Search results for "championship"
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoVintcent looking good for Exeter
By MARK STEVENS Exeter ..........................47pts Tries: Vintcent 16, 42, 56; Relton 24, Armstrong 40, Snow 72, Burrows 78 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 18,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoShame of the RFU blazers
It's funny what tugs at your emotions and I was caught unaware last week by the traditional pre-season picture of the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoNorthern stars enjoying life in the new order
Paul Rees sees the wheel turn, proof of how despair for some teams can quickly turn into dreams Was it only...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoElectric start to season for whitewash regular Wilko
By BEN JAYCOCK Plymouth Albion have discovered an unexpected try-scoring sensation in the form of 21-year-old hooker Harry Wilkinson. Wilkinson has...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoNew boss Elliott passing Exeter Uni test with flying colours
By BEN CONEYBEARE Filling the shoes of the man who transformed Exeter University into the most dominant collegiate side in the...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoSevenoaks savour the World Cup spotlight
By EDDIE McATEER Sevenoaks fly-half Ben Adams is delighted to see his former teammate and close friend Pat Pellegrini play on...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Montpellier and Scotland U18s second row Charlie Moss
Having been made redundant at both Wasps and London Irish in a matter of weeks, Charlie Moss decided to move to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPirates consider going semi pro
NEWS EXTRA CORNISH Pirates could become semi-professional if they can’t get the right funding next season. The Pirates have crowdfunded to...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoSteelmen keep up pressure on Drovers
By ROB COLE Premiership round-up EBBW Vale kept up the pressure on table-topping Llandovery in the Indigo Premiership as they picked...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoRogers steps up as Rumney too good for Bedwas
Championship round-up RUMNEY second row Tom Rogers was the hero as he scored twice at Riverside Park to steer the home...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI stole a career, getting paid to do what I loved
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MACCLESFIELD, ROTHERHAM, WORCESTER & HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE MULCHRONE I’LL be honest with you, I feel like...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 29/09/23
Wales and England are through to the quarter-finals, but whilst they aren’t playing this weekend there is plenty of critical match...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoBest Rugby Players of All Time
Rugby is a competitive team sport with a high level of physicality and strategy. The two main variations are Rugby Union...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoJersey Reds cease trading as liquidation looms
Jersey Reds have become the fourth club ranked in England‘s top 20 at the start of last season to fold since...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoCasino Becomes an Official Sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup
Casino started cooperating with rugby a year ago through a campaign with the French national teams. They are taking it to...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoA Pot of Fool’s Gold?: Ireland’s Chances in the Rugby World Cup Detailed
After seven gruelling weeks, the Rugby World Cup will end on the 28th October 2023. Will Ireland be there in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPressure mounts on RFU hierarchy
By NICK CAIN The RFU Board and its administrators, chief executive Bill Sweeney and chairman Tom Ilube, have been slammed by...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoGrowing options for Borthwick
PAUL REES It was Chile, and England were hot stuff. They had three outside-halves on the pitch in the final 30...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoWallabies battling to avoid early exit
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wales v Australia Today, 8pm, Parc Olympique Lyonnais Big test: Ben Donalson stars at fly-half for Australia...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoPrem Cup shows the sham of no relegation
NICK CAIN The early rounds of the new Premiership Cup has shown the RFU-endorsed ring-fencing of English rugby’s top league to...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRyan’s ready to help US get back on track for 2031
By JON NEWCOMBE Paddy Ryan's career has taken off in a big way in the last few months and the Coventry...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrench keen to recruit yet more
Target: George North THE exodus of players from England and Wales to France is set to continue next summer, with one...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFrench keen to recruit yet more
The exodus of players from England and Wales to France is set to continue next summer, with one source claiming as...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoExeter’s ‘golden 20 minutes’ leaves Jersey struggling
By TOM INNES Jersey ............ 22pts Tries: Van Breda 2, Sullivan 41, McHenry 73 Conversions: Bennett 2, Barton 73 Penalties: Bennett 12...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBattling Bedford come out on the right side after Caldy dogfight
By DAVID ROBINSON Bedford .............32pts Tries: Adamson 28, King 33, Conway 43, Venter 53 Conversions: Maisey 29, 44, 54 Penalties: Maisey...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoMinnows beginning to prove their worth
