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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSmell of fear stifling Premiership growth
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE subject of salary caps and their desirability...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBack-to-back Cup triumphs cemented Gosforth’s place as top club in the land
GOSFORTH won their first John Player Cup Final in 1976, and then when the Queen was celebrating her Silver Jubilee 12...
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/ 4 years agoGiants of Japanese rugby meet in final once more
JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE ■By BEN JAYCOCK THE heavyweights of Japanese rugby will meet once again after Suntory Sungoliath and Saitama...
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/ 4 years agoEXPERIENCE THE WORLD’S BEST RUGBY ATMOSPHERE IN MARSEILLE AT RWC 2023
The Heineken Cup final is upon us, and all eyes will be on the famous Stade Vélodrome. Based in the beautiful...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish back row Tom Pearson signs first professional contract
Young London Irish back-row Tom Pearson has signed his first professional contract. The Cardiff Metropolitan University graduate has made 18 appearances...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke signs new contract
London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke has signed a new contract with the Exiles. His impressive performances this season have been rewarded...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSigley answers Bournville SOS to team up with son Harry
By BEN JAYCOCK Team Sigley: Rob and 17-year-old son Harry AT the age of 45 and after a 10-year spell away...
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/ 4 years agoTurner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker...
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/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JOSH SKELCEY, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY AND PLYMOUTH WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoScrappy Sharks keep play-off hopes alive
By ROGER PANTING Wasps ..................7pts Tries: Oghre 24 Conversions: Gopperth 24 Sale ....................16pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46 Conversions: R du...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLeinster are taking Europe to next level
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is often argued, usually by politicians reneging on a manifesto promise, that “the perfect is the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOut-of-puff Dragons fail to find home comfort
By DELME PARFITT Dragons ..............11pts Tries: Dyer 25 Penalties: Reed 37, 40 Lions ..................21pts Tries: Van der Merwe 34, Venter...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling double up to sink gutsy Cov
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing..................19pts Tries: Gordon 62 Conversions: Shingler 63 Penalties: Shingler 5, 23, 55, Willis 73 Coventry ............13pts Tries: Barton...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRoko confirms end to 10-year stay at Bath
BATH confirmed winger Semesa Rokoduguni will leave the club at the end of the season after ten years at the club,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoI learned via the school of hard knocks
MY LIFE IN RUGBY IAN KENCH THE FORMER OXFORD UNIVERSITY, LOUGHBOROUGH, SALE, NOTTINGHAM AND ESHER LOCK WHEN Mike Brewer came in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDavis was England’s original man of steel
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heavyweight: Mike Davis was a true powerhouse for...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoStreetwise Cornwall back for more glory
By BRIAN QUINN Hertfordshire.. 24pts Cornwall............ 50pts CORNWALL will contest yet another County Championship Final at Twickenham next month after out-muscling...
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/ 4 years agoBucks…………….. 17 Notts, L & D…… 49
■ NOTTS, Lincs and Derbys ended their County Championship campaign in style, scoring six second-half tries to overwhelm their hosts. With...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSebastian de Chaves joins Newcastle Falcons
Sebastian de Chaves will return for a second spell at Newcastle Falcons, with the experienced lock-forward signing a two-year deal starting...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Josh Thomas
Newcastle Falcons have signed Ospreys fly-half Josh Thomas for next season on a two-year contract. The 21-year-old can also play at...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJoe Gray announced as London Scottish head coach
After announcing his retirement earlier this week, Harlequins hooker Joe Gray has been named the new head coach of London Scottish...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoQuins hooker Joe Gray to retire at the end of the season
Harlequins hooker Joe Gray has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. Gray was the first player...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoThe Top Teams Participating in Rugby World Cup 2023
After a long break, the RWC has announced its new 2023 edition that will be held in France next year. This...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoRugby Union betting tips
Rugby Union – Contact team sport, which originated in the XIX century in England, is one of the types of rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFear of drop brought real buzz -Thompson
By LUKE JARMYN FORMER Leicester and Wasps back row Guy Thompson says promotion and relegation between the Premiership and the Championship...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChamp Cup isn’t financially viable – Cattle
By BEN JAYCOCK CORNISH Pirates co-head coach Gavin Cattle claims the Championship Cup does not financially work and that it desperately...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCrucial mission to make game global ramps up as USA get to host party
By PAUL REES WORLD Rugby has stealthily moved from an organisation in which self-interest thrived to one which is now far...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoCup requires stricter rules
THE Premiership Cup is a great vehicle for developing players and it should be written in the rules that it is...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSexton leads the way as Leinster gun for fifth star
By JOHN FALLON Leinster …………40pts Tries: Lowe 15, 50; Van der Flier 20, Keenan 79 Conversions: Sexton 16, 21, 52; Byrne...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoThe Boks are here, there and everywhere
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some things in rugby are so difficult to find, they drive astrophysicists to drink. Scientists operating the Giant...
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Features
/ 4 years agoNo.9’s clock has changed to ruck time
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE CHANGING FACE OF SCRUM-HALF PLAY SINCE THE 2019 WORLD CUP Adefining feature of the 2019 World...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoReunited with a piece of history
ANNIVERSARY dinners not only see old stories dusted down and recycled, the Cardiff Met shindig saw the reemergence of the oldest...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHammond hopes extra training can level playing field
By JON NEWCOMBE NOTTINGHAM will move to a three-day training week for the 2022/23 campaign after finishing secondfrom-bottom in the Championship...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland rugby still has a long way to go
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer
CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSansus is the fans’ favourite
FRANCE scrum-half Laure Sansus has been named Women’s Six Nations player of the championship. Sansus won 37 per cent of fan...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLosing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSix Nations signs extension with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions
Six Nations Rugby has signed an extension of its partnership with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions. According to Rugbyrama, the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Fifteen with Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore joins The Rugby Paper Podcast this week to discuss all things Bristol, The Championship, gin, and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWelsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett
Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales’ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBoks relishing test with Europe’s best
By PAUL REES THE format for next season’s two European competitions is expected to be revealed before the finals at the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed Roses on short list
ENGLAND flanker Marlie Packer and prop Sarah Bern have been nominated for the Women's Six Nations player of the championship award....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins beef up pack with South African second row Herbst
Bok beef: Irne Herbst DEFENDING champions Harlequins have signed South African second row Irne Herbst from Benetton for next season. The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoColeman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth
By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoCan’t compromise supporter comfort
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEngland need a test
CONGRATULATIONS to England women on another dominant display in the Six Nations. Winning four championships on the trot is some achievement...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBucketloads of tries not a winning formula
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoungs beat the odds to become Tigers hero
From an inauspicious start on a windy day in Doncaster, Tom Youngs went on to enjoy a fabulous career as a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTries kick penalties into touch
PAUL REES LOOKS AT HOW THE PREMIERSHIP PRODUCT HAS CHANGED OVER THE LAST DECADE When James Grayson kicked a late long-range...
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