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Change at Ospreys as Asian-based Y11 Sports & Media complete takeover

14 May 2020 0 comments

‘Multi-million pound deal’ agreed for majority buyout of the Ospreys

Munster prop James Cronin given one-month doping ban after pharmacy mix-up

20 April 2020 0 comments

Wrong medication leads to Cronin testing positive for two prohibited substances

John Wells to leave Newcastle Falcons for role in Italy

20 April 2020 0 comments

Defence coach John Wells will take up a new challenge with Rugby Colorno

Options are drying up for Nick Abendanon who seeks homecoming from Clermont

14 April 2020 0 comments

After six years in France with Clermont, ex-Bath full-back Nick Abendanon had been planning on a return to England

Premiership Rugby suspends season indefinitely but reiterates intent to complete all games

8 April 2020 0 comments

There will be no chance of watching rugby against on April 24 as Premiership extends suspension

Contract chaos puts Carl Fearns in limbo in France

3 April 2020 0 comments

Former Bath back row Carl Fearns reveals the situation facing him as an out-of-contract player in the Top 14

Harrington column: Philippe Saint-Andre calls for cup shootout to decide title

26 March 2020 0 comments

James Harrington points out the three options open to the Top 14 and Pro D2

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup postponed by EPCR

24 March 2020 0 comments

EPCR will liaise with the Premiership, PRO14 and Top 14 to try and complete the European Cup season

Jonny’s brewing up a storm for the Chiefs

22 March 2020 0 comments

■ By NEALE HARVEY Jonny Hill CIDER-making Exeter lock Jonny Hill aims to become the apple of Eddie Jones’ eye just as soon as rugby […]

Saint-Andre calls for cup shootout to decide title

22 March 2020 0 comments

In the current health crisis in France professional rugby has, like all sports, taken a large backward step. Clubs, coaches and players are doing all […]

I want to be the Bristol No.10 of the future, says Ioan Lloyd

20 March 2020 0 comments

“Pat will reward you on your performances” – Ioan Lloyd on reaping the benefits of Pat Lam’s player management

England’s Six Nations finale in Rome postponed due to coronavirus

5 March 2020 0 comments

Six Nations organisers are expected to announce the decision later on Thursday

Maturing Jack Maunder ready for next Test

3 March 2020 0 comments

Neale Harvey talks to the player recalled to the England squad having played in Argentina back in 2017

Booth to take the reins at struggling Ospreys

1 March 2020 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS have named Toby Booth as the new head coach on a three-year deal, starting this summer. Booth, 50, joined Harlequins as assistant […]

I’ll stay as long as Saracens want me to, says Alex Goode

26 February 2020 0 comments

Alex Goode comes to the defence of ex-Saracens chairman Nigel Wray, and says he wants to finish his career at the club

Saracens set for misconduct hearing with EPCR

7 February 2020 0 comments

Saracens find themselves in deep water over the possible fielding of an eligible player in their Champions Cup win over Racing 92

Skinner makes his return to lead charge for Chiefs

2 February 2020 0 comments

SCOTLAND international back-rower Sam Skinner, right, makes his first start of the season after injury to captain an Exeter side showing a mix of youth […]

Tough lessons will make us all stronger – Gustard

26 January 2020 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD PAUL Gustard says he has learned a lot about himself during Harlequins’ struggle to ignite their season. He admits it has been […]

Hughes ‘needs to be 80 minutes’

26 January 2020 1 comment

BRISTOL boss Pat Lam said he had mixed emotions after his team recorded their biggest Premiership tally over Gloucester, mainly because they missed out on […]

Finn Russell sent home from Scotland camp

23 January 2020 0 comments

Scotland discipline star fly-half as the start of the Six Nations draws closer

Billy Vunipola ruled out of the Six Nations for England

23 January 2020 0 comments

Who can replace England’s talisman with no Sam Simmonds or Alex Dombrandt in the squad?

Lyon offer an escape route to trio of Saracens superstars

21 January 2020 0 comments

What will this mean for their England careers?

Leg fracture puts Green under knife

19 January 2020 0 comments

BATH scrum-half Max Green will have surgery after fracturing his leg in their European Champions Cup defeat by Harlequins. Green, 23, will discover how long […]

Wales lose prop Carre

19 January 2020 1 comment

SARACENS prop Rhys Carre will miss Wales’ Six Nations opener against Italy after being banned for three weeks. Carre, 21, was sent off after five […]

Saracens, Europe and McConnochie: What’s in Sunday’s TRP?

17 January 2020 0 comments

Plenty of news, views, action and reaction in issue #592 of The Rugby Paper – here’s what features… SARACENS: Sarries risk automatic relegation to the […]

TEAMS: Who Gloucester have turned to in place of injured Danny Cipriani for trip to Toulouse

17 January 2020 0 comments

Full Champions Cup team news for Round 6, as Lloyd Evans is preferred to Owen Williams at Gloucester

Cobus Reinach to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season

14 January 2020 0 comments

Will Chris Boyd be bringing in a new signing to replace the departing Reinach?

