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/ 2 years agoWild Knights make it three in a row to take charge at the top
JAPAN ROUND-UP SAITAMA Panasonic Wild Knights top the table after clinching their third consecutive victory in Japan’s League One outplaying the...
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/ 2 years agoAussie Clift enjoys packing a punch for Nottingham
AUSTRALIAN Richard Clift has made the move to the Midlands this season and has been surprised by the quality in both...
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/ 2 years agoExeter in pole position to do the double
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BUCS Super Rugby is now on a five-week break. We’re 11 rounds, 54 games, and 2,987...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 24/12/23
Domestic rugby is back, and we’ll have action from all of the Premiership and United Rugby Championship games being played this...
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/ 2 years agoPremiership previews: Round nine
After an enthralling fortnight of European rugby that showcased exceptional performances by English clubs, the Gallagher Premiership roars back into action....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 19: Champions Cup recap and Big Game preview with Joe Launchbury
The Rugby Paper Podcast’s final episode of 2023 looks back at two thrilling weekends of Champions Cup action as well as...
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/ 2 years agoSnyman move to Leinster confirmed
RG Snyman’s move from Munster to rivals Leinster has today been confirmed, ending Bath‘s hopes of bringing the two-time World Cup...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup Sunday round-up
Narrow victories for Exeter and Leicester ensured English teams came away with more wins than losses on a second-straight weekend of...
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/ 2 years agoSanderson: Ford and Tuilagi will stay at Sale
By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson is confident England outside-half George Ford will be at Sale next season, along with Manu Tuilagi....
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoFears ‘it will take years’ to sort sport out
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury University’s senior coaches believe it will take several years before English Rugby’s landscape across the Premiership and...
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/ 2 years agoWinterbottom: New tackle law ‘unhelpful’
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Peter Winterbottom believes that the RFU’s new tackle height laws are pointless because community rugby never had a...
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/ 2 years agoRussell: I’ve come here to win titles
By JON NEWCOMBE While Henry Arundell has chosen to stay at Racing 92 and turn down a move to Bath, Finn...
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/ 2 years agoHowley back with Wales
ROBERT Howley will return to the Wales coaching staff as a technical coach for the Six Nations following a fouryear absence....
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/ 2 years agoFarrell to stick with Ireland
ANDY Farrell will remain Ireland head coach until the end of the 2027 World Cup. Ireland lost to New Zealand in...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoSharks excited for derby tear up
Preview Cheetahs vSharks Today. 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK THE Sharks and Cheetahs both go into today’s Challenge Cup derby in high...
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/ 2 years agoTom’s loving life at Lymm after taking the next step
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Lymm celebrated a historic promotion to National 2 North last season for the first time in the club’s...
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/ 2 years agoYapp to take the reins of Wallaroos
FORMER England captain Jo Yapp has been appointed head coach of Australia women’s team on a two-year deal. Yapp, 44, becomes...
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/ 2 years agoPumas lead the way after win over Australia
SEVENS SERIES By BEN JAYCOCK ARGENTINA claimed the Cape Town 7s crown with a clinical win over Australia, a week after...
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/ 2 years agoNewcastle need help to survive -Varndell
By NICK POWELL TOM Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle’s form at the start of the season and feels the...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 17/12/23
Alongside a report from their Saturday night clash with Cardiff, we talk to Bath‘s Finn Russell and how he’s moved to...
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/ 2 years agoVarndell pushes for better governance to support Falcons
Former Premiership top try scorer Tom Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle‘s form at the start of the season and...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup began with a bang last weekend, showcasing thrilling moments and a remarkable start for English teams, as...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview
Having got their campaign underway with victory last week, Gloucester are now back to nearly full strength for a crucial match...
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/ 2 years agoFarrell extends Ireland stay to 2027
Andy Farrell has extended his contract as Ireland head coach until after the next Rugby World Cup in 2027. With his...
