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/ 2 years agoClose relationships inspired fightback victory – Brock
Gloucester-Hartpury’s Georgia Brock hailed their “togetherness as a group” propelled them to victory over Exeter Chiefs Women in the Premiership Women’s...
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/ 2 years agoMartin relishing playing with pals
George Martin is a familiar name to English rugby fans, but the man behind the player is still very much a...
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/ 2 years agoMoody fears an Ireland onslaught
By GARY FITZGERALD Lewis Moody fears “unstoppable” Ireland will deliver further bad news for England when they arrive at Twickenham. Andy...
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/ 2 years agoJPR, rugby’s supreme warrior
PETER JACKSON THEY packed Llandaff Cathedral to its 12th century rafters on a St David’s Day like no other for 80...
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/ 2 years agoBenson leads the way for Cambridge
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Oxford..................11pts Cambridge........ 56pts Tries: Hamilton 66 Penalties: Tries: King 2, 20 Holdroyd 4, Gompels 28, Kantolinna 31, Hughes...
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/ 2 years agoLight Blues hold the line and take the honours
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Oxford................... 5pts Tries: Wilkinson 27 Cambridge........ 10pts Try: Heathfield 23 Conversion: Boothroyd 24 Penalty: Boothroyd 16 THERE has...
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/ 2 years agoTitans pile on the misery for Field
National 2 North By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ......... 12 Rotherham ............. 31 A STRONG first-half perfor mance from Rotherham proved too...
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/ 2 years agoWells leads way in another big victory
National 2 North By NICK DOYLE Otley......................... 41 Preston GH.............. 12 OTLEY rattled up another 40 points against Preston Grasshoppers in...
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/ 2 years agoEmanuel adds his knowhow for U18s
NEWS EXTRA WALES U18 face Scotland today ahead of the Six Na- tions festival which starts at the end of the...
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/ 2 years agoGreat start, England, but then it fell to pieces
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Triple top: Duhan van der Merwe beats Ben Earl to score his...
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/ 2 years agoGraham and Tuipulotu ruled out of Six Nations
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have lost Darcy Graham and Sione Tuipulotu for the rest of the Six Nations. Edinburgh wing Graham, right,...
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/ 2 years agoSharks sign Roets as Wiese confirms exit
SALE have signed South African lock Le Roux Roets, below, for next season from URC side Sharks. The 6ft 8in player...
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/ 2 years agoEngland set to defend WXV crown in Canada
CANADA will host the 2024 WXV 1 series in the autumn. WXV 2 will again take place in South Africa and...
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/ 2 years agoJenkins agrees to full-time Cardiff gig
FORMER Wales and Lions prop Gethin Jenkins will become a full-time Cardiff coach in 2024-25. Jenkins, 43, has been part-time defence...
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/ 2 years agoLads set for trip to France
ENGLAND U18s COACH Jonathan Pendlebury has selected a 24-man squad for England U18’s trip to Chalon-sur-Saône to play France on Saturday...
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/ 2 years agoAspinall to lead women
GLOUCESTER-Hartpury’s Daisy Aspinall captains England U18 women in today’s clash against Ireland in Dublin. England last faced Ireland in the 2023...
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/ 2 years agoMerthyr facing final challenge
Welsh Rugby Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY will lock horns with Merthyr in next month’s WRU Premiership Cup final at...
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/ 2 years agoNarberth stay clear at the top
Championship round-up NARBERTH made it 16 wins out of 16 in Welsh Championship West as they defeated Ammanford 47-10 with a...
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/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 2 years agoBig two leading charge
JAMES HARRINGTON STADE Francais and reigning champions Toulouse look set to continue their twohorse race for top spot with both victorious...
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/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 03/03/24
Lewis Moody continues to remain doubtful for England’s prospects against Grand Slam-chasing Ireland in next weekend’s Six Nations action, one of several...
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/ 2 years agoScarratt excited for inaugural PWR ‘Super Weekend’
Premiership Women’s Rugby is embarking on its first ‘Super Weekend’ and Emily Scarratt is delighted to return just in time to...
