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Harlequins avenged their harrowing home defeat by Racing 92 two years ago by dispatching the French heavyweights 14-10 in their Heineken Champions Cup clash.

A Gavin Coombes double, and an immense second-half defensive performance during which Munster had to cope with three yellow cards, saw the Irish province secure a fiery 17-6 win over Northampton Saints at Franklin's Gard...

Steve Borthwick is set to be named England's new head coach after the RFU and Leicester reached an agreement over compensation.

By PETER JACKSON Danger man: Freddie Steward makes a break in Leicester’s win over Clermont PICTURES: Getty Images Match action - starts Page 8>> WELSH […] The post Players in Wales face 50% pay cuts appeared first o...

By BEN JAYCOCK WASPS will be playing Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, but Worcester have been left in the wilderness as their application […] The post Championship: Wasps are in, Worcester o...

By PAUL REES LUKE Morahan will make his final appearance for Bristol today when they face Zebre in the Challenge Cup having spent five years […] The post Morahan to leave Bristol for Bayonne appeared first on The Rugby...

By JON NEWCOMBE SALE SHARKS DoR Alex Sanderson fears he might have a fight on his hands to keep hold of defence coach Mike Forshaw. […] The post I'll fight to keep Forshaw, says Sanderson appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

By JON NEWCOMBE Fully fit: Sale’s Akker van der Merwe in action AKKER van der Merwe admits Sale Sharks will have to redouble their efforts […] The post Sharks look for repeat performance over Toulouse appeared first ...

By PAUL REES GEORGE Furbank does not yet know who he has to impress to make England’s Six Nations squad after the sacking of head […] The post Furbank ready for Munster challenge appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

GEORGE Skivington could not believe his luck when he learned that George McGuigan was available as he looked for a hooker to compensate for the […] The post Skivington delight as McGuigan joins appeared first on The Ru...

LONDON Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has received a four-week ban following his red card in the Champions Cup defeat by Montpellier last Friday. Argentine Creevy […] The post Creevy hit with four-week ban appeared first ...

SCOTTISH Rugby have announced 11-month professional contracts for 28 female players. Jade Konkel-Roberts, 29, became the organisation’s first professional female player in 2016 and the […] The post Scotland offer pro...

WHAT brilliant business management by the Leicester Tigers board! When rumours first emerged earlier this year of Steve Borthwick’s possible appointment as the next England […] The post Canny Tigers have played a bli...

THE amount of empty seats at Champions Cup /Challenge Cup games last week seems to have increased, probably due to the cost of living crisis […] The post Cut tickets prices to get more fans in appeared first on The Rug...

By LUKE JARMYN DREAMS of playing for Wales again and getting another shot at top tier professional rugby in the URC or the Premiership drove […] The post Wales dream drives Grey through the pain appeared first on The R...

The Former North of England, Northampton, St Helens RLFC, Waterloo, Rotherham & Sedgley Park centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against... […] The post Dream Team with Andy Northey appeared first on The R...

ANDY NORTHEY, THE FORMER NORTH OF ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON, ST HELENS RLFC, WATERLOO, ROTHERHAM & SEDGLEY PARK CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE incoming England head coach, with Steve Borthwick the strong favourite to be appointed by the RFU, should […] The post Time for England to focus on attack appea...

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter................................. 44pts Tries: Ewers 11, Cowan-Dickie 16, 30, 46, Slade 36, Kata 56 Conversions: J Simmonds 11, 30, 36, 46 Penalties: J […] The post Cowan-Dickie puts Chiefs in co...

EXETER head coach Ali Hepher is “excited” to see his new wave of young prospects like Sam Maunder, Dafydd Jenkins and Christ Tsiunza making their […] The post Hepher excited by new wave appeared first on The Rugby ...

By GARY FITZGERALD Ulster..................29pts Tries: Henderson 43, Cooney 59, Vermeulen 63, Stewart 75 Conversions: Cooney 44, 60, 75 Penalties: Cooney 80 La Rochelle.......36pts Tries: Dulin […] The post Coach McFa...

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester........................... 23pts Tries: Wiese 18, Montoya 26 Conversions: Atkinson 18, 26 Penalties: Atkinson 37, 51, 69 Clermont............................. 16pts Tries: Bezy 79 Conversions: [�...