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DECLAN Kidney made an interesting case for artificially sustaining the Championship, effectively to provide competition to the side relegated from the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

I won’t be fazed by Todd’s exit says Williams

By JON NEWCOMBE Taking up new challenge: Mike Williams NEW Bath signing Mike Williams insists Todd Blackadder’s decision to leave the...

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English Championship

/ 7 years ago

Willis leads Trailfinders to Cup – now for the Prem!

By NEALE HARVEY First blood: Seb Steggman breaks for the opener PICTURE: PRiME Media Images CRAIG Willis showed why Ealing Trailfinders...

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Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 7 years ago

Errors galore but Devon downed

■ By TONY FIELDING Glou’shire …54 Devon …14 ALTHOUGH Gloucestershire had a comfortable lead by half-time, in truth the first half...

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Cardiff land 11 tries as they go on the rampage…

■ By SAM JONES Cardiff …75 Ebbw Vale …17 IT CERTAINLY wasn’t a case of after the Lord Mayor’s show for...

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The Rugby Paper

/ 7 years ago

Noisy announcers are just deafening

IS anyone else getting frustrated by the loud PA systems used at games these days? At some grounds it’s almost deafening....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Rising star Ibuanokpe ditches Quins for Saracens

TRANSFER ROUND-UP SARACENS have signed prop Josh Ibuanokpe from Harlequins. The 23-year-old tighthead has spent five years with Quins and made...

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English Championship

/ 7 years ago

Cipriani on shortlist for star player

GLOUCESTER fly-half Danny Cipriani, 31, has been nominated for the Rugby Players Association Player of the Year award. Northampton’s Cobus Reinach,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 7 years ago

Sanders does the business as Cheshire edge thriller

■ By LUKE JARMYN Cheshire …26pts Tries: Allsop 5, Sanders 34, 78, Titherington 56 Conversions: Morton 35, 57, 79 Eastern Cou…25pts...

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Pooler complete another clean sweep

Welsh Championship round-up ■ By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL put the crowning glory on yet another 100 per cent winning campaign in...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Time for RFU to leave the pro game to professionals

COLIN BOAG Stripped of captaincy: Will Carling paid a heavy price for his comment It’s nearly 25 years since Will Carling...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

New dad Faz must win the tactical battle between 10s

JEREMY GUSCOTT Fierce competitor: Owen Farrell has bounced back from an indifferent Six Nations PICTURES: Getty Images OWEN Farrell and Johnny...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 7 years ago

Ryan takes Dragons job

DRAGONS are set to appoint Dean Ryan as their new head coach. The 52-year-old will take over at Rodney Parade from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 7 years ago

Honey’s the Cornwall last-gasp hero with crucial penalty

Kent …21 Cornwall …25 ■ By BILL HOOPER AN INJURY time penalty from Fraser Honey clinched the win for Cornwall at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Ponsford predicts gap will close on Saracens

■ By NEALE HARVEY RFU head of women’s performance Nicky Ponsford is confident the women’s Premier 15s will go from strength-to-strength...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

DREAMTEAM

NIALL ANNETT, WORCESTER AND FORMER ULSTER AND IRELAND U20 HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....

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Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Whiffen favourite for job at Scarlets

BY NEILFISSLER Off: Whiffen GLOUCESTER are set to lose their academy head coach Richard Whiffen at the end of the season....

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English Championship

/ 7 years ago

Richmond pair prop up our team of the season

JON NEWCOMBE canvasses opinion for The Rugby Paper’s Championship Dream XV Making his mark: Richmond prop Will Goodrick-Clarke London Irish may...

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Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 7 years ago

Yorkshire off to a rampaging start

■ By ANDREW SMITH Yorkshire …59 N’umberland …3 YORKSHIRE got their County Championship campaign of to a flying start. A hat-trick...

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Brecon land the double by thrashing Cwmbran

Welsh Division One round-up ■ By CARL FIELD IT has been one hell of a week for Brecon. Six days on...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Yet again England have let Edwards slip the net

NICK CAIN THE decision by Sean Edwards to join France after the 2019 World Cup is another instance of the RFU...

