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/ 8 months agoWe’re ready to write a new chapter, says coach
SAMOA HEAD COACH: Mataafa Ramsey Tomokino CAPTAIN: Sui Pauaraisa AT A heartfelt farewell dinner in Apia last week, Lakapi Samoa officially...
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/ 8 months agoEngland Women’s World Cup Preview: Lionesses are our inspiration – Ellie Kildunne
England enter their home World Cup as red-hot favourites, with an opportunity to spark a generational moment for women’s rugby, mirroring...
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/ 8 months agoYapp forced into late change after injury rules out Caslick
Veteran: Ashley Marsters in action AUSTRALIA HEAD COACH: Jo Yapp CAPTAIN: Siokapesi Palu WALLAROOS head coach Jo Yapp has been forced...
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/ 8 months agoWomen’s World Cup Preview: Ilona Maher’s Eagles want to kick down door for next generation
Seasoned Trailfinders No.8 Kate Zackary will lead the USA for a second successive tournament. The squad announcement came during a special...
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/ 8 months agoWomen’s World Cup Preview: Exeter trio give Canada coach Kevin Rouet reasons to be hopeful
Head coach Kevin Rouet has selected three Exeter Chiefs players in his 32-player squad. With Alex Tessier retaining the captain’s armband,...
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/ 8 months agoCunningham confident
FIJI HEAD COACH: Ioan Cunningham CAPTAIN: Alfreda Fisher Maria FORMER Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham describes his Fiji squad as a...
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/ 8 months agoSisters doing it for themselves
POOL B PREVIEW WALES HEAD COACH: Sean Lynn CO-CAPTAINS: Alex Callender, Kate Williams CO-CAPTAIN Alex Cal-lender has handed her side a...
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/ 8 months agoMalcolm highlights the positives
SCOTLAND ONE TO WATCH FRANCESCA McGHIE Dynamic and versatile, with speed and sharp decision-making. Crucial playmaker HEAD COACH: Bryan Easson CAPTAIN:...
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/ 8 months agoBlack Ferns setting the bar high
POOL C PREVIEW NEW ZEALAND HEAD COACH: Allan Bunting CO-CAPTAINS: Ruahei Demant, Kennedy Tukuafu AFTER their unforgettable 2022 triumph on home...
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/ 8 months agoWe will fight for every minute, vows coach
HEAD COACH: Juan González Marruecos CAPTAIN: Laura Delgado RETURNING Spain are on an upwards trajectory having secured qualification by winning the...
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/ 8 months agoMonaghan: Fire is burning in us
IRELAND HEAD COACH: Scott Bemand CO-CAPTAINS: Edel McMahon, Sam Monaghan SPEARHEADED by back row dynamo Aoife Wafer, returning Ireland head into...
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/ 8 months agoMcKenzie sets her sights on reaching quarter-finals
HEAD COACH: Lesley McKenzie CAPTAIN: Iroha Nagata JAPAN head into the World Cup full of momentum on the back of a...
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/ 8 months agoRaineri out to go one step further this time
POOL D PREVIEW HEAD COACH: Giovanni Raineri CAPTAIN: Elisa Giordano GIOVANNI Raineri’s squad is packed with experience and ambition, as the...
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/ 8 months agoFeleu: We have rebuilt for this
FRANCE CO-HEAD COACHES: Gaëlle Mignot, David Ortiz CAPTAIN: Manaé Feleu FRANCE, ranked fourth in the world, will be looking to brush...
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/ 8 months agoYaras break their duck
BRAZIL HEAD COACH: Emiliano Caffera CAPTAIN: Eshyllen Coimbra BRAZIL are on the brink of writing a new chapter in their rugby...
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/ 8 months agoDe Bruin puts faith in flexibility
SOUTH AFRICA HEAD COACH: Swys de Bruin CAPTAIN: Nolusindiso Booi SOUTH Africa head coach Swys de Bruin has named a squad...
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Chris Hewett
/ 8 months agoChris Hewett: France and England lead charge for 2027 World Cup
The last time the World Cup was played out on Australian soil, a little over two decades and a thousand poison-dart...
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/ 8 months agoChris Hewett: R360? We still don’t know enough
Mike Tindall’s hotly-debated R360 project has already generated enough words to fill a series of books, so “The Decline and Fall...
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Features
/ 8 months agoPaul Rees: England are looking to expand their reach as World Rugby looking at eligibility of three Prem stars
England can hardly be said to be short of players, but they have persuaded World Rugby to look at the cases...
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/ 8 months agoPaul Rees: Red Bull move could transform the club game after Newcastle takeover
Will the takeover of Newcastle by Red Bull spark a stampede that will change the ownership model in the loss-making Premiership?...
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/ 8 months agoFantasy Rugby 2025/26 – Sign up now!
Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper...
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/ 8 months agoRay’s dilemma: How to attack a lobster…
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OVER the course of a lifetime on both sides of the Rubicon, Ray...
