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Three teams to be promoted from National Two

19 June 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE RFU COUNCIL voted through proposals for automatic one up, three down promotion and relegation from National League One next season at a […]

Cornwall fear for future of County Cup

19 June 2022 0 comments

CORNWALL chairman Dave Saunter is proud to have secured a trophy treble this season but fears the County Championship’s days could be numbered. Cornwall’s men […]

Rebels return after structural review

19 June 2022 0 comments

■By JON NEWCOMBE Inspiration: Caldy clinched promotion from National 1 to the Championship FOUR years after they broke away to form their own leagues, 45 […]

Cornwall take centre stage at Twickenham

5 June 2022 0 comments

By BRIAN QUINN DIVISION 1 Cheshire…………24pts Cornwall ……….37pts Champions: Cornwall celebrate with the Bill Beaumont Cup PICTURE: RFU TEAMS CHESHIRE: Barlow, Walsh, Titherington, Robins, Cartmill, […]

Smart and Solly hat-tricks blow Berkshire away

5 June 2022 1 comment

By CIERAN EDWARDS WOMEN’S DIVISION 1 Berkshire ……….5pts Leicestershire..40pts Ecstatic: Leicestershire show of their Gill Burns trophy PICTURE: RFU SARAH Smart and Danielle Allen Solly […]

Second tier is worth backing

5 June 2022 0 comments

THIS column has been at the forefront of lionising the Championship over the years, highlighting the massive disservice to the English game generally the RFU […]

Relegation freeze makes sense in World Cup year

5 June 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s actually a reason the Premiership have been paid such a premium by the RFU for […]

National Two is to be split in to three

29 May 2022 1 comment

THE RFU have confirmed the structural changes to level three for the 2022/23 season with National Two set to be split into three leagues. The […]

League ‘pyramid’ now has a flat-top

29 May 2022 1 comment

REGARDING the restructuring of the National Leagues next season, please, please RFU stop using phraseology such as “re-branding, re-booting, re-energising” as I guess it turns […]

Good start, now put end to flying ruck clear-outs

29 May 2022 1 comment

COLIN BOAG Water boy: Rassie Erasmus goes onto the pitch to deliver instructions to his Bok players against the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images Things never […]

Improving Westcliff plot centenary success

29 May 2022 0 comments

WESTCLIFF head coach Danny Johnson believes they’ve laid strong foundations for next season after a difficult campaign saw them finish 15th in National 2 South. […]

Back-to-back Cup triumphs cemented Gosforth’s place as top club in the land

29 May 2022 0 comments

GOSFORTH won their first John Player Cup Final in 1976, and then when the Queen was celebrating her Silver Jubilee 12 months later, they returned […]

Psychology plays a key part in rugby’s evolution

29 May 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the end of the season nears, it’s usually a time for fans and players to […]

England’s Grandmaster ponders his next move

29 May 2022 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 112 World […]

Red Bull gives Sevens boost

29 May 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND women and Sevens performance manager Charlie Hayter hopes the newly-launched Red Bull Rugby Combine can unlock hidden talent into the sport. […]

Borthwick in pole to be Eddie’s successor

22 May 2022 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER STEVE Borthwick has emerged as the clear front runner to take over as England coach from Eddie Jones when he stands […]

Big Joe can be England’s ‘point of difference’ if Tuilagi hit by injury

22 May 2022 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY EDDIE Jones is confident he can get injury prone Manu Tuilagi to the World Cup but admits he has to come up […]

Racing change mind on Eddie

22 May 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER RACING 92 are no longer considering a move for England coach Eddie Jones when his contract with the RFU runs […]

Europe’s best too hot for England

15 May 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN IT took the 2022 European Cup until the quarter-finals before it delivered in terms of the quality and drama that have made it […]

England to host 2025 Rugby World Cup

12 May 2022 0 comments

England will host the 2025 women’s Rugby World Cup, with a multi-city and multi-region approach planned to help the game grow. Women’s rugby has grown […]

One-sided contests will drive fans away

8 May 2022 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It seems that not a week goes by without some sort of bad news happening to […]

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in hospital for treatment for pulmonary embolism

3 May 2022 0 comments

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney is being treated in hospital for a pulmonary embolism. Sweeney was admitted with the condition – a blocked […]

