All posts tagged "Rugby"
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International Rugby
/ 22 hours agoFraser Dingwall: England are ready for take-off in the upcoming Six Nations
Fraser Dingwall declared the sky is the limit as England aim to hit the Six Nations ground running against Wales on...
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Columnists
/ 23 hours agoNick Cain: We don’t want these front row giants
It is dire news when a player is forced to retire due to health issues, as happened last week when France’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 23 hours agoBristol Bears vs Gloucester: Harry Thacker on his way to 150 not out
Bristol Bears and Prem Rugby Cup high flyers Gloucester renew their West Country rivalry today, with both sides using the clash...
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Club Rugby
/ 23 hours agoNorthampton Saints 40-22 Leicester Tigers: James Pater on song to lead Saints into box seat
James Pater and Archie McParland demonstrated once again just how bright and exciting the future is for Northampton Saints as the...
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Letters
/ 23 hours agoArtificial pitches a turn-off
AS a new recipient of the state old age pension, I am now officially grumpy, so allow me to moan about...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoLet’s not go back to the Stone Age
IT’S all sweetness and light down there in Wallaby land, with the recently-departed Northampton flanker Angus Scott-Young and the one-time Clermont...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoRayer: You can’t win with only 12 players
■By OLLY DARCY Hartpury ............18pts Tries: Short 2, 55 Conversion: Bazalgette 2 Penalties: Bazalgette 66, 75 Bedford .............13pts Try: Brown 14...
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Club Rugby
/ 23 hours agoLondon Scottish 27-10 Cambridge: Guy Rogers at the double to give lift to the Exiles
London Scottish clinched a vital bonus point win against a chaotic Cambridge side to secure their fourth win of the season...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours ago11-try Ealing hit top gear to demolish Richmond
By JOSEPH E Trailfinders ..65pts Tries: Campbell 4, Wilson 15, Thompson 20, Stronge 23, 44; Holgate 27, 56; Cousins 36, Parry...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoDoncaster sink Pirates with classy exhibition
By GUY Doncaster ........ 44pts Tries: Kerr 3, 43; Margetts 26, 52, 57; Davies 62, 67 Conversions: Bennett: 52, 57, 62...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoWilkinson keeps cool to snatch it for Caldy
■By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................21pts Tries: Robinson 48, Hearn 53, Hyde 73 Conversions: K Wilkinson 49, 54, 74 Nottingham ......19pts Tries:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 23 hours agoWhy putting your faith in data doesn’t add up
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER OF ALL the sports most ill-suited to detailed...
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National League One
/ 23 hours agoVenables in at the double to put Tykes in charge
■ By ROGER OPIE Clifton ................19pts Tries: Hargan 15, Myatt 65, Anderson 79 Conversions: Millner 66, 79 Leeds Tykes ... 34pts...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoAmbitious Axel eyes success for the Rams – and Sweden
■ By BEN JAYCOCK RAMS winger Axel Kalling-Smith believes patience has been key as the National 1 side’s youthful rebuild begins...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoUniversity head up study into dementia causes
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF University are investigating head impacts within their Men’s and Women’s BUCS Super Rugby squads,...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoRossendale’s Whelan knows there’s been a lot to learn
■ By BEN JAYCOCK ROSSENDALE scrum-half Callum Whelan admits National 2 North has been a steep but welcome learning curve as...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoTaunton raise £20,000 after big storm
NEWS EXTRA TAUNTON Rugby Club was hit hard by Storm Chandra last week with unprecedented flooding leaving the pitch underwater and...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoStewart glad to follow in his father’s footsteps
■ By CHRIS COLLYER Style: Syston’s Luke Stewart PIC: Scott10photography SYSTON skipper Luke Stewart is leading from the front as he...
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National League 2E
/ 23 hours agoBarnes celebrate second-half blitz
■ By RHYS COOPE Oxford H ..................26 Barnes .....................53 BARNES were victorious in a breathless, high-scoring encounter in a game that...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoPierre points to patience in Esher’s bid to grow
■ By AMELIE CLAYDON Staying positive: Esher captain Pierre Thompson ESHER captain Pierre Thompson says discipline and execution must improve if...
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Features
/ 23 hours agoKRYSTOF WOOD
YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER WING/FULL-BACK At 6ft 6ins, Krystof Wood does not fit the traditional mould of a modern outside back but...
