All posts tagged "Scrum"
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoNick Cain: England boss Steve Borthwick missed his Henry Pollock chance
Hindsight is a wonderful thing, and it is a saying coaches tend to lean on when it all goes wrong and...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 weeks agoChris Hewett: Italians put on a show in the scrum
Just when you thought the scrum was dying on the ample backsides of its specialist practitioners, along come the Italians –...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoObonna hits top gear as Richmond take charge
■ By TIM FORRESTER Richmond ........38pts Tries: Obonna 9, 43; Baggott 33, Jones 56, Kitson 58, Brownhill 71 Conversions: Grieve 34,...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoThat was a good, gutsy performance, says Cattle
■ By CÓILÍN DUFFY C Pirates ..........17pts Tries: King 11, Moody 17, Agbongbon 21 Conversion: Sinclair 11 Nottingham .....12pts Tries: Rokomoce...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoHat-trick for Bridge has Ealing on easy street
By JOSEPH TERRY E Trailfinders ..50pts Tries: Bridge 5, 58, 62; Willemse 14, Chilvers 41, Taylor 47, Worboys 65, Jurevicius 80...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoOlowofela hat-trick lights way for Knights
■ By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Chinnor ..............19pts Tries: James-Carter 3, Cave 69, Hall 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 70, 77 Doncaster .........36pts Tries: Olowofela...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoCleall the star for Saracens
■ By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Saracens ......... 45pts Tries: Cleall 14, 28; Packer 35, Clifford 47, Corrigan 52, Sellors 68, Omokhuale 79...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoTrailfinders back in contention
■ By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS Leicester ..........19pts Tries: McCalman 10, Günther 28, Lingham 80 Conversions: Feury 11, 80 Trailfinders .....40pts Tries: Tuffnail...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoTJs slayed as wild Titans make noise
■By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 21 Rotherham T .........41 ROTHERHAM TITANS came out on top on their travels to Tonbridge...
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National League One
/ 4 weeks agoBishop’s bolt on a brace to Bolton try
■By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S ...............34 Clifton ...................... 19 BISHOP’S STORTFORD sailed to a second-half showing of Clifton, with a three-try...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoBustin knows his way to the try line, says boss Biljon
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROTHERHAM director of rugby Harvey Biljon hailed his No.8 Callum Bustin after he became the club’s all-time leading...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoTiger Bennett likes big Billingham win
By HARVEY ALLEN Sheffield Tigers....46 Billingham................ 7 SHEFFIELD TIGERS mauled their visitors Billingham, winning to give Will Bennett a 300th game...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoIt’s always Scunny in dare-filled Hull fight
By ANDREW SMITH Scunthorpe.......41pts Hull......................32pts HOSTS Scunthorpe produced a clinical display to overcome Humberside rivals Hull, whose own late rally slashed...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoPretty winger Roberts walks Tyne down sweet line
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................34 Fylde.........................26 A HAT TRICK of tries from Will Roberts assisted Tynedale in enhancing their playoff promotion hopes,...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHedgley bets that rainy Dale fund will profit in the long run
■By BEN JAYCOCK WHARFEDALE captain George Hedgley feels an unprecedented injury crisis has derailed the club’s National Two North campaign but...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoHappy Hinckley hit a half-century
By ANDY WARD Syston...................... 12 Hinckley.................. 51 HINCKLEY ran riot in the second half to bring the 50 up in one...
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National League 2N
/ 4 weeks agoThe Beers are on Louis as his treble seals win
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............27pts Barnstaple........19pts TEAMS CHESTER: Cleverley, Robson, Clarke, Powell-Jones, Joseph, Roebuck, Morris, Williams, Craven, Bagshaw, Vare, Hamilton, Ivory, Beer,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 weeks agoThunderbolt Holt drives Havant win
■By DOUG MILLER Havant......................24 London Welsh........20 HAVANT overcame a 15-0 deficit to move up to eighth in the table. Scrum-half Ben...
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National League 2E
/ 4 weeks agoOundle on song in quest for glory
By PETER CROOT Statement win: Oundle celebrate PICTURES: Matt Fleming Lewis Finlay scores Oundle............... 45pts Old Albanians..14pts IN a much-anticipated top-of-the-table...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoIndisciplined Dorking look to clean up their act
■By BEN JAYCOCK Full steam ahead: Dorking prop Nick Barry DORKING prop Nick Barry admits discipline has been the biggest factor...
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International Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoSix Nations news: Sam Prendergast dropped by Ireland ahead of clash with England
Sam Prendergast has been left out of Ireland’s matchday squad for Saturday’s Six Nations clash away to England, with Jack Crowley...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoHybrid players get George Ford’s vote for England
George Ford has welcomed the emergence of England’s hybrid players – but warned one size does not fit all.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoSaracens 26-31 Leicester Tigers: Josh Manz in the right place to steal it for the visitors
Josh Manz savoured Leicester Tigers’ dramatic victory against Saracens at StoneX Stadium as the visitors sealed their Prem Cup semi-final place.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoExeter Chiefs 48-14 Gloucester: Campbell Ridl hits heights to put Rob Baxter’s side at the top
On a day for roses and romance, Exeter Chiefs found their perfect match as Campbell Ridl’s love affair with the try-line...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoHarlequins 24-40 Northampton Saints: Archie McParland hat-trick has visitors on the right road
Archie McParland stole the spotlight as his hat-trick helped Northampton Saints to an impressive victory and boost their silverware bid.
