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Munster get it right in the end

23 April 2023 0 comments

By TOM SHEEDY Sharks ………….22 Munster ……….22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings Park but the resilience […]

Extra-time joy for Exeter as hero Cairns bags winner

23 April 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL EXETER retained the men’s BUCS Championship by beating Loughborough in a 13-try thriller at the StoneX Stadium. With the sides locked at […]

Premiership’s boring compared to Europe

23 April 2023 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I AM fed up of TV commentators saying […]

Exeter’s O’Brien signs for Munster

16 April 2023 0 comments

The exodus from Exeter shows no sign of abating, with centre Sean O’Brien set to become the next player through the Sandy Park exit door […]

Last-chance saloon for title hopes – Baxter

16 April 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Leicester Tigers v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Focused: Aidon Davis and, inset, Jasper Wiese PICTURES: Alamy HAVING beaten […]

No guarantees for Leinster

16 April 2023 0 comments

WITH the Champions Cup Final being in Dublin this year I’ve been reading many comments saying that Leinster are being handed the title on a […]

Ireland flanker calls time

9 April 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA IRELAND back row Jordi Murphy, 31, will retire at the end of the season. Murphy won three Six Nations titles and scored a […]

Play-off run is over admits Skivington

9 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES George Skivington says he has stopped talking about the play-offs after Gloucester’s defeat at Newcastle in the last Premiership round left them […]

Irish galacticos on song as Leicester are sent packing

9 April 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster……………………….. 55pts Tries: Ringrose 2, 16; Gibson-Park 52, Penalty 55, Penny 61, O’Brien 71, McKee 79 Conversions: Byrne 3, 17, 53, 62, […]

Itoje sets sights on toppling champions

9 April 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… La Rochelle v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Marcel-Deflandre Visit infinitysportstravel.com to view our packages or call us on 0203 725 […]

O’Gara turning to Seuteni to plug gaps

9 April 2023 0 comments

Champions Cup holders La Rochelle have looked to strengthen their midfield to face Saracens after bringing in UJ Seuteni at outside centre channel. Raymond Rhule […]

Series 2, Episode 13: Red Roses resurgence and Champions Cup action with Maggie Alphonsi

3 April 2023 0 comments

Champions Cup and Women’s Six Nations action made for a fantastic weekend of rugby to say the least. To reflect on the Red Roses‘ opening […]

Sanderson moves for Stormers’ star

2 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks are set to return to familiar ground as Alex Sanderson steps up his recruitment plans for next […]

Series 2 Episode 12: World Rugby tournament prospects and Champions Cup Round of 16 preview

28 March 2023 0 comments

Plans for a World Rugby tournament that will culminate every two years in a grand final between the top side in the Northern and Southern […]

Leicester SOS for new lock

26 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers have sent out an emergency appeal for a lock to cover for Ollie Chessum, who faces a […]

Baxter calls on Chiefs to win the 10-pointers

26 March 2023 0 comments

Rob Baxter says every match is a virtual cup final for Exeter as they look to make the Premiership play-offs and progress in the Heineken […]

The Intersection of Online Casinos and Rugby: A Look at the Partnership

19 March 2023 0 comments

For many years, rugby has been perceived as a sport in which tenacity, toughness, and teamwork play significant roles. This is the opposite of what […]

Innard: Chiefs can win the lot

19 March 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Jack Innard has fond memories of the Premiership Cup. He scored two tries in Exeter’s last appearance in the final when they […]

Flyer Nowell is set to join La Rochelle

5 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England and Lions winger Jack Nowell has spoken to European champions La Rochelle about a switch to France when […]

Saints switch paying off for hooker Smith

26 February 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES On the ball: Northampton hooker Robbie Smith Robbie Smith joined Northampton from Newcastle last summer because he wanted to spend more time […]

South Africa hardly a weekend destination

5 February 2023 0 comments

Take that: Alex Dombrandt celebrates a try for Quins against Sharks I WONDER how many other club rugby supporters have become disillusioned with the Heineken […]

Versatile David takes his opportunity and makes the most of his switch to Harlequins

29 January 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… London Irish v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Nick David had to be patient after joining Harlequins from Worcester […]

Reed has final say as Sharks snatch it

29 January 2023 0 comments

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ……………………………….30pts Tries: Carpenter 2, Dugdale 17, Roebuck 25, Taylor 32, Reed 80+1 Conversions: Du Preez 18 Penalties: Du Preez 50 Bath […]

Scottish link-up helping Scott to develop

29 January 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh born and bred Cameron Scott has gone outside his comfort zone this season to play on loan at Championship side London […]

Quins back to their best to maul Sharks

22 January 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Harlequins ………………….. 39pts Tries: Care 5, Dombrandt 8, Murley 17, Lewies 42, David 51 Conversions: Smith 6, 9, 18, 52 Penalties: Smith […]

