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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoBowen leads the way to calm Cardiff on nervy night
■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............14pts Tries: Bowen 14, 76 Conversions: Sheedy 15, Lloyd 77 Connacht ...........8pts Try: O’Connor 80 Penalty: Forde...
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Features
/ 5 months agoPaul Rees: Springboks now the ones to beat
Paul Rees looks back on South Africa’s Rugby Championship triumph and ahead to the Autumn Series.
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National League One
/ 5 months agoFour-try Bradshaw shines in fine show
■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........52 Leicester Lions ....29 ALBERT Bradshaw stole the show with his four-try haul, as he...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeinster vs Munster history: Ireland‘s Premier Interpro rivalry
Widely regarded as the biggest rugby rivalry in Ireland and to some, the greatest club rivalry of all time, these two...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoFormer England rugby captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with motor neurone disease
Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem news: Sale Sharks poised to make move for Chandler Cunningham-South
Sale Sharks are considering another raid on Harlequins following the close season signing of Nathan Jibulu with England forward Chandler Cunningham-South...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoNew deal will keep Smith at Saints
ENGLAND and British & Irish Lions fly-half Fin Smith has signed a multiyear contract extension with Northampton. The 23-year-old, who has...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoGeorge Ford is still the best choice at 10 for England, says Toby Flood
Toby Flood believes England head into the Autumn Nations Series in the strongest position of all the home nations – and...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem: Marcus Smith’s raring to get back – Will Porter
Marcus Smith has been “tearing it up” in training and his Harlequins teammates are relishing his return to action.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers 29-19 Harlequins: Ollie Chessum leads way for Leicester revival
Ollie Chessum led by example in driving Leicester to victory in a dramatic second-half comeback.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoRamm calling for 80-minute performance
■By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Gloucester v Northampton Saints Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm GLOUCESTER will face a smarting Northampton this afternoon after...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: Saturday afternoons no longer for rugby
Back in the day when Cardiff ran the best club team in Europe, their fixture list guaranteed supporters 23 home matches,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoZebre on an upward curve
Preview Zebre v Lions Today. 3pm ZEBRE were once known as the URC’s whipping boys but following their impressive opening day...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPaul Rees: Red Bull blindsided ex-Newcastle boss Steve Diamond
Paul Rees looks at why the former Newcastle Red Bulls boss, Steve Diamond, lost his job just hours after telling reporters:...
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Features
/ 5 months agoYoung Guns: Tubuna Maka – Leicester Tigers prop
Leicester Tigers teenager Tubuna Maka believes his switch from tighthead to loosehead will be crucial in his development.
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News Extra
/ 5 months agoIronman Winnett learning a lot from Halfpenny
URC Ironman Cam Win-nett says working with his idol Leigh Halfpenny is proving a huge benefit to his game. Winnett was...
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Features
/ 5 months agoPlaying for the Baa-Baas was my proudest day
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PETE DAVIES THE FORMER HENLEY HAWKS, NEWBURY, OXFORD HARLEQUINS, WALES U21 & BARBARIANS WING/FULL-BACK, WHO NOW COACHES OXFORD...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoUgo Monye backs World Cup to boost Premiership Women’s Rugby
Ugo Monye says the true legacy of the record-breaking women’s World Cup will be felt in the PWR – with the...
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Features
/ 5 months agoWill Joseph: I want to be the best that I can be
Paul Rees catches up with Will Joseph, now at Gloucester, and determined to get back to his best Will Joseph was...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bath are looking good as the bunfight begins
Bath started the defence of their Prem title with a bang by scoring seven tries against Harlequins at The Stoop on...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 17-39 Saracens: Visitors spoil Red Bulls’ big night
Newcastle Red Bulls sold out for the first time since 2018, but Saracens rained on their parade, with teenage sensation Noah...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoSale Sharks 27-10 Gloucester: George Ford on song to get Sharks off to a flyer
Coaches are fond of saying the season is a marathon and not a sprint but, whatever the length of the race,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBristol Bears v Leicester Tigers: Centurion Fitz Harding aiming for a big start
Fitz Harding will make his 100th Bristol appearance today and captain the side for the 50th time as the Bears look...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Sorry, Saracens, but you weren’t the first
The attempts by Saracens to rebrand themselves this week as “The Original Club of North London” extends poetic licence beyond the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 5 months agoLeinster left with nothing
■By NEIL EDWARDS Stormers..........35 Leinster.............. 0 CHAMPIONS Leinster crashed to a heavy defeat in Cape Town on Friday without their British...
