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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

DREAMTEAM

MAX BODILLY, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER EXETER CHIEFS AND CORNISH PIRATES CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH......

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

CRAIG WRIGHT

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal,...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Exeter confirm signing of former Irish prop

EXETER have confirmed the signing of former London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke from Ealing Trailfinders. As revealed in The Rugby Paper...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

There is no warm welcome for Spain

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gone but still winning. Sort of! London Irish...

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English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Hampson can keep on playing and coaching

By JON NEWCOMBE Craig Hampson has come to an agreement that will allow him to continue playing with Ealing Trailfinders while...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Pirates move for prop Andrews

Cornish Pirates have signed Coventry prop Ollie Andrews. The 24-year-old spent two years at Coventry having come through Exeter’s academy. “We...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Coventry half-backs the heartbeat with Ealing muscle to add power

CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Now that the Championship season has...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Champion Trailfinders cut Blues to shreds

By ROGER PANTING Ealing Trailfinders...... 59pts Tries: Uzokwe 9, Bird-Tulloch 21, 30, 72; Kernaghan 28, 51; Terry 60, Collins 67, Sleightholme...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Uzokwe: Championship has got tougher to win

By BEN JAYCOCK Despite not getting the chance to secure promotion to the Premiership, back rower Simon Uzokwe says Ealing Trailfinders’...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Ealing too strong for Championship

Well done to Ealing Trailfinders for winning the Championship – although once Jersey Reds were no longer in the competition it...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

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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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

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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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

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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National League One

/ 2 years ago

Chinnor and Rams dominate in toughest league in the country

The best XV from 2023/24 as voted for by our correspondents Following Chinnor’s run to secure the National One title, Ben...

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National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Brooks and Hill link up to work at Wimbledon

By BEN JAYCOCK New Wimbledon head coach James Brooks is excited to work with experienced director of rugby Steve Hill again...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Worboys: I’m aiming to be first-choice 10 at Ealing

By BEN JAYCOCK George Worboys endured ‘the most testing five years of his life’ at Bath but is looking forward to...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

I’ll never stop looking for hidden gems – Lam

By PAUL REES Pat Lam says he will never stop plundering the rugby mine of the Championship and the leagues below...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Champ teams must hold on to players

READING letters, Sunday 14/4, Alec Jones makes a very valid point re Newcastle’s non relegation. Then alongside I see Exeter is...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 2 years ago

Hurricanes storm in despite triple yellow

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Hurricanes overcame a poor second half in which they conceded three yellow cards to...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Brown: Red Roses must “stand up and be counted” at Twickenham

Ex-Red Roses prop and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown spoke of her excitement for England’s clash against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend,...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Exeter confirm swoop for Ealing’s Roots

Exeter Chiefs have confirmed the signing of Ealing Trailfinders prop Jimmy Roots, as revealed in The Rugby Paper last month. The...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Oustanding Venner grabs hat-trick as Coventry run riot

■By PAUL SMITH Coventry .......... 64pts Tries: Venner 4, 22, 41; Salt 28, Poole 32, Hitchcock 38, 49, Wand 68, Wilson...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Halliday: New deal is within our reach

By JON NEWCOMBE Calls for a further relaxation of Premiership ground capacity rules appear to be gathering momentum as the protracted...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ampthill overcome 14-point deficit to beat Ealing

Championship ■ By BEN WHITE AMPTHILL secured their second straight Championship home win, spectacularly coming back from a 14-point deficit at...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bears can still finish in the top four – Dun

By PAUL REES James Dun knew exactly what Bristol’s supporters were going through earlier this season when the Bears became stuck...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ealing keep their heads to take down brave Scots

■By RICHARD WESTABY Ealing T .............52pts Tries: Cornish 3, Holgate 12, De Wee 15, Willis 24, Alo 51, Holmes 55, Newman...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Tonkin on a new Trail

EALING Trailfinders have confirmed the signing of Louie Tonkin as an assistant coach from the start of next season, as revealed...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 2 years ago

Nightmare just gets worse for Crusaders

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Panic has set in for the Crusaders with the seven-time defending champions suffering their...

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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Redford Pennycook

The former Bristol, Newcastle and Ealing Trailfinders back rower, chooses his best XV he has played with or against... 1. Ellis...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ealing are stunned by brave Coventry

By PAUL SMITH Coventry....................... 34pts Ealing Trailfinders.....32pts Tries: Betteridge 12, Poole 17, 40; Martin 64 Conversions: Pellegrini 12, 17, 40, 64...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

High-flying Pirates wary of Turner’s ‘tricky customers’

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates have won six out of their...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Tonkin gets the call to join Ealing

ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Coventry show McGeechan there’s a lot of work to do

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.......................... 12pts Tries: McBryde 66, Greenwood 78 Conversion: Bennett 66 Coventry ............................27pts Tries: Ball 38, Penalty 61, Hitchcock...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

McGeechan named Doncaster director of rugby

Coaching legend Sir Ian McGeechan has taken up the position of consultant director of rugby at Doncaster Knights. The Yorkshire-born ex-Scotland...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Boden quits Knights over lack of funding

By JON NEWCOMBE Fatigued by the ongoing uncertainty over funding and the direction of the Championship, Steve Boden has explained that...

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Sevens World Series

/ 2 years ago

Dupont looks sharp at 7s

Antoine Dupont’s Olympic dream got off to a winning start with two victories on his sevens debut for France at the...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Yet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Merit on the pitch should be decisive

There has been a long-standing tradition in rugby union that everyone is entitled to their opinion, and when Ealing Trailfinders hosted...

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Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Ealing showed they are worthy

Ealing Trailfinders knew it was a big day and they gave it a proper lash. A single point behind Leicester with...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Clinical Twelvetrees calls the shots for Ealing

■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......... 7pts E Trailfinders ..57pts Tries: Conversions: Asiedu 2 James 3 Conversions: Twelvetrees 13, 30, 36, 45,...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Tigers keen to make it a day to remember

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Ealing v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Trailfinders Sports Ground LEICESTER scrumhalf Tom Whiteley wants to give Hanro...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Long breaks do us no favours – Rayer

By BEN JAYCOCK Bedford Blues have made a promising start to this season’s truncated Championship but director of rugby Mike Rayer...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Paton Field proving tough place to visit

AS one of the travelling blue and white faithful who witnessed Coventry RFC’s narrow 26-22 reverse up at Caldy last weekend,...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dominant Ealing make it look easy

By TOM JOHNSON Ealing Trailfinders.. 40pts Tries: Cornish 4, Holmes 12, Bird-Tulloch 19, Cordy-Redden 35, 53; O’Brien 80 Conversions: Twelvetrees 4,...

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