THE Lions used 31 players throughout the series yet only two players went the distance from the first Test to the last – England lock […]

Brendan Gallagher looks at how the Premiership squads are shaping up for the new season What with pandemic considerations – not least the financial implications […]

GEORGE ORAM, DONCASTER’S NEW SIGNING AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, BLACKHEATH, ROTHERHAM, BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY & COVENTRY LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR […]

Leader: Ealing’s Craig Hampson THE prospect of at least two years battling the big boys in the Premiership adds more spice to the Championship next […]

Round 1 – Sat 4 Sep Stourbridge v Sheffield Tigers Hull v Luctonians Chester v Hull Ionians Tynedale v Fylde Loughborough S v Blaydon Huddersfield […]

Round 1 – Sat 4 Sep Henley v Old Albanian Hinckley v Barnes Redruth v Leicester Lions Clifton v Barnstaple Westcliff v Dings Esher v […]

DANIEL GALLAN VERDICT Destroyer: Pieter-Steph du Toit The Springboks have tasted defeat before. Despite a widespread perception among many fans and pundits, the indomitability of […]

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT What a strange if memorable game down in Cape Town. Nothing quite panned out as we might have expected although despite all […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] THERE can be no doubt that if the […]

MR ROWE’S comments in last week’s TRP regarding funding for the Championship almost indicated a slight change of heart from a Premiership owner. I say […]

IT’S a vastly different Lions tour for many reasons, especially with only very few ‘warm up’ games against weak teams leading up to the first […]

WILL CHUDLEY, THE WORCESTER AND FORMER EXETER, BATH, NEWCASTLE AND BEDFORD NO.9, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Carl Rimmer […]

Round 1 – Sat 4 Sep Moseley v Darlington MP Blackheath v Cinderford Caldy v Old Elthamians Chinnor v Sale FC Cambridge v Rams Tonbridge […]

HEADING into first Test week, the big question remains: Can the Lions pack get parity at the set-piece. Warren Gatland has flown out Ireland hooker […]

IT’S fascinating how small margins make such a difference at the very highest level. Take Adam Radwan for example. The Newcastle flyer looked electric for […]

AS much as I want the Lions to do well on their tour of South Africa, I just cannot see it happening. The game against […]

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Fast tempo: Scrum-half Ali Price OK, it was ‘only’ a seriously under-strength Stormers, shorn of all their South Africa squad players, but […]

IF the Lions tour is of such a huge boost to the economy of the host nation why are we putting up with such disrespect […]

By CARL LEE France ………………..45 Scotland …………….21 SCOTLAND failed to take advantage of playing against 14 men for more than an hour, as France recorded […]

By CORMAC ROONEY Italy ……………………23 Ireland………………..30 IRELAND U20 head coach Richie Murphy heaped praise on captain Alex Kendellen for inspiring a second-half resurgence against Italy. […]

ENGLAND made it four wins on the bounce with a dominant display against Wales to clinch the Triple Crown and set up a shot at […]

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools RUGBY School often take most of the plaudits for spreading the game, and in many […]

MENTION of the Tanner family calls to mind one of the unsung heroes of grassroots rugby, Tony’s father Derek, who was at the heart of […]