Twelvetrees cuts through the noise

22 January 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Bordeaux-Begles ……….. 17pts Tries: Gimbert 14, Boniface 50 Conversions: Jallibert 15, 51 Penalty: Jallibert 2 Gloucester ………………….. 26pts Tries: McGuigan 22, 64, […]

Gibbes given his marching orders after Tigers mauling

22 January 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Christophe Urios will take charge at Top 14 side Clermont on Monday, after the “breathing space” afforded his predecessor Jono Gibbes […]

Daly shows his class as Saracens run riot

15 January 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens …………………….. 48pts Tries: Lozowski 10, Daly 16, 18, 23; Riccioni 32, Christie 35, Earl 80 Conversions: Goode 11, 17, 20, 35, […]

Blair excited to face Castres

15 January 2023 3 comments

Preview Castres v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pm CO-CAPTAINS Grant Gilchrist and Jamie Ritchie return for Edinburgh’s Champions Cup match against Castres at Stade Pierre-Fabre The […]

Dombrandt glad to see Smith return

15 January 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Racing 92 v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, La Defense Arena ALEX Dombrandt expects the return of Marcus Smith to help lift […]

Chawatama: London Irish have the talent to overcome Stormers

15 January 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… London Irish v Stormers TO coin an often-used sporting phrase, Lovejoy Chawatama can talk the talk and walk the walk. The […]

Cuthbert helps Ospreys achieve stunning double

15 January 2023 1 comment

By SIMON ROBERTS Ospreys …………35pts Tries: Cuthbert 22 , 54; Tipuric 64, Morris 77 Conversions: C Evans 24, 55, 65 Penalties: C Evans 31, 40+1, […]

Pumas prop Sclavi breaks Ulster hearts at the death

15 January 2023 0 comments

By KEVIN FALLON La Rochelle ……. 7pts Tries: Sclavi 80 Conversions: Hastoy 80+2 Ulster ……………… 3pts Penalties: Doak 63 SPRINGBOK No.8 Duane Vermeulen said that […]

Priestland undecided if he will continue playing next season

15 January 2023 0 comments

Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked in Wales’s Six Nations […]

Hooker’s injury a scare for England

8 January 2023 2 comments

Luke Cowan-Dickie gave Steve Borthwick an early injury worry when he limped off in the second-half after rolling his ankle. “I felt something pop but […]

Home comforts key to Irish challenge

8 January 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… London Irish v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Benhard Janse van Rensburg believes home comforts can get London Irish […]

Bath in the mood to face Exeter challenge

23 December 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Exeter v Bath Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm Vision: Bath coach Johann van Graan Johann Van Graan says he has massive […]

Baxter enjoying life to the full after swapping sides

23 December 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Harlequins v Bristol Tuesday December 27. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop Happy: Fin Baxter FIN Baxter made his Harlequins debut as a […]

Billy’s the kid when it comes to resistance

23 December 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMN Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings,” says the doctor to his patient, “but you have only four minutes to […]

Barmiest fixture list that makes no sense

23 December 2022 0 comments

YOU don’t get to be Jake White if you’re wrong more often than you’re right. The South African, currently in charge of the Pretoria-based Bulls, […]

Sharks look for repeat performance over Toulouse

18 December 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Fully fit: Sale’s Akker van der Merwe in action Akker van der Merwe admits Sale Sharks will have to redouble their efforts […]

Harlequins in the mood to gain revenge against Racing

18 December 2022 2 comments

By PAUL REES It feels like a new club: Quins coach Nick Evans The last time Harlequins faced Racing 92 at The Stoop, they suffered […]

Creevy hit with four-week ban

18 December 2022 2 comments

London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has received a four-week ban following his red card in the Champions Cup defeat by Montpellier last Friday. Argentine Creevy […]

Cut tickets prices to get more fans in

18 December 2022 1 comment

THE amount of empty seats at Champions Cup /Challenge Cup games last week seems to have increased, probably due to the cost of living crisis […]

James has sights set on success in Europe

11 December 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Having reached the quarter-finals in the first two seasons of Alex Sanderson’s tenure as DoR, Sale Sharks are hellbent on going even […]

Creevy’s red puts Irish on back foot

11 December 2022 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING London Irish…….27pts Tries: Gonzalez 25, 37; Cinti 30 Conversions: Jackson 25, 30, 37 Penalties: Jackson 9, Jennings 78 Montpellier……..32pts Tries: Reinach 40, […]

Lewies: Quins up for Tank challenge

4 December 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies is convinced the “world class attack and spine” at Harlequins puts them in prime shape to be finally crowned champions […]

Simmons: Arundell will be brilliant for a long time

4 December 2022 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Speed king: Henry Arundell playing for England Henry Arundell has the mental strength to battle through his lengthy injury despair and return […]