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/ 2 years agoUnbeaten Knights gear up for final battle
By TOM JEFFREYS Japan League One round-up THIS morning sees the Saitama Wild Knights take on Brave Lupus Tokyo for the...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/05/24
This weekend sees one of the biggest fixtures in the domestic calendar take place as European heavyweights Toulouse and Leinster square...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup Final Preview – Europe’s best set to provide fireworks
European rugby‘s two most successful sides battle it out for Champions Cup glory as Leinster face Toulouse in the final on...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoGenge ruled out of England Summer tour to Japan and New Zealand
Ellis Genge will play no part in England’s summer tour to Japan and New Zealand after sustaining a long-term calf injury...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 39: Gordon D’Arcy – Champions Cup Final Preview
The highly-anticipated Champions Cup final takes place on Saturday afternoon with two European heavyweights, Leinster and Toulouse, set to provide a...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoOx Nche: ‘You don’t win a scrum alone, you win it together.’
In the words of Springboks and Sharks prop Ox Nche, “salads don’t win scrums”; but what does win you scrums? During...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup Final Preview – More than just a trophy on the line
The final fixture of the EPCR Challenge Cup takes place on Friday night, with Gloucester and the Sharks both desperate to...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoPowell and Sharks looking to make European history
South African outfit the Sharks sit on the cusp of history, but Director of Rugby Neil Powell knows his team need...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYoung gun Baxter headlines Premiership Team of the Season
By Ben Jaycock Tyro Harlequins prop Fin Baxter is the headline selection in Premiership Rugby’s 2023/24 team of the season which...
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/ 2 years agoSlade awarded Premiership Player of the Season
By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter Chiefs and England star Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby Player of the Season...
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/ 2 years agoSinckler the latest England star to link up with BaaBaas
Kyle Sinckler is the latest England star to be included in Barbarian F.C.’s squad for this summer’s Killik Cup clash against...
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/ 2 years agoSarries to hit road as Sale upset their plans
By PAUL REES Sale and Bath joined Northampton and Saracens in the Premiership play-offs after a final round yesterday full of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoLudlow’s up for the Sharks challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite suffering a 14-try whitewash last weekend and finishing second bottom in the Premiership for a second straight...
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/ 2 years agoBig Ben strikes at right time for Sale
By PAUL REES Ben Curry is often referred to as the twin brother of Tom, the 50-cap England flanker who has...
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/ 2 years agoSteve’s call left Clarke out in the cold
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Steve Borthwick has been blasted for the way he axed a key member of England’s backroom staff. Jon...
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/ 2 years agoMcCall: Vunipolas at the heart of all we have achieved
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says departing stalwarts Mako and Billy Vunipola are ‘two of the keenest...
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/ 2 years agoFighting back from hip injury was my biggest success – Devoto
By MARK STEVENS Centre stage: Ollie Devoto playing for Exeter Ollie Devoto has enjoyed many a triumph with Exeter over the...
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/ 2 years agoBlues coach role for Cruse
NORTHAMPTON hooker Tom Cruse will join the coaching team at Bedford when he retires at the end of the season. The...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoA tribute to unlucky Rory…
On the charge: Exeter’s Rory O’Loughlin powers forward against Munster PICTURES: Getty Images Another week ends with another player forced to...
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/ 2 years agoFlyer Kildunne wins player of Championship
Full flight: England star Ellie Kildunne ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne has been named the Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoWalkerburn’s centenary sevens gets green light
By LUKE JARMYN A huge community effort and overwhelming support from around the world has ensured that one of rugby’s oldest...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoBears in hunt for a home play-off
Preview Bristol v Leicester Today. 3.30pm By BEN JAYCOCK ELLA Lovibond will lead Bristol Bears out on her 50th appearance, while...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoSarries looking to hit top gear
Preview Exeter v Saracens Today. 3pm By BEN JAYCOCK SARACENS full-back Sarah McKenna feels her side will be able to find...
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/ 2 years agoPriddey is Dawe’s Captain fantastic
By MO SHER Surrey..........................0 Cornwall..................55 WHEN it comes to County Championship rugby, Cornwall are kingpins. And on a stunning day just...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoNew law changes will hurt the game
JEFF PROBYN Am I the only one who thinks that something is wrong with ‘those in charge’ of our game as...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoAnscombe unavailable for tour to Australia
NEWS EXTRA Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe has ruled himself out of the summer tour of Australia. The 33-year-old, who has joined...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoAddison and Ewers among Ulster leavers
Will Addison will be among nine players to leave Ulster at the end of this season. The 31-year-old arrived from Sale...
