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/ 4 years agoAshton hat-trick leaves Varndell fuming
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK TOM Varndell was left ‘fuming’ last night as his Premiership top try scorer record was broken...
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/ 4 years agoAce Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...
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/ 4 years ago‘Toughest test’ awaits Caldy after historic title success
By BEN JAYCOCK It’s ours: Josiah Dicknson lifts the trophy for Caldy JUST a day after achieving promotion to the Championship,...
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/ 4 years agoStep up to the Championship is just reward for Gallagher
By BEN JAYCOCK Breakthrough: Matt Gallagher is on the move NATIONAL 2 North top try scorer Matt Gallagher is making the...
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/ 4 years agoPoints Crusade has been an overall success for chief Stean
By BEN JAYCOCK DINGS Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams has achieved his target of breaking the club’s record points tally...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoRespect for referee is golden rule of rugby
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the game struggles to recover from the pandemic and we are...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoIs poor coaching to blame?
JEFF PROBYN England hero: Steve Thompson playing at 2003 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images THERE have been more sad revelations of...
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/ 4 years agoRace for Champ goes to final day
Welsh leagues round-up THE battle for the Championship title is going down to the wire with Bargoed, Neath and Pontypool all...
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/ 4 years agoOspreys chief Garcia calls for plan of action
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS chief executive Nick Garcia says Welsh rugby needs a long-term plan to be implemented this summer. Wales...
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/ 4 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 4 years agoReed excels in Newport triumph
WILL Reed returned to the Newport line-up to kick 15 points and then secure the final turnover in the 82nd minute...
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/ 4 years agoAussie sides still alive as Waratahs stun Crusaders
By NICK POWELL Flyer: Mark Nawaqanitawase scores for Waratahs THE WARATAHS produced a brilliant display to stun the Crusaders. Dylan Piestch...
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/ 4 years agoShelford enjoy double delight
NEWS EXTRA By IMOGEN AINSWORTH SHELFORD have done the double this season, with both their men’s and women’s 1st XV teams...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoAll to play for as it begins to get serious
JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...
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/ 4 years agoRedpath new Scottish boss
By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Scotland scrum-half Bryan Redpath has been appointed director of rugby at London Scottish following Matt Williams’decision to...
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/ 4 years agoRed cards for fighting overturned
FACUNDO Gigena and Gary Graham have had their red cards for fighting rescinded. The pair were sent off by Karl Dickson...
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/ 4 years agoWinter’s departure confirmed
COVENTRY have confirmed Rowland Winter’s exit from the club. The director of rugby has not been present at a Coventry game...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTom Youngs retires from professional rugby
Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirteen with Max Ojomoh
In Episode Thirteen of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Bath centre Max Ojomoh joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper’s Digital...
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/ 4 years agoNewcastle prop Adam Brocklebank signs two-year contract extension
Prop-forward Adam Brocklebank has signed up for another two seasons with Newcastle Falcons. The 26-year-old loose-head has made 74 appearances for...
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/ 4 years agoTian Schoeman joins Newcastle Falcons on three-year deal from Bath
Bath fly-half Tian Schoeman will join Newcastle Falcons on a three-year deal. The South African, 30, is already on Tyneside in...
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/ 4 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to gutsy win in Jo’burg
By JOHN FALLON Lions........................30 Connacht ..............33 JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for...
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/ 4 years agoBelittling dangers of concussion is the Stone Age view
PETER JACKSON ANYONE still daft enough to belittle the dangers of concussion and parrot the Stone Age view that the game’s...
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/ 4 years agoWannenburg dies aged 41
FORMER Ulster and South Africa flanker Pedrie Wannenburg has died aged 41 following a car accident in Texas. Wannenburg played 20...
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/ 4 years ago14-man Scots scrape home
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ......29 Zebre ..............26 SOMETIMES you have to win ugly and Edinburgh did just that against Zebre Parma,...
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/ 4 years agoJimmy’s on course for illustrious 4,000 club
PETER JACKSON ON a sporting stage where the landscape changes like a kaleidoscope, one constant can be found in the enduring...
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/ 4 years agoEmergence of Richards the silver lining to Bath’s cloud
By PAUL REES WHEN Bath rake over the ashes of a season they will not be in a hurry to look...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks get pay-out for Springbok stars
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE pocketed significant six-figure fees for Springbok World Cup-winning stars Faf De Klerk and...
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/ 4 years agoBiden keen to spread the faith
PETER JACKSON JOE Biden’s support of America’s bid to host the 2031 World Cup shows that the President’s interest in the...
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/ 4 years agoSimmonds, Lawes face fitness race
ENGLAND No.8 Sam Simmonds could miss the season run-in and the three-Test summer tour of Australia. England’s first Test against the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWilson lines up return to Falcons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WHISPERS are that there will be more changes to the Newcastle coaching staff. Blindside...
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/ 4 years agoEaling withdraw appeal for promotion
NEWS EXTRA CHAMPIONSHIP winners Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal against the decision to deny them promotion to the Premiership. Ealing...
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/ 4 years agoDragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio
By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back...
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/ 4 years agoFrance preferred choice for Eden
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JERSEY appear to have missed out on signing Bristol fly-half Tiff Eden, one of...
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/ 4 years agoCalcutta Cup kicks it off again
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND face Scotland on the opening weekend of the 2023 Six Nations for the third year in a row....
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/ 4 years agoHat-trick king Finlay hot on heels of Henley flyer Norville
By BEN JAYCOCK FLYING winger Finlay Sharp scored his third hattrick of the season last weekend as Clifton put Rochford Hundred...
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/ 4 years agoFalcons sound out Simpson about move north
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Kingsholm exit? Joe Simpson JOE Simpson still has another year left to run on...
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/ 4 years agoAce Norton fears for future of England 7s
By BEN JAYCOCK DAN Norton is concerned England Sevens may not be around for long after he was denied a contract...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, April 24, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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/ 4 years agoTigers aim to tie down Montoya
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers have opened talks with Argentina hooker Julian Montoya in an attempt to...
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/ 4 years agoJohn calls time after four decades on front line
AFTER an incredible 42 years at North Ribbleslade RFC, 57-year-old John Thwaite hung up his boots yesterday. Thwaite has enjoyed the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby missed a trick by ignoring USA
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ican’t believe that the chance to expand the game over the Atlantic...
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/ 4 years agoAdopt NFL model at elite level – Haskell
By PAUL REES RUGBY should look to American football and make the professional game self-contained with an emphasis on quality and...
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/ 4 years agoLancaster loving Leinster but won’t rule out England return
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STUART Lancaster admits it would be hard to leave Leinster after being mentioned as...
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Features
/ 4 years agoKnee surgery puts end to Radradra’s season
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL superstar Semi Radradra’s season is over with the Fijian centre set to have an operation on his knee....
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/ 4 years agoProlific Smith wants Fylde to aim higher next season
By BEN JAYCOCK Ace: Fylde fly-half Greg Smith FYLDE fly-half Greg Smith is disappointed with the club’s fifth-place finish in National...
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/ 4 years agoLions trio fighting to save their careers
By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMES STOKES, THE LONDON IRISH FULL-BACK AND FORMER COVENTRY AND CAMBRIDGE PLAYER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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/ 4 years agoRichards confirms talks over new role
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards confirmed he is negotiating an alternative role at the club as reported in last week’s...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoBeauxis: Time to hang up my boots
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Arguably the most wonderfully and frustratingly French of French fly-halves, Lionel Beauxis, confirmed he will call time on...












