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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 […]

Patchell and Evans have been bitten, and it hurts!

28 May 2017 0 comments

PHIL DOLLMANis to be congratulated on his elevation to the Wales squad, a reward for long years of perseverance which may enable him to leave […]

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 […]

High-flying Caldy earn the bragging rights after taking league by storm

28 May 2017 0 comments

Threat: Sale flier Jack Moorhouse CALDY were beaten just twice all season as they earned promotion to National League One with a very impressive campaign […]

Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!

28 May 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017 version will have James […]

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 […]

England must try to ease pain of massacre

28 May 2017 1 comment

EDDIE Jones has told his England team to do their best to lift the mood of the country after the Manchester massacre. England take on […]

Slade has new spring in his step thanks to mentor Wilkinson

28 May 2017 1 comment

HENRY Slade has revealed how confidence gained from working with boyhood hero Jonny Wilkinson helped him deliver the kick that killed Saracens’ hopes of a […]

Cain’s right about Brown’s omission

28 May 2017 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I CONGRATULATE Nick Cain on his excellent article […]

Shane Williams: We need Bomb back coaching OUR props

25 May 2017 0 comments

I’ve always had a lot of time for Adam Jones, but he didn’t strike me as a potential coach, not initially at least. That said, […]

Blackadder takes swipe at below-par Bath stars

25 May 2017 0 comments

Bath rugby director Todd Blackadder has put his star players on notice after admitting standards of professionalism had fallen below his expectations. Despite a promising […]

Scarlets grit it out after first half red for Evans

21 May 2017 0 comments

By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster 15pts Tries: Ringrose 24, Conan 64 Conversions: Nacewa 25 Penalties: Nacewa 19 Scarlets 27pts Tries: S Evans 9, G Davies 26, […]

Zebo is magic man again for Munster

21 May 2017 1 comment

By DECLAN ROONEY Munster 23pts Tries: Saili 26, Zebo 61, Conway 75 Conversions: Bleyendaal 62 Penalties: Bleyendaal 40, 66 Ospreys 3pts Penalties: Biggar 8 Carrying […]

Crusaders in the clear for a home semi-final

21 May 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER THE Crusaders maintained their perfect record with a 31-24 win over the Chiefs in Suva on Friday to all but secure top […]

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 […]

Francis out to prove his versatility in Argentina

17 May 2017 0 comments

Gobsmacked Auckland Blues fly-half Piers Francis has revealed how he thought a 5am phone call from Eddie Jones advising him of his shock England call-up […]

Brown had to take off his passing blinkers to be a Lion

14 May 2017 1 comment

YOU would have to have an ice block rather than a heart not to empathise with Mike Brown, and all the other Home Unions players, […]

Castleford accused of breaching contract

14 May 2017 0 comments

DENNY SOLOMONA will claim that Castleford Tigers ‘belittled’ him as the case over his switch to Sale Sharks heads to trial later this year. A […]

Mo’unga’s boot keeps Crusaders riding high

14 May 2017 1 comment

By LUKE JARMYN RICHIE MO’UNGA’S penalty against the run of play with just minutes to spare saw the Crusaders sink the Hurricanes and extend their […]

Sinckler tipped to be ‘surprise’ package

14 May 2017 0 comments

By THOMAS BRANSTON JASONLeonard admits he was ‘surprised’ by Warren Gatland’s selection of rookie Harlequins tighthead Kyle Sinckler as there are aspects of his game […]

Blues bolter out to prove his versatility in Argentina

14 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY GOBSMACKED Auckland Blues fly-half Piers Francis has revealed how he thought a 5am phone call from Eddie Jones advising him of his […]

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 […]

Can Laidlaw really scare New Zeland?

14 May 2017 0 comments

AS a former scrumhalf, I tend to keep an eye on how the 9s are playing at international level. I know that Greig Laidlaw has […]

Injured Lions’ Players Should Have Time on the Field

9 May 2017 0 comments

Getting injured in any sport means time on the sidelines. It’s frustrating for the player, his teammates, and even the fans. So what happens when they begin healing?

