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National Leagues
/ 4 years agoHelliwell double seals win for Lions
By MICHAEL HAWKINS Leicester L ....47 Guernsey ........14 LEICESTER Lions made amends for their 17-5 defeat in Guernsey in the reverse...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoOne-sided contests will drive fans away
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It seems that not a week goes by without some sort of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoFeel lucky to have played in the era I did
JEFF PROBYN I HAD the chance last week to help Upper Clapton Rugby club celebrate 140 years since the club was...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoCharlie has all the Bunting out
By SAQIB SAGIR Cumbria...................24 Staffordshire......... 31 STAFFORDSHIRE took the honours with victory at Cumbria in their opening Division Two clash. There...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoMidlands ease their way home
By NATHAN EDWARDS East Midlands....... 41 Warwickshire........24 EAST Midland battled past Warwickshire to pick up an opening day victory in division...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoReynolds’ late points seal top encounter
By MUHAMMED SHER Hampshire...... 43 Kent................... 44 A PULSATING affair in Havant went the way of Kent. The home side came...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoSturgess inspires opening triumph
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Lancashire........52pts Leicestershire... 14pts PAUL Arnold was happy with the performance of his Lancashire side as they beat Leicestershire...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoYorkshire savour double delight over Northumberland
By STEVE SMITH Northumberland ..40 Yorkshire.................52 TRADITIONAL northern rivals Northumberland and Yorkshire went head-to-head at the double as both their men’s...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoAll Hale a special try from from Dan
By CIERAN EDWARDS Dorset & Wilts........ 34 Eastern Counties..... 8 DORSET and Wilts thrashed East Counties, in the Royal Wootton Bassett,...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoSomerset make intentions clear
By IVOR SMITH Essex........................ 15 Somerset.................69 AN EMPHATIC final score of 69-15 has sent out a clear message to Somerset’s rivals...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoBill Beaumont County Championship
Berkshire..........37 Middlesex........ 21 SIX unanswered second-half tries from Berkshire saw a remarkable comeback. Middlesex had stretched away in the first period,...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoResults
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoThomas puts boot in to spoil Dale’s party
Premiership By JARRED EVITTS Merthyr ................43 Aberavon..............44 THERE was to be no fairytale farewell for Merthyr head coach Dale McIntosh, who’s...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoBargoed leapfrog Neath with six-try salvo
Welsh round-up BARGOED made up for the heartache of losing the WRU Championship final to Neath by winning the Championship with...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoProD2 call for system reset to aid recruitment
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Biarritz’s long-inevitable relegation from the Top 14 was finally confirmed last weekend when they lost 48-13 at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSarah Hunter: ‘England not daunted by World Cup favourites tag’
Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter outlined to The Rugby Paper that her England side is not daunted by the favourites tag...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoStephen Myler signs Ospreys contract extension to take him into his twentieth professional season
Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler has signed a one-year contract extension at Ospreys. Myler was Head coach Toby Booth’s first player signing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHarlequins sign South African second row Irné Herbst from Benetton
Harlequins have signed South African second row Irné Herbst from United Rugby Championship outfit Benetton. After spending five-years in Italy at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAngus O’Brien to return to Dragons
Scarlets back Angus O’Brien will return home to Dragons Rugby at the end of the season. Caerleon-born O’Brien came through the...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoVan Rensburg trades Sharks
Springbok centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg will be heading back to South Africa as he signs for URC side the Sharks....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOspreys sign Exeter fly-half Jack Walsh
The Ospreys have completed a deal to sign talented fly-half Jack Walsh from Exeter Chiefs. America-born, the 22-year-old has penned a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLathallan Rugby 7s returns for first time since 2019
A popular youth rugby tournament returned to one of the North-east’s top independent schools at the weekend for the first time...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMax Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy
Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish come from 25 points down to earn draw with Wasps
London Irish (14) 42Tries: Rowe, Parton, Pearson, Arundel, Hassell-Collins, Penalty Cons: Jackson 5Wasps (24) 42Tries: Oghre, Hougaard 2, Atkinson, Kibirige Cons:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBanahan urges Bath to bridge the divide
