All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoVeteran Jack is revelling in life as Camborne eye a title push
By BEN JAYCOCK Experienced head: Camborne lock Jack Andrew IN his first season at Camborne, experienced campaigner Jack Andrew has proven...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoFlying wing Armstrong eyes history for Islanders
By CHRIS COLLYER In form: Guernsey wing Anthony Armstrong ANTHONY Armstrong hopes his free scoring form can fire Guernsey to a...
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Features
/ 11 months agoREGGIEHAMMICK
YOUNG GUNS SARACENS FLANKER A brasive back row Reggie Hammick has joined Mark Mapletoft’s England U20s set-up aiming to make his...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWhitgift bounce back in fine style
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS AMONG a smattering of games cancelled due to the weather in the second week back of...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoI tell them we are all in this together
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Baz Basra, below, the head coach at Letchworth Garden City RFC in Regional 1...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoHartpury aiming for top four, says Short
By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University continue to punch above their weight in the Championship and influential back row Harry Short says...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWill Wand enjoying life as a Leicester Tiger
By Paul Rees Will Wand is living his dream with Leicester, the club he supported as a boy, having become a...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoLam on the lookout for cover at No.10
PAT Lam is looking to add an outside-half to Bristol’s squad with only one fit 10 on the books. AJ MacGinty...
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International Rugby
/ 11 months agoSteve Borthwick backs new skipper Maro Itoje to lead England at 2027 World Cup
Steve Borthwick insists Maro Itoje can lead England into the next World Cup after appointing him captain for the upcoming Six...
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Podcast
/ 11 months agoS4, E18: Maro Itoje England captaincy reaction and Niko Matawalu madness
Join Ollie Little, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett for this week’s Rugby Paper Podcast edition, recorded just half an hour after...
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International Rugby
/ 11 months agoBill Sweeney facing SGM following Six Nations
The RFU will hold a special general meeting after the men’s Six Nations with chief executive Bill Sweeney facing demands for...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months agoNew signing Regan Grace out to seize his chance at Cardiff
Cardiff have revealed how the signing of Regan Grace was made possible by an injury to one of their Wales stars.
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Letters
/ 11 months agoSorry, Nick, but it’s different in France
NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoNo room for Gerald
PETER Jackson’s excellent tribute to rugby’s latest knight in last week’s paper gave rise to the thought: Would Gerald Davies get...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoIs Bill Beaumont the right man for the job?
Rugby Union’s dire inability to handle the crisis threatening a great sport’s future is reflected in Sir Bill Beaumont’s hasty appointment...
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Dream Team
/ 11 months agoDream Team – Matt Corker
MATT CORKER, THE CANTERBURY HEAD COACH AND FORMER WASPS, LONDON WELSH & RICHMOND PLAYER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoPhil Dowson: Henry Pollock is ready for England
Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson insists Henry Pollock is ready for an England call-up if it comes on Tuesday when their...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoRampant Stormers too good for Sharks
By LUKE JARMYN Stormers ……………………… 40pts Sale ………………………………… 0pts Tries: Schickerling 21, Libbok 25, Sithole 45, Gelant 54, De Wet 63,...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBaxter: It looks like a bit of a stuffing
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter could not hide his disappointment after watching his side slip to a record Champions Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoStade Rochelais v Leinster: Leinster aiming to cash in on Will Skelton’s absence
Leinster and La Rochelle, the 2022 and 2023 finalists, continue their epic rivalry today with both sides unbeaten in this year’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months agoOllie Lawrence’s play-acting was shameful to watch
Ollie Lawrence’s sham injury in the closing minutes of a knife-edge finish between Northampton and Bath at Franklin’s Gardens last weekend...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWe don’t need platitudes, we need to see change
The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoBath v Clermont: Joe Cokanasiga- “It is all down to chatting to the boss”
Joe Cokanasiga has credited a frank conversation with head of rugby Johann van Graan for his purple patch of form for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoDouble for Walsh puts Ospreys in charge
■ By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ...............35pts Tries: Walsh 15, 64; Parry 26, Kasende 30, Hardy 68 Conversions: Edwards 15, 26, 30,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 11 months agoGloucester take the easy route to cruise past Scarlets
■ By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....... 31pts Tries: Englefield 4, Clement 17, Barton 31, Blake 50, Wade 73 Conversions: Carreras 4,...
