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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoPerpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoIn-form Exeter Uni snatch pole position
SW Premier EXETER University thrashed Old Centralians 50-28 to got top, leapfrogging Hornets, whose clash with Okehampton was postponed due to...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRecord crowd for big Titans triumph
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....35 Plymouth Albion...25 A RECORD crowd of 1,200 saw Taunton Titans get the better of Plymouth Albion...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoJefferies hits four with Chiefs in total control
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ..0 Exeter ..............88 EXETER Chiefs rounded off 2021 with an emphatic victory at the Darlington Arena....
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoClinical Reds kill off Exiles to go second
By TOM INNES Jersey ................31pts Tries: Olowofela 8, Longwell 25, Cook 33, Holgate 37, B Owen 74 Conversions: Pittman 33,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThis rugby vote is just game for a laugh
CHRIS HEWETT THE right to vote is a deadly serious matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good for a laugh:...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoResults
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoWorcester fine-tune in search of vital bonus
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2.15pm live on BBCi player WORCESTER Warriors head coach Jo Yapp has...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoBristol-boy Genge can be a home town hero
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S not surprising that Ellis Genge has made a success of being captain of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoVan Graan needs full power to plug Bath
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSaracens clash off after positive Covid tests
TODAY’S scheduled match between Saracens and Sale Sharks has been postponed due to the home side reporting a number of positive...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoRegional results
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 years agoDupont has the world at his bewitching feet
JEREMY GUSCOTT I EXPECT Antoine Dupont’s world-class credentials to last in much the same way as they did for Dan Carter...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBear hugs were PR disaster for Genge
NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRegions let down by double standards
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND European rugby is in chaos and it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorth to miss start of the Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON In the roar: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring Harlequins’ fourth try against Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE North’s comeback...
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/ 5 years agoNew women’s union will offer protection
By PAUL REES DANIELLE Waterman set up the Women’s Rugby Association, which launched last week, to ensure players do not lose...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoHeineken Champions Cup preview
The Heineken Champions Cup has been torn apart once more by the coronavirus cancellation controversy with six matches called off, as...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEnglish Championship Preview
It’s another huge Saturday of English Championship rugby. Here, The Rugby Paper looks ahead to some thrilling ties in the second...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoJohann van Graan appointed as Bath head coach
Bath Rugby have appointed Johann van Graan as Head Coach for the 2022/23 season on a long-term contract. Yesterday, it was...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland men’s 2022 autumn internationals announced
England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. England will first...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWinless Bath appoint Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach
Bath Rugby have confirmed the appointment of Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach for the remainder of the 2021/22 season....
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland’s fledglings still have a point to prove
Eddie Jones was rewarded for placing his faith in the next generation of English talent as his side enjoyed a series...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoGlasgow ask Exeter fans to not wear Native American-style headdresses
Glasgow Warriors have asked Exeter fans not to wear Native American-style headdresses at their Heineken Champions Cup match this Saturday evening...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChris Ashton leaves Worcester Warriors
After weeks of media speculation, Worcester Warriors have parted company with ex-England winger Chris Ashton. Ashton was “unavailable for selection” all...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 years agoDanielle Waterman launches women’s players union
Former England full-back Danielle Waterman has launched a players union for women in the Premier 15’s. The Women’s Rugby Association (WRA)...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoSale win away at Ospreys
Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoFabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92..........45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoNew-look Hull pass showdown with Fylde
By RICHARD GORE Hull......................22pts Fylde................... 14pts Corner man: Michael Adlard scores for Hull Team work: Henry Hadfield puts fellow winger Thomas...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoWasteful Dragons blow their chance in France
By ALEX BYWATER Perpignan ........20pts Tries: Penalty 54, Ecochard 60, Plana 66 Conversions: Ecochard 62 Penalties: Ecochard 65 Dragons..............16pts Tries: Roberts...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoNew loans aiming to return with interest
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN What do Top 14 back rows Jordan Joseph and Martin Devergie, hookers Guillaume Marchand and Bastien Soury,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNewport make up ground at the top
Midlands Premier THREE tries in quick succession saw Newport (Salop) draw level at the top of the table with a game...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoJuddians agony as Titans cling on
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge Jud....... 21 Taunton Titans.....24 TAUNTON Titans managed to hang on for victory as Tonbridge Juddians suffered more...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGarrett led charge in Munster success
CBC Cork have a notable list of former internationals among their alumni but arguably their most influential rugby old boy was...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoBarnes make OA pay for mistakes
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 19 Barnes......................35 OLD Albanian’s rollercoaster season hit another downer as they followed last weekend’s away win...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoThe Green Machine thankful for Viner try
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 12 Wharfedale............ 20 TWO tries from Brad Viner helped Wharfedale to a hard-earned victory in an attritional...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoReds cling on after coasting first-half with Brown treble
By TOM INNES Jersey ..............29pts Tries: Brown 2, 11, 29, Penalty 26, Clarke 38 Conversions: Leeming 38 Coventry ..........24pts Tries:...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoMid-table Racing on top of the JIFF chart
JAMES HARRINGTON THE argument that the French Top 14 is a haven for overseas megaplayers is increasingly hard to defend –...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoDorking edge out Dons to pull clear
London & SE Premier LEADERS Dorking overcame second-placed Wimbledon 25-24 to go seven points clear. Paul Hendry, Archie Brosch and Kain...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrilliant Johnson boots Sale into second with Club win
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath.......28pts Tries: Holland 12, Lloyd 22, Hennessey 47 Conversions: Gabbitass 22, 47 Penalties: Gabbitass 17, 55, 80 Sale.......................
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoSix-hitting Hinckley turn on the style
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.......... 46 Barnstaple....... 13 HINCKLEY put on a magnificent show for a bumper crowd, running in six tries...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoCrying out for candid cameras to shed light
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF nothing else, this week has shown the extraordinary effect of secret tapes and recordings or...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoDavies double helps Lightning strike twice
By JON BATHAM Loughborough ..27 Sale ........................0 LARK Davies’ secondhalf brace led Loughborough to a comfortable bonus-point win over Sale and...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoGray hat-trick gets Chiefs off to a stormer
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................42pts Tries: Hogg 23, Gray 41, 52, 60; S Simmonds 70, Armand 80 Conversions: J Simmonds 23,...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoHeatley treble sets the tone for Stour
By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge............42 Hull Ionians............ 15 CENTRE Joe Heatley helped himself to a hattrick as Stourbridge bounced back from having...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoDominant opening paves way for Pirates
By SAM JACKSON Ampthill ............13pts Tries: Cambriani 76 Conversions: Bergin 77 Penalties: Bergin 5, 14 C Pirates............26pts Tries: Kessell 3, Sirker...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoCarter milestone as Hornets win
SW Premier TOP of the table Hornets’ undefeated record was handed its sternest test of the season – but they held...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoIn-form Caldy conjure second-half surge to thwart Rams
By JOHN MALLON Caldy......................... 20 Rams........................... 3 CALDY maintained their impressive league form with a comprehensive victory against a muchchanged Rams....
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