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Collins on song as the Tigers dominate

ByMALCOLM KNOWLES
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The Rugby Paper
19-Mar-2023
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Gatland: We showed some real character out there
Most Welsh fans were the effort the players
News
Robinson: England still in the running
ANDY Robinson believes that England can still win
Laycock takes over as Walder steps down
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dave Walder has left
Pollard helping to put life into Tigers
HANDRE Pollard says that his experience in the
Painter looking forward to ‘exciting’ Exeter challenge
EXETER confirmed the signing of prop Ehren Painter
Townsend poised to carry on
GREGOR Townsend expects his future as Scotland head
Scotland finish as best of the rest
Scotland ........................... 26pts Tries: van der Merwe 13,
Ritchie: I was never worried
CAPTAIN Jamie Ritchie insisted he wasn’t worried about
Gloucester duo set to join Ealing
CHAMPIONSHIP leaders Ealing are close to pulling off
Bedford set to land Saints hooker Fish
NORTHAMPTON hooker James Fish is set to drop
Chiefs lead chase for lock star Williams
Rising star: Cardiff lock Teddy Williams is wanted
Diamond could be man for Bath
STEVE Diamond starts work at Edinburgh on Monday
Bears in hunt for Walder’s services
DAVE Walder was placed on gardening leave by
This French side have the quality to go all the way
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK
RFU needs to harness the top coaches
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHY is
Time for big guns to make amends
THE RFU/Premiership/ Championship panel charged with restructuring the
Lark sticks with Bears
ENGLAND hooker Lark Davies has signed a new
New deal for Thorley
GLOUCESTER winger Ollie Thorley, 26, has extended his
Cracknell fears for his old friends
OLLY Cracknell fears for the future of former
McKinney will donate his brain to science
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW
Bob Burrows, the man who opened door for Living with Lions
BOB Burrows joined the BBC from Fleet Street
Benny’s charity gets off to a flier
PHIL Bennett would not have believed it possible
Trinity stunned as Oakham seal first title for 20 years
OAKHAM secured a first Schools Cup title since
McLean’s pride at Raiders milestone moment
WORTHING’S Matt Mc-Lean etched himself into the record
Marx on the mark to put Spears in charge
League One round-up
Forgotten men who deserve a mention
GUEST COLUMNIST
I’d love to see South Seas take on Lions
MAYBE, just maybe, there is life in the
Cragg set for an epic challenge
WHILE much of this season has been an
Plymouth plan statue for Peters
PLYMOUTH Albion RFC have organised a GoFund-Me page
Titcombe steers L’borough to first title
LOUGHBOROUGH were crowned BUCS Super Rugby champions for
Dark Blues set for hard Varsity challenge
TOM Osborne ended up a winner at Twickenham
BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
Did RFU give job to Borthwick too soon?
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME
I’m off to the farm after this, says Jessy
FRENCH COLUMN
Forthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday,March 19,2023
Innard: Chiefs can will the lot
JACK Innard has fond memories of the Premiership
Van Zyl set for spicy clash with Harlequins
IVAN van Zyl is bracing himself for another
SIX NATIONS 2023
A party for the ages as Sexton brings Grand Slam joy to Ireland
Ireland............................... 29pts Tries: Sheehan 33, 68; Robbie Henshaw
Better, yes, but there’s still a long way to go...
