All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoA 12-try thiller? More of a farce…
IT was hailed by TV pundits as a 12-try West Country thriller, but a Prem match in which Gloucester slid to...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoExeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: It’s going to be top four for us – Harvey Skinner
Harvey Skinner personifies the change in Exeter this season, playing on the front foot and with confidence as the Chiefs plot...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoGlad that Ford has no time for R360
HATS off to George Ford. Again. It’s reaching the stage where there’s no point putting on the hat in the first...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoScottish manage to break their duck
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge ......................15pts Tries: Qorowale 24, Nearchou 72 Conversion: Annand 25 Penalty: Annand 11 London Scottish ........... 38pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoTrailfinders open up in style to sink Richmond
By TIM FORRESTER @therugbypape Richmond .........12pts Tries: Cardew 22, Nugent 75 Conversion: Grieve 76 E Trailfinders . 43pts Tries: Campbell 2,...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoRichmond culture is key for us – Monson
By BEN JAYCOCK Finding space: Richmond lock Jake Monson RICHMOND lock Jake Monson believes the blend of home-grown depth and tight...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTykes profit from the generosity of the hosts
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S .........36pts Leeds Tykes ... 46pts Tries: Langworthy 5, Morris 16, Rayment 46, Davies 71, Meechan 73,...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoLloyd puts strong boot into Albion
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J............35 Plymouth A.............25 PERFECT conditions and two strong sides intent on playing rugby produced a superb game...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoHarding’s so happy to be at The Club’s house of fun
By BEN JAYCOCK BLACKHEATH captain Billy Harding believes his side’s balanced, adaptable game plan can keep them among the front-runners this...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoPositive start giving Grant confidence with the Dale
By BEN JAYCOCK Front runner: Tynedale fly-half Cameron Grant TYNEDALE fly-half Cameron Grant says confidence is high at Corbridge after the...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoRichie relishing Redruth’s real rise up the rugby ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Will Riglesford scoring against Lucs REDRUTH director of rugby Richie Kevern is proud to be leading...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoRawlinson on a mission to repay the Dorking faith
By BEN JAYCOCK United: Olly Rawlinson and, inset, Lucia Schifano DORKING’S homegrown hooker Olly Rawlinson is relishing life in the first...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoA fresh name will be on the trophy for U18s
By JOSEPH TERRY THE latest champion of the St Joseph’s College Rugby Festival will have been crowned by close-of-play today as...
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Features
/ 5 months agoSir Clive Woodward reveals his secret to peak performance and winning mindsets
Sir Clive Woodward is widely celebrated as a Peak Performance speaker, whose proven strategies in sport and leadership have influenced teams...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEd Slater calls for more research into MND
Ed Slater has urged the government to increase funding for research into motor neurone disease after England 2003 World Cup winner...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoIt’s retirement for me, says wing Hewitt
FORMER Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt has retired from rugby. The 30-year-old, below, left Dragons at the end of last season after...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoRadford accepts chance to coach Scotland
Quality: Lee Radford NORTHAMPTON defence coach Lee Radford will be seconded to Scotland for this season’s international windows and then take...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoSo, why have these names changed?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY father played the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoJames O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers
James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoWe need more games a season
I READ with interest Peter Jackson’s article regarding the demise of Saturday afternoon rugby and agree fully with his comments. In...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoNorthampton Saints 32-26 Leicester Tigers: Alex Mitchell’s zest puts Saints in the zone
A second-half surge settled this fluctuating East Midlands derby in favour of Northampton Saints by five tries to Leicester Tigers’ two.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoDowson concern for injured Freeman
NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson reported England wing Tommy Freeman had suffered a bruised hip which forced him off after half-time. Dowson...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoBaxter: We had Zombie mentality
ROB Baxter blamed a Zombie mentality when Exeter enjoyed a player advantage for the defeat at Ashton Gate. The Chiefs led...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoTownsend says he’ll flag up any conflict of interest
SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend has defended his link with Newcastle Red Bulls after agreeing a new consultancy deal with the club,...
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/ 5 months agoBravery and modesty of the ultimate team player
LEWIS Moody’s courage in talking publicly on television this week about being diagnosed with MND was typical of a man who...
