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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago£30m loss by Premiership clubs means door won’t be closed on fresh investment
CVC's £275m bid for a majority stake in the Premiership has been rejected
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoYoung: It doesn’t look great for Shields
AN already long Wasps casualty list grew with Wasps DoR Dai Young confirming England blindside Brad Shields was taken to hospital...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSimmonds and Slade make rash Wasps pay for errors
By NICK CAIN Double trouble: Henry Slade dives over for his second try for Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images Quick start: Elliot...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWilliams: My three tries came in 12m!
HAT-TRICK hero Liam Williams looked sharp after groin surgery. “Three tries and I think I covered about 12 metres! It was...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSmith red card ends Bristol hopes of upset
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Alex Lewington touches down for Saracens’ second PICTURES: Getty Images Squeeze: Alapati Leiua touches down for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWhy England don’t make fly-halves like Barrett
Attacking DNA: Marcus Smith is the nearest thing England have to an All Black fly-half PICTURES: Getty Image Danny Cipriani George...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAgents will want CVC’s cash to drive up wages
Tigers tamed: Exeter put 40 points on Leicester last weekend COLIN BOAG In the absence of facts, it’s fun to speculate,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAll clubs are equal? Not on this showing
IT IS no wonder there are so many complaints about officials after seeing last week’s Falcons v Sarries game. The amount...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSurely players are allowed to consider future well-being?
IRRESPECTIVEof any new possible cash input from CVC Capital Partners, Premiership Rugby has to operate a tight financial ship. In that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoShame on you Tom, and your ‘team’
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SEEING Leicester ship 40 points...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMind games can put Ospreys on top
By ROB COLE Try: Williams scores v Boks Hungry: George North GEORGE North and Scott Williams hope their telepathic relationship can...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWillison in no doubts Bath can float his trophy boat
By NEALE HARVEY KIWI centre Jackson Willison aims to join a select band to win league titles either side of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoToulon boss says Ashton quit after money row
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal has cast doubt on Chris Ashton’s motive for leaving his club for Sale....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoO’Reilly boys keep Glynneath eyes on promotion
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up GLYNNEATH’S strong start continued with a 21-6 victory over Ystalyfera in One West Central....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler just edge past the battling Steelmen
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL made it two wins from two but were made to work hard by Tata...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNewport ruthlessness makes them clear favourites
By CARL FIELD Newport v Bargoed, Rodney Parade, 2.30pm NEWPORT entertain Bargoed at Rodney Parade in the Principality Premiership this afternoon,...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEbbw’s fighting spirit brings them back from the brink
By ROBERT REES Ebbw Vale ……19 Aberavon ………17 EBBW Vale came from 17-0 down to edge out Aberavon in the proverbial...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPowerful Ponty are too hot for Llanelli to handle
By JAY BAYFORD Pontypridd ….43 Llanelli ……………0 PONTYPRIDD were in irresistible from as they ran in seven tries. They were up...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNo catching the flying Williams as Merthyr stretch away
By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr ……….27 Bedwas …………7 DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it two wins out of two with a comfortable but...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPoints drought after break leaves Bridgend on top
By ANDREW GOSS Neath………………7 Bridgend ………10 BRIDGEND edged a lowscoring encounter with Neath at The Gnoll – with all of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMighty Quins find the key to victory with strong opening
By JONATHAN TWIGG Carmarthen Q41 Cross Keys ….28 THE 26th meeting of Carmarthen Quins and Cross Keys resulted in a bonuspoint...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSwansea ………26 RGC 1404 ………34
RGC won an eight-try thriller thanks to the reliable boot of star fly-half Billy McBryde. The North Walians took an early...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLlandovery ….20 Cardiff ……………3
THE Drovers continued their impressive home form in racking up their 18th consecutive Premiership win at Church Bank. Their attacking flair...
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Celtic Cup
/ 7 years agoPhillips hat-trick clinches victory
By CARL FIELD Ospreys Development …41 Scarlets A………………………36 SKIPPER Ifan Phillips’ hat-trick inspired the Ospreys Development side to victory in a...
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Celtic Cup
/ 7 years agoSummerhill stars for battling Blues
By JAY BAYFORD Dragons A………………………21 Cardiff Blues A …………….23 CARDIFF Blues A got their Celtic Cup campaign off to a fine...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLisa lands a birthday boost
LISA Thomson turns 21 this week and the Scotland star cannot wait to continue her exciting journey at a new club...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoIoane sends out warning to Exiles rivals
By NEALE HARVEY Hard man: TJ Ioane breaks for Samoa against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images TOUGH-tackling London Irish flanker TJ...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEvans in hot pursuit of former Wales U20 graduates
By STEFFAN EVANS JARROD Evans hopes to be the next player off Jason Strange’s Wales production line. Former Wales U20 coach...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBaa-baas sign up stars for Twickers showdown
By SAM JACKSON FOUR leading South Africa and Australia players have accepted invitations to appear for the Barbarians when the famous...














