JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Heading into week two of the Six Nations we were all wondering who will have made […]
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Farrell’s England career is not over – Hartley
Dylan Hartley believes his successor as England captain Owen Farrell will come back from France a better player and does not think his international career […]
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Pepper’s late show clinches thriller for Durham
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Scrum-half Max Pepper scored two late tries, one in overtime, to give Durham a famous win over the seemingly indomitable […]
Dominant Ipswich march on with more silverware
SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying geographic importance. Seaford Tens […]
Sale put pressure on Saints to deliver
ACADEMY ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS The penultimate round of group stage action in the Premiership U18 Academy league has left it all to play for […]
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Newport lead pack behind Drovers
Welsh round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved up to second in the Premiership table after they beat RGC 43-17 to make it six consecutive bonus-point victories. […]
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Now watch Dyer take off, says Thomas
By MEGAN ARMITAGE Gareth Thomas is backing Rio Dyer to fill the void left by Louis Rees-Zammit’s shock departure from rugby. The former Wales and […]
Calvet’s likely to step in at Agen
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France Under-20s coach Sebastien Calvet has emerged as favourite to replace Bernard Goutta on the conveyor-belt of managers at ProD2 side […]
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Ene sets his sights high after signing Sale deal
By BEN JAYCOCK Proud Yorkshireman Obi Ene is hungry to achieve everything there is in the game after signing a three-year contract with northern rugby’s […]
Wales get set for Aussie challenge
WALES’ two-Test tour of Australia in July will see matches take place in Sydney and Melbourne. Warren Gatland will take his side to face the […]
Leicester, Sale hit by points cut
FIVE-POINT league deductions have been placed on Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs, Leicester Tigers and Sale Sharks for failing to achieve a minimum average of 13 […]
Harlequins land Wales wing Lisa
HARLEQUINS have signed Wales wing Lisa Neumann from Gloucester-Hartpury with immediate effect. The 30-year-old scored a try to help her side beat Exeter Chiefs in […]
Reid agrees new deal to stay at Bath
FLANKER Miles Reid has signed a new contract with Bath, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2027. He joins scrum-half Louis Schreuder […]
What’s in The Rugby Paper: 11/02/24
England and Wales reignite one of international rugby‘s oldest and greatest rivalries on Saturday and they’ll be action, comments and analysis from Twickenham in The […]
England stick, Wales twist for Twickenham test
Preview: England vs Wales (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales have made seven alterations with England unchanged for Satuday’s crucial contest at Twickenham. The hosts stick with an […]
Scotland call in Darge for defining game against France
Preview: Scotland vs France (Saturday, 2:15pm) Scotland have brought in Rory Darge to start ahead of the dropped Jamie Ritchie as they look to set […]
England youngsters look to get on a roll against Wales
Preview: England U20s vs Wales U20s (Friday, 7:15pm) England U20s will be looking to secure back-to-back wins in the Six Nations on Friday night for […]
Series 3, Episode 23: Six Nations latest and remembering Barry John with Jonathan Davies
The opening round of the 2024 Six Nations threw the script out the window as Scotland almost let a 27-point lead slip against Wales, Ireland […]
Erasmus to take Springboks through to 2027
Rassie Erasmus will return as head coach of South Africa through to the next Rugby World Cup after the departure of Jacques Nienaber to Leinster. […]
Ludlam confirms Saints departure
Lewis Ludlam has confirmed he has made the “extremely tough decision” to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season. The 28-year-old has been […]
Wales great John dies at 79
Wales and the British and Irish Lions‘ legendary former fly-half Barry John has died aged 79. Widely considered an all-time great of the game, John […]
George demands England front up
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Stadio Olimpico New England skipper Jamie George laid down the law after England stumbled to a 27-24 win in Italy – […]
