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/ 2 years agoVunipola warned over behaviour
SARACENS have warned England forward Billy Vunipola about his future conduct after he was arrested in Majorca on Sunday but will...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoLeinster made to fight all the way
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............................20pts Tries: Lowe 10, 15, 43 Conversion: Byrne 11 Penalty: Byrne 29 Northampton Saints...... 17pts Tries: Hendy 58,...
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/ 2 years agoIt’ll be tough for us but we’ll meet fire with fire, says Care
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Toulouse vs Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadium de Toulouse WHEN Harlequins went to Bordeaux last month they...
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/ 2 years agoKinghorn: Move to Toulouse has given me fresh impetus
By BEN JAYCOCK BLAIR Kinghorn feels his move to European giants Toulouse has been a career revitalisation after ‘becoming stagnant at...
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/ 2 years agoRoebuck out to impress England
By LUKE JARMYN Sale's Tom Roebuck is a man on a mission as he looks to use the final weeks of...
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/ 2 years agoCarter gets three-game suspension
DRAGONS second row Ben Carter has been banned for three games following his red card for a dangerous tackle against Connacht...
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/ 2 years agoSaracens lift Cup
SARACENS women produced a clinical secondhalf display to beat Bristol 31-17 and win the Allianz Cup at Shaftesbury Park. Trailing 12-7...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoEngland set up NZ date
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND Women will play world champions New Zealand at Twickenham on September 14 in preparation for October’s WXV 1...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 05/05/24
For only the second time in eight seasons there are two English teams in the Champions Cup semi-finals, and we’ll have action...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoEPCR Challenge Cup semi-final preview
For the second year in a row each of the four Challenge Cup semi-finalists come from a different country, but it’s...
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/ 2 years agoRed Roses announce first Twickenham match against Black Ferns for 12 years
England women will play their third standalone fixture at Twickenham in less than 18 months later this year, taking on New...
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Feature
/ 2 years agoHow one match at Croke Park changed European Rugby
They say history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme. 15 years since Leinster dominated Munster in front of a world...
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/ 2 years agoItoje avoids ban for Barbeary tackle
Saracens second row Maro Itoje has avoided a ban for the last two games of the regular season of the Premiership...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 36: Ruan Ackermann on Prem weekend, residency rules and EPCR semis
Following a pivotal weekend of Gallagher Premiership action – not without its controversies – Ollie Little, Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cain...
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/ 2 years agoEngland could be one of world’s best teams – Care
England legend Danny Care feels it is “frightening” to consider just how good the national team can become. Care called time...
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/ 2 years agoBaxter: “We are overachieving” this season
Rob Baxter praised his young side’s competitive edge and their ability to learn from mistakes after their comfortable victory against Gloucester....
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/ 2 years agoVunipola arrested and tasered twice in Majorca incident
Saracens and former England number eight Billy Vunipola has been arrested following a violent incident in a bar in Majorca. According...
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/ 2 years agoChiefs boost top-four hopes with five-try win at Kingsholm
By TOM JEFFREYS Gloucester…………………………………………..17 Tries: May 29, Clement 40, Clark 50 Conversions: Atkinson 52 Exeter Chiefs……………………………………….38 Tries: Vermeulen 14, 60; John...
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/ 2 years agoEngland celebrate Grand Slam treble
By BEN JAYCOCK England secured their sixth straight Six Nations title and third Grand Slam in a row yesterday by beating...
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/ 2 years agoBattle for top four reaching climax
The battle for the Premiership play-off places heated up yesterday with leaders Northampton losing to Harlequins and a revitalised Bristol Bears...
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/ 2 years agoFaletau ruled out for rest of season
WALES No.8 Taulupe Faletau has fractured his shoulder and will not play again this season. The 33-year-old was injured on his...
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/ 2 years agoLawes inducted into Hall of Fame
COURTNEY Lawes will be inducted into the RPA Hall of Fame at the RPA Awards on Wednesday May 29. The 34-year-old...
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/ 2 years agoScotland lock Gray heads for Exeter exit
SCOTLAND lock Jonny Gray has left Exeter with immediate effect to “explore other playing opportunities”. The 30-year-old joined the Chiefs in...
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/ 2 years agoBears ready to battle for silverware
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Final Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. 2pm Driving: Akina Gondwe in action for Saracens DAVE Ward has...
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/ 2 years agoPreview Seventh place play-off
Harlequins v Trailfinders Today. 2.30pm HARLEQUINS head coach Amy Turner makes two changes from the side that ran in five tries...
