What’s in The Rugby Paper: 18/02/24

As Scotland and England prepare for a crucial round three encounter at Murrayfield next weekend, don’t miss Paul Rees‘ preview of the Calcutta Cup in The Rugby Paper this Sunday.

As Paul also analyses the progress of Steve Borthwick’s side so far in the Six Nations, we have an exclusive interview with Dan Cole who reveals plans for his future in the international game at 36.

At the other end of the age scale, rising Wales star Morgan Morse reveals his inspiration from former Wales and Lions legend Sam Warburton, while Peter Jackson focuses on the current Welsh squad’s tough proposition going away to Six Nations Grand Slam holders Ireland next weekend.

From the tier below in European rugby we have Rugby Europe Championship reports from Romania vs Portugal, Georgia vs Spain and Belgium vs Poland, and Brendan Gallagher’s Rugby Matters column applauds the work of World Rugby in making promising changes to the tournament after Belgium’s upset victory over Portugal.

Alongside domestic action returning in the United Rugby Championship and Top 14, we have a report from Premiership Gloucester and Championship Ealing’s Prem Cup semi-final as well as all the latest from National Leagues One, Two North, Two East, Two West and the Premiership Women’s Rugby clash between the Cherry and Whites and Sale Sharks.

And don’t miss our weekly features, with Sale prop and English prop hope Asher Opoku-Fordjour our Young Gun this week, ex-Welsh international Emyr Lewis looking back in My Life in Rugby and fly-half Helena Rowland under the spotlight in our Red Roses column.

And finally, check out this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Podcast with England and Lions great Peter Winterbottom on YouTube (also above), Apple Podcasts, Spotify (also below), Castbox, Google Podcasts, or your favourite podcast app.

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