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Rowe: RFU must help clubs bridge gap to Prem

18 July 2021 0 comments

By PAUL REES TONY Rowe believes there should be a route into the Premiership for aspiring Championship clubs when the suspension on relegation from the […]

New chair Ilube may need some financial back-up

18 July 2021 1 comment

WHEN Tom Ilube starts as the new RFU Board chairman at the end of this month he will discover that the RFU finances he inherits […]

World Rugby embolden concussion protocols with new specialist panel

14 July 2021 1 comment

World Rugby confirm new law trials and wider use of independent concussion consultants

RFU must take heed of Baron’s warning

11 July 2021 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] YOUR recent ‘Baron Files’ with Nick Cain should […]

RFU silence on Lynagh gets dad tweeting

4 July 2021 0 comments

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Future: Louis Lynagh EDDIE Jones has refused to be drawn into a war […]

Help us watch the Lions plead clubs

4 July 2021 1 comment

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TEWKESBURY Rugby Club have called on the RFU to help clubs who fear they will be priced out […]

Grassroots game must get fairer funding | Jeff Probyn

4 July 2021 0 comments

When I sat on the RFU council, no matter what was happening in the rugby world the CEO’s review of the year at the annual […]

Can French ‘third string’ spring more surprises? | James Harrington

4 July 2021 3 comments

Against seemingly evermounting coronavirus odds, France’s July tour of Australia is still set for Test takeoff – it may not quite have passed the abort […]

Team GB face Pool rematch with Fiji

4 July 2021 1 comment

Previous: Great Britain take on Fiji in 2016 Olympic final PICTURES: Getty Images SQUADS GB men: Dan Bibby, Alec Coombes, Alex Davis, Robbie Fergusson, Harry […]

National Leagues get online show to shine spotlight on 48 member clubs

4 July 2021 1 comment

NATIONAL League rugby is set for its own weekly highlights show, with part of the proceeds generated going back to its 48 member clubs. The […]

RFU approves 14-team Premiership expansion and voids relegation for further two seasons

29 June 2021 1 comment

Relegation from the Premiership has been suspended for two further seasons after the RFU, in collaboration with Premiership Rugby, approved plans for to aid clubs’ […]

Grounds will be used to ring-fence

27 June 2021 0 comments

A DAMAGING and potentially divisive suspension of promotion-relegation in the English league structure for up to three or four seasons is likely to be approved […]

Wrong for table toppers to wind up with nothing

27 June 2021 0 comments

WE’RE at the end of the rugby season and once again, the complete travesty of justice that is the Premiership playoffs are here. After the […]

DREAM TEAM

27 June 2021 0 comments

RUSSELL EARNSHAW, THE MAGIC ACADEMY COACH AND FORMER ENG- LAND 7S, BATH, WEST HARTLEPOOL, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER & PERTEMPS BEES FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE […]

WRU could raid Premiership Rugby for performance executive

20 June 2021 1 comment

WALES could be set for a raid on English rugby with Gallagher Premiership supremo Phil Winstanley emerging as a serious contender to become the WRU’s […]

So many reasons why game is less competitive

13 June 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Iseriously wonder if the effect of lockdown has dramatically changed our perception of what is a good, […]

Ring-fence row is claptrap as the changes will prove

13 June 2021 0 comments

MORE emotive claptrap in the TRP about socalled ring-fencing, with Nick Cain going overboard, talking of the RFU “deliberately scuppering the Championship” and comparing unfavourably […]

No club has thrown in towel – even Worcester

13 June 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG When the moratorium on relegation from the Premiership for this season was announced in mid-February, a new word entered the rugby lexicon, jeopardy. The […]

Siale Piutau hopes Bears’ love will conquer all in Premiership

13 June 2021 1 comment

“LOVE” is the answer to Bristol’s prayers to be crowned English champions for the first time. And departing centre Siale Piutau hopes it will be […]

Beware social media blunders, England told

13 June 2021 0 comments

WHEN the newly minted England squad gathers tomorrow for a five-day training camp ahead of the summer internationals, players will be addressed on the issue […]

Eddie Jones Is Still Under Pressure

7 June 2021 1 comment

It’s been a difficult few months for Eddie Jones as England‘s head coach. He’s had bad press, bad results, and fans on his back. A […]

RFU will get backing for 14-club Premiership

6 June 2021 2 comments

The Premiership looks set to have a three-year moratorium on relegation to the Championship

EXCLUSIVE: Lions duo Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes wanted by Toulouse

6 June 2021 2 comments

EUROPEAN champions Toulouse are looking to make a double swoop on Northampton Saints to take Lions pair Dan Biggar and Courtney Lawes to the Top […]

