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/ 1 year ago

Century of highs for La Rochelle

FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON AN IMPRESSIVE milestone at Stade Marcel Deflandre was reached last night, where La Rochelle hosted their 100th...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 1 year ago

Mark McCall surprised by timing of new law changes in Champions Cup

By Paul Rees Mark McCall is surprised law trials are being introduced to the Champions Cup this week halfway through the...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Mark McCall: That was horrible and ugly

By Adam Hathaway at The Rec Thunderstruck Mark McCall urged his Saracens side to get off the canvas after they were...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Steve Diamond is happy to stick with Newcastle Falcons

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has committed himself to Newcastle long-term, as long he is wanted by the new owners when...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Dafydd Jenkins excited to be back

By Mark Stevens By his own admission, it’s been a ‘painful’ watch for Dafydd Jenkins so far this season. Sidelined after...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Sides are coming after us – Phil Dowson

By Gary Fitzgerald Phil Dowson concedes his Saints are still struggling to cope with being targeted by rivals desperate to stick...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Bath give Saracens lesson in finishing

By Adam Hathaway Bath .................................... 68pts Tries: Penalty 3, Du Toit 14, Redpath 23, Muir 36, 55, 78; Cokanasiga 45, 75;...

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/ 1 year ago

Ethan Roots looking to find his old form

By Paul Rees Ethan Roots started 2024 with a bang, man of the match in Italy on his England debut, but...

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/ 1 year ago

Injury blow rules out Stuart McCloskey

Stuart McCloskey is set for a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a “significant hamstring injury” in Ulster’s United Rugby Championship...

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/ 1 year ago

Willis: I’m loving my life with Toulouse

By MARK STEVENS WHILE some sides would consider the tag of defending champions as a target on their backs, it appears...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Willis: I’m loving my life with Toulouse

By MARK STEVENS WHILE some sides would consider the tag of defending champions as a target on their backs, it appears...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Nick Tompkins hits the 200-mark for Saracens

By Paul Rees Match Preview – Saracens v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium Mark McCall has hailed Nick Tompkins, who...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Tompkins hits the 200-mark for Saracens

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Saracens v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium MARK McCall has hailed Nick Tompkins, who makes his...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Tompkins hits the 200-mark for Saracens

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Saracens v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium MARK McCall has hailed Nick Tompkins, who makes his...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Show Champions Cup a little more respect

YOU could set the clocks by it. Whenever the Walcot Old Boys team bus began one of its regular 45-mile descents...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Show Champions Cup a little more respect

YOU could set the clocks by it. Whenever the Walcot Old Boys team bus began one of its regular 45-mile descents...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown

By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit again: Kyle Steyn FIT-AGAIN Scotland wing Kyle Steyn...

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/ 1 year ago

Kyle Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown

By Bryn Palmer Match Preview Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit-again Scotland wing Kyle Steyn is relishing the...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Steyn looking forward to a sibling showdown

By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Glasgow v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hampden Park Fit again: Kyle Steyn FIT-AGAIN Scotland wing Kyle Steyn...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ferreira leads the way as veterans take to the pitch

VETERAN props never quit, they just keep on scrummaging in ever increasing numbers which explains why Francisco Gomez Kodela fails to...

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Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Schalk Ferreira leads the way as veterans take to the pitch

Veteran props never quit, they just keep on scrummaging in ever increasing numbers which explains why Francisco Gomez Kodela fails to...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ferreira leads the way as veterans take to the pitch

VETERAN props never quit, they just keep on scrummaging in ever increasing numbers which explains why Francisco Gomez Kodela fails to...

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/ 1 year ago

At least the French are going full-bore

NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

At least the French are going full-bore

NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

At least the French are going full-bore in Champions Cup

By Peter Jackson Neutrals the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Shoulder injury blow for Griffin

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be out for a “considerable” period after having surgery on a shoulder...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Shoulder injury blow for Griffin

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be out for a “considerable” period after having surgery on a shoulder...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Shoulder injury blow for Griffin

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be out for a “considerable” period after having surgery on a shoulder...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Bath & Bristol still have faith

■By PAUL REES BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Bath & Bristol still have faith

■By PAUL REES BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Bath & Bristol still have faith

■By PAUL REES BATH and Bristol headed the Premiership going into this weekend’s round of matches but lost their opening two...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Gloucester vs Harlequins – Betting Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Christmas is less than a week away, so we are treated to some great rugby matchups...

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Podcast

/ 1 year ago

S4, E16: Rugby Paper Podcast 2024 Awards and Champions Cup debate

In our last episode of 2024, the gang is back together in full force. Host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Start with Tom Roebuck, Ben Curry tells Steve Borthwick

By Ross Heppenstall Steve Borthwick has been urged to make in-form Sale star Tom Roebuck a starting winger in the Six...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Scotland will benefit from winning habit – Blair Kinghorn

By Adam Hathaway Blair Kinghorn has been getting into the winning habit with Antoine Dupont and co at Toulouse and reckons...

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/ 1 year ago

My main priority is to help Bath win a trophy, says Miles Reid

By Jon Newcombe An in-house club quiz hit home to Bath’s players just how long it has been since the club...

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/ 1 year ago

New-boy Jordie Barrett quick to show his worth for Leinster

By Mark Stevens Leinster had a good inkling of what they were getting when they confirmed the signing of Jordie Barrett...

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Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Ronan O’Gara keeps on driving La Rochelle

Mark Stevens talks to the former Ireland No.10 about his plans in France - and what could happen next In the...

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Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Craig Casey blow as Munster hit by injury problems

By Jim Short Castres............... 16pts Tries: Papali’i 12, Walcker 29 Penalties: Fernandez 48, le Brun 72 Munster............. 14pts Tries: Hodnett 37,...

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Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

We had to work hard for that – Jordie Barrett

By John Fallon Leinster.............. 15pts Tries: Ringrose 22, Barrett 26 Conversion: Prendergast 23 Penalty: Prendergast 49 Clermont.............. 7pts Try: Raka 4...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

A bridge too far for us, says John Plumtree

Sharks boss John Plumtree claimed that the demands of the present schedule had created a ‘bridge too far’ for his squad....

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Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Powerful Leicester Tigers take Sharks apart with ease

By Rob Wildman Leicester Tigers............. 56pts Tries: Montoya 10, 25; Hassell-Collins 28, Kata 36, Pollard 40, van Poortvliet 43, Clare 72,...

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Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Roebuck the star as Sale cruise in

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ................................................................. 29pts Tries: J-L du Preez 19, Roebuck 34, Carpenter 51, Curry 60 Conversions: R du Preez...

By The Rugby Paper Team