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/ 2 months agoNick Cain: ‘Project Shaun Edwards’ must be activated
In the last week, in the absence of any formal statement from the French Federation de Rugby (FFR), or France head...
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/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Super Northampton Saints at their swashbuckling best
Justice was done at a packed Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night when Northampton, the best team in the league over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLeinster vs Bulls: James Lowe leaves with parting tribute to club
James Lowe aims to sign off in style by helping Leinster defend their URC crown before he departs after nine years...
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/ 2 months agoLeinster vs Bulls: Handre Pollard – It’ll be all right on the night this time from the tee
Handre Pollard admits he was ‘terrible’ off the tee against Glasgow Warriors last weekend but backs himself to respond in Friday’s...
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/ 2 months agoStandout stars of a trying season
PAUL REES SELECTS FIVE FROM EICESTER AND THREE FROM SARACENS IN HIS BEST XV FROM 2025-26 IT HAS been a trying...
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/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Once again, Bordeaux are leaders of the attendance pack
During a season when the Pied Pipers of Bordeaux raised their average crowd towards an all-time high of 35,000, Leinster found...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Is Rugby World Cup expansion over-ambitious?
It would be nice to think that at some point this side of eternity, rugby will have created sufficient depth at...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: It could be a golden age for our best refs in World Rugby
Good news from the shop window: rugby is doing right by its referees by picking the right referees.
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/ 2 months agoSacha takes in a team that pride of place is full of class
THE BEST XV FROM 2025-26 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the The Rugby Paper’s...
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/ 2 months agoCharlie Simmonds puts illness behind him to lift Siam Cup for Guernsey
Charlie Simmonds has enjoyed plenty of memorable moments in a Guernsey Raiders shirt, but few can match helping the island reclaim...
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/ 2 months agoKyle Moyle: Don’t let county rugby die
Cornwall’s Kyle Moyle revelled in bowing out from rugby by hoisting the Bill Beaumont Division 1 title at Twickenham.
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/ 2 months agoGrimshaw keeps North Mids on course
NORTH Midlands were crowned Bill Beaumont Division 2 champions at Twickenham on Sunday, edging out Northumberland 30-28 in a thriller. Sam...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: From death row to a born-again belief for the Ospreys
A sporting city which witnessed a team composed almost entirely of local cricketers beat Australia, not once but twice in the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 months agoGiorgi boy is setting a high bar for try scoring
GIORGI Melikidze did something in Paris a fortnight ago which barely caused as much as a ripple on this side of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 months agoFijian lock shows how to finish in style
THE botched contract deal which gave James Lowe a yen for joining Suntory Goliath instead of staying in Ireland on a...
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/ 2 months agoScrum that said Fiji were real thing
THE scrum against Australia at the 2015 Rugby World Cup is probably the moment people remember most from my career. It...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoMy 15 to follow had some hits – but selection’s a tough game
THE regular season is done and it’s time to quickly review my eclectic 15 to follow which I offered up back...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Premiership Bonus point system just plain nonsense
I did take one last lingering look at the table this week to lodge it in my shell for recall if...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWhat the Warriors have achieved this season has been incredibly special
Worcester Warriors captain Matt Kvesic admits he never imagined he would be lifting silverware with the club again after its collapse...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the final update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby, covering the eight day period between Sunday 31st May 2026...
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/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
HARRYWRIGHT GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND U20 PROP Harry Wright is targeting selection for England’s World Championship squad after making rapid strides this...
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/ 2 months agoLike it or not, a merger may work
SOMETIMES it’s easy to forget what professional rugby is supposed to be about. It’s the use of money to create players...
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/ 2 months agoPaul Williams: I, for one, am glad South African teams are in the URC
Paul Williams argues the presence of South African teams has improved the URC and that Welsh rugby’s problems run far deeper...
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/ 2 months agoRising Toulouse star injured again
LESS than a month ago, France full-back Pauline Barrat was named breakthrough player of the 2026 Women’s Six Nations. Last weekend,...
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/ 2 months agoGalthie’s handed selection present
FABIEN Galthie is expected to unveil an initial list of 28 players on Monday, after this weekend’s ‘barrage round’ play-off matches...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 months agoMcKenzie leads Chiefs home
By BEN JAYCOCK CRUSADERS missed out on the final for just the second time in nine years after falling victims to...
