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Fin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers

The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing...

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/ 2 years ago

Davies back to put fire into Coventry

By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a lengthy spell on the sidelines, Steff Davies hopes to return at the tail end of this...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

Start off with the ‘new’ and finish with the old

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks...

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/ 2 years ago

Northampton get it right this time

■By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints ...... 31pts Tries: Lewis 19, 40; Barnett-Vincent 54, Lead 66 Conversions: Shields 20, 41, 55, 67...

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Four-day camp for youth

ENGLAND UNDER-18 HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury selected his England U18 squad for a four-day training camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports...

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/ 2 years ago

Sun shines on the south for finals day

Roundup FINALS day was underscored by southern dominance, with champions Northampton Saints the only northern team to win their match. It...

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James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Top 14: Racing 92’s delight at smash and grab

French Column - By James Harrington Racing really needed that. A first win in the Top 14 since they beat Pau...

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/ 2 years ago

Six Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances

By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang. Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over...

By Charlie Elliott

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/ 2 years ago

Will Stuart: Facing Bath team mates adds extra spice to Calcutta Cup

The Guinness Six Nations is the peak moment for rugby rivalries and at the Rec, that makes the Calcutta Cup the...

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/ 2 years ago

George Martin out of Scotland clash as England call up Ted Hill

England lock George Martin has been ruled out of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown against Scotland. The 23-year-old Leicester player, who...

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Six Nations

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England boss Steve Borthwick backs ‘world-class goal-kicker’ Marcus Smith

England boss Steve Borthwick has backed “world-class goal-kicker” Marcus Smith to rediscover his aim from the tee during Saturday’s crunch Calcutta...

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Six Nations

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No pressure on Fin Smith to outdo Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup – Ollie Lawrence

England centre Ollie Lawrence insists Fin Smith is not under pressure to outshine “world-class” Scotland fly-half Finn Russell during a pivotal...

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Six Nations

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Six Nations: Alex Mitchell – Fin Smith taking the fly-half job in his stride

Scrum-Halves usually have a reputation for being the bossiest players on a rugby pitch but Alex Mitchell has come to terms...

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/ 2 years ago

Ross Byrne’s Gloucester move: a new chapter for him, but what lies ahead for Gareth Anscombe?

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Leinster and Irish rugby could be saying...

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Podcast

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PODCAST (S4, E23): Calcutta Cup and Six Nations R3 Preview with Scotland Great Craig Chalmers

It’s almost time for the third round of the 2025 Six Nations, and the headline fixture of the weekend takes place...

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Six Nations

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Ben Earl – England gunning for Six Nations redemption after rewatching Calcutta Cup losses

Ben Earl revealed the agony of rewatching recent Calcutta Cup failures has left England gunning for redemption as he admitted Scotland’s...

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Rugby Paper News

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Most Thrilling Late-Late Shows in Six Nations History

England’s stunning late victory against France in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations will go down in history as...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Five countries who have only ever had one Premiership player

By Charlie Elliott The Premiership mainly sees players from the Six Nations battling it out week in week out, with a bit of...

By Charlie Elliott

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/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby Cup: Five key talking points of the weekend

By Charlie Elliott The final round of the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage took place over the weekend, with teams battling...

By Charlie Elliott

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Six Nations – Alex Mitchell’s Calcutta Cup revenge mission

By Adam Hathaway Alex Mitchell is on a mission to lay England’s Calcutta Cup bogey to rest after taking lessons from...

By Adam Hathaway

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/ 2 years ago

Ex-Navy chief aims broadside at ‘one-way’ RFU Roadshow

By NICK CAIN PADDY McAlpine, the chairman of Chichester RFC – a level six community club – has slammed the RFU...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Steve Diamond’s war chest for Premiership relegation play-off

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has built up a war chest as insurance should Newcastle find themselves in an end-ofseason relegation...

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/ 2 years ago

Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence happy to be back together at the top

By Adam Hathaway Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence have been through some tough times with club and country but have finally...

By Adam Hathaway

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Six Nations – Great that we found a way to win, says Ollie Sleightholme

By Adam Hathaway Ollie Sleightholme insists England have finally broken their glass ceiling but urged them to take a leaf out...

By Adam Hathaway

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Tom James: From the start, Fin Smith was destined to make it to the top

By Paul Rees Tom James realised almost instantly that Fin Smith was destined for the top when the outside-half arrived at...

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/ 2 years ago

Joe Launchbury’s backing Fin Baxter for a long England Test career

By Gary Fitzgerald English rugby’s new “Babyface” can go from strength to strength on the Test stage following his try-scoring heroics...

By Gary Fitzgerald

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/ 2 years ago

Max Malins leaving Bristol Bears to return to Saracens

Max Malins will rejoin Saracens from Bristol at the end of the season. England utility back Malins, who can play flyhalf,...

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/ 2 years ago

Give Georgia chance to play with the best, urges Richard Cockerill

By Brendan McGilligan Richard Cockerill has called on Six Nations bosses to give developing European nations the opportunity to compete in...

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Six Nations

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Matt Sherratt backed to give Wales a boost

By Gary Fitzgerald Matt Sherratt has the coaching powers to help remove some of the doom and gloom hanging over Welsh...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Dream Team

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Dream Team – Lee Dickson

LEE DICKSON, THE FORMER ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON & NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... Forwards 1....

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Jeremy Guscott

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Jeremy Guscott – There’s more to come from this England pack in the Six Nations

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and Unmissable every week... England's win over France last weekend was a huge confidence booster ahead...

By Jeremy Guscott

Premiership

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Premiership Cup: Doncaster Knights in the mood but have to play waiting game

By Guy Williams Doncaster ........ 48pts Tries: Holden 32, 80, Rokoduguni 39, 47, Bunting 5, Smeaton 9, Wadsworth 57, Chapman 68...

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Premiership

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Premiership Cup: Alex Dombrandt grabs chance to make his case for England

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ........................29pts Tries: Hammond 10, Lewies 23, Dombrandt 31, Green 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 32, 54 Penalty: J...

By Gary Fitzgerald

British and Irish Lions

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Felipe Contepomi – It will be an honour for Argentina to take on the British & Irish Lions

Joe Santamaria talks to Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi about the challenges of a tour by England – and the Lions The...

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/ 2 years ago

Six Nations – England need to be more consistent

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Driving force: Tom Willis has the power to make headway up...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Blow for Exeter Chiefs as Rusi Tuima faces two months out

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs have been dealt an untimely blow with the news that powerhouse forward Rusi Tuima could be...

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Chris Hewett

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Goggleboxers must not lose sight of reality

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There was an overpowering whiff of something significant in the air as the 1984 John...

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Features

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Josh McNally – Too tall to be a pilot, I found lift-off in rugby

Jon Newcombe talks to Josh McNally who says that, without the RAF, he would not have achieved anything in the game...

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Six Nations: Warren Gatland broken by assembly line failure

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know February 11, 2025 will go down in Six Nations history as...

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/ 2 years ago

Come in No.10! – Jarrod Evans, ninth time the charm?

By Nick Cain Should Marcus Smith’s understudy at Harlequins find himself back on Six Nations duty this weekend at long last,...

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Premiership Women's Rugby

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PWR: Christiana Balogun lifts Bristol Bears to new heights

By Stewart McCullogh Harlequins ...... 10 Bristol ..............19 Bristol are still in the play-off conversation with following this impressive victory at...

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