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• Hull FC bring in centre Swann on two-year deal

  26-08-2026 19:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull FC sign Wynnum-Manly Seagulls centre Jordan Swann on a two-year deal for next season.
  
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• Siya Kolisi’s South Africa make amends with series-levelling victory against New Zealand

  30-08-2026 05:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  The Springboks produced a far more clinical display in Cape Town, overcoming New Zealand 33-26.
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• Ernst van Rhyn: Alex Sanderson can give Sale Sharks bite

  30-08-2026 05:30 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  After a seventh-place finish last term, Sale Sharks have strengthened their squad.
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• Dan Robson’s back in the Prem and relishing big return at Gloucester

  30-08-2026 05:15 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  The former Wasps scrum-half spent four years in France after the club’s collapse but now believes Gloucester have the quality to challenge for the Premiership.
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• Sanderson can give Sharks bite, says van Rhyn

  30-08-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By GARY FITZGERALD Defiant: Alex Sanderson ALEX Sanderson is still the right man to lift Sale out of their recent slump and lead the club to silverware. The Director of Rugby now has the squad to battle it out at the top of the Premiership rather than scrap around in the bottom half. Sharks’ lock […]
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• Tynedale determined to go one better this time

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK TYNEDALE will attempt to turn last season’s promotion disappointment into another title challenge in a National Two North division which has undergone major change over the summer. The Corbridge side finished runners-up to a dominant Sheffield last term, winning 21 of their 26 matches and collecting 106 points. Sheffield claimed the title […]
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• Thomas backs youth at Moseley

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  By PAUL SMITH IN their hour of need, Birmingham Moseley turned to a local hero and he is now aiming for significant National One progress during the coming season. Ollie Thomas has been part of the furniture at Billesley Common – and before it the Reddings – from before he could walk. His father Alan […]
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• Springbok Deon comes of age

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  DEON Fourie of the Cape Town Stormers hit the history books in Durban yesterday like a tornado. Four weeks short of turning 40, he became not merely the oldest Springbok of all time but the oldest to appear in a South Africa-New Zealand Test for more than 100 years. Not since Ned Hughes hooked for […]
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• Sloot setting his sights on making Club history

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK NOAH Sloot has challenged newly-promoted Blackheath to become the greatest side in the club’s league history rather than settle for Championship survival. Blackheath return to English rugby’s second tier this season following their outstanding promotion from National One, and 30-year-old back row Sloot is one of the players who already knows what […]
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• Sir Billy’s legacy will last a lifetime

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  In the most exclusive of league tables as reserved for footballing knights of the realm, Sir Billy Boston stands above both Sir Alex Ferguson and Sir Gareth Edwards. Their ceremonial ranking, based on the number of statues sculpted in honour of their achievements across the three major codes, gives the boy from Tiger Bay pride […]
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• Saints run riot in Sri Lanka

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Asia P Lions .. 42 Northampton .59 ■By JACK TREGONNING NORTHAMPTON Saints ran in nine tries as they opened their pre-season preparations with an entertaining victory over the Asia Pacific Lions in Colombo. Saints pulled away after holding a narrow 26-21 half-time advantage, scoring three unanswered tries after the restart to take control of the […]
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• Robson’s back and relishing big return

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Robson has spoken of his “unfinished business” in the Premiership as he prepares to try and heal any leftover “mental scars” from his Wasps torment. The experienced scrum-half is “excited” about what lies ahead this season having returned to his first rugby home at Gloucester. Having spent four years in what […]
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• Resolute Lucs have revenge in sights

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK LUCTONIANS will begin the new National Two West campaign with unfinished business after coming agonisingly close to breaking into National One last season. George Thomas’ side produced an outstanding campaign, winning 20 of their 26 matches and collecting 103 points, but champions Camborne proved even stronger with 22 victories and 113 points. […]
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• Red Roses glory leads to mass Premier boom

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby has enjoyed another significant surge in interest following England’s World Cup triumph, with average attendances rising by 23.4 per cent during the 2025-26 season. ■By BEN JAYCOCK The nine-team competition also recorded major growth away from the stands. PWR’s social media following increased by 132 per cent, its supporter database grew by […]
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• Red Bulls too strong for Knights

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Newcastle RB...53 Doncaster K....31 By HOLLY DAISY NEWCASTLE Red Bulls made an impressive start to pre-season as they ran in nine tries to defeat Doncaster Knights at Kingston Park. Dan McFarland’s new-look side produced an ambitious attacking display, racing into a commanding 36-12 half-time lead before Doncaster fought back after the interval. McFarland said: “I […]
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• Rawlins double sinks plucky Pirates

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  By SAMANTHA EMMA C Pirates..........14 Saracens.........29 SARACENS completed their pre-season preparations with a hard-fought victory over Cornish Pirates at a sold-out Mennaye Field. The Premiership visitors built a 22-7 half-time advantage before Pirates produced a spirited second-half showing, keeping Saracens scoreless until the 67th minute and reducing the deficit to eight points. Saracens made a […]
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• Quins excited by new flyer Sigauke

