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• Cardiff seal opening Welsh derby win over Scarlets

  26-09-2026 22:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cardiff triumph in the first United Rugby Championship (URC) Welsh derby of the season by beating Scarlets in Llanelli.
  
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• Comebacks, fly-hacks and cornrows - Prem talking points

  28-09-2026 13:55 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Old names, new looks and some stunning scores marked the return of the Prem for another season.
  
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• All Blacks Country: Why New Zealand Still Sets the Standard in World Rugby

  28-09-2026 13:10 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Nine Tests will take the All Blacks from Johannesburg to London via Baltimore before 2026 is done. New Zealand will face different opponents and conditions, giving rugby fans plenty of evidence to judge whether the black jersey still sets the standard in 2026. Rugby has spent more than a century trying to catch New Zealand, […]
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• Baxter wants reaction after heavy Gloucester loss

  28-09-2026 11:52 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says hopes he will see a reaction from his side after their surprising 45-24 home loss to Gloucester.
  
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• Gloucester wanted to lay down marker - Lake

  28-09-2026 11:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Gloucester captain Dewi Lake says the side wanted to lay down a marker in their opening Prem game at Exeter.
  
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• Pirates concede record 73-point haul at Coventry

  28-09-2026 10:02 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says his side are not as bad as their 73-40 defeat at Coventry would suggest.
  
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• The Welsh players who started season strongly

  28-09-2026 05:50 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The talking points as Dragons draw, Ospreys lose and Cardiff take the derby bragging rights against Scarlets on the opening weekend of the URC.
  
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• Heroic York rearguard stuns Wigan in Grand Final

  27-09-2026 21:07 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Valkyrie become the first side to win the Women's Super League three times after an incredible defensive effort thwarts favourites Wigan.
  
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• Saracens edge out Leicester despite Isiekwe red

  27-09-2026 18:27 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens overcome a second-half red card for Nick Isiekwe to begin the Brendan Venter era with a 40-38 win at Leicester Tigers.
  
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• Rugby player suffers 'serious neck injury' as paramedic comes to the rescue

  27-09-2026 18:17 via express.co.uk
  A Welsh rugby player was taken to hospital after suffering a suspected serious neck injury.
  
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• Parsons becomes record try scorer as Ireland beat Japan

  27-09-2026 16:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Beibhinn Parsons becomes Ireland women's all-time record try scorer as they hold off a late comeback from Japan to register a 31-24 win in the WXV Global Series at Dexcom Stadium.
  
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• Why latest defeat feels different for Wales

  27-09-2026 15:41 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Wales may have suffered another Test defeat, but Sean Lynn's new-look side has given fans plenty to be optimistic about before next month's trip to Japan.
  
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• Four men down - but Australia still beat South Africa

  27-09-2026 14:19 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australia are reduced to 11 men but dig in for a remarkable win against a much-changed South Africa side as they beat the world champions 42-38 in Perth.
  
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• Horror injury silences rugby stadium with player's mum in tears as TV cameras pan away

  27-09-2026 14:07 via express.co.uk
  Penrith Panthers star Nathan Cleary suffered an awful injury during the NRL preliminary final against Newcastle Knights.
  
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• Play-off exit 'hurts' but Peet proud of Wigan side

  27-09-2026 13:20 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Matt Peet says Wakefield were "far too good" for his Wigan side in Saturday's Super League play-off semi-final, with defeat ending their treble hopes.
  
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• Shedding and raising pounds - Jones tackles longest run

  27-09-2026 10:32 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales prop Adam Jones will face one of his greatest challenges when he tackles the Cardiff half-marathon.
  
