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Champions keep threepeat dream alive as Libbok fires wide

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By GARY FITZGERALD Stormers……….. 21pts Tries: Jantjies 27, Hartzenberg 79 Conversions: Libbok 29 Penalties: Libbok 3, 21, 45 La Rochelle ……22pts Tries: Penverne 49, Alldritt […]

‘It came down to small margins’

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Disappointed Bath boss Johann van Graan insists his side will ‘regroup’ in the wake of their Champions Cup exit. “We are incredibly disappointed, because we […]

Riley crashes over to snatch Stoop thriller

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By NICK POWELL Harlequins ………………….. 28pts Tries: Esterhuizen 23, Smith 34, Murley 40+2, Riley 76 Conversions: Smith 25, 35, 40+3, 78 Glasgow………………………. 24pts Tries: Cummings […]

‘We dug deep to find way to win’

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Quins head coach Danny Wilson felt the result was all that mattered as his side booked a place in the last eight against his former […]

Leinster march on to face old foes

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster……………………….. 36pts Tries: Gibson-Park 12, 23, 29; Henshaw 49, Conan 71 Conversions: R Byrne 13, 30, 50; H Byrne 72 Penalties: R […]

Powerful Bulls lay down a marker

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By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls ………………59 Lyon………………. 19 The Bulls reached the Champions Cup quarter-finals for the first time in their history and sounded a warning […]

Bordeaux put sorry Sarries to slaughter

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bordeaux …………………….. 45pts Try: Garcia 36, 48; Depoortere 61, 66; Bielle Biarrey 63, 75 Conversions: Lucu 27, 49, 61, 64; Garcia 67, […]

George: We must learn from this to go hard at Premiership

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Disappointed captain Jamie George said Saracens will get over their defeat to Bordeaux and refocus on the Premiership run-in. “It’s a tough pill to swallow, […]

James relishing the Munster challenge

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■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Northampton Saints v Munster Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Franklin’s Gardens IT is games like this after noon’s Champions Cup Round of 16 […]

Dowson brings in Ludlam & Graham

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IT will be the first time Saints have hosted a home knock-out clash in Northampton in the competition since 2000 with previous matches being hosted […]

Ban wholesale replacement of the front row

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SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I READ with interest Paul Rees’ article fearing […]

Time to encourage ambitious clubs

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IN a recent issue of The Rugby Paper, Jon Newcombe wrote that the RFU has emphasised its wish to make the Championship ‘more commercially viable’. […]

Calling all players!

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HOW many more England players moving abroad will it take for the RFU to change their selection policy? I feel for head coach Steve Borthwick […]

Too much tinkering is causing confusion

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NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Rugby Union is in the grip of the “the law of unintended consequences”, which is the most […]

Second fine for Tigers is case for concern

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The recent announcement of a second salary cap infringement by Leicester indicates that the Premiership’s policing of its own financial regulations remains desperately inadequate – […]

Ulster set for massive fight

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Preview Montpellier v Ulster Today. 12.30pm ULSTER interim head coach Richie Murphy says a ‘massive test’ awaits in Montpellier. Ulster have lost their last two […]

Clermont survive second-half scare

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Clermont ……..27 Cheetahs …….22 ■By BEN JAYCOCK THREE-TIME Challenge Cup winners Clermont held off a Cheetahs fightback to earn a place in the last eight. […]

Umaga stars for 14-man Benetton

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Benetton ……..27 Lions ……………. 17 ■By SAM JACKSON THE Lions were booted out of the Challenge Cup by a Benetton side that played half the […]

Carreras’ boot keeps Gloucester in control

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By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ……… 30pts Tries: Mercer 8, May 27, Llewellyn 32 Conversions: Carreras 8, 27, 32 Penalties: Carreras 54, 60, 79 Castres …………….25pts […]

Dominant Ospreys out-muscle the weakened Sharks

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■By ROGER PANTING mance from them and a tion has to be made of the 30 metres out from his own Ospreys …………. 20pts Tries: […]

Bundee’s back to boost Connacht

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Preview Pau v Connacht Today. 5.30pm IRELAND duo Bundee Aki and Finlay Bealham come into the starting XV as Connacht head coach Pete Wilkins names […]

Sisi leads way on 100th appearance

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Preview Sharks v Zebre Today. 3pm DAVID Sisi captains Zebre on his 100th appearance for the club as the Italian side hope to secure a […]

Red Roses: Saracens outside centre Sydney Gregson

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By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Baldock, Hertfordshire Date of birth: 20/01/96 Community club: Letchworth Garden City RFC Red Roses Debut: vs Wales February 2015 Caps: 4 […]

Gloucester will battle to the end

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By PAUL REES Gloucester may be out of the running for a play-off place, but they will not be coasting in the final four rounds […]

Hill looking forward to Edinburgh challenge

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England prop Paul Hill will leave Northampton in the summer to join Edinburgh. The tighthead has made 187 appearances for Saints, having joined in 2015 […]

