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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 03/09/23
The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, and you can find a team-by-team preview of the highly anticipated competition...
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/ 2 years agoLawes: We were made to look silly
By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Borthwick had to admit his side were outplayed yesterday as England suffered their first ever defeat to...
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/ 2 years agoShambolic England crash to new lows
By NICK CAIN England.............................. 22pts Tries: May 9, Smith 57, Marchant 68 Conversions: Ford 58, 69 Penalties: Ford 6 Fiji.........................................30pts Tries:...
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/ 2 years agoScotland head to France on a high
By BRYN PALMER Scotland ........................... 33pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, 77, Darge 50, Dempsey 58, Steyn 68 Conversions: Penalties: Russell...
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/ 2 years agoRowe confident Chiefs will be back in the black soon
By PAUL REES TONY Rowe is confident Exeter will move back into the black by the end of the season after...
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/ 2 years agoEaster’s lads fire warning to Nat 1 rivals
By STEVE JACKSON CHINNOR’S Nick Easter appeared far the happier of the directors of rugby following their five tries to three...
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/ 2 years agoTapley sparks Bedford to super win over the Saints
By JAMES LOGAN Matt Worley on the attack PICTURES: KeyEyeShoots Try time: Pat Tapley scores for Bedford A BRACE from Pat...
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/ 2 years agoCoventry send 10-try reminder
By PAUL SMITH JIMMY Martin and Will Wand claimed try doubles as Coventry fired a reminder to their Championship rivals of...
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/ 2 years agoGlasse kicks late leveller
Sedgley P .......26 Caldy ................26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR OLLIE Glasse’s last minute conversion ensured Sedgley Park secured a well-deserved draw against...
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/ 2 years agoLeicester L …. 45 Hinckley ……… 12
By CHRIS CAMPBELL LIONS took the spoils in a Leicestershire derby which both coaches will have gone away happy with the...
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/ 2 years agoDarlington ….. 45 Hull ………………. 21
By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON MP rounded off their pre-season campaign with a high scoring win over Hull. They led 40-0 at...
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/ 2 years agoRosslyn P ……..50 Wimbledon …. 12
By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park capped a successful preseason with a big win at The Rock on Thursday. Park ran in...
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/ 2 years agoItaly go for ex-Wasps winger Odogwu
FORMER Wasps wing Paolo Odogwu has been named in Italy’s World Cup squad. Odogwu, 26, was named in England’s 28-man squad...
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/ 2 years agoCardiff stick with Lee-Lo
CARDIFF have re-signed veteran centre Rey Lee-Lo for 2023-24 having released him at the end of last season. The 37-year-old Samoa...
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/ 2 years agoPivac heads for Japan
FORMER Wales head coach Wayne Pivac is to take charge of Japanese second-tier side NEC Green Rockets in the 2023-24 season....
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/ 2 years agoEx-All Blacks pack into Tonga squad
Heading to France: Charles Piutau and, inset, Malakai Fekitoa PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER All Blacks Charles Piutau, Vaea Fifita, Malakai Fekitoa...
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/ 2 years ago2025 stadia announced
EIGHT venues have been named across England to host the women’s 2025 World Cup. A mix of rugby and football stadiums...
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/ 2 years agoAce Snowsill calls time
WALES fly-half Elinor Snowsill has retired from professional rugby. Snowsill, who won 76 caps, played at four World Cups and and...
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/ 2 years agoScots snap up Banahan
FORMER Bath and England winger Matt Banahan has joined Scotland women as attack coach. Banahan scored four tries in 16 caps...
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/ 2 years agoWebb tests positive for growth hormone
By Ben Jaycock Former Wales international Rhys Webb has tested positive for a growth hormone following an unexpected check by the...
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/ 2 years agoIn The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 27/08/23
It’s the final weekend of World Cup warm-up matches, and you can find coverage from all of Saturday’s games in The...
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/ 2 years agoSpringboks inflict record loss on All Blacks at HQ
By Nick Powell, Online Editor New Zealand…………………….7 Tries: Roigard 71 Conversions: Mo’unga 72 South Africa……………………..35 Tries: Kolisi 18, Arendse 34, Marx...
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/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 5: Argentina’s World Cup prospects and Farrell and Vunipola bans with Marcelo Bosch
Following their respective suspensions, Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell will miss the start of the World Cup this year as England‘s...
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/ 2 years agoInjured Watson out of World Cup
England winger Anthony Watson has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a calf injury in last weekend’s...
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/ 2 years agoWainiqolo: ‘We can’t wait to face England’
Fijian winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are relishing the chance to face England this Saturday and put right some of...
