All posts tagged "Rugby"
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International Rugby
/ 1 day agoWill Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
Will Genia is firmly on the Henry Pollock hype train but believes England must evolve into a more dynamic side if...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoExeter takeover approved
THE takeover of Exeter Chiefs by the owners of Premier League side AFC Bournemouth has been approved by the Prem rugby...
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Latest News
/ 1 day ago‘Honest review’ backs Borthwick
HEAD coach Steve Borthwick has been backed by the RFU to turn around England’s form. The Six Nations review blamed a...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoMoore: We play and act like a Prem side
EALING Trailfinders centre Francis Moore believes the unbeaten record-breaking Champ leaders are already operating like a Prem outfit as they build...
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Columnists
/ 1 day agoAlison Kervin: The game is flourishing – don’t make it different
If you have been to any women’s rugby matches recently, you will have witnessed scenes that were unimaginable a decade ago:...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoIreland 33-12 Wales: Power of the Irish is too much for the Welsh
Ireland’s forward dominance told as a peerless Aoife Wafer steered Scott Bemand’s side to a commanding victory over Wales.
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Letters
/ 1 day agoThe Old Pals’ Act strikes again
WHEN Prem newcomers Worcester Warriors were turfed out of that league for encountering financial problems, they were victims of the biggest...
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Letters
/ 1 day agoWhy Lions should head to Argentina
WITH reference to the fantastic and correct comments regarding the future of the Lions made in The Rugby Paper on May...
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Letters
/ 1 day agoLet Newcastle and Ealing hold £1million shootout
AS the RFU seems not to have any issue with changing rules mid-season, let me propose one more: Ealing Trailfinders deserve...
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Letters
/ 1 day agoFrance leading the way in the finance stakes
AS Iain Sharpe states in his letter last week, there is no law of nature that makes the gulf between Prem...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoSkiv: We were not clinical enough
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skiving-ton accepted his side were not at their best but was still relieved that the win...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoPioneering Pirates show the Prem how it should be done
YOU couldn’t make it up. Cornish Pirates, down in seventh place in the Champ, the league confined to outer darkness by...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoOspreys 27-20 Scarlets: Jac Morgan takes his leave in fine style
Jac Morgan marked his final home appearance for the Ospreys with a late match-winning try against Scarlets as they secured the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoEaling Trailfinders 52-14 Bedford Blues: A perfect finish for Ben Ward’s invincibles
Ealing Trailfinders completed a perfect winning league season in Elior Champ Rugby as they ran in eight tries to see off...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoOpoku hat-trick puts Cov into overdrive
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 64pts Tries: Opoku 6, 44, 48; Reeves 17, 78; Barton 10, Ferrie 66, Bacon 69, Nayagi...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoCampbell hits the heights to make sure for Chinnor
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Chinnor .............29pts Tries: Cave 18, Goss 46, 67; Walker 63, Rukhadze 72 Conversions: Chamberlain 19; Yandall 73 Richmond...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoMaycock double helps Harrogate bounce back up
■By HARVEY ALLEN Rossendale ............14 Harrogate ............... 21 HARROGATE returned to the National Leagues at the first time of asking, beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 day agoBlackheath 22-10 Plymouth Albion: The Club close in on the second tier
After an interval of 27 years, Blackheath are just one step away from a return to domestic rugby’s second tier, following...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoDenham happy with his hat-trick of wins
nBy BEN JAYCOCK ANDREW Denham has developed a habit of winning National Two East titles, having secured his third with three...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoHinckley are aiming high
nBy CHRIS COLLYER Dynamic: Rory Vowles HINCKLEY claimed an impressive third place finish in National Two North but top points scorer...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 1 day agoLancashire 38-18 Yorkshire: Alex Looney’s side control round one showdown
Bill Beaumont Division One By Gareth Lyons Lancashire........38pts Tries: Giliand 5, Ellam 21, Deans 29, Freeman 44, Sturgess 58, Rylance 67...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoKings Norton’s hard road to top
By BEN JAYCOCK All together: The Kings Norton squad KINGS Norton head coach Jamie Heafield insists patience and belief have been...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoWyggs have week to remember
By BEN JAYCOCK OADBY Wyggestonians enjoyed what the club are now proudly calling the “Week of the Wygg” after both the...
