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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWarriors gather for Coulman farewell
Old warriors from both sides of what used to be The Great Divide joined early on Monday afternoon to pay their...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 3 years agoFollow me! Carling to lead the way in charity relay for MND
Clubs in the north are needed to help complete The Longest Try’s relay around Great Britain WILL Carling will run the...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 3 years agoTrials get WR backing
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has unanimously approved a recommendation that unions participate in trials of ‘belly tackles’ in the community game...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 3 years agoBrown for Gloucester
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have appointed James Lightfoot Brown as their attack coach. The 29-year-old has spent the last eight years coaching...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoOn the clock: Who put the minutes in?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’m indebted to stats guru Stuart Farmer who...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLeinster turn out at the Aviva more often than Ireland
Much debate, some of it a tad heated, recently about the massive advantages real or perceived that Leinster enjoy over other...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years ago60 years on…The tour with no jet lag
Sixty years go this week England embarked on their first ever overseas tour and it remains a splendid exercise in both...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoLancashire make sure in the end
Hert’shire .......39 Lancashire ... 44 By BRIAN QUINN It was nip and tuck for 80 minutes but Lancashire came out on...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoPocklington the star for Yorkshire
Yorkshire .......80 Cheshire ........ 19 By KIERAN FREE Yorkshire didn’t take their foot off the gas after last week’s convincing win...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoSouthworth makes it count for Cornwall
By MO SHER Hampshire .........20pts Tries: Carr 20, Fletcher 35, Perkins 77 Conversions: Fieldsend 78 Penalty: Searle 60 Cornwall ............ 24pts...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoProp Young powers over to seal it for Kent
Kent ................ 43 Somerset ......... 7 By LUKE JARMYN Loosehead Billy Young powered over for Kent’s sixth try in the final...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoStaffordshire can’t keep up as Durham go through the gears
Division 2 North Durham ........... 48 Staff’shire ......28 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham fought off Staffordshire’s late surge to continue their flawless...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoCumbria edge Northumberland to keep Twickenham dream alive
By DAVID SMITH North’land ...... 19 Cumbria .......... 21 Two tries by Aspatria winger Joe Beaty along with two penalties by...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoEastern Counties survive Leics onslaught
By RUSS CLARKE Eastern C ........ 31 Leic’shire ....... 12 Eastern Counties came out on top of a thrilling game which...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoHolliday holds his nerve at the death
E Midlands .....23 N Midlands ..... 21 By KEITH BATEMAN East Midlands came out on top of this vital top of...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoGloucestershire hit 50 to stay in the hunt for final spot
Glouc’shire ....52 Berkshire ........ 10 By ROB COUCH Gloucestershire revived their campaign in stunning fashion by thrashing Berkshire at Newent keeping...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoTen-try Dorset and Wilts hammer Devon
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dorset & Wilts ..66 Devon ................. 0 Dorset & Wiltshire crushed Devon by running in ten tries and...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoSussex and Essex set up deciding clash
Bill Beaumont Cup By MO SHER Division 3 round-up ESSEX and Sussex both picked up back-to-back wins in Pool Two to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoBristol enjoy road trip
Sale...........................24 Bristol.......................49 By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol got seven up to secure a fine win on the road against Sale at Heywood...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoQuins go on rampage
Harlequins.............. 80 Wasps......................... 7 By MATT MERRITT A swashbuckling seven tries in the first 40 minutes set the pace for a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoThompson at the double
Worcester...............48 DMP Sharks.............. 7 By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester Warriors secured their sixth win of the season with a comprehensive victory over...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 years agoScarbrough dreaming of Yorkshire at Twickenham
By LUKE JARMYN Former England flyer Dan Scarbrough believes it will benefit the County Championship’s reputation if a side other than...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoToo many matches had no real meaning to them
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now, as we reflect and are drawing closer to the end of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoRFU Council still does far more than most people realise
There have been a few comments in the Press lately about how some professional players seem to think that the RFU...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoMorley holds own among top dogs
Following Cambridge’s run to secure the National One title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoJames steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers
Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoSt Peter’s and Rumney still to battle it out for top spot
By TOM WILLIAMS National 1 round-up TWO ancient Cardiff rivals will battle it out for the Division 1 East Central title...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoYstrad prove too good for Bedwas
Championship round-up By ROB COLE YSTRAD Rhondda warmed up for their revenge mission against Pontypool on Tuesday night with a brilliant...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoAll to play for in final days of the season
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 coaches, pundits and fans have had the calculators, slide rules and computer modelling programmes out...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoLynagh’s late strike ends Reds hoodoo
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Queensland Reds broke their New Zealand hoodoo to end the Chiefs’ unbeaten start to...
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World
/ 3 years agoLions stay in play-off hunt
Currie Cup round-up The Lions claimed a 33-26 win over the Cheetahs to stay in the play-off race. They led 20-7...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoKoroibete hat-trick downs the Eagles
Japan League One round-up Saitama Wild Knights will defend their crown next week after winning their semi-final 51-20 against Yokohama Eagles....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAshton one of the greats – Cueto
Mark Cueto has paid tribute to former international teammate and soon-to-retire winger Chris Ashton, and his unique ability to finish off...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSkipper Scott fired up as Quins chase play-offs
The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women’s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSeries 2 Episode 18 – Mark Cueto on Sale Sharks, Martin Johnson, the England back three and more
In a wonderfully chaotic episode of the Rugby Paper Podcast, host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoPaea is on his way to Zebre
Premiership clubs are poised to miss out on signing Tonga and Highlanders outside centre Fetuli Paea when his contract with the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoThomas defends decision to defect
By PETER JACKSON Henry Thomas will start work on his unprecedented transfer from England to Wales this month – 16 years...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTop flight to be cut down to 10 teams
By PAUL REES The Premiership is set to be reduced to 10 teams as it looks to become more financially viable....
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWorcester loan deal means Wasps can play at Sixways next season
Wasps owner Chris Holland has made a loan to new Worcester owners Atlas to help secure a lease to play Championship...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLawes in the mood to finish on a high
By PAUL REES Courtney Lawes has set his sights on finishing what has been a frustrating season for last year’s England...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoOunsley quitting rugby to be a Gladiator
Exeter winger Jodie Ounsley will leave the Premier 15s side to join the TV series Gladiators. The 22-year-old former England sevens...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBeaumont predicts a physical encounter
By JON NEWCOMBE Josh Beaumont refuses to read too much into statistics as Sale prepare to welcome Leicester to Salford on...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSpencer: Fire to play for England still burns
By TOM BRADSHAW Ben Spencer smiles and says nothing when asked whether the England coaches have been in touch. Sometimes actions...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGopperth to leave Leicester
Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leicester at the end of the season. The 39-year-old New Zealander is the oldest player in the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoEngland look too confused in attack
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It has been difficult to see how England want to attack since Steve Borthwick...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawrence pounces to grab Cup place
By PAUL REES Bath ..................................... 61 pts Tries: Reid 2, Dunn 12, 51, 54; Obano 33, 42; Cloete 49, Bailey 73,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Graan praises ‘incredible’ triumph
Johann van Graan hailed his Bath players after Ollie Lawrence’s 83rd-minute try earned a team that has spent most of the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBears win but find the honey has gone
By ROGER PANTING Bristol ................................ 36pts Tries: Naulago 10, Thacker 15, Bradbury 48, Radradra 56, 72 Conversions: MacGinty 10, 15, 56,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘I’ve seen a lot of good this season’
Bristol boss Pat Lam said he has seen ‘a lot of good’ this season despite the disappointment of missing out on...
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