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/ 8 months ago

Wales get act together to start with a win

Wales........................32 Ireland.....................24 cepting an errant pass to dot down between the sticks. Having slotted both conversions, a pair of penalties from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

England get ready for Spain challenge

Round 2 Preview ENGLAND will take on Spain for the first time at age-grade level on Monday as Jonathan Pendlebury’s side...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Red Roses dismiss Italy but fall short against Ireland

By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U18s women kicked off their campaign by scoring four tries on their way to beating Italy but...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 8 months ago

Drovers bring Cardiff down

Super Rygbi round-up By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY ended Super Rygbi Cymru leaders Cardiff ’s six-match winning streak after coming out on...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 8 months ago

Kathrens keeps Merthyr on top

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LEADERS Merthyr remain firmly in the box seat in the Welsh Premiership after picking up another...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 months ago

Results

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James Harrington

/ 8 months ago

Top 14: Raffaele Storti set to get his chance at Grenoble

French Column by James Harrington Portugal winger Raffaele Storti has made a habit of not doing things the easy way –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Sua’ali’i turns it on for Waratahs

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK JOSEPH Sua’ali’i starred as the Waratahs secured their first victory over the Chiefs since...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Wild Knights make sure of place at the top

Japan League One round-up SAITAMA Wild Knights stayed at the top of Japan Rugby League One with a routine 55-33 triumph...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

I’m loving life on and off the pitch in Japan, says James Gaskell

By Ben Jaycock Former Wasps and Sale lock James Gaskell is thriving in Japan with Toyota Shuttles as they target promotion...

By Ben Jaycock

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Cai Griffiths: Worcester Warriors return to second tier ‘is not fair’

By Ben Jaycock The decision to give Worcester Warriors a place in next season’s Championship has sparked an angry response from...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Danny Wilson: Leinster have got an All Black – on the bench!

Harlequins boss Danny Wilson highlighted the difference in strength in depth between his side and Leinster in the wake of their...

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English Championship

/ 8 months ago

Hartpury boss Mark Cornwell baffled by no promotion to Premiership

By Luke Jarmyn Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell has called the current issues surrounding the lack of promotion and relegation between...

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English Championship

/ 8 months ago

Worcester Warriors to play in 14-team Championship

Worcester Warriors are set to return to professional rugby two and a half years after the club went into administration as...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Seb Atkinson could do a job for England – George Skivington

By Paul Rees Seb Atkinson picked the right moment to score his first try hat-trick for Gloucester with England head coach...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Saracens News: Mark McCall keen to keep Alex Goode in house

By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode approaches a remarkable 400 club appearance with Mark McCall anxious to keep him tied to Saracens...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Rachel Burford’s backing Tatyana Heard to step up at 12 for England

By Ben Jaycock World Cup winner Rachel Burford believes dominant ball carrier and serial winner Tatyana Heard is the front runner...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 8 months ago

Henry Pollock looks like a British and Irish Lion to me, says Lawrence Dallaglio

By Paul Rees Lawrence Dallaglio believes Henry Pollock is in line to make the Lions squad despite the back rower only...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Handre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high

By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Alex Mitchell looking to finish with flourish

By Paul Rees Alex Mitchell is looking to make a sprint finish as the season nears the home straight after missing...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Harry Williams heads to Harlequins

Harlequins have signed former Exeter and England tighthead Harry Williams from Pau. The 33-year-old will return to the Premiership next season...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Julian Heaven signs for Exeter Chiefs

Australian hooker Julian Heaven, 24, will join Exeter in the summer from the Waratahs having come up through the academy at...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Henry Pollock must keep on pushing to front

One of the big talking points between now and the Lions tour squad being announced on May 8 is whether Henry...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Champions Cup still has a role to play

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The European Cup is as big as the clubs involved want to...

By Jeremy Guscott

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Champions Cup: Toulon’s power too much for Saracens

By Paul Rees Toulon ............................... 72pts Tries: Wainiqolo 5, Isa 35, 55, 59; Jaminet 39, 70; Alainu’uese 44, Fainga’anuku 62, Serin...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Mark McCall: We gave it a good go but Toulon were hard to stop

Mark McCall expects to provide a springboard for his young side in the Champions Cup in the coming seasons. Sarries conceded...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Leinster 62-0 Harlequins: From Bloodgate to a blood bath for Quins

By Adam Hathaway Leinster ............................. 62pts Harlequins .......................... 0pts Tries: Prendergast 14, J McCarthy 17, Osborne 27, van der Flier 44,...

By Adam Hathaway

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Josh Van der Flier: Leinster can do better

Man of the match Josh van der Flier urged his Leinster side not to rest on their laurels after the humiliation...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

La Rochelle 24-25 Munster: Cool-head Jack Crowley has the drop on Ronan O’Gara’s side

By Kevin Fallon La Rochelle ..... 24pts Tries: Botia 10, Penalty 65, Bosmorin 76 Conversions: West 11, Hastoy 76 Penalty: West...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Glasgow Warriors 43-19 Leicester Tigers: Tigers blown away by spirited Warriors

By Bryn Palmer Glasgow Warriors 43pts Tries: Venter 13, 74; Vailanu 18, 41; Hastings 49, Horne 50 Conversions: Hastings 14, 19,...

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English Championship

/ 8 months ago

Worcester Warriors return – RFU Board should tell us what it thinks

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The first act of the new Tier 2 Board, which has...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Sorry, Brian Moore, but it’s time to take your own advice

Brian Moore’s reputation as a wind-up merchant was assured after his goading of the French forwards before, during, and after their...

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Chris Hewett

/ 8 months ago

Owners should be careful what they wish for

By Chris Hewett The ambition among some Premiership owners to turn the league into rugby’s version of cricket’s T20 is a...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Northampton Saints 46-24 Clermont: Tommy Freeman’s hat-trick steers Saints home

By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ..... 46pts Tries: Smith 18, Freeman 23, 29, 60; Augustus 40, 46; Pollock 71 Conversions: Smith...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Fraser Dingwall: Players took charge for Northampton Saints

Saints acting captain Fraser Dingwall put Friday night’s win down partly to a players’ meeting held without the team’s coaches present....

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British and Irish Lions

/ 8 months ago

British and Irish Lions: Come on, Andy Farrell, put a bolter on your list

Thinking Allowed by Chris Hewett Henry Pollock is the most headline-grabbing talent to emerge in English rugby since Maro Itoje, who...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Hoskins Sotutu poses a difficult question

What's the difference between an MP like Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, chair of the Public Accounts Committee at Westminster, and an MVP...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Bordeaux vs Ulster Preview: Zac Ward on alert for Damian Penaud battle

By Ben Jaycock Ulster winger Zac Ward is chomping at the bit to be facing off against France star Damian Penaud...

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Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Toulouse vs Sale Sharks Preview: We’re out to beat the odds, says Alex Sanderson

By Jon Newcombe Sale's French intelligence network has revealed how seriously defending champions Toulouse are taking their English opponents in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team