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/ 8 months agoThorburn backs a two team solution
AS tournament director of the 1999 World Cup, commercial manager of the Ospreys and still the only man to put his...
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/ 8 months agoWelsh CEO Abi Tierney takes break to deal with cancer
Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Abi Tierney will step away from her role after being diagnosed with cancer. Tierney will take...
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/ 8 months agoAustralia 38-22 South Africa: Springboks stunned by Wallabies fightback
South Africa ................22pts Australia .................... 38pts Tries: Arendse 4, Esterhuizen 13, Kolisi 18 Conversions: Libbok 5, 19 Penalty: Libbok 9 Tries:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Red Bull may herald the start of something big
The Red Bull takeover at Newcastle Falcons is intriguing on many levels but the question I keep asking myself is why...
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/ 8 months agoZimbabwean who tried to broker peace within SA squad
JOY at Zimbabwe’s qualifying for the RWC2027 a couple of weeks back was tempered by the death of Des van Jaarsveldt,...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoSale Sharks Season Review: Feeling pressure lifts the players, Alex Sanderson says is a privilege
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Sale Sharks Sale were the...
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/ 8 months agoSouth Africa turn screw on England
■ By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa.....69pts England............. 24pts A WINLESS England U18s were handed a tough lesson in Paarl as South...
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/ 8 months agoTreacey steps up but France pull the strings
England....................20 France...................... 51 ENGLAND U18s fell to a second successive defeat in South Africa as a powerful France U18 side ran...
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/ 8 months agoTestimonial delight for Adamson
Pre-season ■ By BEN JAYCOCK DEAN Adamson scored on his testimonial match as Bedford kick-started their preseason campaign with a 54-35...
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/ 8 months agoPre-season fixtures
THU AUG 21 Dorking v Havant (7.45pm), Oxford Harlequins v Henley Hawks (7.15pm), Billingham v Acklam (7.15pm), Cinderford v Newent (3pm),...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoChamp Rugby Preview: Worcester Warriors aim to hit the ground running
Ben Jaycock previews the Championship season with Worcester unveiling 30 new signings as they prepare for their return Worcester Warriors have...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoJeff Probyn: Women’s World Cup accessing all areas is good for game
Just four days to go before the 10th Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in the stadium of Light in Sunderland,...
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/ 8 months agoTuifua is keeping quiet on his plans
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young talent: Patrick Tuifua in action for Hawke’s Bay PICTURE: Getty Images IN February 2024, the name...
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/ 8 months agoToulon keen on their youth policy
PATRICK Tuifua isn’t the only young player shipping up at Stade Felix Mayol this summer. Fellow new arrivals such as utility...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoEngland’s Elite Player Squad Analysis: Eight new names including Henry Pollock and Tom Willis
Steve Borthwick has named the 25 players awarded enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts for the 2025/26 season, marking a key...
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/ 8 months agoMaggie Alphonsi: Female Inspiration Driving Change On and Off the Pitch
Maggie Alphonsi, the trailblazing England rugby icon, has become a symbol of female inspiration on and off the pitch. A World...
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/ 8 months agoFantasy Rugby 2025-26 – Enter Now
For the latest updates and tables follow this link Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is...
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/ 8 months agoJoe Santamaria: New South American faces in PREM Rugby this season
As the new Prem season draws near and teams begin to finalise their squads, The Rugby Paper takes a look at...
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/ 8 months agoPete Ryan: Freddie Thomas set to be a star of the future for Welsh Rugby
A fresh slate for a proud rugby nation, new faces will be looking to make a massive impact. Steve Tandy will...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoPete Ryan: Ellis Genge – The unsung hero of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour
Big players step up on the biggest stages, giving their all when the pressure is at its highest. It doesn’t get...
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/ 8 months agoBen Youngs gives his backing for R360 League
Ben Youngs claims the proposed breakaway league R360 could be just what rugby needs to help give it a major “shake...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoBritish and Irish Lions Chief: No quotas on squad selection
Andy Farrell has been given the green light to pack his squad with Irishman again – if he gets the Lions...
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/ 8 months agoLeading sports scientists calls for more holistic approach to welfare
Leading sports scientist Stephen Smith believes World Rugby’s guidelines on the maximum number of appearances made in a season are too...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoI’ve learnt a lot from the Lions – Ben Earl
Ben Earl looked back on the summer when he became a Test Lion and revealed England will get an improved player...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoLions Tour was my best trip ever, says Bundee Aki
Bundee Aki had an eventful Lions tour to Australia, on and off the pitch, but rated the trip down under as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 8 months agoDragons swoop for scrum-half Niall Armstrong
Dragons have signed Irish scrum-half Niall Armstrong after his departure from Exeter at the end of last season. The 25-year-old has...
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/ 8 months agoDan Cole offered new role at Leicester Tigers
Former Leicester and England prop Dan Cole has become the recruitment and retention manager at Welford Road under new head coach...
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/ 8 months agoMarlie Packer available for World Cup opener
Flanker Marlie Packer will not miss the start of England’s home Women’s World Cup after she was given a one-match ban...
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