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Falcons lock Merrick heading for Top 14

27 November 2022 1 comment

Former England U20s lock George Merrick has left Newcastle Falcons with ‘immediate effect’ to join an undisclosed French club. The 30-year-old has made 13 appearances […]

Warriors prop Owlett beefs up Esher pack

27 November 2022 1 comment

Former Worcester prop Jack Owlett has joined National One side Esher. Owlett, 27, joins following the financial collapse of the Warriors that saw the club […]

Dream Team with Joel Matavesi

20 November 2022 0 comments

The Northampton & Bedford Centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Harrison Walsh – Former Ospreys team-mate who would have […]

We must bring back relegation -Baxter

13 November 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES ROB Baxter believes that promotion and relegation has to become a feature of the Premiership again even if the size of the […]

Marler calls for change of governance

13 November 2022 3 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler believes it may be time for a new “independent” organisation to be charged with repairing the financial problems facing the […]

Butt’s late winner makes it three in a row for Bath

13 November 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath……………………………….. 19pts Tries: Hill 29, Butt 81 Penalties: Bailey 3, 57, 70 Leicester………………………. 18pts Tries: Nadolo 5, Cronin 39 Conversions: Burns 6 […]

Diamond may look at recruitment

13 November 2022 2 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER COULD Steve Diamond’s next move in rugby be a job in recruitment after he indirectly played a major part […]

5 weekend matches in new fixtures schedule

13 November 2022 0 comments

PREMIERSHIP Rugby has rescheduled the league’s fixture list for the second half of the season after Wasps’ and Worcester’s expulsion. The two clubs were removed […]

Build-up to Varsity is like a Test match week, says Flood

13 November 2022 0 comments

ORGANISERS of the Varsity Match have decided to continue with the experiment of playing the historic fixture between Oxford University and Cambridge University on a […]

Sale fighting hard to keep Tuilagi at club

6 November 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson hopes to keep Manu Tuilagi at Sale but admits the difficulty of fitting everyone into the salary cap means he […]

Smith steps up for Saints as Biggar departs

6 November 2022 1 comment

Fin Smith has started his Northampton career earlier than anticipated, but has settled in quickly at Franklin’s Gardens after suffering the anguish of Worcester going […]

Bath’s new pair will have big impact, says Annett

6 November 2022 2 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Determined: Niall Annett in action for Bath Niall Annett has predicted that Ted Hill and Ollie Lawrence will quickly become firm fans’ […]

Hill shows his worth as Falcons fall flat

6 November 2022 1 comment

By MIKE SINCLAIR Newcastle…………………….. 10pts Tries: Radwan 6 Conversions: Connon 6 Penalties: Connon 80 Bath……………………………….. 17pts Tries: Hill 34, Lawrence 59 Conversions: Worboys 34, Searle […]

Freeman double as Saints grind out win

6 November 2022 1 comment

By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton……………….. 26pts Tries: Freeman 31, 71 Conversions: Smith 32, 73 Penalties: Smith 16, 46, 52, 67 Exeter……………………………. 19pts Tries: van Heerden 9, […]

Sorry, but I can’t find ‘materiality’ in the law book

30 October 2022 0 comments

I AGREE with Mr Rowden (letters, October 23) that no referee deliberately manufactures situations to even up games. But I do believe he needs to […]

Mitchell delivers as Saints walk tall

30 October 2022 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton……………….. 45pts Tries: Mitchell 14, 20; Sleightholme 29, Salakaia-Loto 31, Proctor 43, Grayson 70 Conversions: Smith 15, 21, 30, 32, 44; Grayson […]

Moore leads way for Ulster

30 October 2022 0 comments

By JOHN FALLON Munster ………….. 14 Tries: Daly 67 Penalties: Crowley 10, 48, 54 Ulster ………………. 15 Tries: Murphy 4, Stewart 14, Hume 40 TIGHTHEAD […]

Six-try Warriors get revenge

30 October 2022 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ………….. 37 Tries: Vailanu 10, 57; Cancelliere 36, McDowall 39, F Brown 48, McLean 72 Conversions: Miotti 37, 40 Penalties: Miotti […]

Bulls v Sharks

30 October 2022 0 comments

Preview Today. 1pm SHARKS director of rugby Neil Powell believes last week’s postponed game against Ulster may aid his team today in their trip to […]

Warriors put to the sword on return to battle

30 October 2022 0 comments

By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester-H……….48 Worcester W………. 15 Gloucester Hartpury stole the show at the Alpas Arena with a big cup win over Worcester Warriors in […]

Anfield legend Fowler among Caldy fan club

30 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy are ‘relishing and revelling’ in their inaugural Championship season and director of rugby Gareth Davies hopes it lasts for as long […]

Sweeney is left carrying the can

30 October 2022 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME They always say that hindsight is 20/20 vision, making it easy to see mistakes that were […]

Wasps results for the season to be expunged

30 October 2022 1 comment

RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have been suspended from the Premiership and Premiership Cup for the rest of the season. As with Worcester, the Coventry-based club will […]

‘Talented’ Hill signs long-term Rec deal

30 October 2022 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS Former Worcester captain Ted Hill, 23, has followed Ollie Lawrence’s lead by signing a long-term deal at Bath having joined on loan earlier […]

