■ By BEN JAYCOCK Fly-half general: Luke Cozens FLY-HALF Luke Cozens has stepped up to head coach of Clifton but has endured a difficult start, […]
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Hawks get better of frenetic islanders tussle
Henley………….. 43 Guernsey……….33 ■ By ALASTAIR BEYNON HENLEY Hawks just about came away with an encouraging fivepoint win over resilient Guernsey Raiders after a real […]
Hawkins kicks Bury to last-gasp victory
Bury St Ed’s…………. 21 Old Albanians…….. 20 ■ By ANDREW HERLIHY A LAST-MINUTE penalty kick from Kodie Hawkins earned Bury St Edmunds a dramatic win […]
Barnes off to flyer as Esher fall short
Esher…………………….38 Barnes………………….39 ■ By SAM BYTHEWAY BARNES began the season in dramatic style with a narrow victory at Esher. In a tight see-saw contest, it […]
Dons taught a lesson by ruthless Dorking
Wimbledon…….22pts Dorking……………57pts ■ By MO SHER Charge: Dorking’s Fred Dowson races through Thomasz Pozniak scores the first try for Wimbledon PICTURES: Gary House TEAMS WIMBLEDON: […]
New-look Juddians hold off gutsy Park comeback
Tonbridge J…………26 Westcombe P……… 20 ■ By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians handed debuts to seven players as they opened their campaign with a home victory […]
Raiders run riot at youthful Vikings
North Walsham……. 7 Worthing………………45 ■ By RICHARD HEWITT WORTHING Raiders got off to a flying start against a young North Walsham side featuring 11 debutants. […]
Oaks stand firm as visitors battle back
Sevenoaks…………..23 Canterbury…………..22 ■ By STEVE FITZMAURICE SEVENOAKS defended superbly to stave off a Canterbury comeback in the opening match of the season. The visitors had […]
Ambitious Osborne aims to blaze a trail for coaches
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Inspiring the next generation: England’s Maro Itoje COLLIN Osborne is the only black director of rugby in the National Leagues but […]
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Hooker Lewis joins Ospreys
OSPREYS have signed former Saracens hooker Ethan Lewis. The 29-year-old played 25 times in a two-year spell with the English champions having previously played for […]
Eastmond’s coaching journey starts at Jersey
FORMER England centre Kyle Eastmond has joined the Jersey Reds coaching staff. The 34-year-old – who played for Bath, Wasps and Leicester – will assist […]
Burley launch women’s side
BURLEY have started a player-led women’s side from scratch. Men’s first XV players Mark Docherty, Jamie Manson and Scott Glynn combined to launch the new […]
Young Guns: Bristol Bears back row Aaron Tull
Aaron Tull is hoping to flourish in the new-look Premiership Cup that kicks off this weekend. Tull made three starts in four appearances across the […]
Llandovery pick up where they left off
Premiership round-up ■ By ROB COLE CHAMPIONS Llandovery hammered out an eight try warning to their Premiership rivals that they are in no mood to […]
Classy Bargoed bring up 50 with wings at double
Championship round-up BARGOED ran in eight tries as they laid down a marker in the Championship East with a 52-25 win over newly promoted Rumney. […]
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We need to reopen pathways to top of the game
Eddie Jones has blamed the RFU for the demise of the game in England for not producing enough quality players. I have to say that […]
Time for England to justify £100k fee
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL I was wrong with my prediction last week, as England proved they really are not […]
Racing ramp up interest in Ford
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN In July, The Rugby Paper reported that ‘grand’ Top 14 side Racing 92 had Sale and England fly-half George Ford in […]
Forthcoming fixtures
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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 03/09/23
The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, and you can find a team-by-team preview of the highly anticipated competition in The Rugby Paper […]
Series 3, Episode 6: Scotland’s World Cup prospects and England crisis deepens with Duncan Hodge
We are just over a week away! England’s first ever loss to Fiji marked the low point of their World Cup preparations as Steve Borthwick […]
Lawes: We were made to look silly
By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Borthwick had to admit his side were outplayed yesterday as England suffered their first ever defeat to Fiji who triumphed at […]
Welsh aiming for 10-team elite division
By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Premiership will be replaced in the 2024-25 season by a “finishing school” for rising talent with the number of teams […]
Player welfare needs top priority – Hayman
By BEN JAYCOCK Carl Hayman says rugby is in denial about player welfare and insists there must be improved education on head injuries. The former […]
