By BRYN PALMER Domingo Miotti can step up and fill the boots of banned fly-half Tom Jordan as Glasgow aim to become the first Scottish […]
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Now it’s Ealing’s turn to celebrate
By XANDER CHEVALLIER For the second year in the row, Ealing Trailfinders were crowned Championship Cup winners after a thrilling victory over Jersey at Trailfinders […]
Fish is my kind of player – reliable and committed
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS gutted when I read that Dan Fish is going to miss Cardiff ’s Premiership semi-final clash with […]
Battle at No.10! Hunting for a final place
PAUL REES TALKS TO SALE’S GEORGE FORD AND LEEICESTER’S HANDRE POLLARD AHEAD OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN GEORGE Ford and Handre Pollard have not confronted each […]
Doris looking for revenge against La Rochelle
By BEN JAYCOCK Caelan Doris is hellbent on inflicting revenge on Saturday when Leinster meet La Rochelle in a re-run of last season’s Champions Cup […]
Gott in charge to steer Navy home
By ROGER PANTING Jordan Gott produced the performance of his life to steer the Navy to the Inter-Services title with a first win over the […]
Townsend staying on
GREGOR Townsend has signed a contract extension to remain Scotland head coach until April 2026. Townsend, 50, has been in charge since 2017 and his […]
Stop Wasps, say fans
A WORCESTER Warriors fans’ group has urged the RFU to stop Wasps’ bid to play at Sixways. Wasps owner Chris Holland has made a loan […]
Sorrowful shadow blights the game
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW FOR month after miserable month, Welsh rugby had been crying out for someone to give their apology […]
Warriors gather for Coulman farewell
Old warriors from both sides of what used to be The Great Divide joined early on Monday afternoon to pay their last respects to one […]
Bracknell support the Judge
Main man: Paul Rendall is a legend at Bracknell Rugby Club BRACKNELL Rugby Club have always been a big supporter of their local community. When […]
Follow me! Carling to lead the way in charity relay for MND
Clubs in the north are needed to help complete The Longest Try’s relay around Great Britain WILL Carling will run the first mile of the […]
Trials get WR backing
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has unanimously approved a recommendation that unions participate in trials of ‘belly tackles’ in the community game to reduce concussions. The […]
Brown for Gloucester
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have appointed James Lightfoot Brown as their attack coach. The 29-year-old has spent the last eight years coaching at London Irish, most […]
My Life in Rugby with Graham Childs: ‘Your only job is to pour champagne’
The former England, North, Wasps and Newcastle centre talks about his life in the game I went on the first post-Falklands War, England tour to […]
On the clock: Who put the minutes in?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’m indebted to stats guru Stuart Farmer who has faithfully logged the […]
Leinster turn out at the Aviva more often than Ireland
Much debate, some of it a tad heated, recently about the massive advantages real or perceived that Leinster enjoy over other teams in the United […]
60 years on…The tour with no jet lag
Sixty years go this week England embarked on their first ever overseas tour and it remains a splendid exercise in both madness and false optimism. […]
Lancashire make sure in the end
Hert’shire …….39 Lancashire … 44 By BRIAN QUINN It was nip and tuck for 80 minutes but Lancashire came out on top against a side […]
Pocklington the star for Yorkshire
Yorkshire …….80 Cheshire …….. 19 By KIERAN FREE Yorkshire didn’t take their foot off the gas after last week’s convincing win against Herts, with another […]
Southworth makes it count for Cornwall
By MO SHER Hampshire ………20pts Tries: Carr 20, Fletcher 35, Perkins 77 Conversions: Fieldsend 78 Penalty: Searle 60 Cornwall ………… 24pts Tries: Brown 8, Ewudzi […]
Prop Young powers over to seal it for Kent
Kent ……………. 43 Somerset ……… 7 By LUKE JARMYN Loosehead Billy Young powered over for Kent’s sixth try in the final minute of a dominant […]
Staffordshire can’t keep up as Durham go through the gears
Division 2 North Durham ……….. 48 Staff’shire ……28 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham fought off Staffordshire’s late surge to continue their flawless start in the County […]
Cumbria edge Northumberland to keep Twickenham dream alive
By DAVID SMITH North’land …… 19 Cumbria ………. 21 Two tries by Aspatria winger Joe Beaty along with two penalties by wing Oliver Bennett, and […]
Eastern Counties survive Leics onslaught
