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/ 2 months agoNdimande’s double fires up Worcester
■ By LUKE JARMYN Worcester ........50pts Tries: Bassett 6, Ndimande 15, 19; Anstee 35, Wallis 46, Tyas 57, Garside 66, Short...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBustin knows his way to the try line, says boss Biljon
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROTHERHAM director of rugby Harvey Biljon hailed his No.8 Callum Bustin after he became the club’s all-time leading...
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Features
/ 2 months agoLUKE DAVIDSON
YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF South Africa-born fly-half Luke Davidson is fully immersed in England U20s and hopes to...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Lewis Gjaltema – A 76,000 crowd was quite a debut
Lewis Gjaltema, the former East Coast Bays, North Harbour, Harlequins and London Scottish scrum-half, who now plays for Tonbridge Juddians in...
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Top 14
/ 2 months agoBayonne battling to find a new way
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ex-Bayonne coach Gregory Patat PICTURES: Getty Images new way IT MAY be a Top 14 rest week,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRugby World Cup 2027: Organisers on course to deliver a thrilling tournament
Australia is putting the final touches to its preparations for the 2027 Rugby World Cup (RWC).
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: I think Sevens is badly in need of an energy boost
I worry about Sevens which, having invested so much energy and emotion into securing Olympic status, seems to have become very...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations 2026: Wales v France – Olly Cracknell gets the nod as Steve Tandy urges his side to put things right
Wales head coach Steve Tandy has brought in Scarlets centre Joe Hawkins and Leicester No.8 Olly Cracknell, with props Rhys Carre...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Save our scrums! Refs must do their jobs
There was a snapshot from the second to fourth minutes of the opening match of the Six Nations between France and...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Wingers who light up the greatest show
The key ingredients of a successful World Cup are few in number but broad in sweep: a critical mass of genuinely...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Wales needs to rediscover its old rivalries to help the National side
Paul Rees argues that it's time for the regional game to be shown the same concern as the national team...
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News Extra
/ 2 months agoInjury rules out Hunt
DRAGONS tighthead Rob Hunt is unlikely to play again this season after having surgery on his left hamstring. The 29-year-old suffered...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations news: Joe Heyes has no Lions regrets as England prop prepares for Murrayfield battle
In a parallel universe, Joe Heyes might have finished last summer Down Under with the British & Irish Lions, but the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoHow the Autumn Series Impact the World Rankings
The autumn international rugby series is always a pivotal period in the rugby calendar, and the 2025 series proved no different....
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: England are sharpening a ruthless edge
England enjoyed a record championship victory over Wales at the ground that used to be called Twickenham, but it was ultimately...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland 48-7 Wales: Henry Arundell hat-trick sparks Red Rose Six Nations romp
Henry Arundell answered Steve Borthwick’s clarion call for England to go for Six Nations gold with a first-half hat-trick, which saw...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoFrance 36-14 Ireland: Matthieu Jalibert leads the musketeers to Six Nations opening win
France, save for one stodgy period in the second half, produced sublime rugby in tricky wet conditions to blow Ireland away...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: The Doyen, in whose shadow we all stand
There was a Grand Canyon of a gap in the ranks of the rugby union writers assembled at Twickenham to report...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: Blow the whistle on all these changes
Imagine, if you will, a rugby version of the once-loved, long-departed BBC children’s programme Play School and repeat after me:
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Trefor Evans to miss reunion for the boys of ’76
In a perfect world, Trefor Evans would be back on the big stage next weekend for the first time since he...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoAnother son follows in father’s footsteps
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Family tie: France’s Hugo Auradou breaks through against Ireland in Paris PICTURE: Alamy...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Mark McCall leaves a lasting legacy at Saracens
Paul Rees looks back at the Irishman's time in charge at Saracens and says he is one of the game's key...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoOverseas players are not to blame
THERE are currently some hugely popular gameshows in the UK – The Traitors and Pointless being two examples. But in Welsh...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMATTHEW BOWLER
YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL BEARS BACK Bristol back row Matthew Bowler has opted for a demanding five-month programme in South Africa to...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSpringbok flanker dies at 52
FORMER South African flanker Russell Nelson has died ‘unexpectedly’ at the age of 52, with tributes being paid to the “larger-than-life...