Championship ‘serfs’ must unite for uprising

1 May 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they belatedly come to the […]

Shake up tired Six Nations fixture list

24 April 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN THE Six Nations chief executive, Ben Morel, is not slow to pat himself on the back, over-hyping the last round of the 2022 […]

Ealing withdraw appeal for promotion

24 April 2022 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA CHAMPIONSHIP winners Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal against the decision to deny them promotion to the Premiership. Ealing and Doncaster Knights were […]

Ace Norton fears for future of England 7s

24 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK DAN Norton is concerned England Sevens may not be around for long after he was denied a contract extension due to a […]

Regional results

24 April 2022 1 comment

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Success for Crawley

17 April 2022 1 comment

NEWS EXTRA Crawley ladies lifted the Women’s NC 3 South East (South) title at the first time of asking last weekend. The 2021/22 season saw […]

Champpions Stockport on course for perfect season

17 April 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK STOCKPORT are one game away from completing a perfect season and chairman Mike Drew says the club are confident ahead of next […]

Spiteful slight of Caldy had no merit

17 April 2022 0 comments

I WAS dismayed to read Mr Warren’s spiteful letter last week, which without foundation attacked the competence of the referee and the character and sportsmanship […]

Teams in play-off race need clarity

17 April 2022 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Added spice: Worcester and Gloucester will clash in the Premiership Cup semi-final PICTURE: Getty Images It’s over three weeks since the Premiership match […]

Regional results

10 April 2022 1 comment

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Mastermind Boyd ought to be top of the RFU list

10 April 2022 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Few of the people charged with running English rugby are blessed with a sense of direction. If there is a wrong […]

Sorry, but my old mate Brian is wrong

10 April 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Interesting to see my old mate Brian Moore professing in his newspaper article that English rugby […]

Regional results

10 April 2022 0 comments

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Versatile Ealing ace Uzokwe glad to finish off the job in style

10 April 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK CHAMPIONSHIP winner Simon Uzokwe is enjoying some well-earned time off as he awaits the outcome of Ealing Trailfinders’ appeal against the RFU’s […]

Next coach shouldn’t be shaped by Eddie

3 April 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Era of success: Will Carling is chaired from the pitch after Geoff Cooke’s England beat France […]

Chairman Ilube is our only hope now

3 April 2022 1 comment

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@the rugbypaper.co.uk I AM in total support of Nick […]

Regional results

27 March 2022 1 comment

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Regional results

27 March 2022 1 comment

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Eddie Jones has full support of RFU despite disappointing Six Nations campaign

21 March 2022 0 comments

Eddie Jones has been given the full backing of the RFU despite another disappointing Guinness Six Nations campaign. England won just two matches this campaign […]

Eastern Counties widening the net

20 March 2022 1 comment

LIKE Mark Nelson and his Lancashire colleagues, Eastern Counties RU believes in the future of county representative rugby and hopes to support the County Championship […]

Uzokwe focussed on his job of winning

20 March 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK EALING flanker Simon Uzokwe isn’t getting carried away with the club’s appeal to get into the Premiership insisting the players “still have […]

Try-happy Brownlie’s hooked on first place

20 March 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Prolific: Ben Brownlie has 21 tries from 22 games CAMBRIDGE hooker Ben Brownlie has scored a remarkable 21 tries this season to […]

Mark Nelson: Thriving county scene is beneficial to all

13 March 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Fylde and Lancashire coach Mark Nelson is furious about the RFU cutting the County Championship’s funding and hopes county rugby can […]

Doncaster Knights to appeal decision to deny them entry to Premiership

2 March 2022 0 comments

Doncaster Knights have said that they will appeal the decision denying them a chance of promotion to the Premiership. The RFU announced yesterday (Tuesday) that […]

Premiership hopefuls dealt huge blow to promotion plans

1 March 2022 0 comments

Premiership promotion hopefuls Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the top flight. The RFU Council agreed […]

‘Stadium bans are a bit strong’

27 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond will consider putting up one of his coaching team to face the media if he feels in danger of saying […]

‘Proposals should be open for debate’

27 February 2022 2 comments

By NICK CAIN CONCERNS over a lack of transparency in the RFU’s communication with its member clubs have surfaced following an RFU Council meeting on […]

F-bomb was careless but Deano had a case

27 February 2022 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football manager were politically incorrect. […]

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