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England must take Quins pair to NZ

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NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WILL Collier and Fin Baxter have been showered with praise following Harlequins epic European Cup quarter-final away […]

Ban teams who pick reserves for knock-out stages

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The Bulls are not the first outfit to undermine the European Cup by picking an understrength team, with some French clubs – Bourgoin in particular […]

Envious eyes fall on Leinster’s recruits

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Leinster’s ability to cherry-pick two of the 2023 World Cup final’s biggest stars, signing All Black centre Jordie Barrett to augment the arrival of Springbok […]

Richards set for debut as Cunningham rolls the dice

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By SAM JACKSON SIX NA PREVIEW… Wales v France Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Cardiff Arms Park CATHERINE Richards will win her first Wales cap as head […]

Rampant England on target for slam

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From BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham England………………..88pts Tries: Dow 6, 36, 63; Hunt 9, Jones 12, 57; Aldcroft 18, Kildunne 27, 67, 74; Breach 43, 71; […]

Scotland break Italian duck to boost World Cup hopes

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By SAM JACKSON Italy……………….. 10pts Try: D’Inca 31 Conversion: Rigoni 32 Penalty: Rigoni 73 Scotland ………..17pts Tries: Skeldon 34, Orr 62, Rollie 68 Conversions: Nelson […]

Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs prop Liz Hanlon

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By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Epsom, Surrey Date of Birth: 30/07/01 Community Club: Sutton & Epsom RFC Red Roses caps: 0 Why I Play Rugby: To […]

Stop tinkering with laws

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WORLD Rugby needs to stop tinkering with the laws to try and eliminate some of the problems in the professional game. At that level they […]

Jeff’s right, we must protect the grassroots

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I COULDN’T agree more with Jeff Probyn highlighting the importance of the RFU being able to ensure a fair slice of central funding for grassroots […]

So which is the fairer?

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JEFF Page wrote last week a letter headlined ‘easier to spot the fairer competition’ in which he compared Leicester unfavourably with Leinster. Leicester is a […]

Champ teams must hold on to players

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READING letters, Sunday 14/4, Alec Jones makes a very valid point re Newcastle’s non relegation. Then alongside I see Exeter is pilfering Jimmy Roots from […]

I’m loving every single minute

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Mark Stevens finds former Exeter Chiefs playmaker Joe Simmonds enjoying his new life in France In the picturesque town of Pau nestled at the foot […]

Robertson will cash in on Barrett move

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED LOOKING at it from Leinster’s point of view, the signing of the world’s best inside centre is a proper coup. Jordie […]

Try-fest with big issues below the surface

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The Paris Games, more formally known as the XXXIII Olympiad, are almost upon us and the Rugby Sevens schedule is full to overflowing. Yet there […]

Long wait for away win goes on for Dragons

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By SIMON THOMAS Benetton………..36pts Tries: Smith 7, Lucchesi 30, Uren 35, Ratave 45, Iachizzi 71, Lamaro 75 Conversions: Albornoz 8, 36, Umaga 76 Dragons………….19pts Tries: […]

Goosen red card is game changer

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By BRIAN FINN Bulls …………….22 Munster ……….27 GRAHAM Rowntree was pleased with the way his men came from behind to carve out victory at Loftus […]

Faletau injured again in gutting defeat to Ulster

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By SIMON THOMAS Ulster ……………..19pts Try: McCann 58 Conversion: Cooney 59 Penalties: Doak 28, 35, Cooney 65, 79 Tries: Cabango 11, 42 Conversions: De Beer […]

Leinster seconds suffer a mauling

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By JIM COUCH Lions …………… 44 Leinster ……….12 LEINSTER crashed to a heavy defeat at Emirates Airline Park. Leo Cullen’s side had won 11 of […]

Warriors miss out on bonus point

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By SAM JACKSON Glasgow ………21 Sharks ………… 10 GLASGOW kept themselves firmly in the playoff hunt with a convincing win at Scotstoun to stay second […]

Morgan at the double for Ospreys history boys

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By SIMON THOMAS Stormers………..21pts Try: Du Plessis 13, Roos 43, Penalty 80 Conversions: Libbok 14, 44 Ospreys………….27pts Tries: Morgan 8, 40; Parry 25, Deaves 63 […]

Livewire Devine the star of show

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By JOHN FALLON @therugbypaper Connacht …… 54 Zebre …………..16 CONNACHT skipper Dave Heffernan said they need to build on this easy win to keep their […]

Outsiders aiming for a place in the final

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Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s Champions Cup started, there […]

Esher waste no time in bouncing back up

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By BEN JAYCOCK Esher prop Matt Lowes says securing promotion back to National One against their title rivals Dorking in a big win last weekend […]

Worboys repays Easter’s support

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By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor secured promotion to the Championship last weekend and star man George Worboys thanks director of rugby Nick Easter for showing belief […]

