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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

In-form hosts are in seventh heaven

By DAN JACOBS Westcombe P.........46 Oxford H...................24 WESTCOMBE Park recorded their biggest win of the season with victory over Oxford Harlequins....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

DYLANHICKS

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ireland outclass Pumas

EMERGING Ireland started their tour of South Africa with a 3624 win over the Pumas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Zac Ward,...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

Campese:Schmidt is wrong man for Aussies

By CAMERON STEPHENS DAVID Campese delivered a blunt message regarding Joe Schmidt’s position as Australia’s head coach, claiming the Kiwi isn’t...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Two matches, two defeats but Steve Diamond keeping the faith

By Ben Jaycock Harlequins ran in four tries yesterday to condemn Newcastle Falcons to a 28-14 defeat at The Stoop –...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Newcastle Falcons show spirit but Harlequins do enough

By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 28pts Tries: Jibulu 15, Evans 24, Halfpenny 31, Porter 41 Conversions: Smith 16, 25, 32, 42...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Leinster take control to put Dragons in their place

By Simon Thomas Leinster ........... 34pts Tries: Conan 18, R Byrne 38, Deegan 47, J McCarthy 64, Larmour 69, King 81...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Jordie Barrett a doubt for England re-match in Autumn Internationals

New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett has injured the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and is a doubt for the...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

When every story always seems to lead back to that lineout…

WHILE his native Ulster were in Johannesburg for their fixture against the Lions, one of the province’s old players was otherwise...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Lymm hold on by narrowest margin

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....27 Lymm........................28 LYMM maintained their unbeaten start to the season by the width of a post in...

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National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Quins are held as Hawks swoop to take fair share

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H.............19pts Henley H.............19pts Try time: Archie van Dijk on his way to scoring for Oxford and, PICTURES:...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ireland face tough New Zealand test

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Monday. Kick-off 3am IRELAND take on world champions New Zealand this morning looking...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

Young Guns – Tom Dye

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 PROP Tom Dye has the rare ability to play both sides of the scrum and...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Contepomi right man for Pumas, says Bosch

By CAMERON STEPHENS Landmark win: Pumas celebrate beating South Africa and, inset top, Felipe Contepomi and, below, Marcelo Bosch PICTURES: Getty...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

South African influence on European Rugby

By Peter Ryan South Africa is a phenomenal rugby nation that is at the top of its game right now. Talent...

By Cam Stephens

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Emiliano Boffelli injury woes add to Edinburgh problems

By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh......... 31pts Tries: Schoeman 11, Van der Merwe 32, 65, Cherry 42, Scott 80 Conversions: Thompson 12, 43,...

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Miscellaneous

/ 1 year ago

Maverick Shea the hardest of them all

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Conor O’Shea backing England A to bridge the gap

By Ben Jaycock England A return to action in November and RFU director of performance Conor O’Shea feels they have a...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Wales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves

Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Tigers are tamed in late, late show

By TOM KELLY Preston G.................27 Sheffield Tigers....26 A last-minute converted try saw Preston Grasshoppers snatch the win against Sheffield Tigers. After...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

Young Guns – Fraser Rawlins

Young Guns Fraser Rawlins burst onto the scene during the England U18s tour to South Africa, scoring a brace of tries...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Easterby looking forward to Ireland job

SIMON Easterby is relishing the chance to lead Ireland when expects Andy Farrell takes a sabbatical to become the British and...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Christian Day confident new PGP deal will attract big guns

By Adam Hathaway Players' chief Christian Day predicts the new Professional Game Partnership agreement will help attract more foreign big guns...

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English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Richard Barrington ready to power up Ampthill

By Jon Newcombe Richard Barrington has signed up to the Ampthill “Mob” and reassured that he’ll still have a target on...

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Letters

/ 1 year ago

Quite right, Brendan, don’t indulge All Blacks

I couldn't agree more with Brendan Gallagher’s suggestion that we must stop indulging the All Blacks and their haka. He missed...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Time for Steve Borthwick to prove his worth

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s talking points By Brendan Gallagher Honeymoon periods are not set in stone...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Resurgent Irish hit Wallaroos for six

Ireland.....................36 Australia................. 10 IRELAND started their season with an impressive six-try win in Belfast with back row Aoife Wafer scoring a...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Magic of the Lions will attract record crowd

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 25 next year, the...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Tigers tamed by familiar adversaries

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 13 Sheffield..................22 SHEFFIELD maintained their unbeaten start, edging their way to a three-try victory in a...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

Young Guns – Harlequins’ Felix Champain

Young Guns Felix Champain felt his trip to South Africa last month with England U18s was a great indication in what...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Marlie Packer: We want to win Rugby World Cup in front of sell-out Twickenham crowd

By James Reid Marlie Packer’s legacy will not be defined by what happens at next year’s Rugby World Cup, but the...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Marx on parade to make it four in a row

By Paul Rees South Africa ………………… 18pts Tries: Kolisi 48, Marx 73 Conversions: Pollard 49 Penalties: Pollard 31, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 54 New...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Time we stopped indulging the haka

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE is so much disingenuous hypocritical twaddle surrounding...

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National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Dominant Dale pass Tigers test

Wharfedale............22 Sheffield Tigers...... 8 ■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE grabbed a bonus-point win to start their campaign, while a plucky Tigers...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

PATRICK HOGG

YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE & ENGLAND U18 FORWARD England U18s captain Patrick Hogg is using his time at Newcastle Falcons to pick...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

When the butterfly, the bison, the rocket, the barker, Popeye (and a vegetarian) took control

15. Pierre Lacaze (Lourdes) Diminutive fullback, nicknamed Papillon (the butterfly) but counter intuitively commanding in the air. Snared by Rugby League...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Tommy Freeman: England will be ready for All Blacks

Tommy Freeman has November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count against the All...

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Junior International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

England’s Jonathan Pendlebury: U18 world champs unworkable

Since England's U20 World Championship win, many have called for an U18 edition, but coach Jonathan Pendlebury says it would not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Jeremy Guscott: England Rugby and clubs must collaborate

Once upon a time, when rugby went pro, the national unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players,...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Relentless Tigers run in six as Cheika era starts in style

■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers .............38pts Tries: Bassett 5, Clare 20, Cracknell 30, Williams 36, Hassell-Collins 68, Myall 75 Conversions:...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Rocky start for Sharks as Connacht enjoy their day in the sun

■ By LUKE JARMYN Connacht .......... 21pts Tries: Conversions: Tierney-Martin 18, Oliver 37, B Murphy 76 Carty 19, 38, Forde 77...

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The Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Once again, the world champs find a way to win

BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE scoreline would suggest a classic for the ages, the exuberant commentary team sounded like they were going to...

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Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

Energetic thinking urgently required

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CRITICAL supporters of Bristol in the late amateur era believed their team was being straitjacketed by a...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Catch this team of nations on camera

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FLY on the wall sporting documentaries seem to...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ringer was the fall guy on a day of carnage

RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE TWICKENHAM BLOODBATH AND PAUL RINGER’S DISMISSAL IN 1980 PICTURES: Alamy Grudge match: Bill Beaumont competing...

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