THE fiction that the PRL salary cap is designed to create a level playing field is clearly exposed by the battle joined so far by […]

YOUR recent excellent article about the Stalag IV-B Springboks rugby squad reminded me of my father, Llewellyn’s account of having played against them while a […]

THE Lions were missionaries spreading Rugby Union to the southern hemisphere and they were so successful that only one northern hemisphere side has won the […]

ONE instance in their history where New Zealand feel aggrieved and Steve Hansen feels hard done by and wants a public apology from World Rugby […]

I AGREE with the sentiment expressed in Nick Cain’s column. The Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing. New Zealand, for example, should consider the size of […]

NICK Cain may be right in saying that the Six Nations shouldn’t be responsible for SANZAAR and the Pacific Islands, nor North or South America, […]

I’VE long believed that allowing an attacking team to score against the post protector gave an unfair advantage over the defending team, especially as protectors […]

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK “The same Premiership clubs that are talking about “playing by the same set of rules” are guilty […]

IT IS undeniable that Eddie Jones deserves all the plaudits for the way England outplayed New Zealand in the World Cup semi-final – and his […]

COMMUNITY clubs are necessarily at the forefront of the battle to try and maintain senior men’s playing numbers but need more support from Twickenham to […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] AS A Bath supporter I read the Nick […]

After seeing the picture of Walkerburn RFC’s new lawn mowers (TRP May 10) I’ve dug this picture out of Welford Road back in the day. […]

THERE seems little point in Saracens playing in the Championship next season. It means that they will be unable to play in the Champions Cup […]

ENJOYED last week’s edition however, in the quiz we were asked for two players who beat the All Blacks for four different teams. A serious […]

I FOLLOWED with detached amusement as the election campaigns of Sir Bill Beaumont and Agustin Pichot fizzled out amid a tsunami of disinterest from the […]

SURELY it is time for suspensions to cover a set number of matches rather weeks (as happens in several other sports). Joe Marler’s suspension will […]

NICK CAIN ONE of the more rewarding rugby pastimes during these strange days is digging into the game’s history and finding a few nuggets to […]

THE anecdotal evidence from community clubs across the length and breadth of England is that the numbers of male adult rugby players has declined alarmingly, […]

WRU chairman Gareth Davies says he cannot fathom payment to players by community rugby clubs (CRC). This amounts to a tacit admission that he and […]

Planning: Peter Wheeler RFU President Peter Wheeler replies to last week’s Rugby Paper exclusive THE RFU Council are meeting virtually at the moment and it […]

Derby delight: Generate greater local interest with more local derbies such as Darlington v Blaydon PICTURE: Paul Fenwick WHAT a shame that lowering salary caps […]

WORCESTER director of rugby Alan Solomons made a lot of really good points regarding a World Nations League. However I can see the difficulty in […]

WELL done Nigel Owen for speaking out for a straight feed into a scrum. Would Sir Bill Beaumont promise to enforce this ruling if reelected? […]