All posts tagged "Scrum"
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoDominant Dale pass Tigers test
Wharfedale............22 Sheffield Tigers...... 8 ■ By EDWIN WILLIAMS WHARFEDALE grabbed a bonus-point win to start their campaign, while a plucky Tigers...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoNo sweet start for league new boys
Bournville...............40 Devonport S............22 By PAUL BOLTON DEVONPORT Services were given a tough introduction to national league rugby by a Bournville side...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoWelcome back! Brassington’s the star of the show
Camborne................52 Macclesfield..........25 ■ By BILL HOOPER CAMBORNE began their campaign in fine style, scoring eight tries with Aden Brassington bagging a...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoSimmonds makes the difference as Raiders do battle
Guernsey......... 24 Worthing........... 16 ■ By MIKE MARSHALL FOURTEEN-MAN Guernsey edged out Worthing in a tight tussle between the Raiders. Guernsey...
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National League 2E
/ 8 months agoIt’s no stroll in the Park for Combe
Westcombe P.........29 Bury St Ed’s.............24 ■ By JOHN VALLELY COMBE were involved in another high-scoring encounter to start the 24/25 season,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 8 months agoSeven-try Merthyr stun Neath
Premiership round-up MERTHYR hammered out an early warning to their Premiership rivals that they mean business as they ran in seven...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoIt’s an honour to sign for Cardiff-Mulder
■ By SIMON THOMAS SOUTH African scrum-half Johan Mulder says he is shocked and honoured to have been signed up by...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 8 months agoEmbracing the Scrum: The Advantages of Playing Rugby in College
Rugby, often seen as a rough and tumble-sport, is much more than just a physical battle; it’s a test of mental...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoTomos Williams: Gloucester the perfect fresh start
Wales star Tomos Williams says it was the perfect time to head for England and take up the challenge of a...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoCardiff get a lesson in finishing from Ealing
■ By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing T ............ 45pts Tries: Dykes 15, Cornish 29, Willemse 50, 66, 76; Moore 71, Worboys 79...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoGallagher on hand to put Caldy in the driving seat
■ By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 19pts Tries: Wynn 40, Aigbokhae 42, Gallagher 60 Conversions: Kilcourse 40,42 Sale FC............... 17pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoRocky start for Sharks as Connacht enjoy their day in the sun
■ By LUKE JARMYN Connacht .......... 21pts Tries: Conversions: Tierney-Martin 18, Oliver 37, B Murphy 76 Carty 19, 38, Forde 77...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoHoliday steps up to steal it for Hartpury at the death
■ By ANDY HOWELL Dragons.............40pts Tries: Lloyd 5, Rosser 18, 32; Minto 44, Conquer 58, Blacker 68 Conversions: Reed 5, 33,...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSet-piece woes leave Quins adrift in Corsica
■ By NICK POWELL Montpellier .....37pts Tries: Tisseron 8, Camara 20, Tauleigne 66, Karkadze 72 Conversions: Coly 9, 21; Barreau 67,...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoCambridge go close but can’t get past Cardiff
■ By STEVE JACKSON Cardiff ............... 14pts Tries: Rees 8, Stone 42 Conversions: Wilde 9, 43 Cambridge ....... 12pts Tries: Cardew...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoIt’s going to be a thriller – van Graan
By Jon Newcombe Johann van Graan is predicting a Gallagher Premiership 2024/25 season to set pulses racing. Bath’s head of rugby...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – JJ Hanrahan
JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoCambridge fall to surprise defeat
CAMBRIDGE fell to a late and unexpected defeat to National One near-neighbours Bishop’s Stortford in a typically harem-scarem encounter between the...
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoCaldy make Sharks work hard for their victory
By John Lyon Caldy ................ 24pts Tries: Penalty 20, Rushton 31, Mitchell 44, Booth 46 Conversions: Barker 44 Sale Sharks ......
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoIt’s time to call for three-man scrum
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Uncontested scrums are a blight on the fifteens game, and my solution to...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSaracens agree deal for Braley
SARACENS have signed former Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old joins on a three-month deal to...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoSix-try Fiji prove too strong for Samoa
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI started their bid for a sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with a 42-16, six-try win over arch...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoEngland can’t keep South Africa at bay
By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa.....39pts England.............. 17pts EXETER Chiefs scrum-half George Newman scored a first half wonder try but England U18s...
