By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park……….49 Cinderford……………29 A LATE try denied Cinderford a second bonus point as Rosslyn Park secured a big win, with Luc Smith […]
Latest Posts
Garry’s laying down the Law in bid to find consistency
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In their ninth consecutive season in National One, Darlington Mowden Park’s director of rugby Garry Law possesses a profound understanding of the […]
High-scoring games make it great ‘fun’ for Campbell
By BEN JAYCOCK National Two West has been the highest-scoring division in the National Leagues so far this season and Hinckley director of rugby Chris […]
Chester’s first half points the way to victory
By ADAM CLEARY Chester………….. 18 Bournville………. 8 A DOMINANT firsthalf display laid the foundations for a Chester victory as they kept Bournville at arm’s length. […]
Larkins hails Cam focus for Uni clash
By BILL HOOPER Forward power: Camborne’s Jordan Nicholls is driven towards the try-line by Josh Matavesi Below: Adam Hughes fends off Kofi Barton-Byfield PICTURES: Simon […]
Dings delight after try-fest sinks spirited Salop
By BAZ JOHNSON Dings Crusaders…77 Newport (S)………… 12 DINGS Crusaders ran riot as they racked up a big victory over visitors Newport (Salop). Wary of […]
Pointon late show sees off Old Reds
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley………………32 Old Redcliffians….22 HINCKLEY continued their hot form on a freezing cold day at Leicester Road, beating Old Redcliffians in an entertaining […]
Sting in the tail for battling Hornets
By JON RICHARDSON Hornets………………… 17 Luctonians………….. 30 LEAGUE leaders Luctonians got the better of hosts Hornets in an enthralling encounter that could have gone either […]
Ace Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students
By ROGER OPIE Clifton…………… 48 Loughboro’ S…26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited Loughborough Students side. The […]
Long-server Evans lauds club’s family atmosphere
By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Billingham prides itself on being one of the top family rugby clubs in then north of England, and it has made remarkable […]
Shard hits top form in Lymm’s vital win
By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm…………….. 46pts Preston G………..22pts LYMM moved seven points clear of the drop zone after a convincing victory against relegation rivals Preston Grasshoppers. […]
Perfect ten for high-flying Esher
By OLLY PINHEY Esher…………………….62 Worthing……………… 20 ESHER secured a sixth consecutive win with a ten-try rout over Worthing at Molesey Road. Worthing started brightly, but […]
McRae magic seals victory
Tonbridge J…………36 Dorking…………………45 A HAT-TRICK for Tobermory McRae helped Dorking to victory over Tonbridge Juddians in a 13-try spectacular at Slade. It didn’t take long […]
Baxter’s right to call for the return of ‘traditional’ scrum
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week in almost all of the articles that I read, national papers or otherwise, all […]
Twenty years on and still looking good…
Brendan Gallagher looked on as England’s World Cup winners from 2003 got together recently WAISTLINES have expanded and hairlines receded while even those still blessed […]
Bloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently
My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams – The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the game WHEN I look […]
Cane and Kolbe link up for Japan opener
By BEN JAYCOCK Just over a month since the Rugby World Cup final, 14 of the players who featured in the showpiece match will suit […]
South Americans keen to build on new foundations
By JOE SANTAMARIA Now the dust has settled on the World Cup, the three South American nations will reflect upon a mixed tournament, which encompassed […]
Sweeney reports £4m profit for RFU
The RFU made a profit of £4m in 2022-23 despite three Premiership clubs and the Championship winners Jersey Reds going out of business because of […]
Young Guns: Exeter second row Joe Bailey
BY BEN JAYCOCK Having had a surprise call up to the U20s World Championship this summer, Exeter lock Joe Bailey is hoping for a busy […]
Results
… Continue reading… Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
Singleton loan deal at Toulon
RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton has signed for Toulon on loan for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old, capped three times by England, […]
Cov sign Fiji U20s tighthead
COVENTRY have signed Fijian tighthead Vilikesa Nairau. The 21-year-old has represented his country at U20 level and also recently played for the Fijian Armed Forces […]
Alan Jubb dies, at 90
FORMER coach and player Alan Jubb passed away on November 19 at the age of 90. Jubb, who was a fly-half for a number of […]
Regional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU … Continue reading… Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a […]
Unbeaten records are sure to come to an end
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The Continental Tyres Schools Competitions advance to the national stages meaning several unbeaten records will come to an end. Three […]
Regional results
… Continue reading… Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
Battling Met stand up to be counted
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a crucial 17-10 win over […]
Hyatt happy to see Aberavon hit form
■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt was a proud man after his side responded to their heavy 64- 26 thumping at […]
Brecon beat the weather to jump into top spot
Championship round-up JUST two of the dozen fixtures scheduled across both Welsh Championship divisions managed to survive the cold snap. Both of those came in […]
BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES
… Continue reading… Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our website? Login
Laporte & Co hit the panic button
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A week after ripping out their coaching set-up and employing an Etch-a-Sketch style reset to their season, Montpellier officially hit the […]
2024 Rugby Paper calendar
As you continue to rip open the 24 tiny windows and guzzle down the chocolate hiding behind, leave some room over the next few weeks […]
Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight
The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each of the final matches […]
“Shameful” – McCall blasts treatment of Farrell
Owen Farrell‘s club boss Mark McCall has described treatment of him as “shameful” and “not right” after the England captain announced he was taking a […]
Genge the favourite to take on captaincy from Farrell
Ellis Genge is the favourite to replace Owen Farrell as the next England captain after the fly-half decided to step away from international rugby. Farrell, […]
Farrell to sit out 2024 Six Nations and prioritise wellbeing
England captain Owen Farrell will miss the 2024 Six Nations as he takes a break from international rugby. The news was revealed by his club […]
Ludlam closing in on move to Toulon
Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early October, is set to […]
Enjoy the ultimate Christmas present experience at Twickenham
As the days get colder and darker, many of us have started to focus our minds on Christmas. Christmas is a day that brings warmth, […]
Baron calls for block on £296m PGP plan
By NICK CAIN Francis Baron has called for the RFU Council to insist that the RFU Board puts a moratorium on the current PGP negotiations […]
Baxter: We need to power up the scrum
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has called on the game’s lawmakers to forget about trying to make the game more entertaining by speeding it up […]
Dallaglio: We need clarity on Prem 2
By BEN JAYCOCK Lawrence Dallaglio is calling for clarity from the RFU and Premiership Rugby over plans for a Premiership 1/Premiership 2 which could see […]
Record turnover for Saints
Northampton have posted a record turnover of £21.96m in their annual report for the year ending June 2023. The club made an overall loss before […]
Evans on a mission to enjoy the highs
By JON NEWCOMBE As one of the Gallagher Premiership’s kings of the breakdown, Will Evans is determined to embrace every success that comes his way, […]
Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are to regularly challenge in […]
Lawrence is hungry for more, says JVG
By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England international potentially still having […]
After only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some of the biggest highs […]
Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life
By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in terms of his rugby. […]
Saracens keen for Vunipola to stay
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are believed to have offered Billy Vunipola a deal to remain in north London next season after French […]
Sinfield has a taste of Carrington
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England defence coach Kevin Sinfield was at Manchester United’s Carrington training base last week on a coaching exchange day. […]
Rugby Union News 24/7
Recent Posts
Hansen’s comments proved the final straw for Chris Busby
10 January 2025Ange Capuozzo at scrum-half: Is the bench about to be changed forever?
7 January 20252025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under
7 January 2025Stick with Marcus Smith, he’s the best in England
5 January 2025Leicester Tigers chasing dream double
5 January 2025
The best betting sites
