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Let’s get Saturday back as match day

1 October 2017 0 comments

THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday nights, Sunday afternoons, in […]

Sharks take a bloody revenge for past indignities

1 October 2017 0 comments

By COLIN NEWBOULT NOT TOO many saw this coming. Gloucester may well have a lengthy injury list but there have been few finer performances by […]

Johan: They blew us away

1 October 2017 0 comments

GLOUCESTERhead coach Johan Ackermann insisted that the team’s errors in the first half caused their capitulation after the break. The Cherry and Whites conceded three […]

Simpson desperate to kick-start season

1 October 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson has urged his side to “get cracking” after admitting complacency may have been a factor in their […]

Soloist Foden savouring the social life at Saints

1 October 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY On song: Ben Foden in action for Saints against Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images BEN Foden insists he will not be swapping the […]

‘I can’t wait to get playing alongside Faf’, says James O’Connor

26 September 2017 0 comments

By Adam Ellis Summer arrival James O’Connor feels he and scrum-half partner Faf de Klerk can add bite to the attack of Sale Sharks this […]

On-song Reed finishes Sheffield hopes

24 September 2017 0 comments

By FRASER SMITH Sale …31 Sheffield …17 A LATE flurry of tries handed Sale a second successive victory of the new season as they inflicted […]

Wallace grabs third try in two matches for Bristol

24 September 2017 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON AVIVA A-LEAGUE BRISTOL United recorded their first A-League victory of the season with an entertaining 27-17 victory over London Irish on Friday […]

Deane’s putting rangy Rio through the ringer

24 September 2017 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY talks to former Quins hard man Mel Deane about his job coaching Rio Ferdinand Mel Deane used to pack one hell of a […]

Who will fight for a play-off spot in the Premiership?

20 September 2017 0 comments

The new Aviva Premiership season is well underway, with many fans asking just who will be lifting the trophy at the end of the season?

Tigers outclassed by ruthless Sale

17 September 2017 0 comments

Sale 52 Sheffield T 15 By TOM GALLAGHER SALE moved up to sixth place in the National League Division Two North table after a comprehensive […]

Wasps down the Jets to get back on track

17 September 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON WASPS put their crushing defeat at the hands of Newcastle behind them by grinding out a 22-12 success at Sale Jets on […]

Game will get faster for longer warns ref Barnes

17 September 2017 0 comments

PREMIERSHIP player fitness levels are set to be tested to their limit after leading referee Wayne Barnes revealed dramatic increases in ball-in-play time in the […]

Sale coach tells his young England wannabes to up their game

13 September 2017 0 comments

Sale coach Jon Callard has warned the club’s rising stars to up their performances away from home or risk jeopardising their England futures. Tom Curry […]

Riley the man for the big occasion

10 September 2017 0 comments

By TONY MILES SEDGLEY Park survived a late Sale rally as they secured an eight-point victory in Manchester. Full-back Andrew Riley was the key man […]

Don’t forget Fylde’s great contribution to North West rugby

10 September 2017 1 comment

WHILE Brendan has to be applauded for his article about Rugby Union in the North last week, I feel I feel I should draw your […]

Premiership need plan to stop the big crash

10 September 2017 0 comments

COLIN BOAG The news, broken in last week’s Rugby Paper, that Worcester Warriors are up for sale, or in the PR of the club’s statement, […]

Brendan Gallagher: So why has rugby just gone north in the North?

7 September 2017 0 comments

Sale entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby – or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer – and both clubs […]

The struggles of Premiership rugby in the North West

4 September 2017 0 comments

SALE entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby – or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer – and both clubs seem in buoyant mood with everything to play for.

Big victory gets Sale back in the groove

3 September 2017 1 comment

By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale 48pts Leicester Lions 10pts SALE put the disappointment of their near-miss last season firmly behind them with an impressive opening win […]

Parisse’s musketeers on target for Stade

3 September 2017 0 comments

DAVID BARNES The three musketeers of Stade Francais stood firm as ringleaders of the strike that killed off a proposed takeover by Parisian rivals Racing […]

Heald hopes his Lions can roar louder

27 August 2017 0 comments

NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 NORTH PREVIEW Leicester Lions are hoping to challenge for promotion after finishing on the podium last season but new director of rugby […]

It won’t be a cakewark for Cov’s cash warns Brightwell

27 August 2017 0 comments

NICK VERDIER previews the battle for promotion from National One where big-spending Coventry start as favourites Birmingham Moseley back-rower Chris Brightwell reckons Coventry deserve their […]

The green, green grass of home is down to Max

27 August 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Max Boyce casts his mind back to the early Sixties and runs through his playing career at Glynneath. It does not take long. […]

I can’t wait for the Premiership season

27 August 2017 0 comments

THE Premiership is back next week and I can’t wait. Last season was brilliant and the play-offs were full of drama and intensity. No one […]

