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/ 1 month agoChinnor give Tiger cubs a brutal lesson
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor...............55pts Leicester............. 0pts Treble time: Grant Hughes scoring the first of his three tries PICTURE: Simon Cooper CHINNOR...
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/ 1 month agoUlster hold on to deny gutsy Edinburgh
Edinburgh................26 Ulster........................28 ULSTER survived a spirited Edinburgh fightback to open their pre-season campaign with a victory at Hive Stadium. Richie Murphy’s...
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/ 1 month agoDeath of the scrum is a long way off
DESPITE the best efforts of World Rugby, the non-governing governing body, the scrum refuses to go away. In fact, it is...
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/ 1 month agoBarnes looking to add some extra power in attack
■By BEN JAYCOCK BARNES head coach Jack Heald has challenged his side to add greater attacking firepower to their renowned defensive...
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/ 1 month agoJordon Poole sets sights on Coventry captaincy record and top-four finish next season
Jordon Poole is targeting a sixth year as Coventry captain as he looks to lead the club back into the Champ...
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/ 1 month agoHat-trick hero is razor sharp Wilkinson for Albion
■By CHARLIE WHITE Rosslyn Park ...17pts Plymouth A ......61pts ROSSLYN Park fell to a well-drilled Plymouth Albion side at The Rock,...
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/ 1 month agoJonny lays down Law on a big day
■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Edmunds .27 London Scottish ...53 BURY’S first-ever match in National league One ended in defeat as...
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/ 1 month agoIt’s points aplenty as Bishop’s emerge victorious
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ........52 Dings C............. 42 A SUNNY day and two sides determined to run the ball produced...
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/ 1 month agoAdams hopes to lighten the load after a ‘dark’ period
■By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE captain Ben Adams wants his side to rediscover the enjoyment of rugby as they begin life back...
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/ 1 month agoO’Kane penalty seals a real thriller
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ..........36 Camborne ...............38 NEWLY-PROMOTED Camborne RFC produced a dramatic second-half display to seal a deserved victory...
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/ 1 month agoHosts hold back a Sheffield surge
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 31 Sheffield .................26 IT WAS an edge-of-the-seat finish on the opening day at the Slade...
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/ 1 month agoHavant don’t have it all their own way in a top tussle
By BEN JAYCOCK In the clear: Jamie Annand makes a break for Oundle PICTURE: Matt Fleming National League Two East HAVANT...
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/ 1 month agoDarlington make Bullish move with new link-up
NEWSEXTRA DARLINGTON Mowden Park are hoping a long-term partnership with Newcastle Red Bulls will strengthen the pathway for North East talent....
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/ 1 month agoHoppers to improve development jump
PRESTON Grasshoppers have replaced their 3rd XV with a Development XV intended to improve the pathway from junior to senior rugby....
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/ 1 month agoNew Taunton role for former England centre
NEWSEXTRA FORMER England centre Ollie Devoto has returned to Taunton following his retirement from playing to begin a new off-field career....
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/ 1 month agoLucs thinking ahead with community move
LUCTONIANS have trained 10 mental health officers as part of an initiative to make the club safer, more supportive, and encourage...
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/ 1 month agoFive-try Chester put on a five-star show
By BEN JAYCOCK National League Two North CHESTER could hardly have wished for a more emphatic return to National Two North,...
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/ 1 month agoReds’ forwards are ruthless from the start
By BEN JAYCOCK National League Two West REDRUTH launched their campaign in emphatic fashion, running in nine tries to beat promoted...
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/ 1 month agoChelsea and Palace to give Welsh helping hand
NEWSEXTRA LONDON Welsh have assembled an unusually experienced performance team for their N2E campaign. George Trimmer has arrived as sporting director,...
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/ 1 month agoWXV Global Series preview: England boss John Mitchell says World Cup places are on the line
John Mitchell says World Cup places are on the line as England begin a new era in the redesigned WXV Global...
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/ 1 month agoSeb Atkinson eyes England World Cup place and Gloucester Prem glory
Seb Atkinson is targeting a big season with Gloucester as the England centre eyes Prem success and a place on the...
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/ 1 month agoJersey already prove they mean business
JERSEY RFC are using their business network to help new recruits get established on the island. Summer signing Freddie Earnshaw, a...
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/ 1 month agoBournville looking to become a
By BEN JAYCOCK BOURNVILLE captain Ben Meakin insists survival alone will not constitute success as the newly-promoted side prepare for their...
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/ 1 month agoBrady keen to lift Harrogate both on and off the pitch
By BEN JAYCOCK “But the progress was pretty visible through the metrics we were tracking throughout the season. You could see...
