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/ 2 weeks agoFrench turn on style to notch up half-century
■By GEORGE LAWRENCE France................50pts Tries: Drault 11, Par gade 24; Bon nard Mar tin 26, La trasse 30; Frisach 40+1; Rates...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBill Mata happy to commit future to Bristol Bears
Big Bill Mata had no hesitation in reaching for a pen when Bristol Bears offered him a new contract.
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/ 2 weeks agoSlade stays with Chiefs
ENGLAND centre Henry Slade has signed a new two-year contract with Exeter. The 32-year-old – who leads the Prem points table...
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/ 2 weeks agoPirates look to raise cash
CORNISH Pirates have launched a crowd-funder to help pay for damage caused by last month’s storms. Storm Goretti caused about £200,000...
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/ 2 weeks agoQuartet sign up for Quins
HARLEQUINS have signed four forwards on short-term loans as cover for four Prem Cup matches this month. Dragons pair, tight-head Luke...
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/ 2 weeks agoDREAM TEAM
FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE BACK ROW JOHN KELLY CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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/ 2 weeks agoAnother son follows in father’s footsteps
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Family tie: France’s Hugo Auradou breaks through against Ireland in Paris PICTURE: Alamy...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Will Roue gets the call to start at No.10 for Johann van Graan’s side
Champions Bath take on Sale Sharks in Salford today rocked by a lack of fly-half options.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBristol Bears 35-46: Hat-trick for Campbell Ridl to put Chiefs in charge
Campbell Ridl is learning fast – too fast, in fact, for defences trying to keep pace with his rise – as...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSaracens 40-43 Harlequins: Tom Lawday makes the difference as Quins take down Sarries
Tom Lawday savoured his first win at the home of Saracens as he celebrated scoring the match-winning try for Harlequins at...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoLeicester Tigers 28-19 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tigers dig deep to keep control
Leicester Tigers needed to dig deep into their reserves to stay afloat over a determined Newcastle Red Bulls team on one...
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/ 2 weeks agoIt’s seven-up for Blues in the battle of Bedfordshire
■By JACOB SMITH Bedford .............35pts Tries: Uru 33, Hill 43, Herman 51, Ward 54, Worth 78 Conversions: Maisey 34, 44, 52,...
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/ 2 weeks agoBrownhill on hand to grab it at the death for Richmond
■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........17pts Tries: Spring 32, Brownhill 76 Conversions: Grieve 33, 76 Penalty: Grieve 2 Nottingham .....15pts Tries: Dickinson...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoEaling Trailfinders 36-34 Coventry: Visitors just fail to halt record run
Ealing Trailfinders clung on to level the Champ rugby win streak record at 21 matches as they edged out Coventry in...
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/ 2 weeks agoGonzalez strikes to steal it for Warriors
■By JEAN BULL Worcester ........25pts Tries: Wallis 9, Chapman 16, Gonzalez 76 Conversions: Reed 17, 77 Penalties: Reed 34, 46 Doncaster...
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/ 2 weeks agoCambridge can’t break duck (on a day for them)
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ..... 24pts Tries: Irvine 37, Dawson 43, Currie 66, Timpson 75 Conversions: Mausia 44, Thompson 76 Caldy...
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/ 2 weeks agoBazalgette makes it a certainty for Hartpury
■By LUKE JARMYN Chinnor ..............21pts Tries: Walker 5, 37, Hall 51 Conversions: Chamberlain 6, 38, 52 Hartpury ............39pts Tries: Clark 18,...
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/ 2 weeks agoPirates forced on the road again after storm issues
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v L Scottish Today. Kick-off 2pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates will look to bounce back...
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/ 2 weeks agoAll this tinkering with the laws doesn’t really add up
AS night follows day rugby continues to change and tinker with the laws with an OCD obsession that I am sure...
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/ 2 weeks agoRyan made life tough for 1953 All Blacks
ENGLAND in the mid-1950s, not unlike now, had an abundance of back row talent which probably explains why former Cambridge University...
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/ 2 weeks agoQuick-fire treble is downfall for plucky students
By BRIAN NORMAN Redruth.............30 Exeter Uni.........14 REDRUTH scored three tries in 12 second-half minutes to beat Exeter University. It looked like...
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/ 2 weeks agoOliver’s out to finish with a big bang for Bishop’s
By BEN JAYCOCK Looking up: Bishop’s Stortford flanker Oliver Jones BISHOP’S Stortford blind-side Oliver Jones believes his side have turned a...
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/ 2 weeks agoBevan’s backing Bristol to succeed
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK BRISTOL and Wales scrum-half Keira Bevan believes momentum is building as the Bears enter a pivotal...
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/ 2 weeks agoOverseas players are not to blame
THERE are currently some hugely popular gameshows in the UK – The Traitors and Pointless being two examples. But in Welsh...
