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James Harrington
/ 9 months agoTop 14: All set for exciting race to the finish
French Column - By James Harrington Twelve Top 14 teams were involved this Champions and Challenge Cup round-of-16 weekend. The two...
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/ 9 months agoL’borough to take on Hartpury in final
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH will take on Hartpury in the men’s BUCS Super Rugby Cup final at Rodney Parade....
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/ 9 months agoChiefs take charge in battle of top two
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Chiefs continue to be Super Rugby’s pacesetters after they saw off Queensland Reds...
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/ 9 months agoWild Knights power past 14-man Verblitz
Japan League One round-up SAITAMA Wild Knights booked their spot in the play-offs after overpowering 14-man Toyota Verblitz 55-17 to secure...
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/ 9 months agoU18s aiming to ‘keep the ball moving’
By BEN JAYCOCK AS England U18s gear up for their Six Nations Festival, Will Parkin has banned his inexperienced group from...
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/ 9 months agoSyston build on local talent for promotion
By Ben Jaycock Fully amateur Syston are enjoying a double promotion with the first team stepping up to the National Leagues...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoWhy Saracens are not going full-strength in the Champions Cup: Explained
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoChampions Cup Round of 16: Best head-to-head matchups
By Charlie Elliott The Champions Cup Round of 16 is finally upon us, and with it comes some of the most...
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/ 9 months agoWales Rugby: Macs Page could light up the international stage this Summer
By Peter Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 9 months agoCharlie Elliott: The best players to move from rugby to the NFL
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoChampions Cup: Five Things to Watch in the Round of 16
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoWorcester Warriors to return to professional rugby next season in revamped Championship
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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/ 9 months agoIneos and New Zealand Rugby reach settlement in sponsorship dispute
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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/ 9 months agoFelipe Etcheverry’s journey from the World Cup to loving amateur rugby in Uruguay
By Joe Santamaria For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoInjury update means Duhan van der Merwe is on track for action with British and Irish Lions
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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/ 9 months agoSuper Rugby Americas: Tarucas produce historic performance over reigning champions Dogos
By Joe Santamaria For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 months agoChampions Cup Round of 16: Fixtures, Where to Watch and Previews
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMeg Jones: Depth and competition is what fuels the Red Roses
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 9 months agoRugby’s social media moments of the week: Henry Pollock justifies the hype
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 9 months agoBill Sweeney’s survival is good news – Steve Diamond
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond believes calls to oust the RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney, who last week survived a no...
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/ 9 months agoTom Roebuck: Sale Sharks will make the play-offs
By Ross Heppenstall Tom Roebuck scored twice for Sale in their thrilling win over Northampton and then declared: “We’re gunning for...
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/ 9 months agoTop coaches call to keep ‘gladiatorial’ contest
By Mark Stevens Smashed: Philip van der Walt tackles Sale winger Tom O’Flaherty last week PICTURES: Getty Images Rugby has always...
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/ 9 months agoElliott Stooke sets sights on a Premiership return
By Ben Jaycock Elliott Stooke is loving life in Japan but claims he has unfinished business to take care of in...
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/ 9 months agoSantiago Grondona: We will take it to England
By Mark Stevens Santiago Grondona says Argentina are determined to lay down a marker when they play host to England for...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoCam Winnett sets his sights on winning back Wales place
By Simon Thomas Cam Winnett admits he was “gutted” and “hurt” to be left out of Wales’ Six Nations squad but...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSpanish rain can’t unsettle Tommy Freeman
By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman flew to Majorca for a break after the Six Nations and not even the rain in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoWill Greenwood: Fin Smith could play at 10 for the British and Irish Lions
By Gary Fitzgerald Fin Smith has emerged as a live contender to wear the Lions No.10 Test jersey down under, according...
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/ 9 months agoDanny Wilson keen to keep Leigh Halfpenny at Harlequins
By Gary Fitzgerald Leigh Halfpenny will be hanging around The Stoop a lot longer if Danny Wilson gets his way having...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoRichard Wigglesworth delight as he joins British and Irish Lions team
By Adam Hathaway Richard Wigglesworth’s meteoric rise to the top of the coaching ladder may have surprised some but it is...
