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There’s little for Ulster to cheer

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ULSTER can lay justifiable claim to supplying the Lions with a trio of all-time greats: Mike Gibson, Syd Millar and Willie-John McBride. Their native province […]

Sorry end to Bradley’s voyage

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BRADLEY Roberts surfacing at the Principality Stadium three years ago renewed his family’s ancestral link to Wales thanks to his maternal grandmother’s birth in Llandysul. […]

Sustainability the name of the game

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Paul Rees reports that all Premiership clubs have released more players than they have recruited SEVEN of last year’s England World Cup squad have moved […]

Premiership ins & outs 2024-25

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Pepper Bath Ins: Ross Molony (Leinster), Francois van Wyk (Leicester Tigers), Guy Pepper (Newcastle Falcons), Austin Emens (Great Britain Sevens) Outs: Matt Gallagher (Benetton), Steffan […]

The matchday vibe in Bath was awesome

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MY LIFEIN RUGBY DOMINIC DAY THE FORMER WALES, SCARLETS, BATH & SARACENS LOCK AND FOUNDER OF FOURFIVE I DIDN’T play rugby until I was 16, […]

How the sun keeps shining for Spain

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RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Impressive: Joel Merkler in action for Toulouse PICTURE: Getty Images IT’S been […]

Frenchman Fourcade put Italy on the right track

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FRENCH coach Bertrand Fourcade, whose death at the age of 81 was announced this week, rarely gets mentioned for his contribution to Italian rugby these […]

Changing names is never easy to do

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SO Twickenham will henceforth be called the Allianz Stadium apparently, at least that’s what the sponsors hope. Now the RFU is not in a position […]

Sharks out to bring pride back to the north

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PAUL REES REPORTS ON HOW UNFASHIONABLE SALE AND DOR ALEX SANDERSON ARE AIMING TO TURN THE TIDE SALE’S strong finish to the season was not […]

New owners keen to inspire Bournemouth

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BOURNEMOUTH rugby club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system, are set to take […]

We need to stop making so many law changes

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Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Jordan Reynolds, below, the director of rugby at Guernsey Raiders Why did you get into coaching […]

Sponsorship deal will really help grassroots

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE news that the cabbage patch is to get a name change which will ensure increased […]

Scrums create an open game for backs to exploit

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RAYMOND Howell’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper certainly raises some interesting issues over my article last week including whether or not I was describing […]

Revolution on a river cruise

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RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE CRUCIAL MEETINGS BEHIND THE BIRTH OF RUGBY’S WORLD CUP Brendan Gallagher tells the story of how two men were […]

No stopping New Zealand as they take no prisoners to land top prize

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THE 16 teams who eventually contested RWC1987 did so entirely by invitation. No qualifying process. There were of course the eight founder members of the […]

Teenager swept out to sea in SA

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A RISING teenage star of French rugby was swept out to sea in South Africa, where he was a member of the national Under-18 squad […]

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

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

Tonga’s Pat Pellegrini quits Coventry for Super Rugby

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Coventry’s Premiership promotion bid has been dealt a blow with star man Pat Pellegrini leaving to join Super Rugby’s Moana Pasifika.

Cambridge and Chinnor ruled out of Premiership Cup

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Last year’s bottom Championship side Cambridge and newly promoted Chinnor are to be excluded from the 2024/25 Premiership Cup.

Emma Uren: Great Britain must learn from Olympic setback

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Emma Uren has called on her GB Sevens team-mates to learn from a groundbreaking Olympic campaign after they finished seventh at Paris 2024.

Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade to miss start of season after surgery

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Exeter centre Henry Slade will miss the start of the upcoming Premiership season after having shoulder surgery.

Sir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’

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Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance of Antoine Dupont.

Great Britain sevens star Kayleigh Powell signs for Harlequins

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Harlequins have swooped to sign another of Great Britain’s sevens players in Welsh international Kayleigh Powell.

Cornish Pirates: Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans knighted

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In terms of Rugby Royalty, the Cornish Pirates’ Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans certainly ranks among the historical greats.

Haydn Thomas urges England U20s to push on to the next level

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As the anticipation of the new season builds, Haydn Thomas has praised the England Under-20s squad for their impressive talent and potential.

Bristol Bears sign Argentina U20 star Benjamin Elizalde

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One of the stars of the U20 World Championship, Argentinian full-back Benjamin Elizalde, has joined Premiership side Bristol Bears.

