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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Petch on the move

GLOUCESTER prop Alfie Petch has signed a short-term loan deal at Cornish Pirates. The 24-year-old played for the Pirates during 2022-23...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Petch on the move

GLOUCESTER prop Alfie Petch has signed a short-term loan deal at Cornish Pirates. The 24-year-old played for the Pirates during 2022-23...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Thorley is ruled out for rest of season

Blow: Ollie Thorley faces a long time on the sidelines PICTURE: Alamy GLOUCESTER winger Ollie Thorley will miss the rest of...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Thorley is ruled out for rest of season

Blow: Ollie Thorley faces a long time on the sidelines PICTURE: Alamy GLOUCESTER winger Ollie Thorley will miss the rest of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Thorley is ruled out for rest of season

Blow: Ollie Thorley faces a long time on the sidelines PICTURE: Alamy GLOUCESTER winger Ollie Thorley will miss the rest of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Gareth Anscombe glad to be back to his best after a year out

By Paul Rees Gloucester believe Gareth Anscombe is back to his best after the Wales outside-half spent almost a year out...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Alex Mitchell is taking Northampton Saints to next level

By Brendan Gallagher Bulls...................................21pts Tries: Coetzee 34, Hanekom 61, 69 Conversions: Goosen 35, 62, 70 Northampton Saints.... 30pts Tries: Hendy 31,...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Phil Dowson relieved Northampton Saints are in the swing of things

Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson believes the win will provide huge relief for his squad following an underwhelming start to...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Alex Dombrandt leads the fight for Harlequins

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins .................. 53pts Tries: Murley 12, 64, 66; Care 29, Dombrandt 36, 52, 57; Riley 78 Conversions: Smith...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Rob Baxter staying positive ahead of daunting test against Toulouse

Henry Slade returns to steer Exeter from fly-half as one of five changes after being rested for their opening Pool 1...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Harrow through on away side rule

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi finals of the Continental Tyres National School Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl have all...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

No Zach Mercer decision until end of season

By Paul Rees Gloucester will not decide on Zach Mercer’s future until the end of the season as speculation that he...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

We’re not afraid to get into a dog-fight, says van Graan

By MARK STEVENS WHEN Johann van Graan took charge of Bath in the summer of 2022, the South African made no...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Henry Pollock wins Phil Dowson’s backing

Northampton boss Phil Dowson has tipped Henry Pollock to thrive in Pretoria against the Bulls in next week’s Champions Cup clash....

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Great to see Coventry doing so well

Last Saturday I went to Butts Park Arena to watch Northampton Saints edge out my team Coventry by 19-10 in the...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Exeter Chiefs fight hard but Bath go back to top

By Paul Rees Bath...................................... 19pts Tries: Pepper 6, Reid 45, Annett 67 Conversions: Russell 7, 68 Exeter.................................. 15pts Tries: Vermeulen 19,...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Santi Carreras class has Northampton Saints on the rack

By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints....... 17pts Tries: Furbank 6, Augustus 48 Conversions: Hutchinson 6, 48 Penalty: Hutchinson 74 Gloucester........................ 25pts Tries:...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Phil Dowson: We didn’t stand up for fight

Northampton boss Phil Dowson admitted Gloucester “had a point to prove” and that his men “didn’t stand up for the fight”....

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Newcastle master misfiring Saracens

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle ......................... 17 Tries: Hearle 22, Radwan 33 Conversions: Connon 23, 34 Penalty: Connon 2 pts Saracens ..............................

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Let’s hope Newcastle Falcons can keep flying flag

As last season’s final Premiership table confirmed, Northampton and Newcastle could not possibly have been further apart: the Saints sweeping all...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

OSCAR WILSON

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS CENTRE Oscar Wilson hopes to make it onto Mark Mapletoft’s radar this season and then make the transition...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Skivington: We will recover from big defeat

By PAUL REES GLOUCESTER return on Saturday to Northampton for the first time since suffering their heaviest Premiership defeat six months...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pearson’s power is enough to carry Saints past Cov

■By PAUL SMITH Clincher: Curtis Langdon scores Saints’ third try PICTURES: Getty Images A BATTLING forward display in which flanker Tom...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Radford ready to get Saints rolling

By PAUL REES Close to a return: Alex Mitchell dives over to score for Saints in the Premiership final PICTURE: Getty...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Pollock shows worth in England colours

By OLLIE AUST ENGLAND A’s 38-17 victory over Australia A at The Stoop last Sunday saw the latest milestone in the...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Strachan confident Ampthill will be firing again soon

■By BEN JAYCOCK FRASER Strachan is determined to put Ampthill’s leaky defensive showings behind them and gain some much needed confidence...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Rubiolo to join Bristol

NEWCASTLE’S Argentina lock Pedro Rubiolo will join Bristol next summer on a “long-term deal”. The 21-year-old, who has 19 caps for...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

England look like a clueless rabble

Another one bites the dust: England feel the pain against Wallabies I WATCHED with a g rowing sense of bewilderment as...

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Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Southern teams show power

By TOM JEFFERIES AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Young gun half-backs lead Northampton Saints fightback

By Tom Vickers Northampton ... 31pts Tries: Scott-Young 8, Cousins 52, McParland 56, Brown 59, Wright 68 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 52, 56,...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

High-class Coventry turn back the clock

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .........................19pts Tries: Wand 6, Kata 54, van der Flier 65 Conversions: Threlfall 54, 65 Coventry ......................... 33pts...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

New faces take the plaudits for Saints

■By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ........31pts Tries: Pollock 15, Ramm 23, Litchfield 38, Hendy 53, Baker 59 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 15, 23, 53...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

From shelf stacker to first-team contender

■By PAUL REES GEORGE Makepeace-Cubitt was stacking supermarket shelves at the start of the year but the England Under-20 outside-half is...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cheika has instilled fight and grit into Tigers -Smith

■ By GARY FITZGERALD Battle-hardened: Leicester coach Michael Cheika MICHAEL Cheika is a throwback to the old head coaching days at...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Features

/ 2 years ago

Griffin’s not stopped by heart issue

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be fit for the autumn internationals despite being diagnosed with a heart...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Pat Lam backing Harry Randall to shine for England

By Mark Stevens Pat Lam is backing Harry Randall to take his sparkling club form with Bristol onto the international stage...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Bath thump Sale Sharks to send them top of the Premiership

By Paul Rees Bath .................................... 40pts Tries: Muir 1, Reid 18, du Toit 26, Hill 45, Carr-Smith 64, van Wyk 78...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Steven Luatua gives Bristol Bears reason to believe

By Roger Panting Bristol Bears .................... 31pts Tries: Ibitoye 29, Ravouvou 32, 55; Batley 70 Conversions: MacGinty 29, 32, 55, 70...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Winning ugly is important – Pat Lam

Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was impressed that his side could dig out victory in hard conditions. He said: “Winning...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Harlequins determined to break their Sandy Park jinx

By Jon Newcombe Harlequins have faced up to facts this week and admitted that they need to put their dismal record...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Call time on this pantomime ploy

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THIS 60-second shot clock twaddle. If we must...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

YOUNG GUNS

JONNYWEIMANN NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF Even though he was released from Saracens’ academy aged 16, scrum-half Jonny Weimann’s resilience helped him achieve his...

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