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Jersey Reds cease trading as liquidation looms

28 September 2023 0 comments

Jersey Reds have become the fourth club ranked in England‘s top 20 at the start of last season to fold since then as they confirmed […]

Dream Team with Martin Purdy

24 September 2023 0 comments

The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock chooses the the best XV he has played with or against… 1. […]

Retired? No, I’m available, says Cipriani

10 September 2023 0 comments

BY NEIL FISSLER Danny Cipriani will consider any offers to continue his playing career despite not pulling on his boots for the last 10 months. […]

Dons taught a lesson by ruthless Dorking

3 September 2023 0 comments

Wimbledon…….22pts Dorking……………57pts ■ By MO SHER Charge: Dorking’s Fred Dowson races through Thomasz Pozniak scores the first try for Wimbledon PICTURES: Gary House TEAMS WIMBLEDON: […]

Van Velze signs on for another season at Bath

20 August 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA GJ van Velze has rejoined Bath for the new season. The 35-year-old South African forward made 10 Premiership appearances for the club last […]

Atlas paid £2m for Warriors

13 August 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA WORCESTER Warriors were sold to new owners Atlas for £2.05m, according to a report released by the club’s administrators Begbies Traynor. Atlas are […]

Dream Team with Cam Neild

6 August 2023 0 comments

The former Sale Sharks, Worcester & Glasgow flanker chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – Played together at […]

Cov sign up new talent to fill academy void

4 August 2023 0 comments

Coventry Rugby have stepped in to prevent the career hopes of aspiring teenage rugby players in the West Midlands being dashed by the collapse of […]

Jones is Ospreys target to succeed Edwards

30 July 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA OSPREYS are keen to bring in Mark Jones as defence coach. Jones, 43, recently led Wales U20s to sixth place at the Junior […]

Matthews striving for more medals

30 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK HAVING hoisted the Premier 15s title in June, Alex Matthews has ticked off virtually ever accolade in the sport but the Gloucester-Hartpury […]

Hill keen for a new adventure Stateside

23 July 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Bored with the Premiership rugby landscape, former Exeter and Sale Sharks centre Sam Hill is hoping for a fresh challenge abroad. Hill […]

Warriors setting ambitious targets

16 July 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL New Worcester Warriors women managing director Jon Graham has high hopes for his new club going forward, with ambitious targets both off […]

‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England

25 June 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under 20s to the Junior […]

Sale lock still in hunt for new club

25 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Sale Sharks lock Matt Postlethwaite is still looking for a new club, with his contract with the Premiership finalists running out later […]

Irish weren’t given enough time – Ojo

25 June 2023 0 comments

■By NICK POWELL LONDON Irish’s record try scorer Topsy Ojo says it’s regrettable that the club weren’t given more time to try and find someone […]

Neild back on market

18 June 2023 0 comments

Former Sale Sharks back-row Cameron Neild is looking for his third club in a year after his short-term deal with Glasgow Warriors ran out at […]

We need to return to amateur ways, says Thompson

11 June 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Steve Thompson has voiced his “fears” for the future of rugby following London Irish becoming the third club to fall from Premiership […]

Vote of no confidence

11 June 2023 0 comments

STOW on the Wold RFC held its AGM on Thursday and a motion of “no confidence in the leadership of the RFU and that Messrs […]

Abendanon: French rugby is far more fun

11 June 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL Former England full-back Nick Abendanon says that the Premiership is not entertaining enough to compete with the French club game and worries […]

We must find a way to stop vicious spiral

11 June 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heaven knows The Rugby Paper has been warning of a Domesday scenario […]

Graham struggling to land a new deal

4 June 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Homeless, a second child on the way and no job. That is the brutal reality confronting Gary Graham as one of […]

Thrilling deadlock at Sixways

4 June 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester……………33 Harlequins…………..33 Harlequins and Worcester ended their seasons with a thrilling draw in fabulous conditions at Sixways. Lauren Brooks opened the scoring […]

Arundell and Pearson on Bath’s radar

4 June 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath will waste no time this week to cherry-pick the best talent if, as expected, on Tuesday, London Irish […]

Luctonians, Lions share spoils

4 June 2023 0 comments

THE BEST XV FROM THE 2022-23 SEASON Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our National Two West reporters to compile The Rugby Paper’s 2022-23 Team […]

We want Worcester to play at Sixways again

4 June 2023 0 comments

Q&A Ben Jaycock speaks to Worcester Warriors Supporters Trust founder Marcus Mulcahy about the group’s plans to revitalise the club Following a torrid 12 months […]

