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Richmond 22-42 Coventry: Coventry finish in style with big six at Richmond

30 May 2021 0 comments

Xander Chevallier reports from the RAG as Coventry ended their season on a high over Richmond

Coventry 0-73 Saracens: Relentless Sarries put 11 tries on brave Cov

23 May 2021 0 comments

DIRECTOR of rugby Mark McCall lauded the steely focus Saracens showed in an unerring signal of intent at the business end of the season. Sarries […]

Rugby Matters: Wigan Warriors gave Union their wake-up call

23 May 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher recalls the illustrious players who shone in the battle of the codes for Wigan Warriors

Jersey 10-34 Coventry: Butt bags four tries to give Reds a spanking

16 May 2021 1 comment

Coventry director of rugby Rowland Winter was delighted by his team’s bonus-point win on the island

Had time of my life at Quins until Deano left

16 May 2021 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a person, sometimes for the […]

Room 101: Coventry back row Adam Peters

2 May 2021 0 comments

THE COVENTRY BACK ROWER AND CLUB CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Breathing too loudly I appreciate […]

Coventry 19-30 Cornish Pirates: Pirates claim big away-day win despite double yellow

2 May 2021 0 comments

Pirates come through two sin-bins to leave Butts Park with the win

DREAM TEAM

2 May 2021 0 comments

ROB HARDWICK, THE FORMER ENGLAND, COVENTRY, LONDON IRISH & LA ROCHELLE PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Christian Califano – […]

Ojomoh stars for Bath United

18 April 2021 2 comments

BATH United ran out 36-19 winners over Gloucester in Friday’s pre-season friendly at the Rec. Hooker Tom Doughty got Bath off the mark, going over […]

Adam Peters dreams of being next Coventry star to hit big time

18 April 2021 1 comment

Daniel Gallan meets the Coventry captain and managing director Nick Johnston see talk about finding the means to match their ambitions of reaching the Premiership

Preview: Bath boys primed for Championhip debuts for Coventry

11 April 2021 0 comments

COVENTRY have added two more promising players from the Premiership ahead of today’s match against Ampthill. Director of rugby Rowland Winter has recruited hooker Tom […]

Preview: Ben Ward wants big response after first-half failings at Coventry

28 March 2021 0 comments

EALING Trailfinders are looking to end the first block of league matches on a high and continue their fine start to the season which has […]

Nottingham 24-36 Coventry: Nayalo’s quickfire double gets Coventry off to flier

28 March 2021 1 comment

COVENTRY shrugged off two enforced changes in the warm-up to just about retain control of this ninetry thriller at The Bay. With a […]

Coventry 19-55 Ealing: Big scoring Trailfinders smash third 50 in a row

21 March 2021 3 comments

Trailfinders remain potent in attack as their uphold their unbeaten record at Butts Park Arena

Lost lineout at the death leaves Cov a point short

14 March 2021 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ……..20pts Tries: Evans 15, Kelly 20, Foley 31 Conversions: Olver 20 Penalties: Olver 35 Coventry ……….19pts Tries: Dolly 7, Nutley 60, Stevenson […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Crusaders pile the misery on Chiefs

14 March 2021 2 comments

SCOTT Robertson’s Crusaders extended their lead at the top of Super Rugby Aotearoa with a bonus point 39-17 thrashing at home to winless Chiefs. Despite […]

Coventry 10-9 Bedford Blues: Fenner fires late winner as Blues pay for ill-discipline

7 March 2021 1 comment

Bedford Blues left to rue sin-bins to their trio of Connor Tupai, Will Carrick Smith and Lewis Bean

Fab five return to hunt gold in Tokyo

28 February 2021 0 comments

FIVE of Team GB’s silver medallists from Rio 2016 are included in Tony Roques’ initial training squad for the Tokyo Olympics. Rio skipper Tom Mitchell, […]

Championship 2021 season preview: Shoot-out for the Premiership has Saracens as favourites

28 February 2021 0 comments

Jon Newcombe finds Matt Challinor excited to get a tilt at the best in his swansong season IT may have been a long time coming […]

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Champions Crusaders off to bonus point flyer

28 February 2021 1 comment

TOM COVENTRY’S Blues and reigning champions Crusaders made strong starts to their Super Rugby Aotearoa campaigns with bonus point, away victories. The opening round was […]

Guildford make history in Daily Mail U15 Cup

28 February 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GUILDFORD’S finest hour, and major claim to rugby fame, was winning the inaugural Daily Mail […]

Nottingham come first but Wasps job is great for me

21 February 2021 1 comment

Q & A ON THE RECORD NEIL FOWKES True grit: Wasps fight back to beat Worcester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images Former prop Neil Fowkes […]

Women’s Game in Focus: Worcester Warriors centre Meg Varley

19 February 2021 0 comments

Varley details how the confidence is growing within the Warriors squad with Jo Yapp at the helm

Dream Team with Dan Collier

14 February 2021 1 comment

The Plymouth Albion and former Ealing, Bridgwater, Manchester, Barking and London Welsh lock, chooses the best XV he’s played with or against 1. Martin Rice […]

