All posts tagged "Lions"
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International Rugby
/ 4 days agoSix Nations: England players are over-trained claims Wales & Lions centre Jonathan Davies
Former Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies believes England’s defensive issues in the Six Nations could be linked...
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International Rugby
/ 4 days agoJoe El-Abd: I’m still committed to England despite Six Nations slump
Assistant coach Joe El-Abd has nailed his colours to England’s sinking mast despite recent speculation linking him with a move back...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 days agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter’s plotting to bring down one of his old pals
Exeter Chiefs’ director of rugby Rob Baxter will be plotting today against one of his former players in the Prem Cup...
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Latest News
/ 4 days agoWhen four tries by the Lions were kicked off the park
NEVEN MacEwan, left, played in the Test match which did more than any other to ridicule rugby as a running game,...
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National League One
/ 4 days agoLions get tamed as Stortford maintain fine form
■By JEAN BULL Leicester L ......35 Bishop’s S ........59 AN ENTERTAINING game, in which the lead changed hands ten times, was...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Wales rising, England declining? Super Saturday Preview ft. Jonathan Davies!
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by former Wales and British &...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBen Earl: My journey to 50 England caps has been amazing
Cricket fan Ben Earl raised his bat for 50 England caps in Rome yesterday and colleagues insisted it was never in...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Easter: The weight Maro Itoje has to carry is quite extraordinary
What Maro Itoje has dealt with in the last nine months is extraordinary. He captained the Lions, he captains England, he...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSix Nations 2026 news: England make nine changes to team for clash against Italy in Rome
Steve Borthwick has reacted to England’s Six Nations slump by completing a radical overhaul of his team to face Italy, including...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoEngland’s George Ford will ignore outside noise, says brother & Sale Sharks coach Joe
Joe Ford says the noise over whether his brother George should keep his place in the England side after the defeats...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Mike Gibson remembers the Welsh lions of ’76
When he sits at home in Belfast next Friday night to watch Ireland-Wales, Mike Gibson could be forgiven for recalling a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 weeks agoLions ………….24 Stormers ….. 10
THE Lions claimed a deserved victory over the Stormers to move up to seventh and strengthen their playoff push. Stormers lost...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Memories of All Black legend going under the hammer
In the bad old days when too many referees turned a blind eye to all manner of mayhem, Kevin Skinner built...
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National League One
/ 3 weeks agoLavender & Blacks laugh last at Lions
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................54 Leicester Lions ....40 CLIFTON produced eight tries in a breathless encounter, to secure a crucial five-point...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoAlan Dickens: Tom Christie setting the standard at Newcastle Red Bulls
Alan Dickens has hailed the impact made by Tom Christie at Newcastle and expects the New Zealander to spearhead a resurgence...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 weeks agoChris Hewett: Italians put on a show in the scrum
Just when you thought the scrum was dying on the ample backsides of its specialist practitioners, along come the Italians –...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoItoje hits century in good company
SHOULD he so wish, Maro Itoje could lay claim to completing two Test centuries in barely six months. His 100th match...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoSharks taken down by Lions
Lions ............... 34 Sharks .............22 LIONS bounced back from their Bulls’ mauling with a four-try victory in their rescheduled URC clash...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoBradshaw digs deep to lift the burrowed Tykes out
■By WILLIAM BULL Leicester L ......29 Leeds Tykes ...33 LEEDS TYKES kept their survival chances alive with Albert Bradshaw’s try at...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoNo end to England’s Calcutta Cup agony as Scotland come out on top in Six Nations clash
Steve Borthwick watched England’s 12-match winning run hit the buffers – then insisted Henry Arundell’s red card was a bridge too...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoEngland’s Ollie Chessum says it’s great to be back at full capacity for 2026 Six Nations
Every England victory is sweet but last weekend’s win over Wales was extra special for Ollie Chessum after limping through the...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Wales just must keep 15 players on the pitch against France
It’s hard to know where to start with Wales because I can’t remember a Welsh team being in this position since...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: Wallabies are on a National Rugby League recruitment drive
The Wallabies are doing a counter-attack raid on rugby league Down Under ahead of the 2027 World Cup which could see...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: Peter Squires, a true local hero
