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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild
Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.
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/ 2 months agoFour-try Caluori is flying high for Saracens
The 19-year-old winger was in scintillating form as Mark McCall’s men demolished Newcastle yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images Match action - starts...
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/ 2 months agoSaints go back to Prem summit
■ By BEN JAYCOCK NORTHAMPTON Saints reclaimed top spot in the Prem with a thrilling 43–29 win over Sale in an...
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/ 2 months agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Follow us at: @therugbypaper Follow us at: therugbypaper Follow us at: @therugbypaper Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you...
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/ 2 months agoDupont returns but no Penaud
FRANCE’S all-time top try-scorer Damian Penaud is a shock omission from the defending champions’ Six Nations squad ahead of their opener...
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/ 2 months agoTeenager Todaro wins his chance
NORTHAMPTON winger Edoardo Todaro, 19, has been named in Itay’s Six Nations squad, looking to earn his second cap off the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoUlster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident
Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...
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/ 2 months agoGray and Cherry to add grunt up front
GREGOR Townsend has recalled experienced pair Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry to the Scotland squad, while there are places for young...
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/ 2 months agoTandy recalls Francis in his first 6N squad
TIGHT-HEAD Tomas Francis retuns to the Wales squad having not played international rugby since the 2023 World Cup. Coach Steve Tandy...
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/ 2 months agoBaxter: We were hurt by mistakes
ROB Baxter was left to rue a handful of costly mistakes as Exeter saw their long-standing unbeaten home record tumble. “It...
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/ 2 months agoPlay-off hopes are over – coach
ALEX Sanderson surveyed the wreckage of Sale’s home thumping and admitted: “The play-offs have gone.” Realistically the Sharks had to win...
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/ 2 months agoSmall margins cost us the win, says coach Skivington
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington said his players should hold their heads high but pointed to a few key moments...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat
Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...
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/ 2 months agoGilmore: I can see why fans left early
JASON Gilmore admitted he had no qualms with those disgruntled Quins fans who flocked away from The Stoop well before the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre
There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...
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/ 2 months agoNoah still has work to do – McCall
MARK McCall hailed his freescoring wing Noah Caluori but despite another flurry of his tries, he claims the 19-year-old remains far...
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/ 2 months agoTalented duo who shared the same dream
PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: The big fish that Wales let slip away
One reason why England are 1-100 to beat Wales in their opening match of this season’s Six Nations can be traced...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoCardiff on their way to place in the play-offs
■ By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ...............17pts Try: McNally 49 Penalties: Sheedy 13, 16; Lloyd 60, 80 Benetton ............. 8pts Try: Ruzza...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoSuper-sub Coombes turns match for Munster
■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoOspreys fail to land late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLeinster power pays in the end
■By SAM JACKSON Connacht .......23 Leinster ......... 34 LEINSTER maintained their strong momentum with victory over Connacht at a rain-soaked Dexcom...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoDouble top for Hiddleston
■By STEVE NOTHERS Gilbert again adding th Zebre ...............21 Glasgow ..........26 GREGOR Hiddleston put his Scotland Six Nations snub firmly behind...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoBulls fightback stuns Edinburgh
■By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh ......17 Bulls ................19 THE Bulls fought back to seal back-to-back away victories with sharp shooting from Springbok...
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/ 2 months agoDelight for Hartpury as Warriors crash again
■By TIM JONES Worcester ........28pts Tries: Wallis 7, Chapman 36, 52; Ndimande 65 Conversions: Reed 7, 36, 52; Eden 65 Hartpury...
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/ 2 months agoFour-try Moody puts Pirates on front foot
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 45pts Tries: Relton 9, Moody 18, 20, 30, 36; Ribbons 38, Ward 49 Conversions: Robson...
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/ 2 months agoCambridge go so close to first win of the season
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......12pts Tries: Reweti 11, Caven 28 Conversion: Mausia 29 Doncaster ........12pts Tries: Hopkinson 6, Kerr 76 Conversion:...
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/ 2 months agoTrailfinders strike late to survive fright night
■By ALEX GREGGO Chinnor ..............15pts Tries: Moore 45, Hanks 56, 61 E Trailfinders ..21pts Tries: Hatherell 50, Thompson 71, Cousins 76...
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/ 2 months agoRichmond prove that they are still in the fight
■By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........31ptsDDDD Tries: Case 7, Goffey 13, Grieve 32, Addams 67, Hocking 79 Conversions: Grieve 8, 13, 33...
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/ 2 months agoNottingham have to dig deep to get past Scots
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Nottingham ......27pts Tries: Davies 45, Simpson 49, Dickinson 56, Cherry 66 Conversions: Parks 56, 66 Penalty: Parks 73...
