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We had to dominate up front says Read

19 August 2018 0 comments

KIERAN Read claimed the All Blacks ferocious set-piece was the key to regaining the Bledisloe Cup. The outstanding No.8 and his fellow forwards laid the […]

All Blacks make Aussies look like a junior team

19 August 2018 0 comments

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Set-pice dominance: Sam Whitelock wins clean lineout ball for the All Blacks PICTURE: Getty Images Australia have a serious amount […]

Rugby Championship: Australia seek to shore up scrum while blooding in new caps

16 August 2018 0 comments

Continuing our team profiles ahead of the 2018 Rugby Championship, we look at the Wallabies

Wallabies will pose real threat in Bledisloe opener

12 August 2018 0 comments

THE current All Blacks are a very talented team and boast the ability to go unbeaten during the Rugby Championship. Their players are better than […]

All Blacks must lose Rugby Championship

12 August 2018 0 comments

COLIN BOAG Kings again: All Blacks are crowned last year The Southern Hemisphere’s Rugby Championship starts next weekend, and unlikely though it is, it’s vital […]

Tigers strike for Kyle but Toomua’s off

5 August 2018 1 comment

Off to Tigers: Kyle Eastmond KYLE Eastmond has joined Leicester Tigers following his departure from Wasps, but Matt Toomua will leave the club to return […]

‘It’s the worst injury I’ve ever had’ says Jonathan Davies

3 August 2018 0 comments

The Scarlets & Wales centre explains the difficulty of overcoming his foot injury and what he wants to win most

Star Tiger Toomua set to sign for Rebels

29 July 2018 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER centre Matt Toomua is on the verge of shock Test recall in the Bledisloe Cup opener after returning to […]

Otley on the move to ensure club’s future

29 July 2018 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Famous day: Steve Smith clears the lines for the North v All Blacks in 1979 Coach: Tom Casson MEMBERS of Otley Rugby […]

Michael Cheika must find remedy for tactical shortcomings

25 July 2018 0 comments

A crux of high penalty counts and finding a replacement for the retired Stephen Moore

This dark side of Pontypool Park must be cleansed

22 July 2018 1 comment

THERE was a time, especially during the early Eighties, when ‘Pooler’ turned Ponty-pool Park into the most forbidding fortress in the British game. Opposing teams […]

Leinster’s strong season aids IRFU to £1.1m profit

14 July 2018 0 comments

A good year for Irish rugby after the sucker punch of losing out on hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup with their bid

Lack of TV footage makes refs Fall-guys

1 July 2018 1 comment

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Benjamin Fall goes up for a high ball and his midair opponent, Beauden Barrett, comes crashing down […]

World rankings bit of a mystery to me

1 July 2018 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE World Rugby rankings really are quite hard […]

D’onofrio hat-trick in vain

17 June 2018 0 comments

Italy………………15 Australia ……..44 AUSTRALIA prevailed in the fifth-place semi-final despite going down to 14- men after 20 minutes. Lock Michael Wood was sent off for […]

Polota-Nau takes summer break to repay Tigers and deliver play-off shot in 2019

6 June 2018 0 comments

The Leicester hooker wants to take a run at next year’s World Cup but only after taking Leicester to the Premiership play-offs

Chiefs’ red hot rivalry taking Nic to new level

13 May 2018 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER Chiefs had already won their first Premiership title when former Australia scrum-half Nic White arrived at Sandy Park last summer. Even […]

Jackson column: Fans bring the glory days back to Pooler

3 May 2018 0 comments

Pontypool’s unbeaten season is being celebrated with a trophy tour after winning 22 games out of 22

Nick Phipps fined for urinating on bar at Sydney club

1 May 2018 0 comments

Wallabies international apologies and says he was a ‘bloody idiot’

Eagles hero eyes move into pro wrestling

29 April 2018 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON FORMER USA Eagles captain Todd Clever could switch from rugby to join the WWE. The most capped player in USA history could […]

Israel Folau escapes sanction by ARU for comments about gay community

17 April 2018 0 comments

Australia and Waratahs star Folau calls out ARU chief executive Raelene Castle for ‘misrepresenting’ his position on homosexuality

Israel Folau sparks controversy on his birthday with comments about gay community

4 April 2018 0 comments

The Wallabies full-back says God will condemn gay people to ‘hell’

Highlanders led to slaughter by Lam’s brilliant strikes

25 March 2018 1 comment

By SAM JACKSON THE Hurricanes delivered a lesson in clinical finishing to beat the Highlanders 29-12 in a fierce match in Wellington. Winger Ben Lam […]

Connacht sign Brumbies centre Kyle Godwin

20 March 2018 0 comments

One-cap Wallaby makes the move to the PRO14 for next season

Robson expecting more fireworks in repeat of last year’s final

18 February 2018 0 comments

DAN Robson says revenge is in the air as two of England’s most entertaining sides reprise last season’s Premiership final with vital league points at […]

