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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears Preview: We have a new sense of energy – Fitz Harding
Team-by-team guide by Paul Rees Bristol Bears Coach: Pat Lam Captain: Fitz Harding After Bristol lost at Connacht in January to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoExeter Chiefs Season Preview: Youngsters need to find place in Rob Baxter’s puzzle
Exeter Chiefs Season Preview Coach: Rob Baxter Captain: Jack Yeandle Exeter did not quite confound the belief that you win nothing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLeicester Tigers Season Preview: Michael Cheika looking to make his own piece of history
Leicester Tigers Season Preview Coach: Michael Cheika Captain: Julián Montoya The Tigers started last season with four defeats in five matches...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons Season Preview: Steve Diamond puts his faith in team bonding sessions
Newcastle Falcons Season Preview Coach: Steve Diamond Captain: Callum Chick Steve Diamond opted for team bonding rather than a raft of...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSaracens Season Preview: We want to create our own dynasty, says Ben Earl
Saracens Season Preview Coach: Mark McCall Captain: Maro Itoje Saracens will start life without Owen Farrell and the Vunipola brothers at...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWelsh regions facing another long, hard season to climb the URC mountain
Ben Jaycock and James Orpin report on the big moves as Siya Kolisi and Jordie Barrett prepare for their new clubs...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoRob Powell hoping Richmond can be on right end of fine margins
By Saope Soko Richmond head coach Rob Powell hopes his side can mount a title challenge this season if they turn...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoBig guns in sights for Students’ challenge
By CIARA FEARN England U20s star: Jack Bracken LOUGHBOROUGH Students head coach Brad Jones is targeting a top-half finish in National...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland Women heading in the wrong direction
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game Watching last week’s game between England’s women and their French...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Harlequins’ Felix Champain
Young Guns Felix Champain felt his trip to South Africa last month with England U18s was a great indication in what...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 4, Episode 2: Juandré Kruger on unstoppable Springboks and woeful Wallabies
The Rugby Paper Podcast’s microscope moves south of the equator for today’s episode, as in the latest round of the Rugby...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoThe Cultural Impact of Rugby in Different Regions and Countries
Rugby, a game well-known for its physicality and strategic strategy, has a profound cultural impact that differs significantly throughout nations and...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Toughest Start to Six Nations in 2025? New Irish Coach for Six Nations!
Steve Borthwick’s side showed some promise at the Six Nations with their turnaround performance, but English fans with Six Nations tickets...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoRFU considered move to Midlands, opted to stay at Twickenham
Twickenham chiefs considered moving the home of rugby to the Midlands last year before deciding to stay put and revamp the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRPA’s Christian Day: Collapsed clubs must pay debts before return
RPA chief Christian Day says collapsed clubs should pay debts to players before returning to the top tiers of the league...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJimmy Roots joins brother Ethan Roots at Exeter Chiefs
You need strong roots to grow, and Rob Baxter has bolstered his Exeter squad with not one but two ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDo nothing and another Prem team will collapse
THE game of rugby football in England hangs by a thread. The Rugby Football Union depends on the Premiership to provide...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIntense rivalry which never loses its edge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoClassy Ealing give Bath plenty to think about
By Will Gupwell Bath ………………..28pts Tries: Coetzee 8, 42; de Glanville 15, Tuipulotu 80 Conversions: Bailey 9, 16, 43, 81 Ealing……………..36pts...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOnyeama-Christie stars for Saracens
By DAN STOKES Bedford ............. 17pts Tries: Arthur 30, Frost 39, J Garside 42 Conversions: Matavesi 31 Saracens ......... 47pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCarmarthen Q ..10 C Pirates ……..35
By IAN ROBSON WITH the Pirates gearing up for the new Championship season, many believed they may have held a little...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo much of a good thing can be overkill
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED "People might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMarx on parade to make it four in a row
By Paul Rees South Africa ………………… 18pts Tries: Kolisi 48, Marx 73 Conversions: Pollard 49 Penalties: Pollard 31, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 54 New...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen it really matters, Pollard gets the vote
Brendan Gallagher So in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI’d fear the worst for Wallabies and Pumas
SO what to make of New Zealand’s proposed tour of South Africa in 2026, in fact it’s more than just a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSpringboks show why you should never give up
