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/ 3 years agoTownsend: I’ll keep on playing hard
By PAUL REES Stu Townsend’s new year resolution is to stay fit after an unlucky run with injuries has left him...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoFarrell will use NZ experience to fire up Lions
By ADAM HATHAWAY Andy Farrell will use Ireland’s 2022 victorious tour of New Zealand as the template to guide the British...
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/ 3 years agoWhite: We targeted the scrum
THE Bulls decided to target Bristol’s scrum when they knew both Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler would not be playing. Genge...
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/ 3 years agoSaracens have to get it right this time
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bordeaux v Saracens Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Chaban-Delmas SARACENS over the years have been a model of...
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/ 3 years agoSmith: We had a lot of chances
“CLOSE, but no cigar” was how Glasgow head coach Franco Smith summed up his side’s narrow loss. The Warriors led for...
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/ 3 years agoDowson glad to turn the corner
WITH their 11th win in the last 12 matches, Saints director of rugby Phil Dowson believed his side were upping the...
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/ 3 years ago‘I’ve got nothing but pride for team’
SALE director of rugby Alex Sanderson was left feeling nothing but pride in his men, who despite a tough week of...
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/ 3 years agoMcKellar knows Tigers face massive challenge
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... La Rochelle vLeicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Deflandre LEICESTER face holders La Rochelle at Stade Marcel...
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/ 3 years agoStade fail to turn up as Leinster go through paces
By JIM SHORT Leinster............... 43pts Tries: Lowe 18, van der Flier 30, Sheehan 40, Doris 47, 61; Larmour 45, 68, Conversions:...
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/ 3 years agoEngland primed for Six Nations Azzurri tie
ENGLAND U20 By WILL KEANE England............ 44 Oxford Uni.......... 5 ENGLAND U20s ran in eight tries to secure a comfortable victory...
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/ 3 years agoDeadeye Jones kicks OA’s to win
By PAUL RICHARDSON Old Albanians........32 Sevenoaks..............29 SAM Jones slotted two ice cool kicks to hand OA’s the spoils in this enthralling...
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/ 3 years agoBury Bourne again as Archie inspires
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.............26 Henley......................14 MATCHES involving Bury and Henley are always close-fought encounters, and this was no exception....
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, January 14, 2024 ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!...
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/01/24
The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are back in full swing this weekend, and we’ll have reports from all 17 games being...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoChampions Cup round three Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup resumes with an eagerly anticipated third round of pool-stage matches. English teams have performed exceptionally well up...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoChallenge Cup round three Friday and Saturday Preview
Round 3 of the Challenge Cup promises an array of exciting fixtures, featuring eight matches unfolding across Friday and Saturday with...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoFarrell to take charge of Lions in 2025
Andy Farrell has been named as the British and Irish Lions head coach for the tour to Australia in 2025. Farrell,...
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/ 3 years agoSkivington to head up England A coaching team
Gloucester boss George Skivington will take charge of the England A team that will face Portugal next month. Skivington captained England...
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/ 3 years agoRatuniyarawa jailed for sexual assault
Former Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed for three sexual assaults committed in the days leading up to a match...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 years agoWales legend JPR Williams dies aged 74
Former Wales and British and Irish Lions fullback JPR Williams has died aged 74. The Bridgend and London Welsh legend won...
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/ 3 years agoBorthwick wants to dominate Six Nations
By ADAM HATHAWAY England boss Steve Borthwick has vowed to put his side back on the Six Nations map and leave...
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/ 3 years agoMcCall: I wouldn’t blame Farrell
By ROB WILDMAN Saracens boss Mark McCall did little last night to dampen the speculation that England captain Owen Farrell is...
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/ 3 years agoSanderson: Don’t put cap back up to £6.4m
By JON NEWCOMBE Alex Sanderson remains against increasing the Premiership salary cap back up to £6.4 million after his club Sale...
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/ 3 years agoLawes looks like leaving
Northampton are struggling to hold on to Courtney Lawes. The 34-year-old former England flanker, who retired from international rugby after the...
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/ 3 years agoWhite is staying put
SCOTLAND scrum-half Ben White is close to re-signing at Toulon for next season, which will end the hopes of Premiership high-flyers...