By RUSS CLARKE Eastern C …….. 31 Leic’shire ……. 12 Eastern Counties came out on top of a thrilling game which saw them under the […]
Holliday holds his nerve at the death
E Midlands …..23 N Midlands ….. 21 By KEITH BATEMAN East Midlands came out on top of this vital top of the table clash with […]
Gloucestershire hit 50 to stay in the hunt for final spot
Glouc’shire ….52 Berkshire …….. 10 By ROB COUCH Gloucestershire revived their campaign in stunning fashion by thrashing Berkshire at Newent keeping them in the hunt […]
Ten-try Dorset and Wilts hammer Devon
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dorset & Wilts ..66 Devon …………….. 0 Dorset & Wiltshire crushed Devon by running in ten tries and keeping a clean sheet […]
Sussex and Essex set up deciding clash
Bill Beaumont Cup By MO SHER Division 3 round-up ESSEX and Sussex both picked up back-to-back wins in Pool Two to set up a winner-takes-all-clash […]
Gill Burns Cup
Round-up REIGNING Division 1 champions Leicestershire suffered an upset last Sunday as they were narrowly beaten at home to Lancashire 24-22. Elsewhere in Pool 1 […]
Bristol enjoy road trip
Sale………………………24 Bristol…………………..49 By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol got seven up to secure a fine win on the road against Sale at Heywood Road as the Allianz […]
Quins go on rampage
Harlequins………….. 80 Wasps……………………. 7 By MATT MERRITT A swashbuckling seven tries in the first 40 minutes set the pace for a strong Harlequins performance as […]
Thompson at the double
Worcester……………48 DMP Sharks………….. 7 By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester Warriors secured their sixth win of the season with a comprehensive victory over DMP Sharks. Carys Cox […]
News
■ ENGLAND winger Abby Dow will leave Harlequins at the end of the season for Ealing Trailfinders, who will join next season’s Premier XVs. Dow, […]
Scarbrough dreaming of Yorkshire at Twickenham
By LUKE JARMYN Former England flyer Dan Scarbrough believes it will benefit the County Championship’s reputation if a side other than Cornwall or Lancashire wins […]
Too many matches had no real meaning to them
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now, as we reflect and are drawing closer to the end of this varied season, we […]
RFU Council still does far more than most people realise
There have been a few comments in the Press lately about how some professional players seem to think that the RFU Council does nothing for […]
Morley holds own among top dogs
Following Cambridge’s run to secure the National One title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby Paper’s 2022-23 Team of […]
Cueto: Ashy has been incredible. He had it all
News By NICK POWELL MARK Cueto has paid tribute to soon-to-retire winger Chris Ashton, and his unique ability to finish off opportunities. Cueto and Ashton […]
Titcombe on song to seal it for England
England Students ENGLAND Students sealed a 25-21 win over France Universities last Saturday, marking the side’s first win on French soil in 17 years. Dubbed […]
Teddington joy as they triumph at Twickenham
Papa Johns Men’s Championship By BEN JAYCOCK LAST Sunday saw Teddington crowned Papa Johns Men’s Counties 2 Championship winners at Twickenham after beating Wensleydale 53- […]
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James steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers
Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW… Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church Bank WALES U20 cap […]
St Peter’s and Rumney still to battle it out for top spot
By TOM WILLIAMS National 1 round-up TWO ancient Cardiff rivals will battle it out for the Division 1 East Central title after St Peter’s beat […]
Ystrad prove too good for Bedwas
Championship round-up By ROB COLE YSTRAD Rhondda warmed up for their revenge mission against Pontypool on Tuesday night with a brilliant second half recovery at […]
All to play for in final days of the season
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 coaches, pundits and fans have had the calculators, slide rules and computer modelling programmes out last weekend as they […]
Lynagh’s late strike ends Reds hoodoo
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Queensland Reds broke their New Zealand hoodoo to end the Chiefs’ unbeaten start to the season. New-found composure […]
Lions stay in play-off hunt
Currie Cup round-up The Lions claimed a 33-26 win over the Cheetahs to stay in the play-off race. They led 20-7 at half-time with tries […]
Koroibete hat-trick downs the Eagles
Japan League One round-up Saitama Wild Knights will defend their crown next week after winning their semi-final 51-20 against Yokohama Eagles. A second-half hat-trick from […]
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