All posts tagged "Twickenham"
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Latest News
/ 3 days 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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Latest News
/ 3 days agoQuartet get off to a flying start
Bill Beaumont Division Three round-up By GEORGE WELLBELOVE IT WAS a day of big scorelines in Division 3 as Leicestershire, Middlesex,...
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/ 3 days agoWhite Roses go in search of fifth title
Gill Burns Championship preview By BEN JAYCOCK YORKSHIRE Women head into the new Gill Burns County Championship campaign as the team...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoNick Cain: Aussies musn’t waste the Lions windfall
The Lions have bailed-out Australian rugby again, with the hugely profitable 2025 tour by the British & Irish outfit last summer...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoWates needs to take charge
IN the wake of the RFU Board’s resounding SGM defeat 10 days ago, following its attempt to shunt the democratic rights...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 1 week agoArmy Women 78-0 Navy Women: Dominant Army deliver 12-try bombardment
Winger Jaye Ash and No.8 Mauqalo Komaitai both scored a hat-trick of tries as the Army women produced an impressively dominant...
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Babcock Trophy
/ 1 week agoArmy Men 36-41 Navy Men: Jake Hanley’s in right place to guide Navy home
A playmaking masterclass by flyhalf Jake Hanley and a brutally effective driving maul proved pivotal as the Royal Navy made history...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoYorkshire grit helps Old Otliensians move on up
By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Otliensians director of rugby Pete Tempest admits promotion was ‘bittersweet’ after sealing their return to level 7...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoRFU leadership shell-shocked after vote of no-confidence
The Rugby Football Union leadership received a resounding vote of no-confidence in its resolutions to change the RFU’s democratic structure at...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSam Graham: It is tough to leave Northampton Saints
Sam Graham wants to leave Northampton Saints on a high after making what he said was the difficult decision to leave...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoTom Ailes’ Dream Team: The Best XV
Tom Ailes, the former Gloucester Academy, Sedgley Park, Sales FC and Hartpury back row, who now plays for Preston Grasshoppers, selects...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Seismic defeat at Twickenham shows RFU Board not fit for purpose
The RFU Board suffered a seismic SGM defeat at Twickenham on Friday night of such magnitude that it is hard to...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoMoody saddles up for MND bike ride
EXTRA NEWS FORMER England captain Lewis Moody will undertake a seven-day cycling challenge in aid of the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation....
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoScotland 7-84 England: Ruthless Red Roses go on the rampage
England shrugged off their shortage of locks to deliver a ruthless display at Murrayfield, securing a record victory over Scotland in...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoNick Cain: Bill Sweeney’s presiding over a house divided
Getting administrative wires in a tangle seems to have been an RFU default position during Bill Sweeney’s six-year tenure as chief...
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoSupport for Red Roses was superb
HOW marvellous that the Red Roses could attract more than 77,000 fans to Twickenham last week for their win against Ireland....
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Ailes – I won’t forget running out at Twickenham
Tom Ailes, the former Hartpury, Gloucester Academy, Sale FC and Sedgley Park Tigers No.8, who now plays for Preston Grasshoppers, reflects...
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/ 1 month agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: The big Women’s Six Nations Round 1 preview + Courtney Lawes returns! ft Rachael Burford
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by 84-cap former England centre and...
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/ 1 month agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: Meg Jones – There’s a lot more to come from England
Meg Jones will have an extra spring in her stride and bigger smile on her face when she walks proudly out...
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/ 1 month agoQuins drown out the noise
ALEX Dombrandt hit out at Harlequins’ many critics after they ended a six-match losing streak in the league with a nuggety...
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/ 1 month agoAsh enjoying a lifelong affair with Twickenham
■By BEN JAYCOCK TWICKENHAM Rugby Club stalwart Joe Ash reached a remarkable milestone yesterday when he made his 300th appearance for...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoJoe El-Abd: I’m still committed to England despite Six Nations slump
Assistant coach Joe El-Abd has nailed his colours to England’s sinking mast despite recent speculation linking him with a move back...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales 31-17 Italy: At last! Aaron Wainwright leads the charge as the Welsh learn how to win again
After a run of 15 consecutive losses, Wales finally won a Six Nations game – their first since winning in Rome...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoMaro Itoje admits England’s Six Nations defeat to Ireland was ‘hard to switch off from’
Maro Itoje has revealed how the hangover from captaining England to two consecutive losses hit him in the aftermath of the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales’ Joe Hawkins admits that any head contact in rugby leaves you ‘in bother’
Joe Hawkins has admitted it was “squeaky bum time” following his sin-binning in last weekend’s Six Nations clash with Scotland.
