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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWales on a mission to survive or decline
Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoThis year, Scotland can take high road
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HE was born in the Old Town of Edinburgh, died in the New Town and spent much...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, November 26, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFond farewells to Griffiths and Gethin
THE hearse carrying Glanmor Griffiths on his final journey made a detour through central Cardiff allowing the cortege to stop outside...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoStormers too good as Scarlets suffer
By ROB COLE Stormers...........52pts Tries: Theunissen 7,12, de Wet 25, 42, Blommetjies 28, Loader 35 Feinberg-Mngomezulu 58, Skosan 71 Cons: Blommetjies...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoSix nations: Italy looking for revenge, France and Ireland favourites
The board of the oldest rugby tournament in the world has published the program for next year’s edition which will be...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRegions determined to fight their corner
Welsh outfits will be hoping to improve on last season with Ireland and SA teams still looking like the ones to...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoEaling will still be team to beat
With the sudden demise of champions Jersey Reds, the race for the Championship is more open than ever, Ben Jaycock reports...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMercer the man to power Gloucester
Premiership team-by-team previews: Gloucester Gloucester started last season in the fast lane and finished it spluttering along in the hard shoulder...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoKing keen to prove worth for Bedford
By BEN JAYCOCK Cameron King now sees himself as a settled Championship player and is looking forward to his new adventure...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoPark lead the way as teams power up
Ben Jaycock looks at the comings and goings at National One ahead of the new season which kicks off on September...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoTwelvetrees keen to get Ealing firing
Ben Jaycock talks to the former England star as he prepares to help his new club fight to regain the title...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFinancial squeeze sees Welsh exodus
Ben Jaycock reports on the problems faced by the Welsh regions as international stars and young talent head for exit Benetton...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAll that glitters isn’t necessarily gold…
Paul Rees looks at the big name players who have been on the move in the Premiership during this close season...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoMcKellar’s tough opening with Tigers
By PAUL REES Dan McKellar has vowed to bring success to Leicester, but they will have to do it the hard...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoRecalling when all roads led to the sea
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As any half-decent student of European history knows, the first Russian Revolution of...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPower and pace led by Chudley
Now that the Championship season has run its course, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, February 12, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY FEBRUARY 12...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, January 22, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, JANUARY 22...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, December 11, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DECEMBER 11...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRugby was alien to me … but I soon fell in love
MY LIFEIN RUGBY VICTOR UBOGU THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH, MOSELEY & OXFORD UNIVERSITY PROP GROWING up in Africa, football was my...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 30, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, OCTOBER 30...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, October 23, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, OCTOBER 23...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18...
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/ 4 years agoWhen the game met with royal approval
Brendan Gallagher Although it would be a stretch to suggest that Her Majesty The Queen was a diehard rugby fan, she...
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/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off) Gloucester v Wasps Sale v Northampton WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 INTERNATIONALS Women’s England v...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld of rugby mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
The world of rugby at all levels were united as they mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday evening....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Wasps
Head coach: Lee Blackett Captain: Joe Launchbury Ground: Coventry Building Society Arena Capacity: 32,753 PREDICTED FINISH: 10TH Recruitment was put on...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTalent everywhere you look in URC
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBig names moving into a new home
Ben Jaycock looks at how the Championship squads are shaping up for the coming season As a consequence of the Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDoRs taking up the accountancy game
Paul Rees reveals that the £5m salary cap has seen Premiership clubs being forced to balance the books It has not...
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Features
/ 4 years agoA right royal knees-up, from Russia with love
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper’s Rugby Stadium World Cup
Following Sunday’s twitter poll that saw 2,081 people vote for their favourite Premiership stadium, the Rugby Paper will this week conduct...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
SIMON HUMBERSTONE, THE FORMER CARDIFF, PONTYPRIDD, DONCASTER & HULL FLY-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1.Gethin...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCreation of Welsh regions was a ‘short-term fix that has not worked’, says Eddie Butler
Eddie Butler feels the creation of the Welsh regions was a short-term fix that has not worked for the Welsh game....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWRU must mirror the success of Connacht
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND As Oliver Hardy used to say to his comic partner Stan Laurel, "That's another fine...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAce Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGowerton: A conveyor belt of talent for Wales
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools AS YOU might expect in such a rugby-daft area many great...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoReduce the Welsh Prem to increase quality
SHANE WILLIAMS MORE and more regional youngsters are being sent on loan to English Championship clubs this season to get significant...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoAntoine Dupont named in France’s Six Nation squad
Antoine Dupont is closer to full fitness as he was included in France‘s 42-man Six Nations squad. Despite missing the last...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBig-hearted Rees risked ruin for his doctor pals
PETER JACKSON FEW players could possibly have been more revered over the course of their lives than Brian Rees, from the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DEC 26 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off unless...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWe shall recall them with pride
Brendan Gallagher remembers the great rugby players who passed away in 2021 RAYMOND JOHN McLAUGHLIN UCC Dublin, Gosforth, London Irish, Connacht,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
NEWS EXTRA It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DEC 19 CUP COMPETITIONS European Champions...
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/ 5 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoDai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales
WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...
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Features
/ 5 years agoStars of genius from school of diligence!
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools THE school motto of Fettes, the famous Edinburgh school, is –...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSARACENS
Head of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Owen Farrell Ground: StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,500 The Premiership’s dominant side in the 2010s is...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoYoung: South Africans will raise the bar
By PAUL REES DAI Young believes the presence of South Africa’s four leading teams in the United Rugby Championship will give...
International Rugby
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