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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSuper Rugby Americas 2026 preview: Why this could be the hardest season to call
As the 2026 season draws closer, all eight franchises have now confirmed their squads and coaching staff.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoManu Vunipola: Return to Prem from Japan is a possibility
Manu Vunipola admits he endured a frustrating and, at times, eye-opening introduction to life in Japan as he adjusted to a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoCharlie Bracken: I want to help Saracens back to the top
Scrum-half Charlie Bracken believes his ‘X-factor’ can help Saracens surge back up the Prem rugby table.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLa Rochelle vs Harlequins: We need a repeat performance, says Quins coach Jason Gilmore
Jason Gilmore is not getting carried away by the way Harlequins ended their losing run by blowing away the Stormers last...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoDragons 35-12 Newcastle Red Bulls: Resurgent Welsh region take down Alan Dickens’ side
Newcastle Red Bulls’ impressive performances in the Challenge Cup came to an abrupt halt as resurgent Dragons virtually booked qualification for...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoSale Sharks humiliated as Toulouse inflict record defeat
Sale Sharks last night suffered a record 77-7 defeat at the hands of Toulouse as the French team avoided a shock...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoHarlequins full-back Tyrone Green – We will need to be at our best for second half of season
Tyrone Green made a timely return from injury last weekend to help Harlequins out of their slump with a big performance...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: It’s time for Bristol Bears to stand up and deliver
When you’re shipping 49 points, as Bristol Bears did against the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend in the European Cup, you’ve...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson fails to produce a cutting-edge strategy
Scott Robertson’s ‘windmill’ spin breakdancing celebrations were shelved during his tenure as All Blacks head coach.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWeak Edinburgh don’t deserve their place
IF Edinburgh fail to qualify for the last-16 in the European Cup, good riddance. By putting out a severely weakened team...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Junior Kpoku on course to power up Red Roses
On the basis that Junior Kpoku is 6ft 8ins and 120kgs, his opponents must be dreading the day they run into...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBulls put in a late run to keep out battling Pau
■By BEN JAYCOCK Pau ..................... 24pts Tries: Delhommel 10, 41; Maximin 33 Conversions: Mondinat 11; Souverbie 34, 42 Penalty: Souverbie 49...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoA frozen farce with no hint of an apology
THE credibility of European Professional Club Rugby Ltd took another bashing last weekend over a botched attempt to stage the Cheetahs-Ulster...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoPREVIEW…Racing v Cheetahs
Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, La Defense Arena ONLY pride is at stake in this matchup with both Racing 92 and Cheetahs out...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoPerpignan through but Lions are sent packing
Round-up ■ By SAM JACKSON A DRAMATIC Challenge Cup clash at Stade Aimé Giral ended all square as Perpignan and the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months ago100 years ago when Scots missed the Slam
THE one that got away is a staple in sport – indeed life – and for Scotland the one that got...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoKleyn signs for Gloucester
GLOUCESTER have signed World Cup-winning South Africa lock Jean Kleyn for next season, after a decade playing for Munster. Kleyn, who...
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Six Nations
/ 3 months agoWhy Ireland are unlikely to win the 2026 Six Nations
For the first time in a couple of years, Ireland aren’t the favourites to win the Six Nations. The leading Irish...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 months agoEpic Rugby World Cup Moments That Defined a Generation
In the high-stakes world of Fairplay rugby, few events capture the raw passion and unpredictability like the Rugby World Cup. Sport...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoScott Robertson removed as All Blacks boss
New Zealand are searching for a new head coach after Scott Robertson was forced to step aside following an internal review...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoSale Sharks chief Alex Sanderson insists new coaching team will fire his side up
Alex Sanderson believes Sale Sharks’ realigned coaching set-up will lead to improved results after a disappointing first half of the campaign.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRobertson is the boss – without doubt!
