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Cut bench in half to make a game of it

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Nick Cain – Read his expert opinion every week The bench is damaging rugby union, and this Six Nations should be a watershed moment […]

George Kloska gets his chance to show Steve Borthwick what he can do

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees George Kloska was one of the surprise picks in the England A squad but Steve Borthwick had been tracking the prop for […]

George Makepeace-Cubitt happy to learn in Smith’s shadow

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees George Makepeace-Cubitt is making the most of Fin Smith’s presence at Northampton, knowing there will come a point when he looks to […]

Ethan Roots has been our rock at Exeter Chiefs, says Ricky Pellow

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs flanker Ethan Roots has used the setback of missing out on England selection into a powerful motivator, driving both his […]

Dream Team – Alun Walker

23 February 2025 0 comments

ALUN WALKER, THE CHINNOR AND FORMER EDINBURGH, NOTTINGHAM, EALING & NEWCASTLE HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Brett Wilkinson – […]

After delivering one miracle, a second proved impossible for Warren Gatland

23 February 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees says Gatland should be remembered for his remarkable achievements, not his second-term failings Timing is everything in sport, on and off the field. […]

Wyrwas out to get her kicks on route to top

23 February 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Focus: Saracens scrum-half Ella Wyrwas ELLA Wyrwas tasted silverware in her first season with Saracens but having fallen short since, the scrum-half […]

Cool Helena Rowland seals it for Loughborough with last-gasp kick

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Mark Docherty Loughborough 36pts Tries: Treder 8, 36, Scarratt 11, Rowland 15, Campion 57 Conversions: Rowland 8, 11, 36, 57 Drop-goal: Rowland 79 Trailfinders […]

It’s all adding up nicely for Steve Borthwick, says Chris Ashton

23 February 2025 0 comments

Paul Rees talks to the former England winger who says the team’s age profile is looking good to challenge in RWC 2027 Chris Ashton believes […]

Will Joseph leaves Harlequins to sign for Gloucester

23 February 2025 0 comments

England centre Will Joseph will move from Harlequins to George Skivington’s Gloucester at the end of the season. The 22-year-old, whose only England appearance so […]

Continued study a must for academy graduates

23 February 2025 0 comments

Steve Hill talks to Wayne Thompson, below, the head of Gloucester academy What was your playing background and how did you get into coaching rugby? […]

Two may be better than one for Wales

23 February 2025 0 comments

MICHAEL Cheika has been around more blocks than most on the global coaching merry-go-round: Dublin (Leinster), Paris (Stade Francais), London (Harlequins), Japan (Green Rockets), Sydney […]

My Life in Rugby – Mike Hamlin

23 February 2025 1 comment

MIKE HAMLIN THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOUTH WEST AND ENGLAND B FLY-HALF I was born in Gloucester and grew up in Coney Hill, only a […]

This Italian squad are good – but not quite their best side

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Having reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as the strongest all-round Azzurri […]

A Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions

23 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty surface again after reports […]

Young Guns – Josh Mann

23 February 2025 0 comments

Beefy prop Josh Mann is using Asher Opoku-Fordjour’s rise to Test level as an inspiration for his own journey inside the England pathway having joined […]

All Blacks & Wallabies return to Twickenham

23 February 2025 0 comments

England will aim to avenge last year’s narrow defeats by Australia and New Zealand when they take on both sides in the 2025 Autumn Nations […]

Fin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers

23 February 2025 0 comments

The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing Finn Russell in the […]

Davies back to put fire into Coventry

23 February 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING a lengthy spell on the sidelines, Steff Davies hopes to return at the tail end of this campaign with a bang. […]

Start off with the ‘new’ and finish with the old

23 February 2025 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME FIND it hard to understand why there are now so many breaks in the Six Nations […]

Northampton get it right this time

23 February 2025 0 comments

■By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints …… 31pts Tries: Lewis 19, 40; Barnett-Vincent 54, Lead 66 Conversions: Shields 20, 41, 55, 67 Penalty: Shields 79 Bath……………………….. […]

Four-day camp for youth

23 February 2025 0 comments

ENGLAND UNDER-18 HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury selected his England U18 squad for a four-day training camp at Bisham Abbey National Sports Centre which concludes today. […]

Sun shines on the south for finals day

23 February 2025 0 comments

Roundup FINALS day was underscored by southern dominance, with champions Northampton Saints the only northern team to win their match. It reflects a problematic trend, […]

Top 14: Racing 92’s delight at smash and grab

23 February 2025 0 comments

French Column – By James Harrington Racing really needed that. A first win in the Top 14 since they beat Pau on the road in […]

Six Nations best matchups of the weekend: Calcutta Cup fly-half clash crucial for Lions chances

22 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott After fallow week, the Six Nations is back with a bang. Some eye-watering games are scheduled to take place over the weekend, with Matt […]

Will Stuart: Facing Bath team mates adds extra spice to Calcutta Cup

20 February 2025 0 comments

The Guinness Six Nations is the peak moment for rugby rivalries and at the Rec, that makes the Calcutta Cup the most hotly-anticipated fixture of […]