Modernise the scrum, don’t allow it to die

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CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IF WE take the Book of Ecclesiastes as our guide – ancient though it may be, it makes far more sense […]

It’s all a difficult question of trust

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Leicester’s latest fine for salary cap irregularities – their second in as many years – throws up an interesting question or two about the structure […]

Masterful Willis leads Trailfinders fightback

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■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ……….. 17pts Tries: Walker 10, Stevens 25, McNab 63 Conversions: Houston 25 E Trailfinders ..26pts Tries: Kernohan 32, de Vee […]

Barton’s second try pivotal for Ampthill

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■By JOHN LYON Caldy ………………………….. 20pts Tries: Hayes 15, Pilgrim 20, Hearn 27 Conversions: Barker 16 Penalty: Barker 11 Ampthill …………………….. 29pts Tries: Barton 2, […]

Oustanding Venner grabs hat-trick as Coventry run riot

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■By PAUL SMITH Coventry ………. 64pts Tries: Venner 4, 22, 41; Salt 28, Poole 32, Hitchcock 38, 49, Wand 68, Wilson 76, Martin 78 Conversions: […]

Ingall stars as Scottish hold firm for brave victory

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■By MO SHER L Scottish ………29pts Tries: Brown 13, Ingall 35, Wallis 38, Ferdinand 43 Conversions: Sheppard 14, 36, 39 Penalty: Sheppard 55 Hartpury…………26pts Tries: […]

Killer wing Adamson hunts down club record

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■By ROB WILDMAN @therugbypape Nottingham….. 24pts Tries: van der Flier 19, Ferreira 19, R Olowofela 44, Ramage 80 Conversions: Stronge 35, 45 Bedford Blues 34pts […]

JVP ready to prove he’s back to his best

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By LUKE JARMYN England and Leicester dynamo Jack van Poortvliet has highlighted in both his actions and words that he’s back to his very best […]

Underhill agrees new contract with Bath

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ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill has signed a contract extension to stay with Bath until the end of the 2025-2026 season. The 27-year-old made his Bath […]

Vile keeps his record as Care steps down

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Tommy Vile and Danny Care were born in the same decade of different centuries, the former in Newport during the first half of the 1880s, […]

It’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line

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Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has made the jostling for […]

Bring back rucking and kill the jackal

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Coach to coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Paul Turner, below, coach of Championship club Ampthill RFC Why did […]

Georgia next as England aim for three in a row

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U18 Six Nations By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND are looking to retain a 100 per cent record in the U18s Six Nations as they take on […]

Here’s hoping we see another drop of magic

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RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S Northampton against Munster in Europe today and for me that can […]

25 years of hurt and counting for Scotland

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Scotland fans should look away now but this week – April 10 to be precise – will be the 25th anniversary of their last Championship […]

Holland makes it a very special occasion

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Blackheath …..25 Sedgley P ……..15 By GRAHAM COX THIS was a contest dominated by a strong gusty crossfield wind and littered with penalties, a majority […]

Main man Mullis is the key for Ford

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Cinderford…………..29 Rosslyn Park………28 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD overcame Rosslyn Park by the narrowest of margins to give their chances of avoiding relegation a real boost. […]

Usher is the best man for the victors

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Darlington MP……. 17 Bishop’s S…………… 13 By TOM BULMER PARK saw out a low-scoring win against Bishop’s Stortford in a game that was a lot […]

Ryan leading from the front as Lions are tamed

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By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor…………. 42pts Tries: Ryan 1 and 80, James-Carter 19, Passman 27, Cross 51, Worboys 57 Conversions: Worboys 2, 20, 28, 52, 58, […]

Rams suffer major blow in bid for promotion

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Plymouth A …………28 Rams ……………………22 By PADDY MARSH A LATE try from Rams hooker Max Hayman keeps his side’s slim promotion hopes alive, but they […]

Ratu helps side take Titanic step

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Sale FC…………………27 Taunton Titans….. 41 By GARETH DANIELS TAUNTON took a huge step in their bid for National One survival with victory at fellow strugglers […]

It’s another very close encounter!

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Richmond……………. 17 B Moseley…………… 17 By TIMOTHY FORRESTER FOR the second time this season, very little divided these two teams, and this draw, with three […]

Tykes taking nothing for granted in tough run-in

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By BEN JAYCOCK National Two North pacesetters Leeds Tykes face a difficult run-in to get over the line and return to the third tier, but […]

Jack’s the lad to seal it for Hoppers

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Preston G……………..46 Lymm……………………42 By TOM KELLY THE Grasshoppers and Lymm scored 13 tries in a thrilling display of running rugby, with the Hoppers victorious. Lymm […]

A positive home ending for Field

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Huddersfield……….26 Otley……………………..26 By ANDREW SMITH RELEGATED Huddersfield gave a good account of themselves in their final home game. Two tries from stalwart prop Harry Whitfield, […]

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