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/ 2 weeks agoWeston puts his retirement on back burner
OLD Redcliffians No.8 Jack Weston admits his return from retirement has come quicker, and at a higher level, than he anticipated...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoFly-half Harry Bazalgette says Hartpury relish beating the big boys
Harry Bazalgette believes trips into hostile territory are exactly the tests that define his part-time side Hartpury’s ambitions after they emerged...
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/ 2 weeks agoCanterbury are driving hard
■By AMELIE CLAYDON CANTERBURY head coach Matt Corker says steady progress has put his side firmly into the promotion conversation in...
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/ 2 weeks agoHooper hits double hundred for Sheffield
■By BEN JAYCOCK SHEFFIELD winger Christian Hooper admits reaching 100 tries in 100 games for the club was a moment he...
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/ 2 weeks agoWilson happy with law tweaks ahead of the big kick-off
Super Rugby Pacific Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Champs: Crusaders celebrate last year’s success PICTURE: Getty Images WALLABIES skipper Harry Wilson has...
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/ 2 weeks agoStrong Seaford make it a double success
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY SEAFORD College won their second tournament in two weeks to clinch the Sussex Open 7s at...
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/ 2 weeks agoExeter fall to Bath in final play of the game
BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY BATH silenced a sold-out Sandy Park to defeat Exeter 20-18 in the final play and create...
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/ 2 weeks agoWe aren’t facing a financial crisis, say Cambridge
NEWS EXTRA CAMBRIDGE, currently bottom of the Champ, deny the club are in financial crisis adding all players and staff have...
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/ 2 weeks agoSpringbok flanker dies at 52
FORMER South African flanker Russell Nelson has died ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 52, with tributes being paid to the “larger-than-life...
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/ 2 weeks agoDream team are back in harness
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE should be caveats and codicils – a few provisos, a couple of quid pro quos. But...
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/ 2 weeks agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, February 8, 2026 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso to miss England’s Six Nations opener against Wales due to injury
England enter Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations opener against Wales without the electric Immanuel Feyi-Waboso in a late change that sees Tom...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBen Kay: Ireland look lost in Six Nations amid Bundee Aki ban and miss Johnny Sexton
World Cup winner Ben Kay believes Ireland have entered this Six Nations at a crossroads, with injuries, Bundee Aki’s suspension and...
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Friendlies
/ 2 weeks agoBen Foden: England v Ireland Legends game “means more” amid Lewis Moody’s battle with MND
Northampton Saints Premiership winner Ben Foden says this year’s Legends charity match carries added weight following Lewis Moody’s diagnosis with motor...
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/ 2 weeks agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Six Nations 2026 Round 1 preview – Rassie Erasmus insight ft Ben Coles
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Ben Coles from The Observer...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSix Nations news: Andy Farrell makes bold decisions in his Ireland team to face France
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell has left James Lowe out of his team in a series of surprise omissions for Thursday’s...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSix Nations predictions: Favourites for top tryscorer and points scorer with French on top
Louis Bielle-Biarrey and Thomas Ramos are the favourites to top the tryscorer and points scorer tables this 2026 Six Nations.
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSix Nations predictions: Odds for winners, Grand Slam and Triple Crown with France favourites
France enter the 2026 Six Nations as the bookies’ favourites to retain the crown - however they are not fancied to...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSteve Borthwick names his England team for Six Nations opener against Wales
Henry Arundell will make his first England start since the 2023 World Cup after being named on the left wing for...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoFraser Dingwall: England are ready for take-off in the upcoming Six Nations
Fraser Dingwall declared the sky is the limit as England aim to hit the Six Nations ground running against Wales on...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoNicky Smith insists Wales have nothing to fear going up against England this Six Nations
England may be looking to build on their record 10 try, 68-14 win over Wales in Cardiff last year when they...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoJack van Poortvliet targets successful Six Nations with England after injury setbacks
It was typical of the misfortune that has plagued Jack van Poortvliet in recent seasons that the day after being named...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoWill Greenwood tips the ‘spiky bunch’ England for Six Nations glory
England’s “spiky bunch” are preparing to pump up the physicality and aggression in the Six Nations and lay down a real...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoNewcastle Red Bulls 12-35 Saracens: Sarries enjoy a double over their opponents
Saracens put in a dominant second-half display to make it two wins over Newcastle Red Bulls within six days and put...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoBristol Bears vs Gloucester: Harry Thacker on his way to 150 not out
Bristol Bears and Prem Rugby Cup high flyers Gloucester renew their West Country rivalry today, with both sides using the clash...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoLouis Lynagh: Italy will cause some damage in this year’s Six Nations
Louis Lynagh is adamant Italy are in the “perfect place” to cause some more special Six Nations tremors in the coming...
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