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International Rugby

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

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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

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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

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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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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

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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

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

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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

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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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

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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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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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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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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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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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

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Junior International Rugby

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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

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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

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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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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

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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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

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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

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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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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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England moved on to take Grand Slam with victory over Scotland

WHAT happened next? If the build up to the match is complicated, so is its legacy. The short term is easier...

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Autumn Internationals

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Huw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid

The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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England squad shocked after resignations of key coaching duo

Defence coach Felix Jones and head of strength and conditioning Aled Walters are moving on for pastures new. England players have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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Blow for England as Jones quits

By Ben Jaycock Back-to-back World Cup winning defence coach Felix Jones has left his role with England after sources revealed he...

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/ 2 years ago

Jones to miss out on WXV

MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which...

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When the French were sent packing

BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

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Youngsters were quick to take their chances

Ben Jaycock caught up with England U18s assistant and backs coach Will Parkin Reaching out: Noah Caluori scores for England against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

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England can’t keep South Africa at bay

By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa.....39pts England.............. 17pts EXETER Chiefs scrum-half George Newman scored a first half wonder try but England U18s...

By The Rugby Paper Team