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Welsh Rugby

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Newport join the 100 club

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD TABLE topping Newport wrapped up their regular Welsh Premiership fixtures with 13 tries as they dismantled...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Bargoed on course for double

Championship round-up BARGOED remain on course for a league and cup double after they won 36-8 at Bedwas to cement their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

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Dowson brings in Ludlam & Graham

IT will be the first time Saints have hosted a home knock-out clash in Northampton in the competition since 2000 with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

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Ntamack back for heavyweight clash

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Toulouse vRacing 92 Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Ernest Wallon ROMAIN Ntamack starts his first match since suffering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

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The day Crane had final word at Cardiff

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Millennium Stadium once staged a trio of penalty shoot-outs in four years...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

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Ebbw book their place in play-offs

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale booked their place in the Premiership playoffs after beating Aberavon 41-8 to cement third...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

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Otters get back to winning ways

Championship round-up NARBERTH took the frustration of backto-back defeats out on Newcastle Emlyn as they returned to winning ways by running...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

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Loughborough chasing epic cup double on finals day

BUCS By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship at the StoneX on April 17 were decided last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Time we demanded more from players

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE other weekend – although it could probably...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

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Bath surprise Durham to take spot in semi-finals

By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi-finalists for the BUCS Championship have been decided, with Exeter, Loughborough, Hartpury, and most surprisingly Bath, all...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport take over at the top

Premiership round-up ■ By CARL FIELD NEWPORT are the new leaders in the Welsh Premiership after they toppled Llandovery 24-6 to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

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This is a dream come true, says Winnett

By SIMON THOMAS Cam Winnett admits he is still pinching himself after his “unbelievable” Six Nations experience with Wales. The young...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Llewellyn keen to put himself in the frame for Wales

By PAUL REES Max Llewellyn’s form for Gloucester this year will have put the centre in the frame for Wales’s summer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

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Cardiff fall just short as Crowley hits winner

■By JOHN FALLON Munster ............ 20pts Tries: Beirne 48, Crowley 64 Conversions: Crowley 49, 65 Penalties: Crowley 38, 75 Cardiff ..................

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dragons come good in basement battle

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets on his 100th apchief beneficiary Dragons............. 20pts Tries: Owen 17, Rosser 23, Dee 42 Conversions: Evans 42...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

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Gatland’s left with mountain to climb

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Swart’s on message to grab it for Scarlets

By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets .............................16pts Tries: Swart 80+4 Conversion: Costelow 80+5 Penalties: Costelow 3, 51, 55 Benetton Treviso............13pts Tries: Ratave 12...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Cardiff hope to win Grady tug-of-war

ON THE BLINDSIDE By SIMON THOMAS The future location of Mason Grady is one of the biggest talking points in Welsh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Mackenzie Martin

The Cardiff and Wales back row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Rhys Carre – The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dempsey in control to lead Glasgow fightback

■By SIMON THOMAS Glasgow........... 17pts Tries: Williamson 43, Sordoni 51 Conversion: Weir 44, 52 Penalty: Weir 67 Cardiff .............. 13pts Try:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Wales look like missing out again

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As Wales ‘wails over the embarrassing state of its national sport’, a club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Ireland’s finest take control

Paul Rees picks his Six Nations team of the tournament with the men in green providing six of the best ...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Ten Italian tyros who will hit the headlines

RUGBY MATTERS IT’S BECOME almost a mantra or article of faith recently that reinforcements, in the form of a squadron of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Exeter & England U20 back row Kane James

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales-born back row Kane James has opted to represent England due to the support received by U20s head...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport triumph in Gwent derby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved level on points with Premiership leaders Llandovery after winning the Gwent derby 31-25 at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Big two will meet in Cup final

Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED and Ystrad Rhondda will contest this season’s WRU Championship Cup final at the Principality Stadium...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

England prove they are a force again

SIX NATIONS 2024 PAUL REES The Six Nations saved the best to last. France sealed second place ahead of England in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sorry end for North as Italy hand wooden spoon to Wales

SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales.................................. 21pts Tries: Dee 64, Rowlands 79, Grady 80+2 Conversions: Costelow 64, Lloyd 80, 80+2...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

I doubt Le Garrec would be snared easily under any laws

NICK CAIN Nolann Le Garrec’s spectacular 40-metre reverse pass to Thomas Ramos just after the half-hour in France’s 45-24 win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

U20 Six Nations

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Wales keep discipline to take feisty encounter

By SAM JACKSON Wales.................27pts Tries: Thomas 46, Beddall 59, Stone 67, Young 71 Conversions: Ford 60, 68 Penalties: Ford 76 Italy.......................

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Vermeulen open to England offer

ON THE BLINDSIDE By GRANT SHUB Jacques Vermeulen, who is eligible for England having been in the UK since 2019, has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

We must not take road to Hulkism

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Message from receptionist to doctor: “We have an invisible man in the waiting room.” Doctor to receptionist:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

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Cunningham puts faith in experience to support youth

Women's Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Hannah Jones will lead a Wales squad full of experience with some exciting new young...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

All set for a race to the finish

With the Premiership resuming next weekend, Paul Rees looks at how the runners and riders are gearing up The Premiership resumes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Poppy at the double on red letter day for women

By WILL GUPWELL Women's university rugby took a monumental step forward last Saturday with a first ever BUCS Women’s National League...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

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Favourites Exeter on top in BUCS play-off draw

By T0M JEFFREYS THE BUCS Super Rugby league season came to a typically chaotic climax this week, as the men’s play-off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

It’s 10 bonus wins on spin for Newport

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT made it 10 bonus points wins in a row in the Welsh Premiership as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Llangennech seal promotion place

Championship round-up LLANGENNECH are now assured of promotion from Championship West after defeating in-form Newcastle Emlyn 28-0. Ian Jones’ side ran...

By The Rugby Paper Team

England & Saracens full-back Elliot Daly

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Daly recalled for Le Crunch with Roots and Tuilagi among substitutes

Preview: France vs England (Saturday, 8pm) England have recalled wing Elliot Daly for their final Six Nations match against France, with...

By Nick Powell

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Wales vs France Player Ratings

Wales slumped to a 24-45 loss to France on Sunday to set up a wooden spoon decider against Italy this weekend....

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

French fightback leaves Wales winless heading into final round

By TOM JEFFREYS Wales……………………………………………….24 Tries: Dyer 9, Williams 25, Roberts 43 Conversions: Costelow 10, 26, 45 Penalties: Costelow 2 France……………………………………………..45 Tries:...

By Nick Powell