Dolly at double as Cov hit big six to see off Reds

14 February 2021 1 comment

Coventry ……………………………………………………34 Jersey ……………………………………………33 COVENTRY took the spoils six tries to three in this preseason outing that featured plenty of running rugby. Jersey made the […]

Rowland Winter adds new recruits for Coventry’s campaign

14 February 2021 0 comments

Coventry recruit from the Premiership ahead of the Championship’s March 6 kick-off date

Adam Jones aims to develop Harlequins’ mean streak after Gustard’s exit

10 February 2021 0 comments

A lengthy interview with Harlequins scrum coach Adam Jones, who delves into the road ahead for Quins in life after Paul Gustard

Exeter Chiefs No.9 Joe Snow to head on loan to Championship

7 February 2021 1 comment

The scrum-half will join Coventry for this season’s Championship season

I refuse to put cash into ring-fenced pot

31 January 2021 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I WISH I could give the various boards […]

Rugby Matters: Coventry’s array of talent in the 1970s was freakish

29 January 2021 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher looks at the team steeped in England representatives and who made ‘Cov’ the best team in the land

Is copying the Prem best way to achieve self-sustainability?

24 January 2021 0 comments

IS the formation of a company “overnight” really the route to salvation for the Championship, as Coventry’s Nick Johnston suggests last week? Or would this […]

Fight to save Championship: Nick Cain talks to Coventry director Nick Johnston

22 January 2021 0 comments

The managing director of the Championship club fumes over the lack of collective agreement over the TEC and the absence of RFU directive

Wasps 34-5 Exeter: Physicality was shock for Chiefs says Blackett

3 January 2021 1 comment

Exeter Chiefs unbeaten record crumbles at the hands of ravenous Wasps

Sarries must wait until March to start

27 December 2020 1 comment

SARACENS’ England internationals will not play a competitive game before the Six Nations after the new Championship season was delayed until March 6. Owen Farrell, […]

Artist Paolo proud to pin colours to his boots

13 December 2020 1 comment

Daniel Gallan finds Wasps flyer Paulo Odogwu has lots to offer on and off-field With thighs the size of beer kegs and feet as fleet […]

Tykes revamp gathers pace

1 November 2020 1 comment

■ By JON NEWCOMBE Big break: Will Hardwick playing for University of Birmingham LEEDS TYKES have signed a bright spark of a scrum-half as DoR […]

Muddle-headed England selectors missed so many

25 October 2020 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Entertainers: Bob Demming, left, and Ralph Knibbs OCTOBER has been designated Black […]

Exeter’s steady climb shows there is hope for all of us

25 October 2020 1 comment

Q&A STEVE BODEN ON THE RECORD Former Leeds, Doncaster and Jersey hooker and recently appointed Doncaster head coach Steve Boden talks to NEALE HARVEY about […]

DREAM TEAM

25 October 2020 0 comments

WILL HURRELL, PLYMOUTH ALBION COACH AND FORMER LEICESTER, LONDON WELSH, COVENTRY, DONCASTER AND BRISTOL CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. […]

Launchbury fuelled by pain of 2017 final defeat

18 October 2020 1 comment

By TOM VALE Leader: Joe Launchbury wants to end Wasps fans’ long wait for silverware PICTURES: Getty Images CLUB captain Joe Launchbury will never forget […]

Premiership play-off race going down to the wire

28 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain looks at the Premiership run-in with three play-off places still up for grabs

DREAMTEAM

20 September 2020 0 comments

ALUN WALKER, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER EDINBURGH, NOTTINGHAM AND SCOTLAND U20s HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Allan […]

Jimmy Gopperth is having a blast at youth-inspired Premiership challengers Wasps

18 September 2020 0 comments

Nick Cain discusses Wasps revival under Lee Blackett and his hopes for the future now he is 37

Novelty of Blackbird wearing off for Henry Purdy amongst Bristol’s newcomers

25 August 2020 0 comments

Soon after arriving at Ashton Gate, Purdy turned a six-month agreement into a full-term commitment

Hurrell targets Prem return as a skills coach

16 August 2020 0 comments

By JACK ZORAB Ambitious: Will Hurrell wants to pass on his expertise to the next generation PICTURE: Getty Images WILL Hurrell has set his sights […]

Wallace: ‘New expectations’ at Leicester Tigers under head coach Steve Borthwick

6 August 2020 0 comments

New signing Luke Wallace says Borthwick has already been inspiring the Tigers squad with a team meeting held in the stands at Welford Road

Cain column: Ed Griffiths must bin four-year promotion-relegation moratorium in proposal

4 August 2020 0 comments

The 76-page Championship revamp proposal drafted by Ed Griffiths would see promotion to the Premiership offset for four years

Tigers will be fierce again under Borthwick

2 August 2020 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Getting up to speed: Luke Wallace training with Leicester this week BACK row warrior Luke Wallace has shone a revealing light on […]

Heads out of the bunker chaps and point the way!

26 July 2020 2 comments

Lady Godiva’s dress-down ride through Coventry; Sir Thomas Fairfax’s rout of the Royalist forces south of Bristol; the first stirrings of the Battle of Britain; […]