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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoBarnes backing World Rugby legal action
Legal action is being taken after match officials and players suffered online abuse during the Rugby World Cup. World Cup final...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity helps lift Exeter’s challenge
By MARK STEVENS When Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBrive line up move for Lawes
Courtney Lawes is set to leave Northampton this summer to join Brive. According to reports in France, the former England back...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLovejoy on his way to Bristol
Bristol Bears have signed Harlequins tighthead prop Lovejoy Chawatama. Chawatama opted to sign for Harlequins after the demise of his former...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoDallaglio urges England to win more matches than they lose
By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio has challenged England to “get some credit” back in the bank by winning more games than...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAt last! Freeman and Roots give Borthwick reasons to be cheerful
SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK CAIN Italy..................................... 24pts Tries: A Garbisi 11, Allan 26, Ioane 85 Conversions: Allan 13, 27; P...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoEngland look ready to throw off the chains
SIX NATIONS 2024 PAUL REES CLOSE yet comfortable summed up a contradictory England performance. Exposed in defence at times, they smothered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoIt wasn’t quite Bazball but George’s men did enough to get the job done
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WELL, it wasn’t quite the ‘Bazball’ rugby that Jamie George apparently aspires to – did we really expect things...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland hold off amazing Wales revival
SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales................................. 26pts Tries: Botham 47, Dyer 53, Wainwright 60, Mann 68 Conversions: Lloyd 54, 61,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhy you don’t give up on your dreams
SIX NATIONS 2024 BRENDAN GALLAGHER It's been said before but needs reiterating on a regular basis but there is no sporting...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoOnce again, the fans are being taken for granted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE European Cup’s ‘round of 16’ takes some beating when it comes to...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoRFU double standards alive and well
Surprise, surprise, double standards are alive and well at the RFU. The latest example is the decision is to give a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDiamond’s dual role can’t be right
The Twickenham suits are also not averse to turning a blind eye when a conflict-of-interests is involved. Perhaps the RFU’s performance...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance can only watch as Irish put on a show
By PAUL REES France.................................17pts Tries: Penaud 40, Gabrillagues 53 Conversions: Ramos 42, 53 Penalties: Ramos 27 Ireland............................... 38pts Tries: Gibson-Park 16,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWe won’t be getting carried away – O’Mahony
Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony says his side are “not getting carried away” in their bid to win back-to-back Grand Slams for...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoThat was a must-watch match of real quality
JEREMY GUSCOTT SIX NATIONS 2024 THE Six Nations opener in Marseille between France and Ireland was a really good game of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoConfident Crowley shows why he deserves the keys to No.10
BRENDAN GALLAGHER SIX NATIONS 2024 Regular readers of The Rugby Paper will recall that I told you a very long time...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoI didn’t see that coming! France as flat as a crepe…
NICK CAIN Ireland's trouncing of France in Marseille – a record Irish win on French soil – trashed most pundits prediction...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoPollock puts England on the front foot
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK POWELL Italy................................... 11pts Tries: Siciliano 67 Penalties: Pucciarello 10, 19 England........................... 36pts Tries: Pollock 20,...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMorse powers Wales on as Whiffin enjoys a winning start
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By BEN JAYCOCK Wales.................37pts Tries: Anderson 17, Price 28, 71, Morse 32, Ackerman 60, Lewis 76 Conversions:...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMurphy kicks Ireland to thrilling win at the death
By BEN JAYCOCK France................31pts Tries: Castro-Ferreira 11, 35; Tuifua 46, Perrin 72 Conversions: Raffy 12, 36, 47, 73 Penalties: Raffy 64...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoArdao heads to Miami to face his next challenge
By JOE SANTAMARIA Uruguay sensation Manuel Ardao took the World Cup by storm with some sensational performances but is far from...
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World
/ 2 years agoCockerill out to beef up Georgia
Rugby Europe Championship By JON NEWCOMBE Richard Cockerill starts his reign as Georgia head coach in a remote part of Germany...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTop dogs who build teams in own image
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED According to an article on the American website “Psychology Today”, there is scientific evidence to suggest that...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoThe Lions show still sets the standard
Living with Lions, the film released off the back of the compelling British and Irish tour of South Africa in 1997,...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Lilli Ives Campion
By BEN JAYCOCK Loughborough Lightning lock Birthplace: Shrewsbury, Date of birth: 10/10/03 Community club: Telford, Hornets Caps: 0 Why I Play...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSing claims late winner to complete fightback
■ By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Leicester T.......26pts Tries: McBrien 12, Jones 25, McGhie 39, Tutt 44 Conversions: Jones 12, 25, 44 Gloucester-H...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoEight-try Saracens power on at summit
■ By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............................ 48pts Tries: Gregson 5, 62; Hunt 11, Infante 13, Cleall 28, de Goede 49, Packer...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoScott leads charge as Quins seek a reaction
■ By BEN JKAYCOCK PREVIEW... Quins vSale Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop HARLEQUINS host their annual Pride fixture at Twickenham Stoop...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoWills double earns Bears memorable derby win
■ By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ..22pts Tries: Atkin-Davies 35, Wills 48, 52, Varley 67 Conversions: Aitchison 67 Exeter Chiefs.. 12pts...
