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New shirts which fair take your breath away

23 July 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE RFU and WRU reacted to the cost-of-living crisis by joining forces in a display seen by many fans as another exercise in […]

Here’s my plan for RFU to save money

16 July 2023 0 comments

IF the RFU and the Premiership clubs want to save money, may I offer a simple solution? Bring their teams into line with the grassroots […]

We need to shout about how good our game really is

16 July 2023 0 comments

SINCE the season ended, there has been very little news in the national papers about what is happening at the Premiership clubs and in the […]

I’m no fan of World League agenda

16 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one that thinks that the idea of the new World League competition […]

Pleased to see Kent enjoying their win

9 July 2023 0 comments

KENT’S recent County Championship final win was admirable, and the picture of their team in The Rugby Paper showed what it meant to the players, […]

Halliday’s collective ultimatum

2 July 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN New Championship chairman Simon Halliday says the survival of many of the clubs in the second-tier professional league depends on the RFU/Premiership […]

25 years on and the pain is fading …

2 July 2023 1 comment

Next week marks the 25th anniversary of the end of what became known as the “Tour of Hell”. Jon Newcombe talks to some of the […]

RFU needs to strike the right financial balance

2 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EARLIER this week, the RFU president Nigel Gillingham, sent out a newsletter outlining many of the […]

‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England

25 June 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under 20s to the Junior […]

Battling England go close as Ireland have to hang on

25 June 2023 0 comments

By CAMERON STEPHENS England………………………… 34pts Tries: Opoku-Fordjour 23, Penalty 49, Cusick 52, 70 Conversions: Slevin 24, 53, 71 Penalties: Slevin 4, 67 Ireland…………………………. 34pts Tries: […]

Irish weren’t given enough time – Ojo

25 June 2023 0 comments

■By NICK POWELL LONDON Irish’s record try scorer Topsy Ojo says it’s regrettable that the club weren’t given more time to try and find someone […]

An Upswing in Rugby’s Popularity from Niche to Mainstream

21 June 2023 0 comments

Rugby has an exciting and rich history, making it one of the world’s most popular physical sports. It has a massive geographical footprint with almost […]

Enhanced deals for England women

11 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK The RFU has handed out new three-year contracts to England’s senior women players, that will cover the 2025 home World Cup. The […]

England rugby’s ‘annus horribilis’

11 June 2023 0 comments

THIS season has been an “annus horribilis” for English Rugby Union. Three professional clubs have folded because of financial difficulties. In addition, there has been […]

Vote of no confidence

11 June 2023 0 comments

STOW on the Wold RFC held its AGM on Thursday and a motion of “no confidence in the leadership of the RFU and that Messrs […]

I can’t wait to see Bath get going

11 June 2023 0 comments

■ Am I just being cynical or, with the demise of London Irish, does this give the RFU and PRL exactly what they want? – […]

Try something new and imaginative

11 June 2023 0 comments

JAMES Harrington reports that the average gate in the French top flight this season was 14,841, with Bordeaux topping the list at 28,216. Peter Jackson […]

Arrival of novice advisers is cause for grave concern

11 June 2023 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There could not have been a bigger catalyst for change at Twickenham than Bill Sweeney’s abject announcement […]

Your chance to join the (£55,000) culture club

11 June 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN The RFU’s failure to put in a robust, stringent regulatory framework has led to three Premiership clubs going bust this season, and hundreds […]

Abendanon: French rugby is far more fun

11 June 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL Former England full-back Nick Abendanon says that the Premiership is not entertaining enough to compete with the French club game and worries […]

We must find a way to stop vicious spiral

11 June 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heaven knows The Rugby Paper has been warning of a Domesday scenario […]

Brady’s Bream bunch capture stunning haul

11 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bream RFC have made a miraculous rise through the leagues in recent years with their youthful squad and were crowned champions of […]

Game is spending above its means

11 June 2023 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Just as we all thought it couldn’t get any worse now the season is over and […]

Wallace keeps Bucks at bay

4 June 2023 0 comments

Champions: Lancashire celebrate at Twickenham PICTURES: RFU LANCASHIRE secured the Gill Burns County Championship with a sublime display to beat Buckinghamshire 25-15. Tries from Zena […]

We want Worcester to play at Sixways again

4 June 2023 0 comments

Q&A Ben Jaycock speaks to Worcester Warriors Supporters Trust founder Marcus Mulcahy about the group’s plans to revitalise the club Following a torrid 12 months […]

WR has made mess of how game is played

4 June 2023 2 comments

JEFF PROBYN With the season over and the Premiership finally decided, it would be good to look back and see what we have learned from […]

How is decline in crowd numbers good for game?