Bassett gets ready to roar for Tigers
By JON NEWCOMBE Chris Ashton will take some replacing but Josh Bassett has come to Leicester hoping to make a splash of his own. Bassett and […]
Davies: I almost gave up on Wales career
By ROB COLE Scarlets scrum-half Gareth Davies has revealed he came close to giving up on his international career before Warren Gatland’s return as head […]
Shambolic England crash to new lows
By NICK CAIN England………………………… 22pts Tries: May 9, Smith 57, Marchant 68 Conversions: Ford 58, 69 Penalties: Ford 6 Fiji…………………………………..30pts Tries: Nayacalevu 43, Habosi 52, […]
Heat ramping up on Borthwick
PAUL REES AS THE start of the World Cup looms, the heat increases. Steve Borthwick has been mopping his brow increasingly as the summer series […]
All true rugby fans will delight in this long overdue Fijian victory
BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOBODY ever really owes you anything in sport….. but it’s my firm belief that rugby owed Fiji this historic, deserved and accomplished win […]
Galthie puts his faith in Jalibert to step up at 10
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… France v Australia Today. Kick-off 5.45pm (4.45pm UK time), Stade de France FRANCE head coach Fabien Galthie has gone full throttle […]
Hat-trick for Ioane as Italy continue to build
By NICK POWELL Italy……………… 42 Japan……………. 21 Italy continued their excellent preparation for the World Cup as Monty Ioane scored a terrific hat-trick against Japan. […]
Scotland head to France on a high
By BRYN PALMER Scotland ……………………… 33pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, 77, Darge 50, Dempsey 58, Steyn 68 Conversions: Penalties: Russell 47, 51, Healy 59, […]
Nine-try Argentina take Spain to the cleaners
Spain …………….. 3 Argentina ……62 ARGENTINA ended their World Cup preparation on a bright note as they saw off Spain with a nine-try victory. Juan […]
Willemse: Credit to the forwards, they put in a hell of a shift
Damian Willemse was delighted to have got revenge for the Springboks humbling by the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship and says it gives his […]
My concerns: attack, defence and attitude
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WATCHING England now is the most frustrating thing in the world. I want them to do well, but it does […]
Healy fear as Ireland battle back
Ireland 17-13 Samoa By GARY FITZGERALD CIAN Healy dealt Andy Farrell a big World Cup blow as the veteran prop sustained a bad injury at […]
Rowe confident Chiefs will be back in the black soon
By PAUL REES TONY Rowe is confident Exeter will move back into the black by the end of the season after three years of financial […]
England heading to the Badlands
STEVE Borthwick has taken a fork in the road which has led England into the Badlands of international rugby. With two weeks to go until […]
Boks have the clout to retain the crown
South Africa’s record 35-7 blitz of New Zealand at Twickenham on Friday night showed that the reigning world champions have the clout to keep the […]
I’d put my faith in Mitchell to spark England
KYRAN BRACKEN NO MATTER what Steve Borthwick does he’s just getting lynched by the public. There’s a certain pool of people who think Marcus Smith […]
Saracens still the team to beat
KYRAN BRACKEN The Champions Cup is always a great competition but right now there’s too much of a financial divide for any team in England […]
Big cats likely to dine on minnows
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT MUST be a sobering prospect for the makeweights, travelling to a World Cup with a bunch of players registering close […]
Hansen’s secrets not hard to guess
There has been quite the hue and cry down there in All Black country following the latest twist in trans-Tasman affairs. Steve Hansen, head coach […]
Beer talk: Eddie happy to stay in the headlines
Paul Rees on how the Aussie coach is creating the news – again – by talking to his old mate EDDIE Jones may still be […]
Elvis to make his return at Taunton
Former Exeter hooker Elvis Taione has joined National 1 outfit Taunton Titans two months after announcing he was retiring from the sport. The 40-year-old spent […]
Dream Team with Andy Uren
Andy Uren, The Benetton and former Bristol Bears scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Ellis Genge – The scariest […]
Sarries fight to keep hold of big stars
BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are looking to head off potential interest in some of their big-name stars out of contract at the end of the […]
Codling needs more money
Newcastle boss Alex Codling is weighing up asking for an increase in his budget to bring in at least another player before the start of […]
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