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/ 1 year ago

I put in three good shots on Jonah Lomu

MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHN DUDLEY THE FORMER ROTHERHAM & NORTH OF ENGLAND LOCK/BACK ROW Take that: John Dudley celebrates Rotherham’s famous...

By Jon Newcombe

Features

/ 1 year ago

I’ll play for Wales again, says Francis

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Strong man: Tomas Francis scoring for Wales against Georgia at last year’s World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Adair runs riot for Ireland

ROSS Adair, acknowledged in this column last week as the first ex-rugby professional to play international cricket, rose so magnificently to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Days when Kristofferson put his heart into rugby

WHEN he entered Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship in the autumn of 1958, Kris Kristofferson, right, had already been bashed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Eight-minute hat-trick by Bonner has Bears roaring

■By SAM BYTHEWAY Loughborough ..19pts Tries: Calladine 15, 57, Winter 79 Conversions: Green 17, 59 Bristol Bears ...46pts Tries: Bonner 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Trailfinders can’t find a way past Saracens

■By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens .....................38pts Tries: Campbell 6, Miell 11, Gondwe 34, P Cleall 52, Field 68, McKenna 79 Conversions: MacDougall...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

McGoverne keeps her cool to snatch it at the death

■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ......... 7pts Try: Wythe 13 Conversion: Cromack 13 Exeter Chiefs .... 8pts Try: Bricknell 66 Penalties: McGoverne...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Champions missing 21 as they face Tigers test

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-Hartpury v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm GLOUCESTER-Hartpury have 21 players away...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Howdy! England pair saddle up to spread the word

By Ben Jaycock Jess Breach and Ellie Kildunne have launched their new podcast Rugby Rodeo with one ambition in mind –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Battling Stortford prove too strong for Tigers

■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley P ........ 12 Bishop’s S ........27 SEDGLEY Park suffer defeat at home as Bishop Stortford claimed vital...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Blackheath pile on misery for DMP

■By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............40 Darlington MP ......... 5 BLACKHEATH earned a convincing win, but it was not always looking that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Sound tactics earn Plymouth the win

■By PADDY MARSH Plymouth A ............35 B Moseley .............. 15 PLYMOUTH Albion inflicted a first defeat of the season on Birmingham...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Rams celebrate 100 years with Lions mauling

■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................54 Leicester Lions ....29 RAMS celebrated their centenary in style with an eight-try home success against Leicester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Okafor calls the shots to put Titans in charge

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .. 45pts Tries: Okafor 19, 28, 35, Bustin 44, Kivalu 60 Conversions: Hayes 19, 35, 44,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Richmond hold back the Sale tide

■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 31 Sale FC.....................27 WITH five tries, Richmond took maximum points from this game, but Sale pushed them...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 year ago

Esher toppled as Rosslyn hit form

■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park......... 44 Esher.........................26 ROSSLYN Park secured a hard-won victory over Esher in a high-scoring home match. James...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Honey’s sweet success as Rams put Sale in their place

▄By HANNAH BOYLE A HUNDRED years on from Rams’ first ever match, they sat top of National One going into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Hull put a spanner in works of Green Machine

■By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.... 24 Hull.................... 34 HULL ran out worthy winners of this well-fought contest even though the try tally...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Tykes capitalise on errors of hosts

■4By MIKE BROWN Billingham.............. 14 Leeds Tykes...........33 LEEDS showed their class as they jumped on Billingham mistakes to romp to a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Baptisms of fire continue for Aces

■By ADAM CLEARY Lymm........................57 Harrogate................24 LYMM recorded a comprehensive nine-try bonus-point win over National League 2 North newcomers Harrogate. The hosts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Williams sparks rout for Chester as Tigers caged

■By MO SHER Chester.....................59 Sheffield Tigers.... 17 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ tough start to the season continued at Hare Lane, Chester running in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Hoppers held after last-gasp Leslie kick

■By TOM KELLY Preston G........... 31pts Tynedale........... 31pts TEAMS PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS: Maher, Browne, Russell, Gosling, Spence, Smith, Harrison; W Williams, Holden,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Ionians fail to read Freddie’s late play

■By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............32 Fylde.........................35 FYLDE made a strong start with two tries in the first seven minutes by Ben...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Six-try Sheffield cut down Otley

■By DAVID WILSON Sheffield..................38 Otley.......................... 15 SHEFFIELD continued their impressive form with a six-try victory over Otley yesterday. Sheffield started the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Minikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation

■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Charlie made of Wright stuff for visitors

■By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni......... 21 Taunton T........ 42 TAUNTON convincingly beat Exeter University as they suffered consecutive defeats. The visitors...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Main man Morgan makes difference

■By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............43 Loughborough S....34 BOURNVILLE secured victory to end Loughborough’s unbeaten start to the season while also clinching their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Priddey perfect to settle the outcome

■By BILL HOOPER Camborne................33 Hornets.....................27 CAMBORNE snatched victory from the jaws of defeat with a last-gasp penalty-try that saw them finally...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Tries aplenty as hosts too good for the Services

■By JACK TOZER Cinderford.............. 44 Devonport S............26 CINDERFORD were too good for Devonport Services as they won a try-filled fixture. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Old Reds unbeaten at home for a year!

■By PHIL JEFFRIES O Redcliffians. 45pts Redruth..............40pts OLD Redcliffians are now unbeaten at home for a whole year after the victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Teenager Riley is hero for Hinckley

■By PHIL THOMAS Hinckley..................32 Clifton.......................26 A LATE try from teenager Riley Gilbert helped Hinckley see off Clifton. The hosts scored first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 year ago

Home side show Macc little charity

■By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians..............66 Macclesfield............ 5 LUCTONIANS dominated Macclesfield in a commanding victory at Mortimer Park. The home side, donning orange...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Macclesfield travelling in right direction -Blackburn

■By DANNY ROBERTSHAW NEWLY promoted Macclesfield have so far held their own in the fourth tier, despite being over two hours...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

It’s derby delight as Bury are pushed all the way

■By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s......36 Colchester.......22 BURY St Edmunds secured victory over Colchester in a closely contested Suffolk derby. But...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Jacques the lad shines brightly

■By MARTIN CONWAY Barnes......................55 Worthing..................25 IT was not all plain sailing for Barnes, despite their nine-try haul over the south coast...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Discipline a worry despite victory

■By CAMERON MACMILLAN Canterbury..............36 Havant...................... 31 CANTERBURY just did enough in the tightest of contests. Early dominance from the hosts led...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Howe’s that! Tom’s the centre of all the attention

■By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley........................ 5 Dorking.....................34 A RELENTLESS five-try first half, including a double from centre Tom Howe, was more than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Tom makes it all White on the night in a classic

■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J......38pts Guernsey...........37pts Late drama: Duncan Tout of Juddians scores to make it 36-37 and, right, Tom White...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

In-form hosts are in seventh heaven

By DAN JACOBS Westcombe P.........46 Oxford H...................24 WESTCOMBE Park recorded their biggest win of the season with victory over Oxford Harlequins....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

OA celebrate their first home success

Old Albanians........52 Sevenoaks..............49 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians registered their first home win of the season in a helter-skelter game of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Try-machine McRae eyes big things for Dorking

By OLLIE AUST Hat-trick hero: Toby McRae FOLLOWING an impressive victory over Bury St Edmunds last weekend, Dorking winger Toby McRae...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

DYLANHICKS

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade...

By The Rugby Paper Team