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U19s join Dragons

13 April 2025 0 comments

THE Dragons have signed Wales Under-19 duo Codi Purnell and James Talamai from the Gallagher Premiership. The Rodney Parade side recently completed the signing of […]

KidsOut Charity: Can you make happy memories for a child fleeing domestic abuse?

10 April 2025 0 comments

We have teamed up with the children’s charity, KidsOut, as part of a national project to ask football, rugby, and cricket clubs right across the […]

My aim is to nurture a love of the game

6 April 2025 0 comments

Steve Hill talks to James Melville, below, head of rugby at Harrow School What is your rugby playing background? A rather humble one, to be […]

Brilliant Brighton make it a double

6 April 2025 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK BRIGHTON College won the Sedbergh Super 10s for the first time in their history and completed a remarkable double-winning season […]

U13 Boys

30 March 2025 0 comments

IN the absence of a trophy, a handful of outstanding young talent emerged from the Rosslyn Park U13s tournaments with unbeaten records. In Friday’s junior […]

Prep Schools

30 March 2025 0 comments

IN the Prep Schools tournament, the teams were divided into pools of six; each pool was essentially a mini tournament, with teams playing only their […]

Brighton time it right to get better of Millfield

30 March 2025 0 comments

U18 Cup ■By TOM JEFFREYS Plate winners: Sedbergh BRIGHTON College finally ended their wait for a first ever Rosslyn Park National School 7s Cup title […]

Sheehan pounces to make crucial difference

30 March 2025 0 comments

U16 Colts WELLINGTON College secured their first U16 title since the pandemic, beating Millfield in an enthralling final. The quarter finals saw eventual champions Wellington […]

Jeff Probyn: Regional powers will help grow the game

30 March 2025 0 comments

By Jeff Probyn – A front row view of the game With the SGM now concluded, the English game will be waiting to see if […]

Wallace finally take the top prize

23 March 2025 0 comments

ALL good things come to those who wait. The Ulster Schools Cup is normally listed as the world’s second oldest rugby competition behind the Hospitals […]

Millfield facing stern test in sevens

23 March 2025 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by a buffet of sevens […]

Sir Bill Beaumont on renewing English rugby

16 March 2025 0 comments

Sir Bill Beaumont – Interim RFU Chair Spring is now upon us, and thoughts naturally turn towards regeneration and renewal after the cold, dark days […]

King’s rally to take the honours

16 March 2025 0 comments

by Tom Jeffreys King’s Glouc……29 King Edward’s..16 KING’S School, Gloucester staged a stunning second-half comeback to beat King Edward’s School, Birmingham and win the Vase. […]

Harrow keep their nerve for double joy

16 March 2025 0 comments

Harrow…………….22pts QEGS……………….. 14pts HARROW saw off QEGS Wakefield to defend their Continental Tyres National School Cup title in emphatic fashion at Allianz Stadium, Twickenham. Whilst […]

Northampton are the pick of the bunch

16 March 2025 0 comments

Round-up NORTHAMPTON School for Boys claimed the headlines amidst a busy week of boys’ schools cup action at Ealing Trailfinders. Ealing Trailfinders played host to […]

Dr Bill Mulcahy put his college on the map

9 March 2025 0 comments

Ireland lock Dr Bill Mulcahy will be remembered for many things not least being a rumbustious Ireland lock who also won six Lions caps while […]

QEGS stand in the way of Harrow’s title defence

9 March 2025 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS HARROW face the unique opportunity to defend their National Schools Cup champions title as they face Queen Elizabeth Grammar School (QEGS), Wakefield […]

Millfield take top prize at Hampton

2 March 2025 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY ■By TOM JEFFREYS SCHOOL rugby attention has turned to 7s as up to 354 boys and girls U18 teams prepare for the Rosslyn […]

Happy to be a Hornet after time with the Bears stung

23 February 2025 0 comments

News By BEN JAYCOCK Top form: Hornets flyer Josh Sheppard JOSH Sheppard believes he has found a new home at Hornets after feeling isolated from […]

Munster partner with Collinson Tensile for new training facility

20 February 2025 0 comments

Collinson Tensile are delighted to be working with Munster Rugby to create their new Indoor training pitch that forms part of their impressive Cork Centre […]

Chris Lilley – I did fulfuil my dream of playing at Twickenham

9 February 2025 0 comments

My Life In Rugby – Chris Lilley, the former Bath & Somerset prop My biggest claim to fame is I got Bath through to their […]

Bill Sweeney needs to run game for the good of us all

2 February 2025 0 comments

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney is head of English Rugby not England Rugby. His strategy is to make the England teams successful and to fill Twickenham […]

It’s important to enjoy the journey

2 February 2025 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Jim Evans, below, the forwards coach at Harlequins Academy What was your playing background and how did you […]

