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/ 4 years agoWoods proud to be Two North’s ‘best of the rest’
By BEN JAYCOCK Proud: Ben Woods TYNEDALE head coach Ben Woods is delighted with his side’s campaign as after a slow...
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/ 4 years agoWest Park Leeds’ long run continues
WEST Park Leeds U18s lifted the Yorkshire League, Yorkshire Cup and National Colts titles this season extending the current group’s incredible...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter and all-time England apperance holder Rocky Clark join host Oliver Little to dissect England’s fourth Grand...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoProD2 call for system reset to aid recruitment
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Biarritz’s long-inevitable relegation from the Top 14 was finally confirmed last weekend when they lost 48-13 at...
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/ 4 years agoCope’s in dreamland after hard road back from injury
By LUKE JARMYN JERSEY fly-half Brendan Cope is ‘living a dream’ after recovering from a near life-changing injury and returning to...
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/ 4 years agoWainwright ruled out of Bok tour
BACK row Aaron Wainwright has been ruled out of Wales’ summer tour to South Africa through injury. The 24-year-old Dragons player,...
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/ 4 years agoSarah Hunter: ‘England not daunted by World Cup favourites tag’
Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter outlined to The Rugby Paper that her England side is not daunted by the favourites tag...
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/ 4 years agoHarlequins sign South African second row Irné Herbst from Benetton
Harlequins have signed South African second row Irné Herbst from United Rugby Championship outfit Benetton. After spending five-years in Italy at...
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/ 4 years agoFindings from report suggest cutting one Welsh professional region
A report into Welsh rugby has proposed cutting one Welsh professional region from the start of the 2023-24 season. The current...
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/ 4 years agoAngus O’Brien to return to Dragons
Scarlets back Angus O’Brien will return home to Dragons Rugby at the end of the season. Caerleon-born O’Brien came through the...
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/ 4 years agoLathallan Rugby 7s returns for first time since 2019
A popular youth rugby tournament returned to one of the North-east’s top independent schools at the weekend for the first time...
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/ 4 years agoRFU CEO Bill Sweeney in hospital for treatment for pulmonary embolism
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney is being treated in hospital for a pulmonary embolism. Sweeney was admitted with the...
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/ 4 years agoThree English rugby clubs join brain scan trial to make rugby safer
Three rugby union clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped...
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/ 4 years agoMax Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy
Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....
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/ 4 years agoBanahan urges Bath to bridge the divide
By TOM BRADSHAW BATH legend Matt Banahan says the club must urgently return to its city roots to stop an “us...
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/ 4 years agoParisians in pursuit of Dragon Moriarty
By NEIL FISSLER STADE Francais are keen to lure Dragons back row Ross Moriarty to Paris this summer. Moriarty, 28, has...
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/ 4 years agoWorcester play waiting game after Irish veto
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond has branded as ridiculous the five-week wait Worcester face between their final two Premiership fixtures at...
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/ 4 years agoFit-again Miles keen to seize the moment
By JON NEWCOMBE BATH’s exciting back rower Miles Reid aims to be bigger and better than ever before having just returned...
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/ 4 years agoJudge decides on summer move to Sarries
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE SARACENS have signed experienced tighthead Christian Judge from Worcester. The Barnet-based club are losing World Cup winner...
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/ 4 years agoTV chiefs aiming to build on popularity upsurge
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE WOMEN’s rugby is set for another major boost with ITV planning for live coverage of all 26...
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/ 4 years agoCornwell has questions over Championship Cup integrity
By BEN JAYCOCK MARK Cornwell has been left wondering ‘what his side are doing here’ as he questions the integrity of...
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/ 4 years agoRadwan targets big finish Down Under
By BEN JAYCOCK Winging in: Adam Radwan celebrates a try for Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images ADAM Radwan is determined to finish...
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/ 4 years agoTigers legend Youngs announces retirement
LEICESTER and former England hooker Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old made 215 appearances...
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/ 4 years agoHolmes joins Ealing with more stars set to follow
By JON NEWCOMBE EALING Trailfinders are making some serious moves in the transfer market despite withdrawing their appeal against the decision...
