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/ 4 years agoLouis takes lesson from Wales axe
LOUIS Rees-Zammit is aiming for a winning end of season with Gloucester after learning from being dropped by Wales during the...
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/ 4 years agoWarriors crash to four-try defeat
By GARY HEATLY Stormers ........32 Glasgow ............7 GLASGOW Warriors were blown away in the last 50 minutes in Cape Town on...
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/ 4 years agoBoyd urges authorities to address fixture gap
By PAUL REES CHRIS Boyd has challenged the authorities to sort out a fixture list that will leave some Premiership clubs...
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/ 4 years agoSaracens book place in European quarters
SARACENS overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback last Sunday to book a Challenge Cup quarter-final date with Gloucester. Max Malins scored a...
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/ 4 years agoDiamond: There’s no ill-feeling, we do not hold grudges
By PAUL REES THE semi-finals of the Premiership Rugby Cup would usually struggle to command attention at a stage of the...
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/ 4 years agoSecond half scores spare Bulls blushes
Bulls ........................46 Benetton ................29 THE Bulls scored six tries to claim a bonus point win over Benetton to bolster their URC...
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/ 4 years agoRampant Chiefs claim first silverware
ALLIANZ CUP FINAL By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Exeter ..............57 Harlequins ......12 EXETER Chiefs showed just how far they had come in the...
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/ 4 years agoScotland have eye on Chile warm-up
SCOTLAND are in talks to play Chile prior to their three-match summer series against Argentina, which start on July 2. The...
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/ 4 years agoThree weeks for Chessum
LEICESTER lock Ollie Chessum has been banned for three weeks for his high tackle in Saturday’s European Cup win over Clermont...
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/ 4 years ago250 up! AWJ gets it right this time
By ROB COLE Cardiff ..................6pts Tries: Priestland 28, 44 Ospreys ............22pts Tries: Lake 54, Webb 61, Parry 66 Conversions: Anscombe 55,...
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/ 4 years agoThree areas where rugby could grow
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sussex success stories: Joe Marler, left, and Marcus...
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/ 4 years agoNew dad Nathan leads the chase for Brownlie
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being deprived of sleep having recently become a father, Cinderford’s Nathan Taylor is determined to...
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/ 4 years agoLeicester’s pack power has put them in the mix
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT is no surprise that there are four French quarter-finalists in the European Cup,...
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/ 4 years agoLousi stars as Scarlets hit Dragons for six
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dragons..............19pts Tries: Dixon 35, J Williams 50, Warren 61 Conversions: S Davies 35, 62 Scarlets ............38pts Tries: Lousi...
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/ 4 years agoNote to Eddie: Freddie is flying
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’M not sure why I should do Eddie Jones’ job while he is off moonlighting in Japan...
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/ 4 years agoLam’s double helps Blues fight off fierce Drua challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK Double delight: AJ Lam WINGER AJ Lam scored a brace as the Blues overcame a stern challenge from...
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/ 4 years agoLeinster’s push for top spot held up by Sharks
By KEVIN FALLON Sharks ....................28 Leinster..................23 CHAMPIONS Leinster missed out on the opportunity to secure top spot in the URC when...
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/ 4 years agoPivac must make bold calls to stop Welsh slide
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Since taking charge of Wales after the last World Cup, Wayne Pivac has...
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/ 4 years agoPumas end wait for glory
ARGENTINA won their first Sevens World Series Cup in 14 years as they took the crown in Vancouver after beating Fiji...
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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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/ 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 agoWhat to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper
The Rugby Paper returns this Sunday as we turn our focus to the Premiership run-in as the race for the play-offs...
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/ 4 years agoEaling withdraw Premiership appeal
Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal of the RFU‘s decision to not grant them promotion to the Gallagher Premiership. The RFU...
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/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons v London Irish: Philip van der Walt returns for Falcons
Philip van der Walt returns from injury as Newcastle Falcons make six changes for Friday’s visit of London Irish in the...
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/ 4 years agoDragons announce signing of versatile New Zealand back Sio Tomkinson
Dragons have announced the signing of versatile New Zealand back Sio Tomkinson. Known for his hard-tackling and range of skills, Tomkinson...
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/ 4 years agoI’d change the remit that water-carriers have, says RFU referee Craig Maxwell-Keys
RFU referee Craig Maxwell-Keys has said that the one thing he would change in the game at the moment would be...
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/ 4 years agoWelsh-qualified second row George Nott to swap London Irish for Dragons
Welsh-qualified second row George Nott will swap London Irish for Dragons at the end of the season. Born in Bodelwyddan, the...
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/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twelve with Craig Maxwell-Keys
In Episode Twelve of The Rugby Paper Podcast, RFU referee Craig Maxwell-Keys joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper regular...
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/ 4 years agoPhillip van der Walt signs three-year contract extension at Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons forward Philip van der Walt has signed a three-year contract extension at the club. The 31-year-old has made 32...
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/ 4 years agoMunster to play Toulouse at Aviva Stadium due to Ed Sheeran concerts
Munster have confirmed their Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulouse will be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin as thier home...
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/ 4 years agoMax Malins stars as Saracens overcome spirited Cardiff side to set up quarter-final with Gloucester
Saracens......40 Cardiff..........33 Max Malins starred as Saracens overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback in an entertaining game at the StoneX Stadium. The...
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/ 4 years ago20-minute reds ‘will increase brain risk’
By PETER JACKSON WORLD Rugby is being warned that their proposed 20-minute red card will expose players to even greater risk...
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/ 4 years agoDavies eyes trophies
Lions ace: Gareth Davies WALES No.9 Gareth Davies has signed a new contract to stay at Scarlets. Davies has scored 55...
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/ 4 years agoBlacklock snatches final spot for Quins
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ............. 18 Worcester............... 17 BETH Blacklock booked Harlequins’ place in the inaugural Allianz Cup final, striking a...
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/ 4 years agoChamppions Stockport on course for perfect season
By BEN JAYCOCK STOCKPORT are one game away from completing a perfect season and chairman Mike Drew says the club are...
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/ 4 years agoDon’t cut marquee players, says Lam
By PAUL REES PAT Lam has hit out at the Premiership’s decision to cut the number of marquee players from two...
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/ 4 years agoAlder can help make a pathway to success
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was good to see Nigel Walker recruit John Alder last week to bolster his...
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