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/ 2 years agoLightning are too strong for Sale
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Fifth place play-offf play-offf Loughboro’ .....26 Sale...................22 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning claimed fifth place with a 48–34 aggregate win at...
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/ 2 years agoExeter in the mood to land bronze
Preview Third place play-off Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester-H Today. 12.30pm EXETER Chiefs will be gunning for third place in this season’s...
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/ 2 years agoSetting up for a super centenary
AMERSHAM & Chiltern have just finished one of the best seasons in the club’s history, with the first, seconds, col ts...
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/ 2 years agoHolders out as big rivals York snatch narrow win
■By MO SHER DEFENDING champions Driffield were dramatically beaten 31-30 by York to ensure there will be a new name on...
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/ 2 years agoFormer Lions prop O’Shea dies at 83
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions prop John O’Shea died last week in Australia aged 83 after a lengthy illness....
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/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with clubs ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/04/24
For the third time in a row England and France meet in a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider, and you...
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/ 2 years agoCokayne in for Red Roses decider
Amy Cokayne comes in for the injured Lark Atkin-Davies as England take on France in a third-consecutive Grand Slam deciding match...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 35: Grand Slam decider preview with Marlie Packer
It all comes down to this! The Women’s Six Nations is heading for an epic conclusion in Bordeaux on Saturday as...
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/ 2 years agoKata banned for three games after Dingwall tackle
Solomone Kata has received a three-match ban for his tackle on Fraser Dingwall that saw him red carded in the East...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoEx-Lions and Wales prop O’Shea dies at 83
Former British and Irish Lions and Wales prop John O’Shea has died aged 83 after a lengthy illness. O’Shea made five...
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/ 2 years agoGrace to stay at Bath until at least the end of next season
Former St Helens rugby league star Regan Grace is to stay at Bath until at least the end of the 2024/25...
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/ 2 years agoSharks battle past Quins to keep play-off hopes alive
Sale Sharks…………………………37 Tries: Curry 3, Dugdale 7, Reed 40+2, 64; Quirke 59 Conversions: Ford 4, 40+4 Penalties: Ford 16, 44 Harlequins………………………….31...
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/ 2 years agoQuins duo tipped to power up England
By NICK CAIN Will Collier and Fin Baxter could galvanise the England scrum with their technique and power, according to World...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBe quick! McKellar’s lowdown on Leinster
By PAUL REES Northampton had the chance last night to quiz Dan McKellar about their Champions Cup semi-final opponents Leinster but,...
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/ 2 years agoCall to give support for Worcester revival
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester Warriors’ Supporters Trust chairman Marcus Mulcahy is frustrated at the lack of empathy and support shown by...
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/ 2 years agoFurbank: We were spoonfed too much
By PAUL REES George Furbank feels Northampton’s rise this season is down to a pre-season meeting when the players resolved to...
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/ 2 years agoBath agree three-year contract for Pepper
BATH have confirmed the signing of Newcastle openside Guy Pepper on a three-year deal. The 20-year-old, below, who came through the...
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/ 2 years agoTigers demolished by Saints fireworks
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton Saints..... 40pts Tries: Langdon 42, Penalty 47, R Smith 64, Hendy 68, James 74 Conversions: Furbank 64,...
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/ 2 years agoRichards set for debut as Cunningham rolls the dice
By SAM JACKSON SIX NA PREVIEW... Wales v France Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Cardiff Arms Park CATHERINE Richards will win her first...
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/ 2 years agoNavy set sights on retaining Babcock Trophy
NEWS EXTRA ROYAL Navy head coach Dave Pascoe hopes a tougher build-up to this season’s Inter Services Championship will ensure his...
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/ 2 years agoChampions Driffield get defence off to fine start
Papa John’s Cup By MO SHER LAST year’s inaugural winners of the Papa John’s Community Cup, Driffield, opened up the defence...
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/ 2 years agoChiefs flier ‘Fury’ puts Gladiators career first
News EXETER Chiefs winger Jodie Ounsley – who is Fury on the Gladiators television show – is to stop playing professional...
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/ 2 years agoBotterill hat-trick as champions Esher put on a show
National 2 East By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 80 Guernsey.................24 NATIONAL Two East champions Esher celebrated in style as they romped to...
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/ 2 years agoCaptain Fox leads the way to a final home win
National 2 West By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH rounded off their home games with a bonus point win in the Cornish sunshine....















