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/ 2 months agoDREAM TEAM
SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoChampions Cup & Challenge Cup: Nine British teams make it through to Round of 16
Bath will host Saracens in the Champions Cup Round of 16, while Harlequins have earned a home tie against Sale Sharks...
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/ 2 months agoGreenwood’s got the Will to take Fylde to next level
■By CHRIS COLLYER Step up: Fylde back rower Will Greenwood PROMISING young blind-side Will Greenwood has soared to new heights since...
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/ 2 months agoAll the grass is greener for Carpenter in Forest Dean
■By BEN JAYCOCK Making progress: Ben Carpenter CINDERFORD back row Ben Carpenter believes the Forest of Dean club are beginning to...
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/ 2 months agoThere’s nothing personal for Penfold in big Bury push
■By AMELIE CLAYDON In form: Bury’s Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds flyhalf Ben Penfold insists composure and process rather than personal...
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/ 2 months agoBrilliant Bath still leading the way in ACE
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY IN Prem Next Gen, Bath extended their lead at the top to nine points with four...
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/ 2 months agoL’borough ease past Cardiff to go top of the table
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH bulldozed Cardiff 82-12 to kick off BUCS Super Rugby’s return and move top of...
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/ 2 months agoRef Cox calls time on Tests
NEWS EXTRA SARA Cox, the world’s first professional female rugby union referee, is to retire from international officiating. Cox has officiated...
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/ 2 months agoLions NZ tour dates confirmed
THE British and Irish Lions will play three Tests in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on their landmark first women’s tour to...
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/ 2 months agoFender off to France
JAMES Fender will leave Ospreys at the end of the season to join French ProD2 side Grenoble on a two-year deal...
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/ 2 months agoFANTASY
RUGBY 2025/26 Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 11th January...
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/ 2 months agoLEADERBOARD
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/ 2 months agoFANTASY RUGBY TEAM TOTALS
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/ 2 months agoCardiff put one over the Steelmen
Welsh round-up ■ By CARL FIELD RUNAWAY Super Rygbi Cymru leaders Ebbw Vale crashed to only their second defeat of the...
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/ 2 months agoWelsh Rugby
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months ago16 teams to battle it out in Georgia
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ONE thing you can always be sure of in rugby is that it will make a mess...
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/ 2 months agoGalthie’s ready to look at options
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SIX Nations champions France cut vice captains Gael Fickou and Gregory Alldritt, as well as the country’s...
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/ 2 months agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 2 months agoYou can’t blame players going to England, says Patterson
NEWS EXTRA ■By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF Met centre Gus Patterson admits that for many young Welsh players, moving away to England...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 months agoNew England U20s boss Andy Titterrell gets ready for new Six Nations campaign
New head coach Andy Titterrell takes charge of his first U20s Six Nations campaign when he leads England next month, eager...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCraig Wright: I want to grab every opportunity at Northampton Saints and with England
Craig Wright is a hooker in a hurry. Not yet 22, the Northampton Saints forward has played in a Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWhy rugby union can’t get enough of league imports
Recent developments in the so called silly season of transfer rumours, stories and embargos have shown a huge link in rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoGeorge Furbank returns to England squad for Guinness Six Nations
George Furbank has been named in England’s squad for the upcoming Guinness Six Nations, with Greg Fisilau also included as one...
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/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Bombshell Six Nations squad omissions
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Huw Griffin from HG Rugby...
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/ 3 months ago2026 Six Nations squad news: Sione Tuipolotu captains Scotland, Dewi Lake leads Wales
Wales and Scotland have released their squads ahead of the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations, with both teams making some surprise...
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/ 3 months agoSuper Rugby Americas 2026 preview: Why this could be the hardest season to call
As the 2026 season draws closer, all eight franchises have now confirmed their squads and coaching staff.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoChampions Cup Sunday review: Harlequins shine, Bristol Bears struggle and last 16 draw confirmed
Sunday’s Champions Cup action featured four English sides going into battle looking to secure their spots in the final 16, truly...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster late to the party – Leo Cullen’s new plan or still a work in progress?
