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BY JOE SANTAMARIA Chile…………………………………………………11 Tries: Escobar 50 Penalties: Videla 11, Salas 27 Scotland……………………………………………52 Tries: Bayliss 22, Rowe 29...

Castleford held off a Catalans comeback to earn a third successive Super League victory with a 24-18 win at The Mend-A-Hose Jungle.

England U20s too strong for France in final showdown By BEN JAYCOCK Head coach Mark Mapletoft praised the England U20s as some of the most […] The post Top of the world appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

■By JON NEWCOMBE MALIQ Holden admits he couldn’t have asked for a better role model to learn from than Sir Ian Mc-Geechan after landing his […] The post Holden keen to learn the McGeechan way appeared first on The ...

■ By ADAM HATHAWAY TOMMY Freeman flew out of New Zealand on Monday morning beaten but not bowed claiming England had won the respect of […] The post Freeman: We left with NZ respect appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

■ By PAUL EDDISON MARLIE Packer enjoyed one of the greatest nights of her rugby career in the first edition of WXV – little wonder […] The post Packer out to defend WXV crown in Canada appeared first on The Rugby P...

FINAL ■By WILLIAM GUPWELL ENGLAND emerged victorious for the first time in the tournament since 2016, denying France a fourth championship in a row and […] The post Glory for a band of brothers appeared first on The ...

3RD PLACE PLAY-OFF■By JAMES ORPIN Ireland.............. 24pts Tries: Coffey 10, Murphy 32, Graham 76, Naughton 79 Conversions: Murphy 11, 79New Zealand ...38pts Tries: Bason 37,46, […] The post New Zealand too good f...

5TH PLACE PLAY-OFF■By BEN JAYCOCK Australia............. 6pts Penalties: McLaughlin-Phillips 3, 62 Argentina ......... 14pts Tries: Silva 27 Penalties: Di Lucca 56, 69, 78 IN a […] The post Argentina in charge to get...

■By BEN JAYCOCK 11TH PLACE PLA Spain .............. 24 Fiji ..................... 19 AN incredible week for Spanish sport continued as they retained their place in […] The post Spain celebrate sudden-death win appear...

7TH PLACE PLAY-OFF■By BEN JAYCOCK CUP Wales................... 31pts South Africa ..... 47pts Tries: Price 36, 74, Boshoff 50, Emanuel 63, Conquer 80 Conversions: Wilde 64, […] The post Battling Wales run out appeare...

SUNDAY WRAP ■By JAMES ORPIN LAST Sunday in the U20’s World Championship in Cape Town, England secured a long-awaited victory over Ireland to reach the […] The post Young England impress as win over Ireland takes th...

OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW World beaters: England triumph in South Africa FRIDAY night was the highlight of my short-lived rugby career so far […] The post Best team in the world, I screamed appeared first o...

U20s TROPHY ■By JAMES ORPIN SCOTLAND secured their spot back in the big time of age-grade rugby by winning the Trophy on home soil in […] The post Scotland confirm return with win over USA appeared first on The Rugby...

JEREMY GUS COTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Star man: Full-back George Furbank is playing the rugby of his life PICTURE: Getty Images IF WE […] The post England going in the right direction appeared first on...

Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Japan v Italy Today. 6.05am EDDIE Jones will be hoping his horror start in charge of Japan will come to an […] The post Jones facing Italy tester appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

■By SAM JACKSON DISCIPLINE was an issue for a much changed South Africa but, despite their numerical disadvantage, the Springboks had more than enough to […] The post Mapimpi hat-trick sparks Springboks as Portugal g...

■By BEN JAYCOCK Try time: Sevu Reece scores for New Zealand PICTURES: Alamy Gotcha: Caleb Clarke is tackled by Fiji’s Caleb Muntz NEW Zealand’s debutants […] The post All Blacks spreading the word in San Diego ap...

■By BEN JAYCOCK Diving home: Rob Valetini scores for the Wallabies PICTURES: Alamy THE good times keep on rolling at the start of Joe Schmidt’s […] The post Valetini leads the way for Wallabies appeared first on Th...

SCRUM-HALF Gareth Davies, who was a late call-up as Welsh captain, accepted that the Reds were fierce opposition. He said: “All fairness to Reds they […] The post That was a hell of a game - Davies appeared first on ...

■By ROGER PANTING WITH 80 seconds left of the clock, replacement Kieran Hardy touched down to end Wales’ run of nine consecutive defeats. It brought […] The post Hardy on hand to grab last-gasp win appeared first o...

WORLD Cup USA is six and a half years away. Yet, outside the fraught situation World Rugby (IRB) faced in scheduling the 1995 tournament in […] The post World Cup 2031 will be a tough sell in USA appeared first on The ...