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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFearn’s in line to boost Knights
By JON NEWCOMBE Darren Fearn is thought to be Doncaster Knights’ first-choice as new forwards coach as the Championship club continue...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Jordon Poole
The Coventry and former Yorkshire Carnegie, Darlington Mowden Park & Exeter Chiefs hooker, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoBath will have to go full metal jacket all the way
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK BATH have got a very good shout of winning the Premiership for the first...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMillard sings praises of returning stars Marcus and Danny
Harlequins director of rugby Billy Millard hailed the way Marcus Smith and Danny Care got back into the old routine after...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBears battle back to subdue Gloucester
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Hathaway 10, Carreras 18, McBurney 21 Conversions: Carreras 11, 19, 22 Penalty: Carreras 33...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam: We want another four wins
Bristol boss Pat Lam says his side are targeting four more wins to finish the season after victory at Gloucester. “It...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMcCall: We didn’t work hard enough
Saracens boss Mark McCall questioned the work-rate of some of his players after their fitful display at Northampton, admitting it was...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSharp Smith gives Saints extra edge
■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton Saints......41pts Tries: Coles 5, Ramm 12, 46, Freeman 61, Sleightholme 68 Conversions: Smith 5, 12, 46, 62,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeicester survive a Newcastle fright night
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle......................... 13pts Tries: Redshaw 17 Conversions: Connon 18 Penalties: Connon 2, 63 Leicester ........................... 19pts Tries: van Poortvliet...
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Premiership
/ 2 years ago‘We don’t want to be plucky losers’
Newcastle boss Steve Diamond was frustrated his side failed to capitalise on Tigers’ ill-discipline to end their losing run. Diamond said:...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoO’Flaherty: We need to learn from our inquest
■By JON NEWCOMBE Sale Sharks vExeter Chiefs PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3pm, Salford Community Stadium SALE’S players had good old northern, say...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe’ve got to make sure we play the game our way – Baxter
EXETER boss Rob Baxter has made seven changes to the starting XV following last weekend’s bonus point win over Newcastle. International...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoTime for club owners to come clean on plans
NICK CAIN - READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SEETHING financial undercurrents are undermining the main pillars of the game in...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoThis was a cracker but still too many blowouts
The Premiership run-in produced a highly competitive cracker of a match at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday, with Northampton securing a 41-30...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoSanzaar miss chance to inject new blood
The 2024 Six Nations has been lauded in the southern hemisphere for its sensational quality and entertainment – which has not...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMonaghan returns to lead Ireland
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ireland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm SECOND row Sam Monaghan returns from injury to captain Ireland as...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFrance made to work hard to break down courageous Scotland
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland ............. 5pts Tries: Martin 34 France................ 15pts Tries: Arbey 52, Gros 80 Conversions: Queyrol 80 Penalties: Queyrol...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoKildunne has too much for Italians
■By SAM JACKSON Italy..................... 0 England ........... 48 ENGLAND secured a bonus-point win over Italy in Parma last Sunday despite having...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Saracens second row Rosie Galligan
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Finchley, North London Date of birth: 30/04/98 Community club: Aylesford Bulls RFC Red Roses debut: vs Ireland...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoRed menace? Don’t get sent off in first place
A STRONG contender for the 2024 Quote of the Year award should be The Rugby Paper columnist Chris Hewett for his...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoYorkshire rugby has been shafted
YORKSHIRE rugby won the 1987 County Championship with England inter nationals such as Peter Winterbotom, Rob Andrew and Rory Underwood. Yet...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSchreuder happy to be Spencer’s back-up
By PAUL REES Louis Schreuder wasn’t the only South African scrum-half smiling when it was announced at the end of February...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCraig enjoying new lease of life at Scarlets
By SIMON THOMAS Alex Craig is an “old school” rugby player enjoying a new lease of life. The second row’s move...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLet’s hope the Lions can find their roar
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IN THE unlikely event that anyone out there is still searching for something nice to say about...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTake TMOs seriously? That’s up to you…
IT was a close-run thing, but on the balance of predicatability, the TMO system just sneaked home ahead of Owen Farrell’s...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff fall just short as Crowley hits winner
■By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 20pts Tries: Beirne 48, Crowley 64 Conversions: Crowley 49, 65 Penalties: Crowley 38, 75 Cardiff ..................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoMorris finds his form to help Ospreys see off Lions
■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Botha 5, Parry 17, Morris 49, Lloyd 58, K Williams 80 Conversions: O Williams 18,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRowe’s the destroyer as Glasgow take charge
■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ...............................3pts Penalties: Lloyd 16 Glasgow............................. 45pts Tries: Rowe 6, 69, 80; Hiddleston 25, Cummings 41, Penalty 54,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDragons come good in basement battle
By ROGER PANTING Scarlets on his 100th apchief beneficiary Dragons............. 20pts Tries: Owen 17, Rosser 23, Dee 42 Conversions: Evans 42...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers …… 13 Ulster ………….. 7
A LATE Evan Roos try helped Stormers seal a hard-fought win over Ulster. Nick Timoney’s converted score gave Ulster a 7-0...
