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BUCS Super Rugby

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Young Guns – Ben Coen

Young Guns - England u20 fly-half Ben Coen, by Ben Jaycock Ben Coen has enjoyed an incredible season that saw him...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

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Prop Tayack returns after horror year

By MIKE SINCLAIR JAY Tayack, grateful to be back fit and healthy, was unveiled to supporters as Cornish Pirates’ latest signing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Diamond: We’ll be fit and raring to go

By JON NERWCOMBE STEVE Diamond insists Newcastle Falcons will be fit for purpose when they kick off the new Premiership season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Former Wales star Carter dies aged 59

NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales flanker Alun Carter died last week while out on a walk at the age of 59. Carter...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in first rebrand since 1907

Twickenham is to be renamed Allianz Stadium from September after the Rugby Football Union signed a long-term deal with the insurance...

By Sam Emery

English Gallagher Premiership

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Harlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games

Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

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Flamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine

HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

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DREAMTEAM

John Liley, the former Wakefield, Leicester, Moseley and Worcester full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

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RFU still has urgent questions to answer

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The biggest story of the season in the domestic game in England came...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

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Scratch XV that downed Boks

Brendan Gallagher was at Sixways when a National League One team caused a big upset - here he looks back to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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Premiership final tickets for 2025 going fast

By JON NEWCOMBE Ticket sales for next year’s Premiership 2024/25 final are double what they were at this stage last year,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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I’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success

MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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I was offered a NFL trial but it was too big a risk

MY LIFEIN RUGBY IAN DAVEY THE FORMER BATH, BEDFORD, EL SALVADOR AND PERTEMPS BEES WINGER WHEN I was 16, in my...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

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We’re all heading in different directions

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Sunday Mixed signals: The Championship is being seen as development tool –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Coventry swoop to sign up Morris

OLI Morris has become the latest former Worcester Warrior to sign for Coventry. The 24-year-old centre played 34 games for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

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Championship clubs seeking more talks

Championship clubs have called for more talks with the RFU and claim they face being pushed into bankruptcy unless they receive...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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After that season, Bath can’t let it slip

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Finn Russell has been a poster boy for Bath this season because of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

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Baldwin back with Bridgend

FORMER Wales hooker Scott Baldwin has resigned as defence coach at Newcastle Falcons to take the role of head coach at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Ex-Red Landick feeling revitalised in amateur ranks

NEWS EXTRA EX-JERSEY Reds prop Myles Landick believes the Channel Island’s amateur side Jersey RFC “must be doing something right” after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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Van Graan’s attitude just right for us, says Spencer

By JON NEWCOMBE Bath captain Ben Spencer says one of the most impressive things about Johann van Graan is how quickly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

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Talk of jeopardy is wide of the mark

THINKING ALLOWED It happened during the early stages of the 2003 World Cup in Australia, when two of the union game’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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Fantastic four face final tests

PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS: NORTHAMPTON v SARACENS AND BATH v SALE NORTHAMPTON The Saints finished at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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Diamond out to add some steel

By PAUL REES Even someone without Steve Diamond’s coaching experience would have known that taking over at Newcastle was never going...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

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Cloete & Van Velze to retire at end of season

Bath's South African forwards GJ van Velze and Chris Cloete will retire from rugby at the end of the season. Van...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

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Camborne make impact but top two dominate final line-up

NATIONAL 2 WEST DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS After Dings Crusaders’ National...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Williams is still the centre of attention

By PAUL REES When Bristol signed Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Virimi Vakatawa last year to boost their midfield, few would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

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Include Welsh sides in two-tier Premiership

A couple of letters in last week’s paper along with Nick Cain’s column got me thinking on these subjects of ring-fencing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

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Dean seeks platform

Ross Heppenstall finds out what Dean Richards has been up to since stepping down as Newcastle Falcons boss for more success...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

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Top three dominate but real gems to be found across entire league

THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Following Esher’s National Two East title success, Ben Jaycock canvassed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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I’m still supporter of relegation – Diamond

By PAUL REES Newcastle may be adrift at the bottom of the Premiership but Steve Diamond remains an advocate for promotion...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

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Time to put an end to marquee players

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARE marquee players, or coaches, worth it, or are they just a Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

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Coventry denied by powerful Pirates

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ............ 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ..........................12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

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Titans time their run to perfection and finish with the lion’s share

Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Eight-year PGP deal expected next month

By PAUL REES The ground-breaking new agreement between Twickenham and the Premiership clubs is expected to be announced after next month’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Return to Sixways still on agenda

Worcester Warriors Supporters Trust have welcomed news that the firm which owns the club has been sold. The new consortium, led...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

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The ringfence which is encouraging open play

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE have been a few articles written about how the Premiership has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

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Langdon is quick to make his point

By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

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Crunch time for red lines

The crunch is coming as negotiations between the Championship and the RFU/Premiership over promotion-relegation intensify, with the Premiership ring-fence moratorium finishing...

By The Rugby Paper Team