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In this issue
June 02, 2024
'Final will be a huge day for the club'
BATH are in the Premiership final for the first time since 2015 after overcoming a battling Sale yesterday.
!['Final will be a huge day for the club'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/6rmxxtlJR1717351076716/FINAL-WILL-BE-A-HUGE-DAY-FOR-THE-CLUB.jpg)
3 mins
Plumtree: We must sort out the logistics
SHARKS head coach John Plumtree believes the Champions Cup is the greatest club competition out there but has called for increased alignment for South African teams competing in Europe, saying the mass amounts of travel is holding it back.
![Plumtree: We must sort out the logistics](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/UJNIKo-cU1717351394840/PLUMTREE-WE-MUST-SORT-OUT-THE-LOGISTICS.jpg)
2 mins
Stupple glad to be heading back to where he belongs
HERBIE Stupple says he is 'excited' at the prospect of returning back to Plymouth Albion next season.
![Stupple glad to be heading back to where he belongs](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/b1rTY_8H-1717351781515/STUPPLE-GLAD-TO-BE-HEADING-BACK-TO-WHERE-HE-BELONGS.jpg)
2 mins
I want my England shirt back says JVP
THE sight of the world's best scrumhalf strutting his stuff on the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club last weekend increased the desire of Leicester's Jack van Poortvliet to again don the white No.9 jersey this summer.
![I want my England shirt back says JVP](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/oN1xM5Bmk1717351523590/I-WANT-MY-ENGLAND-SHIRT-BACK-SAYS-JVP.jpg)
3 mins
Boyd got me back on track - Ludlam
LEWIS left the Ludlam Franklin's Gardens turf in a Northampton jersey for perhaps the last time on Friday night, six years after he thought about ending his career because he feared it was going nowhere.
![Boyd got me back on track - Ludlam](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/AY32TPFwk1717352121911/BOYD-GOT-ME-BACK-ON-TRACK-LUDLAM.jpg)
4 mins
Sanderson warns about selecting Curry too soon
SELECTING Tom Curry for this summer's England tour comes with a warning from Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson pick him now and risk shortening his Test career.
![Sanderson warns about selecting Curry too soon](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/Hm1ssbLQQ1717351926449/SANDERSON-WARNS-ABOUT-SELECTING-CURRY-TOO-SOON.jpg)
2 mins
Chessum 'gutted' to miss out on England
OLLIE Chessum admits he is \"gutted\" to be missing out on a busy summer with England in the southern hemisphere.
![Chessum 'gutted' to miss out on England](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/sJQqybNa91717352327149/CHESSUM-GUTTED-TO-MISS-OUT-ON-ENGLAND.jpg)
3 mins
Finally! Bath hold nerve to see off Sharks
BATH are one victory away from winning the Premiership for the first time after surviving a Sale comeback, but they are likely to be underdogs against a Northampton that has been a couple more years in the making.
![Finally! Bath hold nerve to see off Sharks](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/ShbZDzBm31717352530498/FINALLY-BATH-HOLD-NERVE-TO-SEE-OFF-SHARKS.jpg)
4 mins
Smith has final say for Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints, having run teams ragged in glorious fashion all season, scrummaged and muscled their way to their first Premiership final since 2014 but a resilient Saracens contested the issue until the final whistle.
![Smith has final say for Saints](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/knDMY6fBA1717352821407/SMITH-HAS-FINAL-SAY-FOR-SAINTS.jpg)
4 mins
Gloucester put faith in 'some old heads'
IT was typical of Gloucester's season - make that the last couple that when they came up against a front five in last weekend's Challenge Cup final that contained four World Cup winners they were missing three frontline forwards.
![Gloucester put faith in 'some old heads'](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/TUSHdZ6__1717353073988/GLOUCESTER-PUT-FAITH-IN-SOME-OLD-HEADS.jpg)
4 mins
Mapletoft set for Georgia challenge
ENGLAND U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his 30-player squad that travel to Georgia next week in preparation for next month's World Championship.
![Mapletoft set for Georgia challenge](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/q5oGjfLDQ1717353226930/MAPLETOFT-SET-FOR-GEORGIA-CHALLENGE.jpg)
1 min
Quins want to throw fitting farewell party
HARLEQUINS stars Shaunagh Brown, Rachael Burford and Emily Scott start their final game for the club today.
![Quins want to throw fitting farewell party](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/BJJWnWsAn1717353311410/QUINS-WANT-TO-THROW-FITTING-FAREWELL-PARTY.jpg)
1 min
Ospreys' Nicky just too tricky for Cardiff
LEICESTER-BOUND, Smith scored Nicky two tries as Ospreys squeezed into the playoffs with a bonus-point victory over a battling Cardiff in an enthralling game.
![Ospreys' Nicky just too tricky for Cardiff](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/X1lrw2h3H1717353411211/OSPREYS-NICKY-JUST-TOO-TRICKY-FOR-CARDIFF.jpg)
2 mins
Minikin sparks a party at Twickenham for Yorkshire
EUPHORIC scenes swept round Ionians ground as Lewis Minikin dashed over to score Yorkshire's fourth try to send the white rose to Twickenham for the first time in 16 years.
![Minikin sparks a party at Twickenham for Yorkshire](https://reseuro.magzter.com/100x125/articles/1686/1719657/SG_FCVQBN1717353838819/MINIKIN-SPARKS-A-PARTY-AT-TWICKENHAM-FOR-YORKSHIRE.jpg)
2 mins
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Publisher: Greenways Publishing
Category: Sports
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Rugby Paper, the UK's number 1 selling rugby title, brings you exclusive stories, reports and features on your device, published in exceptional clarity. It contains renowned journalists such as Nick Cain and Peter Jackson, and famous former players as columnists including Jeremy Guscott and Jeff Probyn. Published every Sunday, The Rugby Paper covers Rugby Union from national teams and Premiership / Rabo Direct down to grass roots.
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