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Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 months ago

Memo to the suits: Give us some jeopardy

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I FEEL the need to tap out a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

How Claude Saurel helped put some beef into Georgia

One of modern-day rugby’s most travelled and unheralded coaches – Claude Saurel – has died in the small French port of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 8 months ago

Adam Dunne scoots to a double with London Welsh and North London Shamrocks

London Welsh’s Irish speedster Adam Dunne is celebrating a notable double having helped the Exiles win promotion into National League Two...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 8 months ago

Stortford’s lightning start is too hot for Dings

■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ............... 61 Dings C.....................24 THERE was something of a carnival atmosphere as Bishop’s Stortford played some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 8 months ago

Leeds Tykes’ Adam Brown eyes top tryscorer award to put icing on cake

By Ben Jaycock Now that he’s got his hands on the National Two North title, Leeds Tykes hooker Adam Brown is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 8 months ago

All fine for Fenton as he steers Exeter to a big win

By ALEX GREGGOR Exeter Uni.........53 Cinderford........38 NOAH FENTON and Jed Findlay ran amok as Exeter University dominated their final home game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 8 months ago

Priddey’s four ends Services’ challenge

By BILL HOOPER Camborne......... 43pts Devonport S......26pts CAMBORNE’S Ben Priddey helped himself to another four tries as they banished the disappointment...

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National League 2W

/ 8 months ago

Titans hold off fine Hinckley fightback

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....49 Hinckley..................47 A BUMPER crowd were treated to 13 excellent tries, open running rugby and a narrow...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Harry Blackwell hails how travel troubles have brought Macclesfield together

By Ben Jaycock Despite a season of mammoth journeys virtually every other week, Macclesfield confirmed their survival in National Two West,...

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National League 2E

/ 8 months ago

Juddians are back in the big time!

By GARETH WITHERS Top guys: Flanker Vince Everitt goes over to score and, below, TJs celebrate winning the title PICTURES: Adam...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 8 months ago

Boost for Bicknell as Quins prove their worth

By BEN JAYCOCK On call: Oxford Harlequins skipper Willo Bicknell OXFORD Harlequins survived in National Two East courtesy of a remarkable...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 8 months ago

Jeff Probyn: Drop the tackle height for everyone

A front row view of the game The University of Edinburgh has discovered through research and by watching and comparing 18,702...

By Jeff Probyn

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/ 8 months ago

Chris Wearmouth still has a lot to give for Tynedale

By Jon Newcombe Chris Wearmouth feared the lower tackle height laws would signal the end of his days as a second-row...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Green light for Cinderford’s new pitch

By LUKE JARMYN A WEST Country rugby club has got the green light to begin an ambitious £1.35m project of upgrades...

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/ 8 months ago

Loughborough’s mission

BUCS SUPER RUGBY FINAL PREVIEW By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH are targeting an unprecedented double on Wednesday, but standing in their way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 8 months ago

Dave Cherry and Ali Price heading abroad

Scotland internationals Dave Cherry and Ali Price are to move on from Edinburgh at the end of the season to “take...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Tamani in charge as Scots demolished

England..............71pts Scotland.............. 5pts by Ben Jaycock CHARLIE Tamani burst onto the international age-grade scene with two well-taken tries as England destroyed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

England get ready for Spain challenge

Round 2 Preview ENGLAND will take on Spain for the first time at age-grade level on Monday as Jonathan Pendlebury’s side...

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/ 8 months ago

Sua’ali’i turns it on for Waratahs

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK JOSEPH Sua’ali’i starred as the Waratahs secured their first victory over the Chiefs since...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 8 months ago

Wild Knights make sure of place at the top

Japan League One round-up SAITAMA Wild Knights stayed at the top of Japan Rugby League One with a routine 55-33 triumph...

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/ 8 months ago

Chris Collyer: Touch Rugby, give it a go!

By Chris Collyer For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

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/ 8 months ago

KidsOut Charity: Can you make happy memories for a child fleeing domestic abuse?

We have teamed up with the children’s charity, KidsOut, as part of a national project to ask football, rugby, and cricket...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Super Rugby Americas Round Seven Review: Pampas deliver warning to rest of the league with dominant display

By Joe Santamaria Pampas 72-14 Cobras Pampas delivered an ominous warning to the rest of the competition with a 72-14 win...