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoIreland 20-13 Italy: Azzurri’s best pushes the Irish to the limit in Six Nations thriller
The days of this contest being known as the ‘graveyard fixture’ in Dublin are all over after Italy pushed Ireland close...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 month agoScotland U20s 17-33 England U20s: Two in a row for the dominant English
England U20s made it two wins from two with an assured victory at Hive Stadium, producing a clinical second-half display to...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBath 33-24 Bristol Bears: Forwards stick together to get Johann van Graan’s side over the line
Bath’s hard-fought victory set up a titanic clash with Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday, with the winners likely to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoGrant in at No.9
HARLEQUINS have signed scrum-half Jack Grant until the end of the season from New South Wales Waratahs. The 32-year-old, who spent...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFrench power too much for Wales
Wales .......................24 France......................34 WALES delivered an impressive performance but didn’t have enough to topple France as the reigning champions pulled away...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoBattling Italy push Ireland all the way
Ireland.....................30 Italy ..........................27 IRELAND bounced back from their heavy defeat to France to win a thrilling eight-try spectacle in which the...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoStop tinkering with the laws, please
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk WHY do we have...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoTime for the scrum to have its own clock
CHRIS HEWETT ANYONE watch the Super Bowl, which used to be the most ad-intrusive sporting event on the planet until ITV...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoUnbeatable Ealing push Hartpury out of the way
■By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury ............19pts Tries: Holliday 25, 43, 64 Conversions: Bazalgette 26, 65 Ealing T ............ 46pts Tries: Stronge 2,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCoventry take their time to get into gear
■By PAUL Tries: Reeves 7, Ferrie 18, 65; Barton 29, Adderly-Jones 47, Bavadra 61, Opoku 68, Strong 79 Conversions: Mathews 18,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoScottish left at the gate as Worcester go on rampage
■By BLUEBELL NICHOLLS L Scottish ..........7pts Try: Ferdinand 55 Conversion: Sheppard 55 Worcester .......66pts Tries: Wallis 3, 26, 60; Lane 12,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSinclair hits the target to make sure for Pirates
■By JOHN LYON Caldy .................21pts Tries: Gallagher 24, Higginson 53, Akehurst 75 Conversions: Wilkinson 24, 53, 75 C Pirates ..........41pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoGoss in at the corner to snatch it for Chinnor
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............29pts Tries: Kildunne 3, Mapapalangi 8, Jones 31, 36; Auvaa 49 Conversions: Grimoldby 37, 50 Chinnor ..............30pts...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoNottingham do enough to thwart Cambridge
■By LUKE JARMYN Nottingham ......21pts Tries: Ecclesfield 27, Roper 41, Allen 60 Conversions: Parks 28, 42, 61 Cambridge .......17pts Tries: Eckersley...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 month agoSaracens stick with Sellors
PREVIEW... Saracens v Bristol Bears Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, StoneX FREE-SCORING Saracens return to the StoneX for the first time in nine...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 month agoSharks keep Trailfinders at bay
■ By JOSEPH TERRY Trailfinders .....31pts Sale Sharks .....36pts Tries: Penalty 16, Blanco 30, 40+5; Leatherman 43, Ponsonby 56 Conversions: N...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoHighlanders too good for Crusaders
By BEN JAYCOCK Triple top: Highlanders trio Caleb Tangitau, Cameron Millar and Tanielu Tele’a celebrate their win PICTURES: Getty Images CAMERON...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIt’s 10 out of 10 in pursuit of glory…
By JOHN BUTCHER Plymouth A ............26 Tonbridge J ...........20 PROMOTION-CHASING Plymouth Albion avenged their October defeat to a high-tempo and exciting...
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/ 1 month agoTrees standing tall as Dale take victory at the death
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians......29pts Wharfedale......31pts TEAMS HULL IONIANS: Watts, Burn-hill, Holden, Minikin, Hotchen, Smith, Pocklington, Edwards, Stephenson, Melhuish, Makin, Khalil,...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPitcher try denies Syst picture finish
By ANDY WARD Syston......................14 Lymm........................ 19 JAMES PITCHER’S try, just on the hour mark, proved enough to send Lymm home with...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoIago patience rubbing off on Barnes lads’ ladder wishes
■By BEN JAYCOCK Working hard: Barnes scrum-half Iago Davies BARNES have been regular title challengers in the past few seasons, but...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoAlex Mitchell compares George Ford to Rodri as England eye Six Nations glory
Alex Mitchell revealed teaming up with George Ford is just like playing with Rodri – the Manchester City and Spanish superstar.
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: It was a good performance from the French but let’s not get carried away
France got it done against Ireland, but I might go against some of the adulation heaped on Fabien Galthie’s team after...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoItaly 18-15 Scotland: Azzurri beat the deluge to stun Scots with Six Nations victory
Pressure continues to intensify on Gregor Townsend as, on the second wettest day in Rome’s history since records began, Italy caused...
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International Rugby
/ 1 month agoEngland have plenty in reserve up front
■By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland XV .........................14pts Tries: Gleeson 23, Kenny 38 Conversions: Frawley 24, 38 England A ......................... 52pts Tries: Roots...
International Rugby
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