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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoWhiffin steps up for Highlanders
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Richard Whiffin is hugely excited at the prospect of becoming the first Englishman to coach a New...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoCardiff are crying out for more leadership
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There's never a dull moment in Welsh rugby, and this week has been no different....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFast-starting Ulster smash seven tries past Ospreys
By KEVIN FALLON Ulster ................47pts Tries: Marshall 2, 33; Andrew 8, Carter 24, 66; McCloskey 42, Rea 76 Conversions: Cooney 3,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFoolhardy Fifita’s red hands it to Cardiff
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets..............10pts Tries: McNicholl 71 Conversions: Halfpenny 71 Penalties: Halfpenny 22 Cardiff ................16pts Tries: T Williams 25 Conversions: Evans...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTyro Carter takes charge for big Italian job
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Benetton v Dragons Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Stadio Monigo WALES international Ben Carter will captain the Dragons for...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoLeinster find an extra gear
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ................54 Sharks ..................34 Johnny Sexton marked his first start of the season by crossing for one of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors tame the Bulls
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow................35 Bulls ......................21 Glasgow out-muscled the previously unbeaten Bulls to score five tries in a handsome bonus-point victory...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years ago10-hour trips are proving tough for Redruth
Despite the RFU restructure of the National Leagues to reduce travel, Redruth head coach Nigel Hambly is bemused by the teams...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoStars of the Seventies kept us all informed
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Even now, five decades after their time ran out, the most celebrated European...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhy are we still waiting for verdicts?
PETER JACKSON When the RFU launched an inquiry into the violent nature of their Five Nations match in Cardiff in 1989,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoThompson’s terrible tale
PETER JACKSON In the occasionally harrowing BBC2 documentary, Head On: Rugby, Dementia and Me, Steve Thompson spoke with brutal candour, never...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBurton in control as Hartpury fight back
By JOHN BARNES Hartpury ............39pts Tries: Eadie 25, 53, Shipp 39, 61; Jones 47, Barton 73 Conversions: Barton 26, Williams 59,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHutler helps make it five out of five for Jersey
By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ..................19pts Tries: Royle 21, Bibby 25, Higginson 78 Conversions: Hinchcliffe 22, 79 Jersey ..............34pts Tries: Owen 12,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoDoncaster hit fifty to halt Blues in tracks
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........50pts Tries: Cardew 8, Kelly 25, 66; Smith 34, Ehizode 39, Edgson 47, Holling 80 Conversions:...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCoventry’s power shuts out Scottish
By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish..........32pts Tries: Cleaves 2, Nutton 7, 11; Manihera 53 Conversions: Sheppard 4, 12, 54 Penalties: Sheppard 45,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTizzano finds his feet as Ealing cruise home in style
By XANDER CHEVALLIER Ealing ................56pts Tries: Smid 12, Daniels 17, Hampson 30, Tizzano 47, 54; De Wee 59, Burns 60, Penalty...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoMust-win if Pirates are to stay in title race
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field GAVIN Cattle is looking for an ‘emotional reaction’...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians turn up the heat to sink Otley
By NICK DOYLE Otley ……………………10 Hull Ionians ……….15 Hull Ionians had the better of Otley in a physical encounter. Ionians director...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFylde looking to get better in defence
Fylde have scored a whopping 206 points in their opening five games as they sit top of National 2 North but...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoCambriani sets his sights on try feast
By BEN JAYCOCK Ampthill's Ben Cambriani has set a clear goal of scoring at least 20 tries this season as the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoI’m loving it, says rejuvenated Rossiter
The National League’s top try scorer Jak Rossiter is back enjoying his rugby again and is thankful everything “is now back...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoChamps Trinity give Dulwich a 50-point mauling
SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL The first round of the Schools Cup is now complete, with several exciting fixtures lined up...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRegional results
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoRed Roses can give us all something to smile about
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup and full TV...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoIn-form Neath savour a good day
Championship round-up By HARRY CORISH Neath took full advantage of the fact Tata Steel couldn’t raise a side to host Pontypool...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoIronmen show their strength in top triumph
By ROB COLE Merthyr....................35 Swansea................. 14 The Ironmen flexed their muscles and dominated a Swansea team that came into the game...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoGood Evans! Kall strikes in nick of time
By DOUG THOMSON Carmarthen ..........28 Llanelli..............27 Carmarthen Quins left it late, but Kallum Evans scored a dramatic try while the clock...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoSuper Sam conjures up another success
By ETHAN GEORGE Pontypridd.............. 18 Aberavon.................33 Aberavon made it five successive bonus-point wins to stay eight points clear at the top,...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoOlly on song as visitors keep up pace
By SIMON ROBERTS RGC............................. 21 Cardiff......................25 Cardiff maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with an impressive win on the road...
