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• Yesterday sucked... I'll be back, says Cleary

  29-09-2026 16:42 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Nathan Cleary responds to the horrific injury that has ruled him out of the Rugby League World Cup by promising "I'll be back."
  
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• Weekend rugby viewing guide: Team news, talking points and the supporters’ debrief

  01-10-2026 19:29 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Get ready for the rugby weekend with a closer look at team news, selection balance, form, key match-ups and the details that could shape the action across the Gallagher PREM, URC and Champ Rugby.
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• Nations Championship 2026: Betting, standings, fixtures & preview

  01-10-2026 19:02 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  The Nations Championship returns in November with South Africa leading the outright betting, while France and New Zealand sit top of their respective northern and southern hemisphere standings.
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• Win a share in £110,000 National Hunt prospect Boombox for just 99p!

  01-10-2026 17:45 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
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• Hull KR sign Australian forward Hampson

  01-10-2026 13:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Australian forward Eddie Hampson signs a two-year deal to move to Hull KR under their new head coach Nathan Cayless.
  
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• Gloucester fly-half Atkinson agrees new deal to 2029

  30-09-2026 20:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Influential Gloucester fly-half Charlie Atkinson signs a new contract to stay at Kingsholm until the summer of 2029.
  
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• Saracens boss Venter skips more media duties

  30-09-2026 19:46 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens director of rugby Brendan Venter misses a second pre-match media conference, as head coach Joe Shaw attends.
  
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• Jones signs new deal as Harlequins scrum coach

  30-09-2026 19:03 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former Wales and British and Irish Lions prop Adam Jones extends his contract as Harlequins scrum and contact coach.
  
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• Tom Curry extends Sale Sharks contract

  30-09-2026 17:35 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England international flanker Tom Curry signs a two-year contract extension with Sale Sharks.
  
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• Ellis joins York Knights coaching staff

  30-09-2026 16:58 via bbc.co.uk
  
  York Knights appoint Gareth Ellis as assistant head coach to Mark Applegarth.
  
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• Saints' 'Slim Reaper' on picking up pounds and pointers from Wilkinson

  30-09-2026 15:16 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Northampton teenager James Pater rose slow and stealthy as a prospest, but his opening-day Prem hat-trick has blown the full-back's cover.
  
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• Pirates focused on putting heavy loss behind them

  30-09-2026 14:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cornish Pirates joint-head coach Gavin Cattle says his side are focused on putting their 73-40 loss at Coventry behind them.
  
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• 'Lions Women can learn from darts and 1997'

  30-09-2026 13:29 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Whitney Hansen and Jo Yapp, coaches of New Zealand Women and the British and Irish Lions Women respectively, sit down for joint interview with Rugby Union Weekly
  
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• Ireland to host England at Aviva Stadium in Six Nations

  30-09-2026 13:09 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Ireland's 2027 Women's Six Nations encounter with England will be played at the Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
  
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• Iosefa-Scott set for France move when contract ends

  30-09-2026 12:21 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Exeter boss Rob Baxter says prop Josh Iosefa-Scott is likely to move to France when his contract ends next summer.
  
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• England's Underhill to miss autumn internationals

  30-09-2026 10:25 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England and Bath flanker Sam Underhill is out for months with a ruptured biceps that requires surgery.
  
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• 'It feels like a new city', says Ulster new boy with Belfast links

  30-09-2026 09:59 via bbc.co.uk
  
  New Ulster utility back Jamie Benson says he is still familiarising himself with Belfast as his home despite visiting family in the city during his childhood.
  
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• Sheedy surprised as header goes viral

  30-09-2026 09:24 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Cardiff fly-half Callum Sheedy says he did not realise his "header" against Scarlets in the United Rugby Championship (URC) game would go viral.
  
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• Wigan's O'Neill wins Man of Steel award

  30-09-2026 00:00 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Brad O'Neill wins the 2026 Steve Prescott MBE Man of Steel award as Wigan's Jenna Foubister wins Woman of Steel.
  
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• How to follow the Super League Grand Final on the BBC

  29-09-2026 18:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  The domestic rugby league season reaches a climax on Saturday, 3 October with the Super League Grand Final - with highlights on BBC Two and iPlayer.
  
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• Saracens face fines over 'wine consultant' Venter's media no-shows

  29-09-2026 18:06 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Saracens are facing fines from Prem Rugby for director of rugby Brendan Venter's failure to fulfil media commitments.
  
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• Cheslin Kolbe: The smallest man on the pitch and the hardest to catch

  29-09-2026 17:05 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
  Cheslin Kolbe is often the lightest player on a rugby field, yet he has become one of the most dangerous wings in the world. A double World Cup winner with the Springboks, he scored a memorable try in the 2019 final and helped South Africa retain the title in 2023. Standing well under six foot, […]
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• New Online Betting Sites UK – Best Sports Betting Sites 2026

  29-09-2026 16:04 via therugbypaper.co.uk
  
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• Hull KR sign outside-back Graham-Taufa

  29-09-2026 13:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Hull KR sign South Sydney Rabbitohs outside-back Moala Graham-Taufa on a two-year deal for the 2027 season.
  
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• Red Roses to return to Sunderland for Women's Six Nations

  29-09-2026 13:04 via bbc.co.uk
  
  England will return to Sunderland's Stadium of Light – the venue for their record-breaking Women's Rugby World Cup opener – for the 2027 Six Nations.
  
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• Top 14 award winner Willis reiterates desire to play Test rugby

  29-09-2026 12:12 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Jack Willis, who last played for England at the 2023 Rugby World Cup,retains his award as the best player in France.
  
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• Bath's Boxing Day game with Leicester moved back a day

  29-09-2026 11:43 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Bath's Boxing Day Prem Rugby fixture with Leicester Tigers is moved to 27 December.
  
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• Ex-England captain Dallaglio to sell World Cup winner's medal

  29-09-2026 10:28 via bbc.co.uk
  
  Former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio is set to sell his 2003 Rugby World Cup winner's medal after being declared bankrupt.
  
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