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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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
/ 3 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...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMillard moves up at Quins
Harlequins have appointed Billy Millard as director of rugby, with Tabai Matson switching from head coach to become director of performance...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoIt’s not a level playing field in second tier
I WOULD just like to correct a passage in the article with Steve Thompson last week (TRP, June 11), when he...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoHow do Saracens survive on gates?
IT was interesting to see the average home attendances for the Premiership clubs for the past season. What I can’t quite...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChamp clubs refuse to delay new deal
By JON NEWCOMBE Furious Championship clubs have voted against proposals to push back the new Professional Game Agreement (PGA) by another...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Will Davis
The Blackheath and former Ealing Trailfinders and Northampton Saints prop, talks about his life in the game... 1. Ellis Genge –...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoSpencer’s the man to fire up England
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick’s ability to get the best out of the best scrum-half in England...
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Features
/ 3 years agoHelping to coach the next generation
Jon Newcombe talks to Matt Williams about the challenges of running coaching academies for up and coming players London Irish junior...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoFrom European Cup honour to Eurotrash
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The European Cup is sinking thanks to the tinkering of EPCR and its...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoCrowley’s quick exit was not deserved
NICK CAIN The most discordant note struck in the international game this week was Kieran Crowley’s axing by Italy. Crowley’s contribution...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKingsholm showdown to decide the title
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs June 24. Kick-off 3.30pm, Kingsholm The Premier 15s top two sides Gloucester-Hartpury and...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWoollett keen to see repeat performance
By LUKE JARMYN Australian Ben Woollett got a reputation as the joker in Jersey Reds ranks, playing practical jokes and winding...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTalling’s happy to be joining Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK SALE Sharks have signed England international Morwenna Talling from Loughborough Lightning ahead of the 2023-24 Premier 15s season....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChampions Cup reverts to multi-pool
By PAUL REES Triumph: La Rochelle celebrate victory THE Heineken Champions Cup reverts to a multi-pool format next season, but teams...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSnow has his eye on new deal at Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs are set to return to pre-season this week and will see a familiar face trying to earn himself a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTeague keen to be heading home
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Former England attack guru Rory Teague, below, is ready to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLoader signs two-year deal with Stormers
Ben Loader is moving to South Africa this summer and will play in the United Rugby Championship after signing for the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFighting talk suits Cameron
Northampton Saints have contacted undisputed women’s super-lightweight champion Chantelle Cameron about defending her titles at Franklins Gardens. The Northampton-born boxing queen...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSanderson visits Warrior world
Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson and head coach Paul Deacon were busy last week picking the brains of another North-West coach...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNeild back on market
Former Sale Sharks back-row Cameron Neild is looking for his third club in a year after his short-term deal with Glasgow...














