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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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/ 3 years agoWales top pool but Faletau ruled out
By BEN JAYCOCK Taulupe Faletau has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup after breaking his arm in...
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/ 3 years agoThe Great Escape! Veteran Care gets England out of jail
By NICK CAIN England ........................................... 18pts Tries: Chessum 9, Care 73 Conversions: Farrell 74 Penalties: Farrell 18, 58 Samoa ............................................. 17pts...
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/ 3 years agoWales finish with a flourish
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales................................. 43pts Tries: Francis 16, Williams 23, Rees-Zammit 43, 67, 74; North 80 Conversions: Costelow 17, 24, 44,...
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/ 3 years agoJones happy with Aussie courage
Australia......... 34 Portugal ...........14 AUSTRALIA secured a bonus-point win to keep their slim chances of reaching the quarter-finals alive despite a...
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/ 3 years agoLudlam lays down the law
AMAZON’S documentary, which covers the play-off stages of last season’s Premiership, is out next week and TRP understands Lewis Ludlam’s team...
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/ 3 years agoSteve’s climbing the ladder
ONE of the constants of England training is Steve Borthwick’s ladder which has travelled all around France with the team. The...
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/ 3 years agoRomanians warm up with final lunch
ROMANIA’S team had conceded 242 points, and scored just eight, in their three pool matches ahead of today’s against Tonga. They...
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/ 3 years agoSteward tees up for the south
■ JUST like in Japan four years ago, which had the Olympics following a Rugby World Cup, this tournament has felt,...
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/ 3 years agoDutch students enjoy their day trip to Lille
WORLD Cup organisers reported significant ticket sales for games in Lille from the Netherlands and one student rugby club, TSRC Tarantula...
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/ 3 years agoBeers help dull pain
ENGLAND fans were pouring into Lille on Friday, via Lille Europe and Lille Flandres stations, and were greeted by volunteers Victoria...
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/ 3 years agoWalsh sparks Ospreys
URC Friendlies THE Ospreys continued their pre-season preparations with a slender 28-26 victory over Cardiff. Cardiff led at half-time thanks to...
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/ 3 years agoMother’s 12-week ban can’t be right
STELLA Little is the mother of three rugby-playing sons and works as a safeguarding professional specialising in child welfare. On March...
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/ 3 years ago‘We’ve set our sights on winning the league title!’
By BEN CONEYBEARE Electric: James Botterill attacks for Esher AS soon as the club’s decade-long stay in National One came to...
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/ 3 years agoSmith’s hat-trick proves in vain for visitors
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings C............. 43 Dudley K............ 21 DINGS took the honours, despite a hattrick from Dudley’s Jasper Smith. The...
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/ 3 years agoClifton survive a late Hornets scare
By ROGER OPIE Clifton.......................45 Hornets..................... 41 CLIFTON looked to have control over the outcome as the interval approached. But they had...
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/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz seals fate for strugglers
By GLYNN CASTLEDINE Newport (S).............. 5 O Redcliffians........33 OLD REDCLIFFIANS inflicted further pain on bottom club Newport with a comfortable win....
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/ 3 years agoNo Luc involved as visitors triumph
By HANNAH BURTON Exeter Uni.......... 21pts Luctonians........33pts IN-FORM Luctonians emerged victorious in the top-of-the-table clash against Exeter University, adding a bonus...
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/ 3 years agoSuperb start puts the students in driving seat
By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough S.... 31 Bournville...............27 AN incredibly stopstart encounter took place between two sides desperately in need of a...
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/ 3 years agoPreston makes the difference for hosts
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................38 Redruth.................... 20 CHESTER were relatively comfortable bonus-point winners, but Redruth were able to trouble them with significant...
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/ 3 years agoYellow card is so costly for Hinckley
By BILL HOOPER Camborne................38 Hinckley..................29 THREE second-half Camborne tries in the space of eight minutes helped the Cherry and Whites to...
