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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSeb Driscoll’s powered up for big Harlequins job
Harlequins flanker Seb Driscoll has added four or five kilos of muscle and pushed his fitness to new levels as he...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBlackheath back row Noah Sloot is setting his sights on making history
Blackheath have no intention of playing it safe on their return to the Championship.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoKoroibete joins Ospreys
OSPREYS have signed former Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete. The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 63 Australia caps against New...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBurns lands Tigers role
FREDDIE Burns has returned to Leicester Tigers as kicking coach. The 36-year-old recently retired from a glittering playing career which took...
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/ 1 month agoQuins excited by new flyer Sigauke
HARLEQUINS have signed Zimbabwe wing Edward Sigauke. The 22-year-old, below, has scored eight tries in 12 games for his country. Quins...
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/ 1 month agoMoreno is Red Bulls’ 25th new signing
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Argentina prop Francisco Moreno on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old tight-head will join up with Pumas...
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/ 1 month agoBristol bring in Wells on short deal
BRISTOL Bears have signed former Leicester Tigers lock Harry Wells on a short-term deal. The 32-year-old, who can operate across the...
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/ 1 month agoCaptain Spencer to miss start of season
BATH captain Ben Spencer will miss the start of the Prem season after having surgery on a long-standing shoulder injury. The...
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/ 1 month agoDEAR READER…
IN THESE challenging times for print media, and as an independent family-run company, we are not immune to ever increasing cost...
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/ 1 month agoGuarantee a paper in your local newsagent
● If you are an occasional purchaser and don’t buy The Rugby Paper every week in the same local retailer, it...
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/ 1 month agoPrem Cup purpose is changing but competition still has value
Charge: Tom Hooper, of Exeter Chiefs, carries the ball THE Premiership Cup kicks off on Saturday and it will be an...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoAll Blacks gave hope to rest of chasing pack
Strategy: Fabian Holland in action against South Africa NEW Zealand against South Africa last weekend was one of the best Test...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoBlackadder leads great escape in Lions den
■By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand produced a remarkable second-half comeback to escape with a win over the Lions, having trailed by...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoProud of Carley’s rise to top
KENT’S Matt Carley deserves huge congratulations for reaching the top of the refereeing ladder. As a west-countryman long resident in Kent,...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoLet’s get shot of hi-vis waterboys
THE mantra of rugby administrators and journalists is ‘the need to speed the game up and keep it flowing’ more often...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoBert left his mark on me!
READING Brendan Gallagher’s article on Coventry, the mention of hooker Bert Godwin sent me back to the 50s and my National...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoRed Roses glory leads to mass Premiership Women’s Rugby boom
The PWR enjoyed significant growth last season, with Genevieve Shore hailing rising attendances, record digital engagement and efforts to put fans...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: France’s Antoine Dupont will find new ways to rule the roost
Chris Hewett considers whether Antoine Dupont can return to his best after a succession of injuries, and argues the France superstar...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoFerocious Lions give All Blacks a workout
HARKING back to last week’s musings about modern-day touring by international teams, the midweek contest between the Lions of Johannesburg and...
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Features
/ 1 month agoGavin Fitzgerald on making ‘Lomu’ – an intimate study of rugby’s first truly global superstar
Ahead of the release of LOMU on September 7, director Gavin Fitzgerald, below, speaks to Ben Jaycock about bringing Jonah Lomu’s...
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Feature
/ 1 month agoPaul Rees: Matt Carley shows who’s boss in first Test between South Africa and New Zealand
Paul Rees says referee Matt Carley was right to stand his ground in Johannesburg and not be swayed by the TMO.
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: Matt Garvey – It’s bittersweet watching Bath win big prizes now
Matt Garvey, the former London Irish, Bath, Gloucester, Worcester Warriors and England Saxons second row, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSpringbok Deon comes of age
DEON Fourie of the Cape Town Stormers hit the history books in Durban yesterday like a tornado. Four weeks short of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoAll Stars XV: Bedford Blues – Mike Rayer leads brothers with real style
Brendan Gallagher picks his greatest-ever Bedford Blues XV, featuring club legends such as Budge Rogers, Mike Rayer, James Pritchard and Martin...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBath’s scratch side impress in defeat
By WILLIAM BULL Perpignan.......53 Bath.................. 42 BATH showed their strength in depth despite opening their pre-season campaign with a hard-fought defeat...
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/ 1 month agoRawlins double sinks plucky Pirates
By SAMANTHA EMMA C Pirates..........14 Saracens.........29 SARACENS completed their pre-season preparations with a hard-fought victory over Cornish Pirates at a sold-out...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPre-season round-up: Ampthill make a statement by prevailing over Champ holders Worcester Warriors
Ampthill have made an early pre-season statement by beating Champ holders Worcester Warriors, while Sale FC, Coventry and Connacht were also...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRed Bulls too strong for Knights
Newcastle RB...53 Doncaster K....31 By HOLLY DAISY NEWCASTLE Red Bulls made an impressive start to pre-season as they ran in nine...
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Features
/ 1 month agoYOUNG GUNS
JAYDEN WROTTESLEY GLOUCESTER BACK ROW GLOUCESTER’S Shed Challenge winner, back-rower Jayden Wrottesley, believes learning to take ownership of his career has...














