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• 'Very, very proud' - Peet on Wigan's Challenge Cup victory

  30-05-2026 20:26 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan Warriors head coach Matt Peet is "very, very proud" of his team as they won their 22nd Challenge Cup. He also praised the impact his young players made during their 40-10 victory over Hull KR at Wembley.
  
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• Leeds extend Super League lead with St Helens win

  04-06-2026 23:16 via bbc.com
  
  Leeds Rhinos extend their lead at the top of the Super League table as they edge out an entertaining battle with St Helens at Headingley.
  
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• Wakefield sign St George forward Guler from 2027

  04-06-2026 21:20 via bbc.com
  
  Wakefield Trinity sign forward Emre Guler from NRL side St George Illawarra Dragons on a three-year deal from next season.
  
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• New Rugby Paper Roundup: Play off chaos! Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Prem shootout + URC semi finals

  04-06-2026 17:20 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TRP writer Chris Collyer to preview a huge weekend of club rugby as the Prem regular season reaches its climax and the URC semi-finals take centre stage.The post New Rugby Paper Roundup: Play off chaos! Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Prem shootout + URC semi finals appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
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• Hull KR loan out Whitehead and sign teenager Holden

  04-06-2026 15:28 via bbc.com
  
  Championship side Doncaster sign Hull Kingston Rovers forward Tom Whitehead for the rest of the season, while Flynn Holden joins the Robins from Warrington Wolves.
  
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• Explore a place where science, politics and culture collide

  03-06-2026 23:00 via bbc.co.uk
  Film exploring the human stories behind mankind’s biggest experiment in particle physics.
  
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• Lees and Saints to get clean slate - Rowley

  03-06-2026 18:58 via bbc.com
  
  St Helens prop Matty Lees' exit from the club at the end of the season will give both him and the club a clean slate, says boss Paul Rowley.
  
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• Paris match a chance to grow rugby league - Partington

  03-06-2026 18:02 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan Warriors' trip to Paris to face Catalans Dragons will be a perfect stage to showcase rugby league to a wider audience, says Oliver Partington.
  
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• York's Griffin retires after pectoral injury

  03-06-2026 09:53 via bbc.com
  
  Veteran York Knights second-rower Josh Griffin ends his 18-year career after sustaining a pectoral muscle rupture.
  
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• Castleford sign Hull KR forward Brown until 2028

  02-06-2026 17:43 via bbc.com
  
  Castleford Tigers sign forward Jack Brown on a deal which runs until the end of the 2028 season.
  
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• When Saints need him most, Archie McParland is ready

  02-06-2026 13:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  The 21-year-old scrum-half has spent two years in Alex Mitchell’s shadow at Franklin’s Gardens. With the Lions nine now sidelined again, McParland may find that patience has its own reward. There is a particular type of player that every title-chasing squad carries but rarely celebrates: the one who keeps the machine running when the headline […]
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• 2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 13 summary: Dogos clinch home semi-final amid play-off drama

  02-06-2026 11:55 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  In Round 13 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Dogos became the first team to secure a home semi-final with a hugely impressive away victory over Capibaras.The post 2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 13 summary: Dogos clinch home semi-final amid play-off drama appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
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• Lees to leave Saints to join PNG Chiefs

  02-06-2026 10:02 via bbc.com
  
  St Helens announce that their England forward Matty Lees will leave them to join new NRL franchise PNG Chiefs in 2028.
  
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• How senior forward packs will adapt to World Rugby’s new maul crackdown

  01-06-2026 16:51 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  How will World Rugby's latest directive on mauling mechanics reshape set-piece tactics and force forward packs to adjust their training?The post How senior forward packs will adapt to World Rugby’s new maul crackdown appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
  
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• Wigan's Walters gets seven-game ban for Wembley red

  01-06-2026 15:25 via bbc.com
  
  Wigan forward Sam Walters is given a seven-match ban for a dangerous lift tackle during the Challenge Cup final win over Hull KR.
  