Amazing to finish in top spot, says Smith

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By WILLIAM GUPWELL Dings Crusaders secured promotion to National League 1 last weekend for the first time in the club’s history with a 69-7 win […]

Lion who enjoyed a taste of Italy

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PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ANDREA Gazzi’s grave lies on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, a long way from the fishand-chip […]

Barrett, the man for every occasion

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As a centre-three-quarter par excellence, there is nothing Jordie Barrett cannot do. Nobody in his position can truck it up the way he does, make […]

The Sheriff will be sorely missed

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PETER JACKSON The gods played a dirty trick in denying Ken Owens a farewell appearance for his beloved Wales and equally beloved Scarlets but […]

Flyer Hutler haunts old Blues mates with hat-trick

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By NICK TAYLOR Coventry………. 54pts Tries: Hutler 7, 50, 57; Ball 19, Pellegrini 41, Nkwocha 48, Martin 65, Wand 78 Conversions: Pellegrini 8, 42, 49, […]

Bracken makes it safe for Ampthill

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By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill……………………..49pts Tries: Bacon 32, 76; Bracken 38, Elliot 61, 80; Hallett 69, Moore-Aiono 74 Conversions: Barton 33, 39, 62, 70, 75, 77, […]

Pirates aiming for a three-peat over lowly Cambridge

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By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW Cornish Pirates v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates and Cambridge meet for the third time this season today […]

Trailfinders make sure they get it right this time

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By JOHN LYON Caldy………………18pts Tries: Sproston 60, Hearn 70 Conversions: Kilcourse 70 Penalties: Jones 2, 17 Ealing T………… 49pts Tries: De Wee 3, Bird-Tulloch 9, […]

Scottish on a roll with three wins in a row

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By MO SHER @therugbypape L Scottish …….. 45pts Tries: Ingall 4, Musk 11, 15, 69; Huis 29, Nutton 63, Wilkinson 74 Conversions: Sheppard 5, 30; […]

Navy set sights on retaining Babcock Trophy

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NEWS EXTRA ROYAL Navy head coach Dave Pascoe hopes a tougher build-up to this season’s Inter Services Championship will ensure his side stay ahead of […]

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

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My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow – The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half talks about his life […]

S Africa is crying out for its own league

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RUGBY MATTERS – A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF I remember my A level geography correctly, Africa is moving […]

Great to see Swiss move up the ladder

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There will be a new name mixing it with the bigger teams in the Rugby Europe Championship next season after Switzerland clinched their first promotion […]

Champions Driffield get defence off to fine start

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Papa John’s Cup By MO SHER LAST year’s inaugural winners of the Papa John’s Community Cup, Driffield, opened up the defence of their crown with […]

Chiefs flier ‘Fury’ puts Gladiators career first

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News EXETER Chiefs winger Jodie Ounsley – who is Fury on the Gladiators television show – is to stop playing professional rugby union. The 23-yearold […]

Titans go top with one game to play

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National 2 North By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield T……..14pts Rotherham T….36pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans overcame a strong challenge from neighbours Sheffield Tigers to move to […]

Botterill hat-trick as champions Esher put on a show

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National 2 East By RORY MORROW Esher……………………. 80 Guernsey……………..24 NATIONAL Two East champions Esher celebrated in style as they romped to a 12-try victory against […]

Captain Fox leads the way to a final home win

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National 2 West By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH rounded off their home games with a bonus point win in the Cornish sunshine. The Reds struck early […]

Burton takes centre stage for Trailfinders

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Allianz Cup Preview By BEN JAYCOCK TRAILFINDERS host Leicester Tigers today in an Allianz Cup seventh place play-off. The two sides, alongside Harlequins, are battling […]

Loughborough hold on to get it right this time

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Men’s Final By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough………… 35pts Exeter………………………..31pts LOUGHBOROUGH claimed their first ever BUCS Super Rugby Championship title, and first in any national championship for […]

Dale takes control as Hartpury make it three in a row

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Women’s Final By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough………… 22pts Hartpury…………………… 34pts HARTPURY University secured their third Women’s National League title in a row with a resolute 34-22 […]

How Lomu changed the way we played

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT SEEMS the spectre of size has raised its head again with my old partner Brian […]

Kirkby survive difficult season

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By BEN JAYCOCK Kirkby Lonsdale created headlines for suffering a pointless 2022/23 that included a 190-0 defeat but thanks to the RFU’s algorithm, they were […]

Crane: Sinckler’s an emotional guy

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By NICK POWELL Hard to handle: Kyle Sinckler in action for England against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images JORDAN Crane feels England have failed to […]

The RUGBY Paper

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Podcast with special guest Jordan Crane Host Oliver Little and TRP columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett get to the heart of our […]

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons hooker Jacob Oliver

21 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle Falcons have endured a dismal campaign in the Premiership but tyro hooker Jacob Oliver believes the future is bright in the […]

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