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Features

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All eyes now set on 2025

Paul Rees looks forward to what happens next in the international arena after a demanding Autumn Series Coming man: Sam Prendergast...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

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If you’re out for a 15, call Toulouse

WHERE have all the full-backs gone? Well you could start looking for them at Toulouse. When Belgium’s Matias Remue made an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

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College looks to conquer the world

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

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Hinckley hold firm to secure fine win

By BILL HOOPER Old Reds............. 19pts Hinckley............ 21pts IN whirlwind conditions Hinckley held off a late surge from Old Reds to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Sailing around the Med for a year is next for me – Tyler Ardron

My Life in Rugby TYLER ARDRON THE CANADA FORWARD, CURRENTLY AT CASTRES, WHO PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR OSPREYS AND THE CHIEFS In...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Do simple things well is my mantra

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Alex White, below, the head of rugby at Syston and Loughborough University backs and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

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Fit-again Alex Mann is planning to come back with a bang

By Simon Thomas After a year of ups and downs, Alex Mann is back bigger and better than ever and determined...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Call to double number of Lions tours

Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Ex-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced to non-harassment order

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a five-year non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail. Hogg...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Why Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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Autumn Nations Series grades for each team

By Charlie Elliott No one could have expected some of the results that happened over the Autumn Nations Series, with Australia...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

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The best XV of the Autumn Nations Series

By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

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Joe Schmidt: We’ll give Lions a real test

By Brendan Gallagher Australia coach Joe Schmidt is optimistic about the Lions challenge next summer after pushing Ireland all the way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish

By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Joe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing

By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Springboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …

Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Scotland must not waste potential

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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We can’t compete with the big dogs, admits Steve Diamond

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond will be putting young players on long-term contracts to protect Newcastle from the greater spending power...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Alex Sanderson: We need to get our bite back

By Paul Rees MATCH PREVIEW Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, AJ Bell Stadium Alex Sanderson expects Sale to bear their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

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Scotland deserve fair share of British & Irish Lions

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed We may be exaggerating here, but not by much: since the wonderful Tom Smith made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

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Jacques Vermeulen excited to visit old friends

By Paul Rees Exeter start their Champions Cup campaign away in South Africa on Saturday, but Jacques Vermeulen will feel very...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Time for big guns to deliver in the Six Nations

PAUL REES ASSESSES THE FORM OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, WALES AND ITALY IN THE BUILDUP TO THE SIX NATIONS ENGLAND Result:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

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Dream Team – Grant Hughes

GRANT HUGHES, THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND STIRLING COUNTY WING, NOW WITH CHINNOR, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Greening and Byrne join head injury lawsuit

NEWS EXTRA BRITISH and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players taking part in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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This weekend’s best matchups in the Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship

By Charlie Elliott With most players back from the Autumn Nations Series, the Premiership and URC return with a bang. With...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

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Ireland vs Australia – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Ireland prepares to host Australia this Saturday, both teams are coming off contrasting results. Under...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

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Glasgow Warriors vs Scarlets – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports After a long break, the URC is finally back! This Friday, Dwayne Peel’s Scarlets will head...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

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Could Toby Booth be Wales’ next head coach?

It’s safe to say the sun isn’t shining on Welsh rugby right now. Warren Gatland’s team suffered a record 12th consecutive...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Could Jarrod Evans be the answer for Wales at fly-half?

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The fly-half position is most associated with the game of rugby union. Many greats, like Dan...

By Cam Stephens

Autumn Internationals

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Autumn Nations Series Team of the Week: England trio impress in final game of disappointing campaign

By Charlie Elliott England managed to salvage some dignity in their final game against Japan, while Australia failed to continue their form over the...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

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Eddie Jones fires back at Danny Care as Steve Borthwick vows to persist with blitz

By Tom Jeffreys In typical Eddie Jones fashion the Japan head coach, following his side’s 59-14 defeat to England on his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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England solidify flat-track bully status to spoil Eddie Jones’ comeback

By Tom Jeffreys England……………… 59 (35)Tries: Earl 10, Underhill 14, George 24, 31, Sleightholme 37, Furbank 53, Cowan-Dickie 60, 65, Roebuck...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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Scotland vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Australia head to Murrayfield in pursuit of a clean sweep in the autumn series, both...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Lawrence is working hard to stay in step with Smith

OLLIE Lawrence admits playing with Marcus Smith takes some getting used to but the Bath centre insists the link-up is moving...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

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Sione Tuipulotu: This is where I’m supposed to be – Scotland vs Australia Preview

By Bryn Palmer PREVIEW... Scotland v Australia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Murrayfield Sione Tuipulotu’s journey from the suburbs of Melbourne to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Scotland’s second string struggle to overcome Chile

By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland A ........ 19pts Tries: Reed 2, Dodd 58, Penalty 72 Conversion: Thompson 59 Chile ................... 17pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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All Blacks prove too strong for feisty Italy

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Italy .................... 11pts Try: Menoncello 76 Penalties: Garbisi 12, 16 New Zealand ...29pts Tries: Roigard 24, Jordan 39,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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If someone thinks I’m an a***, they can switch off

Paul Rees talks to James Haskell, the former England flanker, about being part of The Good, The Bad & The Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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England are on a ‘hiding to nothing’, says Kay

By GARY FITZGERALD STEVE Borthwick and his England players are on a “hiding to nothing” today when they start hot favourites...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Features

/ 2 years ago

For England, it’s a mind game

PAUL REES SAYS THE POTENTIAL IS THERE IN BORTHWICK’S TEAM-BUT BOTH PLAYERS AND COACHES NEED TO RELEASE IT BEFORE the start...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

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Trailfinders make Bristol fight to the end

■By STEWART McCULLOUGH Bristol ................26pts Tries: Orr 7, Marston-Mulhearn 40, Bern 44, Reed 58 Conversions: Reed 7, 44, 58 Trailfinders ..........

By The Rugby Paper Team