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Letters
/ 2 years agoQuite right, Jerry Time to cut subs
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk JEREMY Guscott was absolutely...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoGame is bigger than RFU Board and Premiership
THE more I learn of the dire situation English rugby finds itself in, the more I worry that our government is...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t give lifelines
IF Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish are gifted lifelines, then it would be an absolute disgrace – surely it can never...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoOghre enjoying life with Bristol
By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoCoach to Coach with Taff Gwilliam
Steve Hill speaks to Taff Gwilliam who last season lead Kent to their first County Championship title since 1927 and is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA case of third time lucky for Neville
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime to enforce law on quick tapped penalties
RUGBY MATTERS I can't remember the last time I saw a quick tapped penalty taken correctly yet refs and assistant refs...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHeartbreak for Ospreys as Benetton snatch it
By ROB COLE Benetton ........... 18pts Tries: Bernasconi 16, Da Re 76 Conversions: Umaga 17 Penalties: Umaga 65, 69 Ospreys ................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoSix-try Bulls gear up for Saracens
By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls ............... 44 Sharks ............ 10 THE Bulls showed their quality with a six-try thrashing of the Sharks...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoStormers start to show some form
By SAM JACKSON Stormers ........31 Zebre .................7 THEY are not looking like the URC champions they once were but the Stormers’...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago14-man Lions too good for Dragons
By HAMISH Lions.................. 49pts Tries: van Wyck 11, Horn 28, 70; van der Merwe 43, 77; van der Berg 57 Conversions:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoFrawley runs home late winner
By KEVIN FALLON Connacht ........22 Leinster .......... 24 CIARAN Frawley was the hero for Leinster as he struck for a match-winning...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRitchie earns Everitt praise
By JOHN FALLON Ulster .............. 24 Edinburgh .......27 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt said they were good value for their first win...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRowntree: We need to get better
By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........40 Glasgow ..........29 GLASGOW coach Franco Smith said they could have few complaints about the outcome at...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBig clubs ready to rumble
Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoGeorgia happy to be joining the party
The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoIosefa-Scott happy he took chance with Chiefs
By PAUL REES Josh Iosefa-Scott was stunned when Exeter contacted his agent two years ago. The 22st England qualified prop was...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGray inspires Hartpury to leave Cov at starting gate
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ...........29pts Tries: Tries: Kvesic 9, Chilvers 19, Rigg 55, Wand 80 Conversions: Mitchell 9, 55, 80 Pens:...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDelight for Scottish as they grab first win of season
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON London Scots ................... 19pts Tries: Ingall 2, Marshall 40, Musk 80 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 40, 80 E Trailfinders ......................
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWinless Cambridge push scrappy Nottingham all the way
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham......22pts Tries: Woodward 9, Ramage 13, Owen 29, Dickinson 46 Conversions: Hollingsworth 13 Cambridge ....... 19pts Tries: Caven...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDoncaster hoping to make most of long trip
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish v Doncaster Pirates Today. Kick-off 2.30pm Mennaye Field DONCASTER Knights embark on one of the longest...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLooking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward
By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoIn-form Chinnor show why they are riding high
By RHYS PAUL Leicester L ...... 15 Chinnor.............40 CHINNOR maintained their top-of-the-table challenge with a comprehensive victory. The Lions started strongly...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHoney seals sweetest win in classic contest
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ..................22pts Tries: McRae 40, Jones 58, Kalling-Smith 74 Conversions: Honey 40, 58 Penalties: Honey 79 Tries: Daly...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLuis has a Ball as Stortford win dourest battle
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S............... 13 Darlington MP......... 6 THE freezing cold conditions made handling difficult and, as far as could...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHosts pay price as visitors Sale away
By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....32 Sale FC.....................56 A TAUNTON yellow card and three penalties against them saw three kicks to the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoThere’s no Luc as Smith steals show
By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park..........49 Cinderford...............29 A LATE try denied Cinderford a second bonus point as Rosslyn Park secured a big...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoGarry’s laying down the Law in bid to find consistency
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In their ninth consecutive season in National One, Darlington Mowden Park’s director of rugby Garry Law possesses a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoHigh-scoring games make it great ‘fun’ for Campbell
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two West has been the highest-scoring division in the National Leagues so far this season and Hinckley...
