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‘We have to manage load’

PAUL REES EXAMINES THE FALLOUT FROM GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 HIDING BY NORTHAMPTON SAINTS George Skivington has had better weeks. He knew his...

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Cup final is genuine clash of the giants

By PAUL REES Nearly half of the Champions Cup finals have involved Toulouse or Leinster, the two most successful sides in...

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Dean seeks platform

Ross Heppenstall finds out what Dean Richards has been up to since stepping down as Newcastle Falcons boss for more success...

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Flyer Kildunne wins player of Championship

Full flight: England star Ellie Kildunne ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne has been named the Women’s Six Nations Player of the Championship...

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It’s Harry Houdini as Cheshire steal it late

By LUKE JARMYN Division 2 round-up IN the penultimate round of County Championship group fixtures, 12 sides battled it out in...

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Priddey is Dawe’s Captain fantastic

By MO SHER Surrey..........................0 Cornwall..................55 WHEN it comes to County Championship rugby, Cornwall are kingpins. And on a stunning day just...

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Top three dominate but real gems to be found across entire league

THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Following Esher’s National Two East title success, Ben Jaycock canvassed...

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Southend’s Twickenham memories will last a lifetime

By CHRIS PHILLIPS A resurgent Southend Saxons are celebrating a superb league and cup double following their first ever Twickenham triumph....

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A thrilling ride but now it’s time to call it a day

MY LIFE IN RUGBY CHARLIE BECKETT - THE DONCASTER AND FORMER LEICESTER, LONDON WELSH, GLOUCESTER, JERSEY, AMPTHILL AND EASTWOOD SECOND ROW...

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Reeves driving Brazil’s bid to join global party

Joe Santamaria talks to Brazil technical director Josh Reeves about his adopted country’s mission to qualify for RWC27 Josh Reeves has...

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Kildunne crowned Women’s Six Nations Player of the Tournament

England’s Ellie Kildunne has been named as the Player of the Tournament for the 2024 Women’s Six Nations. After a shortlist...

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Vunipola trio to depart Saracens

Saracens players Billy, Mako and Manu Vunipola are to leave the North London club at the end of the current campaign....

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I’m still supporter of relegation – Diamond

By PAUL REES Newcastle may be adrift at the bottom of the Premiership but Steve Diamond remains an advocate for promotion...

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New-boy Roots has his eye on NZ return

By PAUL REES One of England’s Test debutants this year has a big incentive to make the summer tour to New...

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I want to win title before I leave Bristol – Luatua

By PAUL REES Few overseas signings have had a more lasting impact in the Premiership than Steve Luatua who looks like...

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Focus on aspiration

THE Championship clubs deserve far more than they are getting in terms of RFU funding and access to the top flight....

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Tiueti out to make most of Cov move

By JON NEWCOMBE Inspired by his old Uni mate Will Rigg, Dafydd-Rhys Tiueti is hoping that joining Coventry this summer will...

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Dream Team with Alex Loney

The former Leicester, Nottingham, Avignon, Rotherham and Fylde hooker, now head coach of Fylde & Lancashire, chooses the best XV he...

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Calling MPs will add to pressure

The decision of Championship clubs to contact their local MPs to ask for Government to mediate in its gridlocked negotiations with...

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Northampton swoop to sign England U20s fly-half

By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton have signed England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt. Having endured the hardship of London Irish folding, the tyro...

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Davies, 36, open to offers

Wales centre Jonathan Davies is leaving Scarlets at the end of the season and hopes for one final opportunity with another...

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Coventry denied by powerful Pirates

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ............ 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ..........................12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51...

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Doncaster win the battle but Ealing take the title

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster......... 20pts Tries: Fox 25, Margetts 59 Conversions: Bennett 25, 59 Penalties: Bennett 40, 68 Ealing T ................

