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Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

JVP ready to prove he’s back to his best

By LUKE JARMYN England and Leicester dynamo Jack van Poortvliet has highlighted in both his actions and words that he’s back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

The day Crane had final word at Cardiff

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Millennium Stadium once staged a trio of penalty shoot-outs in four years...

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England & Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Vile keeps his record as Care steps down

Tommy Vile and Danny Care were born in the same decade of different centuries, the former in Newport during the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

It’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line

Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Georgia next as England aim for three in a row

U18 Six Nations By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND are looking to retain a 100 per cent record in the U18s Six Nations...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

25 years of hurt and counting for Scotland

Scotland fans should look away now but this week – April 10 to be precise – will be the 25th anniversary...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

‘Immortal’ Whitelock to retire

By SAM JACKSON NEW Zealand’s mostcapped player Sam Whitelock will retire at the end of the French club season in June....

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Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Moloney back in as Irish seek to end run

Ireland have recalled hooker Cliodhna Moloney to their squad for the Six Nations. The Exeter Chiefs player has not featured for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Scarlets prop star Thomas set for Ospreys

PROP Steffan Thomas will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Ospreys. Thomas, 26, will join his cousin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Premier Sports is set to get back to ‘business as usual’

IRELAND-BASED sports broadcaster Premier Sports makes its long-expected return to British EPGs on Tuesday April 9, after its buyout of Viaplay’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Loughborough chasing epic cup double on finals day

BUCS By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship at the StoneX on April 17 were decided last...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Middleton impressed by Mitchell approach

By NICK POWELL FORMER England Women’s head coach Simon Middleton has praised successor John Mitchell for his approach of winning the...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Italy’s new gladiator is voted best in Six Nations

ITALY centre Tommaso Menoncello, below, has been named the 2024 Six Nations player of the championship, becoming the first player from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Mitchell winning Red Roses’ “hearts and minds” – Middleton

Former England Women’s coach Simon Middleton has praised successor John Mitchell for his approach of winning the “hearts and minds” of...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Dingwall has his eye on All Blacks

By PAUL REES Fraser Dingwall is set on helping Northampton finish the season on a high and putting himself in contention...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Eight-try England turn on the style

By BEN JAYCOCK England ....................46pts Tries: Muir 7, Aldcroft 14, Botterman 23, Atkin-Davies 40, Kildunne 42, 61; Dow 45, Galligan 57...

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Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

England fall behind France after opening day

By SAM JACKSON FRANCE ended the first day of matches in the U18 Women’s Six Nations festival being held in north...

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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 2 years ago

McNicholl at double as Crusaders break duck

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wales wing Johnny McNicholl scored a try in each half to help Crusaders coach Rob Penny secure...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 2 years ago

Care to make his Baa-Baas debut against Fiji

DANNY Care will make his Barbarians debut against Fiji at Twickenham in June. The 37-year-old scrumhalf, who announced his international retirement...

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Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Rampant England demolish Wales

By SAM JACKSON England scored eight tries against Wales at Ashton Gate to go top of the Six Nations table. John...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

£700,000 Kansas City deal for Louis

The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed the signing of former Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit on Friday. The 23-year-old had contract talks with...

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Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

This is a dream come true, says Winnett

By SIMON THOMAS Cam Winnett admits he is still pinching himself after his “unbelievable” Six Nations experience with Wales. The young...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Llewellyn keen to put himself in the frame for Wales

By PAUL REES Max Llewellyn’s form for Gloucester this year will have put the centre in the frame for Wales’s summer...

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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Jordon Poole

The Coventry and former Yorkshire Carnegie, Darlington Mowden Park & Exeter Chiefs hooker, chooses the best XV he has played with...

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Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Monaghan returns to lead Ireland

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ireland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm SECOND row Sam Monaghan returns from injury to captain Ireland as...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Craig enjoying new lease of life at Scarlets

By SIMON THOMAS Alex Craig is an “old school” rugby player enjoying a new lease of life. The second row’s move...

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Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Gatland’s left with mountain to climb

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to...

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Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Wales can’t afford four

The Scarlets’ proud proclamation welcoming fans to ‘Heart and Soul Rugby Country’ looks even more threadbare this weekend. A loss of...

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National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

‘I’m playing again after near death experience’

By JON NEWCOMBE Henley Hawks forward Morgan Macrae has fulfilled his goal of playing again just seven months after nearly dying...

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My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Putting 50 points on the Aussies was a highlight

My Life in Rugby with Ruaridh Jackson - The former Scotland, Glasgow, Wasps and Harlequins fly-half talks about his career in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/03/24

Time is running out for the RFU’s new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) to be agreed, and you can find the latest...

By Nick Powell

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Swart’s on message to grab it for Scarlets

By SIMON THOMAS Scarlets .............................16pts Tries: Swart 80+4 Conversion: Costelow 80+5 Penalties: Costelow 3, 51, 55 Benetton Treviso............13pts Tries: Ratave 12...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Wallaby star Izaia signs for Tigers

ON THE BLINDSIDE LEICESTER have signed Australia centre Izaia Perese for the 2024-25 season on a ‘multi-year’ deal from Sydney-based Waratahs....

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Georgian challenge

ON THE BLINDSIDE RUGBY Europe champions Georgia have challenged Wales to a match this autumn in what would be dubbed a...

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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Cardiff hope to win Grady tug-of-war

ON THE BLINDSIDE By SIMON THOMAS The future location of Mason Grady is one of the biggest talking points in Welsh...

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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Mackenzie Martin

The Cardiff and Wales back row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Rhys Carre – The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England on their way to being a real force again

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S been a chalk and cheese Six Nations for England, with the first three...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Dismay for Leicester as Varney snatches it

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .......................... 25pts Tries: Reffell 40, Kata 42, Wiese 54, Shillcock 72 Conversions: Shillcock 72 Penalty goals: Shillcock...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Van Graan backing Lawrence to put Bath in overdrive

By PAUL REES On fire: Ollie Lawrence JOHANN van Graan is expecting Ollie Lawrence to play a big part in Bath’s...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ireland hold whip hand

Power player: Maro Itoje is still one of the most effective locks on the planet PICTURE: Getty Images ANY team of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Late drama as Scots hold on to deny Wales

SIX NATIONS 2024 ■By SAM JACKSON Wales................. 18pts Tries: Tuipulotu 58, Callender 78 Conversions: Bevan 59 Penalties: Bevan 5, 40 Scotland...

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Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

It’s time to consider talent, not geography

If everyone is heading to French club rugby, including the England centurion Courtney Lawes, it makes Courtney Lawes right: rival unions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dempsey in control to lead Glasgow fightback

■By SIMON THOMAS Glasgow........... 17pts Tries: Williamson 43, Sordoni 51 Conversion: Weir 44, 52 Penalty: Weir 67 Cardiff .............. 13pts Try:...

By The Rugby Paper Team