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Tier Two clubs set to pull out of season

3 February 2021 1 comment

Neale Harvey reports on the perilous state facing some of the Championship’s 12 clubs

Tizard: My time training with England has made me want to emulate Joe Launchbury

16 January 2021 2 comments

LESSONS learned from England’s finest are underpinning Hugh Tizard’s push to mix it with the best. Harlequins lock Tizard, 20, right, began last year on […]

Tomas Francis will leave Exeter for Ospreys to keep his Wales place

12 January 2021 0 comments

Ospreys wrap up deal for Wales tighthead, who will depart Sandy Park at the end of the season, TRP can reveal

St Joseph’s now testing ground for the very best

1 November 2020 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Driving force: Lewis Ludlam on the break during St Joseph’s festival win in 2013 28- […]

Lovejoy Chawatama is at home among London Exiles

21 October 2020 0 comments

Zimbabwe-born Chawatama has played for London Scottish, London Welsh and London Irish in his route to playing at the top level

ON THE BLINDSIDE

11 October 2020 0 comments

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Packman chasing a Prem return DONCASTER Knights winger Howard Packman is keen to secure himself a move to […]

Brilliant Logie was the forerunner of modern Sevens

23 August 2020 0 comments

Top talent: Laughland FIJI might be the Sevens kings but it’s worth remembering that Scotland invented the game and, it is generally acknowledged, it was […]

Warriors recruit Bain to help plug the Gray gap

12 July 2020 0 comments

TRANSFERWRAP GLASGOW have bolstered their lock options to ease the loss of Jonny Gray joining Exeter. Former Scotland U20s lock Hamish Bain,22,is on his way […]

Scottish to be exiled from Athletic Ground

5 July 2020 2 comments

LONDON Scottish will move away from the home they have shared with Richmond since 1894 at the end of the coming season. The Exiles have […]

Thorpe targets top grade at Chinnor

5 July 2020 0 comments

By ADAM ELLIS Blank canvas: Richard Thorpe during his time as a player at Chinnor NEW Chinnor director of rugby Richard Thorpe is hoping to […]

Diversity sounds good – but are the people there?

5 July 2020 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the climb: Bill Beaumont was elected as one of the first National members of the […]

London Scottish’s Mark Bright in no hurry to hang up boots at 41

1 July 2020 0 comments

The ex-England 7s forward may have his touring days behind him, but his desire to play rugby still burns

Itoje pledges his future to Saracens

21 June 2020 0 comments

Committed: Maro Itoje. Inset, Will Skelton MARO ITOJE is set to confirm he is staying with Premiership and European champions Saracens next season. The England […]

Tuilagi brothers agree Championship moves to London Scottish

17 June 2020 0 comments

The Tuilagi family’s influence to English rugby grows further as Brian and Fred agree deals with Exiles

Robshaw agrees to stay until season end

14 June 2020 1 comment

TRANSFER WRAP CHRIS Robshaw will finish the remainder of the postponed Premiership season with Harlequins after agreeing a contract extension. The flanker’s deal was due […]

Young Guns: Worcester Warriors prop Lewis Holsey

8 June 2020 0 comments

A player familiar to those in the Championship at London Scottish last season

YOUNGGUNS

31 May 2020 0 comments

LEWISHOLSEY WORCESTER PROP When Lewis Holsey had a tap on the shoulder from Worcester supremo Alan Solomons during training one Tuesday in January, little did […]

Faith shown by Chris Boyd has seen Fraser Dingwall grow at Saints

29 May 2020 0 comments

The Northampton Saints centre talks to Jeremy Blackmore about his breakthrough season at Franklin’s Gardens

Boyd’s trust has seen Fraser grow

25 May 2020 1 comment

By JEREMY BLACKMORE Promise of more to come: Fraser Dingwall scores for Saints against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images SAINTS centre Fraser Dingwall credits the trust […]

Burrows muscles in for hat-trick but super Falcons take top billing

3 May 2020 1 comment

Jon Newcombe picks The Rugby Paper’s Championship Team of the Season Hot-stepper: Newcastle’s Adam Radwan scores against Jersey PICTURE: Simom Hall Stars, from top: Sean […]

My Life in Rugby: Wasps openside flanker Paul Volley

28 April 2020 0 comments

The No.7 talks Jon Newcombe through his time at Wasps, Castres, Harlequins and London Scottish

Leicester Tigers fend off interest for another international in their backline

22 April 2020 0 comments

After losing Jonny May to Gloucester, Tigers face another fight to keep hold of winger

QUINS DOMINATE THE NEW MIDDLESEX SEVENS COMPETITION

19 April 2020 2 comments

A MAJOR development in the 1920s was the establishment of the end-of-season Middlesex Sevens which were organised by a London Scot – Russell Cargill – […]

Mike Te’o’s season ends at London Scottish before it starts

26 March 2020 0 comments

The unfortunate story of the USA international who landed in London to play in the Championship in the week the shutdown was announced

Could Champions escape relegation?