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/ 3 years agoHosts run riot as Otley run for the hills
By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale..... 31 Otley..................... 7 A STRONG performance by Otley kept them in touch until well into the second...
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/ 3 years agoI’s fall just short at Greenwood Road
By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............24 Hull Ionians............ 17 BILLINGHAM secured their fourth win of the season, but were made to work hard...
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/ 3 years agoHoppers snatch a draw in Hull thriller
By BEN PITKEATHLY Preston G................. 30 Hull............................ 30 PRESTON Grasshoppers snatched a late draw, despite being 12 points down with five...
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/ 3 years agoLandmark day for Titans capped off by triumph
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T... 34pts Fylde................... 19pts TEAMS ROTHERHAM: Townend, Render, Hayes, Dunne, Tanumi, Milner, Bruzulier, Capps, Bergmanas, Denman, Challinor,...
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/ 3 years agoSheffield not left out on a Lymm in Cheshire
By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm........................26 Sheffield.................. 41 CHRISTIAN Hooper scored a hat-trick to move up to fifth in the table and hand...
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/ 3 years agoDale off the mark with Oliver treble
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................33 Huddersfield.......... 18 TYNEDALE broke their duck with an impressive win over Huddersfield at Corbridge. The victory was...
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/ 3 years agoJubilant Jukes on song in Tykes win
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T..............29 Leeds Tykes........... 50 A HAT-TRICK of tries for Leeds Tykes wingman Harry Jukes put the seal...
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/ 3 years agoEngland U20 Squad
Ollie Allan (Leicester Tigers), Joe Bailey (Exeter Chiefs), Josh Bellamy (Harlequins), Jack Bennett (Bath Rugby), Harry Browne (Harlequins), Tom Burrow (Sale...
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/ 3 years agoWoollett joins Tigers
LEICESTER Tigers have signed winger Ben Woollett on a short-term deal after the financial collapse of Jersey Reds. The 26-yearold was...
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/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
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/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 08/10/23
All four home nations are in match action on Saturday, and you can find reports from England vs Samoa, Wales vs...
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/ 3 years agoParis set for Celtic clash of titans
The rugby world will be transfixed for 80 minutes on Saturday night as world number one team Ireland face Scotland in...
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/ 3 years agoNew Zealand cruise into quarter-finals
By Matthew Luddington New Zealand……………………………………….73 Tries: McKenzie 20, 53; Mo’unga 25, Jordan 33, 65; Roigard 38, Newell 45, Fainga’anuku 49, 68,...
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/ 3 years agoFord-Farrell combination reignited as England face Samoa
Pool D toppers England have named a strong line-up in search of an emphatic win against Samoa to finish off a...
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/ 3 years agoWales eye revenge to top Pool C
Wales are taking no risks in their final pool stage game on Saturday afternoon as they seek to secure top spot...
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/ 3 years agoAll Blacks’ determination pleasing Fitzpatrick
Sean Fitzpatrick was surprised by the manner in which New Zealand dismantled Italy last Friday night, but is confident the All...
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/ 3 years agoRWC final round: Pool-by-pool permutations
Heading into the finale of the pool stages, there are six quarter-final places still up for grabs in the Rugby World...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 11: RWC Round 4 review with Sean Fitzpatrick
There is just one round of the Rugby World Cup pool stage remaining and it all hinges on week five! The...
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/ 3 years agoSouth Africa edge closer to knockout stage with Tonga victory
By Nick Powell, Online Editor South Africa……………………..49 Tries: Reinach 5, Moodie 20, Fourie 32, Kriel 49, Le Roux 58, van Staden...
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/ 3 years agoAustralia overcome Portugal to keep slim hopes alive
By Nick Powell, Online Editor Australia……………………………………34 Tries: Arnold 19, Porecki 21, Bell 26, McReight 47, Koroibete 74 Conversions: Donaldson 20, 21,...
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/ 3 years agoCare: We believe we can succeed
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Le Touquet Danny Care reckons England have proved the doubters wrong and have got supporters grinning after...
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