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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a title-pushing campaign, Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams doesn’t shy away from how predictable the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoIreland look like the team to beat
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Heading into week two of the Six Nations we were all wondering...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s England career is not over – Hartley
Dylan Hartley believes his successor as England captain Owen Farrell will come back from France a better player and does not...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoTykes are on track but job’s far from done
COACH TO COACH Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill talks to Mike Aspinall, below, head coach at Leeds Tykes, who are currently...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoPepper’s late show clinches thriller for Durham
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Scrum-half Max Pepper scored two late tries, one in overtime, to give Durham a famous win...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoDominant Ipswich march on with more silverware
SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale put pressure on Saints to deliver
ACADEMY ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS The penultimate round of group stage action in the Premiership U18 Academy league has left it...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoNewport lead pack behind Drovers
Welsh round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved up to second in the Premiership table after they beat RGC 43-17 to make it...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoNow watch Dyer take off, says Thomas
By MEGAN ARMITAGE Gareth Thomas is backing Rio Dyer to fill the void left by Louis Rees-Zammit’s shock departure from rugby....
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoCalvet’s likely to step in at Agen
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France Under-20s coach Sebastien Calvet has emerged as favourite to replace Bernard Goutta on the conveyor-belt of...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEne sets his sights high after signing Sale deal
By BEN JAYCOCK Proud Yorkshireman Obi Ene is hungry to achieve everything there is in the game after signing a three-year...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland stick, Wales twist for Twickenham test
Preview: England vs Wales (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales have made seven alterations with England unchanged for Satuday’s crucial contest at Twickenham. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland call in Darge for defining game against France
Preview: Scotland vs France (Saturday, 2:15pm) Scotland have brought in Rory Darge to start ahead of the dropped Jamie Ritchie as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland youngsters look to get on a roll against Wales
Preview: England U20s vs Wales U20s (Friday, 7:15pm) England U20s will be looking to secure back-to-back wins in the Six Nations...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 23: Six Nations latest and remembering Barry John with Jonathan Davies
The opening round of the 2024 Six Nations threw the script out the window as Scotland almost let a 27-point lead...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoErasmus to take Springboks through to 2027
Rassie Erasmus will return as head coach of South Africa through to the next Rugby World Cup after the departure of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLudlam confirms Saints departure
Lewis Ludlam has confirmed he has made the “extremely tough decision” to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoWales great John dies at 79
Wales and the British and Irish Lions‘ legendary former fly-half Barry John has died aged 79. Widely considered an all-time great...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge demands England front up
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Stadio Olimpico New England skipper Jamie George laid down the law after England stumbled to a 27-24...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRussell relief as Scotland hold on to keep Wales at bay
By ROGER PANTING at Principality Stadium Scotland captain Finn Russell was hugely disappointed with his side’s second-half performance yesterday after Wales...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoKeen demand to host Euro finals weekend
By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic McKay, chairman of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), has revealed that interest in hosting European club rugby’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoBarnes backing World Rugby legal action
Legal action is being taken after match officials and players suffered online abuse during the Rugby World Cup. World Cup final...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity helps lift Exeter’s challenge
By MARK STEVENS When Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBrive line up move for Lawes
Courtney Lawes is set to leave Northampton this summer to join Brive. According to reports in France, the former England back...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLovejoy on his way to Bristol
Bristol Bears have signed Harlequins tighthead prop Lovejoy Chawatama. Chawatama opted to sign for Harlequins after the demise of his former...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoDallaglio urges England to win more matches than they lose
By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio has challenged England to “get some credit” back in the bank by winning more games than...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAt last! Freeman and Roots give Borthwick reasons to be cheerful
SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK CAIN Italy..................................... 24pts Tries: A Garbisi 11, Allan 26, Ioane 85 Conversions: Allan 13, 27; P...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoEngland look ready to throw off the chains
SIX NATIONS 2024 PAUL REES CLOSE yet comfortable summed up a contradictory England performance. Exposed in defence at times, they smothered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoIt wasn’t quite Bazball but George’s men did enough to get the job done
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WELL, it wasn’t quite the ‘Bazball’ rugby that Jamie George apparently aspires to – did we really expect things...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland hold off amazing Wales revival
SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales................................. 26pts Tries: Botham 47, Dyer 53, Wainwright 60, Mann 68 Conversions: Lloyd 54, 61,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhy you don’t give up on your dreams
SIX NATIONS 2024 BRENDAN GALLAGHER It's been said before but needs reiterating on a regular basis but there is no sporting...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoOnce again, the fans are being taken for granted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE European Cup’s ‘round of 16’ takes some beating when it comes to...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoRFU double standards alive and well
Surprise, surprise, double standards are alive and well at the RFU. The latest example is the decision is to give a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDiamond’s dual role can’t be right
The Twickenham suits are also not averse to turning a blind eye when a conflict-of-interests is involved. Perhaps the RFU’s performance...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance can only watch as Irish put on a show
By PAUL REES France.................................17pts Tries: Penaud 40, Gabrillagues 53 Conversions: Ramos 42, 53 Penalties: Ramos 27 Ireland............................... 38pts Tries: Gibson-Park 16,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoThat was a must-watch match of real quality
JEREMY GUSCOTT SIX NATIONS 2024 THE Six Nations opener in Marseille between France and Ireland was a really good game of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoConfident Crowley shows why he deserves the keys to No.10
BRENDAN GALLAGHER SIX NATIONS 2024 Regular readers of The Rugby Paper will recall that I told you a very long time...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoI didn’t see that coming! France as flat as a crepe…
NICK CAIN Ireland's trouncing of France in Marseille – a record Irish win on French soil – trashed most pundits prediction...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoPollock puts England on the front foot
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK POWELL Italy................................... 11pts Tries: Siciliano 67 Penalties: Pucciarello 10, 19 England........................... 36pts Tries: Pollock 20,...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMorse powers Wales on as Whiffin enjoys a winning start
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By BEN JAYCOCK Wales.................37pts Tries: Anderson 17, Price 28, 71, Morse 32, Ackerman 60, Lewis 76 Conversions:...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMurphy kicks Ireland to thrilling win at the death
By BEN JAYCOCK France................31pts Tries: Castro-Ferreira 11, 35; Tuifua 46, Perrin 72 Conversions: Raffy 12, 36, 47, 73 Penalties: Raffy 64...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoArdao heads to Miami to face his next challenge
By JOE SANTAMARIA Uruguay sensation Manuel Ardao took the World Cup by storm with some sensational performances but is far from...
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World
/ 2 years agoCockerill out to beef up Georgia
Rugby Europe Championship By JON NEWCOMBE Richard Cockerill starts his reign as Georgia head coach in a remote part of Germany...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTop dogs who build teams in own image
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED According to an article on the American website “Psychology Today”, there is scientific evidence to suggest that...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoThe Lions show still sets the standard
Living with Lions, the film released off the back of the compelling British and Irish tour of South Africa in 1997,...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Lilli Ives Campion
By BEN JAYCOCK Loughborough Lightning lock Birthplace: Shrewsbury, Date of birth: 10/10/03 Community club: Telford, Hornets Caps: 0 Why I Play...
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