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/ 3 years agoEngland expect to snap up winger
STEVE Borthwick is set for an early New Year boost, with England close to winning their tug-of-war for in-form Exeter Chiefs...
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/ 3 years agoSaints look to Gonzalez
•SALE Sharks want the Curry twins Tom and Ben to commit their long-term futures to the club, but it’s unlikely to...
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/ 3 years agoMapletoft lads fall short but signs are positive
ENGLAND U20S MARK Mapletoft’s England U20s scored five tries but fell to a 42-33 defeat against Bath United at Shaftesbury Park....
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National Leagues
/ 3 years agoShillabeer building for future in Devon
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DARTMOUTH RFC almost disbanded last season after struggling to raise 15 players for their fixtures, but...
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/ 3 years agoHolgate grabs his chance at Falcons
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons’ newest signing Jordan Holgate says it has been a ‘bittersweet’ experience fulfilling a lifelong dream of...
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/ 3 years agoBears bring in Fiji ace Mata from Edinburgh
BRISTOL have signed Fiji back row Viliame Mata for next season from Edinburgh. The 32-year-old, who scored against England in the...
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/ 3 years agoProp stars extend their stay at Cardiff
WALES props Corey Domachowski and Keiron Assiratti have agreed new deals to remain at Cardiff. Domachowski and Assiratti made their international...
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/ 3 years agoVunipola to return in time for Six Nations
SARACENS prop Mako Vunipola has been banned for four games after his red card in last week’s win over Newcastle. The...
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/ 3 years agoVeteran Brown signs on again at Tigers
FULL-BACK Mike Brown has agreed a new deal with Leicester to run beyond the end of the season. The 38-year-old was...
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/ 3 years agoBanned France duo will be free to face Ireland
JONATHAN Danty and Romain Taofifenua will be available for France’s opening round of the Six Nations despite receiving red cards last...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoAce Simelane swaps Bulls for Stormers
FORMER Junior Springbok Wandisile Simelane is set to join the Stormers from the Bulls in a mid-season swap, with fellow centre...
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 3 years agoBlow for Ireland as injury rules out Kilcoyne
IRELAND prop Dave Kilcoyne has been ruled out of the Six Nations after his club Munster said he will be out...
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/ 3 years agoOsada leads charge for Wild Knights
SAITAMA Wild Knights came storming back with 35 unanswered second-half points to claim a 43-27 win over Toyota Verblitz in Japan...
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/01/24
Second host first this Saturday in the Premiership, and we’ll have coverage of Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints alongside three other reports...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership previews: Round 11
Round 11 of the Premiership heralds the inaugural weekend of matches in 2024 with just three points separating the top six...
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/ 3 years agoSinfield stepping down after England’s summer tour
Steve Borthwick’s leading assistant coach Kevin Sinfield will step away from the England set-up after the World Cup bronze medalists’ summer...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 20: 2023 in review with Jeff Probyn
Happy New Year from the Rugby Paper Podcast! As 2024 dawns, host Ollie Little and Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain, Chris...
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/ 3 years agoColes and Dingwall sign new contracts at Saints
24-year-old duo Alex Coles and Fraser Dingwall have signed new contracts at Premiership leaders Northampton Saints. The pair have been a...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHalliday: No way we can agree RFU deal
By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday has condemned the threat by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney to relegate the 11 Championship clubs...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRae: Championship has much to offer
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry head coach Alex Rae has launched a staunch defence of the Championship in the wake of Bill...
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/ 3 years agoCornish rivals play out another pulsating draw
CAMBORNE and Redruth played out another pulsating draw in the traditional Boxing Day clash in front of a bumper crowd of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoPhillips stands down as Merthyr coach
FORMER Wales women’s coach Rowland Phillips has left his position as Merthyr head coach with immediate effect. Phillips was due to...
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/12/23
Harlequins host Gloucester in their annual ‘Big Game’ at Twickenham on Saturday, part of extensive coverage from the Premiership and the...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership previews: Round ten
Round 10 of the Premiership promises to deliver riveting clashes amidst an electric festive atmosphere. Bristol look set for their biggest...
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