𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗡
'The RFU should refuse to rubber-stamp restrictive Premiership Minimum Standards Criteria, and stipulate that any Championship club with a 5,000 stadium capacity, seated and standing, can be promoted, and receive equal funding'
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Fylde have failed to live up to last season’s second-place finish, with the Lancashire outfit languishing in fifth and hooker Ben Gregory says the club need to work out what’s needed to bridge the gap to the top sides
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It's been a season of two halves for Tonbridge Juddians, and director of rugby Seb Sherwood is looking to build on a positive second half to push for promotion next term, Ben Jaycock reports👇👇👇

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𝗝𝗘𝗙𝗙 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗕𝗬𝗡
'If the RFU wants the Championship to become more investable it must first remove much of the minimum standards criteria (MSC), simply because it is this which overtly reduces the levels of investment in the Championship'
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𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗩𝗘 𝗛𝗜𝗟𝗟
Ukraine pushed Sweden all the way but fell just short against the Rugby Europe Trophy table toppers in Trelleborg, the southernmost port of Sweden
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𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧
Bristol defence coach Jordan Crane looks back on a thrilling weekend of Champions Cup action and previews the Premiership run in
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𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗣𝗨𝗥𝗬 𝟯𝟰-𝟮𝟮 𝗟𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛𝗕𝗢𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗚𝗛 | Tom
Hartpury hold off Loughborough fightback to seal hat-trick of titles👇👇👇

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𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North
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Will Chudley has decided to bring the curtain down on his lengthy and storied rugby career at the end of the current campaign👇👇👇

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𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗛 𝗖𝗢𝗟𝗨𝗠𝗡
'To the relief of fans, white smoke was finally seen over the stand tops of Biarritz’s Parc des Sports d’Aguilera recently, following the sale of the club for a nominal €1'
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𝗖𝗛𝗥𝗜𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗪𝗘𝗧𝗧
“Without being too conspiratorial about it, might there be a secret agenda on the table?” | Our veteran columnist questions why not a single prop has been nominated for World Rugby Player of the Year since the award began in 2001
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𝗡𝗜𝗖𝗞 𝗖𝗔𝗜𝗡
'The Fin Smith–Marcus Smith fly-half debate was given a good airing when Matt Dawson was the guest on this week’s Rugby Paper Podcast, and he provided an intriguing insight into their relative merits'
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Old Redcliffians have exceeded expectations this season and are ahead of time in the club’s five-year plan
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𝗤&𝗔
Ben Jaycock talks to England men’s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury following a successful U18 Six Nations festival
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𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞'𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧
Bristol defence coach Jordan Crane looks back on a thrilling weekend of Champions Cup action and previews the Premiership run in
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🟢- open.spotify.com/episode/5SHVGl…
▶️- youtu.be/PLNOerbvNfA
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𝗢𝗡 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘
England centre Guy Porter looks set to return to Australia this summer with the view to representing the Wallabies👇👇👇

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Mark Stevens talks to Exeter chairman Tony Rowe about his love of classic rallying across all corners of the world
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Harlequins face the toughest run-in of the Premiership's top four contenders and director of rugby Billy Millard knows he must shore up his side's leaky defence, Ben Jaycock reports
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𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞'𝗦 𝗣𝗢𝗗𝗖𝗔𝗦𝗧
Bristol Bears 🐻 defence coach Jordan Crane looks back on a thrilling weekend of Champions Cup action & previews the Premiership run in
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🟢- open.spotify.com/episode/5SHVGl…
▶️- youtu.be/PLNOerbvNfA
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𝗗𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 𝗖𝗥𝗨𝗦𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗥𝗦 𝟲𝟵-𝟳 𝗥𝗘𝗗𝗥𝗨𝗧𝗛
Dings Crusaders rack up the points to celebrate lifting title
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