All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoElior UK the new sponsors of Champ Rugby
Contract catering company Elior UK has become the title sponsor of Champ Rugby after signing a multi-year partnership deal with the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoArgentina bidding to hold 2035 World Cup
ARGENTINA are bidding to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup and take the event to South America for the first time....
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Letters
/ 3 months agoStick with talking one language
Letters IN a recent article Paul Rees advocated that full time officials should learn to speak French and Italian so that...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoJVP is not right man for the job
JACK van Poortvliet should never play for England again! Against Italy, he box-kicked with minutes to go. We lost. Then, guess...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWrong call made against Genge
HAVING been involved with rugby union for 71 years as a player, teacher and avid spectator there are a few points...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWe won’t waste the rest of the season, promises Gilmore
JASON Gilmore took Quins latest Premiership setback on the chin and vowed that his side will “not waste the rest of...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoJones is delighted by team’s hard work
NEWCASTLE’S newly appointed head coach Stephen Jones was over the moon with his side’s efforts. He said: “I’m wonderfully proud of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoScarlets end up on top in battle of the basement
■By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS convincingly won the battle of the league’s bottom two with a bonus-point victory, which took them above...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBedford Blues 10-14 Nottingham Rugby: James Cherry at the double to see off the Blues
Nottingham secured their first victory away at Bedford Blues since 2016, thanks to James Cherry’s double at Goldington Road.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCousins leads way for Ealing with four
■By JOSEPH TOBY Cousins ran in four tries as the league leaders smashed 13 past London Scottish and now need only...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCave hits a hat-trick to put Chinnor in the clear
■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Chinnor ............ 48pts Tries: Robinson 2, Cave 19, 45, 69; Wharton 32, Moore 40, Pascoe 57 Conversions: Simpson...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoVa’Enuku in right place to settle it for Ampthill
The Champ ■By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury ............27pts Tries: Denty 6, Short 33, Crane 38, Allford 43 Conversions: Bazalgette 34, 44 Penalty:...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMenin double has Chiefs firing
■By BEN SHEARD Leicester T ......... 0pts Exeter Chiefs .. 43pts Tries: Menin 15, 31; Feaunati 17, Robinson 19, Buchanan 24,...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoPark get Stort-cut on home ground
■By JOHN ALLANSON through Josh Smart and Bishop’s S ...............59 Rosslyn Park .........33 BISHOP’S STORTFORD put on the performance of their...
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National League One
/ 3 months agoStirling’s late try seals dramatic Clifton win over
Clifton ......................28 Dings Crusaders ...................24 ■By ROGER OPIE WITH THE clock in the red, a monumental effort saw Ollie Stirling score...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRogers insists Stort will not be fodder after win in ‘tennis match’
News ■By BEN JAYCOCK BISHOP’S Stortford captain Will Rogers admits it has been a mixed season but recent form shows they...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoGleeing Macc pack stand up to Wharfe
■By TOM BARRY Macclesfield .........52 Wharfedale ............ 31 GLEE was felt on the sun-baked Macclesfield fields, after the third-placed outfit ran...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRenouf has seen enough from Hull for tougher run
■By BEN JAYCOCK Big man: Alec Renouf in action for Hull HULL lock Alec Renouf insists his side have shown enough...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoDebutant Carter is hero of the hour
■By GARY HOUSE O Redcliffians..57pts Exeter Uni......... 47pts WITH the sun beating down at Topsham to provide some spring warmth, the...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoCraven heroics are not enough
Hinckley..................36 Chester.....................33 ■By MO SHER FOR those in attendance at Leicester Road, money’s worth was certainly had as the two teams...
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National League 2W
/ 3 months agoMagical Monty try is huge highlight for Lucs
■BY GEOFF VICKRESS Redruth............... 7 Luctonians.......58 LUCTONIANS had a real spring in their step as they treated Redruth to a real...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRatu relishing Titanic tussles ahead for an upbeat Taunton
■By BEN JAYCOCK TAUNTON Titans are targeting a top-three finish in National Two West after a statement victory over promotion-chasing Camborne...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoMatt puts the gloss on top Bury win
By MICHAEL WHITFIELD Strong men: Bury’s George Bretag-Norris breaks through the gain line and, below, Barnes loose forward Angus Farquhar breaks...
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National League 2E
/ 3 months agoTales of the unexpected are wake-up call for Webb
■By BEN JAYCOCK Catch this: Henley scrum-half Leo Webb HENLEY scrum-half Leo Webb admits their campaign hasn’t gone to plan but...
