What’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/04/24

The Red Roses return to Twickenham! Find action and reaction from England Women’s second Six Nations standalone fixture at HQ against Ireland in The Rugby Paper this Sunday.

Alongside that report they’ll also be coverage of Scotland’s trip to Italy, and a preview as Wales hope to end their winless start with victory against unbeaten France.

Following the news of a grant that will attempt to balance the Home Nations’ prospects, Shaunagh Brown discusses the inaugural British and Irish Lions women’s tour of New Zealand in 2027, with Liz Hanlon featuring in our Red Roses column.

Back on the domestic front, the men’s Premiership returns with reports from three games and previews of another two, and Saracens attack coach Kevin Sorrell discuses the club’s signings and the new era the club will embark on next season without talisman Owen Farrell and key man Alex Lewington.

Paul Rees takes a look at the success of English sides Northampton Saints and Harlequins in this season’s Champions Cup, after being written off by most heading into the tournament, and Jeremy Guscott discusses All Blacks star Jordie Barrett’s transfer to Saints’ semi-final opponents Leinster and what he can bring to the Irish capital.

We have an exclusive interview with England and Northampton full-back George Furbank, as well as Exeter Chiefs’ Aidon Davis and former London Irish back row Juan Manuel Leguizamon also sitting down with our reporters.

Worcester Warriors Trust chairman Marcus Mulcahy provides an update on where his group are at, with many hoping to see them return to the Championship in the next few years. We’ll also have action from four games in that division among our pages.

Chinnor will be heading into that league next season, and their player/coach and former Scotland U21, Cornish Pirates & Redruth scrum-half Greg Goodfellow looks back on his career in My Life in Rugby.

Saracens and former Sale, Leeds and Jersey prop James Flynn selects a XV of the strongest players he has played with or against in Dream Team.

And Newcastle academy hooker and star for National League 2 North Tynedale Jacob Oliver is our Young Gun, as Rotherham look to go top of the same league in action against Sheffield Tigers.

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