All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Features
/ 1 month agoDunn back for semis
NEWS EXTRA BATH hooker Tom Dunn has been banned for two games after receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle...
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Features
/ 1 month agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Today’s update covers the period Sunday 10th May 2026 through to Saturday 16th May 2026. This week we are taking our...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoUttley and Hare remember their Grand Slam glory
Cheers: Roger Uttley and Dusty Hare at The Oval THE great and good gathered at The Oval earlier this week for...
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/ 1 month agoTop RWC final ticket to cost more than £1,000
News THE top-priced ticket for next year’s Rugby World Cup final in Australia will exceed £1,000 for the first time in...
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/ 1 month agoAll Blacks prop joins Ulster coaching staff
ULSTER have appointed former New Zealand prop Clarke Dermody as forwards coach. The 46-year-old, who joins this summer, will replace Jimmy...
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/ 1 month agoCrusaders hold off late Chiefs
World Rugby Super Rugby Pacific By BEN JAYCOCK CRUSADERS secured their place in the finals with a thrilling 36-32 win over...
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/ 1 month agoFrance 28-43 England: Red Roses secure fifth consecutive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam
England clinched a fifth successive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam as Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach ran in two tries each...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 months agoSouth African Rugby Union could withdraw its sides from Europe
South African Rugby will hold a strategic planning session with its member unions and directors of rugby to review the current...
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/ 2 months agoCommanding Charlie Atkinson has got future England squad potential
Atkinson’s form for Gloucester has made him a contender for the England squad which will be announced tomorrow ahead of the...
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/ 2 months agoShoulder ko for Will
BATH wing Muir has been ruled out the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the Champions Cup...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 months agoIreland v Scotland
PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Aviva Stadium IRELAND will look to celebrate a landmark day at the Aviva Stadium by securing third...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSaracens’ Charlie Bracken credits Championship stint as key step in his rise
Saracens’ Charlie Bracken is climbing up England’s scrum-half ranks and credits a stint in the Championship as being the crucial step...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoUnlucky Ibitoye latest to add to Bears’ casualty list
wouldn’t have adapted to Bracken might be only younger lads.” well. We had a BRISTOL Bears have been dealt another major...
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/ 2 months agoVan Graan fancies home comforts for the play-off assault
JOHANN van Graan has his eyes on a home draw after champions Bath qualified for the play-offs for the third successive...
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/ 2 months agoJoseph impact boosts George
GEORGE Skivington was disappointed with his side’s heavy defeat but the Cherry and Whites chief was far from completely deflated. And...
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/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: You need to have the right instinct for top-level rugby
So it’s official: the one thing in top-level rugby that sorts the men from the boys, the wheat from the chaff,...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoHard-grafting Bedford Blues and Michael Le Bourgeois are gearing up for big finale
Veteran centre Michael Le Bourgeois feels Bedford Blues thoroughly deserve their home Champ semi-final after a season built on consistency, resilience...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRichmond 34-11 London Scottish: Derby joy for Rob Powell’s side has Scots on the brink
Richmond beat their most local of rivals by a convincing five tries to one to assure themselves of Champ rugby again...
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/ 2 months agoDavidson try tees Coventry up for a semi-final with Blues
By HARVEY ALLEN COVENTRY survived a very late scare, as substitute Josh Thomas led them to a quarter-final victory with Bedford...
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/ 2 months agoLeicestershire storm into semis
Bill Beaumont Division Three round-up By MO SHER LEICESTERSHIRE secured their spot in the semi-final of the third tier with a...
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/ 2 months agoYoung Guns -Molly Bunker – “No one takes the England shirt for granted”
Gloucester-Hartpury centre Molly Bunker admits rugby only became a genuine career ambition in the last few years, but now the Red...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: If only the RFU had backed walk-off referee George Crawford
George Crawford remains the only referee to make the ultimate protest over on-field violence between old Anglo-Welsh foes.
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/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Lions tours didn’t use to be all about the dosh
Lions tours now are more about making money than friends
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy life in Rugby: Bobby De Wee – “Winning titles never gets old”
Coming through South African rugby as a lock can feel brutal at times because there is always somebody bigger, stronger or...
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/ 2 months agoPat says sorry to fans after mauling
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam apologised to the Bristol fans and challenged his side to bounce back. He said: “We...
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/ 2 months agoGeorgians pay heftier penalty than the dopers
THE war on doping is something that rugby has rather sought to sidestep over the years with some feeling that no...
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/ 2 months agoSuper Rugby Pacific roundup: Fab Fehi nets share of the top try record
Hurricanes moved a step closer to securing the Super Rugby Pacific minor premiership with a dominant 47-24 victory over Blues at...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 11 summary: Capibaras surge into playoff contention
In Round 11 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, Capibaras eased past visiting Yacare, scoring seven tries in their 53-21 victory.
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/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Grand Slam decider! England v France + historic Aviva clash in Six Nations
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Irish rugby journalist Caolin Scully...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWill Carling: ‘Leading England at 22 taught me trust matters more than authority’
In this exclusive interview with the High Performance Speakers Agency, Will Carling reflects on becoming England captain at 22, the unseen...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months 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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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFrancis Moore: Ealing Trailfinders 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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/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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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Columnists
/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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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