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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRicky Cano: Matt Salter was an inspiration to all
Clifton prop Ricky Cano reflects on the devastating loss of former head coach Matt Salter and explains how the club united...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJamie Aureka Maoate-Dunn fights off cancer to play again
Guernsey prop Jamie Aureka Maoate-Dunn tells The Rugby Paper how a shock leukaemia diagnosis threatened to derail his rugby career before...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNottingham quick to find their feet at Richmond jamboree
NOTTINGHAM ended Durham’s three-year grip on the BUCS Rugby Sevens crown with a five-try 35-5 victory over Loughborough in the final...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: When Wales scrum-half Glyn Turner made the most of his Argentine trip
Peter Jackson looks back at Wales’ pioneering 1968 tour of Argentina, when scrum-half Glyn Turner seized his chance on the Test...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoThe great survivor of the Welsh jungle…
BOB Penberthy’s arrival in the Pontypridd second row came at roughly the same time as John F Kennedy’s in the White...
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Features
/ 2 months agoGonzalo Tiesi: England’s pool of talent is huge
Former Argentina centre Gonzalo Tiesi tells Ben Jaycock that England are failing to maximise one of the world’s most talented squads...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
ALANPOKU SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 PROP Alan Poku admits he was shocked by his selection for the World U20 Championship but...
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Features
/ 2 months agoDates announced for Ultimate Sevens
ULTIMATE Sevens has confirmed the venues and dates for its inaugural 2026 Championship, with events taking place across Madrid, Cardiff, Biarritz...
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Features
/ 2 months agoOne-cap Wallaby signs on at Quins
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have signed Australian prop Harry Johnson-Holmes. The 29-year-old, who won a Test cap in 2019, arrives after spells...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWales fly-half Evans returns to Cardiff
JARROD Evans’ move to Cardiff has been confirmed after three seasons at Harlequins. The 29-year-old Wales fly-half, who has 17 caps,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMiotti opts to chase Italian chance
ANOTHER club, another fly-half who sprang a surprise this week. Montpellier’s Argentine Domingo Miotti has decided to switch international allegiances and...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoAgeless fly-half still calls the shots
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHOEVER said that rugby is a young person’s game clearly never met near-ageless Argentine fly-half Benjamin Urdapilleta....
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoBubble of unreality threatens England
SOMETIMES being in a backs-to-the-wall bubble can work for a team under pressure, but at other times ‘group-think’ can become an...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoSteve Borthwick focused on Fiji as England boss faces growing scrutiny
England head coach Steve Borthwick insists he is focused only on ending a five-Test losing run against Fiji despite mounting pressure.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoAndy Farrell’s selection for Japan-Ireland Nations Championship clash shows one eye on the future
Andy Farrell has handed four players Ireland debuts for the Nations Championship clash with Japan as he looks to build for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Steve Borthwick on the brink? Fiji v England + Wales’ revival ft Paul Williams
Is Steve Borthwick’s time running out? The Rugby Paper Roundup examines England’s struggles, the Fiji challenge, Wales’ revival and plenty more...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSchool of Hard Knocks youngsters enjoy unforgettable Barbarians experience
Youngsters from the School of Hard Knocks were given a behind-the-scenes taste of elite rugby after spending a week with the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem review: Jason Gilmore banking on George Furbank to spearhead Harlequins’ push back to the top
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Harlequins.
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Captain, my captain (but maybe not yours)
Chris Hewett explores what makes a great captain, arguing there is no single blueprint for leadership as he compares Ben Stokes...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoJamie George: England’s discipline was too poor in Johannesburg against South Africa
Skipper Jamie George ordered his England side to sort out their discipline after they caught another bout of yellow fever here...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland U20s ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
England U20 are gearing up for a winner-takes-all clash against Argentina to book their place in the Junior World Cup semi-finals.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoToulouse are hit by huge fine
TOULOUSE, who beat Montpellier in last weekend’s Top 14 final to clinch their fourth successive league title, have been fined €2.47...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTough draw for Bath and Northampton in Champions Cup
Prem champions Northampton and last year’s winners Bath have been drawn in the same tough Champions Cup pool for next season...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoCadan Murley: I had to fight my way back into England squad
Cadan Murley fought his way on to England’s current tour and believes Harlequins’ struggles last season helped him secure a place...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoAlex Goode backs Saracens wing Noah Caluori for England success
Alex Goode applauded England’s decision not to rush Noah Caluori into action but is hoping to see the Saracen spread his...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNations Champ ‘worth £1billion’
■By SAM JACKSON TOM Harrison, chief executive of Six Nations Rugby, is confident the Nations Championship will become a $1 billion...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoSouth Africa 45-21 England: Steve Borthwick under mounting pressure after Springboks run riot
Steve Borthwick’s reign as England coach is teetering on the brink after they crashed to a seven tries to three defeat...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: England’s headless chickens end up getting roasted
It was England’s first match since the review at the end of the Six Nations that pledged change without specifying what...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Test matches are the lifeblood of the game
Jeremy Guscott argues international rugby must remain the sport’s priority, defending the expanded Test schedule and the financial reality behind it.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoNew Zealand 34-32 France: The French battle hard but Cam Roigard keeps All Blacks in the clear
Will Jordan and Cam Roigard both scored twice as New Zealand opened the inaugural Nations Championship with a thrilling victory over...
