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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThe biggest losers from the Rugby World Cup 2023
The dust has almost settled in the aftermath of the Rugby World Cup, but for many months to come there will...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBorthwick has tough decisions to make
PAUL REES FOURTH in the Six Nations, third in the World Cup. Redemption rather than progress for England given the pool...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoWhy wait until 2030? Get this contest going now
The closed-shop in international rugby union was reinforced this week after the second coming of the Nations Championship was announced by...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTrue leaders stay calm
WHEN are the authorities and referees going to stop the increasing dissent by players in games. The latest example was Owen...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoVillage teams which gave stars their start
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN the Principality Stadium crowd rises to salute Leigh Halfpenny as he makes his final...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoSmall steps, but it may be a quiet revolution
Paul Rees is pleased to see World Rugby introduce three changes which will help grow the global game World Rugby is...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWhy we won’t see the likes of this victory again
What the planned changes will not do is revive the old-fashioned international tour that used to be a feature of the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEdinburgh …… 17 Lions ……………. 16
By BEN JACOBS EDINBURGH held off the Lions to make it two wins from two to start their United Rugby Championship...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCaldy aiming to be best of part-timers
By BEN JAYCOCK Having comfortably held their own as newcomers in the Championship last season, Caldy have set high aspirations of...
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English Championship
/ 2 years ago£2m on wages? That’s not us, says Cattle
By LUKE JARMYN Cornish Pirates’ Gavin Cattle has called it “dangerous” for the Championship after a government minister quoted unsubstantiated figures...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry show how it should be done…
Paul Smith takes a look at rugby values...and which club in particular is walking the walk while England talk the talk...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTwelvetrees shows his class to put Ealing on top
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury Uni ....26pts Tries: Short 32, Austin 61, 74 Conversions: Bazalgette 62 Penalties: Bazalgette 5, 21, 27 Ealing...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKvesic the star as Coventry take Caldy to the cleaners
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........................... 45pts Tries: Hutler 16, 75, Kvesic 40, Smith 43, 80, James 48, Ball 51 Conversions: Mitchell...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHat-trick man Dolly leads the charge to floor Cambridge
By STEVEJACKSON Cambridge .......14pts Tries Conversions Caven 47, Collins 80 Benson 48, 80 Doncaster K ..... 61pts Tries: Dolly 3, 21,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoNottingham fight back to snatch the honours
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham......41pts Tries: Woodward 8, Graham 29, Bunting 37, Ramage 38, 70, Clayton 76, Joussain 80 Conversions: Bunting 29,...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoPendlebury: It’s about getting it right when they are still young
BEN JAYCOCK England U18s have embarked on their second training camp in quick succession as their tight five forwards group was...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoAfter three good years in Wales, Antrobus heads to US
By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff Met second row Liam Antrobus is moving Stateside at the end of the season to play in...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWebber still hurting
By SAM JACKSON Former Jersey Reds head coach Rob Webber says the circumstances around the collapse of the Championship champions is...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoYstrad Rhondda book their place in the last eight
By SAM JACKSON Championship round-up LAST season’s beaten finalists Ystrad Rhondda booked their place in the last eight of the WRU...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYoungs to retire after Argentina play-off
Ben Youngs will retire after England‘s Rugby World Cup third-place play-off this Friday as his country’s most-capped player. Scrum-half Youngs, 34,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago24-team World Cup, Nations Cup and global calendar confirmed by World Rugby
World Rugby have announced there will be a new international league competition included in a global calendar from 2026, with a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoKleyn could never have imagined final with South Africa
Former Ireland player Jean Kleyn has revealed that being involved in a World Cup Final for his native South Africa was...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoEaster: We’re worst run sport in the world
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Nick Easter has criticised the RFU’s governance of English rugby as ‘grey-haired old men who live in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWasps keen to return to ‘highest level’
By SAM JACKSON Wasps want to reform as a club “at the highest level possible” but may need to wait until...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWoollett gets his chance at Leicester
By LUKE JARMYN New Leicester Tigers recruit Ben Woollett is ‘buzzing to play footy’ with Handré Pollard and Freddie Steward and...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup a great success, says Matson
By LUKE JARMYN Harlequins' Tabai Matson is calling on English rugby’s ‘powers that be’ to recognise how the new format Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEnjoying training in the steps of Mo Farah
WORLD CUP DIARY By Adam Hathaway ENGLAND were training at INSEP, or L’Institut national du sport, de l’expertise et de la...
