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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoTupou on track to return for Wallabies
Wallabies star prop Taniela Tupou is on track to make his return from injury against the Springboks in their Rugby Championship...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoNienaber keeps faith with World Cup stars
By PAUL REES SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH Africa’s squad preparing for the Rugby Championship contains 19 players who were involved in the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoFoster mixes it up with experience and youth
New Zealand have named five debutants in a 36-man squad for the upcoming Rugby Championship. The squad is a mixture of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoFamiliar faces find some new identities
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Nine New Zealanders, four Australians, a goalkicking Irishman and an English prop are...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoLimited by a flawed structure
Back in those blessed years when the Heineken Cup often delivered matches of greater passion and technical skill than the Six...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoSensational Jonah, the game’s first global star
Brendan Gallagher looks back at the players who shone on the biggest stage, this time he goes back to 1995 and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMandela inspires rainbow nation
The 1995 World Cup is a multi stranded story we never tire of. Nelson Mandela, elected at South Africa’s first President...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Nili Latu: ‘Playing for my country was never about money’
The former Tonga, Hurricanes, Chiefs, Newcastle, Green Rockets and Red Dolphins No.8 My playing career with Tonga (a record 54 caps)...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoNoot: Blackheath aiming for top six
By BEN JAYCOCK Alex Noot has stressed that his new Blackheath side are not there to merely make up the numbers...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley move for Brough
National 1 side Birmingham Moseley have signed Dan Brough from Cambridge, who won the league to secure promotion to the Championship....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDeath of former Kynoch captain
SUTTON Coldfield man and keen rugby player Daniel Higgs recently passed away, aged 49. Higgs, below, played for many years with...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCraig leaving Gloucester for Scarlets
Scotland lock Alex Craig is joining Scarlets from Gloucester. Like their regional rivals, Scarlets are cutting costs and have lost lock...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTwo-year trial for tackle law in Wales
THE WRU is introducing a restriction on the height of the tackle allowed in the community game in Wales in a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBizer’s the latest star to join Ealing
USA fly-half Meya Bizer is the latest international to join Ealing Trailfinders’ new Premier 15s side. The 30-year-old has won 27...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Ampthill hooker Ben Pogson
Ben Pogson is “ecstatic” he has managed to land a contract at Championship side Ampthill after the difficult news last October...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCharalambous on Scottish mission
By BEN JAYCOCK After aiding the club’s survival bid last term, London Scottish new signing Rhys Charalambous is hoping to use...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaldwin happy to take chance at Falcons
By SAM JACKSON Wales and Ospreys hooker Scott Baldwin has called time on his playing career to become defence coach at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoBlackett’s blueprint deserves attention
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Jeff Blackett is not a name that will spring to mind if...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoTeam of the season is packed with brilliance
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The 2022/23 Top 14 season is done. Toulouse are champions for the 22nd time, after pipping ambitious...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoHeavenly finish as Crusaders snatch title
By CAMERON STEPHENS Super Rugby Pacific Final Chiefs .................. 20pts Tries: Stevenson 22, Narawa 42 Conversions: McKenzie 24, 44 Penalties: McKenzie...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPienaar keeps control to guide Cheetahs home
Currie Cup Final By DAN LYON Cheetahs ..........25pts Tries: Fortuin 29, Jasper 39, Kruger 52 Conversions: Pienaar 40, 53 Penalties: Pienaar...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGloucester and Exeter prepare for “Queensholm” showdown
A new winner will be crowned as the champions of the Women’s Premier 15s as Gloucester-Hartpury and Exeter meet at the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSeries 2, Episode 24: European Cup format and reattempting an England XV
This week on the Rugby Paper Podcast, host Ollie Little is joined by columnists Brendan Gallagher, Nick Cain and Chris Hewett...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoHeineken pull plug on Europe
By SAM JACKSON EXCLUSIVE Global brewing giants Heineken are to step down as title sponsors of rugby’s Champions Cup, leaving tournament...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland squad on £100,000-a-man at World Cup
By PETER JACKSON & JON NEWCOMBE England's World Cup squad will be paid £100,000-a-man at the World Cup in France this...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPurdy out to make his name overseas
By BEN JAYCOCK As many professional rugby players are discovering, the financial problems in the Premiership are making it tough to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBristol swoop to snap up Van Rensburg
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol Bears have leapt upon London Irish’s misfortune by signing South African centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBorthwick: Mercer a contender for France
By GARY FITZGERALD Steve Borthwick claims Zach Mercer has “grown” into a true World Cup back row contender for during his...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoHunter and Cox named in Birthday Honours list
By NEIL HARVEY Former England women’s captain Sarah Hunter has been awarded and CBE and professional referee, Sara Cox an MBE...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWe’ll keep on fighting, says Newcastle owner
By PAUL REES Newcastle owner Semore Kurdi has rubbished claims that the club is willing to be relegated to the Championship...