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Letters
/ 9 months agoLETTER: Twickenham name change to Allianz Stadium welcome
I wholeheartedly agree with Chris Hewett regarding the forthcoming Twickenham name change to the Allianz Stadium.
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 months agoOnce again, Pumas fail to back it up
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Running riot: All Blacks No.8 Ardie Savea ONE of the most question able truisms in rugby is that wet...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoErasmus now the creator supreme
NICK CAIN RASSIE Erasmus is a breath of fresh air, a coach who combines innovative out-of-the-box thinking with a detailed understanding...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoGlad to see clock ticking on scrum
CHRIS HEWETT THOSE of us who have spent our entire careers writing against deadline know all there is to know about...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoI just want my players to realise their full potential
Steve Hill puts the questions to former England Saxons fly-half Ryan Lamb, below, the head coach at Plymouth Albion RFC Why...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoEngland get in right mood for SA crunch
By BEN JAYCOCK England U18.....27pts Georgia U18 ..... 20pts ENGLAND overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoPotent Rawlins helps England U18s bounce back with victory over Georgia
England overcame a shaky first half to score 17 unanswered second half points to beat an impressive Georgia 27-20 as Jonathan...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoWe must all share the blame -Youngs
By ADAM HATHAWAY BEN Youngs insists Leicester’s players only have themselves to blame for last season’s flop and not Dan McKellar...
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Letters
/ 9 months agoLETTER: World Rugby made the game too complicated, attritional
This is a follow on from Raymond Howell’s letter in last weekend’s Rugby Paper about rugby's loss of wide appeal.
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSeven-try Pirates put Redruth to the sword
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates....47pts Redruth..................... 5pts THE full-timers of Cornish Pirates proved too strong for their National 2 West neighbours...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoScrums create an open game for backs to exploit
RAYMOND Howell’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper certainly raises some interesting issues over my article last week including whether or...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoTeenager swept out to sea in SA
A RISING teenage star of French rugby was swept out to sea in South Africa, where he was a member of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 months agoHarlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games
Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoTonga’s Pat Pellegrini quits Coventry for Super Rugby
Coventry's Premiership promotion bid has been dealt a blow with star man Pat Pellegrini leaving to join Super Rugby’s Moana Pasifika.
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Features
/ 9 months agoSir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’
Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoLeigh Halfpenny and Wyn Jones join Harlequins
Premiership side Harlequins have signed full-back Leigh Halfpenny and prop Wyn Jones for the 2024/25 season.
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoDan Thomas signs for Cardiff with the help of former teammates
Dan Thomas has revealed the significant part his former teammates, including England star Ellis Genge, played in his recent move to...
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Letters
/ 9 months agoLETTER: World Rugby allows scrums to be boring, dangerous
Jeff Probyn says that it takes a long time to learn the ‘dark arts’ of the scrum while David Flatman claims...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoCardiff sign another scrum-half in Johan Mulder
Cardiff have announced the signing of 24-year-old South African scrum-half Johan Mulder from fellow United Rugby Championship side the Lions.
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 months agoJoe Schmidt’s Wallabies will provide a tough test for Lions
Nick Cain gives his thoughts on the 2025 British Lions series against Australia, saying the Aussies will be hard to beat...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoFearless beach boy who ran with Lions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER Morgan’s day would begin at the crack of dawn on a Pembrokeshire...
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Features
/ 9 months ago’74 Lions failed to impress the doyen
NO sooner had I finished my trip down memory lane last week with the 1974 Lions than I stumbled across John...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoMitchell names 40-player training squad
Top of the world: Red Roses with the WXV 1 trophy PICTURES: Getty Images JOHN Mitchell has named a 40-player Red...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoThe game is always about the players
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Will Knight, below, the head coach of recently promoted Havant RFC Why...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoAntoine Dupont inspires France to Olympic gold in Paris
Nine months on from their heartbreaking quarter-final loss in the World Cup to South Africa, Antoine Dupont inspired France's Sevens side...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoAlan Dickens happy to take Newcastle Falcons role
Newcastle Falcons have appointed former England U20s boss Alan Dickens as senior coach as they look to break a run of...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoA golden finish for greatest showman
■By BEN JAYCOCK ANTOINE Dupont cemented himself as one of the greatest cross-code rugby players of all time as his second...
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