All posts tagged "Premium"
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoMonaghan: Fire is burning in us
IRELAND HEAD COACH: Scott Bemand CO-CAPTAINS: Edel McMahon, Sam Monaghan SPEARHEADED by back row dynamo Aoife Wafer, returning Ireland head into...
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/ 4 months agoMcKenzie sets her sights on reaching quarter-finals
HEAD COACH: Lesley McKenzie CAPTAIN: Iroha Nagata JAPAN head into the World Cup full of momentum on the back of a...
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/ 4 months agoRaineri out to go one step further this time
POOL D PREVIEW HEAD COACH: Giovanni Raineri CAPTAIN: Elisa Giordano GIOVANNI Raineri’s squad is packed with experience and ambition, as the...
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/ 4 months agoFeleu: We have rebuilt for this
FRANCE CO-HEAD COACHES: Gaëlle Mignot, David Ortiz CAPTAIN: Manaé Feleu FRANCE, ranked fourth in the world, will be looking to brush...
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/ 4 months agoYaras break their duck
BRAZIL HEAD COACH: Emiliano Caffera CAPTAIN: Eshyllen Coimbra BRAZIL are on the brink of writing a new chapter in their rugby...
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/ 4 months agoDe Bruin puts faith in flexibility
SOUTH AFRICA HEAD COACH: Swys de Bruin CAPTAIN: Nolusindiso Booi SOUTH Africa head coach Swys de Bruin has named a squad...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: France and England lead charge for 2027 World Cup
The last time the World Cup was played out on Australian soil, a little over two decades and a thousand poison-dart...
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/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: R360? We still don’t know enough
Mike Tindall’s hotly-debated R360 project has already generated enough words to fill a series of books, so “The Decline and Fall...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: England are looking to expand their reach as World Rugby looking at eligibility of three Prem stars
England can hardly be said to be short of players, but they have persuaded World Rugby to look at the cases...
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/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Red Bull move could transform the club game after Newcastle takeover
Will the takeover of Newcastle by Red Bull spark a stampede that will change the ownership model in the loss-making Premiership?...
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/ 4 months agoFantasy Rugby 2025/26 – Sign up now!
Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRay’s dilemma: How to attack a lobster…
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OVER the course of a lifetime on both sides of the Rubicon, Ray...
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/ 4 months agoThorburn backs a two team solution
AS tournament director of the 1999 World Cup, commercial manager of the Ospreys and still the only man to put his...
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/ 4 months agoWelsh CEO Abi Tierney takes break to deal with cancer
Welsh Rugby Union chief executive Abi Tierney will step away from her role after being diagnosed with cancer. Tierney will take...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoAustralia 38-22 South Africa: Springboks stunned by Wallabies fightback
South Africa ................22pts Australia .................... 38pts Tries: Arendse 4, Esterhuizen 13, Kolisi 18 Conversions: Libbok 5, 19 Penalty: Libbok 9 Tries:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Red Bull may herald the start of something big
The Red Bull takeover at Newcastle Falcons is intriguing on many levels but the question I keep asking myself is why...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoZimbabwean who tried to broker peace within SA squad
JOY at Zimbabwe’s qualifying for the RWC2027 a couple of weeks back was tempered by the death of Des van Jaarsveldt,...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoSale Sharks Season Review: Feeling pressure lifts the players, Alex Sanderson says is a privilege
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Sale Sharks Sale were the...
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Features
/ 4 months agoSaints open up to beat Exeter in thriller
By BEN JAYCOCK DEFENDING champions Northampton opened their Premiership Next Gen campaign with a thrilling 64–51 win over Exeter. Despite missing...
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Features
/ 4 months agoI gave it my all and met brilliant people
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROBIN ‘BOMBER’ HISLOP FORMER SCOTLAND A, EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SARACENS AND WASPS PROP APRO sports career is often...
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/ 4 months agoSouth Africa turn screw on England
■ By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa.....69pts England............. 24pts A WINLESS England U18s were handed a tough lesson in Paarl as South...
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/ 4 months agoTreacey steps up but France pull the strings
England....................20 France...................... 51 ENGLAND U18s fell to a second successive defeat in South Africa as a powerful France U18 side ran...
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/ 4 months agoTestimonial delight for Adamson
Pre-season ■ By BEN JAYCOCK DEAN Adamson scored on his testimonial match as Bedford kick-started their preseason campaign with a 54-35...
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/ 4 months agoPre-season fixtures
THU AUG 21 Dorking v Havant (7.45pm), Oxford Harlequins v Henley Hawks (7.15pm), Billingham v Acklam (7.15pm), Cinderford v Newent (3pm),...
