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/ 3 years agoYoung fears Wales exodus
Some of Wales’ brightest stars are being allowed to fall through the cracks, while the WRU has leant heavily on player...
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/ 3 years agoBow: ‘P share’ model needs to be scrapped
By LUKE JARMYN Premiership Rugby’s ‘P share’ ownership model must be scrapped if reforms to the top tier are to have...
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/ 3 years agoSigning Russell isn’t reckless, insist Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE BATH CEO Tarquin McDonald has defended Bath’s signing of Finn Russell as not only being good for the...
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/ 3 years agoCueto sure Borthwick will do a brilliant job
By GARY FITZGERALD In charge: Steve Borthwick coaching Steve Borthwick used to spend his England training breaks sat in an office...
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/ 3 years agoFalling player numbers the real issue
BURIED deep in the RFU website is its “2022- 23 – Targets”, which is a woefully inadequate document because it fails...
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/ 3 years agoBarmiest fixture list that makes no sense
YOU don’t get to be Jake White if you’re wrong more often than you’re right. The South African, currently in charge...
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/ 3 years agoWasps are staying in Midlands for the long run
■ By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Wasps CEO Andy Scott has ruled out a return to London and says that the club...
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/ 3 years agoRepresentative body for match officials
THE first representative body for international high-performance match officials launched this week. Supported by World Rugby and led by Wayne Barnes,...
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/ 3 years agoCoach who put heart and soul into north
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Steve Borthwick’s anointment revives England’s tradition of northern head coaches, the most colourful...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoArchers gear up for red hot Cov
Preview Nott’ham v Coventry Monday December 26. KO 3pm NOTTINGHAM coach Craig Hammond is relising Monday’s challenge at home to in-form...
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/ 3 years agoRed Army prevail in feisty affair
By NATHAN EDWARDS Northampton S ....... 6 Munter..................... 17 MUNSTER battled past Northampton Saints in a great defensive display in the...
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/ 3 years agoSharks given a reality check
By SAM JACKSON Toulouse ................45 Sale Sharks ........... 19 ANTOINE Dupont scored two tries in Toulouse’s bonus-point thumping of Sale Sharks,...
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/ 3 years agoAndre the giant wins it for Quins
By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins ............. 14 Racing 92 ............... 10 ANDRE Esterhuizen scored a crucial second-half try for Harlequins to edge...
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/ 3 years agoFixtures
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/ 3 years agoBorthwick prioritises passion over style
Steve Borthwick wants to create an England team who fight for each other and give supporters something to be proud of....
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/ 3 years agoEpisode 46 – Reviewing 2022
The Rugby Paper Podcast rounds off 2022 with another special episode! Host Ollie Little is rejoined by panellists Nick Cain, Brendan...
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/ 3 years ago“I’m incredibly excited to be here” – Borthwick revels in new role
By Imogen Ainsworth Steve Borthwick is determined to restore the England roar as he takes on the head coach role. “I...
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/ 3 years agoMoody: We can rescue our World Cup dream
By GARY FITZGERALD England's World Cup dreams can still be salvaged if the new head coach keeps an “open mind” over...
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/ 3 years agoPlayers in Wales face 50% pay cuts
By PETER JACKSON Welsh rugby’s cure to its financial crisis will include pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for...
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/ 3 years agoEngland pair commit futures to Saracens
JAMIE George and Elliot Daly have signed new contracts at Saracens. England hooker George, 32, has made 263 appearances since making...
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/ 3 years agoAxed Eddie set for Twickenham return
FORMER England head coach Eddie Jones will return to Twickenham next year to lead the Barbarians in a match against a...
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/ 3 years agoFagerson injury doubt for Six Nations opener
SCOTLAND tighthead Zander Fagerson is a doubt for the start of the Six Nations with a hamstring injury. Fagerson, 26, sustained...
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/ 3 years agoNorth ruled out after cheekbone operation
WALES centre George North has had an operation after suffering a facial injury during the Ospreys’ defeat to Leicester Tigers last...
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/ 3 years agoFalcons ace Maddison banned until New Year
NEWCASTLE hooker Charlie Maddison has been suspended for three weeks. Maddison, 31, was cited for striking Connacht scrum-half Caolin Blade with...
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/ 3 years agoPau coach hit with 10-week suspension
PAU head coach Sebastien Piqueronies has been given a 10-week suspension for making inappropriate physical contact with referee Sam Grove-White in...
