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Nick Cain

/ 5 months ago

Mega-league plan will have to overcome huge hurdles

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week If 200 of the world’s highest-paid players are about to join...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

McParland keen to shine for England A

By DAN ROBERTSHAW Stepping up: Northampton’s Archie McParland on the attack PICTURES: Getty Images Class: Antoine Dupont NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Archie McParland...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 5 months ago

Rising tide of criticism closing in on Warren Gatland

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Warren Gatland will spend another Sunday praying for deliverance from the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 months ago

Beziers begin to get act together

THESE are hectic and tumultuous times at once-great Beziers. We recently reported that two charges of domestic abuse by Beziers players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 months ago

Gatland’s second coming struggles to lift Welsh spirits

PAUL REES HEARS CRITICISM OF THE WALES COACH MOUNT AS HE PREPARES FOR TODAY’S VISIT OF AUSTRALIA TO CARDIFF Under pressure:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Bears swoop for Jordan

BRISTOL Bears have signed Scotland’s Tom Jordan from Glasgow Warriors for next season. The 26-year-old was instrumental in Glasgow’s United Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Sela extends deal at Bath

TIGHTHEAD Billy Sela has signed a new deal with Bath. The 19-year-old is currently out for up to two months with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 5 months ago

England still can’t hold it together

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Class act: Marcus Smith has brought a new dimension to England’s attack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Ollie Lawrence has urged his teammates to repay those who have made it so special

While England have opened their Autumn Nations Series campaign with back-to-back heartbreaking losses to New Zealand and Australia, the home support...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Top Ten Matchups to look out for in this weekend’s Autumn Nations Series

By Charlie Elliott Following a clean sweep of wins from the Southern Hemisphere teams, there is bound to be a big...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

England vs Springboks – Match Betting Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England will look to get their autumn campaign back on track when world champions South Africa...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 months ago

Gregor Townsend says Tom Jordan can keep improving with Bristol Bears

Gregor Townsend backed Tom Jordan to keep going from strength to strength after the new Scotland recruit agreed to join Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

England name Freddie Steward and Jack van Poortvliet in side to face South Africa

England have reinstated Freddie Steward at full-back and picked Jack van Poortvliet at scrum-half in an effort to salvage their autumn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Rassie Erasmus knows England coach Steve Borthwick ‘is a bit under pressure’

Rassie Erasmus insists Steve Borthwick is a coach under pressure as South Africa look to inflict further misery on England at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Andy Farrell says Ireland are determined to bounce back from All Blacks loss

Head coach Andy Farrell says Ireland are determined to continue their enviable track record of immediately bouncing back from defeats as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Warren Gatland ‘didn’t think there’d be this much pain’ in Wales rebuild process

Warren Gatland says he would probably head to the beach with a glass of wine “away from some of the pressure”...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 months ago

Danny Cipriani says Eddie Jones ‘not someone that I’d want to lead my country’

Danny Cipriani has become the latest former England player to criticise Eddie Jones’ coaching methods, accusing the Australian of an overly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

England will not move away from their DNA to match South Africa – Henry Slade

Henry Slade insists England will resist the temptation to strip back their gameplan in a quest to rescue their autumn by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 6 months ago

S4, E11: Joe Tomane celebrates Southern Hemisphere sweep as England fall short again

It was a great weekend to be south of the equator as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Fiji and Argentina handed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Richard Wigglesworth unsure as to Felix Jones’ role in South Africa preparations

England’s players and coaching number two Richard Wigglesworth have had no contact with Felix Jones ahead of Saturday’s clash with South...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 6 months ago

Ranking of The Best Rugby Teams in 2024

Considering that the 2024 Autumn Nations are well underway, this moment is as good as any to talk about the best...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Match Reaction: Scotland happy in defeat, Springboks frustrated in victory

By Tom Jeffreys Despite South Africa boasting a comfortable 17-point winning margin in their 32-15 victory at Murrayfield yesterday, the moods...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Autumn Nations Series Team of the Week: Joseph Sua’ali’i bursts onto the scene

By Charlie Elliott The past weekend of Autumn Nations Series action has been dominated by teams from the Southern Hemisphere, with...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Scotland their own worst enemy as Springboks bomb squad revert to set piece dominance

By Tom Jeffreys Scotland…….. 32 (9)Tries:Conversions:Penalties: Russell 17, 22, 33, 44, 6120 min red cards: Cummings 11 South Africa:………. 15 (19)Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Leaking 42 points at home is ‘unforgivable’ – Jamie George

By Adam Hathaway at Twickenham Deflated Jamie George declared his side were not up to scratch after they slumped to another dismal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Lawrence Dallaglio: It will take brains to beat Springboks

By Adam Hathaway Lawrence Dallaglio has warned England they need brains and not just brawn to beat world champions South Africa...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Mark Mapletoft backing for Asher Opoku-Fordjour

By Dan Robertshaw Mark Mapletoft has noticed an air of confidence around recent England call-up Asher Opoku-Fordjour this year and expects...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Once again, England fail to use their loaf

By Paul Rees In a match both sides tried hard to lose, England succeeded. It was their fifth defeat in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Warren Gatland’s facing a big day at the office

By Simon Thomas Match Preview Wales v Fiji Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Principality Stadium Warren Gatland has known plenty of huge fixtures...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Townsend: We’ll have to be at our very best

■By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v South Africa Today. Kick-off 4.10pm, Murrayfield GREGOR Townsend may have several wins over South Africa...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Bears can’t stop last-minute try

In addition there were very few players in their ranks who put their hand up for promotion to the first-choice squad...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 6 months ago

Give Joe Cokanasiga a run on the wing

Steve Borthwick has proven during his career that he is a great coach and he is starting to show that he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 6 months ago

Dream Team – Donovan O’Grady

DONOVAN O’GRADY, THE SWITZERLAND AND BLACKHEATH SCRUM-HALF WHO WORKS FOR THE RPA, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 6 months ago

England a licence to thrill

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Key man: Ollie Lawrence should be able to inject more pace into England attacks...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Steve Borthwick’s bench policy needs work

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The bench miscalculations cooking England’s goose in the final quarter of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 6 months ago

‘My school tour to SA changed me’ – Christ Tshiunza

Simon Thomas talks to Christ Tshiunza about his personal journey from Africa to Wales From Kinshasa to Cardiff, from Exeter to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Evan Lloyd making the most of his late switch to hooker

By Simon Thomas It's safe to say Evan Lloyd’s story is pretty unique. Not only did he play for Wales before...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 6 months ago

Duty of Danny Care: How Eddie Jones rates

Paul Rees examines the record and reputation of the ex-England coach who divides opinion wherever he goes A man apart: Eddie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Cuthbert: Wales have to deliver

Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT ALEX Cuthbert says the pressure on Wales is huge ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

‘Unmatched’- Ten unmissable player matchups in the Autumn Nations Series this weekend

This weekend of the Autumn Nations Series almost entirely consists of fixtures that are expected to be decided by extremely fine margins, leading...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

France vs Japan – Match Preview

France will kick off their autumn campaign on Saturday night as they welcome Japan to Paris. France is one of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Italy vs Argentina – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Italy will kick off the autumn campaign as they welcome Argentina to Rome. The Italians will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 6 months ago

Ireland v All Blacks talking points: Andy Farrell’s side keen to right wrongs

Ireland launch their Autumn Nations Series fixtures with Friday evening’s mouthwatering clash against New Zealand. The All Blacks, who knocked Andy...

By The Rugby Paper Team