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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoNew Year’s Day URC action: 14-men Ospreys draw in Cardiff whilst Scarlets dispatch Dragons
Two fiery Welsh derbies kicked off 2025 with a bang as Ospreys managed a draw at third-placed Cardiff, despite playing more...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year ago‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief
World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMark McCall: That was horrible and ugly
By Adam Hathaway at The Rec Thunderstruck Mark McCall urged his Saracens side to get off the canvas after they were...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCool Handre Pollard levels it up for Leicester Tigers
Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard’s last-minute conversion rescued a draw for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins at Twickenham in front of 78,000 fans....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSteve Diamond is happy to stick with Newcastle Falcons
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has committed himself to Newcastle long-term, as long he is wanted by the new owners when...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDafydd Jenkins excited to be back
By Mark Stevens By his own admission, it’s been a ‘painful’ watch for Dafydd Jenkins so far this season. Sidelined after...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAJ MacGinty out for four months with knee injury
Bristol fly-half AJ MacGinty is to miss the next four months due to a knee injury that requires surgery. The United...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGeorge Ford set to follow family line and take up coaching
By Ross Heppenstall George Ford admits he sees himself following in the footsteps of his father and two brothers by moving...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFreddie Steward prepares new plan of attack
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStrength in depth at Bath and Scotland is huge, says Josh Bayliss
By Jon Newcombe On form: Josh Bayliss Josh Bayliss enjoyed his best run in a Scotland jersey over the autumn but...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDanny Wilson backing Rodrigo Isgro to create havoc for Harlequins
By Gary Fitzgerald Rodrigo Isgro is a “physical specimen” who will become an even more destructive weapon for Quins once he...
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Letters
/ 1 year ago£10 a month does not seem excessive
Don Pearson in a recent issue of The Rugby Paper complains about having to pay extra for European games on Premier...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks bring Bristol Bears crashing to earth
I fear Bristol’s bid for the title will be derailed by the injury to AJ MacGinty, expeially with Max Malins out...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoBill Beaumont will need all the help he can get
A massive thank you, to the three ex chairs of the RFU Messrs Thomas, Cattermole and Baister and ex CEO Baron,...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoWrong to have so many outsiders at London Scottish
Looking at the London Scottish side in yesterday’s game against Chinnor, I make it nine Harlequins in the starting XV and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSides are coming after us – Phil Dowson
By Gary Fitzgerald Phil Dowson concedes his Saints are still struggling to cope with being targeted by rivals desperate to stick...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Dave Lewis
DAVE LEWIS, THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, EXETER AND HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... Forwards 1....
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoOllie Sleightholme is the right man for England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Since Ollie Sleightholme won his first two England caps against New Zealand...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBath give Saracens lesson in finishing
By Adam Hathaway Bath .................................... 68pts Tries: Penalty 3, Du Toit 14, Redpath 23, Muir 36, 55, 78; Cokanasiga 45, 75;...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoIt’s never done until it is done, warns coach Johann van Graan
Bath boss Johann van Graan was desperate to keep a lid on fans’ expectations after his side’s 10-try romp at The...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins are denied as Leicester Tigers snatch draw
By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 34pts Tries: Walker 4, Murley 28, 70; Northmore 38 Conversions: Smith 5, 29, 39, 71 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika: We must be more ruthless
Leicester head coach Michael Cheika was proud of the fight shown by his Tigers. “It was a great crowd and a...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAlex Mitchell & Fin Smith get Northampton Saints back on track
By Rob Wildman Northampton .................... 61pts Tries: Coles 5, Davison 8, 10; Mitchell 15, Kemeny 30, Freeman 37, Pearson 53, 56;...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: No more of Jekyll and Hyde
Northampton boss Phil Dowson wants his team to stop being a “Jekyll and Hyde” outfit after some mixed form so far...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRampant Sale Sharks leave Bristol Bears with nothing
By Roger Panting Bristol ................................... 0pts Sale .................................... 38pts Tries: Quirke 2, Roebuck 24, T Curry 49, O’Flaherty 66 Conversions: R...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: It wasn’t a great day for us
Despite Bristol finishing scoreless for the first time in over seven years, their director of rugby Pat Lam indicated a line...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGeorge Skivington: Balance is better but much to do – Exeter Chiefs vs Gloucester Preview
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview… Exeter v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington is confident...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoI tried to move too fast and that backfired, says Rob Baxter
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter remains confident Exeter will move up the Premiership table in the coming months after opening with...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBig Bill Beaumont must tell Bill Sweeney his time is up
Bill Beaumont will have to be at the top of his game early in the New Year now that an SGM...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSteve Diamond adjusts the cap to fit
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The season of good cheer got a kick-start last week with...
