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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Booth tops wanted list to replace Wilson

BATH head coach Toby Booth has emerged as a surprise target for Cardiff Blues in their hunt to replace Danny Wilson...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

When Springboks did the sweep against best of rest in the Stalag

On remembrance Sunday, BRENDAN GALLAGHER tells how rugby helped steel the mind in the Stalag 1VB POW camp HOW to stay...

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National League 2N

/ 8 years ago

Appleton double in vain as the Lions cling on

By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon ……….13 Leicester L……17 LEICESTER Lions survived a late Blaydon fightback to hold on for a narrow victory....

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National League 3

/ 8 years ago

Boot of Newton keeps Tring at the top

London & South East Premier TRINGremain at the top of the table after beating Guildford 31-6 at Cow Lane. Despite the...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Merthyr make it six on the spin with success on the road

By HOWARD EVANS Bedwas ……….12 Merthyr ……….23 MERTHYR edged out Bedwas to claim an important victory in the east section of...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

England warned over new Aussie star Alaalatoa

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S front row must brace for a torrid time from up and coming Wallabies tight-head Allan Alaalatoa at...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s

PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON COMMENT Magician: Wallaby full-back Kurtley Beale As part of their pre-match entertainment, the Wales management treated their...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Stream of Italian Pumas has run dry… but for how long?

A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS ITALY play their blood brothers Argentina next...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

ON THE BLINDSIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ HARLEQUINS have eyes for Gloucester’s influential centre Henry Trinder when his contract runs...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

How Boer War camps brought a new breed to the game

BRITISH Prisoner of War camps on St Helena in the mid-Atlantic and even more so in Sri Lanka played a surprisingly...

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National League 2N

/ 8 years ago

Chuter left satisfied at his five-star high-flyers

By NICK DOYLE Otley ………………….15pts Hinckley ……………38pts GEORGE Chuter hailed the resolve of his Hinckley players after they fought to victory...

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National League 3

/ 8 years ago

Ton-up for Sandback as Bees win again

Midlands Premier BIRMINGHAMand Solihull Beesmade it a perfect ten to open up an eightpoint gap at the top after Peterborough Lions...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Brooks celebrates special day with perfect result

By ANDREW DEERING Llandovery ….29 Llanelli ……………8 LLANDOVERY skipper Richard Brooks celebrated his 150th appearance for the club by leading them...

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Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

It’s the same old song for Wales but they do hit some high notes

By ALEX BYWATER THE HOODOO continued as Wales suffered a 13th straight defeat to Australia who again emphasised their dominance over...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Mayhew backs big brother Richie for top-flight

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE ON-LOAN Harlequins signing Mike Mayhew believes his brother, Yorkshire Carnegie captain Richard, should be back playing...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Tovey turns it around as Edinburgh run riot

By GARY HEATLY False dawn: Dmitri Arhip, of Ospreys, crashes through the tackle of Rizzo Michelle to score the first try...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Can Wales rise from ashes after 16 losses?

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Rout: Bernard Foley runs in one of Australia’s five tries in their 32-8...

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National League 2N

/ 8 years ago

Magnificent seven for dominant Dale

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ………47 Sheffield……….11 AFTER two successive defeats, Tynedale roared back to winning ways with a seven-try blitz of...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Wonder try by Foster sets up Cardiff for a famous victory

By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP ROUND 6 of BUCS Super Rugby saw established reputations challenged and emerging ones burnished. The cameras...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Stalwart Steele still going strong after 300

By JON NEWCOMBE HE’s Otley’s man of Steele, in name and nature. Hooker Ben Steele is in his 14th season at...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Abendanon staying at Clermont

NICK Abendanon has signed a two-year contract extension with French champions Clermont. The 31-year-old has the option of a third year...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

ROOM 101

JUAN DE JONGH THE WASPS CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Injuries I’m...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

We’re in the groove again says O’Halloran

By JOHN FALLON FULL-BACK Tiernan O’Halloran said Connacht are now beginning to find their groove under new coach Kieran Keane and...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Autumn international casualty list is 39 … and counting

THE avalanche of Autumn Tests start next week with almost 40 players absent from the starting grid, the vast majority because...

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National League 2N

/ 8 years ago

Aley the man as Otley are undone by South

By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester ….44 Otley …………….34 SOUTH Leicester ran out victors against Otley in a ten-try thriller. The home...

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National League 3

/ 8 years ago

Defeat drops Guernsey down to fourth

London & South East Premier GUERNSEYwere knocked off the top after a 33-22 defeat at Guildford and - with other results...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Hughes ready to make his mark at Scarlets

By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales U20 captain Steffan Hughes hopes to force his way into the Scarlets side after more than...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Bolter Malouf pays tribute to O’Connor

By NEALE HARVEY A work in progress: Nick Malouf LEICESTER surprise package Nick Malouf admits he owes Tigers boss Matt O’Connor...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

ON THE BLIND SIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS appear to have won their battle to keep Tongan international Telusa Veainu...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Whitten tops list of those who deserve more love

UNHERALDED, underestimated, underrated, overlooked, reliable, stalwart. It’s funny how some players – cracking in their own right – become typecast and...

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Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Now it can be told: truth about Andy’s M4 buggygate

NEWS, as defined by an ancient rule of journalism, is not necessarily when it happens but when it breaks, in other...

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National League 2N

/ 8 years ago

Sale Keep the faith to cruise past Lucs

By MARK THOMPSON Sale……………………48pts Luctonians …………5pts JONATHAN Keep was hugely satisfied with his Sale side’s clinical display after they powered past...

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National League 3

/ 8 years ago

Poor Halesonians get 90-point mauling

Midlands Premier PETERBOROUGH Lions ran riot against bottom side Old Halesonians while Birmingham and Solihull Bees edged the top-of-the-table clash with...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Leicester ‘legend’ Hare returns to Welford Road

FORMER Northampton Saints Academy manager Dusty Hare has returned to Leicester Tigers in a scouting role. Hare, 64, had been at...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Watson ready to home in on Scots No.7 role

By GARY HEATLY HAMISH Watson knows the upcoming Autumn Tests are a chance for the Scotland team to show supporters how...

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Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Get your fire back, Jones tells Courtney

By GARY FITZGERALD Gee up: Courtney Lawes EDDIE Jones has given Courtney Lawes a verbal kick up the backside and told...

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Features

/ 8 years ago

Charnley looks at League exit from Sale

JOSH CHARNLEY is set to make a decision later this month whether to stick with Sale Sharks or return to Rugby...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Greats who starred on and off the field

Cheers: Terry McCashin ONE of the great things about amateur rugby is that so many players enjoyed notable and accomplished lives...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Willis boys out to be dominant double act

NEALE HARVEY gets the lowdown on Wasps flanker Jack Willis and his younger brother Tom Last month’s harrowing 38-19 defeat at...

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National League 2N

/ 8 years ago

Classy Park hold on after

By MAX CHESTERTON Sedgley P ….43 W’fedale ……30 SEDGLEY Park maintained their unbeaten home steak with a battling win over bottom...

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National League 3

/ 8 years ago

Hoppers leave it late to grab crucial try

Northern Premier PRESTON Grasshoppers hold on at the top, but it took a try in the dying minutes to pull this...

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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Crossword

ACROSS 1. Scotland full-back whose 2017 Lions tour was curtailed by injury (4) 3. Former England hooker who, from 2000, played...

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The Rugby Paper

/ 8 years ago

Backwards step to block 17-year-olds

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’VE learned recently during...

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