Dream Team: Shaun Knight – Bath tighthead

8 May 2017 0 comments

1. Marcos Ayerza – He was the hardest prop I ever faced as a young player and every tighthead I speak to says the same. […]

Wales set to unleash ‘new JPR’ in summer tour squad

7 May 2017 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES are being urged to take a teenage full-back on tour next month for the first time since JPR Williams almost half […]

Halfpenny free to join Lions from off

7 May 2017 1 comment

LEIGH Halfpenny will be available for the start of the British and Irish Lions tour even if Toulon reach the Top14 final. The French showdown […]

Munster hit Pro12 Dream Team for six

7 May 2017 1 comment

MUNSTER saw six of their players being selected in the Pro12 Dream Team for 2016/17 which includes only two Lions tourists in Scotlandwing Tommy Seymour, […]

England deserved even more Lions

7 May 2017 1 comment

AFTER every Lions selection there are complaints that some countries have been under represented. However if you take fair representation as being the number of […]

DREAM TEAM

7 May 2017 0 comments

KARL DICKSON, THE QUINS AND FORMER BEDFORD SCRUM-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… KARL DICKSON 1. Joe Marler – One […]

Ospreys grounded without Alun-Wyn

7 May 2017 0 comments

Scarlets 40pts Tries: Boyde 35, S Evans 38, Shingler 60, McNicholl 72, J Davies 75 Conversions: Patchell 37, 40, 61 Penalties: Patchell 7, 18, 24 […]

Don’t rely on just kids, this tour will be tough

7 May 2017 1 comment

No token gesture: Gethin Jenkins merits tour place PICTURE: Getty Images Wales’ Tests with Tonga and Samoa this summer are vitally important, but the two-match […]

Alun Wyn and Justin deserved places in PRO12 XV

7 May 2017 0 comments

IT WAS great to see two Welsh players in the Guinness PRO12 Dream Team named this week, but I thought it would be more than […]

Only way to beat the All Blacks is all out attack – Robbie Fruean

5 May 2017 0 comments

As a proud Kiwi, Robbie Fruean would never bet against the All Blacks, but he reckons their downfall against the Lions this summer could come […]

Shane Williams: It pains me but Scarlets will shade my Ospreys

4 May 2017 0 comments

It’s business time in the PRO12 as the season reaches the run-in and I think Wayne Pivac’s Scarlets are in the best position of the […]

Nick Cain: McCafferty cannot be allowed to cage Lions

3 May 2017 0 comments

Mark McCafferty is making a serious mistake in trying to push the Lions into a five-week cage while, at the same time, attempting to extend […]

Hartley’s Lions hopes ‘were stifled by Saints’

3 May 2017 0 comments

Dylan Hartley‘s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton‘s restricted game plan, according to former England and Saints hooker Andy Long. […]

Hartley’s Lions hopes ‘were stifled by Saints’

30 April 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY DYLAN Hartley’s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton’s restricted game plan, according to former England and Saints […]

De Koch, Brown take their final bow

30 April 2017 0 comments

RETIRING Saracens scrum-half Neil De Kock and flanker Kelly Brown were given rousing sendoffs after their final home appearances. De Kock said: “It feels weird […]

McCafferty cannot be allowed to cage Lions

30 April 2017 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MARK McCafferty is making a serious mistake in trying to push the Lions into a five-week cage […]

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 […]

Evans is Harlequins’ hero again in Stoop swansong

30 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER NICK Evans, playing his last game at the Twickenham Stoop, guided Harlequins to yet another famous win as they stunned league leaders […]

Trinder targetting big season finale

30 April 2017 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY BATH’S decision to drop Jonathan Joseph has denied Henry Trinder the chance to pit his wits against the prospective British Lion, but […]

Warburton: Lions have weapons to strike fear

30 April 2017 0 comments

SAM Warburton has hailed Stuart Hogg and George North as the “X-factor” men who can put the frighteners on the All Blacks this summer. He […]

Jack the lad’s aiming to tango in Argentina

30 April 2017 0 comments

LIVEWIRE Exeter scrumhalf Jack Maunder admits he is still struggling to come to terms with his shock inclusion by England for this summer’s tour of […]

Read suffers thumb injury and is doubt to face Lions

30 April 2017 0 comments

By LUKE JARMYN ALL BLACKS captain Kieran Read was in hospital last night after suffering a susprected broken thumb in the Crusaders victory over Cheetahs. […]

Kaino will be fit for Lions despite surgery

30 April 2017 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON JEROMEKaino will undergo knee surgery this week but All Blacks fans have been reassured he should be fit to face the Lions […]

Davies: Lions can win if we learn from last year

30 April 2017 0 comments

JONATHAN Davies believes the British & Irish Lions can win in New Zealand – as long as they learn from Wales’ mistakes. Last summer saw […]

2013 Lion retires

27 April 2017 0 comments

Ian Evans has been forced to retire from professional rugby on medical advice following a knee injury. In a career that has spanned 15 years, […]

Kings upset the odds to stun sorry Waratahs

23 April 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER King for a day: Michael Willemse celebrates his try PICTURE: Getty Images THE Kings might be heading for the guillotine next season […]

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