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/ 1 month agoBarker on way back to Pirates
CORNISH Pirates have resigned lock Steele Barker from Bristol two years after the 25-year-old left to join the Prem side. He...
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/ 1 month agoWelsh pair to leave Bristol
ALISHA and Jasmine Joyce will leave Bristol this summer to return to Wales. In total, 11 players are leaving the Bears....
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/ 1 month agoStevens decides to call time
CORNISH Pirates back row John Stevens – the son of former British Lions and England forward Brian ‘Stack’ Stevens – has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoJo Yapp: British & Irish Lions Women will be the best of all of us
Former England captain Jo Yapp wants to “help shape the future of women’s rugby for years to come” after being named...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoEngland and Bristol Bears wing Millie David enjoying life in the fast lane
It has been a whirlwind year for Millie David, but the Bristol Bears and England international flyer insists she is only...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoDan Murphy: Champions Gloucester-Hartpury focusing on four in a row despite star exits
Gloucester-Hartpury head coach Dan Murphy is determined to finish the season on a high despite the distraction of three of his...
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/ 1 month agoMcCall: That was a case of job done
SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall felt it was a case of job done as his side gear up for a...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSaracens 26-12 Harlequins: Sarries get set for an Exeter Chiefs shootout
Saracens secured the all-important five points against Harlequins ahead of their Sandy Park showdown with playoff rivals Exeter Chiefs on Saturday.
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/ 1 month agoClark: We feel like we were robbed
ARTHUR Clark admitted the Cherry and Whites felt “robbed” after George Furbank’s last-minute try. “We arrived with no pressure as no-one...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNorthampton Saints 36-32 Gloucester: George Furbank’s on hand to snatch it for Saints
Phil Dowson heaped praise on George Furbank after the full-back “saved” Northampton Saints with a dramatic last-minute try against Gloucester to...
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/ 1 month agoHealy: It’ll be nice to share a drink with the lads after that
BEN Healy’s remarkable cameo from the bench inspired Newcastle to a dramatic second half comeback. The fly-half kicked eight points and...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoNewcastle Red Bulls 45-42 Sale Sharks: Alex Hearle hits the burners in stunning victory
Alex Hearle’s hat-trick of tries secured an almighty comeback for Newcastle Red Bulls over Sale Sharks.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBristol Bears 21-19 Bath: Benhard Janse van Rensburg leads the fightback for Pat Lam’s side
Benhard Janse van Rensburg celebrated his call-up to the England squad with a stunning second-half performance to spearhead Bears to a...
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/ 1 month agoWe failed to take chances – coach
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan saw his side miss the chance to go back to the top of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Geoff Parling – We are in control of our own destiny
Leicester Tigers face a potential shootout against Bath at The Rec on Saturday for home advantage in the play-offs, but must...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter – It’s going to be tough challenge for us
Leicester Tigers have lost just once in their last eight Prem games and Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter knows it will...
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/ 1 month agoFeel-good factor firing the Champ
THE uplift in the Champ, and the sense the second tier league now has greater command over its own destiny irrespective...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoStormers 44-21 Cardiff: South African giants too good for brave Blue & Blacks
Cardiff were left “gutted” as their historic season came to an end despite a brave effort in this URC quarter-final clash...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeinster 59-10 Lions: Leo Cullen’s side get straight back to winning ways
Defending champions Leinster bounced back from their Champions Cup final thrashing by Bordeaux with a comfortable win in Dublin over Lions.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoGloucester-Hartpury 39-41 Trailfinders: Emma Taylor leads her side in making history
Trailfinders inflicted Gloucester-Hartpury’s first defeat of the PWR season to secure a maiden play-off berth with a dramatic two-point victory in...
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/ 1 month agoRobinson leads the way as Exeter take charge
■By RORY MORROW EXETER excelled at Shaftesbury Park, embarrassing Bristol with an emphatic away win. Chiefs were on it from the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoSmith’s play-off hopes on line
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s play-off hopes will go on the line when they host Saracens in their final PWR...
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/ 1 month agoPowell puts Harlequins into cruise control
■By FRANKIE DRAPER HARLEQUINS secured a bonus-point victory over Leicester Tigers in their final league game of the season to send...