22 March 2020 1 comment

THEREare suggestions that there may be no relegation from football’s Premier League this spring, in the wake of coronavirus. With the top two in the […]

Pools panel may decide final league positions

15 March 2020 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Huge cost: Alistair Bow SOCCER-STYLE ‘pools panels’ could be convened to determine National League promotion and relegation issues in the increasingly likely […]

Deuce for Williams as Exiles flop again

9 February 2020 0 comments

By GEORGE LAWRENCE L Scottish ………… 17 Nottingham ……30 LONDON SCOTTISH suffered a fifth straight defeat as Nottingham recorded back-to-back victories for the first time […]

Deadeye Olver has howitzer at ready for Pirates

9 February 2020 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE HE’S been involved in picking that many opponents’ pockets, Oliver not Olver would be more of an apt name for the man […]

Pirates braced for another humdinger

26 January 2020 0 comments

Preview Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates joint head coach Alan Paver is expecting another ‘ding dong’ affair when Bedford Blues […]

Carnegie battle to the end with late Humfrey try

26 January 2020 1 comment

By TOM INNES JERSEY Reds stretched their legs and brushed aside Yorkshire Carnegie in a predictably onesided encounter. Enjoying a firm pitch and the chance […]

Purple patch after half-time turns game Ealing’s way

26 January 2020 0 comments

By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders ground out an impressive victory against local rivals London Scottish after a much improved second-half performance saw them pull away […]

Fright night for Falcons at electric Lady Bay

26 January 2020 1 comment

By ROB WILDMAN NEIL Fowkes told his Nottingham squad they must back up this performance in forthcoming trips to Yorkshire Carnegie and London Scottish. “We […]

Super sub provides the Bright spark for Scottish

22 December 2019 1 comment

By TOM INNES THE ultimate in impact substitutions saw veteran No.8 Mark Bright claim the winning try for London Scottish within six minutes of entering […]

Time to get ruthless, Clarke tells Gloucs

22 December 2019 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY BATTLING back rower Freddie Clarke says Gloucester must hone their killer instinct if they are to figure in this season’s Premiership title […]

Pirates maul their way back from brink

15 December 2019 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR CORNISH Pirates recovered from an early self-inflicted 14-0 deficit to clinch their first victory over London Scottish in three attempts this season. […]

Exiles hungry for home comforts

8 December 2019 0 comments

Preview Nottingham v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM took the spoils on the road against Cornish Pirates last Sunday but still sit third in […]

Pirates at full steam after shufti at Saints

8 December 2019 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head into today’s fixture with […]

Gallagher column: Saracens embodied the old pioneering spirit

28 November 2019 0 comments

The Premiership has become safe and conservative, writes Brendan Gallagher

Beattie’s late try gets Scots home against the Pirates

17 November 2019 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON Scottish: Bobby Beattie Pirates: Callum Patterson LONDON Scottish capped their final home match of the year in dramatic style with a Bobby […]

Let’s put on a show, Welch tells Falcons

17 November 2019 0 comments

@therugbypaper Hope: Will Welch No.8: Ryan Burrows AFTER winning ugly on the road again in the wind and the rain at Bedford last Saturday, flanker […]

Rested Pirates expect a battle

10 November 2019 0 comments

Preview Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH PIRATES’ drive towards the Championship title rests on how well the squad can manage the short […]

Free-running Hartpury give sad Scottish 6-try thrashing

10 November 2019 0 comments

■By ROGER PANTING LONDON Scottish’s director of rugby Graham Steadman was fuming after seeing his side suffer a six-try thrashing at the hands of impressive […]

YOUNGGUNS

27 October 2019 0 comments

HUGH TIZARD HARLEQUINS & LONDON SCOTTISH LOCK Hugh Tizard could reasonably be described as a new-age lock who combines immense physique with the skills of […]

Wing ace Mikalcius relishing chance at Scottish

27 October 2019 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA By STEWART McCULLOUGH JONAS Mikalcius is flying the flag for Lithuanian rugby, the 25-year-old wing keen to put his Quins injury hell to […]

O’Meara grabs four to grow feelgood factor around Pirates

6 October 2019 0 comments

By ROB WILDMAN WINGAlex O’Meara had a night to remember in this dominant win for the Pirates over a below-par Nottingham at Lady Bay. The […]

5am train to Cornwall is dedication all right!

8 September 2019 0 comments

MY CLUB ESHER JON NEWCOMBE SPEAKS WITH A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN. THIS WEEK IT’S THE TURN […]

Young Guns: Saracens wing Elliott Obatoyinbo

29 August 2019 0 comments

Elliott Obatoyinbo is a man in a hurry, metaphorically as well as physically, and a big season lies ahead for the 20-year-old former Stoneyhurst and […]

Richmond were so badly treated

25 August 2019 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] YORKSHIRE Carnegie bought their way out of the […]

YOUNGGUNS

25 August 2019 3 comments

ELLIOTTOBATOYINBO SARACENS WING/FULL-BACK Elliott Obatoyinbo is a man in a hurry, metaphorically as well as physically, and a big season lies ahead for the 20-year-old […]