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/ 3 years agoFirst win for Bath in tough game v Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By OLLY PINHEY BATH secured their first win of the BUCS Super Rugby season in their annual Anniversary Game...
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/ 3 years agoAylesbury battle but Shiplake take the honours
SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON SHIPLAKE College secured a hard-fought 17-7 victory against Aylesbury in the Davies Shield -a fixture named...
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/ 3 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Sutherland signs for Oyonnax SCOTLAND’S British and Irish Lions prop Rory Sutherland has joined Top 14 side Oyonnax on a oneyear...
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/ 3 years agoCoventry flanker Ryan called up by USA
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL SMITH COVENTRY flanker Paddy Ryan has been called up by the USA for a newly launched four-team...
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 22/10/23
They’ll be action, reaction and analysis from both this weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. After an...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Two
While England’s upcoming World Cup semi-final showdown with the Springboks holds a prominent place in the minds of English rugby fans,...
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/ 3 years agoRed Roses ease to win in WXV1 opener against Australia
By Tom Jeffreys England………………………………….42 Tries: Botterman 5, Wyrwas 18, Packer 30, 49; Breach 38, Jones 57 Conversions: Aitchison 6, 18, 31,...
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/ 3 years agoSteward in for one of three England changes for South Africa
Freddie Steward has replaced Marcus Smith in one of three England changes for their Rugby World Cup semi-final against South Africa,...
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/ 3 years agoArgentina and New Zealand go largely unchanged for semi-final
Argentina have made just one change to their starting line-up for Friday’s semi-final against New Zealand, who have only made two...
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/ 3 years agoWyrwas set for debut as Red Roses take on Wallaroos
Saracens scrum-half Ella Wyrwas is set to make her first start for the Red Roses in their opening match of the...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 13: The greatest quarter-finals in RWC history and a look to the semis
Wow. Just wow. The Rugby World Cup 2023 quarter-finals certainly did not disappoint, with two all-time great matches in Paris accompanied...
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/ 3 years agoFive semi-final shocks to inspire England and Argentina
The odds of both England and Argentina overcoming their semi-final opponents this weekend to reach the Rugby World Cup Final are...
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/ 3 years agoRaiwalui confirms Fiji departure after World Cup exit
Fiji boss Simon Raiwalui has confirmed he will step down at the end of the year after his side’s Rugby World...
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/ 3 years agoEngland hold off Fiji fightback to reach semis
By Nick Powell, Online Editor England…………………………….30 Tries: Tuilagi 14, Marchant 23 Conversions: Farrell 24 Penalties: Farrell 11, 34, 38, 54, 78...
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/ 3 years agoGatland: Change of ref did not help
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Marseille Warren Gatland claimed a change of referee put a spoke in the wheels of his Wales...
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/ 3 years agoFairytale finale for revived Pumas
From NICK CAIN Wales.................................. 17pts Tries: Biggar 14, T Williams 57 Conversions: Biggar 16, 57 Penalties: Biggar 21 Argentina ......................... 29pts...
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/ 3 years agoUnbelievable! It all ends in Irish tears
By TOM BRADSHAW Ireland............................ 24pts Tries: Aki 27, Gibson-Park 39, Penalty 64 Conversions: Sexton 29, 40 Penalties: Sexton 22 New Zealand...................
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/ 3 years agoDaly on barista beat
ELLIOT Daly is vying with Manu Tuilagi for the best coffee maker title in the England squad but reckons he does...
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/ 3 years agoGeorge is a little green
JAMIE George had a touch of envy last week in Lille when three old Saracens team-mates popped over to watch England’s...
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/ 3 years agoFrench eye next generation
THE French are trying to encourage a new batch of Antoine Duponts to take up the game by distributing a free...
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/ 3 years agoGatland makes most of the late, late show
TIME-KEEPING has not been a strong point of teams in this tournament with most of them guilty of tardiness. Wales were...
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/ 3 years agoAussie accents in the air
WALES and England fans were flooding into the Vieux Port in Marseille on Friday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. There...
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/ 3 years agoMartins: The best moment of my life
Fiji......................23 Portugal .......... 24 FIJI edged into the quarter-finals despite losing a classic encounter to Portugal, who recorded their first victory...
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/ 3 years agoCarreras hat-trick subdues Japan
Japan................27 Argentina ........39 MATEO Carreras’ hat-trick helped Argentina to a thrilling victory in an exhilarating contest which set up their quarter-final...
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/ 3 years agoRomania make Tonga work hard
Tonga............... 45 Romania ......... 24 TONGA had to work hard to overcome a resilient Romania side and claim their only win...
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/ 3 years agoExpect France to edge it in battle of wits
SOUTH Africa were at it again last week, looking to get a rise out of France, their opponents in Paris tonight,...
