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Champions Cup Team of the Week: Seven Leinster players included after dominant display

14 April 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as little […]

Fin Baxter: The baby-faced assassin who has his sights set on England

13 April 2025 0 comments

Fin Baxter went under the radar last season as he rose quickly up the front row ladder and he has learned how to deal with the extra attention he now demands.

Leinster 52-0 Glasgow Warriors: Ruthless Leinster demolish Warriors

13 April 2025 0 comments

Leinster may have lost the last three Champions Cup finals, but this was another ruthless demonstration of their intent to avoid further European heartbreak as they demolished Glasgow Warriors.

Chris Robshaw tips George Ford for British and Irish Lions selection

13 April 2025 0 comments

By Luke Jarmyn Chris Robshaw believes his former team-mate George Ford’s recent cameo in England’s Six Nations victory over Wales has reminded the Lions selectors […]

Chris Ashton: Designated away sections will build atmosphere

13 April 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Chris Ashton is backing Premiership Rugby’s away end trial later this month, believing it will enhance the atmospheres at stadiums across the […]

Jones thanks coaching team as he relishes his first trophy

13 April 2025 0 comments

■By BEN JAYCOCK LUC Jones has enjoyed a career that has seen him play at the highest levels in England and Wales, but last Saturday […]

Juddians are back in the big time!

13 April 2025 0 comments

By GARETH WITHERS Top guys: Flanker Vince Everitt goes over to score and, below, TJs celebrate winning the title PICTURES: Adam Hookway Tonbridge J……69pts Oxford […]

Boost for Bicknell as Quins prove their worth

13 April 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK On call: Oxford Harlequins skipper Willo Bicknell OXFORD Harlequins survived in National Two East courtesy of a remarkable second-half turnaround, which captain […]

Shaun was never slow to tell me if I was wrong

13 April 2025 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBY STUART ABBOTT THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS & HARLEQUINS CENTRE I ONLY arrived in England, where my mother was born, in the April […]

English clubs get a harsh lesson

13 April 2025 0 comments

Flag bearers: Tommy Freeman’s hat-trick helped earn Saints a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals PICTURE: Getty Images THE Premiership have had one of their […]

British and Irish Lions potential bolters: Henry Pollock to make the plane?

8 April 2025 0 comments

By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as little […]

Danny Wilson: Leinster have got an All Black – on the bench!

6 April 2025 0 comments

Harlequins boss Danny Wilson highlighted the difference in strength in depth between his side and Leinster in the wake of their 62-0 Champions Cup hammering […]

Rachel Burford’s backing Tatyana Heard to step up at 12 for England

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock World Cup winner Rachel Burford believes dominant ball carrier and serial winner Tatyana Heard is the front runner for England’s 12 jersey. […]

Harry Williams heads to Harlequins

6 April 2025 0 comments

Harlequins have signed former Exeter and England tighthead Harry Williams from Pau. The 33-year-old will return to the Premiership next season after two years in […]

Leinster 62-0 Harlequins: From Bloodgate to a blood bath for Quins

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Adam Hathaway Leinster ……………………….. 62pts Harlequins …………………….. 0pts Tries: Prendergast 14, J McCarthy 17, Osborne 27, van der Flier 44, Ringrose 47, Sheehan 57, […]

Josh Van der Flier: Leinster can do better

6 April 2025 0 comments

Man of the match Josh van der Flier urged his Leinster side not to rest on their laurels after the humiliation of Harlequins at Croke […]

La Rochelle 24-25 Munster: Cool-head Jack Crowley has the drop on Ronan O’Gara’s side

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Kevin Fallon La Rochelle ….. 24pts Tries: Botia 10, Penalty 65, Bosmorin 76 Conversions: West 11, Hastoy 76 Penalty: West 42 Munster …………25pts Tries: […]

I’ve still got a good few years left in me, promises Francois van Wyk

6 April 2025 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe Francois van Wyk is revelling being around world-class players and feels moving to Bath has given him a new lease of life. […]

Twin hat-tricks for Canterbury in fun 10-try rout

6 April 2025 0 comments

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H……………….29 Canterbury…………..66 A SUNNY Horspath Road saw a confident Canterbury efficiently dismantle their hosts in a ten-try massacre. The scoring started […]

Dudley was right about the money…

6 April 2025 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT SEEMS that Dudley Wood, the former RFU secretary (equivalent of the modern day CEO), was […]

Top 14: All set for exciting race to the finish

6 April 2025 0 comments

French Column – By James Harrington Twelve Top 14 teams were involved this Champions and Challenge Cup round-of-16 weekend. The two teams not involved in […]

Young signs Dragons deal

6 April 2025 0 comments

WALES openside Thomas Young will leave Cardiff for the Dragons at the end of the season on a “longterm” deal. Fellow Wales back row Taine […]

Elliott Stooke sets sights on a Premiership return

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Elliott Stooke is loving life in Japan but claims he has unfinished business to take care of in the form of a […]

Danny Wilson keen to keep Leigh Halfpenny at Harlequins

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Leigh Halfpenny will be hanging around The Stoop a lot longer if Danny Wilson gets his way having described the veteran fullback […]

