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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON SLEIGHTHOLME, THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH AND NORTHAMPTON WING CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Gary...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off
JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...
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/ 5 years agoExeter 12-18 Glo-Hartpury: Battle of the west settled by Ellie Underwood
Zoe Aldcroft and Ellie Underwood tries help Gloucester-Hartpury to end the season on a high at Sandy Park
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/ 5 years agoMunster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army
Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...
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/ 5 years agoDMP 0-67 Harlequins: Speedster Breach has the Sharks all at sea
Harlequins march on into the Premier 15s semi-finals with commanding win over Sharks
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/ 5 years agoBath 20-40 Bristol: Emotional Kyle Sinckler gets support from Lam
Andy Uren fires Bristol Bears backline to comeback win, as Kyle Sinckler gets past a tough week in which he missed...
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/ 5 years agoConnacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick
LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQuins add Azzurri ace Allan to the armoury
RUGBY SHORTS ITALY fly-half Tommaso Allan is to join Harlequins from Benetton Treviso. The 28-year-old, who has previously played for Perpignan, will...
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/ 5 years agoLions tour snub makes no sense says Kyle Sinckler in raw post-match interview
Kyle Sinckler gave an emotional interview to BT Sport's Sara Elgan after the Bears beat Bath at the Rec
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast
Gatland intends to put Faf de Klerk on the back-foot in this summer's Lions tour of South Africa
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow 29-19 Edinburgh: Glasgow show their character to delight Wilson
GLASGOW Warriors bounced back from an awful performance against Benetton to end Edinburgh’s three-year hold on the 1872 Cup. Friday night’s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKerr catches Pat’s eye on Bears trial
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Leicester hooker Jake Kerr has joined Bristol until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, who has one...
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/ 5 years agoNorthampton 7-31 Gloucester: Louis Rees-Zammit puts on two-try show for Gatland
Gloucester put a pasting on lacklustre Saints derailed by Dan Biggar's early HIA
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/ 5 years agoExeter 41-10 Worcester: Explosive Sam Simmonds closes on try record
Dave Ewers, Jacques Vermeulen and Sam Simmonds were all on song for Chiefs
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoOverview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWorcester wing Bluck convicted of assault
RUGBY SHORTS WALES wing Hannah Bluck has been given an 18-month community order after punching her ex-fiancée in the face. Bluck,...
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/ 5 years agoDiscipline killed us in the second half admits Thomas
Jonathan Thomas and Francois Venter react to Worcester's away trip to forget at Sandy Park
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Features
/ 5 years agoGroom parachutes in for the big finale
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Edinburgh and Northampton scrum-half Nic Groom has joined London Irish until the end of the season. South African...
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/ 5 years agoRichards: It’s been long time coming
The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby gave Carl Fearns his debut against London Irish
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLouis Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call-up
The older brother of the Gloucester & Wales flyer placed a bet four years ago that the Lions' youngest squad member...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSevens convert Muir earns extended Bath
RUGBY SHORTS WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at Bath. The 25-year-old winger signed a shortterm deal in August 2020...
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/ 5 years agoNewcastle 52-27 London Irish: Deano gives Falcons their licence to thrill
Falcons were devastatingly clinical in the second half, scoring five tries to blow Irish out of the water
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoVictor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time
Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors call for Blues back up
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDavies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40 Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76 Ospreys ................6pts Penalties:...
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/ 5 years agoSale 26-10 Leicester: Sale go smashing on as Tigers rest stars
Sale record their sixth-consecutive win, with AJ MacGinty moving up the Sharks all-time points scorer list
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/ 5 years agoTop League: Panasonic Wild Knights Kruis through
GEORGE Kruis’ Panasonic Wild Knights brought down the Canon Eagles 32-17 in yesterday’s quarter-final, extending their unbeaten run to 14 matches...
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/ 5 years agoHow the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGatland prepares for a massive air raid
Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland Outstanding in the air: Dan Biggar PICTURES: Getty Images...
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/ 5 years agoCaptain Ben Youngs: I’m so proud of the effort from the boys
Stand-in Tigers skipper Ben Youngs offers his thoughts on the 26-10 loss to Sale Sharks
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/ 5 years agoReds 19-16 Brumbies: James O’Connor has the final say
James O'Connor stole the show in the Super Rugby AU final at the Suncorp with a last-minute try to sink Brumbies...
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/ 5 years agoWasps star Alfie Barbeary doesn’t want to play numbers game
Now on the mend from a series of leg injuries, Barbeary wants to get back on track at Wasps whether it...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSharks beat two yellows and the Lions
RAINBOW CUP ROUND-UP By SAM JACKSON THE SHARKS made it two wins from two in the Rainbow Cup SA with a 34-26...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoToulon want to tempt Jonathan Joseph to leave The Rec
Could England centre Joseph be set for a move to the Cote d'Azur
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/ 5 years agoSurprised Warren picked 11 English
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Iwrote last week I expected ten Welshmen, or perhaps more, to make the squad for this...
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/ 5 years agoCardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations
THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place entirely in Wales, TRP can reveal. It was confirmed in January that the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMo’unga sparks five-in-row Crusaders
NEW ZEALAND ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders secured a fifth straight title with a hard fought 24-13 victory over Chiefs...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoUgo will be continuing the work we started
John Owen MBE, past president of the RFU, writes about the new call for diversity I WRITE to you in relation...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears sign Jake Kerr as emergency cover at hooker
After he was released by Leicester Tigers last month, Kerr has been on trial at the Bears
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBowe: Gatland knows what he is leaving behind in Johnny Sexton
Two-time tourist Tommy Bowe considers why Johnny Sexton was omitted from the British & Irish Lions squad
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlex Sanderson has changed the Sale culture, says Arron Reed
All things are looking up for Sale Sharks to reach the Premiership semi-finals after narrowly missing out last season
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions squad announcement: Alun Wyn Jones to captain tourists
Wales captain and joint-most capped Test player Alun Wyn Jones selected as Lions captain by head coach Warren Gatland
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFour major broadcasters turn down Lions tour documentary rights
The British & Irish Lions have not been able to reach an agreement to show their 'Living with the Lions' documentary...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEx-England Sevens Will Muir commits to Bath until 2023
The Bath winger has signed a new two-year contract at the Rec
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/ 5 years agoHarlequins sign 61-Test Tommaso Allan to reinforce fly-half stock
As first revealed in The Rugby Paper last month, Quins have finalised an agreement to sign Italy fly-half Tommaso Allan from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership
Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDanny Cipriani set for speedy return to face Shed faithful
Bath's clash with Gloucester on June 5 could mark the fly-half's first match since making the switch to the Rec, writes...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks call for red card trial system to be made law
Brodie Retallick, Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara share their views on the new laws being trialled in Super Rugby and the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExclusive: American bankers eye Leicester Tigers takeover
Leicester Tigers were put up for sale by chairman Peter Tom in 2019, seeking £60m for a majority share
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSam Graham has got recipe for success at Doncaster Knights
The Doncaster Knights flanker knows how to wield a knife in the kitchen, while making the cut in the Championship
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