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Doncaster left with nothing but worries

13 October 2024 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ……….. 0pts L Scottish ……… 12pts Tries: Riley 20, Kerr 41 Conversion: Lloyd-Seed 41 DONCASTER suffered another shock home defeat – […]

Victor Matfield: Eben Etzebeth can reach 150 caps

13 October 2024 0 comments

By Grant Shub Victor Matfield, who played 127 Tests for the Springboks and recently relinquished his record to Eben Etzebeth, believes that his protege can […]

Falcons will be taking a simpler approach, says Diamond

13 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Boss: Steve Diamond STEVE Diamond says Newcastle Falcons will operate with a simplistic game plan moving forward which he feels will make […]

Biljon brings Championship experience to Titans’ squad

13 October 2024 0 comments

■By CIARA FEARN Boss: Harvey Biljon ROTHERHAM Titans director of rugby Harvey Biljon is enjoying the challenges and excitement that come with transitioning from a […]

Playing out in France was brutal -it really was

13 October 2024 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRIAN MULLEN THE FORMER LONDON IRISH & CLERMONT FLY-HALF NOWADAYS it is a trend: players moving across the English Channel to play […]

Sorry to say, but it’s their own fault

13 October 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE is something I always admired about the RFU, it has always attempted to be fair […]

Make your mistakes and learn from them

13 October 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Simon Culley, below, head of rugby at Durham University How and why did you get into coaching rugby? […]

Premiership Rugby plays down talk of a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league

10 October 2024 0 comments

Premiership Rugby appears to have killed off proposals for a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league in favour of retaining a 10-team domestic competition. Chief […]

Series 4, Episode 6: Gallagher Premiership, Exeter records and the need for speed with Olly Woodburn

10 October 2024 0 comments

After a few weeks debating the dramatic final rounds of the Rugby Championship, time to revisit the Gallagher Premiership! Three rounds in and despite question […]

Fit-again Curtis Langdon chasing international honours

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Curtis Langdon is desperate for another crack with England having missed the summer tour after injuring his shoulder in the Premiership final […]

I’d be happy to step up at 12 – Seb Atkinson

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Gloucester’s Seb Atkinson aims to show he can be the solution to England’s problem at No.12. Atkinson was a shining light in […]

With promotion, clubs might invest

6 October 2024 0 comments

IN The Rugby Paper’s letters page (Sept 29), Neil Edwards describes how Championship clubs’ crowds are too low to allow serious investment in players by […]

Leicester Tigers too strong for floundering Newcastle Falcons

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Newcastle Falcons …….. 10pts Try: Chick 51 Conversion: Grayson 52 Penalty: Grayson 7 Leicester Tigers ………… 42pts Tries: Hassell-Colliins 17 Watson 23, […]

Andy Onyeama-Christie’s explosive start has Saracens motoring

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Sam Jackson Andy Onyeama-Christie’s explosive start to the season has seen him nominated for Premiership player of the month. The back rower played a […]

Unfair restrictions to block promotion

6 October 2024 0 comments

ROTTEN Borough’ politics have turned English rugby’s once showcase top league into one which is showing signs of serious decay. The Premiership’s 10 clubs have […]

Cattle wants to make Mennaye Field a fortress

6 October 2024 0 comments

By CHRIS COLLYER CORNISH Pirates have their sights set on the development of new players and making Mennaye Field a formidable fortress. The Pirates lost […]

Wallace Sititi is following in father’s footsteps, but for how long?

6 October 2024 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed Cast your minds back, those of you who are sufficiently long in the tooth, to Melbourne in late October […]

Chinnor up the tempo to break their home duck

6 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor …………. 31pts Tries: Hardwick 1, 23, Wharton 26, Goss 40, Passman 80 Conversions: Slevin 1, 23, 80 Caldy …………….. 17pts Tries: […]

Olowofela the star as Doncaster take glory

6 October 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Ealing Trailfinders …….. 35pts Tries: Smid 3, Holgate 20, Moore 27, Cornish 38 Conversions: Jones 4, 21, 28 Penalties: Jones 43, 61, […]

Scottish turn up the . heat to stun Pirates

6 October 2024 0 comments

By MO SHER L Scottish ………26pts Tries: Hammond 15, Ransom 25, Friday 29, Riley 50 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 16, 26, 30 C Pirates ……….. 15pts Tries: […]

Archers hit Mob for six to go top – for a few hours

6 October 2024 0 comments

By GEORGE Nottingham …..38pts Tries: D Williams 17, 67; Myall 37, Manz 46, Graham 56, Arden 64 Conversions: Arden 37, 46, 64, 67 Ampthill ………..14pts […]

Cov’s easy win over Bedford no surprise to Rae

6 October 2024 0 comments

By PAUL SMITH COVENTRY head coach Alex Rae said last weekend’s 45-7 demolition of old rivals Bedford Blues came as no shock to him. The […]

Honey’s sweet success as Rams put Sale in their place

6 October 2024 0 comments

▄By HANNAH BOYLE A HUNDRED years on from Rams’ first ever match, they sat top of National One going into the fifth week of fixtures. […]

Minikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation

6 October 2024 0 comments

■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after a tough campaign and […]

DYLANHICKS

6 October 2024 0 comments

YOUNG GUNS MUNSTER & IRELAND U20 FLY-HALF Tyro Munster fly-half Dylan Hicks is hoping to continue progressing through Ireland’s successful age-grade system and would love […]

Sorry, Geoff, but let’s not de-power scrums

6 October 2024 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EVERY week I can’t wait for Sunday to come around so that I can read The […]

Molina signs up to be a Chief

6 October 2024 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs have signed Argentina second row Franco Molina, fresh from helping Los Pumas finish third in the Rugby Championship having registered wins […]

RFU invite Warriors to apply for Championship

6 October 2024 0 comments

WORCESTER Warriors, who went into administration in 2022, have been formally invited by the RFU to consider applying to compete in the Championship. The deadline […]

Royle calling time at Caldy

6 October 2024 0 comments

By JOHN LYON THERE are many creaking retired players only too pleased to recount how they played the game into their 40s, but Nick Royle […]

How London Welsh are working way back to top

6 October 2024 0 comments

William Gupwell goes down to south-west London to find a club out to rediscover itself London Welsh were once a club at the pinnacle of […]

Campese:Schmidt is wrong man for Aussies

6 October 2024 0 comments

By CAMERON STEPHENS DAVID Campese delivered a blunt message regarding Joe Schmidt’s position as Australia’s head coach, claiming the Kiwi isn’t right for the role […]

We lost but it was great to watch, says Lam

6 October 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PAT Lam believes his side’s thrilling defeat to Gloucester last Friday is a continuation of a trendy, entertaining style of rugby that […]

Welsh URC Weekly Roundup

3 October 2024 0 comments

Darren Powell reviews the weekend action involving the Welsh sides. Leinster put on a second-half show to slay the Dragons On Friday night the Dragons […]

Series 4, Episode 5: David Campese reviews Rugby Championship and Australian Rugby

2 October 2024 0 comments

The Rugby Championship has a new winner for the first time since 2019, as South Africa clinched the last trophy available to them with a […]

Two matches, two defeats but Steve Diamond keeping the faith

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Harlequins ran in four tries yesterday to condemn Newcastle Falcons to a 28-14 defeat at The Stoop – their 23rd straight Premiership […]

Val Rapava-Ruskin adds to Gloucester’s injury problems

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock George Skivington has been dealt a major early season blow as he looks to right the wrongs of the past few seasons […]

Andy Onyeama-Christie’s happy to step up to the plate

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has revealed how Scotland flanker Andy Onyeama-Christie has helped fill the leadership void left by Owen […]

Championship crowds are still too low

29 September 2024 0 comments

With all the talk about the RFUs treatment of the Championship there never seems to be any real analysis of the strength of these clubs […]

That’s not what I call a good idea ITV

29 September 2024 0 comments

Brilliant idea ITV! Put your freeview Premiership highlights programme on an obscure channel. Schedule it for a Wednesday lunchtime. Replace Flats and Topsy’s amusing, insightful […]

Minimum standards criteria must apply to all

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week Do title-chasing Bath – and other top tier clubs – meet the Premiership’s own ground […]

Fantasy Rugby 2024/25

29 September 2024 0 comments

LAST CHANCE TO ENTER PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10 […]

Fiji deserve to play with best in world

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Chris Hewett – Thinking Allowed Every underdog has its day, as Daniel Dubois reminded us in knocking an entire cathedral’s worth of bells out […]

Why Lions should go to South America

29 September 2024 0 comments

Rugby soothsayers have been known to be wrong – precisely none of them foretold that Argentina would beat all three SANZAAR teams in this year’s […]

Last-gasp Rob Farrar goes over to steal it for Ealing Trailfinders

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Mike Sinclair C Pirates ………. 24pts Tries: Wedlake 39, Penalty 46, Price-Thomas 72 Conversions: Houston 39, Jenkins 72 Penalties: Houston 39 Ealing T ………….29pts […]

Cambridge able to deal with Caldy’s huff and puff

29 September 2024 0 comments

By John Lyon Caldy …………….. 21pts Tries: Hearn 5, Wynn 77 Conversions: Curtis 77 Penalties: Curtis 23, 30, 52 Cambridge ……26pts Tries: Sylvester 34, Cardew […]

Jordie Barrett a doubt for England re-match in Autumn Internationals

29 September 2024 0 comments

New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett has injured the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and is a doubt for the start of the All […]

John Barnes knows he’s on a tough road with Hartpury

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Hartpury have improved year on year since joining the Championship but director of rugby John Barnes says they are up against it […]

Eben Etzebeth has final word as Springboks claim crown

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock South Africa ……………….. 48pts Tries: Fassi 8, 33; du Toit 14, 73, Kolbe 38, Marx 69, Kriel 77 Conversions: Hendrikse 9, 15, […]

Next generation of All Blacks looks special – Sam Cane

29 September 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock New Zealand ………………. 33pts Tries: Reece 16, Jordan 22, Clarke 41, 64; Williams 55 Conversions: Barrett 23, 42, 56, 66 Australia ………………………. […]