All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem: Tom Hooper aims to be enforcer-in-Chief at Exeter
Tom Hooper admits he’s never been one to shy away from a challenge – and now the bruising Australian flanker is...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 months agoChris Hewett: The two-team solution has worked for Scotland
On a bad road day – the sad truth is that most days turn bad the moment you sit behind the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGlad that Ford has no time for R360
HATS off to George Ford. Again. It’s reaching the stage where there’s no point putting on the hat in the first...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoLost art of the drop goal is back in vogue
On target: George Ford scores a drop goal against Argentina in the summer BREAKING news…. dramatic enough to indicate that one...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNEWS EXTRA
No space for Rugby Champs THE Rugby Championship will be mothballed in 2026 to create space for New Zealand to tour...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPerpignan fighting for life at the basement
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tough times: Perpignan skipper Jamie Ritchie and, inset, fly-half Tristan Tedder PICTURES: Getty Images IN HIS fifth...
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Features
/ 2 months agoSir Clive Woodward reveals his secret to peak performance and winning mindsets
Sir Clive Woodward is widely celebrated as a Peak Performance speaker, whose proven strategies in sport and leadership have influenced teams...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEd Slater calls for more research into MND
Ed Slater has urged the government to increase funding for research into motor neurone disease after England 2003 World Cup winner...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLen Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs
Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTownsend says he’ll flag up any conflict of interest
SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend has defended his link with Newcastle Red Bulls after agreeing a new consultancy deal with the club,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBravery and modesty of the ultimate team player
LEWIS Moody’s courage in talking publicly on television this week about being diagnosed with MND was typical of a man who...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoO’Connor will need to get act together
JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...
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Features
/ 2 months agoStuart Hogg; I’ve found peace – I’m living in the now
Mark Stevens talks to Stuart Hogg about how riding a bike to raise money for Doddie Weir’s charity put him on...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoIt was great to see so much full-on attack
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AFTER the longest pre-season in history, Champ Rugby finally returned and what a weekend it was....
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Features
/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
KATHERINEDYKE ENGLAND U18 FLY-HALF England U18s fly-half Katherine Dyke is part of the next generation hoping to emulate the Red Roses...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoDurham prepare to blow out 175 candles
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY DURHAM School RFC are preparing to celebrate a historic milestone next week. The fifth oldest rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLeinster vs Munster history: Ireland‘s Premier Interpro rivalry
Widely regarded as the biggest rugby rivalry in Ireland and to some, the greatest club rivalry of all time, these two...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRugby’s international heavyweights join forces to deliver big blow to R360
Rugby’s international heavyweights have joined forces to deliver a significant blow to the proposed breakaway league R360 by declaring any player...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFormer England rugby captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with motor neurone disease
Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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Features
/ 2 months agoChile snatch their place at the top table to qualify for 2027 World Cup
Chile’s historic 31-12 victory over Samoa ensured South America will have three teams at the 2027 World Cup, with Brazil and...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTshiunza is ruled out with broken foot
WALES back five forward Christ Tshiunza is set to miss the autumn internationals after breaking his foot playing for Exeter in...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoGreat to see Chile qualify for 2027
email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk CONGRATULATIONS to Chile from an England fan on their successful qualification for RWC 2027 after winning a two-legged playoff...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: It won’t surprise me if Springboks land a threepeat
South Africa have got people talking about the revolution in their back play in the Rugby Championship after their huge victories...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Great result but let’s stay ahead of pack
Congratulations to the England women’s team after winning the 2025 Women’s World Cup, and also going 33 matches undefeated during head...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoCatherine Spencer: I am so proud to be Red Rose 114
The tears for me, while standing in the crowd at Twickenham watching Canada receive their second-place medals, were of hurt.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Decline of Samoa is sad to see