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/ 1 month agoBig guys taking a cut in earnings
NOT so very long ago, we argued in this corner of the paper that England’s successes in the Test arena tend...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Alex Day – A win would be pinnacle of my career
Bedford Blues and Worcester Warriors will battle it out for the Champ title today in front of a sold-out Goldington Road.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Josh Bassett – What we’ve done this year has been fantastic
Josh Bassett believes Worcester Warriors are on the verge of completing one of the most remarkable comeback stories English rugby has...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWhen Newcastle broke records
Record breaker: Va’aiga Tuigamala in Newcastle colours PICTURE: Getty Images AS befitting their rock bottom status, Newcastle spent less money on...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoChamp Dream Team: Second tier alive with style and flair
The best XV of the 2025-26 Champ season, as voted for by our correspondents.
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/ 1 month agoStudents prepare to show talents in Celestial 7s
THIS year’s University Celestial Sevens could be the most important edition yet with the tournament able to provide a pathway into...
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/ 1 month agoCornwall go on rampage
Bill Beaumont Division One ■By GRAHAM COX Kent ...................19pts Cornwall ......... 56pts Tries: Ivell 5, Williams 51, 66 Conversions: Begbie 51,...
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/ 1 month agoNorth Mids take control
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/ 1 month agoHampshire win in a thriller
Bill Beaumont Division Three round-up ■By MO SHER HAMPSHIRE booked their spot in the Twickenham showpiece following a pulsating – and...
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/ 1 month agoYorkshire & Surrey leading the pack Gill Burns
Gill Burns Championship ■By BEN JAYCOCK SURREY take on Staffordshire and Eastern Counties visit Yorkshire in today’s Division 1 semi-finals. Yorkshire...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoChamp final is too tight to call – it should be a cracker!
IT’S difficult to think of a more satisfying conclusion to a stellar season of Champ Rugby than this afternoon’s clash between...
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/ 1 month agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGEALEXANDER GLOUCESTER PROP George Alexander jokes that once you get thrown into the front row “you can’t go back”, but the...
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/ 1 month agoCrusaders on course for a Blues battle
Super Rugby Pacific round-up CRUSADERS leapfrogged Blues to secure a home quarter-final next week with a 47-14 victory over Hurricanes. At...
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/ 1 month agoRising stars will be looking to shine at Rosslyn Park 7s
By BEN JAYCOCK LUKE Mehson believes Rosslyn Park London Floodlit 7s remains one of the best shop windows in English rugby...
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/ 1 month agoFixtures
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/ 1 month agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Why are France dominating Europe? Top 14 boom + Rugby overtaking football
Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Robert Graham from the Rosbifs Rugby podcast to break down the extraordinary rise of...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoLeinster’s focus turns to the URC after Champions Cup heartbreak
Despite being significantly higher in the attack statistics Leinster once again came out on the wrong side of the Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoOld Albanian Saints vs Richmond: Becci de Garston-Webb confident ahead of Twickenham final
Richmond captain Becci de Garston-Webb says her side are ready for their Twickenham rematch with Old Albanian Saints in Sunday’s Championship...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoMagnifique! It’s a Bordeaux-Begles Champions Cup double
Bordeaux-Begles secured back-to-back Champions Cup titles with a 41-19 demolition of Leinster in Bilbao.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoScott Hastings, one of Scotland’s finest
Inducted into the Scottish Rugby Hall of Fame last year, Scott Hastings will be remembered as one of Scotland’s finest ever...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland’s Tommy Freeman in the frame to make his mark at 13
Tommy Freeman is set to be England’s lucky 13 as Steve Borthwick’s side embark on one of their toughest assignments under...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCaolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester
Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...
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/ 2 months agoBlackheath go up as Scottish relegated
■By ROGER PANTING BLACKHEATH will play in the Champ next season after beating London Scottish in the Accession Final yesterday. It...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLloyd Williams to enjoy final send-off for Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors ensured scrum-half Lloyd Williams will play one more game before he retires after stunning Ealing Trailfinders in yesterday’s Champ...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRace for the play-offs heats up in the Premiership Women’s Rugby
Premiership Women’s Rugby returns on Friday night following the conclusion to the Six Nations with the race for the play-offs set...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoCardiff flanker Dan Thomas insists 6,000-mile trip won’t bother the Welsh side
The URC reaches knock-out phase next weekend with Cardiff facing the journey to Cape Town to take on the Stormers.
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/ 2 months agoInvestment boost likely, says owner
GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton says there is “greater appetite” to invest in Prem rugby now relegation has been officially scrapped....
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