All posts tagged "autumn"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 hours agoEngland 45-22 Australia: Henry Pollock stars as Red Rose claim record victory against Wallabies
Seven tries were engineered in a show of unity from England’s players towards head coach Steve Borthwick.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 day agoItaly 7-66 South Africa: Springboks go full bore to cut the Italians to pieces
South Africa run riot against an injury-hit Italy, scoring ten tries in a ruthless display as Rassie Erasmus’ full-strength Springboks expose...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 days agoEngland fly-half Fin Smith cleared to face Australia as Nations Championship resumes
Fin Smith starts at fly-half against the Wallabies after coming through Friday’s final training session.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 days agoNations Championship 2026 preview – South Africa favourites, New Zealand and France in pursuit
The Nations Championship returns with its northern hemisphere fixtures, as South Africa and New Zealand look to build on their perfect...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoTaine Basham hails influence of Cardiff team-mate Taulupe Faletau ahead of Wales return
The back row has been driven on by competition at the Arms Park and is enjoying the best form of his...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoCambridge 22-47 London Scottish: Exiles efforts leave the Blood & Sand grounded
A dominant set-piece display helped London Scottish pull clear after Cambridge briefly threatened to fight back, leaving the hosts still searching...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoBath look to Green as du Preez is ruled out
NEWS EXTRA BATH are set to be without No.8 Dan du Preez for a “considerable amount of time” due to a...
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/ 3 weeks agoClinical TJs leave the Rams reeling
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........49 Rams ........................ 19 A RUTHLESS and clinical attacking display from TJs saw them maintain their...
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/ 4 weeks agoRFU leaves Edwards with no other choice
SHAUN Edwards’ time as a consultant to the England Women’s world champions, which finishes at the end of this month after...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoClose at the top in race for U18A Trophy
SCHOOLS REPORT By BEN JAYCOCK HABERDASHERS’ Monmouth have set the early pace in the Daily Mail Trophy, topping the Boys-U18A merit...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoGreat to see Shaun
I COULD not be happier to see Shaun Edwards where he should have been many years ago – helping coach an...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCaptain Spencer to miss start of season
BATH captain Ben Spencer will miss the start of the Prem season after having surgery on a long-standing shoulder injury. The...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMitchell call-ups
ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell has called Daisy Hibbert-Jones and Sophie McQueen into the Red Roses’ training camp ahead of the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoJoe Marler becomes first-ever Celebrity Gladiator as the ‘Mauler’
The former England and Harlequins prop will make recurring appearances on the BBC entertainment show when Gladiators returns for its fourth...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoMike Tindall: R360 will transform our game
Mike Tindall says delaying Rugby R360 until after the 2027 World Cup was the right decision, insisting the breakaway competition can...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLet’s see a little more action in South Seas
YES, it’s all about the money. But ask yourselves this: if you were a rugby nut living in the Pacific Islands,...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHospital pass for Wallaby boss Kiss
JOE Schmidt has had plenty of plaudits for his coaching ability but the two and a half years he has had...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoTop two sides may hail from the South
NOW that the new Nations Championship is underway, I wonder whether anyone has given any thought as to how it might...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoArgentina 38-47 Scotland: Hutchinson leads the Scottish hit squad
Scotland registered a record victory in Argentina with a seven-try demolition powered by the impressive Rory Hutchinson.
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Letters
/ 4 months agoAn insane itinerary
THE scheduling for the inaugural Nations Championship is total madness. After a long, gruelling club season, asking England players to travel...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoA special bench to remember Robinson
OVER the course of almost 400 matches for Cardiff, Ian Robinson would bust a gut and a few others to boot,...
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Top 14
/ 5 months agoRising Toulouse star injured again
LESS than a month ago, France full-back Pauline Barrat was named breakthrough player of the 2026 Women’s Six Nations. Last weekend,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLydiate joins Wales coaching staff
NEWS EXTRA DAN Lydiate will leave Dragons to become a full-time member of Steve Tandy’s Wales coaching team. Wales face Barbarians,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 7 months agoTide may be turning in favour of Ospreys
FOR three long months of unrelenting anxiety while their owners negotiated to buy Cardiff, Ospreys fans have fought the good fight...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoOrlando Bailey: I’m happy to be at Leicester Tigers
Orlando Bailey squares up against his former club Bath in the Prem Cup semi-final at Welford Road today, having no regrets...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoGregor Townsend wants to stay on as Scotland boss despite Six Nations setback
Scotland crashed to defeat in Rome yesterday to heap more pressure on head coach Gregor Townsend ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoItaly 18-15 Scotland: Azzurri beat the deluge to stun Scots with Six Nations victory
Pressure continues to intensify on Gregor Townsend as, on the second wettest day in Rome’s history since records began, Italy caused...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoIreland star Bundee Aki dropped from Six Nations opener
Connacht and Ireland Centre Bundee Aki has been dropped from the Ireland Six Nations squad to face France on Thursday next...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoDupont returns but no Penaud
FRANCE’S all-time top try-scorer Damian Penaud is a shock omission from the defending champions’ Six Nations squad ahead of their opener...