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Features
/ 1 day agoYOUNG GUNS
CHARLIETAMANI NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 WING Charlie Tamani has emerged as the latest talent off the Finborough School production line. The...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 day agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
UP TO AND INCLUDING SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby which covers...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 day agoThe day Rochy gave Merlene a shock
THE mention of certain names in our sporting village instantly results in a big smile and Tony Roche tops that list....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 day agoFrench director calls the shots
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER DASTARDLY French TV directors have been quietly controlling...
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Latest News
/ 1 day agoCrusaders keep the pressure on leaders
CONVERTED flanker Leicester Fainga’anuku inspired Crusaders to a 36-20 win over Blues to maintain their perfect record at One NZ Stadium...
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Features
/ 3 days agoJames Haskell interview: ‘You can lie to everyone else, but you can’t lie to yourself’
In this exclusive interview with the High Performance Speakers Agency, James Haskell discusses goal setting, selection pressure, injury, mental strength and...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 days ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 10 summary: Capibaras and Selknam grab vital wins in play-off push
In Round 10 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, Capibaras triumphed over Pampas to stay in the hunt for a home semi-final in...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoLeicester Tigers & England full-back Freddie Steward insists he is ignoring the internet trolls
Freddie Steward has learned not to get wound up by keyboard warriors as he winds himself up for a big finish...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoJoaquín Moro: I had no doubts that Leicester Tigers were the club for me
Joe Santamaria talks to Joaquín Moro, the Leicester Tigers flanker who is following in some famous footsteps.
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Champions Cup
/ 1 week agoBath and Bordeaux head shortlist for star player
Bath and Bordeaux each contribute two players to the shortlist of five nominees for the 2026 Investec Player of the Year.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoWorcester Warriors 28-34 Ealing Trailfinders: Visitors find an extra gear to preserve unbeaten run
Ealing Trailfinders are one game away from going the season unbeaten after they came from behind to beat Worcester Warriors at...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoNick Cain: Aussies musn’t waste the Lions windfall
The Lions have bailed-out Australian rugby again, with the hugely profitable 2025 tour by the British & Irish outfit last summer...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoTravis Gordon enjoys ‘unbelievable campaign’ with Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Titans flanker-cum-centre Travis Gordon believes his side’s title-winning campaign has been built on connection as much as quality after sealing...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoSheedy agrees long-term deal
WALES fly-half Callum Sheedy has committed his future to Cardiff. The 30-year-old Wales international joined his home club from Bristol for...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoWe need the excitement of promotion
JOHN Allanson (letters April 26) is not the first to write of the widening gap between Premiership and Championship as if...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 week agoBaxter: We have to take the positives and move on
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter felt it was always going to be difficult for his thin squad to compete on...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoBazalgette’s in charge as Hartpury go on rampage
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......14pts Tries: Pasco 38, Eckersley 58 Conversions: Dawson 39, 59 Hartpury ...........70pts Tries: Corbett 3, 46; Crane...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoWates needs to take charge
IN the wake of the RFU Board’s resounding SGM defeat 10 days ago, following its attempt to shunt the democratic rights...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 1 week agoArmy Men 36-41 Navy Men: Jake Hanley’s in right place to guide Navy home
A playmaking masterclass by flyhalf Jake Hanley and a brutally effective driving maul proved pivotal as the Royal Navy made history...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoSuper Sheffield finish on a high
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield.................. 80 Scunthorpe................0 SHEFFIELD head coach Anthony Posa demanded that his side’s record breaking season should end on...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoCanterbury show Quins no mercy
By HARVEY ALLEN Canterbury..............94 Oxford H......................0 CANTERBURY sent Oxford Harlequins back to the regional leagues with a final-day thrashing. Garry Jones...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoBury St Edmunds celebrate their charge to the top
Bury St Edmunds centre Samir Kharbouch admits it still ‘hasn’t sunk in’ that his side have sealed a first-ever promotion to...
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Features
/ 1 week agoCould you hold my Woodbine now, Allan?
ALLAN Hosie, one of Scotland’s best-ever referees and then a formidable administrator after hanging up the whistle, has died aged 80....
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Features
/ 1 week agoYOUNG GUNS
KEEVYFITZPATRICK LOUGHBOROUGH LIGHTNING LOCK Keevy Fitzpatrick admits her rise through the ranks has come quicker than she ever imagined after breaking...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoNew deal for Botha
OSPREYS have secured the future of tighthead Tom Botha after the 35-year-old signed a new contract. Botha, who has made 161...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoYorkshire grit helps Old Otliensians move on up
By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Otliensians director of rugby Pete Tempest admits promotion was ‘bittersweet’ after sealing their return to level 7...
International Rugby
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