In previous seasons of the United Rugby Championship and the Champions Cup, we have seen a consistency with Leinster in which,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoManu Vunipola: Return to Prem from Japan is a possibility
Manu Vunipola admits he endured a frustrating and, at times, eye-opening introduction to life in Japan as he adjusted to a...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoChris Robshaw: England are ready to take Six Nations title
Chris Robshaw only has eyes for a triumphant Six Nations for England as they prepare to throw their World Cup cards...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoCharlie Bracken: I want to help Saracens back to the top
Scrum-half Charlie Bracken believes his ‘X-factor’ can help Saracens surge back up the Prem rugby table.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLa Rochelle vs Harlequins: We need a repeat performance, says Quins coach Jason Gilmore
Jason Gilmore is not getting carried away by the way Harlequins ended their losing run by blowing away the Stormers last...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoSale Sharks humiliated as Toulouse inflict record defeat
Sale Sharks last night suffered a record 77-7 defeat at the hands of Toulouse as the French team avoided a shock...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints vs Scarlets: Phil Dowson tells his side to keep calm
Phil Dowson will tell his Northampton Saints players to focus on beating the Scarlets at Franklin’s Gardens rather than get ahead...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBristol Bears vs Bordeaux-Begles: Most important game ever – Pat Lam
Pat Lam has billed Bristol Bears’ Champions Cup clash against holders Bordeaux-Begles at Ashton Gate today as the most important in...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoHarlequins full-back Tyrone Green – We will need to be at our best for second half of season
Tyrone Green made a timely return from injury last weekend to help Harlequins out of their slump with a big performance...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoDragons 35-12 Newcastle Red Bulls: Resurgent Welsh region take down Alan Dickens’ side
Newcastle Red Bulls’ impressive performances in the Challenge Cup came to an abrupt halt as resurgent Dragons virtually booked qualification for...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoToulouse 77-7 Sale Sharks: That drubbing really hurts, says Alex Sanderson
France’s superstar captain Antoine Dupont put any watching England fans on high alert ahead of the Six Nations after showing that...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoGlasgow Warriors vs Saracens: Scottish side will be a tougher challenge – Fergus Burke
Fergus Burke helped guide Saracens to an epic 20-14 win over six-time Champions Cup winners Toulouse last weekend, but predicts they...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBath 63-10 Edinburgh: Alfie Barbeary powers hosts into last 16
England don’t exactly lack for back-row candidates at present, but a rampaging Alfie Barbeary must come into the Six Nations equation...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoGloucester 14-31 Toulon: Cherry and Whites are taught a lesson in French style
Gloucester’s hopes of further involvement in European rugby this season were easily extinguished by a talented Toulon last night.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBayonne 13-22 Leinster: Another late show makes sure of top spot for the Irish province
Leinster ensured top spot in Pool 3 and secured a home last 16 tie by grinding out a hard-fought victory over...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoStormers 39-26 Leicester Tigers: Geoff Parling’s visiting side put up a fight
Leicester Tigers look destined for the Challenge Cup, but a much-changed side made the Stormers battle for victory to the very...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoJosh Barton: Coventry are raring to go after break
Coventry scrum-half Josh Barton believes the mid-season break arrived at just the right time as his side target a sixth consecutive...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGeorge McGuigan extends his Newcastle Red Bulls deal
Hooker George McGuigan has signed a contract extension at Newcastle Red Bulls.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBring on Bordeaux-Begles monsters – Bristol Bears back rower Fitz Harding
Bristol Bears were the talk of the Champions Cup last weekend after sticking 61 points on the Bulls at altitude in...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEastmond keen to make his mark as a coach
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL KYLE Eastmond says the lessons he learned in rugby union will hold him in good stead as he...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoEdoardo Todaro is quick to find his feet at Northampton Saints
Edoardo Todaro was not on many one-to-watch lists at the start of the season, but five months in, the 19-year-old has...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEight-try Sharks get back in the mood to leave Clermont on the floor
■ By SAM JACKSON Sharks ...............50pts Tries: Fassi 2, 65; Hendrikse 17, Koch 45, Sobahle 50, Masuku 73, Buthelezi 79, Julius...
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/ 3 months agoHeartbreak for Munster as Castres take their chances
By BEN JAYCOCK Tries: Casey 17, 34; Abrahams 46, Edogbo 59, 78 Conversions: Crowley 18, 79 Munster ............29pts Castres ..............31pts Tries:...
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