Despite the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams for RWC 2027, Samoa now run a serious risk of not...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Why it’s right time to invest in the ‘have nots’
A massive hat-tip to all those involved in both organising the Women’s World Cup and those behind England’s triumph, on and...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoWorld Cup winners see OAs stay top of the table
By COILIN DUFFY Old Albanians........ 31 Henley......................22 OLD Albanians retained top spot of National League Two East with a nine-point win...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoTop of the world! Record crowd celebrates England World Cup glory
England captain Zoe Aldcroft lifted the women’s World Cup in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham yesterday and declared: “This...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland coach John Mitchell admits it will be harder to retain World Cup
World Rugby Coach of the Year John Mitchell hailed his England team for completing an emotional journey, but also warned his...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoEngland 33-13 Canada: Red Roses’ power is the key to glory
In front of a world record crowd for a women’s match of 81,885, England swept Canada aside to claim their first...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoNew Zealand 42-26 France: Black Ferns get their act together to take bronze
New Zealand ensured they ended the tournament on a high by claiming the bronze medals, maintaining their record of never losing...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoWorcester Warriors right to ensure claims are legitimate
I was bemused to read Nick Cain’s comments last week regarding Worcester Warriors’ payments to rugby creditors. The RFU have insisted...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSale Sharks 27-10 Gloucester: George Ford on song to get Sharks off to a flyer
Coaches are fond of saying the season is a marathon and not a sprint but, whatever the length of the race,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWallabies will be happy to see Mark
RUGBY broadcasters across continents will not be celebrating – in their world, tongue-twisting surnames are the devil’s work – but the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFricker flying with Eagles
ON the steep scale of long haul hikes, Toby Fricker’s from a valley in Gwent to the Rocky Mountains takes some...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSlipper shows no sign of stopping
SOME things never change, as Australia rediscovered in Auckland yesterday. Some 24 hours after the US President gate-crashed the Ryder Cup,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLarkins lays down a lofty Cherry and Whites target
■By BEN JAYCOCK Driven: Camborne full-back Harry Larkins CAMBORNE full-back Harry Larkins insists the Cherry & Whites are determined to go...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Hayley Jones – England U18s hooker
England U18s hooker Hayley Jones is relishing the chance to captain her country as she embraces a new position and a...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Abbie Ward driven by daughter Hallie as England chase glory
Abbie Ward says her young daughter has given her the “extra boost” to go out and win Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: England’s Lark Atkin-Davies on swapping teaching for rugby
Lark Atkin-Davies joked that running out at a sold-out Allianz Stadium at the Rugby World Cup final would be child’s play...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sadia Kabeya on England’s bid for redemption
For some Red Roses, you’d need a diary of sports psychiatrist appointments to unpack their feelings about their three-point World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sarah Hunter insists England will not crack under pressure
Sarah Hunter insists the Red Roses won’t wilt under the weight of expectation from a world-record crowd in this weekend’s Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEllie Kildunne and Canterbury of New Zealand collaborate on world-first boot design
Canterbury of New Zealand has announced a world-first in rugby footwear: a ground-breaking boot designed in collaboration with England international and...
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Featured
/ 2 months ago“Let’s go girls!” Can dark-horse Canada upset the Red Roses’ World Cup Final ambitions?
By Chris Collyer Saturday’s RWC Final between Canada and England promises to be the blockbuster match of the tournament as the...
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Women's International
/ 3 months agoEllie Kildunne takes control to fire England into World Cup final
Ellie Kildunne dazzled on the big stage with two tries to see off France and send England into Saturday’s World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBlackett plans to improve his knowledge
■By ADAM HATHAWAY LEE Blackett will sign off with Bath on Friday then start swotting up on rugby around the world...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland 35-17 France: Imposing Red Roses make no mistake
England’s Red Roses will contest their seventh straight Women’s Rugby World Cup final following an Ellie Kildunne-inspired win over France.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Zealand 19-34 Canada: Maple Leafs stay strong to take down Black Ferns
Confident Canada revelled in a barnstorming semi-final win over defending champions New Zealand to book a place in just their second...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoFiji and Japan in final face-off
Pacific Nations Cup FIJI and Japan won their semi-finals convincingly to secure a place in today’s Pacific Nations Cup title decider...
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