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Jackson column: Muscleman Chris Jones rates power of prayer now

1 April 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson journeys back to the Vale in the 1980s by having a chat with Treorchy’s ‘Hatchet prop’ Chris Jones

Thanks for reminder of glory days

29 March 2020 1 comment

THE Rugby Paper is so much better now that it doesn’t have to report on the big matches! Professional rugby is so grim these days – […]

What is in Sunday’s edition of The Rugby Paper?

27 March 2020 0 comments

A sneak peek at what awaits you inside this week’s TRP…

Jackson column: Mr Prickly Alun Wyn Jones leads the world for grumpy PR

20 March 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson analyses the poker face of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones through his years sat in front of the media

BBC and ITV make last-ditch bid to keep Six Nations safe from paywall

17 March 2020 0 comments

Government intervention sees Six Nations become open to bid from the free-to-air broadcasters

BBC/ITV bid to keep Six Nations off paywall

15 March 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Flying Falcons: George McGuigan goes for the line to score one of his two tries as Newcastle thrash Bedford THESix Nations have […]

What’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?

13 March 2020 0 comments

Been a slow news week in rugby, hasn’t it? In that not-at-all-slow, actually very fast-paced and relentless way. Yes, coronavirus is causing all sorts of […]

Wales showed their spirit but the front row is still a problem

8 March 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT Struggled: Liam Williams failed to make an impact For a few spooky moments either side of half-time, Wales raised the spectre of […]

Jackson column: Alun Wyn Jones needs to walk tall at Twickenham

4 March 2020 0 comments

Wales need their captain and Ken ‘The Sheriff’ Owens to be on point for their Six Nations clash against England

Six Nations to go behind Sky paywall for £300m

1 March 2020 0 comments

■ By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE Taking over? Sky THE Six Nations is in ‘very real danger’ of vanishing from free-toair television under the terms of […]

Jackson column: Escape from the Nazis got Olly Kohn his Welsh cap

26 February 2020 0 comments

The extraordinary story of how Olly Kohn’s Slovakian ancestors escaped a train bound for Auchwitz and found their way to Shropshire

North looked magnificent – for 11 minutes!

23 February 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT He came blasting out of the tunnel like a man on a mission as if nothing would stop him putting an emphatic […]

Advent of Adams puts North at big risk

16 February 2020 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW True Test class: Josh Adams takes on Ireland’s Andrew Conway PICTURE: Getty Images The question, unthinkable for […]

Jackson column: Lions eye 2021 tour warm-up in Cardiff

12 February 2020 0 comments

The Lions plan on facing the Barbarians on home soil before jetting off to South Africa in 2021

Two big TMO calls put Pivac and Wales down for count in Dublin

9 February 2020 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON WALES had come from so far behind so often on enemy territory as to suggest that their ideology revolved around something one […]

Jackson column: Sean Lineen led the way for Six Nations invasion

5 February 2020 0 comments

How the trickle of Kiwis into the Six Nations started with Scotland centre Sean Lineen

Lineen led the way for Six Nations invasion

2 February 2020 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Trail-blazer: Sean Lineen playing for Scotland in 1990 The entire cast for the 1990 Five Nations, brought […]

What’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?

31 January 2020 0 comments

Here’s what’s in TRP #594… SIX NATIONS KICK-OFF: A big look ahead to England‘s date with France in Paris WALES v ITALY: Find out whether George […]

Jackson column: Mystery of James Hook and the Wales No.10 shirt

23 January 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson ponders why James Hook was rarely considered to play at outside half for Wales under Warren Gatland

Jackson column: Champions will be wary of wounded Ospreys

8 January 2020 0 comments

Peter Jackson previews how the Ospreys will be seeking to ignite their season against Saracens this weekend

England pursue Welsh wing ace

5 January 2020 1 comment

By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND have spoken to Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit in a bold move over the Welshman’s international future. The Rugby Paper understands England’s […]

One Six Nations per year is enough

29 December 2019 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] REGARDING Peter Jackson’s article on a possible Six […]

Six Nations aim to draw £750m TV mega deal as CVC near stakeholding

23 December 2019 0 comments

Could the era of free-to-air Six Nations viewing be coming to an end?

Jackson column: Rugby as Wales’ national sport? Not with these crowd numbers!

23 December 2019 0 comments

Can we expect a full house at any of the regions’ this festive period?

