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Cioffi breaks Irish hearts

4 June 2017 2 comments

A LATE converted try from Massimo Cioffi helped Italy cause the upset of the Junior World Cup’s opening round on Wednesday as they stunned Ireland […]

Gardener Sam makes Lions look weedy in tour opener

4 June 2017 1 comment

From NICK CAIN at Toll Stadium, Whangarei Pick of the pack: Taulupe Faletau charges forward FIRED-UP country boys, home town referees, jet-lag, lack of preparation […]

Faletau’s the clear pick of a sub-standard side

4 June 2017 0 comments

Physical: Alun-Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S LIONS RATINGS 1. JOE MARLER Did not seize the initiative in the scrum or in the loose, […]

Hansen feels the strain of building a legacy

4 June 2017 0 comments

The pressure is starting to build on Steve Hansen. Ironically, the tell-tale sign is how often the words “pressure” and “responsibility” crop up in the […]

How come the back row didn’t suffer jet-lag?

4 June 2017 1 comment

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Will and commitment: Ross Moriarty THE post-match interviews from Warren Gatland and his players were just about palatable – they […]

Warburton fit to lead Lions in tour opener

1 June 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British and Irish Lions in their opening match against the Provincial Barbarians on […]

Munster are buried in a magnificent blizzard of fabulous tries

28 May 2017 0 comments

From PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium THE scintillating Scarlets turned a leaden Dublin sky into more than 40 shades of red last evening, one […]

My Lions dream knocked out by a real McCoy from Jimmy

28 May 2017 26 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Twenty-eight years ago I was playing in a Five Nations tournament that was, in effect, a […]

Greenwood: Owen is key man, not Sexton

28 May 2017 2 comments

Opinion: Will Greenwood PERMUTATIONS for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless of the number, says […]

Schmidt brings in new faces

21 May 2017 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA JOE Schmidt has included eight uncapped players in his Ireland squad for the three-Test tour of the USA and Japan next month. John […]

Counties’ June tours set to be scrapped

21 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA OPPORTUNITIES for aspiring National League players to represent England Counties are to be dramatically scaled back because of cutbacks in […]

2018 and 2019 Six Nations fixtures announced

16 May 2017 0 comments

The fixtures for both the 2018 and 2019 Six Nations Championships have been announced. Rugby‘s Greatest Championship will take place over seven weekends in 2018, […]

All Blacks will need big guns firing – Franks

16 May 2017 0 comments

Double World Cup-winning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons the array of “world-class” talent within the Lions ranks, led by the indomitable Maro Itoje, will ensure […]

All Blacks will need big guns firing – Franks

14 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DOUBLE World Cupwinning Kiwi prop Ben Franks reckons the array of “worldclass” talent within the Lions ranks, led by the indomitable Maro […]

Wallabies will be force again come 2019 warns Smith

14 May 2017 0 comments

Robust: Michael Cheika By NEALE HARVEY WRITING off Australia’s World Cup chances on the back of an abysmal Super Rugby campaign would be a huge […]

Tough pool perfect for knockout preparation says Eddie

14 May 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones has given his players two years to become ‘bullet-proof like James Bond’ after his side were pitched into another tough Pool […]

English lads ahead of ‘project players’

14 May 2017 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] MIKE Brown and James Haskell will now never […]

England in World Cup Pool of Death again

10 May 2017 0 comments

England will be in the Pool of Death at the 2019 World Cup in Japan after being drawn with France and Argentina at the tournament […]

South African minister lifts ban on SARU’s bid for 2023 World Cup

9 May 2017 0 comments

The SARU have been given the green light to resume their bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup a newly-appointed minister in the South […]

Departing heroes sign off in style from Ulster

7 May 2017 0 comments

Ulster 17pts Tries: Wilson 9, Trimble 55 Conversions: Jackson 10, 56 Penalties: Jackson 41 Leinster 13pts Tries: Penalty try 62 Conversions: Carbery 62 Penalties: Carbery […]

McKinley’s spirit forces IRFU to take the goggles off at last

7 May 2017 0 comments

PLAYERwelfare are the two most overworked words in the rugby lexicon, spouted parrotfashion by those whose organisations make increasing demands. But there is more to […]

Te’o warns Farrell: I’m aiming to be a starter

7 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Rival: Robbie Henshaw Learning fast: Ben Te’o PICTURE: Getty Images BEN TE’O has warned fellow British & Lions No.12 hopefuls Owen Farrell […]

McGeechan: Lions have quality to win

6 May 2017 0 comments

No one speaks with more authority and knowledge about the British & Irish Lions than Sir Ian McGeechan, who was head coach a record four […]

Jeremy Guscott: Mallinder must make sure he is not this year’s Devoto

3 May 2017 0 comments

Eddie Jones has gone left field by announcing a next-generation squad to tour Argentina. In many ways what Jones is doing is fantastic, and I […]

Carter set to face England for last time

30 April 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Home play-off here we come: Sam Hill, right, celebrates Chiefs’ fourth try in their defeat of Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images DAN CARTER […]

