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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornish Pirates 18-20 Ampthill: Off-colour Pirates are defied by Amps 13 men
The Dave Ward derby saw the hooker's current team edge his old employers at the Mennaye
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBears snare Ward
BRISTOL Bears Women have appointed former Harlequins and Bath hooker Dave Ward as head coach for the 2021- 22 Premier 15s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTotally disagree with Boag’s view on Lions
COLIN Boag wrote that the new law variation, regarding red-carded players being substituted after 20 minutes, is a spineless capitulation, which...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCov canter in as Cornwell blasts attitude at Hartpury
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ..........24pts Tries: R Smith 23; Venner 35, 57 Conversions: Williams 24, 36, 58 Penalties: Williams 32 Coventry...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDavid quits Warriors for high-flying Quins
WORCESTER back Nick David will join Harlequins at the end of the season. David, 22, who can play wing or full-back,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEddie must lose his obsession with power
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney’s decision to retain Eddie Jones as England coach shows his grasp of the realties facing English...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPaolo Odogwu aims to set high standards
The jittery Wasps wing previews Sunday's clash against Bath at the Ricoh, where Thomas Young will make his 100th appearance
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDu Preez banned
SALE Sharks fly-half Rob du Preez has been suspended for three weeks after his red card in the win over Gloucester...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFalcons are antithesis of flying Chiefs
AFTER a flakey start, Stuart Hogg showed almost super-human stamina when he scored Exeter’s 77th minute try against Wasps, last weekend....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIreland 25-5 Italy: Irish finish in style to seal third place
IRELAND signed off with a win to secure third place in the Six Nations. Dorothy Wall barged over in the corner...
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/ 5 years agoCarry on, Eddie but problems remain for RFU
WELL, the inquiry has taken place, the excuses made and, quite rightly, Eddie Jones has been cleared to carry on. One...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 21-25 Harlequins: Quins gamble pays off as Smith shows class
Is it time to consider Marcus Smith as a potential Lions bolter after his heroics in Brentford?
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCaptain’s challenge sets up Sullivan’s winner
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............24 Connacht ........26 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend is not convinced the new laws being trialled are going...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScotland 27-20 Wales: Scots power past improving Wales
Scotland ................27 Wales ......................20 SCOTLAND pipped Wales to a fifth-place finish in a highly entertaining finale to the 2021 Women’s Six...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye has a big battle to end elitist stigma of rugby | Jeff Probyn
Has the shift in development from its pyramid state two years ago to Premiership-pwned academies kept rugby's ability to reach more...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTeam decision swung it for Harlequins – Smith
Match-winner Marcus Smith explains the steps leading to his late try against London Irish
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWoeful Warriors smashed for six
Benetton................46 Glasgow ................19 BENETTON began their campaign with a thumping bonus point win over a poor Glasgow outfit. During the regular...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Last-gasp McKenzie is match-winner
By BEN JAYCOCK DAMIAN McKenzie’s 83rd minute match winning penalty put Chiefs into pole position to make the Aotearoa final with...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHougaard: The guys showed true grit
The Worcester Warriors No.9 scored a second-half hat-trick but it wasn't enough to stop Sale Sharks from prevailing
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoYoungsters see Edinburgh home
Edinburgh..............24 Zebre ......................18 EDINBURGH head coach Richard Cockerill praised the young players that stepped in on Friday night. With 16 players...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye spearheads the fight for rugby diversity
FORMER England wing Ugo Monye hopes that as chair of a new RFU advisory group he can help make rugby more...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEuropean contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington
Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBig win soured by injury blow to North
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Phillips 8, 49; Williams 31, Aubrey 40, Cross 68, Parry 80 Conversions: Thomas 32, 40,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAnxious wait for Ospreys wing and Lions hopeful George North
Wales wing George North hobbled off in Ospreys win over Cardiff Blues in the Rainbow Cup
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRyan’s loyalty to Scarlets rewarded by captaincy