Leigh Halfpenny and Wyn Jones join Harlequins

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Premiership side Harlequins have signed full-back Leigh Halfpenny and prop Wyn Jones for the 2024/25 season.

England Men A to face Australia A and Ireland A

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England Men A will face Australia A on November 17 at The Stoop before taking on Ireland A at Ashton Gate on February 23.

Ex-Leicester Tigers centre Guy Porter retires at 27

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Former Leicester Tigers and England centre Guy Porter has retired from rugby at the age of 27 after suffering issues around concussion.

Dan Thomas signs for Cardiff with the help of former teammates

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Dan Thomas has revealed the significant part his former teammates, including England star Ellis Genge, played in his recent move to Cardiff.

LETTER: World Rugby allows scrums to be boring, dangerous

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Jeff Probyn says that it takes a long time to learn the ‘dark arts’ of the scrum while David Flatman claims everyone loves a scrum.

Julian Salvi relishing his role as Georgia defence coach

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Julian Salvi has never been one to shy away from a good challenge. Now he is relishing his job as Georgia’s defence coach.

Regan Grace to miss start of Bath season after surgery

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Bath wing Regan Grace is likely to miss the start of the upcoming season after having had surgery on a hamstring injury.

Cardiff sign another scrum-half in Johan Mulder

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Cardiff have announced the signing of 24-year-old South African scrum-half Johan Mulder from fellow United Rugby Championship side the Lions.

Jeremy Guscott: Current All Blacks lack the fear factor

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New Zealand don’t carry the same fear factor that they had in the 2011-2015 era going into this season’s Rugby Championship.

New Zealand and Canada get act together

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SEMI-FINALS WRAP By WILLIAM GUPWELL NEW Zealand booked their place in the final with a convincing second-half performance to claim a 24-12 win over the […]

Battling China put down a marker for future

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QUARTER-FINALS WRAP By WILLIAM GUPWELL IT WAS always going to be a difficult challenge for this valiant China side as they took on reigning gold […]

Golden girls put in final flourish

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By WILLIAM GUPWELL New Zealand……………. 19pts Tries: Pouri-Lane 2, Blyde 8, Waaka 13 Conversions: Pouri-Lane 2, King 8 Canada ……………………… 12pts Tries: Corrigan 7, Daniels […]

Bronze for USA as they grab dramatic win over Aussies

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3RD-12TH PLACE WRAP By SAM JACKSON Joy: USA celebrate winning bronze EMILIE Bydwell became the first female head coach to win a medal as USA […]

Portia takes her leave in fine style

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By PAUL EDDISON at Stade de France SEVENS queen Portia Woodman-Wickliffe bowed out in the perfect manner as New Zealand retained their Olympic women’s title. […]

POOL A WRAP

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NEW Zealand cruised through their pool with big wins over China (435), Canada (33-7), and Fiji (38-7). Michaela Blyde scored four tries in the opening […]

POOL B WRAP

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AUSTRALIA topped the pool with three impressive wins. They got off to a flying start against South Africa with Maddison Levi and Faith Nathan both […]

POOL C WRAP

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FRANCE’S Seraphine Okemba followed in Maddison Levi, Michaela Blyde and Perry Baker’s footsteps, becoming the fourth player of the 2024 Games to score four tries […]

Hastings opens up options for Townsend

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By JOE SANTAMARIA IF YOU were to ask two different Scotland fans for their assessment of the tour of the Americas, you would be forgiven […]

South American quintet who could sparkle in Europe

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BRISTOL made headlines this week with the signing of Argentina U20 full-back Benjamin Elizalde, below, ahead of the new season. Elizalde arrives in the West […]

Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies will provide a tough test for Lions

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Nick Cain gives his thoughts on the 2025 British Lions series against Australia, saying the Aussies will be hard to beat under Joe Schmidt.

France show us how to do it – again

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NICK CAIN THE 2024 Olympic Sevens was a massive showcase for Antoine Dupont’s extraordinary sporting talent, but also for rugby union, not just in France, […]

Why SVNS makes sense for the future

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Rugby sevens – or SVNS, as a London-based team of funkily-dressed marketing executives have somehow succeeded in rebranding it – used […]

Wallabies need to get back in swing

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SO here’s the question: will they be any good? The Wallabies, that is. Joe Schmidt, the latest New Zealander to cross the ditch, is the […]

FANTASY RUGBY 2024/25

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PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10 Do you fancy yourself […]

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