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/ 2 years agoNewcastle flyer signs for Cardiff
CARDIFF have signed Wales-qualified wing Iwan Stephens from Newcastle. Stephens, 22, is the son of former Llanelli and Wales fly-half Colin...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 19/05/24
An enthralling regular season of Premiership rugby rounds off this weekend with seven teams still in the hunt for the play-offs, and you...
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/ 2 years agoPremiership final day preview: All still to play for with play-offs undecided
Northampton and Saracens confirmed their places in the top four last Saturday, but five clubs will battle for the last two...
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/ 2 years agoKildunne crowned Women’s Six Nations Player of the Tournament
England’s Ellie Kildunne has been named as the Player of the Tournament for the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. After a shortlist...
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/ 2 years agoExeter’s Slade signs new contract
England centre Henry Slade has signed a new contract at Exeter Chiefs, extending his stay at the club into at least...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 38: JP Doyle on laws of the game and Premiership final day
The Gallagher Premiership is headed towards a superb Super Saturday, with five teams still in the running for the final two...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoVunipola trio to depart Saracens
Saracens players Billy, Mako and Manu Vunipola are to leave the North London club at the end of the current campaign....
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/ 2 years agoCane calls time on international career
New Zealand skipper Sam Cane will end his test rugby career at the end of the year and give up his...
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/ 2 years agoSelknam boss Mangin on the importance of culture
New Zealander Jake Mangin, 42, may be a long way from home, but the Selknam head coach is helping lay the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThrilling title race goes to final day
By PAUL REES The race for the top four will go down to the final round on Saturday, although Northampton and...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years ago‘Play big matches at neutral venues’
By PAUL REES Danny Wilson’s has backed calls to play Champions Cup semi-finals at a neutral venue after Toulouse and Leinster...
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/ 2 years agoI’m still supporter of relegation – Diamond
By PAUL REES Newcastle may be adrift at the bottom of the Premiership but Steve Diamond remains an advocate for promotion...
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/ 2 years agoWarning for Vunipola but Sarries carry on as usual
By BEN JAYCOCK BILLY Vunipola put his club Saracens through a PR disaster when he was arrested in Mallorca but director...
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/ 2 years agoDevoto calls it quits at Exeter
EXETER centre Ollie Devoto will leave the club at the end of the season. The 30-yearold has scored 21 tries in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoLeaders happy to see stars
Preview L’borough v Glouc-H Today. 3pm REIGNING champions and unbeaten league leaders Gloucester-Hartpury have been bolstered by the return of their...
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/ 2 years agoHeath are crowned thanks to first-try rule
by Josh Thomas Regional 1 Championship final Heath ................35 Barnstaple..... 35 HEATH’S late heroics secured the Regional 1 Championship despite sharing...
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/ 2 years agoLonglevens defy battling Widnes
Counties 1 Championship final Longlevens ....25 Widness..........19 LONGLEVENS held off a fierce second half fightback to win the Counties 1 Championship....
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/ 2 years agoBrunel push Old Ruts all the way
Counties 2 Championship final Brunel Uni ....... 31 Old Ruts.......... 43 OLD Rutlishians claimed the Counties 2 Championship but were pushed...
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/ 2 years agoSouthend go out on a high
Regional 2 Championship final Northampton Old Scouts ...26 Southend Saxons ...35 SOUTHEND showed true grit to twice come from behind and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoGB face Monaco battle for Olympic decider
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ANY rugby tourist, or indeed anybody who finds themselves in striking distance of Monaco, should consider looking...
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/ 2 years agoBellhouse helps stop the RAF fightback
Army Women............36pts RAF Women...............19pts A DOMINANT second half from the Army Women earned them the Inter Service Championship title at Kingsholm...
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/ 2 years agoParry times it for Bargoed
Championship round-up A LATE Josh Parry try snatched a 50-47 victory for champions Bargoed at Rumney in a 15-try end-ofseason thriller...
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/ 2 years agoLewis-Hughes deal
WALES forward Shane Lewis-Hughes will join Dragons from Cardiff this summer. Lewis-Hughes, who can play flanker or lock, came through Cardiff’s...
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