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/ 1 month agoEnglish rugby is all the poorer for destroying dreams
THERE has been much rejoicing of late in a little place called Spiesen-Elversberg over the football team’s sensational debut in Germany’s...
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/ 1 month agoWigan show us that silence can be golden
WIGAN Warriors did rugby on both sides of the Rubicon a favour with their resurrection of the minute’s silence in honour...
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/ 1 month agoYOUNG GUNS
SOLANA SHAW DE LEON HARLEQUINS FULL-BACK HARLEQUINS youngster Solana Shaw de Leon is living out a childhood dream having gone from...
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/ 1 month agoToulouse out to hit
IT SHOULD come as a surprise to precisely no one that Top 14 managers consider Toulouse favourites to lift the Brennus...
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/ 1 month agoProvence made to fight hard to overcome Colomiers
PROD2 favourites Provence made it two wins from two with a hard-fought come-from-behind 18-13 victory in a rerun of last season’s...
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/ 1 month agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Gloucester: Title odds, key players and squad changes
Gloucester head into the new Prem season as 30/1 outsiders after an inconsistent campaign, but their attacking talent and summer recruitment...
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/ 1 month agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Northampton Saints: Title odds, key players and life after George Furbank
Northampton Saints head into the new Prem season with the squad and firepower to challenge for another title, but George Furbank’s...
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/ 1 month agoSiya Kolisi’s South Africa make amends with series-levelling victory against New Zealand
The Springboks produced a far more clinical display in Cape Town, overcoming New Zealand 33-26.
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/ 1 month agoErnst van Rhyn: Alex Sanderson can give Sale Sharks bite
After a seventh-place finish last term, Sale Sharks have strengthened their squad.
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/ 1 month agoDan Robson’s back in the Prem and relishing big return at Gloucester
The former Wasps scrum-half spent four years in France after the club’s collapse but now believes Gloucester have the quality to...
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/ 1 month agoSeb Driscoll’s powered up for big Harlequins job
Harlequins flanker Seb Driscoll has added four or five kilos of muscle and pushed his fitness to new levels as he...
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/ 1 month agoSouth Africa 33-26 New Zealand: Springboks in control to level Greatest Rivalry series
South Africa bounced back from their Ellis Park defeat with a dominant physical display to level the Greatest Rivalry series against...
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/ 1 month agoBlackheath back row Noah Sloot is setting his sights on making history
Blackheath have no intention of playing it safe on their return to the Championship.
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/ 1 month agoKoroibete joins Ospreys
OSPREYS have signed former Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete. The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 63 Australia caps against New...
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/ 1 month agoBurns lands Tigers role
FREDDIE Burns has returned to Leicester Tigers as kicking coach. The 36-year-old recently retired from a glittering playing career which took...
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/ 1 month agoQuins excited by new flyer Sigauke
HARLEQUINS have signed Zimbabwe wing Edward Sigauke. The 22-year-old, below, has scored eight tries in 12 games for his country. Quins...
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/ 1 month agoMoreno is Red Bulls’ 25th new signing
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Argentina prop Francisco Moreno on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old tight-head will join up with Pumas...
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/ 1 month agoBristol bring in Wells on short deal
BRISTOL Bears have signed former Leicester Tigers lock Harry Wells on a short-term deal. The 32-year-old, who can operate across the...
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/ 1 month agoCaptain Spencer to miss start of season
BATH captain Ben Spencer will miss the start of the Prem season after having surgery on a long-standing shoulder injury. The...
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/ 1 month agoDEAR READER…
IN THESE challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...
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/ 1 month agoGuarantee a paper in your local newsagent
● If you are an occasional purchaser and don’t buy The Rugby Paper every week in the same local retailer, it...
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/ 1 month agoPrem Cup purpose is changing but competition still has value
Charge: Tom Hooper, of Exeter Chiefs, carries the ball THE Premiership Cup kicks off on Saturday and it will be an...
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/ 1 month agoAll Blacks gave hope to rest of chasing pack
Strategy: Fabian Holland in action against South Africa NEW Zealand against South Africa last weekend was one of the best Test...
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/ 1 month agoProud of Carley’s rise to top
KENT’S Matt Carley deserves huge congratulations for reaching the top of the refereeing ladder. As a west-countryman long resident in Kent,...
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/ 1 month agoRed Roses glory leads to mass Premiership Women’s Rugby boom
The PWR enjoyed significant growth last season, with Genevieve Shore hailing rising attendances, record digital engagement and efforts to put fans...
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/ 1 month agoFerocious Lions give All Blacks a workout
HARKING back to last week’s musings about modern-day touring by international teams, the midweek contest between the Lions of Johannesburg and...
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