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Features
/ 5 months agoStuart Hogg; I’ve found peace – I’m living in the now
Mark Stevens talks to Stuart Hogg about how riding a bike to raise money for Doddie Weir’s charity put him on...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoChampions Trailfinders extra quick
■By JOSEPH TERRY E Trailfinders ..55pts Tries: Oliver 1, Collins 9, Hampson 19, Buckley 35, 56; Hatherell 37, Bailey 43, Montgomery...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoAmpthill find another gear as they deny brave Pirates
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............26pts Tries: Caluori 9, 61; Smith 28, Wilson 48 Conversions: Grimoldby 10, 29, 49 C Pirates ...........21pts...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: David Bishop in search of the final reckoning
Of all the Test scrum-halves in all the world, David Bishop stands apart from the rest. He is the only one...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoQuestions that R360 need to answer
AN awkward week for R360 and their mysterious mix of supposed US-Middle East investors prompted the organisers to ask a rhetorical...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoScarlets keen on hooker
DWAYNE Peel says Scarlets are fighting to keep hooker Marnus van der Merwe after his club exploits made him a Springbok....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoBrendan Gallagher: No-one is immune to this awful disease
I wonder if, by chance, you can guess what the following had in common: American photographer Eddie Adams; Japanese karate master...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Furious little bull who was as hard as nails
Imagine being a French rugby international in the tumultuous decade between 1971 and 1981.
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National League One
/ 5 months agoDogs give Hughes a landmark he won’t skip over
■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC............. 43 Bishop’s S ........12 SALE FC extended their winning run to four games against a Bishop’s...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTable-topping Titans tip Park in tight nail-biter
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ...27pts Tries: Barling 20, Veness 32, Newborn 40, Gordon 54 Conversions: Hayes 32, 54 Penalty: Hayes...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoThrills are all Bill’s scintilating show
■By MIKE BROWN Billingham..............47 Otley.........................42 BILLINGHAM produced a pulsating performance to record a dramatic win over Otley in front of a...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoMacclesfield thriving since moving back to the North
■By CHRIS COLLYER Power: Macclesfield second row Ben Blackburn MACCLESFIELD second row Ben Blackburn feels the Blues have the quality to...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoStudents pass a top test in style
By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni......... 46pts Redruth..............40pts Strong: Finlay Skinner fights through to score TOPSHAM Sports Ground witnessed a classic as...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoMagic is back for Maggs as Reds relight the rugby fire
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Enjoying life: Old Redcliffians prop Archie Maggs FORMER Bath tighthead Archie Maggs is revelling in the part-time...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoRoofe on top to help Park hang on for victory
■ By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s.......26pts Westcombe P...29pts BEFORE the match, Bury Director of Rugby James Shanahan expected a tight...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEarly joy for Josh as OAs get off to a super start
By BEN JAYCOCK Off to a flier: Old Albanian winger Josh Skelcey OLD Albanian winger and player-coach Josh Skelcey reveals he’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoCardiff Met can’t impede the Bath machine
BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY LEAGUE leaders Bath overwhelmed Cardiff Met 35-12 at Cyncoed to remain unbeaten in Men’s BUCS Super...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoDurham prepare to blow out 175 candles
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY DURHAM School RFC are preparing to celebrate a historic milestone next week. The fifth oldest rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLancaster teaching me a lot, says Joe
NEWS EXTRA JOE Joyce says he has had his eyes opened by new Connacht head coach Stuart Lancaster over the past...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the first update of this new season of TRP Fantasy Rugby which covers the period Friday September 5 to...
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Features
/ 5 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Robin Wedlake – Cornwall’s where my story starts and where it ends
Robin Wedlake — former Redruth, Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates, Jersey Reds and Cornwall centre — now plays for Camborne in National...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls head coach Alan Dickens says he can call Gregor Townsend at any time
Gregor Townsend will be in regular contact with the new coaching set-up at Newcastle Red Bulls after the club abruptly sacked...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoPrem: 20-minute reds win support from clubs
Prem Rugby directors of rugby welcomed the 20-minute red card adopted by the league this season.
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoR360 will be bad for the game, says Rob Baxter
Rob Baxter believes the planned franchise league R360, which aims to kick off next September having secured funding for three years...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoPrem news: Sale Sharks poised to make move for Chandler Cunningham-South
Sale Sharks are considering another raid on Harlequins following the close season signing of Nathan Jibulu with England forward Chandler Cunningham-South...
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