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Heath are crowned thanks to first-try rule

by Josh Thomas Regional 1 Championship final Heath ................35 Barnstaple..... 35 HEATH’S late heroics secured the Regional 1 Championship despite sharing...

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Longlevens defy battling Widnes

Counties 1 Championship final Longlevens ....25 Widness..........19 LONGLEVENS held off a fierce second half fightback to win the Counties 1 Championship....

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Brunel push Old Ruts all the way

Counties 2 Championship final Brunel Uni ....... 31 Old Ruts.......... 43 OLD Rutlishians claimed the Counties 2 Championship but were pushed...

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Southend go out on a high

Regional 2 Championship final Northampton Old Scouts ...26 Southend Saxons ...35 SOUTHEND showed true grit to twice come from behind and...

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Essex facing tough start to county champs

By BEN JAYCOCK At the end of last season, Essex were promoted to Division 2 but faced a daunting start to...

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Yarrow sparks Durham

Division 3 round-up By MO SHER DURHAM opened up their campaign at Billingham with a hard-fought 43-34 win against Notts, Lincs...

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Call to attract players back into county tournament

By BEN JAYCOCK Surrey director of rugby Marc Bertrand feels the Bill Beaumont County Championship has lost its edge with players...

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Army leave it late to regain trophy

By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Moments and minutes change matches in equal measure, and that is exactly what happened at Kingsholm as the...

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Bellhouse helps stop the RAF fightback

Army Women............36pts RAF Women...............19pts A DOMINANT second half from the Army Women earned them the Inter Service Championship title at Kingsholm...

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Young Guns: Loughborough prop Eric Nixon

By BEN JAYCOCK Venezuelan-born prop Eric Nixon is hoping to follow in the footsteps of a long list of Millfield School...

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Don’t only blame RFU for lack of confidence

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS interesting to read last week’s comments by Simon Halliday in...

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Parry times it for Bargoed

Championship round-up A LATE Josh Parry try snatched a 50-47 victory for champions Bargoed at Rumney in a 15-try end-ofseason thriller...

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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 12/05/24

The Premiership returns with every team in the top seven heading into this weekend still having a chance of clinching a home semi-final,...

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Blame RFU for lack of confidence – Halliday

By NICK CAIN The Cornish Pirates statement that the future of professional rugby in Cornwall is in jeopardy – citing RFU...

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Eight-year PGP deal expected next month

By PAUL REES The ground-breaking new agreement between Twickenham and the Premiership clubs is expected to be announced after next month’s...

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I’d love to coach at top level, says Biljon

By JON NEWCOMBE It is one of rugby’s cruel ironies that Harvey Biljon, who has transformed the careers of so many...

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Camborne defeat a concern

LAST weekend’s 109 points to nil win by Dings over Camborne in National Two West should have set alarm bells ringing...

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RFU’s still killing the dreams of investors

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU’s indecision is final. It does not know what to do about...

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Pirates take control to close down Nottingham

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham........ 7pts Tries: van der Flier 22 Conversions: Arden 22 Cornish P ..........29pts Tries: Hocking 12, Schwarz 38,...

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Eadie has the last laugh for Hartpury

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury.......................... 57pts Tries: Short 4, 14; Morgan 9, Austin 30, 42; Eadie 51, 62; Hunt 74 Conversions: Bazalgette...

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Trailfinders show class in nine-try rampage

By RICKY WESTABY Ealing T.............57pts Tries: Cornish 2, 49; Cordy-Redden 6, Willis 20, O’Brien 27, Willemse 63, Smid 67, Kelleher 72,...

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Unstoppable women ready to take on RAF in battle for title

By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Army Women ..78pts Navy Women..... 5pts THE Army Women will head to Gloucester with the Inter Service Championship...

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Nayalo steers Army to thrilling fightback

By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Army ................................. 43pts Tries: Nayalo (3), Johnson, Horner, Radianirova, Qorowale Conversions: Johnson (4) Navy ................................. 42pts Tries: Wright...

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