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Baxter: We must recharge quickly

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EXETER DoR Rob Baxter says his team will have to recharge quickly in their quest to reach the top four with their remaining fixture away […]

Superior Saints go on 14-try rampage

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By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton………………..90pts Tries: Furbank 1, Dingwall 12, Sleightholme 21, 56, 66; Langdon 27, 35; Mitchell 39, Waller 47, Matavesi 50, 78; Iyogun 53, […]

We had a job to do and we went out and did it, says Dowson

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NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Phil Dowson felt sympathy for Gloucester after their 14-try drubbing but said his side had a job to do to secure […]

Russell masterclass has Bath in top gear

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By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle……………………. 17pts Tries: Blamire 30, 40+2, Stuart 63 Conversions: Connon 64 Bath ……………………………… 28pts Tries: du Toit 4, Spencer 13, Cokanasiga 27, […]

Diamond calls for 80-minute showing

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NEWCASTLE boss Steve Diamond told his players and staff “to stop feeling sorry for themselves” after Falcons’ suffered a 20th league defeat on the spin. […]

James at his best as Sale keep in the race

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale ……………………………….31pts Tries: Warr 8, Taylor 13, James 34, O’Flaherty 43 Conversions: Ford 9, 14, 35, 44 Penalties: Ford 57 Leicester …………………….. […]

‘I’m going to stick with this motley lot’

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ON an evening of final home appearances for some big names, Sale coach Alex Sanderson announced live to the home crowd after the game that […]

Time to put an end to marquee players

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NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ARE marquee players, or coaches, worth it, or are they just a Premiership owners’ vanity project? Judging […]

Mistake to reduce value of the scrum

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The danger World Rugby’s high-handed law-makers face with their insistence on trying to marginalise the scrum is that it could easily lead to non-compliance, and […]

Calling MPs will add to pressure

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The decision of Championship clubs to contact their local MPs to ask for Government to mediate in its gridlocked negotiations with the RFU/Premiership, is putting […]

Glasgow gunning for top two spot

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By BRYN PALMER Bulls …………….40 Glasgow……… 34 GLASGOW salvaged two bonus points from a stirring last-quarter comeback to maintain their hopes of a top-two finish. […]

We blew our chances to win, admits Thomas

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By SIMON THOMAS Lions…………….. 34pts Tries: Venter 7, Q Horn 18, Tshituka 73, 79 Conversion: Nohamba 8, 19, Lombard 74, 80 Penalties: Nohamba 30, 43 […]

Flanagan can’t believe it as Dragons fall away

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By ROGER PANTING Dragons………….21pts Tries: Keddie 14, Wainwright 59 Conversions: O’Brien 59 Penalties: Reed 7, 26, 49 Stormers………. 44pts Tries: Davids 34, 66, Roos 73, […]

Munster make it seven in a row

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Munster ……… 47 Connacht……… 12 By JOHN WILKINS MUNSTER made it seven wins on the spin with a seven-try victory over Connacht with seven different […]

Leinster get in the mood for a double triumph

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Leinster ……….. 61 Ospreys…………14 By SAM JACKSON JORDAN Larmour scored a hat-trick as Leinster showcased their credentials of a possible Champions Cup and URC double […]

Everitt set for Irish crunch

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Edinburgh …….40 Zebre……………..14 By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH head coach Sean Everitt believes another five points will seal a URC play-off place as his side warmed […]

Northampton swoop to sign England U20s fly-half

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By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton have signed England U20s fly-half George Makepeace-Cubitt. Having endured the hardship of London Irish folding, the tyro playmaker showed grit and […]

Tbilisi win was key – Skivington

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By JON NEWCOMBE George Skivington has credited the European Challenge Cup win against Black Lion in Tbilisi as the moment Gloucester turned their season around. […]

Davies, 36, open to offers

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Wales centre Jonathan Davies is leaving Scarlets at the end of the season and hopes for one final opportunity with another club before retirement. Davies, […]

Devoto calls it quits at Exeter

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EXETER centre Ollie Devoto will leave the club at the end of the season. The 30-yearold has scored 21 tries in 127 appearances during an […]

Rugby’s holy trinity prove the difference

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED SINCE time immemorial, rugby has been cloaked in its own cliches: Prince Obolensky was always “dashing”; Colin Meads lived his life […]

Mo’unga likely to be back in black

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SO he hasn’t gone for good, after all. Not quite. If the All Blacks have their way, as they invariably do in these circumstances, Richie […]

Power of the four musketeers

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A common theme of last weekend’s Champions Cup semi-finals was the influence of the four scrum-halves, the catalysts of teams that look to get the […]

Mine was very much the road less travelled

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My Life in Rugby – Mike Ross, the former Ireland, Harlequins and Leinster prop talks about his life in the game I started playing rugby […]

Davies the leading light in Welsh quartet

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PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four international fly-halves took flight from Wales last year, understandably so given the alternative of staying put […]

