup. Edwards...
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/ 2 weeks ago“If England attack like they did against France they can take it to any opposition”
It’s also fair to say that Australia and Argentina are better in some positions than England. On their best day, England...
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/ 2 weeks agoLumsden Jnr is even faster than his father
A NEW fast bowler introduced himself at Trent Bridge on Thursday by zipping through Nottinghamshire’s second innings. Manny Lumsden’s 5-36 on...
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/ 2 weeks agoSimmonds in form of his life after fearing career was finished
By CHRIS COLLYER GUERNSEY Raiders fly-half Charlie Simmonds feared his rugby career could be over when ulcerative colitis led to him...
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/ 2 weeks agoRefreshed Sedgley ready for a season of hard graft
By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park made an emphatic start to life back in National Two North but captain Connor James insists...
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/ 2 weeks agoBad start gets even worse for Lorenzetti
A shellacking. That’s the only way to describe Racing 92’s 64-5 defeat at Bordeaux on the opening Saturday of the Top...
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/ 2 weeks agoDouble tops as flying Fijians show their class in ProD2
DESPITE a couple of arid seasons at pressure-cooker side Grenoble, winger Kaminieli Rasaku was always likely to be a good summer...
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/ 2 weeks agoHunt sets sights on Lions tour
ENGLAND scrum-half Natasha Hunt is back from injury and desperate to prove she deserves to become a Lion next autumn on...
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/ 3 weeks agoDEAR READER…
IN THESE challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...
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/ 3 weeks agoSuperman Nche puts All Blacks to the sword
THE scrum battle in the first two Tests of the series between South Africa and New Zealand has been fascinating, as...
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/ 3 weeks agoMadness of World Cup draw
THE idea of a 2027 World Cup in which the two leading teams in the world, South Africa and New Zealand,...
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/ 3 weeks agoBlack Ferns run riot as South Africa taken apart
■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand continued their impressive form with an eight-try victory in their first Test meeting on South African...
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/ 3 weeks agoDeath of the scrum is a long way off
DESPITE the best efforts of World Rugby, the non-governing governing body, the scrum refuses to go away. In fact, it is...
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/ 4 weeks agoAll Blacks gave hope to rest of chasing pack
Strategy: Fabian Holland in action against South Africa NEW Zealand against South Africa last weekend was one of the best Test...
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/ 4 weeks agoFerocious Lions give All Blacks a workout
HARKING back to last week’s musings about modern-day touring by international teams, the midweek contest between the Lions of Johannesburg and...
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/ 2 months agoSpreading the wealth? That’s not how I see it
IT IS not necessarily Gianni Infantino’s fault that he looks suspiciously like a Bond villain, but the FIFA president’s undisputed claim...
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/ 2 months agoDiamond in Bristol’s pack
Fearless: Kevin Bogira was the fulcrum of a no-nonsense forwards unit LONG before Bristol rebranded themselves as the “Bears” – and...
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/ 2 months agoCowling was as durable as they come
PROPS are a law unto themselves, renowned for their hardness and durability, and that would certainly sum up Robin Cowling, below,...
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/ 2 months agoLeicester’s new man will take it all in his stride
Class: Aaron Wainwright THERE are very few safe bets in rugby. It’s why bookies exist. But Aaron Wainwright to Leicester Tigers...
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/ 2 months agoRacing quick to swoop for Ramos
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TOULOUSE’S messianic former coach Guy Noves brushed off Thomas Ramos’s Racing 92 switch at the end of...
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/ 3 months agoJapan 27-10 Italy: Japan have too much in reserve despite Eddie Jones absence
Japan saw off Italy in Tokyo despite head coach Eddie Jones being absent through suspension.
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/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Nations Championship gets off to a humdinger of a start
The Nations Championship naysayers – and there is an army of them – should take a look at the competition’s inaugural...
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/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Champions Cup revamp sounds good to me
The most predictable story of the week concerned yet another revamp of the much-maligned, used-and-abused Champions Cup, which was once the...
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/ 3 months agoThe new boys who showed the way
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Looking good: Junior Kpoku in Champions Cup action for Toulon against Glasgow PICTURES: Getty Images showed the...
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/ 3 months agoSadourny told: Get it right this time
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN CASTRES Olympique have spent much of this week busily confirming the new arrivals for the 2026/27 campaign...