Baron calls for radical review to save game

23 October 2022 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Francis Baron, one of the most authoritative figures in Rugby Union administration, has called for a radical root-and-branch overhaul of the game […]

Ditch the skulduggery and dismantle the cartel

23 October 2022 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure is that we are […]

Veteran Care keen to extend his time at Harlequins

23 October 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES HARLEQUINS are to hold talks with Danny Care about extending his career at the club which started 16 years ago. Scrum-half Care, […]

Suitors lining up to tempt McCallum

23 October 2022 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Scotland prop Murray McCallum is weighing up his next move after getting offers from clubs on either side of the Scottish border […]

Fury sets his sights Morecambe

23 October 2022 0 comments

Former Worcester Warriors owners Colin Goldring and Jason Whittingham could be set to lose another sporting team after offering World heavyweight champion Tyson Fury the […]

Johnson shows his bottle to kill off Tigers

23 October 2022 2 comments

By NICK POWELL Try time: Alex Tait crossed twice for Falcons LOUIE Johnson’s late conversion earned Newcastle Falcons a first away victory in the Premiership […]

Young guns: Gloucester lock Arthur Clark

23 October 2022 0 comments

Six Nations U20s Grand Slam winner Arthur Clark is thriving at Gloucester and has stressed the importance of the Premiership Cup for younger players. Clark, […]

Premiership Cup round-up: Falcons end long wait with dramatic late winner

20 October 2022 0 comments

Louie Johnson’s late conversion earned a first away victory in the Premiership Cup for Newcastle Falcons since February 2019 as they won a thriller at […]

‘Nuclear’ option on the table in financial crisis – Sweeney

17 October 2022 0 comments

RFU chief Bill Sweeney has said the ‘nuclear’ option of central contracts is on the table as English rugby wrestles with the fallout of its […]

Lamb wants to get back in the thick of it for Harlequins

16 October 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Ready for action: Second row Dino Lamb DINO Lamb is putting the frustrations of last season behind him as he looks to […]

Lawrence on a mission to make most of life at Bath

16 October 2022 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Having gone through “a rollercoaster of emotions”, Ollie Lawrence is determined to make the best of his good fortune after landing a […]

Don’t hold club games on international days

16 October 2022 0 comments

SURELY there is a time to re-think Premiership rugby, with the disaster of mismanagement at Worcester and Wasps and falling gate numbers, we have to […]

Rob’s right – bring in a 10-team Prem

16 October 2022 0 comments

THE sad news that both Wasps and Worcester have been suspended from the Premiership is a sorry indictment of rugby union’s woeful inability to manage […]

Smith, 20, on his way to Saints

16 October 2022 1 comment

NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Worcester’s highly rated England U20s fly-half Fin Smith. Smith, 20, became the youngest player to start for Warriors in the Premiership […]

Worcester will appeal against suspension and relegation due to pandemic

13 October 2022 0 comments

Worcester Warriors will appeal against their suspension and relegation on a “no fault insolvency” basis, citing the pandemic as causing their financial woes. The RFU‘s […]

We must learn lessons from Worcester – Lam

9 October 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Pat Lam has called on the game’s authorities to learn quickly from Worcester’s demise and act to ensure that no Premiership club […]

Stop bleating about a rising salary cap, says Baxter

9 October 2022 0 comments

By TOM BRADSHAW Premiership clubs should stop “bleating” about the unfairness of a rising salary cap and instead focus on running their businesses more effectively, […]

Positivity the key to Sale success – Carpenter

8 October 2022 1 comment

Joe Carpenter revealed he was euphoric to score the winner against Exeter last weekend, speaking on The Rugby Paper Podcast. It was not the only […]

Warriors suspended for season and relegated

6 October 2022 1 comment

Worcester Warriors‘ seven-year stay in England‘s top-flight has been brought to an abrupt conclusion after their suspension from this season’s Premiership, and subsequent relegation, was […]

Amnesia in rugby’s corridors of power

2 October 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Then there were 12. Less than a month into the new season, the demise of Worcester has […]

‘Slow burner’ Anyanwu is taking his big opportunity

2 October 2022 0 comments

Talent: Lennox Anyanwu ■By GARY FITZGERALD LENNOX Anyanwu steps out for his fourth consecutive start for Harlequins today eager to showcase his outstanding talent and […]

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirty-Three with Mark Evans

29 September 2022 0 comments

Some very sad and alarming news this week as Worcester Warriors went into administration amidst a financial crisis in the Gallagher Premiership. Here to discuss […]

Argentine duo in for Falcons as they seek first win

29 September 2022 0 comments

Argentina centres Matias Moroni and Matias Orlando have both been drafted straight into Newcastle‘s starting line-up as they chase a first win of the season […]

Worcester Warriors in administration and suspended from all English competitions

26 September 2022 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have been placed into administration and both their teams have been suspended from all RFU competitions after they failed to meet a 5pm […]

Removing re-sets is not the answer

25 September 2022 0 comments

Colin Boag During last weekend’s emotional game between Worcester and Exeter, Austin Healey suggested a Law change whereby the team that won a free kick […]

Two Welsh clubs lined up to play in England

25 September 2022 1 comment

EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER Premiership Rugby have had initial discussions with the Welsh Rugby Union about two Welsh regions joining England’s elite club competition from […]

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