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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

11-try blitz as Chiefs suffer record defeat

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ................... 17pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 8, 48, Hammersley 70 Conversion: Slade 49 Bordeaux Begles ........... 69pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leicester Tigers 38-10 Ulster: Josh Bassett shines to make sure for Leicester

Josh Bassett warmed the hands and hearts of the Welford Road faithful with a fine hat-trick as Tigers cruised into the...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Wilson: We have a good record and won’t be overawed

■ By PAUL REES DANNY Wilson says Harlequins will not be overawed when they face Toulon at Stade Mayol today having...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

A spirit of adventure comes at high price

Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Gopperth’s long and winding road

NOW that he’s beginning to make Peter Pan look like a grumpy old man, Jimmy Gopperth’s longevity requires further updating with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Saracens run riot to bring up the century

■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............ 100pts Tries: Infante 4, Packer 7, 12; Harrision 14, 18, 38; Hardy 22, 58; Bridger 32,...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Dorking’s Tom Bristow believes props should keep their options open

By Ben Jaycock Experienced prop Tom Bristow is urging young front rowers to learn both sides of the scrum rather than...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Henderson: I want to repay Cheika’s faith

■ By MARK STEVENS CAMERON Henderson is clearly a man on a mission. After battling through two significant knee injuries that...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cancer charity keen to spread the word

By BEN JAYCOCK RUGBY Against Cancer offers support for those suffering from the disease and spent time over Christmas visiting hospitals...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Academy League returns to action

ACADEMY RUGBY By TOM JEFFRIES IT’S new year, new competition time as the Premiership Academy League returns. There’s considerable hype to...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Aldcroft takes over at helm for England

■By BEN JAYCOCK In charge: New captain Zoe Aldcroft PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-Hartpury lock Zoe Aldcroft has been installed as England...

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Women's International

/ 2 years ago

Zoe Aldcroft replaces Marlie Packer as England captain for 2025

Zoe Aldcroft has replaced Marlie Packer as England Women’s captain for 2025. Gloucester-Hartpury forward Aldcroft, who has 58 international caps, will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ilona Maher ‘loves being a superstar’ as Bristol signing looks to grow the game

Ilona Maher hopes she can inspire and elevate more players to superstar status in women’s rugby. Olympic sevens bronze medallist Maher...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Team of the Week: Fin Smith and Tom Willis impress again to strengthen England cases

By Charlie Elliott This weekend of Premiership action provided the perfect mix of technical flair and big men bulldozing through that...

By Charlie Elliott

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leicester Tigers chasing dream double

By Gary Fitzgerald Nicky Smith insists Leicester Tigers will not be content unless they complete a “dream double” as Michael Cheika’s...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Computer games annoy Alex Sanderson

By Mark Stevens Angry Alex Sanderson has vowed to channel the perceived lack of respect for his Sale Sharks side into...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

I can’t see me returning to coaching, says Geordan Murphy

By Jon Newcombe Former Leicester boss Geordan Murphy has revealed he is still scarred by the manner of his departure from...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Jack Walker’s eager to build on last year’s success with Harlequins

By Paul Rees Jack Walker has warm memories of last season when he was part of England’s World Cup squad,...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Pat Lam: Fitz Harding is good enough for England

By Paul Rees Pat Lam’s New Year wish is for his Bristol captain Fitz Harding to gain international recognition after a...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Great to see a big match on ITV

Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Time for Northampton Saints to push Bath up front

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Northampton are the Premiership’s reigning champions, and when you are in that...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ben Youngs steps up to make sure for Leicester Tigers

By Rob Wildman Leicester .......................... 28pts Tries: Cracknell 14, Henderson 33, Hassell-Collins 68, Youngs 77 Exeter ................................. 15pts Conversions: Pollard 14,...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Rob Baxter baffled by Will Rigg yellow

Exeter boss Rob Baxter claimed he was “baffled” by referee Christophe Ridley sin-binning substitute wing Will Rigg in the 65th minute...

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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team – Sam Cross

SAM CROSS, THE FORMER GB SEVENS AND NEWPORT, OSPREYS, NEWCASTLE AND TARBES FLANKER, WHO IS NOW AT MERTHYR RFC, CHOOSES THE...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Hat-trick star Jones takes centre stage

■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Leicester ..........38pts Tries: M Jones 5, 18, 21; Henrich 10, 58; Fray 40 Conversions: M Jones 5, 19;...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

London Welsh rise from ashes

Brendan Gallagher remembers when the exiles were the whipping boys - and how things have changed... A tale of redemption, what...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

My office at home is like a shrine to rugby

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MET POLICE, WASPS AND SARACENS NO.8, WHO REPRESENTED MIDDLESEX, LONDON, BRITISH POLICE & THE BARBARIANS LEE...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

We need to see a complete shake-up

By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view of the game A new year and change is on the way across many...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Newcastle Falcons vs Harlequins – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Christmas is in the books, but we still have a tremendous weekend of rugby action from...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cool Handre Pollard levels it up for Leicester Tigers

Springbok flyhalf Handre Pollard’s last-minute conversion rescued a draw for Leicester Tigers against Harlequins at Twickenham in front of 78,000 fans....

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

AJ MacGinty out for four months with knee injury

Bristol fly-half AJ MacGinty is to miss the next four months due to a knee injury that requires surgery. The United...

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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

George Ford set to follow family line and take up coaching

By Ross Heppenstall George Ford admits he sees himself following in the footsteps of his father and two brothers by moving...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Freddie Steward prepares new plan of attack

By Paul Rees Freddie Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Danny Wilson backing Rodrigo Isgro to create havoc for Harlequins

By Gary Fitzgerald Rodrigo Isgro is a “physical specimen” who will become an even more destructive weapon for Quins once he...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Sale Sharks bring Bristol Bears crashing to earth

I fear Bristol’s bid for the title will be derailed by the injury to AJ MacGinty, expeially with Max Malins out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Wrong to have so many outsiders at London Scottish

Looking at the London Scottish side in yesterday’s game against Chinnor, I make it nine Harlequins in the starting XV and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team – Dave Lewis

DAVE LEWIS, THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, EXETER AND HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... Forwards 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ollie Sleightholme is the right man for England

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Since Ollie Sleightholme won his first two England caps against New Zealand...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Harlequins are denied as Leicester Tigers snatch draw

By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 34pts Tries: Walker 4, Murley 28, 70; Northmore 38 Conversions: Smith 5, 29, 39, 71 Penalties:...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Michael Cheika: We must be more ruthless

Leicester head coach Michael Cheika was proud of the fight shown by his Tigers. “It was a great crowd and a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Rampant Sale Sharks leave Bristol Bears with nothing

By Roger Panting Bristol ................................... 0pts Sale .................................... 38pts Tries: Quirke 2, Roebuck 24, T Curry 49, O’Flaherty 66 Conversions: R...

By The Rugby Paper Team