SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I THINK that the game could be more […]

WE have finally seen a decision in the citing of Newcastle second row Callum Green for his alleged bite on Sale hooker Rob Webber’s arm, […]

COLIN Boag said that in the Premiership Cup final “one club observed the spirit of the competition, whereas the other simply wanted silverware”. Which club […]

LASTweek Newcastle’s Dean Richards is quoted as saying that ring-fencing the Premiership would be the ‘best thing’ not just for the club game, but also […]

OWEN Farrell is a player with a huge heart, but in the heat of ‘battle’ good captaincy requires the ability to think coolly. Clive Woodward […]

SO Eddie Jones thinks that a psychologist is needed to sort out England’s mental problems? He should attend these sessions himself after his failing attempts […]

NOWthat the euphoria of the Six Nations has subsided certain people in the game should look at themselves in the mirror. Scotland had a terrible […]

IF your plan does not have the ability to change direction then any unconsidered hazards and associated risk has a high likelihood of realisation. The […]

HAVING watched a surfeit of rugby in recent weeks, it has dawned on me how not putting the ball in straight can be solved. I […]

I NOTE with great interest that Nigel Wray, the Saracens owner, is taking ‘duty and care’ to another level by engaging in joint business ventures […]

EDDIE Jones was quoted in a national newspaper on March 8: “If you’re a good player in England, you get recruited by a public school, […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: [email protected] BONUS points were to act as an incentive […]

I GET repeatedly irritated by commentators always appearing to insert an ‘n’ in Pacific Island players’ names where there isn’t one. First we had Tana […]

HOT beverages are not available in the ‘gods’ at Twickenham and my friend was directed all the way outside the stadium to get one. Even […]

AMI alone in being concerned that a World League and CVC investment will mean more international rugby at the expense of professional club rugby? Is […]

THE Premiership ringfencers, in pursuing their selfish self-preservation stance, often state that closing off the league would benefit the development of young English talent. They […]

I READwith interest Kevin Higginson’s letter (17/2) about the combining of the Premiership teams and the PRO14. English clubs will say ‘we don’t need the […]

NOW that referees routinely ignore the laws of the game, the scrum and line-out have just become a mechanism for restarting the game and, frankly, […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: [email protected] IN no other sport do we see the […]

WITH obvious tongue in cheek, I would like to propose the following law change. Watching the Six Nations, the Premiership, PRO14 and my local team, […]

Benched: George Ford has gone off the boil WILL Jeremy Guscott ever find it within himself to forgive the young George Ford for whatever he […]

LAST week’s letter about ringfencing the Premiership is exactly what I would suggest. Have a plan to increase the Premiership to 16 teams over a […]

IT was wonderful to read Nick Cain hold up my local soccer club, AFC Bournemouth, as an example to Premiership Rugby. I’d like to add […]

I’VE been watching Hartpury College for a few years now on their march to the Championship and seen a fair number of our top players […]

PREDICTABLY, the Six Nations establishment is adopting the “I’m alright, Jack, pull up the ladder” response to proposals for some form of world league competition […]

WELL said Peter Jackson: “Since when did the professional game give a fig for the fans?” In all the coverage of the decision to extend […]

REGARDING the debate about ring-fencing proposals, I believe they should go the NFL route and increase the Premiership to 16 clubs split into four groups […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: [email protected] THE rule of unintended consequences has never been […]

COLIN Boag is right about the awful standard of commentary as a whole (especially the BBC). Aussie commentary of Super Rugby games provide the fullest […]