28 May 2023 0 comments

WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home crowds as the stats […]

I’d support legal case against RFU

28 May 2023 0 comments

WELL said, Mark Morgan of Jersey Reds in The Rugby Paper on May 15. “The sport is not thriving at any level” – he is […]

Bob right to break barriers

28 May 2023 0 comments

THAT was an excellent letter/article by Bob Reeves in last Sunday’s TRP. I have heard from friends involved in grassroots rugby in England, how difficult […]

Strewth, mate! Fast Eddie’s cash jackpot

28 May 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones returned to Twickenham this week as an RFU-made millionaire coach. Jones, who was paid over […]

Clock is ticking as Irish eye takeover

21 May 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES London Irish have a week to prove they have the funds to keep their place in the Premiership next season – or […]

Work to do but Bill can meet the challenge

21 May 2023 0 comments

DESPITE efforts to improve the league structures, there are clearly problems that have not been resolved. In restructuring the leagues, the RFU did not fully […]

RFU must explain why they allowed Prem ring-fence

21 May 2023 0 comments

IN The Rugby Paper last Sunday, a picture alongside the National One Dream Team shows how much winning promotion means to the Cambridge players. They […]

RFU failed to enforce regulatory standards

21 May 2023 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Nothing holds a mirror up to all that is wrong with the elite end of English rugby […]

Second tier clubs are ready to play tough

14 May 2023 1 comment

The Championship clubs have taken a long time to become a coherent collective voice for change – with promotion and relegation at its core – […]

Stop Wasps, say fans

14 May 2023 0 comments

A WORCESTER Warriors fans’ group has urged the RFU to stop Wasps’ bid to play at Sixways. Wasps owner Chris Holland has made a loan […]

RFU Council still does far more than most people realise

14 May 2023 0 comments

There have been a few comments in the Press lately about how some professional players seem to think that the RFU Council does nothing for […]

Saracens close in on England wing Watson

7 May 2023 0 comments

Saracens are growing increasingly confident that Anthony Watson will continue his career in the Premiership by joining them next season. The 29-year-old England wing signed […]

Dilemma over who controls the money

7 May 2023 0 comments

We all know people have a different perspectives depending on which side of the fence they are on and how decisions that are made can […]

Mitchell to succeed Middleton as Red Roses boss

4 May 2023 0 comments

The RFU has confirmed the appointment of John Mitchell as Simon Middleton’s successor as coach of the England women’s team. Mitchell, 59, will take over […]

Crisis as RFU hit by £50m bombshell

30 April 2023 2 comments

By NICK CAIN EXCLUSIVE A £50 million bombshell looks destined to sink the current RFU administration headed by chief executive Bill Sweeney and Board chairman […]

Reynolds: Don’t prop up failures like Wasps

30 April 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Wasps’ presence in the Championship next season after going bust with debts of more than £100m will send out the wrong signal […]

Lawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England

30 April 2023 0 comments

Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97 caps, made his Saints […]

Jeff’s right, we must support grassroots

30 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF Probyn is absolutely right in stating that the future of rugby in England depends on more resources being made available by the RFU to […]

We need people of experience to run game

30 April 2023 0 comments

JEFF Probyn has once again hit the nail on the head with his comments regarding the financial support of the grassroots game. However, he did […]

Champion finish for Red island in the sun

30 April 2023 0 comments

By TOM INNES Jersey …………………………. 43pts Tries: Clarke 9, Lewis 14, Brown 24, H Owen 39, B Owen 47, Hadfield 65, Nicol 70 Conversions: Bennett […]

We need to rebuild in the north

30 April 2023 1 comment

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL A radical move to bring together Sale Sharks with Newcastle Falcons – and potentially Doncaster or Leeds Tykes – to create a […]

Premiership-Championship Cup confirmed

24 April 2023 0 comments

The addition of Championship teams to the Premiership Rugby Cup, first reported in The Rugby Paper on 9th April, has been confirmed by Premiership Rugby, […]