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/ 3 years agoQuins double-header hits buffers
HARLEQUINS’ doubleheader at Twickenham on December 27 has been rescheduled for March because of the impact of rail strikes. The club’s...
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/ 3 years agoBears put name on it
By IMOGEN AINSWORTH BRISTOL Bears women have become the first team in the Premier 15s to put players’ names on the...
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/ 3 years agoBack row Dainton set for Rhinos
Wale an c t d o in t WALES openside Bethan Dainton, below, has left Premier 15s side Harlequins to pursue...
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/ 3 years agoGatland: I can turn Wales into winners
WARREN Gatland believes he can get Wales back to winning ways following his return as head coach following the sacking of...
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, December 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 3 years agoEight teams in for new-look Premier 15s
The RFU have confirmed eight teams have been successful in their application to join the 10-team Premier 15s league from 2023/24...
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/ 3 years ago“No rugby club is really profitable” – Lawrence on the demise of Worcester Warriors
Former Worcester Warriors‘ centre Ollie Lawrence believes that rugby club owners cannot reasonably seek to make a profit from their businesses....
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/ 3 years agoWasps will return but Warriors in the Wilderness
Wasps have confirmed they will be able to play Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, while Worcester Warriors have been...
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/ 3 years agoQuins’ “Big Game” delayed due to strikes
Harlequins‘ annual “Big Game” has been moved from its typical festive slot to early March due to industrial action planned for...
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Features
/ 3 years agoKenningham on school days, the future of rugby and his international hopes
By Elise Hamersley Jack Kenningham was 17 when he was plucked off the rugby pitch and into the Harlequins Academy. Relatively...
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/ 3 years agoLyon go close but can’t catch battling Bulls
By SAM JACKSON Bulls.................. 42pts Tries: Novuka 3, Van der Linde 7, 19; Carr 23, Jacobs 41, Smith 65 Conversions: Steyn...
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/ 3 years agoMunster call up Haley for Zebo
Preview Munster v Toulouse Today. Kick-off 3.15pm MUNSTER make one change from their win over Edinburgh with Mike Haley drafted into...
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/ 3 years agoHolders in unforgiving mood as Saints fall
By JAMES HARRINGTON La Rochelle....................... 46pts Tries: Dulin 2, Bourgarit 21, Boudehent 24, Leyds 40, Alldritt 43, Seuteni 48 Conversions: Hastoy...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoAll set for another round of Warrenball
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST SHOULD the Twickenham top brass ever try to recruit a head coach from the local job centre...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoYet again, France show us the way
CHRIS HEWETT WORCESTER have now accepted the inevitable: they must start next season in the second tier of English rugby after...
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/ 3 years agoLast-play strike sees off Students
By RHYS PAUL Loughborough S....32 Redruth....................33 WITH the game good to go despite the freezing weather, the students flew out the...
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/ 3 years agoClifton handed first home defeat
By ROGER ROPIE Clifton......................... 7 Luctonians.............. 41 AFTER last week’s rare victorious trip to Cornwall, Clifton were brought down to earth...
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/ 3 years agoLions roar to keep a firm grip at summit
By MAX COURTIS Exeter Uni.......... 19pts Leicester L........ 31pts LEICESTER Lions maintained their spot at the top of the table as...
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/ 3 years agoHornets claim third win of season
By JACK TAYLOR Hornets..................... 17 Bournville............... 10 HORNETS picked up just their third win of the season, beating fellow strugglers Bournville...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoWhy did RFU hold an autumn review?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On his way: Eddie Jones was sacked by the RFU and, below,...
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/ 3 years agoFairer funding a must for promotion says Lane
NEWS EXTRA By NICK POWELL BRISTOL full-back Rich Lane is keen to see relegation and promotion return to the top flight...
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/ 3 years agoRegions agree fresh six-year framework
By STEVE WILSON THE four professional Welsh regions have reached “a new six-year framework” which they hope can resolve the game’s...
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/ 3 years agoPesticcio, 51, steals show for Rhiwbina
Division 1 round-up By HARRY CORISH AS the ice and cold temperatures caused havoc to the Adrimal National Leagues, East Central...
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/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 3 years agoBoss Baxter extends stay
RUGBY SHORTS ROB Baxter has extended his contract at Exeter Chiefs. DoR Baxter, who has led the club since 2009, has...
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