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Lloyd blow a problem for Scarlets and Gatland

■By ANDY HOWELL Castres ............. 34pts Tries: Raisuqe 5, Fernandez 32, Papali’i 38, Dumora 43, Le Brun 66 Conversions: Le Brun...

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Newcastle are hoping for a cold front in basement battle

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Montpellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Kingston Park IT will be a case of bottoms up at...

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Rocketing ticket prices proving tough on fans

Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock surveys the top two divisions to find out which clubs charge the most - and where you...

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Too close for comfort

I AM sure that we are all concerned at this season’s falling attendances at Premiership matches but there is a measure...

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Too many are being pushed to the edge

Paul Rees says it's time to ensure players spend less time in the gym and more with the ball in their...

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Race for the top is going to be close

The Premiership is taking a short rest after eight rounds and by Christmas will have reached the halfway stage. It is...

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Varndell: We need to help players to handle this abuse

By NICK POWELL FORMER Premiership top try-scorer Tom Varndell wants better training around coping with social media abuse for players in...

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Varley gets Bears back in winners’ enclosure

By JAMES GALLAGHER Loughborough L ........... 17pts Tries: Morrall 11, Treder 51, Williams-Morris 76 Conversion: Rowland 12 Bristol Bears .............. 46pts...

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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...

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Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...

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Challenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the...

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Varndell calls for better training around social media abuse

Former Premiership top try-scorer Tom Varndell wants better training around coping with social media abuse for players in the professional game...

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Obano: The matchday buzz in Bath is amazing

By PAUL REES Beno Obano was first called into the England squad in 2017 but, despite regular call-ups since, the Bath...

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Malins is looking to shine at Bristol

By PAUL REES IT WAS typical of fate that Max Malins’s first start for Bristol since signing for them permanently came...

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Hunt and Wyrwas awarded contracts

NATASHA ‘Mo’ Hunt and Ella Wyrwas have been awarded England women’s contracts before next year’s Six Nations. The duo will compete...

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Bears step up hunt for new tighthead

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears have stepped up their search for a tighthead as they face up to...

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Dream Team with Leo Fielding

Leo Fielding, the Blackheath and former London Scottish and Cinderford centre/full-back, chooses the Best XV he has played with or against......

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Bears hit 50 to leave Gloucester in a heap

By ROGER PANTING Bristol Bears ....................51pts Tries: Malins 10, Genge 19, Randall 25, 41; Harding 30, Batley 48, Thacker 71 Conversions:...

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‘We have lost some of our ferocity’

Following this latest defeat, Gloucester coach George Skivington believes his side needed a reset. He said: “For most of last season...

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Falcons are trapped with nowhere to go

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a clear-cut case of “capitalism gone mad” as the loadsamoney class snapped up English club...

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Beckett and Sing secure the spoils in derby clash

By STEWART MCCULLOGH Bristol Bears ..... 0pts Gloucester-H ... 12pts Tries: Beckett 5, Sing 54 Conversions: Sing 5 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury head coach...

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Oghre enjoying life with Bristol

By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...

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Time to enforce law on quick tapped penalties

RUGBY MATTERS I can't remember the last time I saw a quick tapped penalty taken correctly yet refs and assistant refs...

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Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

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Young Guns: Exeter second row Joe Bailey

BY BEN JAYCOCK Having had a surprise call up to the U20s World Championship this summer, Exeter lock Joe Bailey is...

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Cov sign Fiji U20s tighthead

COVENTRY have signed Fijian tighthead Vilikesa Nairau. The 21-year-old has represented his country at U20 level and also recently played for...

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Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight

The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...

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Lawrence is hungry for more, says JVG

By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England...

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Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life

By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in...

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Seven-try Saracens too good for Bears

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 39pts Tries: Farrell 7, Lewington 11, Vunipola 27, Lewington 44, George 53, 77; Willis 68 Conversions:...

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McCall backs misfiring Farrell

Saracens boss Mark McCall insists at no time did they consider changing their kicker as Owen Farrell landed just two of...

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20 years on and little to give us any real hope

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning...

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Ford keeps his cool to seal it for Sharks

By BEN JAYCOCK Sale ..................................... 11pts Tries: Hill 25 Penalties: Ford 49, 74 Bath ....................................... 9pts Penalties: Russell 5, 22, 39...

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Baxter urges his young charges to win on the road

By PAUL REES Going well: Joe Hawkins ROB Baxter has called on his young Exeter side to lay down a marker...

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Day Wales played a game of four halves

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...

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Exeter call in six internationals ahead of Bristol challenge

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Exeter v Bristol Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Sandy Park EXETER Chiefs will enjoy the return of six internationals...

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Five-star Sharks leave Quins stunned

By MARK DOCHERTY Sale Sharks .....35pts Tries: Irwin 4, Talling 23, 48; Rigoni 35, Swales 45 Conversions: Irwin 5, 24, 36,...

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Abbie on England road

Abbie Ward hopes her try-scoring return to action for Bristol Bears Women last week can act as the launchpad for her...

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Set-pieces which make the difference

Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby...

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Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, November 26, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 26...

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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/11/23

Following a consequential round of derby action in the Premiership, the league continues with four more reports and a preview in The...

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Premiership Round Seven Preview

In the aftermath of an exhilarating round of derbies, where Bath narrowly triumphed over Bristol, Leicester Tigers revived their season by...

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Stooke heading back to Bath

Elliot Stooke’s return to Bath has been confirmed by the club a month after it was foreseen by The Rugby Paper’s...

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Vakatawa grateful to Lam for giving him a chance at Bears

By PAUL REES Virimi Vakatawa says he feels blessed to be playing rugby again after being told last year that a...

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Dream Team with Nick Fenton-Wells

The former Western Province, Stormers, Saracens, Bedford & Bristol back row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......

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Lawrence shines on a night of spectacle

By TOM BRADSHAW Bath .....................................20pts Tries: Lawrence 16, Spencer 18 Conversions: Russell 17, 19 Penalties: Russell 12, 70 Bristol .................................19pts Tries:...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

I’m proud of the way our players fought, says coach Lam

Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam was far from dejected after seeing commitment and valour in his team’s performance in their...

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Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ward the star 17 weeks after giving birth

By MARK STEVENS Bristol ............... 48pts Tries: Atkin-Davies 4, 62; Bonner 10, Ward 14, Burgess 34, Murray 49, Sprague 64, Lovibond...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Flanagan: We threw off all the shackles

By SIMON THOMAS Dragons................ 20pts Conversion: Evans 39, 66 Penalty: Evans 24, 30 Ospreys..................5pts Tries: Roberts 38, Dyer 65 DRAGONS claimed...

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