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Time for new flier to make his choice
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso has been given a timely reminder that Wales wishes him to resist overtures from England […]
Dazzling Penaud out for a repeat
Given what they achieved throughout the old year, perhaps only Mary Earps and Pep Guardiola had reason to ring in the new one with more […]
Club cling on to topple the Tigers
By TOM MARKHAM National One Sedgley Park……… 17 Blackheath………….24 BLACKHEATH staved off a Sedgley Park comeback to hold on for victory. The Tigers struck first […]
Moseley profit in penalty-try drama
By JON MEADOWS National One B Moseley…………… 31 Richmond…………….29 A CONTROVERSIAL penalty try earned Birmingham Moseley victory over Richmond in a dramatic finale. A five-metre […]
Battling Hull put up a fight in defeat at Fylde
By ALLAN FOSTER National 2North Fylde………………35 Hull………………….. 8 FYLDE overcame Hull by five tries to one, but it was no stroll in the park for […]
Ryan’s joy at Field’s top-class defence
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield… 24pts Billingham………. 8pts National 2North HUDDERSFIELD head coach Neil Ryan paid tribute to his side’s “firstclass” performance as they put an […]
Tigers are Dunne for as Titans hit form after break
By DAVID BEDDOWS National 2North Rotherham T……….35 Sheffield Tigers…. 17 ROTHERHAM turned in another storming second-half display to take the local bragging rights against Sheffield […]
Venables hat-trick rescues the Tykes
By BRIAN TILLEY National 2North Tynedale…………….. 12 Leeds Tykes………..35 RUNAWAY leaders Leeds Tykes overcame a scare to beat Tynedale and preserve their 100 per cent […]
Ionians sunk by six-hitting hosts
By ADAM CLEARY National 2North Sheffield………………40 Hull Ionians………… 10 SHEFFIELD made it six wins on the bounce with a bonus-point victory over Hull Ionians. The […]
Hooker Hocking snatches victory for Reds
By MO SHER National 2West Dudley K………… 14 Redruth…………. 19 REDRUTH followed up the highs of two rip-roaring derby games against Camborne in December with […]
Shillabeer building for future in Devon
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DARTMOUTH RFC almost disbanded last season after struggling to raise 15 players for their fixtures, but a local builder, who […]
Hicken’s the hero as Oaks steal the points
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks……. 31 Barnes……………27 A LATE try saw Sevenoaks snatch victory over Barnes in a seesaw game. Within ten minutes of kick-off, it […]
Ford’s high-flying Bury into top three
By ANDREW HERLIHY Bury St Ed’s…….33pts Canterbury…….. 14pts IN-FORM Bury St Edmunds overcame Canterbury to stretch their unbeaten run to nine matches and move up […]
Captain Cook can’t halt Hawks
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley Hawks…….43 Westcombe P………26 HENLEY Hawks put together an excellent all-round performance to come away with a try-bonus-point win against a tough […]
Vikings are blown away by rampant Juddians
By NATHAN EDWARDS Tonbridge J…..59 N Walsham……. 12 TONBRIDGE Juddians had eight different try scorers as they ran out impressive victors against rock-bottom North Walsham. […]
Holgate grabs his chance at Falcons
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons’ newest signing Jordan Holgate says it has been a ‘bittersweet’ experience fulfilling a lifelong dream of playing top-level rugby in […]
Gwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings
Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his adult career by lifting […]
Probyn: It’s tough to take charge of a team at prop
The Rugby Paper Podcast On this week’s edition of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Jeff Probyn joined host Ollie Little and our regulars – Nick Cain, […]
As a coach, you are learning all the time
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Matt Cairns, the ex-England and Harlequins hooker who is head coach at Caldy RFC in the […]
Set-piece domination still the key to victory
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I always try to be honest in what I write, but I just can’t believe that […]
Young Guns: Harlequins centre/wing Ben Waghorn
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Waghorn could have become a rugby league player rather than playing the 15-a-side game but the Harlequins and England U20s centre, […]
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Bears bring in Fiji ace Mata from Edinburgh
BRISTOL have signed Fiji back row Viliame Mata for next season from Edinburgh. The 32-year-old, who scored against England in the World Cup quarter-final, has […]
Prop stars extend their stay at Cardiff
