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Club Rugby

/ 9 years ago

Bedlinog safe from drop with big win at Dunvant

SWALEC Championship round-up By JOHN ARKLESS THREEsides secured their Championship status for next season but the final relegation spot is yet...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Lockwood looking forward to Falcons reunion with Graham

By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE prop Sam Lockwood has backed Gary Graham to shine among the Premiership’s big-hitters. Like Lockwood the year...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Newcastle’s eighth summer signing announced

Scrum-half Sam Stuart has become Newcastle Falcons‘ eighth new signing for next season. The 25-year-old is known to Falcons director of...

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Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Wales will veto cut to 6 Nations

WALES will take a stand in Dublin this week against England’s call for the Six Nations schedule to be shortened by...

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Champions Cup

/ 9 years ago

Halfpenny demands improvement ahead of showdown

By NICK VERDIER Hungry: Leigh Halfpenny LEIGH Halpfenny has urged his teammates to snap out of their travel sickness for the...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Richards set to quit as Exiles tighten their belt

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA LONDON Scottish head coach Peter Richards is set to leave in response to cutbacks that will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Classy Conor takes his cue to strangle Ealing

Star turn: Munster’s Conor Oliver scores a try PICTURE: Inpho By JEREMY INSON MUNSTER A reached the British and Irish Cup...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Theo hungry for lead role in season run-in

By NICK VERDIER YOUNGSTERS usually improve through playing, but London Irish fly-half Theo Brophy Clews is determined to prove the off-field...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Jersey boys ready to put on another big show

JERSEY are the only side to beat London Irish in the Championship this term and boss Harvey Biljon is expecting a...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Sheedy could still hold key to Bristol survival

NEWS EXTRA CALLUMSheedy is unlikely to play a single Premiership minute for Bristol this season but the young fly-half could still...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 9 years ago

Dickson may quit Saints for Bedford

By JON NEWCOMBE NORTHAMPTON legend Lee Dickson could see out his professional career as a Bedford player in the Championship. The...

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Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Only question is, which tour will Denny be on?

Gary Fitzgerald gets the lowdown on Sale’s new super hero from their record try-scorer DENNY Solomona would be a more than...

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National League 3

/ 9 years ago

Broadstreet’s winning run stretches on

National League 3 Midlands BROADSTREET kept their title bandwagon rolling with an 11th straight victory to maintain a two-point cushion at...

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Young Gun

/ 9 years ago

Young Gun: Dominic Morris – England U20s

Being injured at the start of the season, Dominic Morris would not have expected to have made his Saracens debut, won...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Bath sign Welsh fly-half

Bath have secured the signing of fly-half Josh Lewis from Ebbw Vale ahead of next season. The 25-year-old’s form in Ebbw...

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English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Jersey end Exiles’ run to give Biljon his greatest day

Jersey 15pts Tries: Scott 32, Graham 74 Conversion: Sheedy 74 Penalty: Sheedy 39 London Irish 11pts Tries: Steele 15 Penalty: Brophy...

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English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Timid Titans given 7-try thumping after Burnell’s exit

Rotherham 7pts Tries: Tresidder 19 Conversions: Ryan 19. Nottingham 46pts Tries: Thacker 24, Evans 40, Stevens 58, 63, Stephenson 69, Langley...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Twickenham rout ‘will cost Scots their Lions places’

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Scotland lock Jim Hamilton fears his countrymen’s 62-21 Six Nations thrashing by England has dashed any hope...

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Guest columnists

/ 9 years ago

Lions watch: fly-halves

The Six Nations provides Warren Gatland with the most exacting series of trials that any Lions chief selector could wish for....

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Rotherham to appoint Andy Key as head coach

By JON NEWCOMBE Rotherham Titans have wasted no time in lining up a successor to Justin Burnell with former Leeds boss...

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English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Premiership must take control of Championship

Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby are handed control of the league....

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Mitchell: Lions should go with co-captains

By JON NEWCOMBE THE Lions captaincy will be the key debate now the Six Nations has concluded, but John Mitchell believes...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Students convene for April double header

ENGLAND Students have announced their 42-man training squad ahead of next month’s internationals against Ireland Universities and French Students. The players,...

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Six Nations

/ 9 years ago

Defensive shift earns Slam for Zach’s boys

By SAM JACKSON Ireland U20 10pts Try: Coombes 64 Conversion: Johnston 64 Penalty: Johnston 40 England U20 14pts Tries: Nay 18,...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Irish step up recruitment for assault on top-flight

LONDON IRISH have been busy recruiting players ahead of their impending return to the Premiership next season. But I understand that...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Falcons looking to lure Flood home

Heading home? Toby Flood TOBY FLOOD could this summer be heading back to Newcastle Falcons where he started his career when...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Mallinder misses out to Wasps flier Howe

WASPS’ wing Tom Howe has won the Anglo-Welsh Cup breakthrough player award. Howe won a public vote from a ten-strong shortlist...

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English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Just topping from Topsy but Pirates fire warning

By NEALE HARVEY London Irish …39pts Tries: Ojo 7, 80, Paice 14, De Chaves 22, Ransom 25, 30, Lewington 28 Conversions:...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Bow: Premiership must take control of tier two

By NEALE HARVEY Struggle: Nottingham in action against Cornish Pirates NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward...

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Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Fylde hit out at ‘farcical’ attempts to cap wages

RFU plans to introduce wage caps into the lower leagues have been branded as “farcical” by Fylde board member Mike Brennand....

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Six Nations

/ 9 years ago

Frenchwide boys make light of travel sickness

By NICK VERDIER FRANCE have finally won away from home in the Six Nations and it came on the back of...

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Six Nations

/ 9 years ago

Not enough, but Tier Two extra cash is right move

THE idea that English Premiership clubs have rejected the ‘buddy’ initiative with Championship clubs because they feared they were in danger...

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Six Nations

/ 9 years ago

Mercer’s men stay focused on Slam

By LUKE JARMYN A bonus point try by No.8 Zach Mercer sealed the Championship for England U20s as they continue their...

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Six Nations

/ 9 years ago

Clinical French keep Italy at bay

FRANCE U20s resisted a second half comeback to claim their second win of the Six Nations at the Stadio Santa Rosa...

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Six Nations

/ 9 years ago

Seventh heaven for record-breaker Kay

By SAM JACKSON KAY Wilson scored a record-breaking seven tries as England humiliated Scotland to line up a Grand Slam decider...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Inglorious tour which began with an erroneous choice of captain

BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks back at 1983 when the Lions suffered badly from selection mistakes Clash of the giants: Maurice Colclough jumps...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

20 QUESTION

KIERAN MURPHY EALING NO.8 Enjoying a good run of form recently? We targeted that last block of Championship fixtures starting with...

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National League 3

/ 9 years ago

Champions-elect edge closer to trophy

National League 3 South West OLD REDCLIFFIANS continued their march to the title by running over eight tries during a 46-9...

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Features

/ 9 years ago

Don’t kill off the county game, just get rid of the academies!

As Benjamin Disraeli once said: “There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies and statistics.” However, as with all things,...

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Miscellaneous

/ 9 years ago

Top-flight veto plan for buddy system

EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY CONTROVERSIAL RFU plans for Premiership clubs to ‘buddy-up’ with their Championship counterparts have collapsed after top-flight sides...

By The Rugby Paper Team