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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...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSharks ……….23 Edinbrugh …. 13
EDINBURGH suffered back-to-back defeats in South Africa as the Sharks – who had begun the day bottom of the table with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBig guns fire for Leinster
Leinster .......... 47 Bulls ................. 14 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER brought most of their big guns back for this one and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBenetton snatch it in final play of game
Benetton ......... 18 Connacht ........14 By KEVIN FALLON BENETTON captain Eli Snyman said this is a huge win for the Treviso...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoThe scrum is fighting to stay in the game
Paul Rees wonders whether some of World Rugby's law tweaks will mean the end of the scrum as we know it...
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Summer Tours
/ 2 years agoJapan rugby full of talent, warns Savea
By BEN JAYCOCK Ardie Savea has issued a warning to England not to underestimate Japan in the two sides' first ever...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoUlster’s new boss
FORMER health trust chief Hugh McCaughey will take over from Jonny Petrie as temporary Ulster CEO. Petrie left the province by...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMatson to move on from Stoop
FORMER Harlequins senior coach Tabai Matson will leave the Premiership club at the end of the season. The 50-year-old coached the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoGatland’s left with mountain to climb
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoWales can’t afford four
The Scarlets’ proud proclamation welcoming fans to ‘Heart and Soul Rugby Country’ looks even more threadbare this weekend. A loss of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoUlster have little to offer
Shortly after Dan McFarland’s abrupt exit as Ulster’s head coach, chief executive Jonny Petrie dismissed any questions over his future at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoCare takes long road
Danny Care’s Test career spanned a longer period than every other scrum-half centurion; George Gregan (139 for Australia), Ben Youngs (129...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years ago‘I’m playing again after near death experience’
By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBrothers decide to call time at Saints
NORTHAMPTON prop Alex Waller and his brother Ethan will retire at the end of the season. Alex, 34, said on Tuesday...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAmpthill overcome 14-point deficit to beat Ealing
Championship ■ By BEN WHITE AMPTHILL secured their second straight Championship home win, spectacularly coming back from a 14-point deficit at...