Bath 47-28 Harlequins: Bath give Quins a lesson in finishing

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Bath ……………………………… 47pts Tries: Cokanasiga 3, Hill 8, Molony 19, Muir 21, 37; Ojomoh 52, van Wyk 64 Conversions: Russell 9, 20, […]

Johann van Graan: Brilliant! The Rec was really rocking today

30 March 2025 0 comments

Bath coach Johann van Graan cut a satisfied figure at the end. He said: “The Rec was really rocking today, I don’t know what it […]

Mark McCall is urging Saracens to show some fight

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Mark McCall admits his players need to start “fighting and scrapping together” if they want to end their stuttering season with a […]

Leicester Tigers vs Saracens Preview: Michael Cheika says home advantage is a key factor

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Paul Rees Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road As the Premiership campaign approaches the home straight, Michael Cheika is looking for home advantage to take Leicester […]

Jibulu’s backed for England call

30 March 2025 0 comments

By PAUL REES Promise: Nathan Jibulu in action for Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DoR: Alex Sanderson ALEX Sanderson is confident he will have another England […]

Cooper urges U18s to throw off shackles

30 March 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK AHEAD of the U18s Women’s Six Nations, England head coach James Cooper is urging his side to take the shackles off and […]

URC: Leinster stand firm to take out Sharks

30 March 2025 0 comments

By John Fallon Sharks……………. 7 Leinster………… 10 A vastly understrength Leinster side carved out a brilliant win in a real arm-wrestle contest at Kings Park. […]

I like playing open, fast and attractive rugby

30 March 2025 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Lieutenant Colonel Tim Osman, below, head coach of senior men’s Army Rugby What is your playing background and […]

Beyond the Brewery Field: Bridgend’s Relentless Zach O’Driscoll

25 March 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan The international will attract the most attention from fans—nothing beats match day in Cardiff. The streets buzz with anticipation as thousands flock […]

Sunday Roundup: Red Roses get title defence underway & Bath re-affirm Premiership title credentials

25 March 2025 0 comments

For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as little as 14p a […]

Marcus Smith will come back bouncing, says Danny Wilson

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Danny Wilson insists Marcus Smith will “come bouncing back” into The Stoop ready to light up the Premiership and Europe after giving […]

Saracens 12-23 Harlequins: Jamie Benson keeps nerve to kill off Sarries

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher Saracens ……………………… 12pts Tries: McFarland 4, Elliott 39 Conversion: Burke 5 Harlequins ………………….. 23pts Tries: Waghorn 60, Porter 78 Conversions: Benson 61, […]

Harlequins boss Danny Wilson: Resting our stars worked

23 March 2025 0 comments

Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson was delighted his decision to rest three returning England squad members paid dividends. “Last season we put too much pressure […]

Bristol Bears 52-38 Exeter Chiefs: Hat-trick for Jack Bates but little to savour

23 March 2025 1 comment

By Paul Rees Bristol Bears ………………. 52pts Tries: Bates 2, 27, 56; Williams 6, 15; van Rensburg 10, Randall 40+2, Luatua 46 Conversions: Slade 6, […]

Ambitious Will Porter keen to show he deserves to start for Harlequins

23 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Will Porter is dreaming of following some of his team-mates on the senior international stage. But the scrum-half admits he first needs […]

Coach thanks crowd for lifting Havant over line

23 March 2025 0 comments

■By PETE MAYHEAD Havant…………….25pts Oxford H…………. 19pts Holding firm: Havant’s Will Perry fighting for a cross field kick against Quins Harry Davies and, right, Havant’s […]

It’s important to be clear and inclusive

23 March 2025 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter What is your playing background? I was a professional player for Orrell, […]

Rob Farrar: Ealing Trailfinders can take on the best

16 March 2025 0 comments

By Mark Stevens Ealing Trailfinders captain Rob Farrar believes his side have what it takes to compete with the very best in English rugby having […]

Women’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell

16 March 2025 0 comments

England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final. Mitchell called up 12 […]

Quins rue lack of clinical edge as Ciaran runs riot

16 March 2025 0 comments

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H………… 34pts Guernsey………. 49pts Safe hands: Guernsey lineout and, right, John Hughes tackling Guernsey full-back Callum Roberts PICTURES: Les Gordon BOTH […]

Dillon Lewis Joins the Charge: Are the Dragons Ready to Rise?

13 March 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We are at this stage in the season, with signings unveiled and strategies unfolding, and the road for next season […]

Opinion: Now is the perfect time for Wales to deploy Keiran Williams

12 March 2025 0 comments

By Pete Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Welsh rugby is on the brink of a new era, a proud nation striving to reclaim its former glory. With […]

Six Nations Team of the Week: France unstoppable in Dublin with six players included

10 March 2025 0 comments

What a weekend of Six Nations action, after France blew the Championship wide open with a massive win over Ireland in Dublin. England kept up […]

PWR: Gloucester-Hartpury set sights on making it three in a row

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented threepeat, while previous serial […]

John Mitchell names England Women’s Six Nations squad

9 March 2025 0 comments

Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry have all been called into the England training squad for the first time before the Women’s […]

Santi Carreras will be fighting for Gloucester until the end, insists Trevor Woodman

9 March 2025 0 comments

By Gary Fitzgerald Santiago Carreras may be about to wave adios to Kingsholm but he will certainly not be “downing tools”. The Argentina star, who […]

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