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English Championship
/ 4 months agoChamp Rugby Preview: Worcester Warriors aim to hit the ground running
Ben Jaycock previews the Championship season with Worcester unveiling 30 new signings as they prepare for their return Worcester Warriors have...
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Features
/ 4 months agoYoung Guns – Ollie Streeter
From back row to tighthead, Ollie Streeter is rapidly emerging as one of England’s most promising young props, though it wasn’t...
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Features
/ 4 months agoJoe Santamaria: Uruguay closing in on World Cup 2027 spot
Joe Santamaria talks to coach Rodolfo Ambrosio about their potential RWC2027 showdown with Chile Having featured in the first-ever World Cup...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeff Probyn: Women’s World Cup accessing all areas is good for game
Just four days to go before the 10th Women’s Rugby World Cup kicks off in the stadium of Light in Sunderland,...
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Features
/ 4 months agoFive to watch in National Two East
By CHARLIE STONE All set: Andy Key, boss at newly-promoted Oundle AS the 2025–26 National League 2 East season approaches, a...
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Features
/ 4 months agoTry to see things from a player’s perspective
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Steve Collins, below, head coach at Rochdale What is your rugby playing...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTuifua is keeping quiet on his plans
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young talent: Patrick Tuifua in action for Hawke’s Bay PICTURE: Getty Images IN February 2024, the name...
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/ 4 months agoToulon keen on their youth policy
PATRICK Tuifua isn’t the only young player shipping up at Stade Felix Mayol this summer. Fellow new arrivals such as utility...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoBen Youngs gives his backing for R360 League
Ben Youngs claims the proposed breakaway league R360 could be just what rugby needs to help give it a major “shake...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoBritish and Irish Lions Chief: No quotas on squad selection
Andy Farrell has been given the green light to pack his squad with Irishman again – if he gets the Lions...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLeading sports scientists calls for more holistic approach to welfare
Leading sports scientist Stephen Smith believes World Rugby’s guidelines on the maximum number of appearances made in a season are too...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoI’ve learnt a lot from the Lions – Ben Earl
Ben Earl looked back on the summer when he became a Test Lion and revealed England will get an improved player...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoLions Tour was my best trip ever, says Bundee Aki
Bundee Aki had an eventful Lions tour to Australia, on and off the pitch, but rated the trip down under as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 months agoDragons swoop for scrum-half Niall Armstrong
Dragons have signed Irish scrum-half Niall Armstrong after his departure from Exeter at the end of last season. The 25-year-old has...
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/ 4 months agoDan Cole offered new role at Leicester Tigers
Former Leicester and England prop Dan Cole has become the recruitment and retention manager at Welford Road under new head coach...
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/ 4 months agoMarlie Packer available for World Cup opener
Flanker Marlie Packer will not miss the start of England’s home Women’s World Cup after she was given a one-match ban...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoSteve Tandy is ready to take the criticism as new Wales head coach
Steve Tandy says he is ready to deal with the criticism which will inevitably come his way as Wales head coach....
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLouis Rees-Zammit tipped to get better by Jonathan Davies
Jonathan Davies believes the best is yet to come from returning Welsh superstar Louis Rees-Zammit, who he feels can be the...
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/ 4 months agoJason Robinson is full of praise for Henry Pollock
Henry Pollock has become so box office even Jason Robinson loves watching the England youngster strut his stuff on the field....
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/ 4 months agoAustralian Rugby cancel Giteau’s Law
Australian rugby officials have announced the removal of the so-called “Giteau’s Law”, which had previously limited the number of overseas-based players...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoFour-week ban for Dan Sheehan
Hooker Dan Sheehan has been banned for four matches, which will be reduced to three if he completes World Rugby’s coaching...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 months agoPoppy Leitch calls for PWR clubs to work with universities
Poppy Leitch believes her England Students side can plug a crucial gap in the women’s pathway, having previously been overlooked. The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Once a Lions series is won, it’s hard to go again
The sports science and analysis available in the game now would almost certainly tell us that the Lions were not anywhere...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoGladiator Meg Jones gets ready to go to war at Women’s World Cup
England's Meg Jones is polishing her weapons and suiting up to step out in the ultimate gladiator arena this summer. The...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoCanada prove too good for Ireland with clinical attacking display
Ireland..............26 Canada ............ 47 Canada produced a clinical attacking display to claim victory over Ireland at Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium yesterday, running...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland 40-6 France: Ruthless forward power drives Red Roses to victory in final World Cup warm-up
France.................. 6pts Penalties: Bourgeois 35, 43 England .............40pts Tries: Talling 3, Cokayne 15, Muir 37, Jones 47, Davies 74, 77 Conversions:...












