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Premiership

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Chapman moves up at Northampton

PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton have appointed Julia Chapman as Mark Darbon’s successor as chief executive. She will begin her new role in...

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DREAM TEAM

STUART CORSAR, THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM & DONCASTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......

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English Gallagher Premiership

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Harlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games

Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.

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Ex-Leicester Tigers centre Guy Porter retires at 27

Former Leicester Tigers and England centre Guy Porter has retired from rugby at the age of 27 after suffering issues around...

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Bristol Bears defend hosting Premiership game in Cardiff

Bristol Bears COO Tom Tainton insists rugby must continue to “take calculated risks” to widen its appeal and draw in new...

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Alan Dickens happy to take Newcastle Falcons role

Newcastle Falcons have appointed former England U20s boss Alan Dickens as senior coach as they look to break a run of...

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Gustard urges RFU to ditch overseas player ban

and Kieran Brookes has done really well since he has been with Toulon and now moves to Perpignan. “I think it...

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Features

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The Bears blueprint: Go and play without fear

PAUL REES ON HOW BRISTOL HEAD COACH PAT LAM PLANS TO GUIDE THE WEST COUNTRY OUTFIT BACK TO THE TOP Class...

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Features

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CRAIG WRIGHT

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal,...

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Northampton start new Premiership season with clash against Bath

Bristol to host Bath in first Premiership game at Principality Stadium. Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton will kick off the new domestic...

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Autumn Internationals

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Freeman: We left with NZ respect

By ADAM HATHAWAY Tommy Freeman flew out of New Zealand on Monday morning beaten but not bowed claiming England had won...

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International Rugby

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England going in the right direction

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK If we measure England from the time Steve Borthwick took over as head coach...

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Letters

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New Northampton logo looks like a marketing ploy

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IAM Northamptonshire born and...

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International Rugby

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High-risk blitz puts England in charge

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There's nothing not to like about England’s blitz defence. It’s bold, gutsy, and good...

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Champions Cup

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European Cup must only be for elite

Nick Cain Column When an elite competition like the European Cup comes up with a dullard draw which has deposed two-time...

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Josh McNally: I still have a lot more to give

Josh McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after contemplating for a time that his rugby career may...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Six Nations may stick to Saturdays

The Six Nations is considering playing all three matches in a round on Saturdays, something that has been reserved only for...

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Hunslet become dual-code outfit

■ By JON NEWCOMBE A DUAL-CODE rugby club is set to return to the Rugby League heartland of Leeds, with Jason...

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Champions Cup

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Champions Cup to stick with format

By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in...

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Features

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The scrum has decided the last two World Cups

Q&A Ben Jaycock speaks to Northampton scrum coach Matt Fergurson about their victorious Premiership campaign and the game’s issues around the...

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Freeman ready to roast the All Blacks

By ADAM HATHAWAY in Auckland Tommy Freeman has one more box to tick before he packs his golf clubs for a...

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English Gallagher Premiership

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Premiership final tickets for 2025 going fast

By JON NEWCOMBE Ticket sales for next year’s Premiership 2024/25 final are double what they were at this stage last year,...

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Hunter-Hill joins Smith at Saints

PREMIERSHIP champions Northampton Saints have signed Callum Hunter-Hill after the second row left rivals Saracens earlier this week at the end...

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Vakatawa to leave Bristol

FRANCE centre Virimi Vakatawa will leave Bristol this summer following the end of his contract. The 32-year-old signed on a one-year...

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Warriors deserved to take the glory

Glasgow Warriors’ 21-16 win over the Bulls in Pretoria to clinch the URC title has earned them deserved accolades after outscoring...

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Features

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Borthwick is right to keep faith with Smith

Paul Rees Looks at the challenges facing England in New Zealand... While another Aussie steps in at Leicester Steve Borthwick hopes...

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Features

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Cheika knows he will be judged on results

Leicester were once a byword for stability. Like Liverpool FC, they had a reputation for promoting from within and benefiting from...

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Brendan Gallagher

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25 years on and it’s still a special place

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was the 25th anniversary of the first-ever...

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Features

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I’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success

MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began...

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We’ll get it right this time, insists Darbon

By JON NEWCOMBE WITH the dust barely settled on their Premiership-winning season, Northampton Saints CEO Mark Darbon has insisted that the...

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English Championship

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Cov’s chief: We’ll drop to Nat leagues

By LUKE JARMYN Coventry chief executive Nick Johnston says the Championship club remains prepared to drop down to the national leagues...

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Four-match Obano ban

BATH prop Beno Obano has been given a four-match ban after being sent off during last Saturday’s Premiership final defeat by...

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Saints chief confident they will build on title triumph

NORTHAMPTON chief executive Mark Darbon is confident Saints can build on their Premiership title and be a force for season to...

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Jeremy Guscott

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Borthwick should go with Marcus first up

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It will be a choice between Harlequins’ Marcus Smith and Northampton’s Fin Smith at...

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Mistake to select Tom and not Ted

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ted Hill must be wondering what else he has to do to get...

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Chris Hewett

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Sorry, but Obano did not have to do that

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED The best definition of madness in rugby? There are several contenders: picking a fight with Eben Etzebeth...

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Jeff Probyn

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Refs must regain authority on pitch

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Red card: Beno Obano is sent of by referee Christophe Ridley at...

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Bath prop Beno Obano handed four-match ban for dangerous tackle in final defeat

Beno Obano has received a four-match ban for his dangerous tackle in Bath’s defeat by Northampton in the Gallagher Premiership final....

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Series 3, Episode 42: Tom Pearson reflects on Premiership win and England summer squad debate

Northampton have ended their 10-year drought, securing the Gallagher Premiership title against 14-man Bath in a thriller at Twickenham on Saturday....

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Premiership

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Lawes in dreamland

By BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham Courtney Lawes was delighted to have a fairytale ending to his 17 years of service at his...

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Nick Cain

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Hotshot Hendy seizes the day

By NICK CAIN at Twickenham Northampton Saints..... 25pts Tries: Freeman 24, Sleightholme 28, Mitchell 73 Conversions: Smith 24, Furbank 75 Penalties:...

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