THERE was a bit of pass the parcel following New Zealand’s three 2025 losses against Argentina, South Africa (a 43-10 record),...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Wales head coach Steve Tandy is facing a mountainous task
The Welsh Rugby Annual of 1991 appeared in the form of a death notice, its front cover etched in a rectangle...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoLions on watch to keep out Lyon
Round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Lions edged Lyon 42– 33 in a breathless, try-laden encounter that swung repeatedly to keep the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoUlster still with work to do
Preview Cheetahs v Ulster Today. 1pm ULSTER head to Amsterdam knowing a return to winning ways in Europe will put them...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoJalibert is pressing his case for recall
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE can be doubt as to the identity of the player of the Top 14 season so...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoLeinster vs La Rochelle: Europe’s modern rivalry reaches its next chapter
With the return of the Champions Cup, a series of new rivalries will reignite, including the rematch between last season’s finalists...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoAlex Sanderson: Champions Cup is no distraction for Sale Sharks
Alex Sanderson admits it would “take something special” for Sale Sharks to rule Europe, but that’s not stopping him from having...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: We must guard our friends in the north
There are a mere 320 miles of road separating Exeter from Newcastle, the geographical poles of top-flight rugby in England, and...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWales need to take risks
IN light of the mauling by South Africa and last season’s under-powered debacle against England, Wales should go big for the...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: England can bank on speed merchants
Speed could be England’s greatest asset as the Red Rose squad contemplate a New Year in which a Six Nations Grand...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Battle of the airways puts coaches in the cross-fire
Paul Rees looks at how one law tweak by the game’s authorities can have unintended consequences.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoKyle Hatherell insists promotion is still Ealing Trailfinders’ goal
Back row Kyle Hatherell insists Ealing Trailfinders feels like a Premiership club day-to-day and are pushing hard to make that a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland lead unofficial world title battle
■ By JOSEPH TERRY ENGLAND’S men and women are currently both in first place in an unofficial world title challenge which...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: John Kelly – My twin brother was the perfect training buddy
MY LIFEIN RUGBY FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE BACK ROW JOHN KELLY RUGBY sort of found...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoGloucester 21-30 Saracens: Tomos Williams gets a little glimpse of his future
Tomos Williams’s move from Gloucester to Saracens has been seen as financially motivated, as he stands to be some £200,000 a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoGenge & Sinckler turn on the power
CREDIT where credit is due. Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler have not been top of the props in this column on...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Five reasons for us to cheer in the New Year
A Champions Cup so lacking in substance and purpose, it resembles a ghost searching for someone to haunt; a pre-shrunk Lions...
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Features
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to those who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to some of the finest players in the world who passed away in 2025
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Nations Cup suffers from travel sickness
England, Scotland and Wales may soon be on the receiving end of a gift more bounteous than most of those delivered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Magnums all round in my all-star awards
A cycling mate of mine – award-winning journalist Daniel Friebe – annually ranks the sport’s three Grand Tours using emojis denoting...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Joe Gray – Facing the Haka was a very proud moment
Joe Gray, the former Harlequins hooker, who is now head coach at London Scottish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoDragons in a battle to keep Aaron Wainwright
Dragons are fighting to prevent No.8 Aaron Wainwright following Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake out of Wales.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHollie Davidson to make history with Men’s Six Nations debut
Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men’s Six Nations match when Ireland host Italy on February 14.
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Letters
/ 4 months agoWhy are so many leaving Wales?
I AM in full agreement with Peter Hansford when he says that to be the best you must play the best....
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Letters
/ 4 months agoFlawed crown jewel
THE Champions Cup needs a rethink – it used to be rugby’s crown jewel. The format was far better with a...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Wales busting a gut to get back in contention
Wales will recover as a competitive top-tier rugby nation, but the main question is when?
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLowering the tackle height is right call
BACK in the days when Jolly Jonah of Lomuland was trampling all and sundry into the dirt on his stampedes to...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: Best in Wales setting up home in England
When Wales beat England 1-0 at The Racecourse during the final year of football’s annual Home International Championship, they did so...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: How you could rebuild an old but great empire
The last time I talked rugby with the late Eddie Butler was on The Rugby Paper podcast, not long after the...
International Rugby
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