WALES props Corey Domachowski and Keiron Assiratti have agreed new deals to remain at Cardiff. Domachowski and Assiratti made their international debut in the World […]
Vunipola to return in time for Six Nations
SARACENS prop Mako Vunipola has been banned for four games after his red card in last week’s win over Newcastle. The 32-year-old was sent off […]
Veteran Brown signs on again at Tigers
FULL-BACK Mike Brown has agreed a new deal with Leicester to run beyond the end of the season. The 38-year-old was initially signed last year […]
Banned France duo will be free to face Ireland
JONATHAN Danty and Romain Taofifenua will be available for France’s opening round of the Six Nations despite receiving red cards last week. La Rochelle centre […]
Ace Simelane swaps Bulls for Stormers
FORMER Junior Springbok Wandisile Simelane is set to join the Stormers from the Bulls in a mid-season swap, with fellow centre Cornet Smith moving the […]
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Titcombe leads Quins to victory
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD CARMARTHEN Quins’ nine-game losing streak in the league is over after they got the better of Bridgend 16-11 at the […]
Narberth make it 12 from 12
Championship round-up IN the Championship West, leaders Narberth made it 12 from 12 with a 48-18 victory at Dunvant. Hat-tricks for centre Joseph Hutchings and […]
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Farrell’s future the only talk in town…
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fabien Galthie will have a reduced training squad for the 2024 Six Nations after a player release agreement was reached between […]
Forthcoming fixtures
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Blow for Ireland as injury rules out Kilcoyne
IRELAND prop Dave Kilcoyne has been ruled out of the Six Nations after his club Munster said he will be out for six months with […]
Easter: Battle for promotion is vital
By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter believes promotion/relegation is integral to British sport and says National One is the strongest league in […]
Osada leads charge for Wild Knights
SAITAMA Wild Knights came storming back with 35 unanswered second-half points to claim a 43-27 win over Toyota Verblitz in Japan Rugby League One yesterday. […]
Louw leads way for Lions
Sharks …………. 18 Lions……………..20 A LATE rolling maul try by Marius Louw led the Lions to their first ever win against the Sharks in the […]
What’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/01/24
Second host first this Saturday in the Premiership, and we’ll have coverage of Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints alongside three other reports in The Rugby Paper […]
Premiership previews: Round 11
Round 11 of the Premiership heralds the inaugural weekend of matches in 2024 with just three points separating the top six teams. Round ten smashed […]
Sinfield stepping down after England’s summer tour
Steve Borthwick’s leading assistant coach Kevin Sinfield will step away from the England set-up after the World Cup bronze medalists’ summer tour to Japan and […]
Series 3, Episode 20: 2023 in review with Jeff Probyn
Happy New Year from the Rugby Paper Podcast! As 2024 dawns, host Ollie Little and Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain, Chris Hewett and Brendan Gallagher […]
Coles and Dingwall sign new contracts at Saints
24-year-old duo Alex Coles and Fraser Dingwall have signed new contracts at Premiership leaders Northampton Saints. The pair have been a key part of the […]
Halliday: No way we can agree RFU deal
By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday has condemned the threat by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney to relegate the 11 Championship clubs if they fail to […]
Smith stars on the big stage
By SAM JACKSON Marcus Smith delivered a man-of-the-match performance as Harlequins signed off 2023 with a 32-26 victory over Gloucester in front of 76,813 at […]
Rae: Championship has much to offer
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry head coach Alex Rae has launched a staunch defence of the Championship in the wake of Bill Sweeney’s disparaging comments about […]
Bailey glad to learn from Finn
By JON NEWCOMBE After being prematurely cast as Bath’s first-choice fly-half, precocious homegrown talent Orlando Bailey says he is enjoying his supporting role to main […]
Roberts loving life in ‘rugby mental’ Portugal
By BEN JAYCOCK Ciaran Roberts swapped life in west London for Portugal this summer to play in the promising Portuguese Top 10 and has fallen […]
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