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Features
/ 11 months agoInjuries are tough but I’m a fighter – Johnny Williams
Simon Thomas talks to Johnny Williams about beating cancer, life as a Scarlet and his Wales ambitions For Johnny Williams, the...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoGeorge is the best captain for England
IF Steve Borthwick has his share of tricky selection quandaries ahead of the Six Nations, the choice of captain is not...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoChris Farrell sacked by Oyonnax
Former Ireland international Chris Farrell has been sacked by French club Oyonnax following his conviction last month. Farrell, 31, received a...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoRussian flag removed from Gotovtsev shirt
GLOUCESTER have apologised for the use of a Russian flag on prop Kirill Gotovtsev’s club shirt and said it will no...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWhen brute force saved day for the Baa-Baas
MEIRION Roberts would have been highly amused had someone told him that his death last week would resurrect probably the most...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoHeroes deserve highest accolade
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The second series of BBC’s SAS...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoGifted KG MacLeod was well ahead of his time tally on
Has rugby ever had an equivalent of Luke Littler the youthful prodigy, who won the World Darts Championship aged 17 years...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoI owe Birmingham Moseley so much, says the fit-again flanker Morgan Dawes
By Ben Jaycock Passionate Midlander Morgan Dawes takes great pride in representing his beloved city through Birmingham Moseley. The former London...
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National League One
/ 11 months agoPower so proud as Park edge a thriller
■By GRAHAM COX Rosslyn Park ...26pts Tries: Ledger 16, Charalambous 38, 44, Fenley 48 Conversions: Bragman 17, 39, 45 Blackheath ......25pts...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoLife at the top suits us, says Lymm flyer Nathan
By BEN JAYCOCK Sprint for home: Lymm full-back Nathan Beesley LYMM have proven surprise title challengers during their second season in...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoJamie Harrison sets his own try target as Macclesfield start to climb table
By Ben Jaycock Jamie Harrison isn’t satisfied with his nine tries so far for newly promoted Macclesfield and hopes to reach...
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Club Rugby
/ 11 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2024/25
Well, we have reached our third Manager of the Month award for the 2024/25 TRP Fantasy Rugby Season and the final...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoCancer charity keen to spread the word
By BEN JAYCOCK RUGBY Against Cancer offers support for those suffering from the disease and spent time over Christmas visiting hospitals...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoTakezawa treble gives Eagles extra thrust
Japan League One round-up By BEN JAYCOCK MASAYOSHI Takezawa scored a hat-trick for Yokohama Eagles in a 53-35 win over Shizuoka...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWingers taking the faster lane
■By CAMERON STEPHENS TAQELE Naiyaravoro believes that speed is becoming an increasingly important attribute of the modern winger and that powerhouse...
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International Rugby
/ 11 months agoWales prop Leon Brown forced to retire after multiple neck surgeries
Wales and Dragons prop Leon Brown has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect because of a neck injury. Brown...
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Podcast
/ 11 months agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast – S4, E17: Discussing the incredible year of Taqele Naiyaravoro
Happy new year one and all and welcome back to the Rugby Paper Podcast! We hope you had a restful holiday...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoRob Baxter: Fixture schedule hurting us
By Mark Stevens If tackling the elite of English and European rugby was not enough for Exeter Chiefs to contend with,...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoI can’t see me returning to coaching, says Geordan Murphy
By Jon Newcombe Former Leicester boss Geordan Murphy has revealed he is still scarred by the manner of his departure from...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoTime for a root change to way we run our sport
I note that much has been written about the future of the RFU CEO Board which hopefully will be resolved in...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoToo easy to blame governing body
Congratulations to Paul Rees for his piece last week offering a reasoned and balanced assessment of the risks associated with a...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoPat Lam: I’m pleased with the bonus
Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was pleased by the way his side refused to give up. He said: “The boys...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoGeorge Skivington: That was a test of resilience and we passed
George Skivington praised his players for not letting getting on the wrong side of the referee deflect them as they recorded...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoHarlequins leave it late to power past Newcastle Falcons
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle .........................14pts Tries: Radwan 32, Redshaw 65 Conversions: Connon 33, 66 Harlequins ....................... 38pts Tries: Chisholm 9, Smith...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoSteve Diamond: We must go back to basics
Steve Diamond pledged that his Newcastle side will “have to go back to basics” after watching them capitulate and concede three...
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