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/ 8 months ago

Millie David on playing with Ilona Maher and England U20s upcoming game against South Africa

By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

By Charlie Elliott

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/ 8 months ago

Saracens News: Mark McCall keen to keep Alex Goode in house

By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode approaches a remarkable 400 club appearance with Mark McCall anxious to keep him tied to Saracens...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Mark McCall: We gave it a good go but Toulon were hard to stop

Mark McCall expects to provide a springboard for his young side in the Champions Cup in the coming seasons. Sarries conceded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 8 months ago

Owners should be careful what they wish for

By Chris Hewett The ambition among some Premiership owners to turn the league into rugby’s version of cricket’s T20 is a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Northampton Saints 46-24 Clermont: Tommy Freeman’s hat-trick steers Saints home

By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ..... 46pts Tries: Smith 18, Freeman 23, 29, 60; Augustus 40, 46; Pollock 71 Conversions: Smith...

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/ 8 months ago

Hoskins Sotutu poses a difficult question

What's the difference between an MP like Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown, chair of the Public Accounts Committee at Westminster, and an MVP...

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/ 8 months ago

Fijian captain Waisea Nayacalevu fails to make appearance for Ospreys

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know In the natural world of all things ornithological, the sighting of...

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

The day when Mick Quinn kept out of Alexander John Wyllie’s way

As the meanest of the Silver Fern brothers who used to dress in all black from tip to toe and glower...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Pau 24-49 Bath: Premiership’s table-toppers book Challenge Cup quarter-final spot

By Ben Jaycock Pau ....................... 24pts Tries: Tuipulotu 27, Brau Boirie 62, 69 Conversions: Desperes 28, 62, 69 Penalty: Dsperes 20...

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Challenge Cup

/ 8 months ago

Challenge Cup: Edinburgh battle it out against Lions to book quarter-final spot

Edinburgh avenged their 55-21 humiliation in Johannesburg back in October to book their place in the last eight. Sean Everitt’s side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: I’m all for the thrills but keep game real

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Like many of you, I was...

By Brendan Gallagher

English Championship

/ 8 months ago

Championship: It’s sweet revenge for Jonah Holmes as he gets late winner for London Scottish

By Will Perringwood Nottingham .....28pts Tries: Ramage 24, Olowofela 36, Cherry 48, Graham 54 Conversions: Arden 24, 36, 48, 54 L...

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National League One

/ 8 months ago

Burger serves up a tasty treat for Albion

■By JEAN BULL Darlington MP26 Plymouth A .....39 PLYMOUTH made the long trip north to Darlington Mowden Park worth while, with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 8 months ago

Mond’s title Schmid after secured hat-trick

■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 47pts Rams ................. 24pts Tries: Litchfield 8, Goffey 15, 28; Schmid 40, 54, 61; Hastings 73...

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National League 2N

/ 8 months ago

It’s Tykes’ title party thanks to Seremaia

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 24pts Leeds Tykes ....27pts A LATE penalty from Seremaia Turagabeci crowned Leeds Tykes league champions in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 8 months ago

Lymm’s local boys ready for a stronger title tilt next season

By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a run of three successive defeats, early season pacesetters Lymm have been reduced to the role of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 8 months ago

Clifton wins won’t be much better – Salter

By ROGER OPIE Clifton.................41pts Camborne..........26pts Danger man: Marcus Nel looks to create an attack for Clifton and, right, Zak Hamid on...

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National League 2W

/ 8 months ago

Influential Vowles shows his class

By VICKY MACQUEEN Hinckley..................57 Old Redcliffians....26 HINCKLEY rattled up a half-century of points in their victory over Old Redcliffians. The game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 8 months ago

Ratu battling to help make Titans a top force again

By CIARA FEARN Main man: Ratu Vakalutukali TAUNTON Titans flanker Ratu Vakalutukali balances his demanding career as a Royal Marine with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 8 months ago

TJ’s close in on title as Curtis runs amok

By ALISTAIR BEYNON On the attack: Shaydn Osgood seals the win for TJ’s while, below, Will Benning defends for Henley PICTURES:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 8 months ago

Mighty Oaks edge brave Worthing

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............38 Worthing..................29 SEVENOAKS secured a high-octane victory over Worthing at a sunny Knole Paddock. The hard ground felt...

By The Rugby Paper Team