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/ 2 years agoJones returns to Japan job
Eddie Jones has been confirmed as the new coach of Japan, where he was boss between 2012 and 2015, less than...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup Sunday round-up
Sunday saw a fourth meeting in as many seasons of La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup, with their last...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoQuins stun Racing in Paris thriller
Racing 92…………………………….28 Tries: Le Garrec 15, 42; Gibert 40, Diallo 58 Conversions: Le Garrec 16, 40+1, 43, 59 Harlequins…………………………..31 Tries: Smith...
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/ 2 years agoBaron: RFU heading for £59m loss this year
Baron accuses RFU of ‘deliberate obfuscation’ By NICK CAIN Francis Baron has accused the RFU hierarchy of publishing misleading interpretations of...
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/ 2 years agoDynamic duo put life back into Bath
By PAUL REES Ben Spencer has partnered two of the leading outside halves of their generation, Owen Farrell and Finn Russell,...
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/ 2 years agoRobshaw: Farrell will take charge of England again
By GARY FITZGERALD Former captain Chris Robshaw is backing Owen Farrell to lead England into World Cup battle Down Under in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDiamond looking to return
ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Sale and Worcester director of rugby Steve Diamond, below, is waiting in the wings with pressure mounting...
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/ 2 years agoMillard in frame for top Australia post
On the Blindside DoR: Billy Millard HARLEQUINS director of rugby Billy Millard is believed to be on a three-man shortlist to...
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/ 2 years agoMcCall: Goode yellow ‘harsh’
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall said he thought Alex Goode was at the end of a harsh yellow card decision...
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/ 2 years agoBordeaux blitz and Hansen injury add to Connacht woes
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ............ 5pts Tries: Hurley-Langton 18 Bordeaux .......... 41pts Tries: Buros 10, 54, Uberta 43, 78; Penaud 25,...
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/ 2 years agoRussell: We must keep calm
FINN Russell urged Bath’s fans to be patient after they backed up last weekend’s big home victory against Exeter by overwhelming...
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/ 2 years agoMillard confident Quins are ‘in a good place’ to take on Racing challenge
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, La Defense Arena, Paris WITH key players back from injury...
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/ 2 years agoBaxter toasts stunning victory
BEER in hand, Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter toasted what was a famous European victory in France. He said: “In...
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/ 2 years agoSkipper Beirne unhappy after Munster let winning hand go to allow Bayonne to steal draw
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 17pts Tries: McCarthy 10, Coombes 19 Conversions: Crowley 11, 19 Penalties: Crowley 55 Bayonne............ 17pts Tries:...
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/ 2 years agoSmith full of praise for the defence
FLY-HALF Fin Smith hailed his side’s defence and feels they have turned a corner. “We shocked ourselves with how well we...
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/ 2 years agoWe’re not the whipping boys Sanderson
■By JON NEWCOMBE Sale v Stade Francais PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 1pm, AJ Bell Stadium ALEX Sanderson is relishing Sale’s novel status...
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/ 2 years agoChampions La Rochelle face tough challenge against former finalists Leinster
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leinster v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Deflandre Centre: Garry Ringrose THE match of the...
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/ 2 years agoFit-again Henderson out to grab his chance
■By LUKE JARMYN PREVIEW... Leicester v Stormers Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Welford Road CAMERON Henderson is relishing the start of Leicester Tigers’...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA team stuffed full of captains
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I was having one final lingering look at...
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/ 2 years agoVarndell: We need to help players to handle this abuse
By NICK POWELL FORMER Premiership top try-scorer Tom Varndell wants better training around coping with social media abuse for players in...
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/ 2 years agoSuper Steelers get off to strongest of starts
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK ALL Blacks Brodie Retallick and Ardie Savea each scored two tries to power the Kobe Steelers...
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/ 2 years agoHartpury lads seal 12th ACE league crown
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS AS we head towards the Christman holidays, and for many, the end of the rugby season,...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoDavies enjoying life in a new lake
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SWAPPING Dragons for a new challenge at Grenoble – and the lens of Welsh rugby for relative...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23
This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the...
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