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National League One
/ 1 year agoTop man Taylor is saviour for hosts
By JON MEADOWS B Moseley...............27 Leicester Lions..... 10 MOSELEY went into the Christmas break on the back of a hard-fought victory....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNot all doom and gloom at Mowden Park, insists Craggs
By BEN JAYCOCK Survival mode: DMP flanker Joe Caggs DARLINGTON Mowden Park are heading into the New Year bottom of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNot all doom and gloom at Mowden Park, insists Craggs
By BEN JAYCOCK Survival mode: DMP flanker Joe Caggs DARLINGTON Mowden Park are heading into the New Year bottom of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNot all doom and gloom at Mowden Park, insists Craggs
By BEN JAYCOCK Survival mode: DMP flanker Joe Caggs DARLINGTON Mowden Park are heading into the New Year bottom of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBill Beaumont named interim chairman at RFU as Tom Ilube resigns amid scandal
Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed Rugby Football Union chairman on an interim basis following the resignation of Tom Ilube. Ilube...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoPromotion still needs too much hoop-jumping
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’m very pleased to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRonan O’Gara keeps on driving La Rochelle
Mark Stevens talks to the former Ireland No.10 about his plans in France - and what could happen next In the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoThe global travellers who light up game
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There is nothing especially funny about short-term memory loss, but it may just have an...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster have got the best in Barrett
FOR reasons best known to themselves, the Irish rugby cognoscenti are still arguing the toss over the whys and wherefores of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoOspreys crash to earth
■ By SIMON THOMAS Montpellier ................ 59pts Tries: Martins 11, DuGuid 15, Uelese 29, Coly 37, Akrab 43, Moustin 52, Cadot...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Robshaw backs USA to boost 2031 Rugby World Cup
By Paul Rees Chris Robshaw is confident the United States will make a success of hosting the 2031 World Cup and...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Peter Altham
PETER ALTHAM, THE FYLDE, LANCASHIRE AND FORMER WHARFEDALE AND PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFarrell looking for answers
ANALYSIS » AS WE PREPARE TO ENTER A LIONS YEAR, PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT COME TOGETHER IN AUSTRALIA...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoHellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYOUNG GUNS
KEALAN FREEMAN-PRICE GLOUCESTER HOOKER Kealan Freeman-Price recently made a bold switch from back row to hooker but the Gloucester forward is...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland XV to host France
An England XV will host a France XV in an uncapped match at Twickenham on Saturday June 21 as a warm-up...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 1 year agoJapan League One 2024/25 Season Preview
The fourth edition of Japan Rugby League One kicks off next week, with the tournament opening with the clash between Mie...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJack Crowley or Sam Prendergast – Who is Ireland’s true number one fly-half?
Much has been made of Sam Prendergast’s recent arrival on the international scene, with fans and pundits alike quick to point...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSearches continue for missing former England wing Tom Voyce
Searches are continuing for the missing former England wing Tom Voyce, who is believed to have died while driving across a...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoS4, E15: Jack Kenningham talks Champions Cup, Ilona Maher, England prospects and Harlequins Big Game 16
Join us for this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Podcast as Harlequins flanker Jack Kenningham joins host Ollie Little and...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRonan O’Gara would ‘bite hands off’ for top Test coach role – but not Wales job
Ronan O’Gara says there are international jobs he would “bite people’s hands off for” as he underlined a burning desire to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Week: Jordie Barrett has perfect Leinster start
By Charlie Elliott The opening weekend of Champions Cup action did not disappoint, with the best of Europe and South Africa...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland were not too far off – Henry Slade
By Mark Stevens Henry Slade believes England deserved more credit for their performances this autumn, insisting it was ‘small margins’ that...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJack Nowell: I’m loving life on and off the pitch at La Rochelle
By Brendan McGilligan As Jack Nowell stepped off the plane to start his La Rochelle career, he was stepping into the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWinners? It’s hard to look beyond Toulouse – Chris Robshaw
Paul Rees talks to Chris Robshaw about the Champions Cup - and why he rates England’s chances in the Six Nations...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoOh, for a one-stop TV shop for the lot
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Gogglebox: Bath taking on La Rochelle on Friday night PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S a brain teaser: if...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoMorgan returns to boost Ospreys
Preview Ospreys v Lions By BEN JAYCOCK Today. 3.15pm WINGER Keelan Giles brings up a century of Ospreys appearances today as...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoWe are going to have a real go at Pau, says Diamond
PREVIEW... By PAUL REES Ospreys v Lions Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade du Hameau STEVE Diamond has picked a strong side for...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAll eyes now set on 2025
Paul Rees looks forward to what happens next in the international arena after a demanding Autumn Series Coming man: Sam Prendergast...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSailing around the Med for a year is next for me – Tyler Ardron
My Life in Rugby TYLER ARDRON THE CANADA FORWARD, CURRENTLY AT CASTRES, WHO PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR OSPREYS AND THE CHIEFS In...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBest Champions Cup matchups of the weekend
The Investec Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with the best of the Premiership, Top 14 and URC battling it out...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWill this be the year a South African club lifts the Champions Cup trophy?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The most significant competition in club rugby kicks off this weekend as the Champions Cup gets...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoWhy Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRugby’s social media moments of the week
By Charlie Elliott From emerging nations having newfound success, to the downright bizarre happening in Trinidad and everything in between, rugby social...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoThe best XV of the Autumn Nations Series
By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year ago150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish
By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoAndy Farrell: It can’t be all singing, all dancing all of the time
Head coach Andy Farrell signed off from Ireland duty with another win as he turns his attention to the British and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJoe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing
By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSpringboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …
Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoScotland must not waste potential
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoMunster end their losing run
By Kevin Fallon Munster........... 17 Lions................. 10 Munster captain Jack O’Donoghue hopes they can build on this win heading into the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTime for big guns to deliver in the Six Nations
PAUL REES ASSESSES THE FORM OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, WALES AND ITALY IN THE BUILDUP TO THE SIX NATIONS ENGLAND Result:...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAll my energy is the going into Beziers
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHNNY HOWARD THE FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BEZIER AND ENGLAND SEVENS SCRUM-HALF IT’S a dream to be a part-share owner...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGreening and Byrne join head injury lawsuit
NEWS EXTRA BRITISH and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players taking part in the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIreland vs Australia – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Ireland prepares to host Australia this Saturday, both teams are coming off contrasting results. Under...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoA look at Liam Belcher – Wales’ future hooker?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Often referred to as the heartbeat of the pack, the hooker position is vital to the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoSione Tuipulotu: This is where I’m supposed to be – Scotland vs Australia Preview
By Bryn Palmer PREVIEW... Scotland v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Murrayfield Sione Tuipulotu’s journey from the suburbs of Melbourne to the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoFor England, it’s a mind game
PAUL REES SAYS THE POTENTIAL IS THERE IN BORTHWICK’S TEAM-BUT BOTH PLAYERS AND COACHES NEED TO RELEASE IT BEFORE the start...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTwelvetrees determined to drive Hartpury on
By MARK STEVENS JUST spending a few minutes in the company of Billy Twelvetrees, it’s fair to say there’s plenty of...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoCharlie celebrates happiest birthday
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC..................... 12 Leicester L ............. 15 LEICESTER Lions secured just their second win of the season with...
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