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National League 2N
/ 2 years agoAfter Jersey, Biljon offered a chance at Rotherham
By BEN JAYCOCK Having had his world turned upside down due to Jersey Reds’ suspension from the Championship, Harvey Biljon has...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoOne-sided victory is nothing to celebrate
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK TONY Rowe is one of the most vociferous of the Premiership owners, and...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoCoventry show the right spirit
NICK CAIN If you were looking for an example of the true spirit of the game look no further than Coventry’s...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoRFU must not hide behind English success
SO Jersey Reds have ceased trading and may very well go to the wall like the three Premiership teams, but unlike...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGatland’s decison to stay is best news of all
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THERE’S just a week to go at the Rugby World Cup in France and you’d...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoTop teams getting too far ahead
The World Cup kicked off to a barrage of complaints about the draw for the groups, which was made three years...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoUmaga holds nerve to cut down Cardiff
By ANDY HOWELL Cardiff...............22pts Tries: Belcher 18, Carre 27, Bevan 32 Conversions: De Beer 19, 27 Penalties: De Beer 59 Benetton.............23pts...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGutsy Scots make Pirates work hard for victory
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P .......... 21pts Tries: Nelson 29, John 74, Williams 80 Conversions: Jenkins 29, 74, 80 London Scots...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEaling hit six to run rings around battling Bedford
By CONOR O’HARA Bedford Blues .................. 21pts Tries: French 4, Curran 33, Grayson 63 Conversions: Maisey 5, 34, 64 Ealing Trailfinders.........41pts...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoNottingham hit back to edge out Caldy in 12-try thriller
By MOSHER SHER Caldy .................. 31pts Tries: Robinson 7, 61, J Dickinson 51, Barker 53, Gallagher 79 Conversions: Jones 52, Barker...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWe’ve sorted out our identity, insists Hammond
By LUKE JARMYN NOTTINGHAM’S Kiwi boss Craig Hammond believes the Championship side is “light and day” ahead of where they were...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoLions knock over big boys but still have lot to learn
By BEN JAYCOCK The term ‘anyone can beat anyone on their day’ is an overused cliche in sport, but none is...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoGood to see England leading northern light
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHO would have believed it? England the only Northern hemisphere team to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCoventry flanker Ryan called up by USA
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL SMITH COVENTRY flanker Paddy Ryan has been called up by the USA for a newly launched four-team...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoSteelmen stay one point clear at top
By ROB COLE Premiership round-up IT’S as you were at the top of the Indigo Premiership after the leading sides all...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoPacesetters Brecon make it six out of six
By ROB COLE Championship round-up CHAMPIONSHIP West pacesetters Brecon made it six wins from six by defeating Crymych 32-26. Logan McIntosh...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoI’m going nowhere, promises Galthie
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN "I have a contract that runs until June 2028, so no.” That was France head coach Fabien...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 22/10/23
They’ll be action, reaction and analysis from both this weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. After an...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArgentina and New Zealand go largely unchanged for semi-final
Argentina have made just one change to their starting line-up for Friday’s semi-final against New Zealand, who have only made two...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoRugby Union World Cup 2023: Semi Finals Preview
The semi-finalists for Rugby World Cup 2023 have been officially announced. Argentina, ranked eighth in the world, will face New Zealand,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoHow to Bet on Rugby in Kentucky
Rugby in Kentucky is gaining traction, and so is the practice of betting on the sport. Traditional horse racing venues are...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEngland’s big names to get new offer
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England stars are poised to be offered guaranteed payments of between £100,000 to £150,000 by...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA French-inspired XV to take on the world
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The ProD2 Twitter account – sorry X account...
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