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/ 10 months agoEdwards stays put
WALES fly-half Dan Edwards has signed a new deal with Ospreys. The 22-year-old, who started all four of Wales’ autumn internationals,...
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/ 10 months agoNow’s the Tyne to build on top start! – Wearmouth
■By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Tynedale lock Chris Wearmouth TYNEDALE’S flying start to the National Two North campaign has been built...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months agoOspreys move for South Africa’s Marco de Witt as cover
The Ospreys have moved quickly to reinforce their back row by signing South African forward Marco de Witt on a short-term...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months agoNorthampton Saints 47-21 Sale Sharks: Josh Kemeny shines as Saints sink Sharks
Henry Pollock shone once more but was remarkably overshadowed by his back row colleague Josh Kemeny, who scored a wonder try...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoEveritt banking on youth in Castres citadel
PREVIEW... Castres v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Pierre-Fabre EDINBURGH have opted to rest several big names with youth given its...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoLeicester Tigers 15-23 Leinster: Adam Radwan told to force England to pick him
Geoff Parling had some straight advice for try-scoring Adam Radwan after the wing had raised hopes of a first Leicester Tigers...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 months agoNo action taken over Tom Curry & Felipe Contepomi row in England-Argentina Test match
England flanker Tom Curry will not face punishment for a tunnel row with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi following last month’s Test...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoToulouse v Sharks: Visitors will fight hard to send John Plumtree off with a victory
Record six-time winners Toulouse launch their Champions Cup title pursuit today with several star players returning to a fixture that will...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoEveritt’s relishing return to top table
■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Edinburgh v Toulon Today. 5.30pm EDINBURGH are buoyed by the return of two British & Irish Lions...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoNew RPR: Prem Clubs looking to capitalise on England momentum in Europe – Rugby Analyst
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by the RugbyAnalyst to reflect on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 months agoWales 0-73 South Africa: Steve Tandy’s pointless side put to shame in 11-try thrashing
A weakened Wales suffered an all-time record home defeat in a brutally one-sided contest at the Principality Stadium.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 months agoJamie George excited by England’s stock of tyro front rowers
Jamie George reflected on England’s autumn campaign and believes their front row stocks can prop up the squad for years to...
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Columnists
/ 11 months agoPeter Jackson: Argentina left licking their wounds after double mugging
Tom Curry condemned Argentina to a gross injustice at Twickenham last weekend, one which subjected the victims to a grotesque double...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 months agoPaul Rees: Springboks are setting the standard
Paul Rees reflects on the Autumn Tests and what the implications might be for the Champions Cup and beyond.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 months agoEngland’s Tom Curry receives full backing of RFU boss Bill Sweeney after row with Argentina coach
RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has robustly defended Tom Curry following his altercation with Argentina head coach Felipe Contepomi, insisting the...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoNew RPR: Why the Springboks can’t ignore England + Siya Kolisi and all things Japan!
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by RugbyAsia24/7 Editor Steve Noble to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 months agoEngland’s Freddie Steward says viral TikTok dance was meant to be private and not a taunt
Freddie Steward has revealed the TikTok dance by four England stars that has gone viral since the recent New Zealand victory...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 months agoArgentina head coach Felipe Contepomi hits out at England’s Tom Curry after heated tunnel clash
Felipe Contepomi accused England’s Tom Curry of a physical confrontation in the tunnel after a ‘reckless’ challenge on Juan Cruz Mallía in Argentina’s 27–23 loss at the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 months agoEngland 27-23 Argentina: Max Ojomoh shines bright as Steve Borthwick’s men hold on for victory
Max Ojomoh fails to be overwhelmed by the size of Twickenham as five months after scoring in a victorious Prem final,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 months agoBen Spencer urges England to finish Autumn Nations Series in style
Ben Spencer has urged England not to take their foot off the gas and finish the autumn in style – by...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 months agoLawrence Dallaglio: Next step for England is winning silverware
Lawrence Dallaglio has acclaimed England’s incredible transformation from agonising nearly men to clinical, big-game Test winners.
Autumn Internationals
Wales 28-21 Japan: Lightning Louis Rees-Zammit left with little in support
Autumn Internationals
England captain Maro Itoje urges his side to win back the fans ahead of Australia clash
Autumn Internationals
Steve Borthwick: I know vast majority of my England selections for 2027 Rugby World Cup
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