All posts tagged "Rugby"
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National League One
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoDaniel Kasende: I’m the postman and will deliver for Ospreys
Daniel Kasende is certainly living up to his nickname as ‘The Postman’.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol hit by triple injury blow
BRISTOL Bears have been dealt a major blow with Harry Randall, AJ MacGinty and Gabriel Ibitoye all facing long spells on...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPlymouth fitter than ever, says Lamb
By MARK STEVENS RYAN Lamb believes the hard work of the past few seasons has put Plymouth Albion in their strongest...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoClubs should aim to provide rugby for local players
IN response to last week’s letter regarding grassroots rugby, I would question whether it is time to rethink the league structure...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem: Marcus Smith’s raring to get back – Will Porter
Marcus Smith has been “tearing it up” in training and his Harlequins teammates are relishing his return to action.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLam: We need to find new players
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam will launch an urgent recruitment drive as he bids to fill the holes in his...
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