Shehadie helped shape the game on global scale

18 February 2018 1 comment

Visionary: Shehadie THERE are 230,000 Australians who can claim Lebanese ancestry and many of the sport-minded gravitate to Rugby League. Wallaby coach Michael Cheika is […]

The magnificent seven rugby clubs in the county of Gwent

15 February 2018 0 comments

Profiling the histories behind Gwent’s foremost rugby clubs

Farewell to Gary, the No.8 with a golden big boot

11 February 2018 0 comments

THEY are all retired by now or close to it and the old yarns will be given another spin in Christchurch on Monday when they […]

Jones wants his succesor to grow legacy

21 January 2018 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones has outlined why it is so important his successor is taken under his wing in order to turn his desire […]

THE MAGNIFICENT SEVEN RUGBY CLUBS IN THE COUNTY OF GWENT

14 January 2018 1 comment

Abertillery (Founded 1883): Early rugby hotbed, the town boasted five separate rugby teams before they amalgamated to form the one club in 1901. In 1908 […]

Warburton hits fresh peak with New Year OBE

31 December 2017 1 comment

Ian McLauchlan Ed Morrison James Robson BRITISH Lions captain Sam Warburton says he is “overwhelmed, privileged and very proud,” after being awarded an OBE in […]

Wallaby Ken was ‘a flash of light’

24 December 2017 1 comment

KEN Catchpole, who died on Thursday aged 78, is possibly a name that might not resonate with the modern generation but for much of the […]

Stan’s fag break kept Wallabies waiting in Mendoza

24 December 2017 1 comment

IN WHATsome remember as the good old, bad old days, many an international would go through the pre-match ritual of a last drag of a […]

Tuilagi starts as O’Connor demands reaction

17 December 2017 0 comments

LEICESTER Tigers fullback Telusa Veainu is set to be out for at least eight weeks after sustaining a double fracture of his jaw in last […]

The Ella brothers: the pop stars of Aussie rugby

30 November 2017 0 comments

Brendan Gallagher remembers the wonderful Junior Wallaby side that boasted a fabulous trio…

Fijian flyers rule the wings this Autumn

26 November 2017 1 comment

AT THE last count the number of Fijian wings seen flying across the Test stage this year has risen to eight, a figure which excludes […]

’Steaming’ Cheika in a bust up with fans

19 November 2017 1 comment

We played it smart in the rain says Eddie By GARY FITZGERALD MICHAEL Cheika accused Twickenham fans of giving him a ‘gob full’ after the […]

Michael Cheika picks power over playmaker in Wallabies midfield

16 November 2017 0 comments

Samu Kerevi gets the nod to start at inside centre alongside Tevita Kuridrani

It’s the same old song for Wales but they do hit some high notes

12 November 2017 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER THE HOODOO continued as Wales suffered a 13th straight defeat to Australia who again emphasised their dominance over Warren Gatland’s side with […]

Eddie in four-letter fury over ‘grindathon’

12 November 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones last night condemned his side’s latest defeat of the Pumas as “a grindathon” after blowing his top at them at […]

Injury blow to Davies as Gatland woes grow

12 November 2017 0 comments

Just like that: Nathan Hughes stretches out to score England’s first try against the Pumas PICTURE: Pinnacle JONATHAN Davies is a severe doubt for Wales’ […]

Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s Gatland’s boys unveil new tricks but Beale’s

12 November 2017 0 comments

PETER JACKSON PETER JACKSON COMMENT Magician: Wallaby full-back Kurtley Beale As part of their pre-match entertainment, the Wales management treated their squad to an evening […]

England warned over new Aussie star Alaalatoa

12 November 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S front row must brace for a torrid time from up and coming Wallabies tight-head Allan Alaalatoa at Twickenham this Saturday, according […]

Williams column: Give Liam the key to drive Wales’ attack from full back

8 November 2017 0 comments

Shane Williams is teeming with curiosity how Warren Gatland will experiment with the Wales back three

Nine-try Wallabies send their warning to Wales

5 November 2017 0 comments

By SCOTT WILSON Australia ………63 Japan ……………30 THREE second-half tries in a spirited fight-back were not enough for Japan as they were swamped by the […]

Lance battling to build his case for Wallabies recall

5 November 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY Wallaby ambitions: Worcester’s Jono Lance FIRED-UP Aussie flyhalf Jono Lance has vowed to haul Worcester off the foot of the Premiership before […]

Joe Marler available for England selection after ban for striking changed

27 October 2017 0 comments

Harlequins director of rugby John Kingston gives evidence to EPCR which overturns ban period

Resurgent Wallabies end the Bledisloe barren spell

22 October 2017 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER AUSTRALIA’S steady improvement this season continued apace in Brisbane yesterday with a thoroughly deserved Bledisloe Cup win over a lacklustre New Zealand, […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

22 October 2017 0 comments

BRIAN ‘BJ’ JONES FORMER NEWPORT, WALES, BARBARIANS AND COMBINED SERVICES CENTRE Nowadays it is only Test payers who get the opportunity to play against the […]