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• Exeter Chiefs 24-45 Gloucester: Welsh duo spearhead Cherry & Whites to a shock victory

  27-09-2026 05:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Gloucester made a statement on the opening weekend as Dewi Lake and Jac Morgan inspired a 45-24 win over last season’s beaten Prem finalists Exeter Chiefs.
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• Danny Care: England and Exeter Chiefs wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is the total package

  27-09-2026 05:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Danny Care believes Manny Feyi-Waboso can emerge as one of the world’s best players and compared him to former England wing Jason Robinson, while also backing Henry Pollock to handle the pressure of his new £400,000-plus Northampton Saints deal.
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• Wales and Exeter Chiefs star Kane James hungry for more after breakthrough Prem season

  27-09-2026 05:36 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Kane James is determined to build on a breakthrough campaign that saw him become a Welsh international and help Exeter Chiefs reach the Premiership final.
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• Meg Jones: Back-to-back battles with the world’s best will make England stronger

  27-09-2026 05:30 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  England captain Meg Jones believes being pushed to the limit by Canada and New Zealand will prove invaluable as the Red Roses continue to evolve.
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• Bath star Charlie Ewels has his sights on an England 2027 World Cup spot

  27-09-2026 05:01 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Charlie Ewels is determined to give everything in his bid to finally make an England World Cup squad after two previous near-misses.
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• Sale Sharks 24-34 Bristol Bears: Pat Lam’s side make it a hard road back for Courtney Lawes

  27-09-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Bristol Bears made an early statement in the Prem as Louis Rees-Zammit and Harry Randall both scored twice in a bonus-point win at Sale Sharks.
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• Harrison grabs the glory for England

  27-09-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK What a finish: England celebrate their winning try MEG Jones believes back-to-back bruising battles against the world’s best have made England stronger after the Red Roses edged New Zealand in a thriller. England were pushed to the limit by the Black Ferns, with Zoe Harrison scoring a dramatic match winner to seal […]
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• George Kruis: Brendan Venter will restore Saracens to their former heights

  27-09-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  George Kruis believes Brendan Venter can bring back the foundations that made Saracens a dominant force during his first spell at the club.
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• Eddie Hearn: Henry Pollock turned down big offers to stay at Northampton Saints

  27-09-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Eddie Hearn says Henry Pollock turned down lucrative rival offers to stay at Northampton Saints, while his new deal also gives him scope to explore an opportunity elsewhere.
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• Welsh duo spearhead Gloucester hit squad

  27-09-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  IF this was Gloucester’s maiden voyage into the new PREM Rugby season, then the good ship Cherry & Whites could hardly have sailed into calmer waters. ■By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs .................. 24pts Gloucester ....................... 45pts Tries: Iosefa-Scott 15, E Roots 38, Varney 62, Gulley 76 Conversions: Slade 16, 63 Tries: Loader 5, 23; S […]
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• We need more action around elite club game

  27-09-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  JEREMY GUSCOTT IT’S the second late September launch of the Prem, but fans seem to be adapting, and there’s plenty to look forward to. The last two or three seasons have been good to watch, and good for clubs to play in, despite combined scores of anything from 60 to 100 points. Most people I’ve […]
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• We may have been a bit under-cooked, admits Baxter

  27-09-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  heavy attacking raid that line and finish the move. important.” sive resolve held firm and we can keep that going.” EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter admitted his side may have been “under-cooked”. He said: “Going into it, I wouldn’t say we were, but now it clearly looks like we were. I don’t want to […]
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• We have just got to be far more clinical, says Tiatia

  27-09-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By STEVE WHITE Benetton ..........19pts Tries: Mey 12, Bernasconi 24, Mendy 40 Conversions: Umaga 13, 25 Dragons ............19pts Tries: de Beer 27, Inisi 44, Dee 78 Conversions: de Beer 28, 45 TINUS de Beer was denied a dramatic match-winning conversion by the post as Dragons opened the season with a draw in Treviso. Filo Tiatia’s […]
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• We are looking to dominate opposition, insists Street

  27-09-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  In bullish mood: Saracen prop Marcus Street SARACENS are targeting total Premiership “domination” under returning boss Brendan Venter. Prop Marcus Street claims the club don’t just have a “100 per cent” chance of making the top four but have set their sights on being top dogs for the seventh time in their history. Street is […]
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