Championship is sinking: RFU won’t rescue it! | Nick Cain

6 June 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain’s column focusseses on the apparent lack of resistence to ring-fencing the Premiership

Wider issues outweigh any need to ring-fence

6 June 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME One-way traffic: Exeter annihilate Newcastle 74-3 PICTURE: Getty Images As we come to the close of what was […]

Short moratorium will make England stronger

6 June 2021 1 comment

COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want a strong England side, […]

George is pulling up trees

30 May 2021 1 comment

Kyran Bracken reports on his progress of turning Wanstead No.9 George Hardy into a professional inside 12 months It is almost a year since I […]

Changing of the guard at Bedford but Geoff’s built a legacy to last

30 May 2021 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE IT’S a new era for Bedford after Geoff Irvine’s chairmanship officially came to an end this weekend after over 20 years’ of […]

Academy scattergun not best way to find talent | Jeff Probyn

30 May 2021 1 comment

Putting a value on EQP within the Premiership

RFU cuts move Jersey Reds to consider switch to French rugby

27 May 2021 2 comments

How much more funding do clubs in the second tier of French rugby receive from the LNR?

Bath become latest Premiership club to announce intention to compete in Premier 15s

26 May 2021 0 comments

Bath aim to follow Exeter Chiefs and Sale into the Premier 15s with intentions to develop Bath Rugby Ladies

Ampthill feature: They’re only human… just far stronger and fitter!

23 May 2021 0 comments

Ampthill head coach Paul Turner and captain Billy Johnson are drawing on the pasts of Exeter Chiefs and Worcester to dream big in the Championship

Brown in battle to play again for Quins

23 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS full-back Mike Brown will appeal against the length of the ban handed to him following his sending-off against Wasps for stamping. Brown, 35, […]

Scott Robertson is set to decide on his future at the Crusaders

19 May 2021 0 comments

The Crusaders have made an offer to in-demand head coach Scott Robertson

BBC and ITV set to renew Six Nations broadcast deal

19 May 2021 0 comments

The Six Nations is set to remain on free-to-air television for the next six years

Martin Gleeson set to replace Amor with England

16 May 2021 2 comments

Amor’s exit at the RFU comes after the union’s Six Nations review

RFU ignore fact the players voted for the name Saxons | Nick Cain

16 May 2021 0 comments

ONE of the dangers with diversity politics, as illustrated by the RFU decision this week to dispense with the name ‘Saxons’, is that it can […]

Saints give thanks for their feeder school

16 May 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WE have featured the likes of Campion and St Peter’s Gloucester flying the flag for […]

Kristian got the kit but no Lions recognition

16 May 2021 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They were born in different centuries on different sides of the Atlantic, one in Philadelphia the year after […]

RFU need to source other players to end this ransom | Jeff Probyn

16 May 2021 0 comments

The past few weeks have provided interesting reading re Francis Baron’s thoughts of how things have got out of hand at the RFU with an […]

RFU must guarantee loans for first time amid debts of more than £250m

9 May 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain reports on the first cracks of the RFU’s financial predicament beginning to show as they lose Triple A rating

Here’s an England eight to take on best in world

9 May 2021 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 58 Eight England […]

Francis Baron exclusive – Pt.3: The earthquake that hit football shows fans must be listened to in rugby

9 May 2021 2 comments

NICK CAIN concludes his far-reaching interview with Francis Baron, the man who was the most powerful figure in English rugby FRANCIS Baron concludes his analysis […]

How the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995

9 May 2021 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions, an interesting letter from […]

Twickers could be half-full for USA visit

9 May 2021 0 comments

ENGLAND could be cheered on by at least 41,000 fans this summer when they play the US Eagles and Canada at Twickenham. The RFU are […]

County Cup would promote diversity

9 May 2021 0 comments

TO aid Ugo Monye in making the game more inclusive and reduce the dependence of the RFU on Premiership academies and their public school association, […]

Must address drop in playing numbers

9 May 2021 1 comment

NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about the Big Beasts in our sport: the RFU’s handling of the PGA and its shareholders including CVC; […]

Clubs must call SGM to hold RFU to account | Nick Cain

9 May 2021 1 comment

THE news that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has had to go bowl in hand like some latterday Oliver to ask the bank for more […]

Francis Baron exclusive – Pt.2: As RFU democracy erodes, members have right to ask: Just who is running the shop?

2 May 2021 0 comments

The former RFU chief executive explores the rule of democracy at the union and how much of a say member clubs have in its strategy

Juggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment

2 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular, just weeks before England’s […]

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