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  HARLEQUINS have signed Zimbabwe wing Edward Sigauke. The 22-year-old, below, has scored eight tries in 12 games for his country. Quins head coach Jason Gilmore said: “Eddie is a player we’ve been tracking and we’re really pleased to get his signing over the line. He’s got tremendous speed and footwork that makes him a real […]
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• Proud of Carley’s rise to top

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  KENT’S Matt Carley deserves huge congratulations for reaching the top of the refereeing ladder. As a west-countryman long resident in Kent, I met his father John – also a ref – on several occasions. The tragedy is that, with no meaningful senior competition and a ring-fenced Prem, no Kent player can now emulate Matt and […]
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• Prem Cup purpose is changing but competition still has value

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Charge: Tom Hooper, of Exeter Chiefs, carries the ball THE Premiership Cup kicks off on Saturday and it will be an interesting start because of where it sits in the calendar this season. Having it before the Premiership effectively turns part of it into an extension of pre-season, and I think that changes the way […]
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• New-look Oundle in a drive for success

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  OUNDLE will start the new National Two East campaign with promotion firmly in their sights after responding to last season’s agonising near miss with an eye-catching recruitment drive. ■By BEN JAYCOCK New arrival: Tom Collins heads an impressive list of new arrivals at Oundle PICTURES: Getty Images The Northamptonshire club pushed Bury St Edmunds all […]
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• Moreno is Red Bulls’ 25th new signing

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Argentina prop Francisco Moreno on a one-year deal. The 24-year-old tight-head will join up with Pumas teammates Franco Molina and Simon Benitez Cruz on Tyneside after his international commitments. Moreno, who made his Test debut against South Africa this month, is the 25th signing for the Red Bulls who have […]
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• Making ‘Lomu’, an rugby’s first truly intimate study of global superstar

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Ahead of the release of LOMU on September 7, director Gavin Fitzgerald, below, speaks to Ben Jaycock about bringing Jonah Lomu’s remarkable story to the big screen, the complexities behind his upbringing and rise to the top, and why his legacy extends far beyond the sport Q&A Up close and personal: Jonah facing the media, […]
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• Let’s get shot of hi-vis waterboys

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  THE mantra of rugby administrators and journalists is ‘the need to speed the game up and keep it flowing’ more often than not by ignoring some of the basic Laws of the game. Last week’s match between the All Blacks and the Springboks appeared to have more stops than a Clapham omnibus – I have […]
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• Koroibete joins Ospreys

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  OSPREYS have signed former Wallabies wing Marika Koroibete. The 34-year-old, who won the last of his 63 Australia caps against New Zealand two years ago, arrives after five seasons with Panasonic Wild Knights in Japan. He is the fourth Australian to sign for the Swansea side this summer following lock Ryan Smith’s arrival last season. […]
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• Kolisi’s SA make amends

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ■By BEN JAYCOCK SIYA Kolisi hailed South Africa’s response to a difficult week after the Springboks bounced back to level their Greatest Rivalry series against New Zealand. The world champions made amends for their Ellis Park defeat with a far more clinical display, seeing off New Zealand 33-26 courtesy of first-half tries from Kolisi, Damian […]
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• It’s bittersweet watching Bath win big prizes now

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  MY LIFEIN RUGBY MATT GARVEY Leading the charge: Matt Garvey in action for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH, GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER WARRIORS AND ENGLAND SAXONS SECOND ROW There are not many places in rugby quite like Bath on a Friday night. You drive down into the city, see the floodlights glowing over The […]
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• It’s a double dose of misery for Toulouse

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Pastures new: Francois Cros has announced he is joining Lyon next season PICTURE: Alamy THURSDAY was not a good day for Top 14 champions Toulouse. First, the FFR’s Appeals Committee upheld a July conviction against them for salary cap infractions – and then France international Francois Cros confirmed reports he will leave the club at […]
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• Ireland ace Crowley out until 2027

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  NEWS EXTRA IRELAND and Munster fly-half Jack Crowley is set to be sidelined until the new year. He has been out since April with a lower limb vascular injury. Having sat out Ireland’s Nations Championship games against Australia, Japan and New Zealand last month, the 26-year-old who has 35 Ireland caps will miss the second […]
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• Guarantee a paper in your local newsagent

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
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• Five ways to win the race to the gain line

  30-08-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Hard pass to No.10: France’s scrum-half Antoine Dupont (R) prepares to pass as he runs with the ball Running straight: Tom Roebuck of Sale Sharks is tackled by Orlando Bailey of Leicester Tigers Deeper pass: England’s fly-half Fin Smith passes the ball To move forward at pace and put defences under pressure, win the race […]
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