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• Ultimate underdog coach Kear's rugby league passion shone through

  01-06-2026 12:47 via bbc.com
  
  Former BBC rugby league correspondent Dave Woods pays tribute to John Kear, one of the sport's great characters, who has died aged 71.
  
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• Rugby league legend and broadcaster Kear dies aged 71

  01-06-2026 11:37 via bbc.com
  
  Former England and Wales rugby league coach, and renowned broadcaster, John Kear has died at the age of 71.
  
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• BBC commentator dies suddenly just hours after appearing on broadcast

  01-06-2026 10:19 via express.co.uk
  The broadcaster had been part of the team for the Challenge Cup Finals.
  
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• Last-gasp George Furbank the hero for Northampton Saints

  31-05-2026 05:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  George Furbank scored a last-minute try to defeat Gloucester and secure Northampton Saints home advantage in the Prem semi-finals.
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• Lloyd Williams looking to finish on a high as Worcester Warriors go for Champ glory

  31-05-2026 05:30 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Former Wales scrum-half Lloyd Williams aims to bow out today as a Champ winner when Worcester Warriors clash with Bedford Blues in the final at Goldington Road.
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• Steven Luatua and AJ MacGinty agree new deals at Bristol Bears

  31-05-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Bristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua has extended his contract into a 10th season with the club.
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• Northampton Saints flanker Tom Pearson sets his sights on England return

  31-05-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Tom Pearson has had another strong season for Premiership leaders Northampton Saints but has not come closer to adding to his one England cap.
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• Jeremy Guscott: It’s time for Fin Smith to run England from No. 10

  31-05-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Here’s my England backline to face South Africa in Johannesburg on July 4, based on current form and availability.
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• Exeter Chiefs’ Scott Sio is keen to bow out in style

  31-05-2026 05:00 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Prop star Scott Sio aims to sign off at Exeter Chiefs with a Prem winner’s medal before he joins Cardiff this summer.
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• Yorkshire & Surrey leading the pack Gill Burns

  31-05-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Gill Burns Championship ■By BEN JAYCOCK SURREY take on Staffordshire and Eastern Counties visit Yorkshire in today’s Division 1 semi-finals. Yorkshire thrashed Northumberland 62-0 to finish Pool 1 unbeaten. Yorkshire’s ruthless attack once again ran riot, with Chloe Brocklebank grabbing a hat-trick while Lauren Roberts, Jasmin Brankin, Becky Patrick, Honey Cockcroft-Smith, Lauren Bolger, Georgina Holmes […]
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• Williams out to end his career on a high

  31-05-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  > Continued from Page 1 involved in the club and the city.” Williams is proud to have played his part in the rejuvenation of the club in their first season back. “Everyone’s bought in and given themselves to the club, which is great and everyone’s pulling in the same direction, which makes things a lot […]
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• When Newcastle broke records

  31-05-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Record breaker: Va’aiga Tuigamala in Newcastle colours PICTURE: Getty Images AS befitting their rock bottom status, Newcastle spent less money on players last season than any other top-flight club. A Prem report reveals that their squad investment amounted to under £4m, some £2.5m short of the £6.4m salary cap. All that will be of cold […]
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• Welsh pair to leave Bristol

  31-05-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  ALISHA and Jasmine Joyce will leave Bristol this summer to return to Wales. In total, 11 players are leaving the Bears. The pair, who joined the club in 2020 and helped Bears to two PWR semi-finals, will return home to stay closer to their families following the arrival of their son Ralphie at the end […]
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• We failed to take chances – coach

  31-05-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan saw his side miss the chance to go back to the top of the Prem table and bemoaned their failure to take chances. He said: “The first half was very good as we were in control to lead 19-7 at the interval but we still created loads of […]
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• Trio to leave Saracens

  31-05-2026 04:59 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  FIRST team backs Gareth Simpson, Louie Johnson and Sam Spink will all leave Saracens at the end of the season. Scrum-half Simpson, 28, below, made 48 appearances for Sarries, including six this season in the Prem Cup and three in the Prem and Champions Cup. Fly-half Johnson, 22, far right, played 13 times after his […]
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