All posts tagged "Rugby"
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/ 1 week agoSuper Rugby Americas Round 11 Review: Play-off race blown wide open
By Joe Santamaria Tarucas 41-21 Selknam Tarucas kicked off a seismic round of Super Rugby Americas action with a stunning 41-21 victory...
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/ 2 weeks agoI can see finishing line, and that’s OK – Alex Goode
By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode can see the “finishing line” on the horizon as he prepares to hang up his well-worn...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoJean-Luc du Preez to leave brothers behind at Sale Sharks
Sale Sharks back rower Jean-Luc du Preez has confirmed that he will be leaving at the end of the season, with...
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Premiership
/ 2 weeks agoPat Lam hoping Bristol Bears’ Big Day Out will be the first of many
Pat Lam expects Bristol’s Big Day Out in Cardiff yesterday to be the first of many. More than 51,000 fans bought...
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/ 2 weeks agoGeorge Skivington – ‘We were distinctly average out there’
George Skivington admitted his team were second best and that the manner of defeat was painful. “I’m disappointed, we were distinctly...
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/ 2 weeks agoWhen statistics + analysis = oh no!
Did you know that in round 15 of the United Rugby Championship – which, for the avoidance of doubt, was the...
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Premiership
/ 2 weeks agoSaracens 75-28 Newcastle Falcons: Sarries run riot as Falcons crumble
By Roger Panting Saracens .......................... 75pts Tries: Gonzalez 5, 41, 47; Dan 9, Earl 16, 73; van Zyl 23, Itoje 27,...
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Premiership
/ 2 weeks agoSteve Diamond: I still enjoy the job but no-one else would want it
Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond believed his side still had a decent chance of a rosy future. He said: “There’s...
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/ 2 weeks agoI will treat the players here like men, says Rob Baxter
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter is not one to normally dead bat questions, but he stuck to the party line when...
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/ 2 weeks agoLouis Schreuder: There’s still gas in the tank
By Jon Newcombe Bath scrum-half Louis Schreuder returned to the scene of his only Springbok cap yesterday, insisting he still has...
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/ 2 weeks agoHenry Pollock’s on course for record
As from next month, Henry Pollock will start work on something even more outrageous than scoring twice in a matter of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 weeks agoLions vs Scarlets Preview: Destiny is in our hands, says Dwayne Peel
Preview Lions v Scarlets By Ben Jaycock Today. 2pm Dwayne Peel has urged his Scarlets to make the most of the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoBritish and Irish Lions can do something special, says Maro Itoje
By Adam Hathaway Maro Itoje took tips on captaincy from two-time Lions skipper Martin Johnson the day before he was announced...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoGavin Hastings urges British and Irish Lions to hit the ground running
By Gary Fitzgerald Australia’s players will be more fired up and desperate to smash the Lions than they would be to...
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English Championship
/ 2 weeks agoBlues hold on to deny Ampthill in a thriller
■By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............................ 33pts Tries: Va’enuku 3, Barton 46, Norrie 52, Murphy 66, Cullen 76 Conversions: Barton 4, 47,...
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English Championship
/ 2 weeks agoScottish try blitz too much for Cambridge
■By STEVE JACKSON L Scottish .........60pts Tries: Wilkinson 4, Davies 10, Carr 19, Hyde 22, 69; Wallis 45, Law 53, 57;...
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English Championship
/ 2 weeks agoRobinson’s hat-trick is enough to boost Caldy
■By WILL PERRINGWOOD Nottingham .....29pts Tries: Manz 31, Dickinson 55, Olowofela 60, Cherry 78 Conversions: Threlfall 32, 56; Parks 79 Penalty:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 weeks agoSaints deserve to be given medal for this impressive hat-trick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Quality: Tommy Freeman dives in to score against...
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/ 2 weeks agoSaints go for Belleau
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON have signed French fly-half Anthony Belleau from Clermont Auvergne. The 29-year-old, who earned the last of his 12...
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/ 2 weeks agoDon’t delay until 18 to play contact rugby
THERE has been a recent call for the game of rugby to become a non-contact sport until the age of 18...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSteelmen fight back to shock Llandovery
Super Rygbi Cymru round-up ■ By ROB COLE EBBW Vale overturned a 16-point half time deficit to stun Llandovery 29-28 and...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 weeks ago2024/25 FANTASY
TRP FANTASY RUGBY HELPDESK trphelp07544@gmail.com Welcome to the latest update of this first season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers...
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/ 2 weeks agoBattling Chiefs too good for Crusaders
Super Rugby Pacific round-up ■ By BEN JAYCOCK RETURNING All Blacks star Wallace Sititi scored the winning try as table-topping Chiefs...
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/ 2 weeks agoWild Knights earn bye after taking Sungoliath to the cleaners
Japan League One round-up SPRINGBOKS Damian de Allende and Lood de Jager were among the try scorers as Saitama Wild Knights...