By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW... Dragons v Scarlets Today. Kick-off 1pm, Rodney Parade RYAN Elias admits he thought long and hard about...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSix Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric
JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland call gives Wasps prop Tom West new direction
West got his first taste of an England training camp when he was called up in January to Eddie Jones' Six...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMurray’s double ends the wait for Munster
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............3 Munster ..........27 CONOR Murray crossed for two tries as Munster got their first win in two...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChilds swaps PRL for CVC
PREMIERSHIP Rugby chief executive Darren Childs has stood down after less than two years in charge. Former television boss Childs was...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoErasmus: Tough competition will prepare us for Lions challenge
Building excitement: Wandisile Simelane of the Lions on the attack against the Bulls last season SOUTH AFRICA Rugby have released the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFind that lost slice of 50s life at Ealing
RUGBY MATTERS TRYING to celebrate your 150th anniversary with the usual array of dinners, golf days and social gatherings during a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRory off for American adventure at Seattle
New coach: Rory Best FORMER Ireland captain Rory Best has joined the coaching staff of Major League Rugby side Seattle Seawolves....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPremiership Rugby push back mid-May schedule to allow fans to attend matches
Spectators will be allowed back into sporting stadia as of Monday May 17, making Premiership Rugby move to have fixtures rescheduled
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDave Ward to leave Ampthill to become Bristol Bears Women head coach
Amps forward coach Ward will take over at Shaftesbury Park at the end of the season
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSimon Middleton names England squad for Six Nations final
Emily Scarratt to lead the Red Roses against France on Saturday, as captain Sarah Hunter is named on the bench
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches
Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDarren Childs steps down as Premiership Rugby chief executive to take CVC job
Childs will leave PRL in 'the coming weeks' after less than two years at the top of English rugby's top league
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoMark McCall among ten coaching staff to sign new Saracens contracts
Ten senior coaching staff have committed their futures to the 2024-25 season at Saracens
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones signs one-year deal to stay in Welsh rugby
Wales captain Jones taking things one year at a time two years out from the 2023 Rugby World Cup
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish sign hooker Mike Willemse from Edinburgh
Willemse becomes the first new signing announced by the Exiles for the 2021-22 season
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/ 5 years agoRFU complete Six Nations review and reiterates its ‘full support’ of Eddie Jones
Bill Sweeney and the RFU have completed their review of England's poor Six Nations campaign
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/ 5 years agoBristol Bears missing key trio for Exeter showdown
Callum Sheedy set to miss 'a couple of weeks' due to a shoulder injury according to Bears director of rugby Pat...
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/ 5 years agoNo deal yet between IRFU and Tadhg Furlong
Furlong, 28, is yet to come to an agreement with the IRFU and Leinster
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/ 5 years agoSale Sharks confirm two-year deal with England centre Manu Tuilagi
Tuilagi is nearing full fitness for Sharks after injuring his Achilles in November
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/ 5 years agoPreview: Make or break time in race for play-offs
Leicester Tigers arrive at the Rec on Sunday afternoon in good form, but Cam Redpath is upbeat about Bath's chances
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHepher: Positive heads won it against Wasps
Exeter Chiefs head coach Ali Hepher reacts to the champions' 43-13 win over Wasps in the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPremiership’s treatment of Lions is a scandal | Nick Cain
Nick Cain aims both barrels at Premiership Rugby for playing innocent of being misinformed over Warren Gatland's timetable for the Lions...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: Amps expect arm-wrestle against improving Hartpury
AMPTHILL welcome old National One rivals Hartpury back to Dillingham Park for the second time in the Championship, with director of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoChris Harris can go from Scotland’s defensive rock to Bok basher for Lions
The Gloucester centre starred in aways wins at Twickenham and the Stade de France for Scotland in the Six Nations –...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHarlequins 50-26 Worcester: Danny Care shows Lions class as Quins storm on
Harlequins remain firmly in play-off contention with six rounds of the Premiership to go after putting on a clinic aganst Warriors
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