Hurry up, Harry! Sloan closing in on making bow

26 January 2025 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Wise head: Harry Sloan in his Harlequins days EXPERIENCED campaigner Harry Sloan has enjoyed sharing wisdom at Canterbury and hopes to one […]

Whitgift bounce back in fine style

19 January 2025 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS AMONG a smattering of games cancelled due to the weather in the second week back of schoolboy rugby, Whitgift started […]

Too easy to blame governing body

5 January 2025 0 comments

Congratulations to Paul Rees for his piece last week offering a reasoned and balanced assessment of the risks associated with a peremptory sacking of the […]

Clubs need to learn and work together

29 December 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Kyle Dench, the head coach at Otley RFC How and why did you get into coaching […]

Hennessey joins Cardiff on loan deal

29 December 2024 0 comments

CARDIFF have signed Bath centre Louie Hennessey on a short-term loan. The 20-year-old, who originally came through the club’s pathway, will provide cover with several […]

Promotion still needs too much hoop-jumping

15 December 2024 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’m very pleased to see the possibility of […]

Harrow through on away side rule

15 December 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi finals of the Continental Tyres National School Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl have all been decided over the […]

What we need is good leadership from the RFU

8 December 2024 0 comments

WE represent 50 former Blackheath Rugby Club players – the world’s oldest open club – including Doug Hursey, President of Kent. We write in response […]

Schools pay tribute to former student

8 December 2024 0 comments

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PROMISING rugby player Johnny Reynolds tragically passed away a year ago and in recent weeks his former schools came together to […]

I fear that young players will be lost to the game if chances missed

17 November 2024 0 comments

I REFER to Geoff Stalker’s letter of October 27 regarding schools rugby. Some points perhaps need to be amplified so that RFU leadership hear or […]

Javis relishing Plymouth challenge

17 November 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS EVEN during his own distinguished playing days, Aaron Jarvis was always keen to develop his rugby education. These days, the former Wales […]

You need to have that buzz on pitch

17 November 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Tom Coleman, below, head coach at Bishop’s Stortford Why did you get into coaching and how did you […]

Southern teams show power

17 November 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFERIES AS expected, the southern sides dominated the first national round of fixtures in the ACE League, whilst the four National School Cup […]

Dream Team – Donovan O’Grady

10 November 2024 0 comments

DONOVAN O’GRADY, THE SWITZERLAND AND BLACKHEATH SCRUM-HALF WHO WORKS FOR THE RPA, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… Forwards 1. Simon […]

Farewell Baler, the dedicated driver of our gang of misfits

10 November 2024 0 comments

SO farewell then Baler – Steve Bale – a prince among men as well as a most talented versatile wordsmith mainly with the Neath Guardian, […]

Gosforth made to fight all the way

10 November 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the opening division one fixtures […]

Sorry, but the RFU’s plan lacks vision

27 October 2024 0 comments

YET again the RFU has woken up in the middle of the night and is shocked by how dark it is. Throughout the professional era […]

Lawson flies the flag for Gosforth

27 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS THE first phase of the boys RFU ACE League has just about drawn to a close, as the eight […]

Schools to reduce contact

27 October 2024 0 comments

A NON-CONTACT version of rugby union will be implemented in schools to help the RFU manage a “decline in participation over injury fears”. A review […]

Stourport facing Gosforth challenge

20 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS GOSFORTH Academy and Gordon’s have secured passage to the top national group with time to spare in the RFU Boys […]

Take on opposition with the ball in hand

20 October 2024 0 comments

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Emyr Lewis, below, head coach at Hinckley RFC Why did you get into coaching and how did you […]

Rams aiming to join elite

13 October 2024 1 comment

By Jon Newcombe Rams are confident they would add significant value to the Championship if they became part of a revamped Tier 2 league. The […]

Hartpury launch fightback to down Gordon’s

13 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT was a thrilling round in the ACE League as the southern group continued to produce the goods. Gordon’s entered […]

The unexplored similarities between rugby and roulette

8 October 2024 0 comments

You wouldn’t normally put rugby and roulette together. Sure, many rugby clubs do host casino nights from time to time as part of their fundraising […]

Gosforth, Gordon’s enjoying good start to season

6 October 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS UNBEATEN runs were broken in the third round of the ACE League, but northern side Gosforth and southern side Gordon’s […]

Gwilliam’s ambition to build from the bottom

29 September 2024 0 comments

By TOM KELLY Boss: Taff Gwilliam PICTURE: Matthew Walker CANTERBURY director of rugby Taff Gwilliam is deter mined to grow the club so that they […]

Front five players to be given specialist coaching

29 September 2024 0 comments

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS ENGLAND have announced 26 players to attend an U18s specialist front five camp. England pathway and Red Roses scrum coach […]

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