Tuilagi back with his big hits and high hopes

27 August 2017 1 comment

By STEVE KENNY Leicester…40pts Ospreys …14pts MANU Tuilagi came through his first start since New Year’s Day to give himself a chance of appearing in […]

Solomona scores to finish bad week on high

13 August 2017 0 comments

By MARC SPENCER Castres 31 Sale 14 DENNY Solomona ended the week far better than he started it with his late try putting the seal […]

Saracens just short of getting ton up in Caribbean

13 August 2017 1 comment

US Islanders 92 Saracens 0 SARACENS kicked-off their pre-season calendar in style, running in 14 tries against the USA Islanders invitational team in Bermuda on […]

Tuilagi and Solomona kicked out of England camp

8 August 2017 0 comments

Denny Solomona and Manu Tuilagi have been sent home today from England‘s training camp following breaches of the team culture. While the RFU said they […]

Read leads Kiwi charge to restore the world order

6 August 2017 0 comments

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Although it might be a slight exaggeration to claim that the Crusaders’ Super Rugby triumph at Ellis Park yesterday settled frayed New […]

Winter’s content after watching young guns put Lions to the sword

6 August 2017 2 comments

By SAM JACKSON L Lions …19 Coventry …48 COVENTRY began their promotion-chasing season with convincing friendly win on the road at Leicester Lions on Thursday […]

Money on O’Connor to recapture his best

6 August 2017 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I READ with interest the piece with James […]

Dream Team: Nick Selway – Jersey hooker

31 July 2017 0 comments

1. Sam Lockwood – The first of many in this team who went from Jersey to the Premiership. Impressive scrummager with great skills and now […]

Far from fun as Wild era kicks off in controversy

30 July 2017 2 comments

In the spotlight: Stade’s Fijian wing Waisea Nayacalevu PICTURE: Getty Images It wasn’t quite what Dr. Hans- Peter Wild ordered this summer when he bought […]

O’Connor: Sale culture can get me back to top

30 July 2017 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Trust: Steve Diamond STAR signing James O’Connor says he wants to follow in the footsteps of good mate Danny Cipriani and “take […]

Longbottom returns to Saracens with unfinished business

27 July 2017 0 comments

Returning Saracens prop Kieran Longbottom insists his England ambitions remain alive after fully recovering from a foot injury that was so severe he doubted he […]

DREAMTEAM

23 July 2017 1 comment

NICK SELWAY, THE JERSEY AND FORMER GLOUCESTER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Sam Lockwood – The first of […]

Key’s Rotherham will have fear factor

16 July 2017 0 comments

By GUY WILLIAMS THE challenge facing Andy Key, Rotherham Titans’ new head coach, is huge: How to revive the reputation and credibility of the club […]

Warriors record sale

16 July 2017 2 comments

GLASGOW Warriors have again sold a record number of season tickets for the upcoming campaign. The club have sold all their allocation of season tickets, […]

Sale axe drove me to suicide bid but help has helped me, admits Dan Mugford

12 July 2017 0 comments

Plymouth fly-half Dan Mugford has spoken out over how his failure to gain acceptance and win a regular first team place at Sale sent him […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

9 July 2017 1 comment

ADAM POWELL THE FORMER SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND ENGLAND SAXONS CENTRE Inever envisaged that my career would come to an end during a preseason friendly against […]

Kieran Longbottom heads back to Saracens

4 July 2017 0 comments

Saracens have announced the return of prop Kieran Longbottom to the club ahead of next season. With news that Titi Lamositele will be ruled out […]

New dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule

2 July 2017 0 comments

WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are also thriving and looking […]

Scotland’s ill-discipline opens door for Volavola

25 June 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON SCOTLAND crashed back to earth yesterday after an ill-disciplined performance saw them fall to Fiji in Suva. Gregor Townsend’s men travelled to […]

Cas failed – Diamond

25 June 2017 0 comments

SALEwere justified in signing Denny Solomona from Castleford, but the cross-code legal saga could happen again, says Sale boss Steve Diamond. Cas accepted a settlement […]

‘Unexpected’ Sale move for James O’Connor

21 June 2017 0 comments

Despite denying having spoken to the player a few weeks back, Sale have confirmed the signing of James O’Connor on a three-year deal. On April […]

Sharks sinner off for new start at Rouen

18 June 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY OUTCAST Tom Arscott is ready to banish the nightmare of his controversial sacking by Sale by making a fresh start with ambitious […]

Wallaby hooker ready for “ugly stuff” at London Irish

14 June 2017 0 comments

New London Irish hooker Saia Faing’a has opened up on his move to the club and has told the fans he is ready to do […]

EXCLUSIVE: London Irish need greater finance to compete warns Crossan

30 May 2017 0 comments

London Irish owner Mick Crossan has launched a plea for new backers to step forward after admitting he can no longer afford to sustain heavy […]

High-flying Caldy earn the bragging rights after taking league by storm

28 May 2017 0 comments

Threat: Sale flier Jack Moorhouse CALDY were beaten just twice all season as they earned promotion to National League One with a very impressive campaign […]

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