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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints sign James Raam
Northampton Saints have signed Australian winger James Raam from the Waratahs for next season. Ramm, 23, joins Saints from Super Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMatt Symons to retire at the end of the season
Harlequins lock Matt Symons has confirmed he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 32-year-old calls time...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTom Youngs retires from professional rugby
Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirteen with Max Ojomoh
In Episode Thirteen of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Bath centre Max Ojomoh joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper’s Digital...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNewcastle prop Adam Brocklebank signs two-year contract extension
Prop-forward Adam Brocklebank has signed up for another two seasons with Newcastle Falcons. The 26-year-old loose-head has made 74 appearances for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTian Schoeman joins Newcastle Falcons on three-year deal from Bath
Bath fly-half Tian Schoeman will join Newcastle Falcons on a three-year deal. The South African, 30, is already on Tyneside in...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoArgentine centre Matias Orlando signs two-year extension at Newcastle Falcons
Argentine centre Matias Orlando has signed a new two-year contract at Newcastle Falcons. Capped 47 times by Los Pumas, the 30-year-old...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSaracens 38 – 22 Exeter Chiefs: Saracens secure play-off place with strong second-half display against Exeter
Saracens secured a Premiership play-off place after a powerful second-half display secured a bonus-point victory over Exeter at the StoneX Stadium....
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoEngland smash Ireland in front of record crowd at Welford Road
England produced another dominant display as they defeated Ireland 69-0 in front of a record crowd at Welford Road. The victory...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTerrible in the first 60 -Boyd
CHRIS Boyd celebrated his first win at Bath since taking charge at Northampton, but admitted the performance was not good enough...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHaywood swoops to snatch it for Saints
By PAUL REES Bath ....................31pts Tries: Clark 22, Muir 32, Spencer 55, 58 Conversions: Cipriani 23, 33, Spencer 56, 59 Penalties:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMatson: Proud to be in the fight
HARLEQUINS senior coach Tabai Matson was proud of how his side hung in the fight. “We are pleased with that. You...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEsterhuizen powers home to trap Tigers
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........26pts Tries: Collier 2, Murley 12, Esterhuizen 73 Conversions: Smith 3 Penalties: Smith 34, 66, 80 Leicester...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoLeicester’s pack power has put them in the mix
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT is no surprise that there are four French quarter-finalists in the European Cup,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCopy Exeter’s lead and be ready
Colin Boag THE news that Ealing Trailfinders had withdrawn their appeal against the decision that they didn’t meet the Premiership’s Minimum...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHead shots deserve tougher sanctions
COLIN BOAG Seeing red: Leicester flanker Ollie Chessum was sent off in the 64th minute against Clermont-Auvergne PICTURE: Getty Images A...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoInsulting to say it’s all about location
WE at Hull Ionians take issue with comments made by Hull RUFC DoR Gary Pearce. Mr Pearce says: “Ionians are on...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTrial GGA rules… punish the player not the whole team
THERE is no doubt that red cards are spoiling the competitiveness of games but at the same time it is right...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoChiefs can feed off their underdog tag
DESPITE losing nine games in the league and wrestling for a fourth place finish instead of pushing for a home semi-final...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoTwo strong ten-team divisions is the way forward
THE Rugby Football Union long ago deserted its historic, if often misused, role as guardians of the sport’s best interests. Sadly...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThree weeks for Chessum
LEICESTER lock Ollie Chessum has been banned for three weeks for his high tackle in Saturday’s European Cup win over Clermont...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDiamond: There’s no ill-feeling, we do not hold grudges
By PAUL REES THE semi-finals of the Premiership Rugby Cup would usually struggle to command attention at a stage of the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLouis takes lesson from Wales axe
LOUIS Rees-Zammit is aiming for a winning end of season with Gloucester after learning from being dropped by Wales during the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVeteran Bright is still top dog in the Championship
By BEN JAYCOCK RICHMOND No.8 Mark Bright was given a pleasant surprise ahead of the club’s end of season prize giving...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoBeauxis: Time to hang up my boots
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Arguably the most wonderfully and frustratingly French of French fly-halves, Lionel Beauxis, confirmed he will call time on...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoProlific Smith wants Fylde to aim higher next season
By BEN JAYCOCK Ace: Fylde fly-half Greg Smith FYLDE fly-half Greg Smith is disappointed with the club’s fifth-place finish in National...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoThe RUGBY Paper Podcast
Host Oliver Little is joined by RFU referee Craig Maxwell-Keys and The Rugby Paper regular columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBritish Rugby
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWorld Rugby missed a trick by ignoring USA
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Ican’t believe that the chance to expand the game over the Atlantic...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoInjury to Thomas forces call off
Welsh leagues round-up By ALED BISTON PONTYPOOL’S Championship clash against Ystalyfera was abandoned at half-time after a serious injury to a...














