I hope England continue their impressive form of late and win the World Cup but I fear New Zealand will be a totally different proposition […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] SO, it has been suggested that Worcester Warriors […]

I HAVE written to The Rugby Paper on many occasions over the last five years with some success on the subject of the structure of […]

ENGLISH professional rugby is undeniably in trouble if the likes of Worcester and Wasps, as appears likely, are not able to fulfil their fixtures are […]

WITH Premiership clubs’s finances coming under severe scrutiny and the RFU’s resources, as Jeff Probyn writes, fully stretched, what on earth makes Nick Cain and […]

RUGBY has had a lot of negativity around it in recent months but I’m so excited by the start of the Premiership. I believe any […]

IN Rugby Paper Sept 4, Nick Cain says “the Premiership cartel is throttling the English game by killing ambition”. He adds that the RFU has […]

EDDIE Jones said early in his tenure as England head coach that he wanted to have three or four players for each position. I think […]

IT IS high time rugby union rectified its woeful inability to end the game’s injury crisis threatening the sport’s future. Before medical evidence revealed some […]

WITH the possible demise of Worcester and Wasps, it’s good to know that our ring-fenced Premiership can call upon two oven-ready replacements to take their […]

IT was with much interest that I read and shared the article ‘Club Of The Week’ – Fylde Rugby Club with two old school friends, […]

I NOTED some of the comments in recent editions from the likes of Eddie Jones, Jeff Probyn, Martin Bayfield and a reader’s letter which, while […]

LIKE many others, I’ ve become increasingly concerned by the number of head injuries and concussions in our great game. Surely it is time to […]

IF Premiership ring fencing was such a good thing would the likes of Northampton, Exeter, Harlequins and Bristol have been in favour of it when […]

SORRY to say I disagree with Paul Rees that England have the talent needed to win the World Cup. It’s time to stop blaming the […]

DAVID James (letters July 3) wants Sir to be able to award an unkicked penalty if the crowd make a noise! Are we going back […]

I READ with interest the articles about the restructuring of the Leagues in last week’s paper. My club are currently playing at Level 5 in […]

I WAS not brought up in a rugby household, but I was drawn to it for its beacon of values, of Corinthian spirit and of […]

IF the tight-five is the ‘engine room’ in rugby, then 8, 9, 10 and 12 must be the gearbox, and for me (even as a […]

PAUL Rees’ article in last week’s TRP states “it was Saracens desire to do right by their players that took them down”. Please stop this […]

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I READ with interest Peter Jackson’s recent offering […]

FLY-HALVES have long been the ‘stars’ of the team so it’s not surprising they are top earners in the Premiership – but I remember it […]

I’VE never known such a spiteful proclamation from an England forward. Jamie George should hang his head for decrying the try scoring feat of fellow […]

IT is now time rugby union stopped turning a Nelsonian blind eye to the game’s unacceptable injury crisis. In last week’s TRP, Professor John Fairclough […]

RUGBY has never been more accessible (for those with deep enough pockets for TV subscriptions), yet I cannot help feeling that sideline interviews with coaches […]

WHEN the pundits for BT Sport can spot a cheap-shot tackle, by a world renowned second row, but the TMO can’t, then (again) what’s the […]

SO Brendan Gallagher “smells stifling fear” in the reduced Premiership salary cap, but I disagree with his belief that the removal of all pay restrictions […]

I WAS pleased to see that the new set up for National 2 West enables the resumption of, perhaps or perhaps not, one of the […]

I NEVER usually watch football but I tuned in last Sunday to see who would be crowned champions – and who would be relegated. Rugby […]