Living legends ensure Cambridge will thrive

30 April 2017 1 comment

THE club with more Lions than any, Cambridge University RUFC, held their ‘Red Lion Legends’ dinner on Wednesday. In the process they not only sidestepped […]

Lucs are clawed as Tigers scramble to safety

30 April 2017 2 comments

By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 23 Sheffield T 36 TIGERS secured their league status for next season with an excellent all-round performance. Both sides had plenty […]

Fletcher’s unbeaten boys put Scotland to sword

23 April 2017 1 comment

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND finished the U18s International Series unbeaten after they secured a seventry 45-24 victory over Scotland last Sunday. England fought back from […]

These All Blacks aren’t invincibles that they are cracked up to be

23 April 2017 0 comments

Nick Cain says Lions coach Warren Gatland is the man to convince his squad Kiwis are beatable Nick Cain By the time the Lions get […]

Howley backs power and pace of Lions

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER All Black conquerer: Ireland centre Jared Payne ROB Howley will soon have to make his mind up about backline selection ahead of […]

Lions have the talent, do they have the time?

23 April 2017 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Head start at No.6: Ireland blindside CJ Stander It was always going to be a very competitive 2017 […]

Farrell: Lions must impose own game on New Zealand

23 April 2017 1 comment

Winner: Andy Farrell ANDY Farrell was the main instigator of two of New Zealand’s most famous defeats in recent years and he knows the Lions […]

This can be when North becomes a true great

23 April 2017 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND We could see some of the best rugby ever to be played on this Lions tour. That might sound […]

Ireland have shown us how to win, says Spencer

23 April 2017 1 comment

By GUY WILLIAMS THE Lions are more than capable of achieving a massive upset against the All Blacks this summer if they can reproduce the […]

Sorry Scots, but Gatland has gone for power again

23 April 2017 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Scotland now has exactly as many Lions as the sum total of Conservative and Labour Members of […]

Hartley in starting XV for prolific non-Lion Test stars

23 April 2017 0 comments

Dylan Hartley DYLAN Hartley’s fate has prompted his late inclusion into a team he would rather not be part of, the one reserved for the […]

‘Creative’ Lions can expose All Blacks

23 April 2017 0 comments

ALL Blacks legend Sean Fitzpatrick reckons Warren Gatland has picked a high class British and Irish Lions squad for the tour of New Zealand. Fitzpatrick, […]

Munster v Saracens: Pedigree is there for a classic Euro showdown

21 April 2017 0 comments

It’s 18 years since Saracens first met Munster in Europe in a double header that still ranks alongside any clash in the competition’s illustrious history. […]

Sam Warburton “humbled and proud” to be Lions captain again

19 April 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton has been confirmed as the British & Irish Lions captain for the second Tour in a row. Warburton will lead the tourists to […]

OFFICIAL: British and Irish Lions squad announced

19 April 2017 0 comments

The British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer has been announced today. For the second successive tour, head coach Warren Gatland has […]

Peter Jackson: Dylan must hope Lions history isn’t repeated

19 April 2017 0 comments

The Lions leave the England captain at home, pick his Irish counterpart instead for the series in New Zealand and end up being whitewashed by […]

Lions watch: back rows

18 April 2017 0 comments

New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember, and even though techniques […]

Lions must dethrone the breakdown kings

16 April 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton Thunderous: No.8 Billy Vunipola Taulupe Faletau CJ Stander NEW Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for […]

Reds finish on high and focus turns to Munster

16 April 2017 1 comment

By TOM INNES Jersey Reds …28pts Tries: Kolo’ofa’i 19, Argyle 32, Robling 67, Adair 77 Conversions: Cope 19, 32, 67, 77 Richmond …17pts Tries: Peters […]

Bolter O’Mahony ‘has drive to lead Lions’

16 April 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan reckons forceful Irish back rower Peter O’Mahony is a viable contender for the Lions captaincy if Sam Warburton fails to […]

England look to complete the clean sweep

16 April 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA JOHN Fletcher’s England U18s take on Scotland today looking to end the international series in Wales unbeaten. John Fletcher’s side started their campaign […]

Wasps’ defeat ends hopes of Lions call-up for Cipriani

9 April 2017 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN As if to prove the point I made last week about the standard of club verses […]

It’s all bash and carry as Lawes aims to continue improvement

9 April 2017 2 comments

By NICK VERDIER COURTNEY Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has warned his would-be summer […]

Fletcher’s lads off to flyer against Canada

9 April 2017 0 comments

ENGLAND U18s scored nine tries as they got their international series off to a winning start at Taffs Well RFC yesterday. Oli Morris, Nic Dolly, […]

Willie wasn’t a wonker – he just got it wrong

9 April 2017 0 comments

Don’t blame Willie Le Roux or Danny Cipriani for that matter. Wasps’ humbling defeat at Leinster went much deeper than an embarrassing cock-up by their […]

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