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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoMiracle worker Capuozzo can make difference
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ITALY Coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: Michele Lamaro Resurgent Italy may have landed the toughest of groups but they...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoDupont’s in mood to prove he is the best
By JAMES HARRINGTON FRANCE Coach: Fabien Galthie Captain: Antoine Dupont Fly-half Romain Ntamack, loosehead Cyril Baille, centre Jonathan Danty and, now,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoLos Teros will be looking to add to their famous victory over Fiji
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER URUGUAY Coach: Esteban Meneses Captain: Andres Vilaseca Uruguay are beginning to shed upstart status. This will be their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoWelwitschias still looking for their first win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NAMIBIA Coach: Allister Coetzee Captain: Johan Deysel INDEPENDENCE from South Africa, in 1990, came a little too late...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoAll Blacks are still the team to beat
By PAUL REES NEW ZEALAND Coach: Ian Foster Captain: Sam Cane This year’s World Cup is unusual in a number of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoMillions set to enjoy all of the razzmatazz
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK RUGBY World Cups are an exciting time because they are the biggest shop-window for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoCotter hopes the Oaks will not be easy to cut down
By BEN JAYCOCK ROMANIA Coach: Eugen Apjok Captain: Christian-Marian Chirica ROMANIA return to the World Cup after missing out four years...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s men on edge of history
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND Coach: Andy Farrell Captain: Johnny Sexton IF not now, when? Not only are Ireland the number one...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoDarge: We’ve got to down the big dogs
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND Coach: Gregor Townsend Captain: Finn Russell IF Scotland are to cause a sensation on the opening weekend...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoKefu building a side set to battle out of the group
By BEN JAYCOCK TONGA Coach: Toutai Kefu Captain: Sonatane Takulua TONGA are one of the biggest benefactors out of the change...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoHolders looking good for a repeat
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH AFRICA Coach: Jacques Nienaber Captain: Siya Kolisi The bookies may still marginally favour hosts France and Rugby...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoJones is backing his young bucks
By PAUL REES AUSTRALIA Coach: Eddie Jones Captain: Will Skelton EDDIE Jones does not stay down for long. England’s former head...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoRaiwalui’s men chasing third quarter-final spot
By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Simon Raiwalui Captain: Waisea Nayacalevu After stunning Twickenham last weekend, Fiji will be confident of making their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoGatland has another chance to prove his final credentials
By PAUL REES WALES Coach: Warren Gatland Co-captains: Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake One of the more interested spectators at England’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoNiniashvili and Tabutsadze are poised to hit the ground running
By BRENDAN GALLGHER GGEORGIA Coach: Levan Maisashvili Captain: Merab Sharikadze Georgia have become a permanent fixture at the Rugby World Cup...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoLagisquet’s speedsters ready to fire
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER PORTUGAL Coach: Patrice Lagisquet Captain: Tomas Appleton AS you might expect from a team coached by the Bayonne...
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Shane Williams
/ 2 years agoWales must be at their best to take on Fiji
SHANE WILLIAMS THERE will be a few nervous players from the Home Unions getting on planes and heading to France today....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoPumas in prime position to give big guns a run for their money
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ARGENTINA Coach: Michael Cheika Captain: Julian Montoya Conventional wisdom has it that the Pumas, at least in modern...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoLos Condores are on a hiding to nothing but will fight hard
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER CHILE Coach: Pablo Lemoine Captain: Martin Sigren RUGBY can be a game of soaring highs and lows, especially...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoTime to seize the moment and aim high
By PAUL REES ENGLAND Coach: Steve Borthwick Captain: Owen Farrell Never mind swinging low, those steering England’s chariot are aiming low...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoIslanders keen to make some noise
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAMOA Coach: Seilala Mapusua Co-captains: Chris Vui and Michael Ala’alatoa ARE SAMOA about to make some noise again?...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoBrave Blossoms are facing a ‘massive challenge’
By BEN JAYCOCK JAPAN Coach: Jamie Joseph Captain: Michael Leitch Japan are appearing at their 11th tournament, with their best ever...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHayes the hero as lively Titans run riot
Rotherham T...52 Billingham...... 24 ■ By DAVID BEDDOWS LLOYD HAYES led the way as Rotherham saw off Billingham in a thoroughly...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoRed-hot Redfern earns Tigers draw
