All posts tagged "Final"
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLaunchbury: It’s down to players on pitch
By Adam Hathaway Joe Launchbury has urged his Harlequins side to man the barricades or face another season of near misses...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoI’m feeling sorry for the Wallabies
AS an England supporter, I used to revel in Australia being beaten, mainly because it was so rare. However, now I’m...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLogan double puts Blues on the right track
REUBEN Logan’s double ensured Bedford Blues made a victorious start to their pre-season schedule in a battling contest against Blackheath.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI want that winner’s medal this time around
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid as he prepares for the new Prem season Miles Reid is saving...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTV deal will boost women’s game
THERE are two ways of looking at the BBC’s latest foray into rugby broadcasting: a deal securing exclusive rights to next...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoSix-try Fiji prove too strong for Samoa
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI started their bid for a sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with a 42-16, six-try win over arch...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe culture of playing through pain has got to stop – it is so outdated
Barney Davies, a 24-year-old who retired from the game with concussion issues, is urging a new approach The stigma around toughness...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLa Rochelle hit lucky
It was a while ago, now, but French rugby watchers with longer memories may recall the other Top 14 semi-final between...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoTop 10 Best Hair Transplant Clinics in Turkey and Hair Transplant Prices 2024
Turkey is renowned for top hair transplant clinics offering advanced, affordable procedures. Discover premier clinics specializing in FUE, DHI, and Sapphire...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoClassy Jordan shows the way as All Blacks get back in old routine
By ADAM HATHAWAY New Zealand................... 42pts Tries: McKenzie 6, Savea 17, Clarke 24, Jordan 30, 42; B Barrett 36 Conversions: McKenzie...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBoks put on the burners to deck Aussies
By BEN JAYCOCK Australia............................ 12pts Penalties: Lolesio 3, 21, 36, 47 South Africa .....................30pts Tries: Fassi 17, van Staden 43, Marx...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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/ 2 years agoEngland get in right mood for SA crunch
By BEN JAYCOCK England U18.....27pts Georgia U18 ..... 20pts ENGLAND overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half...
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/ 2 years agoPotent Rawlins helps England U18s bounce back with victory over Georgia
England overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half points to beat an impressive Georgia 27-20 as Jonathan...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSorry end to Bradley’s voyage
BRADLEY Roberts surfacing at the Principality Stadium three years ago renewed his family’s ancestral link to Wales thanks to his maternal...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSponsorship deal will really help grassroots
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE news that the cabbage patch is to get a name change...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFantasy Rugby 2024-25 – Enter Now
Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games
Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCambridge and Chinnor ruled out of Premiership Cup
Last year’s bottom Championship side Cambridge and newly promoted Chinnor are to be excluded from the 2024/25 Premiership Cup.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEmma Uren: Great Britain must learn from Olympic setback
Emma Uren has called on her GB Sevens team-mates to learn from a groundbreaking Olympic campaign after they finished seventh at...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’
Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJulian Salvi relishing his role as Georgia defence coach
Julian Salvi has never been one to shy away from a good challenge. Now he is relishing his job as Georgia's...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRegan Grace to miss start of Bath season after surgery
Bath wing Regan Grace is likely to miss the start of the upcoming season after having had surgery on a hamstring...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: Current All Blacks lack the fear factor
New Zealand don’t carry the same fear factor that they had in the 2011-2015 era going into this season’s Rugby Championship.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNew Zealand and Canada get act together
SEMI-FINALS WRAP By WILLIAM GUPWELL NEW Zealand booked their place in the final with a convincing second-half performance to claim a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBattling China put down a marker for future
QUARTER-FINALS WRAP By WILLIAM GUPWELL IT WAS always going to be a difficult challenge for this valiant China side as they...
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/ 2 years agoGolden girls put in final flourish
By WILLIAM GUPWELL New Zealand................ 19pts Tries: Pouri-Lane 2, Blyde 8, Waaka 13 Conversions: Pouri-Lane 2, King 8 Canada ........................... 12pts...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoJoe Schmidt’s Wallabies will provide a tough test for Lions
Nick Cain gives his thoughts on the 2025 British Lions series against Australia, saying the Aussies will be hard to beat...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOBY FREEMAN, THE FORMER EXETER, ORDIZIA, ROTHERHAM, NOTTINGHAM, CORNISH PIRATES & HARLEQUINS LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCall me The Stag – but I was stuck with Bambi
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND GLASGOW HAWKS/WARRIORS, WATERLOO AND BEDFORD BACK ROWER RORY McKAY IT’S been great...
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Features
/ 2 years agoIncrease the teams in Olympic Sevens
SOMETIMES you just have to say well done. To witness six days of raucous sell-outs at the Stade de France for...
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Features
/ 2 years ago’74 Lions failed to impress the doyen
NO sooner had I finished my trip down memory lane last week with the 1974 Lions than I stumbled across John...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoGood to see women winning more awards
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS disappointing that Team GB women’s sevens side were unable to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAntoine Dupont inspires France to Olympic gold in Paris
Nine months on from their heartbreaking quarter-final loss in the World Cup to South Africa, Antoine Dupont inspired France's Sevens side...
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/ 2 years agoRapid Rebbadj has the final say for hosts
SEMI-FINALS WRAP ■By BEN JAYCOCK SPURRED on by a boisterous capacity crowd at the home of French rugby, Les Bleus booked...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArgentina, NZ and Ireland go
QUARTER-FINALS WRAP ■By WILLIAM GUPWELL THE opening game of the quarter-finals saw a close encounter in a rematch from the Pool...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAfrica as Williams steps up at the death
The Blitzboks overturned the deficit after Tristan Leyds raced down the sideline and offloaded to Davids to score. Australia captain Nick...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPOOL A WRAP
NEW Zealand finished top of Pool A with a clean sweep, while Ireland won two out of three to qualify for...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPOOL B WRAP
AUSTRALIA won all three of their pools matches, with Argentina qualifying in second. The opening fixture of the tournament saw Australia...
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/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
MAX BODILLY, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER EXETER CHIEFS AND CORNISH PIRATES CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH......
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Features
/ 2 years agoJPR: It was the worst time to lose my cool
IT’S time to conclude our ‘real time’ look back at the 1974 Lions tour which finished exactly 50 years ago yesterday...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe Bears blueprint: Go and play without fear
PAUL REES ON HOW BRISTOL HEAD COACH PAT LAM PLANS TO GUIDE THE WEST COUNTRY OUTFIT BACK TO THE TOP Class...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTop of the world
England U20s too strong for France in final showdown By BEN JAYCOCK Head coach Mark Mapletoft praised the England U20s as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago2027 World Cup is closer than you think, says Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick admits he faces a race against time to get England up to speed as he turns...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoPacker out to defend WXV crown in Canada
By PAUL EDDISON Marlie Packer enjoyed one of the greatest nights of her rugby career in the first edition of WXV...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGlory for a band of brothers
By WILLIAM GUPWELL England.................................................21 Tries: Bailey 35, Green 53 Conversions: Kerr 35 Penalties: Kerr 47, 56, 66 France...................................................13 Tries: Ferte 80 Conversions: Reus 80 Penalties: Reus 10,...
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/ 2 years agoNew Zealand too good for Ireland as they finish third
3RD PLACE PLAY-OFF ■By JAMES ORPIN Ireland.............. 24pts Tries: Coffey 10, Murphy 32, Graham 76, Naughton 79 Conversions: Murphy 11, 79...