Paul Rees reports on how World Rugby's investment below decks has started to make a difference THE Adelaide Oval is arguably...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoClassy Kildunne fires up England
By MARK STEVENS England ...................... 50pts Tries: Rowland 2, 68; M Packer 6, Carson 14, Kildunne 25, 55; L Packer 30,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoAnother fine mess! Pinto ban so unfair
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WORLD Rugby and their disciplinary officials have come...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ANEURIN JENKINS CARDIFF MET HOOKER HAVING starred in the Welsh Championship last season, Aneurin Jenkins is hoping to break into the...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Cardiff Met hooker Aneurin Jenkins
Having starred in the Welsh Championship last season, Aneurin Jenkins is hoping to break into the Cardiff Met University first team...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoUzokwe keen for Ealing to return to the top
By BEN JAYCOCK Ealing were pipped to the Championship title last season by Jersey and Simon Uzokwe is desperate to regain...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoJust in time, England seem to be improving
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, who would have thought it? After the dismal performances in the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoKvesic steps in to coach Worcester women
By NATHAN EDWARDS Since returning to England to play for Coventry, Matt Kvesic has once again stepped out of his comfort...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoJames on target as Cardiff down Newport
Premiership Cup round-up By ROB COLE HARRISON James kicked 18 points as holders Cardiff dispatched Newport 38-15 when they clashed in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoUzokwe keen for Ealing to return to the top
EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK EALING were pipped to the Championship title last season by Jersey and Simon Uzokwe is desperate to...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years ago‘I refused to let injuries ruin the career I loved’
The former Wales A, Neath, Swansea, Ospreys, Sale Sharks and London Welsh back row THE thing I took most pleasure from...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoNarberth’s Gibby runs in another hat-trick
Championship Cup round-up NARBERTH’S ‘Mr Versatile’ Lewys Gibby helped himself to his second hat-trick of tries as The Otters breezed into...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 24/09/23
One of the most widely anticipated World Cup pool matches in history takes place this Saturday, and you can find all...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoComplete Owen Farrell Judgement won’t be released!
The Six Nations have drawn criticism for their decision to withhold the complete disciplinary ruling over Owen Farrell‘s overturned red card....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBonjour a tous, je m’appelle Steve Diamond
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Steve Diamond is taking intensive French lessons as he eyes up a move across the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoCardiff boosted by the arrival of Pirate Robson
By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff have signed former Dragons fly-half Arwel Robson from English Championship club Cornish Pirates. Robson, 26, left Dragons...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoMauling by Chiefs will motivate us says Lam
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bristol v Ealing Today. Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL face ambitious Ealing Trailfinders at Ashton Gate today with Pat...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoJersey stun Bath with famous win
By LUKE JARMYN Bath .............................. 10pts Tries: Harris 20, Muir 36 Jersey Reds .............................. 34pts Tries: Scott 27, McHenry 50, Holgate...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry go so close to Quins shock
By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins ......................21pts Tries: Jibulu 3, Slevin 52, Jurevicius 78 Conversions: Slevin 5, 53, 79 Coventry ..........................21pts Tries: Rigg...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReviving the lost art of the drop goal
Paul Rees sees George Ford join an impressive list of players whose quick thinking has made the difference GEORGE Ford resurrected...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoTime aspiring nations received more even-handed officiating
IT WAS hard not to feel for Fiji at the end of one of the epic World Cup matches. Not because...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett
By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMum’s pleased Mitchell brothers are kept apart
By LUKE JARMYN PROUD Mrs Mitchell must be the only person pleased that her two sons will not be going head-tohead...
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Rugby Matters
/ 2 years agoWallabies benefit from Fiji brilliance
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NATIONALITY is a pretty fluid concept in the...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHennessey out to make up for lost time with Blackheath…
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Blackheath are back in National One where they belong and aren’t afraid of anyone according to centre Jake...
International Rugby
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