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Crime still pays thanks to red card blind spot

21 October 2018 0 comments

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW 4PETER JACKSON Dividing opinion: Jerome Kaino clatters into Jamie Roberts The opening round of European competition has underlined a […]

Carnegie set to swoop for Antipodean reinforcements

14 October 2018 0 comments

INJURY-HIT Yorkshire Carnegie have put out contract offers to half-a-dozen players in a bid to bring in immediate reinforcements. Having been hit by injuries to […]

Hamilton happy to ignore keyboard warriors

30 September 2018 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER LUKE Hamilton has revealed that he has been a target for social media abuse after swapping his Welsh heritage for a new […]

Ex-owners of Formula 1 propose £275m takeover of Premiership Rugby

5 September 2018 0 comments

Luxembourg-based company values Premiership Rugby at £550m and aims to attain 51% majority

Matt O’Connor leaves Leicester Tigers one game into the Premiership season

3 September 2018 0 comments

Geordan Murphy has been put in charge as interim head coach

Pack power proves the difference

12 August 2018 0 comments

Richmond ….21 Blackheath …14 RICHMOND took the bragging rights as the oldest club rugby game in history went the way of the home side on […]

Star Tiger Toomua set to sign for Rebels

29 July 2018 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER centre Matt Toomua is on the verge of shock Test recall in the Bledisloe Cup opener after returning to […]

We believe England can win it, says talismanic forward James Rodwell

19 July 2018 0 comments

James Rodwell is not short of confidence aheading to the Sevens Rugby World Cup in San Francisco

Williams: I’ll miss the boys but I needed to get out

8 July 2018 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS Moving on: Scott Williams scores for Scarlets SCOTT Williams hopes he can get the Ospreys back on the trophy trail after turning […]

Boudjellal: Bastaraud has become a big head!

8 July 2018 3 comments

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Mr Big: Toulon centre Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon president Mourad Boudjellal loves to have fun at the expense of France captain Mathieu […]

Cook Islands aim to make most of ‘lucky’ reprieve

24 June 2018 1 comment

Excited: Stan Wright The Pacific region plays host to the first leg of another World Cup play-off game next Saturday when the Cook Islands face […]

Codling in line to replace Rowntree at Quins

24 June 2018 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS have made a move for Alex Codling as Graham Rowntree’s replacement in a bid to revive their fortunes and transform the […]

Brexit doesn’t seem to be affecting UEFA

10 June 2018 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO Heineken will return as title sponsor of […]

Rubbish like last week won’t grow game in US

10 June 2018 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Dud: Wales clash with South Africa in Washington last weekend Did you watch the Wales v South Africa match held in Washington DC […]

James Haskell to join Northampton on a one year deal

15 May 2018 0 comments

England international becomes seventh signing to join Saints ahead of 2018/19 campaign

Jackson column: Fans bring the glory days back to Pooler

3 May 2018 0 comments

Pontypool’s unbeaten season is being celebrated with a trophy tour after winning 22 games out of 22

Danielle Waterman: England’s World Cup winner retires from Test rugby

1 May 2018 0 comments

England World Cup winner calls time on her Red Roses career

Ellis feeling lean and mean after injury nightmare

18 March 2018 0 comments

Fit again: Tom Ellis BATH flanker Tom Ellis has drawn inspiration from Exeter’s Sam Simmonds ahead of today’s final, in which he aims to take […]

Turn these Dragons into Lions and watch them go on a rampage again

15 February 2018 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks back on the history of Gwent rugby and the county’s current PRO14 side Dragons

Williams steps up to take reins from Stewart

11 February 2018 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE CAMBRIDGE RUFC will have a new man at the helm next season following Ross Stewart’s decision to leave the club […]

Healy heads new coaching team for Germany after axe falls on Potgieter

14 January 2018 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE In: Paul Healy Out: Kobus Potgieter GERMANYhave announced a new coaching team on the eve of the Rugby Europe Championship (REC), following […]

I can’t believe Eddie is still battling to keep Hartley

7 January 2018 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was great to be able to watch live Premiership club rugby free to view again […]