By TOM BRADSHAW BATH legend Matt Banahan says the club must urgently return to its city roots to stop an “us...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoSaracens the favourites – if they finish in top two
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK NO-ONE should be surprised that Saracens are tucked in at second in the league...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAshton hat-trick puts him at top of the tree
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........56pts Tries: Ashton 4, 22, 27, B Youngs 36, Moroni 43, Steward 57, Wiese 67, Potter 74...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChris Ashton: ‘Now I want to make it to 100’
CHRIS Ashton said he was relieved to set the Premiership’s try scoring record. His hat-trick took him on to 95 –...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRampant Gloucester humiliate sorry Bath
By PAUL REES Gloucester........64pts Tries: Harris 12, Rees-Zammit 30, 35; Carreras 40, Morgan 41, Atkinson 47, Ludlow 59, Meehan 66, Ford-Robinson...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe just couldn’t cope -Hatley
NEAL Hatley said he could not explain why Bath suffered one of the most humiliating afternoons in their history. “I do...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMalins the master as Saracens march on
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiamond: We keep giving easy chances to good teams
WORCESTER boss Steve Diamond accepted that his side were outclassed. “As in previous games, we have managed to hand easy opportunities...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGrayson puts Saints in box seat for play-offs
By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton ..32pts Tries: Freeman 5, Ludlam 11, Furbank 25, Waller 37 Conversions: Grayson 6, 12, 38 Penalties: Grayson...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMatson: ‘Tough’ penalty cost us
HARLEQUINS’ senior coach Tabai Matson was disappointed to concede the late penalty that led to Saints snatching victory. “We were lucky...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSharks take honours in Battle of the North
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................35pts Tries: Van der Merwe 17, 37; B Curry 43, Hammersley 52, Ashman 67 Conversions: Du Preez...
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Premiership
/ 4 years ago‘We can beat Racing in Paris’
ALEX Sanderson insists Sale can go to Paris and beat Racing on Sunday. The odds are stacked against the Sharks as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChampionship ‘serfs’ must unite for uprising
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNo place in the game for abuse of officials
NICK CAIN THERE was a recent commentary that referees are over-protected and should not be immune from criticism, particularly by pro...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps in the way of Exiles triple bid
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium LONDON Irish are the only club still...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe’ll have to be at our very best, says Blackett
Coach: Lee Blackett LEE Blackett says every match for the rest of the season is a knock-out one for Wasps who...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBravo to WRU for giving grassroots day in the sun
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It has been open season on the Welsh Rugby Union recently, and quite rightly in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoGood news for Wales as George roars back
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............54pts Tries: Smith 16, Morris 27, Lake 49, 54; Collins 59, Watkin 69, Parry 79 Conversions: Anscombe...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoVery few now could master art of Joggie
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The way the old-timers tell it, the Springboks were so petrified by the majesty of the All...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoAll eyes on Leinster’s honorary All Black
CHRIS HEWETT WHEN it comes to openside flankers, New Zealand’s grand tradition has long been grander than everyone else’s. Nathan, Mourie, Jones,...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoBreen heroics seal win for Ireland
By PAUL EDDISON Ireland ............15 Scotland..........14 ENYA Breen’s last-gasp try gave Ireland sweet revenge over Scotland in the final game of...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoDominant Roses seal fourth straight Slam
By JAMES REID France ................12pts Tries: Menager 4, Deshaye 67 Conversions: Sansus 5 England ............24pts Tries: Bern 12, 26, Ward 17...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoSillari inflicts last minute heartache on Wales
By MEGAN ARMITAGE Wales ......................8 Italy ........................10 WALES suffered late heartbreak as Michela Sillari’s penalty fired Italy to a dramatic last-gasp...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeicester lesson has served Leo well
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Leo Cullen left Dublin for Leicester during the summer of 2005 on a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOnly Evans to coach Wales was a Wallaby
PETER JACKSON AT the last count, as conducted by people who know about these things, there were almost 75,000 Evanses living...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSimpson’s try double inspires fightback win
By BEN JAYCOCK Gloucester ........25pts Tries: Jordan 19, Morris 32, Morgan 70 Conversions: Barton 20, 70 Penalties: Barton 10, 16 Worcester...
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