Russell relief as Scotland hold on to keep Wales at bay
By ROGER PANTING at Principality Stadium Scotland captain Finn Russell was hugely disappointed with his side’s second-half performance yesterday after Wales nearly pulled off an […]
Keen demand to host Euro finals weekend
By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic McKay, chairman of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), has revealed that interest in hosting European club rugby’s finals weekend was higher […]
Barnes backing World Rugby legal action
Legal action is being taken after match officials and players suffered online abuse during the Rugby World Cup. World Cup final referee Wayne Barnes retired […]
University helps lift Exeter’s challenge
By MARK STEVENS When Rob Baxter outlined his vision for the future of Exeter Chiefs, the director of rugby made no secret of the fact […]
Brive line up move for Lawes
Courtney Lawes is set to leave Northampton this summer to join Brive. According to reports in France, the former England back row has agreed a […]
Lovejoy on his way to Bristol
Bristol Bears have signed Harlequins tighthead prop Lovejoy Chawatama. Chawatama opted to sign for Harlequins after the demise of his former club London Irish but […]
Dallaglio urges England to win more matches than they lose
By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio has challenged England to “get some credit” back in the bank by winning more games than they lose in this […]
At last! Freeman and Roots give Borthwick reasons to be cheerful
SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK CAIN Italy………………………………. 24pts Tries: A Garbisi 11, Allan 26, Ioane 85 Conversions: Allan 13, 27; P Garbisi 86 Penalties: Allan […]
England look ready to throw off the chains
SIX NATIONS 2024 PAUL REES CLOSE yet comfortable summed up a contradictory England performance. Exposed in defence at times, they smothered Italy after the interval, […]
It wasn’t quite Bazball but George’s men did enough to get the job done
BRENDAN GALLAGHER WELL, it wasn’t quite the ‘Bazball’ rugby that Jamie George apparently aspires to – did we really expect things to change overnight? – […]
Scotland hold off amazing Wales revival
SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales…………………………… 26pts Tries: Botham 47, Dyer 53, Wainwright 60, Mann 68 Conversions: Lloyd 54, 61, 69 Scotland ……………………… 27pts […]
Why you don’t give up on your dreams
SIX NATIONS 2024 BRENDAN GALLAGHER It’s been said before but needs reiterating on a regular basis but there is no sporting tournament quite like the […]
Once again, the fans are being taken for granted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE European Cup’s ‘round of 16’ takes some beating when it comes to fiddling with a successful […]
RFU double standards alive and well
Surprise, surprise, double standards are alive and well at the RFU. The latest example is the decision is to give a dispensation to Junior Kpoku, […]
Diamond’s dual role can’t be right
The Twickenham suits are also not averse to turning a blind eye when a conflict-of-interests is involved. Perhaps the RFU’s performance director, Conor O’Shea, can […]
France can only watch as Irish put on a show
By PAUL REES France……………………………17pts Tries: Penaud 40, Gabrillagues 53 Conversions: Ramos 42, 53 Penalties: Ramos 27 Ireland…………………………. 38pts Tries: Gibson-Park 16, Beirne 30, Nash 46, […]
We won’t be getting carried away – O’Mahony
Ireland captain Peter O’Mahony says his side are “not getting carried away” in their bid to win back-to-back Grand Slams for the first time. O’Mahony […]
That was a must-watch match of real quality
JEREMY GUSCOTT SIX NATIONS 2024 THE Six Nations opener in Marseille between France and Ireland was a really good game of rugby in which the […]
Confident Crowley shows why he deserves the keys to No.10
BRENDAN GALLAGHER SIX NATIONS 2024 Regular readers of The Rugby Paper will recall that I told you a very long time ago that Jack Crowley […]
I didn’t see that coming! France as flat as a crepe…
NICK CAIN Ireland’s trouncing of France in Marseille – a record Irish win on French soil – trashed most pundits prediction of a Gallic Grand […]
Pollock puts England on the front foot
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By NICK POWELL Italy…………………………….. 11pts Tries: Siciliano 67 Penalties: Pucciarello 10, 19 England……………………… 36pts Tries: Pollock 20, 34, 78; Carnduff 40, […]
Morse powers Wales on as Whiffin enjoys a winning start
U20s SIX NATIONS 2024 By BEN JAYCOCK Wales……………..37pts Tries: Anderson 17, Price 28, 71, Morse 32, Ackerman 60, Lewis 76 Conversions: Wilde 32, Ford 72 […]
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