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/ 9 months agoJoe Schmidt is getting better, admits Andy Farrell
By Adam Hathway Lions head coach Andy Farrell fears Australia boss Joe Schmidt has stepped up a level and is a...
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/ 9 months agoJames Williams: Bristol have to work harder on our defence
By Paul Rees On point: James Williams scoring against Exeter Bristol have a licence to thrill but James Williams acknowledges that...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team shows he has an eye on the future
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... Before I went on a Lions tour I knew a bit about...
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/ 9 months agoRFU must prioritise return of promotion to Premiership
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week In defeat, defiance. For supporters of the incumbent RFU administration who...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoDon’t rule out an Andy & Owen Farrell reunion on British and Irish Lions tour
If Thomas Ramos was eligible for the 2025 Lions tour of Australia, the French full-back’s 82 per cent goal-kicking strike rate...
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/ 9 months agoI’m prepared to rip anything up to improve – Hunter
By PAUL REES NEW Exeter head coach Rob Hunter says he has taken charge at the right time even though the...
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/ 9 months agoJibulu’s backed for England call
By PAUL REES Promise: Nathan Jibulu in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DoR: Alex Sanderson ALEX Sanderson is confident he...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoExplosion of tries is turning into a circus
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Some of us remember “Mr Creosote”, the Monty Python character who, after a light dinner...
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/ 9 months ago‘It wasn’t meant to be a tea party…’
DOUG Smith, team manager of the 1971 Lions and therefore a rugby man of substance, was blunt in his assessment of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 months agoWomen’s Six Nations Preview: Ireland prepare for Italy trial
By Ben Jaycock Exeter flanker Edel McMahon captains Ireland for the first time as they welcome fellow winless side Italy today....
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/ 9 months agoCooper urges U18s to throw off shackles
By BEN JAYCOCK AHEAD of the U18s Women’s Six Nations, England head coach James Cooper is urging his side to take...
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/ 9 months agoCallum Sheedy shocked by the negativity in Welsh Rugby
By Simon Thomas Callum Sheedy says he has been shocked by the negativity surrounding Welsh rugby since heading back across the...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoDoncaster Knights going back in time to celebrate 150th anniversary
By Ben Jaycock President: Steve Lloyd Doncaster Knights’ 150th anniversary coincides with club president Steve Lloyd’s 50th year of involvement at...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – George Worboys
GEORGE WORBOYS, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER BATH, CHINNOR, TAUNTON AND COVENTRY FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 9 months agoMaro Itoje ready to follow in steps of Sir Gareth Edwards
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Maro Itoje has climbed so high so swiftly that he will...
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/ 9 months agoStriving to keep Leicester Tigers ahead of the pack
The old warriors from the ancient rugby tribes of the East Midlands pushed their grudges aside for a few hours last...
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/ 9 months agoLeeds Tykes are looking set for promotion to National One
By Tom Kelly Leeds Tykes lock Jake Brady says his side are feeling good mentally as they aim to secure promotion...
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/ 9 months agoCamborne prepare for Clifton showdown
■By CHRIS COLLYER CAMBORNE flyer Alex Ducker has been scoring some vital tries in his bid to take the club “where...
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/ 9 months agoHarrison Sims: Every game Tonbridge Juddians play is like a cup final
By George Wellbelove Tonbridge Juddians are in pole position in the race for promotion to National One but face stiff competition...
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/ 9 months agoStortford snatch it in ding-dong affair
Bishop’s S................ 31 B Moseley...............29 ■By JOHN ALLANSON THIS was a ding-dong battle between two sides, playing only for mid-table pride,...
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/ 9 months agoTJs give Raiders the runaround
Guernsey................. 21 Tonbridge J............49 ■By JOSH THOMAS TONBRIDGE Juddians moved one step closer to promotion after claiming a valuable bonus point...