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/ 2 weeks agoGwilliam out to make it a Kent hat-trick
TAFF Gwilliam is hoping to harness the momentum in Kent rugby as the two-time defending champions bid for a hat-trick of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoHowden Celebrates the British & Irish Lions Squad Writing Their Names into the History Books – and Onto a 44ft Mural
Principal Partner and Official Jersey Sponsor of The British & Irish Lions, global insurance group Howden, celebrated the newly announced Lions...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoSuper Rugby Americas: Round Ten Review
By Joe Santamaria Dogos 39-29 Yacare Dogos continued their recent surge up the table with a convincing 39-29 win over Yacare, though their...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 weeks agoScotland captain Sione Tuipulotu was worried injury would wreck his British and Irish Lions dream
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 weeks agoChris Collyer: Leinster need to reset and restart from the ground up
By Chris Collyer For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoNorthampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith ‘unfazed’ and ‘relaxed’ about the possibility British and Irish Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks ago“Don’t like it then don’t watch it” – Henry Pollock’s message to social media scrooges as he aims for British and Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 3 weeks agoIndependent review calls for RFU Council to be axed
The RFU is facing a structural revolution as an independent review has recommended abolishing the RFU Council. The proposed changes could...
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/ 3 weeks agoAdam Radwan: I have got to win the Leicester Tigers fans over
By Gary Fitzgerald Adam Radwan claims there is an “infectious” title bug in the air at Welford Road which has caught...
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/ 3 weeks agoCharlie Ewels enjoying ‘the most exciting time’ as Bath power on
By Jon Newcombe Charlie Ewels admits the struggles that Bath had under Stuart Hooper a few seasons ago now feel like...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoNick Cain: At last! Welcome words reinforce value of jeopardy
One of the few signs of clear-thinking rugby union sanity this week came from Simon Gillham, the chairman of the Tier...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoGlasgow’s Jack Mann excited to agree Kingsholm deal
Gloucester have signed back row Jack Mann from Glasgow Warriors from next season. The 25-year-old, who has made 13 appearances for...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoLes Kiss to replace Joe Schmidt as Wallabies coach ahead of 2027 World Cup
Australian Les Kiss will replace Joe Schmidt as Wallabies head coach in 2026 and will lead the team in their home...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoDan Murphy to take over at Gloucester-Hartpury
Three-time Premiership Women’s Rugby champions Gloucester-Hartpury have appointed Dan Murphy as their head of rugby for the 2025-26 season. Murphy has...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoKen Owens eying a move into politics
Ken Owens, aka the Sheriff of Carmarthen, is planning to plunge into the whirlpool of politics as a Labour candidate at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoAndrew Goodman: Joe Schmidt called me and it changed my life
By Adam Hathaway Lions assistant coach Andrew Goodman is aiming to bite the hand that once fed him when he goes...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoJohan Mulder looking to push Cardiff in South Africa double header
By Simon Thomas Johan Mulder heads back home to South Africa this week, having exceeded all expectations with play-off chasing Cardiff....
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/ 3 weeks agoWhy did such a good side break up so quickly?
FOR the best part of two decades, Exeter Chiefs have been a textbook success story, poster boys for the professional club...
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English Championship
/ 3 weeks agoNottingham blown away by Chinnor comeback
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor .............41pts Tries: Carter 52, 68; Hughes 56, 61; Chamberlain 71 Conversions: Chamberlain 47, 55, 57, 61, 67...
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Young Gun
/ 3 weeks agoJAMES PATER
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS FULL-BACK Northampton flyer James Pater went viral across rugby’s social media when he scored a breakaway try...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoProblems piling up for Lynn as he returns to homeland
Wales JUST a day after he hoisted a third successive Premiership Women’s Rugby title with Gloucester-Hartpury, Sean Lynn returned to his...
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/ 3 weeks agoRichmond’s punt on youth pays off
By CHRIS COLLYER National One RICHMOND boss Rob Powell couldn’t be happier with his team’s performance this season as the Londoners...
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/ 3 weeks agoTuragabeci helps make sure Tykes get it right this time
By BEN JAYCOCK Top dogs: Leeds Tykes celebrate with trophy National 2 North SEREMAIA Turagabeci helped guide Leeds Tykes back to...
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/ 3 weeks agoSainsbury: Clifton will rise to challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK Winners: Clifton show their delight PICTURE: Ian Clark National 2 West AGED 20, Shay Sainsbury has already made...
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/ 3 weeks agoHammond agrees Nottingham deal
■By JON NEWCOMBE FOR Kiwi Craig Hammond coaching in the Championship in the city that he’s made his home is a...
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/ 3 weeks agoBaa-Baas enjoy their day in the Durham sunshine
Anniversary match By LUKE JARMYN Durham Uni ......33pts Tries: Rhodes 28, 58, Rowell 43, Clarke 53, Turley 67 Conversions: Vernum 29,...
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