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Welsh Premiership
/ 3 years agoDrovers relieved to hold on after late scare
By PETE BARROW Ebbw Vale............... 20 Llandovery.............23 Drovers head coach Euros Evans was a relieved man to see his side hang...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSt Peter’s are to the four in early race
Regional round-up By JOHN RUSHWORTH St Peter's made it four from four to remain four points clear at the top of...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoWilliams injury doubt for Wales
Scarlets centre Johnny Williams is a doubt for Wales’ autumn internationals after suffering another calf injury against Benetton. The 25-year-old suffered the problem...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoWRU record profit of £3.2m for 2021-22
By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union recorded a profit of £3.2m for the year ending June 2022, with a turnover...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoLabit and Ghezal set to link up in Paris
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France attack coach Laurent Labit is set to replace Gonzalo Quesada at the head of Stade Francais...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBaxter promises to keep mixing up his backline
By TOM BRADSHAW Opposition defences are going to have to keep guessing as Exeter boss Rob Baxter vows to keep mixing...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPositivity the key to Sale success – Carpenter
Joe Carpenter revealed he was euphoric to score the winner against Exeter last weekend, speaking on The Rugby Paper Podcast. It...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoDow back on bench as Kebaya gets start for England opener
Abby Dow is likely to make her return from injury off the bench, as 20-year-old flanker Sadia Kebaya gets a start...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWarriors suspended for season and relegated
Worcester Warriors‘ seven-year stay in England‘s top-flight has been brought to an abrupt conclusion after their suspension from this season’s Premiership,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBristol and Exeter change seven each for Friday night Westcountry clash
Bristol Bears and Exeter Chiefs have each made seven changes to their starting teams as they both look to bounce back...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints thump Sarries to re-ignite Prem Cup hopes
Northampton……….58 Tries: Matavesi 3, Sleightholme 6, 40+1; Skosan 16, 42, 48; Pollock 24, 71; Hinkley 75 Conversions: Grayson 7, 40+2, 43, 49, 72,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWasps may be forced out of CBS Arena
Wasps‘ stay in the CBS Arena may be nearing its end as a result of the club entering administration. Although Wasps...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWorcester players and staff set for contract termination
All Worcester Warriors players and staff are set to have their contracts terminated after part of the club was wound up...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors latest: Loans, cancellations, website inactive and training ‘risks’
In less than a day and half, this week has already produced more drama and chaos at Sixways as their administration...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoClinical Quins hold on to edge battling Saints
Harlequins……………35 Tries: Musk 4, 49; Anwanyu 7, Northmore 25, Murley 64 Conversions: Smith 5, 8, 26, 50, 65 Northampton……….29 Tries: Ludlam...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoRemember these rugby moments from Six Nations
The Guinness Six Nations, or Six Nations, is the most well-known competition in men’s rugby worldwide. This monumental annual event gathers...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPlayers and fans also to blame, say Warriors duo
By JON COUCH The owners of Worcester Warriors have risked the further wrath from disillusioned players and fans by suggesting that...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBradbury has Lam scouring URC market
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol boss Pat Lam is keeping a close eye on the United Rugby Championship for future signings following...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCoach Callard feels happy back at home
By JON NEWCOMBE Jon Callard says he is enjoying “the best of both worlds” after making a return to the Premiership...