Battlers: Ellis Genge, far left, and Jack Willis
Au revoir! French requiem for old warrior
France.................................41pts Wales................................. 28pts Tries: Penaud 10, 77; Danty
Standing tall as we finish on a high
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHAT a brilliant start
Irish in search of redemption
IRELAND IRELAND will be itching to rectify their
Scots looking to shift mindsets
SCOTLAND SCOTLAND are hoping to put their ‘morbid
Red Roses are still the team to beat
ENGLAND ONCE again, we enter a Women’s Six
Jones confident Welsh can start to close the gap
WALES WALES captain Hannah Jones believes her side
Forlani eagar to prove her worth
FRANCE FRANCE are desperate to shake their runners-up
New faces are exciting for Turani
ITALY IT is the beginning of a new
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You can’t build team without cohesion
I WATCHED the postmatch interviews with Steve Borthwick
DREAM TEAM
DREAM TEAM
PHILIPPA TUTTIETT, THE FORMER WALES AND CARDIFF WINGER AND CAPTAIN OF WALES SEVENS, CHOOSES THE BEST PLAYERS SHE HAS PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST
Feature
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U20 Six Nations
Winless Wales know they will have to be at their best
PREVIEW... France v Wales Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade
England on a mission to wreck Irish party
Ireland v England PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 5pm, Musgrave
We need to cut out the basic errors, says Murray
PREVIEW... Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 2pm, Scotstoun
Premiership Cup Final
Cooke: Last year’s defeat driving us on
London PREVIEW... Irish v Exeter Today. Kick-off 2pm,
This group of players will fight for each other -Pellow
Starter: Christ Tshiunza EXETER are set on a
Championship
Nottigham give Ealing some food for thought
Nottingham...... 21pts Tries: K Olowofela 2, T Olowofela
Brave Exiles show fighting spirit but can’t catch Pirates
L Scottish ........ 31pts Tries: Anderson 29, Mehson
Pellegrini shines as march on Coventry
Coventry ........................... 48pts Tries: Conversions: Pellegrini 15, Rigg
Turner delighted by ‘great performance’
Ampthill ............ 31pts Tries: Sproston 14, Bacon 27,
Reds close up shop after Lewis flies in for hat-trick
Jersey .............36pts Tries: Lewis 7, 11, 32; O’Connor
High five as Bedford end Richmond’s dominance
Bedford .............39p Tries: French 3, Frost 21, Matavesi
ANALYSIS
England go from springboard to falling through a trap door
PAUL REES SAYS THE GAME IN THIS COUNTRY IS DRIFT ING AND IT’S TIME FOR THE RFU TO EXERT GREATER CONTROL
Allianz Cup
11-try Saracens give Wasps a finishing lesson
Wasps .............13 Saracens ...........73 SARACENS secured an Allianz
National League 1 & 2 North
Star man Milner is key for visitors
Harrogate......... 12 Huddersfield... 21 HUDDERSFIELD ran out winners
Mellor marks a century for Tigers with top display
Sheffield Tigers....28 Otley.......................... 17 FULL-BACK Greg Mellor celebrated
Youthful Hull get a Moseley mauling
Hull............................ 17 B Moseley...............35 A YOUNG Hull side
Chinnor climb out of danger zone
Chinnor.....................42 Leeds Tykes........... 17 CHINNOR’S resurgence continued as
Regional Premier
Heath go second as Paviors suffer drop
HEATH closed their season with a 30-3 win
Blackburn edged out in battle for title
A 50-26 win at Manchester saw Blackburn finish
South East
HERTFORD finished the season with a flourish at
Chew Valley turn on style in 11-try show
CHEW Valley got their biggest win of the
Bridgnorth take title battle down to wire
THE title will be decided on the final
London
BANBURY beat Bournemouth 29-10 to preserve their spot
National League 2 East & 2 West
OAs hit top form in 12-try display
Old Albanian....82 Westcliff.......... 31 OLD Albanian got back
Dorking grind out Hundred success
Rochford H’dred....27 Dorking..................... 41 DORKING were deserved winners
Red card fails to halt Barnes push
Sevenoaks.............. 12 Barnes......................28 BARNES overcame a first-half red
Redruth revenge is sweet for Salop
Newport S....... 43 Redruth............ 24 NEWPORT (Salop) avenged
Campbell’s delight as late drama earns draw
Hinckley............28pts Loughborough..28pts Sliding in: Sam Everett scores for
Sprague kick snatches thrilling Old Reds victory
Old Redcliffians....28 Luctonians..............25 OLD Redcliffians snatched a dramatic
Blackheath win a bruiser with Bury
Bury St Edmunds.. 12 Blackheath............. 21 BLACKHEATH got
Hawks hit back to take titanic tussle
Henley......................42 North Walsham.....40 A SENSATIONAL second-half comeback saw
Super Rugby Pacific
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Wolhuter on target to keep Western Province on course
WESTERN Province continued their perfect start to the
Results
Results
Regional results
Regional results
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Welsh Rugby
Drovers get back on track
Swansea................... 9 Llandovery.............35 THE Drovers responded to Merthyr
Fog can’t stop Merthyr
Ebbw Vale ................ 9 Merthyr....................24 EBBW Vale’s play-off
Bridgend on top in mud battle
Bridgend ............8 Carmarthen Q ...7 THE weather was
Matthews leads way for 10-try Pooler
PONTYPOOL picked up another five points as they
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