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/ 2 years agoAppleton expected to beat Wales at Rugby World Cup
Portugal captain Tomás Appleton set his side the goal of beating Wales at the 2023 Rugby World Cup, and feels that “crazy” ambition...
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/ 2 years agoMcGeechan named Doncaster director of rugby
Coaching legend Sir Ian McGeechan has taken up the position of consultant director of rugby at Doncaster Knights. The Yorkshire-born ex-Scotland...
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/ 2 years ago“Time feels right” to make Racing move – Farrell
Owen Farrell admits that leaving Saracens was a “difficult decision” but that he is ready to “experience something different” by moving...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 26: Weekend round-up and Tomas Appleton on Portugal’s future
Refereeing controversy was once again at the heart of the third round of the 2024 Six Nations, as Paolo Garbisi’s contentious...
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/ 2 years agoCorrection: The truth about the 6NS-CVC deal
AN opinion column in The Rugby Paper on 28 January 2024, stated “RFU needs to justify its CVC Payments” and “The...
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/ 2 years agoBeaumont signs for another year
SALE forward Josh Beaumont has signed a new deal to stay with the Premiership club for a further 12 months. The...
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/ 2 years agoEngland U20 star joins Bristol
BRISTOL have signed England age grade back rower Kofi Cripps for next season. The 20-year-old flanker was formerly part of Wasps’...
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/ 2 years agoRattled, but Irish still on course for slam
By PETER JACKSON Ireland................................ 31pts Tries: Sheehan 21, Lowe 32, Frawley 68, Beirne 81 Conversions: Crowley 22, 33, 68, 82 Penalties:...
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/ 2 years agoWarboys hat-trick crowns the rout
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.................... 80 Taunton Titans .... 10 CHINNOR produced a sparkling perfor mance of running rugby to notch a...
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/ 2 years agoRegional results
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/ 2 years agoEmanuel late show seals first title for Bath
ACADEMIES FINALS DAY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS BATH won the Premiership U18s Academy League in dramatic fashion thanks to some last...
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/ 2 years agoRegional results
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/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 2 years agoCollazo may risk all to beat the drop
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN It is a truth universally accepted in French domestic rugby that the side propping up the Top...
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/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, February 25, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 25/02/24
It’s a huge weekend in the Six Nations, and you can find action from the Calcutta Cup and Wales’ tough test in...
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/ 2 years agoFurbank comes in for Calcutta Cup contest
Preview: Scotland vs England (Saturday, 4:45pm) George Furbank starts for England for the first time since March 2022 as the visitors...
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/ 2 years agoIreland return to strongest team for Celtic Clash
Preview: Ireland vs Wales (Saturday, 2:15pm) Ireland continue their Grand Slam pursuit by making seven changes to return to their strongest...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3 Episode 25: Calcutta Cup preview with Bryan Redpath
Round 3 of the 2024 Six Nations is coming thick and fast and the headline fixture – as it often is...
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/ 2 years agoCole’s wife gave him green light to carry on
By ADAM HATHAWAY Dan Cole is gunning for Six Nations glory after revealing he got permission from his missus to continue...
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/ 2 years agoMercer on a mission
Gloucester booked their place in the Premiership Cup final with Zach Mercer, pictured, leading the way with the first try and...
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/ 2 years agoO’Shea wants more England A fixtures
By PAUL REES Twickenham is looking to arrange up to four England A fixtures in the coming years following the resurrection...
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/ 2 years agoBaxter expecting decision on Slade future soon
By PAUL REES Exeter expect to know “very shortly’ whether England centre Henry Slade will be extending his 13-year stay at...
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/ 2 years agoAll set for spring festivals
ENGLAND U18 Men’s and Women’s sides will travel to Parma, Italy and Colwyn Bay, Wales respectively for the Six Nations Festivals...
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/ 2 years agoQuesada swoops to select Lynagh
By SAM JACKSON Called up: Louis Lynagh in action for Quins LOUIS Lynagh has been selected for Italy’s training squad ahead...
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/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Bath set for battle against the Saints
ACADEMIES ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS NORTHAMPTON and Bath will face off in today’s final of the U18s Academy League at Kingsholm....
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/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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