Peter Squires shall forever stand out among England’s true all-rounders, the first county cricketer to play a Test match for the...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoThunder helps Sale storm to top triumph over Lions
By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC...............52pts Tries: Robins 1, Dixon 9, Green 20, Thunder 22, 43, 67; Boxall 76, Walsh 79 Conversions:...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoSix Nations news: England’s Tommy Freeman braced for Murrayfield hostility
Tommy Freeman has got used to the home comforts of Allianz Stadium but insists he is ready for the hostile atmosphere...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: The Doyen, in whose shadow we all stand
There was a Grand Canyon of a gap in the ranks of the rugby union writers assembled at Twickenham to report...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoLook outside the Prem, England
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOW sad to hear...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDREAM TEAM
FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE BACK ROW JOHN KELLY CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoRyan made life tough for 1953 All Blacks
ENGLAND in the mid-1950s, not unlike now, had an abundance of back row talent which probably explains why former Cambridge University...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLions……………..17 Bulls ……………..52
HAROLD Vorster came back to haunt his former side with two tries as the Bulls avoided back-to-back defeats. Vorster opened the...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTigers are top cats in scrap against the Lions
■ By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L ......14 Sedgley Park 24 SEDGLEY Tigers came out victorious in a scrappy game between two...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoHugo Keenan out of Six Nations opener as Ireland’s injury list continues to grow
Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions series winner Hugo Keenan has fractured his thumb in training, which excludes him from...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPaul Williams: At last we can see signs of stability for Steve Tandy’s Wales
Have you ever had someone try to tell you something really important? But instead of taking in that information, you’re instead...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoUlster skipper Iain Henderson is left out of Ireland squad but Andy Farrell remains confident
Ulster captain Iain Henderson has been left out of Ireland’s squad for the Six Nations. The second row, 33, made his...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGray and Cherry to add grunt up front
GREGOR Townsend has recalled experienced pair Jonny Gray and Dave Cherry to the Scotland squad, while there are places for young...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoOspreys fail to land late winner
■By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............ 24pts Tries: Ratti 23, Hopkins 33, Morse 38, Kasende 62 Conversions: Edwards 23, 38 Lions.................. 24pts...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoTough win shakes as Barling’s goods are on display
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..73 Leicester L ......26 WINGER Jackson Barling claimed a hat-trick as high-fliers Rotherham Titans inflicted a...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoLions NZ tour dates confirmed
THE British and Irish Lions will play three Tests in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch on their landmark first women’s tour to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Small in stature but big on talent
Back in the day it became almost a cliché that All Blacks forwards were all rugged frontiersmen and farmers – world...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoLeinster late to the party – Leo Cullen’s new plan or still a work in progress?
In previous seasons of the United Rugby Championship and the Champions Cup, we have seen a consistency with Leinster in which,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoDragons 35-12 Newcastle Red Bulls: Resurgent Welsh region take down Alan Dickens’ side
Newcastle Red Bulls’ impressive performances in the Challenge Cup came to an abrupt halt as resurgent Dragons virtually booked qualification for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoPREVIEW…Lyon v Benetton
Today. Kick-off 1pm, Matmut Stadium de Gerland LAST season’s finalists Lyon face a do or die clash against pool leaders Benetton...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoPerpignan through but Lions are sent packing
Round-up ■ By SAM JACKSON A DRAMATIC Challenge Cup clash at Stade Aimé Giral ended all square as Perpignan and the...
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National League One
/ 2 months agoLeaders Albion dull the roar of the Lions
Leicester L ......17 Plymouth A .... 47 By MALCOLM WRIGHT FORM side Plymouth Albion tightened their position at the summit, with...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
FINNBAKER NEWCASTLE SECOND ROW At just 21, Newcastle lock Finn Baker is beginning to turn promise into opportunity, with a recent...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBattling Warriors get off to a flyer and stay on course for home tie in last 16
By BRYN PALMER Clermont ...........21pts Tries: Moal 32, penalty 51, Simone 62 Conversions: Plummer 32, 62 Glasgow ............33pts Tries: Ferrie 9,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoZebre vs Ospreys: Home comforts suit Mark Jones’ side
Ospreys head to Parma knowing that victory over Zebre could prove decisive in shaping their route to Challenge Cup glory.
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoLions on watch to keep out Lyon
Round-up By BEN JAYCOCK THE Lions edged Lyon 42– 33 in a breathless, try-laden encounter that swung repeatedly to keep the...
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