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English Championship
/ 5 months agoChamp Preview: Worcester Warriors back in the big time
Worcester Warriors fans have had to wait three long years for competitive rugby. That wait finally ends on Saturday.
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: Final throw of the dice for Liam Williams
Newcastle Red Bulls opened the Prem season on Friday without their latest signing.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoSlipper shows no sign of stopping
SOME things never change, as Australia rediscovered in Auckland yesterday. Some 24 hours after the US President gate-crashed the Ryder Cup,...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoGordon’s new role sparks Titans’ early scoring surge
■By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Rotherham centre Travis Gordon TRAVIS Gordon believes the standard of National League rugby in England is far...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoNew arrivals in league and at home for busy man Young
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ambitious: Oundle fly-half Ben Young BEN Young has fired a warning shot to National Two East rivals, insisting...
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Features
/ 5 months agoJonathan Pendlebury: It’s great to help shape England’s future talent
My life in rugby: Jonathan Pendlebury Former Rotherham, Gloucester and Leeds lock, now England U18s head coach. When my time in...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 5 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Abbie Ward driven by daughter Hallie as England chase glory
Abbie Ward says her young daughter has given her the “extra boost” to go out and win Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 5 months agoBiggest talking points ahead of the upcoming Rugby Autumn Internationals
The rugby world stands at a crossroads as the Autumn Internationals approach.
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Featured
/ 5 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Ellie Kildunne takes Red Roses to World Cup final
This week in rugby has been nothing short of thrilling, with big moments unfolding around the world. From intense World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoGeorge and Farrell will add fire, says McCall
■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall feels Jamie George’s busy summer of country hopping can be a huge boost for his club...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoOllie Chessum opts for relaxed approach
Ollie Chessum reckons the mayhem of a Lions tour has persuaded him to take a more relaxed attitude with another Prem...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 months agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoDREAM TEAM
WILL OWEN, THE CLIFTON AND FORMER DRAGONS, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER AND COVENTRY CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Game facing fight to retain its integrity
The Filipo Daugunu try which gave Australia two losing bonus points against Argentina in Sydney last weekend crossed a red line...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoChris Hewett: The pantomime villain who stole the show
It seems we must bid another fond farewell to Nic White, a modern master of scrum-half jiggery-pokery who first called it...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoAt 98, Roy signs off from his column
FOR Roy Lewis, Ebbw Vale’s home match against Aberavon last weekend marked the end of perhaps the longest road ever travelled...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Johann van Graan knows that Bath need to reset
The champions start the defence of their title at Harlequins but they will be without their Scotland outside-half Finn Russell who,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Exeter Chiefs looking to get back on the right track
There is a mood of cautious optimism at Sandy Park after a season which started badly and ended with long-serving coaches...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Tomos Williams honoured to have Gloucester captaincy
Gloucester just missed out on the play-offs last season after honing an attacking game that took them up the table but...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Leicester Tigers’ Geoff Parling sets sights on the long term
It will be a strange start to the campaign for Leicester Tigers with the names Dan Cole and Ben Youngs missing...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Northampton Saints aiming to get back in old routine
Northampton's lowly league position last season after winning the title in 2024 was less of a crash landing than an underpowered...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Alex Sanderson on Sale Sharks’ “Dynamic pack”
Sale Sharks have been the Premiership’s nearly men this decade, finishing the top half of the table in all six years,...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoPrem preview: Owen Farrell back home at Saracens and ready to roar
Saracens started this month in the heat of Durban, training with and playing against the Sharks.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoIoane aims to light up Leinster
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the 16-team URC season and highlights the players who will be out to make a difference...
International Rugby
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