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/ 2 months agoIreland lose Lowe
WING James Lowe has been ruled out of Ireland’s two remaining Six Nations matches with a groin injury. Lowe was replaced...
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/ 2 months agoRobertson is happy to coach Barbarians
FORMER New Zealand coach Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the Barbarians this summer. Robertson, whose two-year...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoGlobal ambitions take some planning
Yes: Fiji celebrate victory at Twickenham in 2023 IS the recent announcement that Fiji will play their home games for the...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoEllis Genge apologises to England fans after Ireland Six Nations thumping
Ellis Genge apologised to England fans after their Twickenham horror show but vowed to put things right following this 42-21 humbling...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland skipper Maro Itoje believes youngsters are so confident nowadays
Maro Itoje was not fazed by making his international debut a decade ago, but reckons the current crop of youngsters led...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Rifts widen as franchise plan set to go ahead
Attempts by Premiership club owners, and the RFU executive, headed by Bill Sweeney, to bounce English club rugby into an American...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoWhat were you thinking, George?
FIRST of all, congratulations to Scotland on reclaiming the Calcutta Cup. No sour grapes here, the better side won but as...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoIt’s still all to play for in the race for finals day
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY THE girls ACE League round robin concludes on Wednesday with places in the grand final still...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: England v Ireland – English response or Irish statement? ft Pat McCarry
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Irish rugby writer Pat McCarry...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months 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
/ 3 months agoAndy Farrell: Ireland’s spirit was fantastic in Six Nations win over Italy
Ireland boss Andy Farrell hailed the character of his team after they overcame gritty Italy in Dublin to get their campaign...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months 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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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoJamie George: Calcutta Cup is next goal for England after Six Nations win over Wales
Jamie George hailed England’s seven-try demolition of Wales, citing his side’s display as the perfect platform to end their Murrayfield losing...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: The Doyen, in whose shadow we all stand
There was a Grand Canyon of a gap in the ranks of the rugby union writers assembled at Twickenham to report...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Blow the whistle on all these changes
Imagine, if you will, a rugby version of the once-loved, long-departed BBC children’s programme Play School and repeat after me:
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSix Nations predictions: Odds for winners, Grand Slam and Triple Crown with France favourites
France enter the 2026 Six Nations as the bookies’ favourites to retain the crown - however they are not fancied to...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoNicky Smith insists Wales have nothing to fear going up against England this Six Nations
England may be looking to build on their record 10 try, 68-14 win over Wales in Cardiff last year when they...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoOspreys players angered after being ‘left in the dark’ over WRU Cardiff talks
The Ospreys were informed last week that the region’s owners, Y11 Sport & Media, are in talks over a potential purchase...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoGreenwood’s got the Will to take Fylde to next level
■By CHRIS COLLYER Step up: Fylde back rower Will Greenwood PROMISING young blind-side Will Greenwood has soared to new heights since...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoChris Robshaw: England are ready to take Six Nations title
Chris Robshaw only has eyes for a triumphant Six Nations for England as they prepare to throw their World Cup cards...
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/ 4 months agoBuchanan echoes the thoughts of many
WALES have not beaten England in the Six Nations at Twickenham since 2012. If they will not be going into next...
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/ 4 months agoRowe bullish about Exeter future
TONY Rowe insists Exeter Chiefs will be back challenging for major honours within “two to three years” – even as the...
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Features
/ 4 months agoHARLEQUINS HOOKER
YOUNG GUNS JEROLDGORLEKU While most of his peers had been immersed in rugby since primary school, Jerold Gorleku only started playing...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoEngland and Bath centre Max Ojomoh to decide his New Year resolutions
Max Ojomoh will sit down on Wednesday and catalogue his resolutions for the new year.
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Letters
/ 5 months agoGenge’s lung-busting try inspires youngsters to follow in his footsteps
THE highlight of last Saturday’s Big Game 17 was, without doubt, Ellis Genge’s 50-metre run to the try line. All 64,000...
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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