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Features
/ 3 months agoFREDDIE OGDEN-METHERELL
YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER AND ENGLAND U20S Ssecond row Freddie Ogden-Metherell admits the step up to international rugby has been as mentally...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 months agoIt’s ten in a row for Hurricanes
nBy SAM JACKSON WINGER FEHI FINEANGANOFO SCORED A HAT-TRICK AS HURRICANES RECORDED THEIR 10TH WIN IN A ROW AGAINST HIGHLANDERS, 50-7...
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Premiership
/ 3 months ago‘We took time to find our rhythm’
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan was most impressed with the attitude of his side. He said: “We knew that...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Best Six Nations ever? How does rugby crack America?
Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby analyst Sam Larner on this week’s Rugby Paper Roundup to reflect on what...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round Four summary: Peñarol beat Cobras as Pampas hit top spot
Peñarol backed up their first win of the season with a deserved 38-20 home victory over Cobras in Round Four of...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoToby Flood: Andy Farrell is the kind of leader to inspire England
Toby Flood believes Andy Farrell would be the obvious long-term choice to lead England and questions whether Steve Borthwick’s current leadership...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoI still see a clueless rabble
IN November 2024, The Rugby Paper published a letter from me titled “England look like a clueless rabble.” After what is...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoWe need to select a ball-carrying 12
THERE has been a lot of criticism of Borthwick’s selections lately, however I want to comment on the backs. I might...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoThis is why I fear for England’s weak underbelly
THE build-up to this Six Nations and how it as unravelled seems reminiscent of the 2015 RWC and, like the group...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoBorthwick simply can’t stay in charge
I DON’T enjoy watching England losing any match, but if a first-ever defeat to Italy hastens the end of Steve Borthwick’s...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoThe game will truly miss this rugby man
BRISTOL is a rugby town as much as it is a football one: it has a well-financed Premiership team at the...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoAugustus steers Ulster home
Edinburgh .......19 Ulster ...............40 ■By BEN JAYCOCK ULSTER produced a stunning second-half display to boost their play-off push at Hive Stadium....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNathan Earle: Harlequins didn’t plan ahead
Former Harlequins wing Nathan Earle believes his old club are paying the price for failing to put foundations in place after...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoKatie Childs finds her feet as Sale Sharks start to get it right
Sale Sharks centre-turned back row Katie Childs feels growing belief within her squad has been the key ingredient in their rise...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWhen four tries by the Lions were kicked off the park
NEVEN MacEwan, left, played in the Test match which did more than any other to ridicule rugby as a running game,...
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Features
/ 4 months agoJames is to leave Saints for Saracens
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have signed Northampton scrum-half Tom James ahead of next season. The 32-year-old has spent his entire career so...
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Features
/ 4 months agoNewcastle keep Wade
CHRISTIAN Wade has signed on for another season at Newcastle. The 34-year-old winger is the second leading try scorer in the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: The Romanian who stood tall for his country
You bump into some huge human beings on the rugby circuit, but I’ve encountered few bigger than Romanian lock Constantin Cojocariu,...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoDogs display their mettle with late try
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ...........33 Sale FC..................... 41 A GLORIOUS day at the Slade allowed for a fantastic game of...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDigby balances teaching dream with Park’s bid for the top three
■By CHRIS COLLYER ROSSLYN Park back-row forward Jack Digby says National One is reminiscent of his time in the Australian club...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoOllie at double to lead Dale to win in a thriller
By SIMON RAVENS Wharfedale.... 43 Hull..................... 31 Wharfedale dominated the early exchanges, with prop Jake Armstrong going over after 13 minutes....
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoHooker Haigh is hero with hat-trick
■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale...........36pts Macclesfield....14pts AN excellent performance in gusty conditions saw Tynedale outgun Macclesfield to put themselves in the driving...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoIt’s 400 up – no ordinary Joe keeps it in the family
■By BEN JAYCOCK 400 not out: Brothers Pete and Joe Evans BILLINGHAM No.8 Joe Evans feels reaching 400 appearances for the...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoReds’ Edd is dead keen to lock in on his redemption
■By BEN JAYCOCK Positive thinker: Redruth lock Edd Pascoe REDRUTH lock Edd Pascoe stresses the Cornish side are determined to end...
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National League 2E
/ 4 months agoJack and Joel climb up the hill and home
By DOUG MILLER Havant............... 48pts Barnes................38pts HAVANT clawed back from 21 points down, to inflict defeat on Barnes and lift themselves...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHeroic fly-half Reynolds bets keen Canter to a marvel finish
News By BEN JAYCOCK CANTERBURY fly-half Frank Reynolds is aiming for a big finish to the National Two East season with...
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