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Brothers linking arms for Chile

Chile is a minute rugby community compared with many giants of the game and is inevitably centred on geographical pockets of...

Easter’s lads fire warning to Nat 1 rivals

By STEVE JACKSON CHINNOR’S Nick Easter appeared far the happier of the directors of rugby following their five tries to three...

Tapley sparks Bedford to super win over the Saints

By JAMES LOGAN Matt Worley on the attack PICTURES: KeyEyeShoots Try time: Pat Tapley scores for Bedford A BRACE from Pat...

Coventry send 10-try reminder

By PAUL SMITH JIMMY Martin and Will Wand claimed try doubles as Coventry fired a reminder to their Championship rivals of...

Glasse kicks late leveller

Sedgley P .......26 Caldy ................26 By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR OLLIE Glasse’s last minute conversion ensured Sedgley Park secured a well-deserved draw against...

Leicester L …. 45 Hinckley ……… 12

By CHRIS CAMPBELL LIONS took the spoils in a Leicestershire derby which both coaches will have gone away happy with the...

Darlington ….. 45 Hull ………………. 21

By TOM BULMER DARLINGTON MP rounded off their pre-season campaign with a high scoring win over Hull. They led 40-0 at...

Rosslyn P ……..50 Wimbledon …. 12

By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park capped a successful preseason with a big win at The Rock on Thursday. Park ran in...

Farrell was trying to rip possession

REGARDING Owen Farrell’s red card, I can’t be the only one who noticed him trying to rip the ball from Taine...

Give Tier 2 sides opportunity to take on the best

THE Rugby World Cup is one of the three or four biggest sporting events in the world. As a vehicle for...

Woodward’s right, tear up this script

CLIVE Woodward suggests Steve Borthwick should tear apart the squad and start again. A great idea that I’ve been asking for...

‘I’d signed for Salford day before RFU called’

My Life in Rugby with Peter Williams - The former England, Lancashire and Orrell fly-half talks about his life in the...

Veteran Earls out on his own

Like his native Limerick, there has never been anything flash or fancy about Keith Earls which goes some way to understanding...

Treacherous route for top-ranked team

Before they know it, a pair of sacked England coaches will be back in Paris on World Cup business to oversee...

Top Cat’s rousing farewell journey

Finlay Calder shall never forget how Clive Rowlands stood four-square behind him after the Lions‘ traumatic start to their victorious series...

Fijian Matavesi to turn on style for Camborne

National League Previews - League Two West This season’s National Two West features three new sides but newly promoted Camborne are the...

Richmond in the mood to bounce back into big time

National League Previews: League One National One’s dramatic three-horse title race could only be settled on the final day last season...

Winterbottom sets Esher’s sights on quick promotion

National League Previews - League Two East National Two East gets underway tomorrow with Esher going in as favourites, but multiple...

Leeds Tykes and Hull add heft to battle at the top

National League Previews - League Two North Sedgley Park were runaway winners in National Two North last season but this year’s...

Italy go for ex-Wasps winger Odogwu

FORMER Wasps wing Paolo Odogwu has been named in Italy’s World Cup squad. Odogwu, 26, was named in England’s 28-man squad...

Cardiff stick with Lee-Lo

CARDIFF have re-signed veteran centre Rey Lee-Lo for 2023-24 having released him at the end of last season. The 37-year-old Samoa...

Pivac heads for Japan

FORMER Wales head coach Wayne Pivac is to take charge of Japanese second-tier side NEC Green Rockets in the 2023-24 season....

Ex-All Blacks pack into Tonga squad

Heading to France: Charles Piutau and, inset, Malakai Fekitoa PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER All Blacks Charles Piutau, Vaea Fifita, Malakai Fekitoa...

King keen to prove worth for Bedford

By BEN JAYCOCK Cameron King now sees himself as a settled Championship player and is looking forward to his new adventure...

I still think England could surprise a few

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO here we are again, losing a player as a result of...

Oyonnax are worth place at top table

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Promoted ProD2 champions Oyonnax demonstrated – if there was still any doubt after last weekend’s impressive opening...

2025 stadia announced

EIGHT venues have been named across England to host the women’s 2025 World Cup. A mix of rugby and football stadiums...

Ace Snowsill calls time

WALES fly-half Elinor Snowsill has retired from professional rugby. Snowsill, who won 76 caps, played at four World Cups and and...

Scots snap up Banahan

FORMER Bath and England winger Matt Banahan has joined Scotland women as attack coach. Banahan scored four tries in 16 caps...

Skills guru Ryles back with Eddie 

Eddie Jones has turned to another former member of his England coaching staff to link up with the Wallabies for the...

Webb tests positive for growth hormone

By Ben Jaycock Former Wales international Rhys Webb has tested positive for a growth hormone following an unexpected check by the...

In The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 27/08/23

It’s the final weekend of World Cup warm-up matches, and you can find coverage from all of Saturday’s games in The...

Springboks inflict record loss on All Blacks at HQ

By Nick Powell, Online Editor New Zealand…………………….7 Tries: Roigard 71 Conversions: Mo’unga 72 South Africa……………………..35 Tries: Kolisi 18, Arendse 34, Marx...

Series 3, Episode 5: Argentina’s World Cup prospects and Farrell and Vunipola bans with Marcelo Bosch

Following their respective suspensions, Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell will miss the start of the World Cup this year as England‘s...

Injured Watson out of World Cup

England winger Anthony Watson has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a calf injury in last weekend’s...

Wainiqolo: ‘We can’t wait to face England’

Fijian winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are relishing the chance to face England this Saturday and put right some of...

Skipper Lawes makes 100th appearance as May returns

Courtney Lawes will captain the England team against Fiji as he becomes only the fifth English player to reach 100 test...

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Vunipola out of Argentina with ban

Billy Vunipola has joined Saracens teammate Owen Farrell with a ban that will rule him out of playing against Argentina in...

England captain Farrell banned for Argentina and Japan matches at World Cup

Owen Farrell will miss England‘s first two World Cup games after a World Rugby appeal successfully overturned the Independent Judicial Committee...

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Can the Springboks Win the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

All rugby fans around the world are counting down the days until the beginning of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. All...

Rugby Goes Digital: How Technology Is Changing the Sport’s Landscape

As the adage goes, change is the only constant. In the context of rugby, this change is driven by technology’s relentless...

Morgan and Lake named co-captains as Wales reveal World Cup squad

Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake have been named as co-captains as Wales confirmed their 33-man squad for the Rugby World Cup....

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Rugby is a simple game, but it is packed with layers of rules that may seem confusing for many. The game’s...

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