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/ 2 years agoSkipper Lawes makes 100th appearance as May returns
Courtney Lawes will captain the England team against Fiji as he becomes only the fifth English player to reach 100 test...
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/ 2 years agoVunipola out of Argentina with ban
Billy Vunipola has joined Saracens teammate Owen Farrell with a ban that will rule him out of playing against Argentina in...
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/ 2 years agoEngland captain Farrell banned for Argentina and Japan matches at World Cup
Owen Farrell will miss England‘s first two World Cup games after a World Rugby appeal successfully overturned the Independent Judicial Committee...
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/ 2 years agoMorgan and Lake named co-captains as Wales reveal World Cup squad
Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake have been named as co-captains as Wales confirmed their 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup....
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/ 2 years agoGatland: Penalty try verdict was harsh
By ROGER PANTING Wales head coach Warren Gatland said the yellow card issued to Rio Dyer played a large part in...
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/ 2 years agoTierney set to be first female CEO at WRU
By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has appointed its first female chief executive in Abi Tierney. Tierney has been director...
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/ 2 years agoTigers turn to Du Plessis for World Cup cover
NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER Tigers have brought in Petrus du Plessis as their interim scrum coach. The South African will remain in...
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/ 2 years agoVan Velze signs on for another season at Bath
NEWS EXTRA GJ van Velze has rejoined Bath for the new season. The 35-year-old South African forward made 10 Premiership appearances...
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/ 2 years agoOspreys put Jones in charge of the defence
NEWS EXTRA MARK Jones is joining the Ospreys as defence coach. The interim Wales U20s head coach has notable experience in...
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/ 2 years agoFrench centre Vakatawa returns for Barbarians
NEWS EXTRA VIRIMI Vakatawa’s premature retirement is over as the former France centre started for the Barbarians against Samoa last night...
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/ 2 years agoThis rugby apartheid must stop
Rugby Matters I WAS going to write 1,500 words of incredulous, outraged fury over the Owen Farrell decision but frankly my...
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/ 2 years agoB Moseley ……28 Darlington …. 24
By JON MEADOWS MOSELEY played the last 10 minutes with 14 men afger a high tackle red card but held on...
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/ 2 years agoSale FC…………… 7 Caldy ……………14
By SAM BYTHEWAY CALDY got their pre-season campaign underway with a hard-fought win over their old rivals. The Championship side’s forward...
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/ 2 years agoHinckley ……… 19 Sheffield ……..68
By CHRIS CAMPBELL A POWERFUL Sheffield outfit put in a strong performance against an experimental Hinckley side. Hinckley started much the...
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/ 2 years agoDoherty try seals victory for Blackburn
By MO SHER Blackburn........ 19 Fylde ................. 17 DESPITE the difference in league level – Blackburn play at rung five in...
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/ 2 years agoMoyle quick off the mark as Pirates find their feet
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P ........... 45pts Tries: Andrew, Nelson, Penalty (2), Relton, McNab (2) Conversions: Pittman, Jenkins (2) Plymouth A...
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/ 2 years agoTait finishes in fine style
By LUKE JARMYN Hawick ...........37 Tynedale .......14 Fifield. HAWICK winger Morgan Tait dashed between two Tynedale defenders to score his second...
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/ 2 years agoDings C …………28 Bargoed……….. 17
By BAZ JOHNSON BARGOED played an expansive game with numerous line breaks to make Dings Crusaders work hard for the win....
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/ 2 years agoChinnor………….67 Wimbledon….. 12
By ANDY HASTINGS BARGOED played an expansive game with numerous line breaks to make Dings Crusaders work hard for the win....
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/ 2 years agoSt Austell …….. 19 Camborne ….73
By BILL HOOPER CAMBORNE proved too strong in this pre-season encounter running in 11 tries against a brave St Austell. Josh...
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/ 2 years agoCoventry……….33 Leicester L ….. 21
By JOHN JENKINS NEWLY promoted Leicester Lions showed they will be a force to be reckoned with in National 1 this...
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/ 2 years agoO Albanians … 31 Bishops S………52
By RICHARD HOMER STORTFORD took the Hertfordshire bragging rights with a hard fought win over OA. A hot afternoon at Woollams...
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/ 2 years agoRugby League has taken over says Campese
By NICK POWELL AUSTRALIA legend David Campese is concerned that rugby union is starting to mimic traditional rugby league and is...
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/ 2 years agoChampions Crusaders begin with Chiefs tester
SUPER Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders will begin their title defence next season with a repeat of last year’s final when...
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/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday (20/08/23)
As the summer of warm-up games continues, we’ll have all the action as England travel to Ireland and Wales host South Africa in...
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