Henson urges Wales to keep faith with Williams at 12

24 December 2017 1 comment

By ROB COLE GAVIN Henson sees a bit of himself in Wales’ new midfield playmaker Owen Williams and believes he will only get better with […]

RFU must Scotch this idea of tartan Warriors

17 December 2017 1 comment

THE notion of Worcester Warriors being bought by the Scottish Rugby Union is one that the RFU, the Premiership, and European Professional Club Rugby should […]

Ewels looks to power up in bid to be world’s best

17 December 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY CHARLIE Ewels has vowed to turn up the heat on England’s established second rows and bag a Six Nations debut. Highly-rated Bath […]

Drunks make mockery of great Cardiff Test match

3 December 2017 1 comment

THEWelsh Rugby Union are facing renewed calls for the closure of bars during matches at the Principality Stadium following a flood of fresh complaints over […]

Let’s get Saturday back as match day

1 October 2017 0 comments

THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday nights, Sunday afternoons, in […]

Brendan Gallagher: So why has rugby just gone north in the North?

7 September 2017 0 comments

Sale entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby – or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer – and both clubs […]

Jeff Probyn: Jones must show courage of convictions this autumn

18 August 2017 0 comments

There is that certain ‘something’ about the last remaining days before a new season that always brings a feeling of anticipation of what’s to come, […]

Henson gets hit out

13 August 2017 0 comments

Montpellier 40 Dragons 15 GAVIN Henson made his return to Welsh club rugby on Friday night but it was in a losing cause as the […]

Future of Lions rests with global season

2 July 2017 0 comments

I AGREE that the future of the Lions is in serious doubt. There was a great opportunity to support them when World Rugby made changes […]

Teague itching for hands-on role with Bordeaux

2 July 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA By NICK VERDIER RORY Teague is looking forward to the daily grind of club rugby after confirming he will leave his role with […]

Hogan calls for franchise system to save the north

20 May 2017 0 comments

Newcastle managing director Mick Hogan believes club rugby in the north faces terminal decline unless the RFU act to reverse a trend that has seen […]

Peter Jackson: Tale of two rugby cities could not be starker

7 April 2017 0 comments

On a wintry Friday night by the Clyde, Glasgow Warriors and Newport Gwent Dragons played out a 16-all draw. So few turned up that they […]

McCall: Don’t let rugby go same way as county cricket

2 April 2017 0 comments

MARK McCall has deep misgivings about the new 11 month season that has been foisted on Northern Hemisphere clubs, and as the man at the […]

Easterby next on Kingsholm wanted list

19 March 2017 0 comments

Wanted: Ackermann GLOUCESTER have got a list of alternatives for their head coach job if they are turned down by South African Johan Ackermann. Last […]

Young Gun: Nick Haining – Jersey No.8

15 March 2017 0 comments

Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it raised the confidence levels even more. We kept […]

20 QUESTIONS

5 March 2017 1 comment

JERSEY NO.8 NICK HAINING Big win against Yorkshire Carnegie last week? It was a great home win for us and it raised the confidence levels […]

Montpellier boss must wait for Gloucester ruling

19 February 2017 2 comments

MOHEDAltrad faces a further wait to find out if his proposed takeover of Gloucester will be allowed to go ahead. The France-based billionaire was in […]

EPCR statement on Gloucester takeover

8 February 2017 0 comments

European Professional Club Rugby have released the following statement regarding the potential takeover of Gloucester by Montpellier owner Mohed Altrad through Altrad Participations. It read: […]

Young Gun: Tom Dodd – Scotland U20s back-rower

20 January 2017 0 comments

Tom Dodd went to school in England and he’s playing his club rugby in Worcester but it was also a “natural choice” to throw his […]

Rugby for Dummies: How and Where to Catch the Fever

19 January 2017 0 comments

There is nothing quite as exciting, and perhaps mystifying, as the ye old game of rugby. While it might pure heaven for the ardent fan to watch to watch 30 guys chase a ball, to the uninitiated newcomer the sport can be about as foreign as Martian hieroglyphics.

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