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/ 3 months agoTop 14 final available to UK audience
A MAJOR late-season bonus for fans of French rugby in the UK – next Saturday’s Top 14 final will be streamed...
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/ 4 months agoSmith’s play-off hopes on line
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s play-off hopes will go on the line when they host Saracens in their final PWR...
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/ 4 months agoChamp final is too tight to call – it should be a cracker!
IT’S difficult to think of a more satisfying conclusion to a stellar season of Champ Rugby than this afternoon’s clash between...
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/ 5 months agoThe day Rochy gave Merlene a shock
THE mention of certain names in our sporting village instantly results in a big smile and Tony Roche tops that list....
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/ 6 months agoToulon next for Glasgow after they neuter Bulls
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Glasgow ............25pts @therugbypape Tries: Williamson 17, Dempsey 33, Schickerling 56, MacDowall 71 Conversion: Lancaster 18 Penalty: Hastings 80...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 months agoDragons are hoping history will repeat itself
Preview Stade Francais v Dragons Today. 12.30pm By SAM JACKSON STADE Français head into their clash with Dragons as overwhelming favourites,...
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/ 6 months agoZebre face tough test against Pau
Preview Zebre v Pau Today. 5.30pm Zebre v Pau Today. 5.30pm ZEBRE host Top 14 high flyers Pau this afternoon looking...
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/ 6 months agoBrunel on top form to move up into the elite
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY BRUNEL have been promoted into Men’s BUCS Super Rugby after defeating Newcastle 29-25 in a promotion...
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/ 6 months agoTaylor leads from front as Crusaders hit their century
Super Rugby By BEN JAYCOCK Delight: Codie Taylor celebrates one of his four tries CRUSADERS signed off from Apollo Projects Stadium...
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/ 6 months agoIt’s about time rugby started to beat its chest
I DON’T know Eddie Hearn from Adam but I doff my hat to the influential boxing promoter for boldly signing up...
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/ 6 months agoYOUNG GUNS
Feature FREDDIEJONES SARACENS & ENGLAND U19 LOCK Freddie Jones is embracing every moment of his England U19s experience, with the young...
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/ 6 months agoAnother blow for Steelmen
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up nBy CARL FIELD LEADERS Ebbw Vale crashed to a second straight home defeat – and a...
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/ 6 months agoSwannack at double for Merthyr
Premiership round-up nBy CARL FIELD DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it 18 wins from 19 in this season’s Welsh Premiership with a...
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/ 6 months agoBordeaux ready to run their marathon
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN All set: Bordeaux fly-half Matthieu Jalibert and, inset left to right, Louis Bielle-Biarrey, Damian Penaud and head...
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/ 6 months agoForthcoming fixtures Week beginning Sunday, April 5, 2026
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, APRIL 5 EUROPEAN COMPETITIONS Champions Cup Bordeaux Bègles...
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/ 6 months agoMemory of her brother lifts Powell
TRP nBy LAURA HOWARD Jackson: Lion king George North faces the final curtain THE sudden death of her brother is driving...
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/ 6 months agoDucker: We’re team they all want to beat
nBy BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE winger Alex Ducker believes consistency and raised training standards have been the driving forces behind his side’s...
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/ 6 months agoBears find welcome in the hillsides
THERE used to be a time when every clubhouse in England marvelled at the magnetic appeal of the Welsh club scene,...
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/ 6 months agoPau lead the nice guys…
AT the risk of giving fate not so much a friendly nudge as a hefty shove between the shoulder blades, three...
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/ 6 months agoAfter three rounds, it all looked so easy…
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WELL, that was a remarkable end to what turned out to be an utterly astonishing Six Nations,...
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/ 6 months agoMcGuigan to leave coaching role at Sale
BYRON McGuigan, who was part of England’s coaching set-up during the Six Nations, is to leave his role as Sale Sharks...
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/ 9 months agoConnacht at crossroads
Preview Montpellier v Connacht Today. 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK CONNACHT travel to south of France knowing their meeting with Montpellier could...
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/ 9 months agoUlster still with work to do
Preview Cheetahs v Ulster Today. 1pm ULSTER head to Amsterdam knowing a return to winning ways in Europe will put them...
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/ 10 months agoDragons looking to end poor run
Preview ■ By SAM JACKSON Dragons v Lyon Today. 3.15pm. Rodney Parade DRAGONS believe today’s clash with Lyon can act as...
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