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/ 4 years agoCipriani confirms Bath exit
FORMER England fly-half Danny Cipriani is to leave Bath at the end of the season to join an overseas club with...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens the favourites – if they finish in top two
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK NO-ONE should be surprised that Saracens are tucked in at second in the league...
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/ 4 years agoChampionship ‘serfs’ must unite for uprising
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they...
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/ 4 years agoNo place in the game for abuse of officials
NICK CAIN THERE was a recent commentary that referees are over-protected and should not be immune from criticism, particularly by pro...
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/ 4 years agoBravo to WRU for giving grassroots day in the sun
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It has been open season on the Welsh Rugby Union recently, and quite rightly in...
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/ 4 years agoGlasgow taught a harsh lesson
By GARY HEATLY Bulls ................29 Glasgow ..........17 GLASGOW’S poor South African trip ended with defeat to the Bulls on Friday, with...
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/ 4 years agoUlster put end to Edinburgh’s home run
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ..............10 Ulster ......................16 ULSTER bounced back from their defeat to Munster with a battling victory over Edinburgh...
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/ 4 years agoLions survive scare to beat Benetton
Lions ......................37 Benetton ................29 THE LIONS got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Benetton at Ellis Park....
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/ 4 years agoDragons embarassed by lowly Zebre
By DELME PARFITT Zebre ..................21pts Tries: Bigi 24, Penalty 64, Gesi 75 Penalties: Rizzi 12, 17 Dragons..............18pts Tries: Jones 54, Rosser...
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/ 4 years agoConnacht can’t hold on as Sharks find their form
By JOHN FALLON Sharks ....................41 Connacht ................21 MUNSTER lock Gerbrant Grobler crossed for two tries to end Connacht’s hopes of a...
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/ 4 years agoLosing bonus secures Leinster’s play-off spot
By KEVIN FALLON Stormers ................20 Leinster ..................13 LEINSTER fell to their second defeat in a row in South Africa but a...
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/ 4 years agoCasey’s late show sees Munster pull clear
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............42pts Tries: Haley 6, 26, Casey 63, 77; Ahern 40 Conversions: Healy 7, 27, 40, Carbery 78...
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/ 4 years agoIrish give back row Caulfield another shot in top-flight
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are poised to make a move for Cornish Pirates' former England U20...
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/ 4 years agoCohen returns as player agent
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SIMON Cohen could soon be back at Leicester Tigers just weeks after his gardening...
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/ 4 years agoGustard rejects Falcons offer to replace Richards
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Staying in Italy: Paul Gustard NEWCASTLE Falcons have been inquiring about taking former Harlequins...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester set to sign Watson
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are widely tipped to next week confirm the signing of England winger...
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/ 4 years agoSalvi leaves Sandy Park
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER have parted company with defence coach Julian Salvi with their hopes of a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoVery few now could master art of Joggie
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The way the old-timers tell it, the Springboks were so petrified by the majesty of the All...
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/ 4 years agoAll eyes on Leinster’s honorary All Black
CHRIS HEWETT WHEN it comes to openside flankers, New Zealand’s grand tradition has long been grander than everyone else’s. Nathan, Mourie, Jones,...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester lesson has served Leo well
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Leo Cullen left Dublin for Leicester during the summer of 2005 on a...
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/ 4 years agoOnly Evans to coach Wales was a Wallaby
PETER JACKSON AT the last count, as conducted by people who know about these things, there were almost 75,000 Evanses living...
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/ 4 years agoRestart offers vital help for challenges of life after rugby
PAUL REES TALKS TO PLAYERS AND COACHES ABOUT THE PRESSURES OF THE MODERN GAME Dan Vickerman was the keynote speaker at...
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/ 4 years agoAgainst all the odds, Dawie left a legacy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Dawie De Villiers passed away last week, aged...
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/ 4 years agoHammer blow to game in Spain
RUGBY MATTERS SO Spain have been kicked out of the World Cup for a second time in succession and I suspect...
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/ 4 years agoTigers are poised for Test match challenge
By PAUL REES EUROPE returns this weekend and with it the prospect of the club match of the season. Leicester, unbeaten...
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