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Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Dire first half killed us says Richards

TOM Collins claimed a “brutal chat” with boss Chris Boyd inspired his heroic hat-trick display at Kingston Park. Collins was at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Lane offers variety and Gats loves a bolter

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Exciting prospect: Cardiff Blues wing Owen Lane The World Cup has been in all our...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 7 years ago

Winter is content but wants Cov in top half

By TOM INNES COVENTRY finished their season on a high, scoring five tries to secure a second successive away win. This...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 7 years ago

Darting Devon is Constant threat

By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L……22 Stourbridge ….17 DEVON Constant’s late, long-range try edged Lions past Stourbridge in a keenly-contested game. The...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

Touch Rugby is feeling its way towards a bright future

CHRIS WEARMOUTH previews what will be the biggest ever Touch World Cup Touch down: England flyer Kamil Shahabdeen scores against Scotland...

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Showdown can ease agony of warm-ups

National Plate: Bonymaen v Brecon Today. Kick-off 3.15pm BOTH teams lost in their respective leagues last weekend, but the prospect of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Murphy: We knew Harry was a threat

TIGERS head coach Geordan Murphy remained phlegmatic despite watching former player Harry Thacker help inflict their fifth home defeat of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Warriors focus on Cipriani shut-out to claw their way to Premiership safety

STOP Danny Cipriani and Worcester’s pathway to Premiership safety will open up before them, says Warriors hooker Niall Annett. Cipriani’s sensational...

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Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Saints ace Reinach back on Boks radar

By NEALE HARVEY SOUTH Africa World Cup hopeful Cobus Reinach has hammered out a warning to compatriot Faf De Klerk by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 7 years ago

Jacque’s last-gasp attack relegates Caldy

By DAVID LAWRENCE Bir Moseley….12 Caldy …………….10 BIRMINGHAM Moseley retained their place in National 1 with a gritty win over a...

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National League 2N

/ 7 years ago

Carleton dashes clear to seal win

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………3 Fylde …………….14 FYLDEscored at both the start and finish to take the spoils. They started brighter,...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE TOUCH RUGBY WORLD CUP

THE first Touch World Cup took place in 1988 with 13 teams competing across four categories. Since then the tournament has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Crows fly to safety and send Emlyn on way down

Welsh Championship round-up ■By CARL FIELD TREBANOS will be playing WRU National Championship rugby again next season. The Crows secured their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Baxter raps his pack as the Quins comeback falls short

By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER boss Rob Baxter tore a strip off his floundering forwards after the Premiership leaders were left hanging...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Diamond dogs Curry put the bite on Bath

By NEALE HARVEY Smashed: Jaques van Rooyen feels the forec of Tom Curry TEAMS SALE: L James 7, Solomona 6, S...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Blues to launch third appeal to keep hold of veteran Williams

By NICK WILLIAMS CARDIFF Blues have been left frustrated as their attempts to tie down No.8 Nick Williams to a new...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 7 years ago

Albion hold on to grind out victory

By JOHNNY VAUGHAN Chinnor …………10 Plymouth Alb 17 CHINNOR’S first campaign in National 1 ended with a hard-fought loss against physical...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER WEST HARTLEPOOL, LEEDS AND ROTHERHAM FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK JON BENSON I’M a northerner through and through so moving to another part...

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Features

/ 7 years ago

England build momentum for World Cup

NEWS EXTRA STEVE Bates’ England U20s recorded a 35-8 victory over the Junior Springboks at Butts Park Arena, Coventry, on Friday....

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Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

The Fera sign off in real style with eight tries

Welsh Division One round-up By CARL FIELD ONE West Central champions Ystalyfera won for the 17th time in the league this...

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Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Gustard: We can still make top four

HARLEQUINS suffered their fifth successive Pemiership defeat but head coach Paul Gustard still believes they can clinch a play-off place. Justifiably...

By The Rugby Paper Team