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Shane Williams

/ 2 years ago

Fish is my kind of player – reliable and committed

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS gutted when I read that Dan Fish is going to miss Cardiff ’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

How a pair of English-born props could foil Red Rose

Tomas Francis, the 71-cap Wales tighthead who has been first choice for Warren Gatland in both his incarnations as Wales coach,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 2 years ago

My Team of the Season shows promise for future

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The silverware for the season is set to be handed out without any Welsh involvement....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Ospreys & Wales U20s prop Louis Fletcher

With a rapid rise in experienced Welsh players leaving the country, the URC regions are now more reliant than ever on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wales prop Smith staying at Ospreys

NICKY Smith has signed a contract extension with Ospreys. The 29-year-old Wales loosehead had been touted as a possible recruit for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

In this Sunday’s TRP: 07/05/23

With the Women’s Six Nations finished and all play-off places decided in the Premiership, there is something of a feeling of...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Hawkins ruled out by 25-cap restriction

By PETER JACKSON Wales are on the verge of banning Joe Hawkins from international selection following an investigation into his transfer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Barnes welcomes Champ clubs in Prem Cup

By BEN JAYCOCK The Premiership Cup will involve Championship teams next season and Hartpury director of rugby John Barnes believes it’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Welsh quartet deserve no favours

PETER JACKSON Cardiff lost 50 per cent of their matches in the URC and duly failed to finish in the Champions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Wales face danger of no team in Heineken Champions Cup

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Wales are in danger of not having any representation in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Young suspended

Dai Young has been suspended as Cardiff director of rugby. The 55-year-old was not with the team for yesterday’s final game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

New deal for Smith

BY NEIL FISSLER Ospreys have seen off competition from the Premiership to keep hold of Wales loosehead Nicky Smith who has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Cardiff show their class to overcome problems

By ROGER PANTING Ospreys ............... 21pts Tries: Parry 45, Thomas 63, Lake 67 Conversions: Anscombe 45, 63, 67 Cardiff ................ 38pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

After 23 years, it’s all over for Myler

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The longest career of the 21st century came to a cruelly anti-climactic end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Saracens lead hunt for Wales prop Smith

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have held talks with Wales loosehead Nicky Smith about a switch to the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Exeter’s O’Brien signs for Munster

The exodus from Exeter shows no sign of abating, with centre Sean O’Brien set to become the next player through the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bevan to swap US for Wales

NEWS EXTRA THE WRU has appointed Huw Bevan as its interim performance director. He replaces Nigel Walker, who became interim chief...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Itoje sets sights on toppling champions

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... La Rochelle v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Marcel-Deflandre Visit infinitysportstravel.com to view our packages or call...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Knights fighting hard despite their half rations

By JON NEWCOMBE After doing a “Leicester City” in 2021/22, Doncaster have found it tough to back up last year’s second-place...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Drovers stay on course for top spot

Premiership By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery.............52 Swansea.................24 THE Drovers did everything they needed to do to hold onto the top spot...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Prem will keep its eight clubs in Europe

By PAUL REES The Gallagher Premiership will continue to supply eight clubs to the Heineken Champions Cup next season despite two...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Regions agree six year deal

A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Heineken Champions Cup Last 16 Preview

For the first time in the tournament’s history, the Champions Cup will see one-off Last 16 games played to decide who...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Now Watson is thinking about move to France

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Anthony Watson is mulling over joining the exodus of England players playing in France next...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester duo set to join Ealing

Championship leaders Ealing are close to pulling off a double swoop on Gloucester for former England international Billy Twelvetrees and former...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Cracknell fears for his old friends

By PAUL REES Olly Cracknell fears for the future of former team-mates at the Ospreys as the contract uncertainty in Wales,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Bridgend on top in mud battle

Welsh Premiership By ROB COLE Bridgend ............8 Carmarthen Q ...7 The weather was almost the outright winner at the Brewery Field...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Ospreys in talks to keep Williams

ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales fly-half Owen Williams is in advanced talks with the Ospreys about extending his stay at the URC...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Too much fog to see where we are going

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The English club game has a great opportunity right now for an urgent...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Dave Tiueti: ‘I loved the Mem – it got me a Tonga recall’

The former Tonga, Bristol, Neath & Ospreys centre talks about his life in the game Fond memories: Dave Tiueti in action...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cotton: I can’t see Welsh win

By PETER JACKSON One of England’s all time greats has delivered a withering verdict on Wales as they struggle to stop...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Young: Smaller squads will affect player welfare

Cardiff head coach Dai Young has concerns over player welfare as the Welsh regions prepare to have their squads severely reduced....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Ealing close in on Ospreys merger

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders are close to completing the paperwork for a merger with the Ospreys, which...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in this Sunday’s Rugby Paper (03/03/23)

The Six Nations has its second and last weekend off this Saturday and Sunday, but there’s plenty of top class action,...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Rugby World Cup gets close; Favourites, dark horses and the talent

Outcomes from test matches in 2022 show that predictability is no longer present. There is more freshness in the air than...

By Sam Emery

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Saints switch paying off for hooker Smith

By PAUL REES On the ball: Northampton hooker Robbie Smith Robbie Smith joined Northampton from Newcastle last summer because he wanted...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ealing hold merger talks with Ospreys

By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE Ospreys are the Welsh region that Ealing Trailfinders have sounded out about a potential merger that would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ospreys suffer nine-try mauling

By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........58 Ospreys.............. 3 Ospreys head coach Toby Booth is hopeful that their heaviest defeat ever in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 2 years ago

Win at Murrayfield or it will be a long campaign

SHANE WILLIAMS Warren Gatland and his coaching team know they can fix the problems they saw in the performance and the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Smith leads depleted Ospreys

Preview Zebre v Ospreys Today. 3pm PROP Nicky Smith leads a much-changed Ospreys side to face the URC basement boys Zebre....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

I don’t expect call from Warren, says Cardiff boss Young

By LUKE JARMYN It will be an unexpected surprise if Warren Gatland contacts the head coaches of the four Welsh regions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Drama as Williams steals it at the last

By ROGER PANTING Leicester .......................... 26pts Tries: van Poortvliet 15, Simmons 48 Conversions: Pollard 15, 48 Penalties: Pollard 3, 19, 67,...

By The Rugby Paper Team