Fylde.........................26 Sheffield Tigers....26 ■ By STUART MCCRACKEN FYLDE and Sheffield Tigers had to settle for a draw on the opening day...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoFofie floors Field with last-gasp try
Huddersfield.......... 31 Hull Ionians............39 ■ By ANDREW SMITH A RELIEVED Hull Ionians claimed their first bonus-point victory of the campaign in...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoTykes off to a flying start in Steel City
Sheffield............35pts Leeds Tykes.....40pts ■ By ADAM DICKINSON LEEDS Tykes got their National League 2 campaign off to a winning start against...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoDavidson breaks Lymm hearts with late strike
Lymm........................ 21 Wharfedale............22 ■ By RICK JOHNSON NATIONAL Two North newcomers Lymm were denied an opening day win as Wharfedale fly-half...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoHappy Hull leave it late to get rare win
Otley..........................27 Hull............................32 ■ By NICK DOYLE HULL left it late to clinch victory in the dying moments. They took an early...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoOliver hat-trick is is vain for hosts
Tynedale.................38 Preston G.................43 ■ By NATHAN EDWARDS PRESTON Grasshoppers overcame a sloppy start to pick up a deserved away win to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPerry the penalty king has measure of Cams
Camborne......... 17 Dings C..............27 ■ By TOM BARRY LEAGUE newcomers Camborne offered up a strong account against Crusaders, giving a 500-strong...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoExeter rally past physical Chester
Chester.....................32 Exeter Uni................ 41 ■ By DESMOND HICKIE FANS were treated to an enthralling ten-try contest to start the league season,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLink does the trick to see off Dudley
Dudley K................... 21 Luctonians.............. 31 ■ By CHRIS EVANS A BEN Link hat-trick ensured Luctonians dampened Dudley Kingswinford’s first National League...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRelief for Clifton as Newport fall short
Clifton................. 19pts Newport (S)...... 10pts ■ By ROGER OPIE CLIFTON pressure during the first 30 minutes of this lively early-season encounter...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHornets hold off Students in 12-try thriller
Hornets.....................43 Loughborough S....38 ■ By JAMES GALLAGHER HORNETS managed to hold off the visiting Loughborough Students in a heart-stopping 12-try affair,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoFive-star Bowyer downs Bournville
Hinckley..................45 Bournville...............28 ■ By CHRIS CAMPBELL A FIVE-TRY performance from Dale Bowyer ensured Hinckley overcame Bournville to secure a bonus point...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoRedruth stage gritty fightback
Redruth....................28 O Redcliffians........ 21 ■ By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH battled back in an error strewn game to get their season underway...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawks get better of frenetic islanders tussle
Henley.............. 43 Guernsey..........33 ■ By ALASTAIR BEYNON HENLEY Hawks just about came away with an encouraging fivepoint win over resilient Guernsey...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoHawkins kicks Bury to last-gasp victory
Bury St Ed’s............. 21 Old Albanians........ 20 ■ By ANDREW HERLIHY A LAST-MINUTE penalty kick from Kodie Hawkins earned Bury St...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoBarnes off to flyer as Esher fall short
Esher.........................38 Barnes......................39 ■ By SAM BYTHEWAY BARNES began the season in dramatic style with a narrow victory at Esher. In a...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDons taught a lesson by ruthless Dorking
Wimbledon.......22pts Dorking...............57pts ■ By MO SHER Charge: Dorking’s Fred Dowson races through Thomasz Pozniak scores the first try for Wimbledon PICTURES:...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoNew-look Juddians hold off gutsy Park comeback
Tonbridge J............26 Westcombe P......... 20 ■ By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians handed debuts to seven players as they opened their campaign...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoRaiders run riot at youthful Vikings
North Walsham....... 7 Worthing..................45 ■ By RICHARD HEWITT WORTHING Raiders got off to a flying start against a young North Walsham...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoOaks stand firm as visitors battle back
Sevenoaks..............23 Canterbury..............22 ■ By STEVE FITZMAURICE SEVENOAKS defended superbly to stave off a Canterbury comeback in the opening match of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoLlandovery pick up where they left off
Premiership round-up ■ By ROB COLE CHAMPIONS Llandovery hammered out an eight try warning to their Premiership rivals that they are...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoClassy Bargoed bring up 50 with wings at double
Championship round-up BARGOED ran in eight tries as they laid down a marker in the Championship East with a 52-25 win...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoWe need to reopen pathways to top of the game
Eddie Jones has blamed the RFU for the demise of the game in England for not producing enough quality players. I...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoTime for England to justify £100k fee
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL I was wrong with my prediction last week, as England proved...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoRacing ramp up interest in Ford
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN In July, The Rugby Paper reported that ‘grand’ Top 14 side Racing 92 had Sale and England...
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