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/ 3 years agoFixtures
FFRIDAY, OCT 20 Cornish Pirates v London Scottish SATURDAY, OCT 21 Ampthill v Cambridge Bedford v Ealing Trailfi nders Caldy v...
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/ 3 years agoDudley leave it too late to thwart Camborne
By NICK JACOBS Dudley K............14 Camborne......... 31 STRUGGLING Dudley left their rally far too late to yield anything from a disappointing...
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/ 3 years agoPayne on song for Bournville
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............34 Exeter Uni................ 31 BOURNVILLE produced the performance they had been threatening for four weeks to stun the...
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/ 3 years agoClifton capitalise on explosive start
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 14 Clifton.......................49 CLIFTON blew Hinckley away in the opening stages at Leicester Road in a clinical performance....
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/ 3 years agoRedruth pack a punch to seal win
By BILL HOOPER Redruth..............40pts Loughborough.31pts A POWERFUL second-half display spearheaded by the Redruth pack saw the home side overturn a half-time...
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/ 3 years agoIn-form Gethin makes it a Long day for Hornets
By NATHAN EDWARDS Hornets..................... 21 Chester.....................48 A RAMPANT Chester, inspired by Gethin Long, scored seven tries in a victory to extend...
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/ 3 years agoGrimes hat-trick crowns easy day
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............39 Newport (S).............. 5 LUCTONIANS didn’t disappoint their home support with a comfortable seven-try triumph over struggling Newport....
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/ 3 years agoLate Millner magic seals it for Dings
By ADAM DICKINSON Old Redcliffians....29 Dings C.....................32 DINGS snatched a dramatic victory over local rivals Old Redcliffians thanks to Oliver Millner’s...
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/ 3 years agoWallaby exit is all Eddie’s fault -Campo
NEWS EXTRA By NICK POWELL DAVID Campese admits Australia didn’t deserve to get through to the knockout stages of the World...
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/ 3 years agoEngland likely to win ugly against Fiji, says Easter
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON NICK Easter is yet to be convinced by Steve Borthwick’s England, ruling them out of contention for the...
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 15/10/23
Wales, Ireland and England are all set for huge quarter-finals this weekend, and you can find reports from the games involving...
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/ 3 years agoIreland resist injuries to go unchanged against New Zealand
Ireland have overcome several knocks to name an unchanged XV against New Zealand for potentially the highest octane quarter-final in Rugby...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell at fly-half, Smith full-back for Fiji quarter-final
Captain Owen Farrell will start at fly-half with fellow number 10 Marcus Smith at full-back for England‘s crunch World Cup quarter-final...
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/ 3 years agoBiggar back for Wales as heavyweights return
Wales have brought several heavyweights back into the starting XV as Argentina name a largely unchanged side for their quarter-final clash....
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/ 3 years agoAustralia don’t have a style of rugby – Campese
David Campese admits Australia didn’t deserve to get through to the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup, but does not...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership Rugby 2023/24 weekly previews: Round One
England are not out of the World Cup yet, but the country’s domestic league gets underway this Friday with Bristol Bears...
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/ 3 years agoShades of 2015 in current All Blacks team – Fitzpatrick
All Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick sees parallels between the current New Zealand team and their 2015 World Cup winning squad. Despite...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 12: RWC Pool review and QF preview with David Campese
The Rugby World Cup pool stages have come to an end, and what a way to finish! Portugal landed their first...
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/ 3 years agoRyan and Hansen unlikely to feature in Ireland’s quarter-final
Second row James Ryan and winger Mack Hansen are major doubts for Ireland‘s Rugby World Cup quarter-final with New Zealand this...
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/ 3 years agoPortugal beat quarter-finalists Fiji to earn first World Cup win in classic
By Nick Powell, Online Editor Fiji……………………………………………23 Tries: Botia 48, Doge 68 Conversions: Lomani 49, 69 Penalties: Lomani 10, 74, 76 Portugal……………………………………24...
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/ 3 years agoTonga end tournament with exciting Romania victory
By Tom Jeffreys Tonga……………………………………………45 Tries: Kata 11, 66; Moala 15, Taumoepeau 22, Vailanu 49, Ahki 62, Taumoefolau 71 Conversions: Havili 13,...
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/ 3 years agoCarreras hat-trick sends Argentina through with entertaining win
By Matthew Luddington Japan…………………………………………..27 Tries: Fakatava 16, Saito 38, Naikabula 65 Conversion: Matsuda 17, 39, 67 Penalties: Matsuda 52 Drop Goals:...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell so sorry for shot clock blunder
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Lille Skipper Owen Farrell vowed never to repeat his blunder that could have cost nervy England victory...
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