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/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Six Nations 2026 Round 1 preview – Rassie Erasmus insight ft Ben Coles
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Ben Coles from The Observer...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoWhat Finn Russell and Scotland Can Teach Us About Split-Second Decision Making
Scotland head into the 2026 Six Nations with genuine title ambitions for the first time in years, and much of that...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 months agoRugby Matches You Don’t Want to Miss in 2026
Rugby in 2026 promises to be a spectacular year for fans around the world. With international tournaments reaching decisive stages, domestic...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Foursome! I can’t pick out a winner for Six Nations
Based on where England have gone since the last year’s Six Nations fixture against Wales in Cardiff, and where the Welsh...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWill Greenwood tips the ‘spiky bunch’ England for Six Nations glory
England’s “spiky bunch” are preparing to pump up the physicality and aggression in the Six Nations and lay down a real...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDREAM TEAM
AUGUSTIN SLOWIK, THE FORMER BRISTOL, LEEDS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH, NORTHERN SUBURBS, SYDNEY RAYS, JERSEY REDS AND NICE FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: England must ditch the hype and make history
The Six Nations decision to play this season’s tournament opener between reigning champions France and Ireland in Paris on Thursday evening...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: For once, a cheer for the governing classes
Rugby's governing classes have a long track record of not knowing what day of the week it is, so it is...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations guide – Ireland: Andy Farrell will need to cover the cracks
Brendan Gallagher predicts a testing Six Nations campaign ahead for the men in green
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations guide – Italy: Gonzalo Quesada will be planning upsets
Brendan Gallagher finds the Azzurri in an optimistic mood despite their injury list
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoSix Nations guide – England: Steve Borthwick sets sights on a Grand Slam in Paris finale
Paul Rees says the Red Roses are building well and they know that it is now time to deliver - with...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoU20s Six Nations preview: Saracens wing Noah Caluori looks to get party started for England
England head coach Andy Titterrell believes the Prem’s top try scorer Noah Caluori can use the U20s Six Nations as another...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWhy England need to prove they have class, not just form ahead of the Six Nations
When Steve Borthwick took the England head coach role from Eddie Jones, the Red Rose were not in a good position.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoScarlets 27-22 Ulster: Ellis Mee grabs his chance to steal it for the Welsh side
Ellis Mee celebrated his selection in Wales’ Six Nations squad with a superb match-winning try for the Scarlets against Ulster in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBryn Bradley: I’m aiming to make a big impact for Harlequins and eventually Wales
Bryn Bradley is the big physical centre Wales need, but the 6ft 4ins, 17st midfielder will not get closer to their...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: The Grand Slam is within reach for England
Steve Borthwick’s ship is steady as she goes as England focus on winning a Six Nations Grand Slam for the first...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoHarlequins 7-34 Leicester Tigers: Jack van Poortvliet shines as Quins crash again
Geoff Parling hopes the latest injury to Jack van Poortvliet is nothing for Leicester Tigers or England to worry about after...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPaul Williams: At last we can see signs of stability for Steve Tandy’s Wales
Have you ever had someone try to tell you something really important? But instead of taking in that information, you’re instead...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: All Blacks on the hunt for a redeemer like Rassie Erasmus
Paul Rees looks at the problems facing New Zealand rugby and why that led to Scott Robertson's dismissal.
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre
There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoSuper-sub Coombes turns match for Munster
■By SIMON THOMAS Munster ...........22pts Tries: Gleeson 39, Coombes 57, 64 Conversions: Butler 40, 65 Penalty: Butler 75 Dragons ............20pts Tries:...
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Young Gun
/ 2 months agoOWEN ERASMUS
YOUNG GUNS OSPREYS & STORMERS FLY-HALF Owen Erasmus is hoping the opportunity to spend a year with the Springbok-laden Stormers will...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Small in stature but big on talent
Back in the day it became almost a cliché that All Blacks forwards were all rugged frontiersmen and farmers – world...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months ago16 teams to battle it out in Georgia
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ONE thing you can always be sure of in rugby is that it will make a mess...
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Latest News
/ 3 months ago2026 Six Nations squad news: Sione Tuipolotu captains Scotland, Dewi Lake leads Wales
Wales and Scotland have released their squads ahead of the 2026 Guinness Men’s Six Nations, with both teams making some surprise...
International Rugby
Mike Tindall: Steve Borthwick is still the man to lead England forward
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