Jackson column: Days of romance, song and drama with Lions

11 December 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson looks back on the 1955 British & Irish Lions tour of South Africa, when attitudes were different but the rugby just as dramatic

Days of romance, song and drama with Lions

8 December 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON Miss: Van der Schyff hangs his head No touring team in any theatre of global sport can match the Lions for outrageous storylines, […]

British & Irish League ‘coming in 2022’ says club owner

3 December 2019 0 comments

Stakeholders CVC are driving a merger between the Premiership and PRO14

No-one asked if I wanted Warren’s job, says Shaun Edwards

20 November 2019 0 comments

After accepting a new role with France, Shaun Edwards speaks to Peter Jackson about his time with Wales and what he wanted

Edwards: No-one asked if I wanted Warren’s job

17 November 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Duo: Shaun Edwards with Warren Gatland in Japan SHAUN Edwards today reveals the one ‘regret’ over his record-breaking Wales career of four […]

Regions pay dearly for loss of their stars

17 November 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Knee surgery: Jonathan Davies will miss the season PICTURE: Getty Images Sir Gareth Edwards never missed a […]

Lions and Baa-baas lined up for Twickenham

10 November 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Backing: Jason Leonard THE Lions are planning to play the Barbarians at Twickenham for the first time since the Gareth Edwards-Phil Bennett […]

Jackson column: So just why did you lose then, Warren?

5 November 2019 0 comments

After celebrating Gatland’s tenure, Peter Jackson cuts through indulgence to ask what went wrong for Wales in Japan

Erasmus builds world-beaters in 18 months

3 November 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON VERDICT Nobody could be sure what the Springboks made of all the jingoistic noises coming out of London before the match, of contingency […]

All Blacks’ rugby empire was destroyed by a white tornado

27 October 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON COMMENT Deft off-loads: Kyle Sinckler, left, and Mako Vunipola made a mockery of the grunt ‘n’ groan prop stereotype PICTURE: Getty Images All […]

Fair play, Scots were the cleanest

27 October 2019 1 comment

Elbowed out: Jaco Peyper brings out the red card for Frances’s Sebastien Vahaamahina ENGLANDhead into the World Cup final armed with the best disciplinary record […]

Jackson column: Kamikaze man ‘Shiggy’ has made real impact

16 October 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson charts role of Shigeru Konno as one of the forefathers of Japanese rugby

Kamikaze man Siggy has made real impact

13 October 2019 0 comments

Just before the collision it is essential that you do not shut your eyes for a moment so as not to miss the target. Many […]

England v Wales in final says Gallagher

6 October 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Try machine: John Gallagher scores against Fiji in the 1987 World Cup As the first Englishman to […]

Jackson column: Class act as Manuel Diana remembers the fallen

3 October 2019 0 comments

Uruguay back row Manuel Diana paid tribute to the people of Kamaishi as a player who heralds from a club devastated in its own past

Class act as Diana remembers the fallen

29 September 2019 0 comments

Emotional: Manuel Diana scores for Uruguay PICTURE: Getty Images PETER JACKSON Nobody following the World Cup beyond the banks of the River Plate in Montevideo […]

Jackson column: French refs see red more often than most

18 September 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson analyses the tendency of French officials to dig out the red card

French refs see red more often than most

15 September 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Decisive action: Scott Barrett is shown the red card by Jerome Garces PICTURE: Getty Images Ten players […]

Jackson column: Carpet layer Steve Ford finds World Cup is a stitch-up

13 September 2019 0 comments

Peter Jackson tracks down the ‘invisible Welshman’ who claims a record few others hold

Schalk set for swan song on grand stage

1 September 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON The distinction of being the Grand Old Man at the World Cup will almost certainly go to a hooker who keeps coming out […]

Patchell has last word but is it enough?

1 September 2019 0 comments

PETER JACKSON VERDICT The Welsh scrum had splintered like a trunk of rotting balsa wood when Romain Poite stepped aside from the rubble to deliver […]

Day the floodgates opened on the pro era

25 August 2019 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On this very Sunday almost a quarter of a century ago, Rugby Union arrived at the momentous […]

Ruddock: My cash is on Wales all the way in RWC

25 August 2019 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON MIKE Ruddock is backing Wales to win the World Cup and end the debate over their elevation to No. 1 in the […]

Imperious Itoje steps into Johnno’s giant shoes

25 August 2019 2 comments

PETER JACKSON VERDICT Not since the glory days of the old Red Rose empire can an England player have lorded it over Twickenham the way […]

‘Second XV’ were playing for shirts

25 August 2019 1 comment

YOUR otherwise reasoned analysis of last weekend’s international fixtures was marred by irritating reference to England fielding, in your terms, a less than capable selection. […]