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Club Rugby
/ 23 hours agoChiefs sign Bath ace Butt to replace Rigg
NEWS EXTRA EXETER have signed Bath centre Will Butt on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old’s switch comes after Will Rigg agreed...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoHartpury prove too good for Exeter to go top
SCHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY HARTPURY moved top of the Girls ACE League after a convincing 41-15 victory over second-placed...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoL’borough overcome Notts to make it a super six
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH remained top of BUCS Super Rugby after defeating Nottingham 52-22 to extend their unbeaten...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoProbe is launched following 30-man brawl
NEWS EXTRA ■ By JOSEPH TERRY BUCS have opened an investigation into a violent incident involving Swansea University club members that...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 23 hours agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 18th January 2026 through...
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Latest News
/ 23 hours agoCardiff’s arm-wrestling first Dan
■ By SIMON THOMAS DAN Thomas is one busy man both on and off the field. When it comes to his...
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Features
/ 23 hours agoRed Bulls are buzzing now, says Robinson
■By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Newcastle lock Sean Robinson has been blown away by the direction his old club are heading in...
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Features
/ 23 hours agoChristmas break came at right time – Muir
■ By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND and Gloucester-Hartpury prop Maud Muir admits the Christmas break came at the perfect time after the...
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Latest News
/ 4 days agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Life inside one of rugby’s most prestigious families ft Carwyn Tuipulotu
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Pau No.8 Carwyn Tuipulotu to...
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International Rugby
/ 5 days agoIreland star Bundee Aki dropped from Six Nations opener
Connacht and Ireland Centre Bundee Aki has been dropped from the Ireland Six Nations squad to face France on Thursday next...
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International Rugby
/ 6 days agoSix Nations preview: France v Ireland – Why this opener could determine who takes the crown
Rugby clubs, pubs and sitting rooms across six countries will find themselves far busier than usual next Thursday when France hosts...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoOspreys players angered after being ‘left in the dark’ over WRU Cardiff talks
The Ospreys were informed last week that the region’s owners, Y11 Sport & Media, are in talks over a potential purchase...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoScarlets 27-22 Ulster: Ellis Mee grabs his chance to steal it for the Welsh side
Ellis Mee celebrated his selection in Wales’ Six Nations squad with a superb match-winning try for the Scarlets against Ulster in...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoBedford Blues 38-31 Coventry: Blues are on song to edge past their rivals
Bedford Blues maintained their impressive home record with a come-from-behind victory over their oldest rivals Coventry, in one of the standout...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoBaxter: We were hurt by mistakes
ROB Baxter was left to rue a handful of costly mistakes as Exeter saw their long-standing unbeaten home record tumble. “It...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoSmall margins cost us the win, says coach Skivington
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington said his players should hold their heads high but pointed to a few key moments...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoNick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat
Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoGilmore: I can see why fans left early
JASON Gilmore admitted he had no qualms with those disgruntled Quins fans who flocked away from The Stoop well before the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 week agoChris Hewett: No Damien Penaud? That’s what I call bizarre
There are those who believe that Fabien Galthie, the extravagantly bespectacled head coach of France, should order himself a new pair...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoNoah still has work to do – McCall
MARK McCall hailed his freescoring wing Noah Caluori but despite another flurry of his tries, he claims the 19-year-old remains far...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoFour-try Moody puts Pirates on front foot
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .......... 45pts Tries: Relton 9, Moody 18, 20, 30, 36; Ribbons 38, Ward 49 Conversions: Robson...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoTrailfinders strike late to survive fright night
■By ALEX GREGGO Chinnor ..............15pts Tries: Moore 45, Hanks 56, 61 E Trailfinders ..21pts Tries: Hatherell 50, Thompson 71, Cousins 76...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoDoncaster decide to stop being a full-time operation
DONCASTER Knights have made the decision to cease operating as a full-time operation next season. The Knights were expected to be...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoIdeal role models
I WAS delighted with Peter Jackson’s recent paragraph (TRP January 4) about the opening of the Women’s World Cup in Sunderland....
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Letters
/ 1 week agoTriple top for Lucs!
LAST Saturday Luctonians had all three of their RFU League teams playing at home. All three were playing against the first...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoTop-shelf Sale shift sloppy Clifton aside
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................57 Clifton .........................0 STYLISH SALE hit Clifton with nine tries, as their visitors faced a constant uphill...
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National League One
/ 1 week agoBirchall on Sale: Sitting back to relax isn’t really our cup of tea
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going strong: Dan Birchall FOURTH at the halfway stage, seven points off top spot, and still to...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoGreenwood’s got the Will to take Fylde to next level
■By CHRIS COLLYER Step up: Fylde back rower Will Greenwood PROMISING young blind-side Will Greenwood has soared to new heights since...
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