Kvesic: I want to get my teeth stuck into Cov

28 May 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Matt Kvesic gets constant reminders of what went wrong at Worcester but rather than looking back on events gone by, the 31-year-old […]

Clock is ticking as Irish eye takeover

21 May 2023 1 comment

By PAUL REES London Irish have a week to prove they have the funds to keep their place in the Premiership next season – or […]

Teen Ogden hails impact of veteran star Chudley

21 May 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Tyro Coventry scrumhalf Fin Ogden has been taken under the wing of Premiership veteran Will Chudley this season. The 19-year-old livewire has […]

Fish is my kind of player – reliable and committed

14 May 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS gutted when I read that Dan Fish is going to miss Cardiff ’s Premiership semi-final clash with […]

Stop Wasps, say fans

14 May 2023 0 comments

A WORCESTER Warriors fans’ group has urged the RFU to stop Wasps’ bid to play at Sixways. Wasps owner Chris Holland has made a loan […]

Thompson at the double

14 May 2023 0 comments

Worcester……………48 DMP Sharks………….. 7 By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester Warriors secured their sixth win of the season with a comprehensive victory over DMP Sharks. Carys Cox […]

Too many matches had no real meaning to them

14 May 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now, as we reflect and are drawing closer to the end of this varied season, we […]

Irish going in the right direction – Rogerson

7 May 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Matt Rogerson is confident that the wage upheaval which last week threatened London Irish’s match against Exeter yesterday will not halt the […]

Medrano sparking interest

30 April 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Pumas tighthead Santiago Medrano could finally move to the Premiership less than a year after a move to Worcester […]

Williams: Give more to the Championship

23 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol centre James Williams believes the Championship is overlooked by Premiership clubs and deserves more funding from the RFU. Williams topped the […]

Atkinson enjoying life at Gloucester

23 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Seb Atkinson is ending the season on a high having feared his career might be over just as it had started following […]

Warriors book place in 5th place final

23 April 2023 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester…………… 51 Sale……………………… 14 Carys Cox scored a hat-trick as Worcester secured their place in the fifth place final of the Allianz […]

Ward’s prepared his Bears for war of attrition

23 April 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW… Bristol v Exeter Today, kick-off 3pm BRISTOL head coach Dave Ward is expecting ‘an absolute war of attrition’ as his side […]

Where’s the patriotism?

23 April 2023 0 comments

I THINK the RFU are making a mistake in holding rugby matches on the morning of the King’s Coronation Day. I feel disappointed and somewhat […]

Dream Team with Billy Searle

16 April 2023 0 comments

Billy Searle, the former Worcester, Bath, Wasps, Bristol & Plymouth fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1. Marc Thomas – […]

Exiles’ long wait for action frustrates Kidney

9 April 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Declan Kidney admits it has been frustrating having to endure a long break between Premiership games while others have had the chance […]

Brown agrees new deal with Leicester

2 April 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Patience finally paid off for Mike Brown two months ago when the former England full-back’s determination to show he could still cut […]

Warr stepping into Faf’s shoes

26 March 2023 0 comments

By HARRY BAMFORTH The pressure of replacing one of the world’s best rugby players could see many crack, but not Gus Warr, whose rise to […]

Warriors Women confirm place in Premier 15s

20 March 2023 0 comments

Worcester Warriors Women have confirmed they will be playing in the Premier 15s next season. Warriors were initially left out of the first eight teams […]

Diamond could be man for Bath

19 March 2023 1 comment

Steve Diamond starts work at Edinburgh on Monday after being appointed a consultant on a contract until the end of the season. The former Sale […]

11-try Saracens give Wasps a finishing lesson

19 March 2023 0 comments

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Wasps ………….13 Saracens ………..73 Saracens secured an Allianz Cup semi-final berth in stunning fashion, as they handed Wasps an 11-try drubbing at […]

Ospreys in talks to keep Williams

12 March 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales fly-half Owen Williams is in advanced talks with the Ospreys about extending his stay at the URC club beyond the end […]

Cov sink as Pirates triumph in the mud

12 March 2023 0 comments

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ……………31pts Tries: Stevens 29, Crane 40, Nelson 60, Penalty 65 Conversions: Robson 29, 40, Bazalgette 60 Penalties: Bazalgette 80 Coventry […]

Diamond takes over as Edinburgh head coach

12 March 2023 2 comments

NEWS EXTRA STEVE Diamond has been appointed Edinburgh head coach until at least the end of the season. Diamond was on a three-man shortlist, also […]

Lawrence will take the blows

5 March 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Lawrence is prepared to enter his special inner “dark place” against France knowing his body will have to endure plenty more […]

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