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The Rugby Paper
I’ve really loved my 15 years as a professional
WHEN I was sat in the stands at Murrayfield watching the players belt out the national anthems before Scotland took on Wales in the Six Nations, I couldn’t help but think that could’ve been me. The fact that I never played Test rugby is only something that has crossed my mind a few times but that was one occasion where it hit home to me just how close I once was.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Sensational Rams down the Titans
A SENSATIONAL Rams’ performance saw the hosts stun second-placed Rotherham Titans in an against-the-odds 30-19 bonus-point victory at Old Bath Road.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
England still need to have a plan B
WELL, what a Six Nations we have just had with a mix of games and results that truly capture the ethos of the competition with everthing coming down to the last day and results of the last three games.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Vickery: Genge has been a real beauty
ELLIS Genge has been praised for his leading role in helping lay the foundations for En- gland’s Six Nations re- surgence.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Swiss precision too sharp for Germans
AMID the torrent of international rugby last weekend, I caught the highlights of Switzerland’s remarkable, historic, 20-17 win in Germany, their first ever victory in the Rugby Europe Championship.
3 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Atkinson keen to get it right against Bath
SEB Atkinson says Gloucester will look to take inspiration from Bristol’s 36-26 win at The Rec earlier in the season as they attempt to overturn recent derby history.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Millfield facing stern test in sevens
IT'S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by a buffet of sevens at this week's Rosslyn Park 7s.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Sharpshooter Bourgeois on target to put France on right track
IRELAND rued their misses off the tee as France survived Gabri- elle Vernier’s 20-minute red card to start their campaign with a hard- fought victory.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Benson keeps nerve to kill off Saracens
JAMIE Benson whose chances have been limited behind Marcus Smith and Jarrod Evans this season came off the bench to spark a superb Harlequins comeback with a victory that keeps them well in the Premiership mix.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Merthyr closing in at the top
MERTHYR struck what could be a crucial blow in the Welsh Premier- ship title race after tri- umphing 33-19 at leaders Pontypridd.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Ampthill take some time to get into their stride
AMPTHILL secured their first Championship home win since October, edging out high-flying Nottingham in an 11-try thriller in what was an ill-disciplined affair at Dillingham Park.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Spirited Leicester too smart for Saints
MICHAEL Cheika has challenged his Leicester Tigers to repeat this outstanding performance when Saracens visit on Sunday.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Ospreys hold on in 'crazy match'
THE Ospreys held on amid a nail-biting finale to claim a bonus point victory in this 12-try thriller and move up from 13th to 7th in the URC table.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Three in a row makes fine finale for Lynn
ZOE Aldcroft hailed her trailblazers after Gloucester-Hartpury secured an unprecedented 'three-peat' last Sunday to wave legendary head coach Sean Lynn off in style.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
TJs come out on top in 12-try thriller
TJs took maximum points from a high-quali ty game that was only se- cured in the last minute.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Theo flies in with a brace to seal it for Dorking
THEO WILLIAMSON’S second-half double helped Dorking come from behind to edge out Guernsey.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Coach thanks crowd for lifting Havant over line
A BUMPER crowd at the Lane enjoyed a gripping encounter in which Havant came out on top despite late pressure from the visitors.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Lam: My focus is on Bears
PAT Lam insists he remains focused on his “massive job” at Bristol Bears after emerging as the bookies’ favourite to become Wales head coach.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Rosslyn make in second-half
AN impressive sec-ond-half showing by Rosslyn Park saw them get the better of Plymouth Albion in front of a bumper Brickfields crowd.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
The future looks bright for versatile players-Care
SUPER sub Danny Care built a 100-cap England career off the back of impacts from the bench but says that in the modern game, Swiss Army knife-like backs are now more important than ever.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Wilson: Resting our stars worked
HARLEQUINS head coach Danny Wilson was delighted his decision to rest three returning England squad members paid dividends.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Kriel hits the target for Bulls
DAVID Krie'’s last gasp penalty ended Leinster's unbeaten URC record as the Bulls edged a tight contest in Pretoria.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Hamish wants strong finish to put a gloss on a tough year
BISHOP'S Stortford lock Hamish Ferguson is opti- mistic his team can pro- duce a strong finish to a difficult season in Nation- al One.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Capuzzo’s Bruce Lee impression could catch on
ON the subject of innovative tactics and adaptations to the game did you clock Ange Capuozzo, right, in a couple of games doing his Bruce Lee and Enter the Dragon impression leaping im- probably high and sinuously in an attempt to try and kick potential try scoring passes from the opposition into safety.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
A terrific move that will spread the love
A FEW weeks ago, this column reached the startling conclusion that despite masses of evidence to the contrary, the words “rugby” and “governance” were not quite mutually exclusive. And here’s the proof!
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Thorburn calls for a restart ‘at every level
PAUL Thorburn has seen Wales take a few batterings since his touchline goal put them on the World Cup podium for the only time; bronze medallists behind France and the All Black untouchables.
4 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Halliday's blast: The RFU keeps ignoring us
SIMON Halliday has slammed the proposed loan bail-out for Newcastle Falcons, the Premiership's basement club, and the continued lockdown on promotion-relegation.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Super-sub Wilson grabs late winner for Ulster
REPLACEMENT tight-head Scott Wilson found asurprising turn of pace to grab the winning try of abarnstorming clash as Ulster jumped up into the play-off places.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
No sympathy as Darlo crushed
WITH their relegation from National One confirmed, it was a depleted Darlington squad that travelled to Birmingham Moseley where they met a home side in no mood to show their guests any sympa thy or favours.
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March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Baxter puts his faith in super 7
ROB Baxter expects the seven Exeter players who were involved in England’s recent Under-20 Six Nations campaign to be pressing for first-team places next season.
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