Scarlets thumped by Toulon power game

12 January 2020 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Spirit: Uzair Cassiem tries to battle through for Scarlets PICTURES: Getty Images TEAMS SCARLETS: Halfpenny 4; Mc- Nicholl 5, Hughes 5 (Asquith […]

Jackson column: Champions will be wary of wounded Ospreys

8 January 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson previews how the Ospreys will be seeking to ignite their season against Saracens this weekend

Hepher and Pellow see Champions Cup within touching distance for Exeter Chiefs

2 January 2020 0 comments

Past winners as players, head coach Ali Hepher and skills coach Ricky Pellow see Champions Cup glory as the next step for Exeter

Munster team doctor fined for verbally abusing Jamie George

31 December 2019 0 comments

Munster medic Jamie Kearns given €2,000 fine for comment which sparked mass brawl during Champions Cup trip to Saracens

Why some Premiership clubs are angling for a format change to the Champions Cup

27 December 2019 0 comments

Saracens owner Nigel Wray details how player welfare grounds affect Premiership clubs in the Champions Cup

Faiva try punishes Violi’s inaccuracy

22 December 2019 1 comment

By ADAM ELLIS BENETTON remain top dogs in Italy after edging out Zebre in horrid conditions. Hooker Hame Faiva delivered the telling blow on the […]

Webster would not have been in the pink

22 December 2019 1 comment

THROUGHOUTa distinguished career for Swansea, Wales and the Lions, Richard Webster never lost sight of his oldschool values. They served him well as a coach, […]

Time to get ruthless, Clarke tells Gloucs

22 December 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY BATTLING back rower Freddie Clarke says Gloucester must hone their killer instinct if they are to figure in this season’s Premiership title […]

Irish and French squad strengths defy belief

22 December 2019 0 comments

Views COLIN BOAG Galacticos: Leinster at Franklin’s Gardens had 453 caps between them What are we to make of the situation in the Heineken Champions […]

Landajo: We must be ready for Wasps

15 December 2019 2 comments

DAN McFarland hailed scrum-half sensation John Cooney after another heroic display helped Ulster move within touching distance of the Champions Cup quarter finals. Dubliner Cooney […]

Arnold double extends Toulouse’s winning run after Picamoles stretched off

15 December 2019 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON TOULOUSE made it four wins from four but had to wait until the dying seconds to clinch a 26-18 success over Montpellier […]

Ospreys kids spread their wings in Paris

15 December 2019 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Can’t hold him: Racing captain Henry Chavancy breaks a tackle to score TEAMS RACING 92: Zebo 6; Dupichot 7, Vakatawa 7 (Klemenczak […]

Future is bright, insists Hogg

15 December 2019 1 comment

CARL Hogg refused to comment on whether he wants to take charge of the Ospreys on a full-time basis, but the forwards coach did reveal […]

Polledri close to peak after meteoric climb

15 December 2019 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY AFTER a meteoric rise from nowhere to starring for Italy at the World Cup, Jake Polledri now has his sights set on […]

Refs are there to apply laws not act as coaches

15 December 2019 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Sharp practice: Danny Care is the master of the shoulder wiggle After bingeviewing the Champions Cup games over the past two weekends I […]

Saints lads have hope despite hammering

15 December 2019 0 comments

By RONAN O’BRIEN Touchdown: Dan Biggar scores for Northampton Head over heels: Leinster’s James Lowe goes down to score PICTURES: Getty Images A BEST runners-up […]

Youngsters battled with real intensity says satisfied Solomons

15 December 2019 1 comment

In with a chance: Chris Boyd NORTHAMPTON Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd insisted his side can still reach the knock-out stages of the Champions […]

Lazzaroni’s late try snatches Treviso thriller

15 December 2019 1 comment

POOL 1 Benetton ……..25 Lyon………………22 BENETTON grabbed their first win in the Champions Cup since 2015 after Marco Lazzaroni’s dramatic try edged them to a […]

Players will fight to keep Lions alive roars Nowell

15 December 2019 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY JACK Nowell insists the ‘old school’ ethos of the British & Irish Lions will survive no matter what obstacles hard-nosed administrators throw […]

TEAMS: Saracens bring in the big guns for Munster rematch

13 December 2019 0 comments

Billy Vunipola and Owen Farrell among international crop recalled by Mark McCall

Williams column: Mike Ruddock can revive ailing Ospreys

12 December 2019 0 comments

Shane Williams believes the addition of Mike Ruddock is just one of the key changes needed at his old club Ospreys

Nick Abendanon drawing interest from home as Clermont stay nears end

12 December 2019 0 comments

Nick Abendanon is keen on a return to the UK after five years in France

Three-try blitz blows Bath out of Europe

8 December 2019 0 comments

■By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Samuel Ezeala breaks through to score Clermont’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images Slicing through: Rhys Priestland goes in for Bath’s […]

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