Morgan has final say to make sure for Hartpury

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By BEN WHITE Ampthill …………36pts Tries: Elliott 3, 27; Bracken 24, Jackson 32, 59 Conversions: Parks 4, 25, 28, 33 Penalty: Parks 52 Hartpury……….. 44pts […]

Coventry denied by powerful Pirates

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By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ………… 22pts Tries: Hocking 69, Johnson 79 Coventry ……………………..12pts Penalties: Tries: Houston 15, 18, 22, 51 Martin 5, Trinder 32 […]

Doncaster win the battle but Ealing take the title

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By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster……… 20pts Tries: Fox 25, Margetts 59 Conversions: Bennett 25, 59 Penalties: Bennett 40, 68 Ealing T …………. 12pts Tries: Cornish 9, […]

Barker steps up to snatch it for Caldy at the death

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■By JOHN LYON Caldy ……………… 31pts Tries: Royle 9, 23; Gerrard 19, Booth 75 Conversions: Kilcourse 10, 20, 24; Barker 76 Penalties: Barker 80 Cambridge […]

Blues take the honours to land top four finish

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By MO SHER L Scottish ……… 31pts Tries: Nutton 3, Ferdinand 14, Musk 40, Osborne 48, Ingall 79 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 4, 15, Law 80 Bedford […]

Leaders happy to see stars

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Preview L’borough v Glouc-H Today. 3pm REIGNING champions and unbeaten league leaders Gloucester-Hartpury have been bolstered by the return of their internationals from this year’s […]

Brown glad to celebrate her century in fine style

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By TOM JEFFREYS Harlequins …… 47pts Tries: Layzell 9, Brown 12, Powell 30, Cromack 42, Lochner 70, Mayhew 75, Hele 80 Conversions: Cromack 10, 13, […]

Harrison leads from front to seal it for Saracens

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By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ………. 54pts Tries: Breach 2, 6; Bridger 11, Campbell 14, Gondwe 38, Rose 64, Gregson 78, Evans 80 Conversions: Harrison 3, […]

Chiefs dominate from the off to keep Trailfinders quiet

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By TOM JOHNSON Trailfinders ….. 10pts Tries: Dow 79, 80 Exeter …………….40pts Tries: Moloney 11, 57; Allen 17, Wilkins 45, Sinclair 48, Orchard 71 Conversions: […]

Heath are crowned thanks to first-try rule

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by Josh Thomas Regional 1 Championship final Heath …………….35 Barnstaple….. 35 HEATH’S late heroics secured the Regional 1 Championship despite sharing a draw with Barnstaple […]

Longlevens defy battling Widnes

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Counties 1 Championship final Longlevens ….25 Widness……….19 LONGLEVENS held off a fierce second half fightback to win the Counties 1 Championship. The Griffins were 20-7 […]

Brunel push Old Ruts all the way

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Counties 2 Championship final Brunel Uni ……. 31 Old Ruts………. 43 OLD Rutlishians claimed the Counties 2 Championship but were pushed all the way by […]

Southend go out on a high

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Regional 2 Championship final Northampton Old Scouts …26 Southend Saxons …35 SOUTHEND showed true grit to twice come from behind and claim the Regional 2 […]

Blues hold on in battle at the top

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Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Bluse held on with their backs to their try line as they edged past the Hurricanes 31-27 to […]

Imbalance of northern sides may push up travel costs

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By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE his side being shifted back to National Two North, Chester fourth official Martin Buck said it doesn’t solve the bigger problem […]

50 years ago, the Lions start to sweat

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RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER At the start of the year, this column promised to dip into […]

GB face Monaco battle for Olympic decider

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RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER ANY rugby tourist, or indeed anybody who finds themselves in striking distance of Monaco, should consider looking in on the Olympic […]

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

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Following Rotherham’s late run to secure the National Two North title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Team […]

Essex facing tough start to county champs

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By BEN JAYCOCK At the end of last season, Essex were promoted to Division 2 but faced a daunting start to this season’s Bill Beaumont […]

Repaying loyalty is absolutely paramount

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Steve Hill puts the questions to Tom Huggins, head coach at Dudley Kingswinford RFC Why did you get into coaching rugby and how did you […]

Kildunne and Jones join GB Sevens

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Red Roses Grand Slam stars Ellie Kildunne and Meg Jones will join Great Britain Sevens women’s squad in preparation for the SVNS Grand Final and […]

Oxfordshire in charge

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By NATHAN EDWARDS Division 2 round-up IT was the opening weekend of the Bill Beaumont Cup and the return of county rugby, all competing for […]

Yarrow sparks Durham

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Division 3 round-up By MO SHER DURHAM opened up their campaign at Billingham with a hard-fought 43-34 win against Notts, Lincs and Derbys. The win […]

Call to attract players back into county tournament

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By BEN JAYCOCK Surrey director of rugby Marc Bertrand feels the Bill Beaumont County Championship has lost its edge with players since Covid-19 realising there’s […]

Army leave it late to regain trophy

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By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Moments and minutes change matches in equal measure, and that is exactly what happened at Kingsholm as the British Army’s men regained […]

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