George Martin out of Scotland clash as England call up Ted Hill

20 February 2025 0 comments

England lock George Martin has been ruled out of Saturday’s Guinness Six Nations showdown against Scotland. The 23-year-old Leicester player, who was due to be […]

England boss Steve Borthwick backs ‘world-class goal-kicker’ Marcus Smith

20 February 2025 0 comments

England boss Steve Borthwick has backed “world-class goal-kicker” Marcus Smith to rediscover his aim from the tee during Saturday’s crunch Calcutta Cup showdown with Scotland. […]

No pressure on Fin Smith to outdo Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup – Ollie Lawrence

20 February 2025 0 comments

England centre Ollie Lawrence insists Fin Smith is not under pressure to outshine “world-class” Scotland fly-half Finn Russell during a pivotal Calcutta Cup clash at […]

Six Nations: Alex Mitchell – Fin Smith taking the fly-half job in his stride

20 February 2025 0 comments

Scrum-Halves usually have a reputation for being the bossiest players on a rugby pitch but Alex Mitchell has come to terms with being ordered around […]

Ross Byrne’s Gloucester move: a new chapter for him, but what lies ahead for Gareth Anscombe?

20 February 2025 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports You don’t know what you’ve got until it’s gone. Leinster and Irish rugby could be saying that about Ross Byrne, […]

PODCAST (S4, E23): Calcutta Cup and Six Nations R3 Preview with Scotland Great Craig Chalmers

19 February 2025 0 comments

It’s almost time for the third round of the 2025 Six Nations, and the headline fixture of the weekend takes place at Twickenham as England […]

Ben Earl – England gunning for Six Nations redemption after rewatching Calcutta Cup losses

18 February 2025 0 comments

Ben Earl revealed the agony of rewatching recent Calcutta Cup failures has left England gunning for redemption as he admitted Scotland’s last visit to Twickenham […]

Most Thrilling Late-Late Shows in Six Nations History

18 February 2025 0 comments

England’s stunning late victory against France in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations will go down in history as perhaps one of their […]

Five countries who have only ever had one Premiership player

17 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott The Premiership mainly sees players from the Six Nations battling it out week in week out, with a bit of extra international flair usually […]

Premiership Rugby Cup: Five key talking points of the weekend

17 February 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott The final round of the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage took place over the weekend, with teams battling it out to secure […]

Six Nations – Alex Mitchell’s Calcutta Cup revenge mission

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Alex Mitchell is on a mission to lay England’s Calcutta Cup bogey to rest after taking lessons from Antoine Dupont. The scrum-half […]

Ex-Navy chief aims broadside at ‘one-way’ RFU Roadshow

16 February 2025 0 comments

By NICK CAIN PADDY McAlpine, the chairman of Chichester RFC – a level six community club – has slammed the RFU Roadshow for its attempts […]

Steve Diamond’s war chest for Premiership relegation play-off

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has built up a war chest as insurance should Newcastle find themselves in an end-ofseason relegation play-off with key players […]

Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence happy to be back together at the top

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence have been through some tough times with club and country but have finally found something they can […]

Six Nations – Great that we found a way to win, says Ollie Sleightholme

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Ollie Sleightholme insists England have finally broken their glass ceiling but urged them to take a leaf out his club Northampton’s book. […]

Tom James: From the start, Fin Smith was destined to make it to the top

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Tom James realised almost instantly that Fin Smith was destined for the top when the outside-half arrived at Franklin’s Gardens little more […]

Joe Launchbury’s backing Fin Baxter for a long England Test career

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald English rugby’s new “Babyface” can go from strength to strength on the Test stage following his try-scoring heroics against France. Fin Baxter […]

Max Malins leaving Bristol Bears to return to Saracens

16 February 2025 0 comments

Max Malins will rejoin Saracens from Bristol at the end of the season. England utility back Malins, who can play flyhalf, full-back and wing, made […]

Give Georgia chance to play with the best, urges Richard Cockerill

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Brendan McGilligan Richard Cockerill has called on Six Nations bosses to give developing European nations the opportunity to compete in the elite competition. Now […]

Matt Sherratt backed to give Wales a boost

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Matt Sherratt has the coaching powers to help remove some of the doom and gloom hanging over Welsh rugby says Harlequins boss […]

Dream Team – Lee Dickson

16 February 2025 0 comments

LEE DICKSON, THE FORMER ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON & NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards 1. Sione Tonga’uiha – An […]

Jeremy Guscott – There’s more to come from this England pack in the Six Nations

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Jeremy Guscott – Outspoken and Unmissable every week… England’s win over France last weekend was a huge confidence booster ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup […]

Premiership Cup: Doncaster Knights in the mood but have to play waiting game

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Guy Williams Doncaster …….. 48pts Tries: Holden 32, 80, Rokoduguni 39, 47, Bunting 5, Smeaton 9, Wadsworth 57, Chapman 68 Conversions: Dolly 5, 39, […]

Premiership Cup: Alex Dombrandt grabs chance to make his case for England

16 February 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ……………………29pts Tries: Hammond 10, Lewies 23, Dombrandt 31, Green 54 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 32, 54 Penalty: J Evans 74 Saracens ……………………… […]

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