NEVER give up or underestimate the power of adversity. Never think a goal is out of reach and simply impossible to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoFor me, you have to go out to play good rugby and enjoy yourself
Q&A As he approaches his 20th season as director of rugby at Bedford Blues, Mike Rayer chats to Jon Newcombe about...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPGP analysis – Borthwick given strong hand
Analysis Paul Rees looks at the new men's Professional Game Partnership Gand says it's a deal which suits the RFU more...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago‘Full circle’ moment for Hayes with Chester gig
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Rhys Hayes in action last season for Caldy RHYS Hayes has hung up his boots and...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPATRICK HOGG
YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE & ENGLAND U18 FORWARD England U18s captain Patrick Hogg is using his time at Newcastle Falcons to pick...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoA French triumph against the odds
Brendan Gallagher on the ten-match tour which changed rugby in France for ever FRANCE’S ten-match tour and series win in South...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen the butterfly, the bison, the rocket, the barker, Popeye (and a vegetarian) took control
15. Pierre Lacaze (Lourdes) Diminutive fullback, nicknamed Papillon (the butterfly) but counter intuitively commanding in the air. Snared by Rugby League...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPirates pair looking to attack from the start
■ By MARK STEVENS In charge: Gavin Cattle and Alan Paver AS the new Championship campaign looms large on the horizon,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoSeven-try Merthyr stun Neath
Premiership round-up MERTHYR hammered out an early warning to their Premiership rivals that they mean business as they ran in seven...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArgentina embarrass Australia in record-breaking victory
By Joe Santamaria Just a week after a 20-19 victory appeared to reinforce Joe Schmidt’s modest Australian rebuild, they were humbled...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoThe Woodens Spoon – The Six Nations Award Nobody Wants
The ‘Wooden Spoon’ concept is unique within the Six Nations, but it is often overlooked in the midst of all the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoStalwarts of the Six Nations
The Six Nations have continuously provided some end-to-end rugby action, attracting thousands to turn up for games with Six Nations tickets. ...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoRugby Star slot machine review
Rugby is becoming an increasingly attractive sporting discipline, with games of this nature attracting the attention of millions of people. An...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Jonathan Pendlebury: U18 world champs unworkable
Since England's U20 World Championship win, many have called for an U18 edition, but coach Jonathan Pendlebury says it would not...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWill Goodrick-Clarke brings physicality to Exeter Chiefs
Dubbed ‘Mr Incredible’ on his unveiling, Exeter Chiefs have not been shy in promoting the physicality of signing Will Goodrick-Clarke.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLETTER: Four-day trip to see France vs England in 1931 only £5
I was most interested in Brendan Gallagher’s article last week on French rugby and spending 16 years in the wilderness.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEx-rugby player Nathan Macqueen shooting for gold at Paralympics
Former rugby prodigy turned paralympic archer Nathan Macqueen could fulfil a life’s ambition today for Team GB in Paris.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGallagher on hand to put Caldy in the driving seat
■ By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 19pts Tries: Wynn 40, Aigbokhae 42, Gallagher 60 Conversions: Kilcourse 40,42 Sale FC............... 17pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRelentless Tigers run in six as Cheika era starts in style
■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers .............38pts Tries: Bassett 5, Clare 20, Cracknell 30, Williams 36, Hassell-Collins 68, Myall 75 Conversions:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHoliday steps up to steal it for Hartpury at the death
■ By ANDY HOWELL Dragons.............40pts Tries: Lloyd 5, Rosser 18, 32; Minto 44, Conquer 58, Blacker 68 Conversions: Reed 5, 33,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSo many hurdles to a proper coalition
THE apprehension surrounding the unveiling of the £260m PGP (Professional Game Partnership) stretches to all corners of the game in England,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRound 1 to Boks in battle of the big beasts
By ADAM HATHAWAY South Africa ..................... 31pts Tries: Mbonambi 16, Smith 68, Williams 75 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 69, 76 Penalties: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 29,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOnce again, the world champs find a way to win
BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE scoreline would suggest a classic for the ages, the exuberant commentary team sounded like they were going to...
International Rugby
Heartbreak for England as Thomas Ramos snatches the Six Nations title for France
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