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United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Davies double not enough for Scarlets

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............23pts Tries: Davies 22, 30 Conversions: Costelow 22, 30 Penalties: Costelow 42, 73; Lloyd 52 Connacht ............

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Olowofela the star as Doncaster take glory

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing Trailfinders ........ 35pts Tries: Smid 3, Holgate 20, Moore 27, Cornish 38 Conversions: Jones 4, 21, 28...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Yes, a star is born, but just not on the rugby field

A STAR is born? Well yes and no... This is a young unknown, fresh faced, clean shaven Kris Kristofferson early in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Remembering those early trips

THE Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Adair runs riot for Ireland

ROSS Adair, acknowledged in this column last week as the first ex-rugby professional to play international cricket, rose so magnificently to...

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Features

/ 2 years ago

Days when Kristofferson put his heart into rugby

WHEN he entered Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship in the autumn of 1958, Kris Kristofferson, right, had already been bashed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Eight-minute hat-trick by Bonner has Bears roaring

■By SAM BYTHEWAY Loughborough ..19pts Tries: Calladine 15, 57, Winter 79 Conversions: Green 17, 59 Bristol Bears ...46pts Tries: Bonner 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Champions missing 21 as they face Tigers test

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-Hartpury v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm GLOUCESTER-Hartpury have 21 players away...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Honey’s sweet success as Rams put Sale in their place

▄By HANNAH BOYLE A HUNDRED years on from Rams’ first ever match, they sat top of National One going into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Minikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation

■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Old Reds unbeaten at home for a year!

■By PHIL JEFFRIES O Redcliffians. 45pts Redruth..............40pts OLD Redcliffians are now unbeaten at home for a whole year after the victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Macclesfield travelling in right direction -Blackburn

■By DANNY ROBERTSHAW NEWLY promoted Macclesfield have so far held their own in the fourth tier, despite being over two hours...

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/ 2 years ago

OA celebrate their first home success

Old Albanians........52 Sevenoaks..............49 By RICHARD HOMER OLD Albanians registered their first home win of the season in a helter-skelter game of...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Try-machine McRae eyes big things for Dorking

By OLLIE AUST Hat-trick hero: Toby McRae FOLLOWING an impressive victory over Bury St Edmunds last weekend, Dorking winger Toby McRae...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

DYLANHICKS

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Muir faces six weeks out with knee injury

BATH winger Will Muir is expected to be out for six weeks after sustaining a knee injury during their win against...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wainwright named Player of the Year

DRAGONS No.8 Aaron Wainwright has been named the Wales men’s player of the year by the Welsh Rugby Writers’ Association (WRWA)....

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Royle calling time at Caldy

By JOHN LYON THERE are many creaking retired players only too pleased to recount how they played the game into their...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Dealing with different characters is tricky

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to David Preston, below, head coach at Penrith RUFC in Regional One North...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

How London Welsh are working way back to top

William Gupwell goes down to south-west London to find a club out to rediscover itself London Welsh were once a club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ireland outclass Pumas

EMERGING Ireland started their tour of South Africa with a 3624 win over the Pumas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Zac Ward,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Essential Tips and Strategies for Smart Rugby Betting in Casinos

Rugby betting in casinos brings a thrilling mix of strategy and excitement. Whether you’re a seasoned bettor or just getting started,...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Chris Holland submits Worcester Warriors plans

Worcester Warriors owner Chris Holland has submitted plans to redevelop the wound-up former Premiership club’s Sixways home with a commitment to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Martin Offiah backing his boy to hit the heights

By Ross Heppenstall Tyler Offiah has been backed to make his senior debut for Bath this season – by his try-scoring...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Championship crowds are still too low

With all the talk about the RFUs treatment of the Championship there never seems to be any real analysis of the...

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Letters

/ 2 years ago

That’s not what I call a good idea ITV

Brilliant idea ITV! Put your freeview Premiership highlights programme on an obscure channel. Schedule it for a Wednesday lunchtime. Replace Flats...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sam Dugdale intent on proving his worth

By Ben Jaycock Dogged back row Sam Dugdale is determined to build his legacy in the game on the unseen, hard...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Concern over George Ford as he waits for scan on thigh

Sale medics revealed George Ford was taken off to prevent further damage after his thigh injury and are waiting nervously on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We were patchy, admits Danny Wilson

Harlequins director of rugby Danny Wilson admitted that his side were patchy. He said: “First 20 minutes we weren’t good. We...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Johann Van Graan backing Will Butt to take his chance in the centre

By Jon Newcombe Johann Van Graan has given Will Butt’s value to Bath a ringing endorsement after handing the 24-year-old back-to-back...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Minimum standards criteria must apply to all

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Do title-chasing Bath – and other top tier clubs – meet...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Debts pushing game towards cliff-edge

The measure of how much rugby union in England depends on the international game was laid bare this week. It arrived...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Fantasy Rugby 2024/25

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Why Lions should go to South America

Rugby soothsayers have been known to be wrong – precisely none of them foretold that Argentina would beat all three SANZAAR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Jimmy Martin flies in to make certain for Coventry

By Paul Smith Coventry ........................... 45pts Tries: Kvesic 2, Martin 13, 18; Hinkley 26, Penalty 48, Hutler 68, 78 Conversions: Richman...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Cambridge able to deal with Caldy’s huff and puff

By John Lyon Caldy ................. 21pts Tries: Hearn 5, Wynn 77 Conversions: Curtis 77 Penalties: Curtis 23, 30, 52 Cambridge ......26pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Joe Hawkins still has Wales in his sight

By Mark Stevens Joe Hawkins insists he still harbours dreams of representing Wales again at international level. With five Test caps...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Drop group action and examine selected cases

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points by Brendan Gallagher I was very struck the other...

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The Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Eben Etzebeth has final word as Springboks claim crown

By Ben Jaycock South Africa .................... 48pts Tries: Fassi 8, 33; du Toit 14, 73, Kolbe 38, Marx 69, Kriel 77...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Balding thinking big as Moseley set sights on Championship

By CIARA FEARN FOLLOWING a strong showing last season, Birmingham Moseley have made a fast start this term and have their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Jordan’s treble is just great for Fylde

By WILL JUDD Fylde.................. 47pts Chester.............. 24pts JORDAN Dorrington grabbed a hat-trick of tries as Fylde proved too strong for Chester....

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Good Evans! Peter’s happy player-led work is fitting the Bill

By CHRIS COLLYER Well done: Jonny Horner and Jacob Holmes WITH a second home win secured in front of a loyal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Students continue unbeaten season

By SAM SMITH Action-packed: Jack Howells goes over for try and, PICTURES: Peter Charlish below, Ralfie Willot scores L’ghborough S.49pts Camborne..........31pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Crafty Carter kicks Hornets to an impressive win

By MIKE PHILLIPS Hornets.....................64 Hinckley..................42 HORNETS welcomed Hinckley to the Nest in a much-anticipated game by the home support, however a...

By The Rugby Paper Team