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Features

/ 3 months ago

Money or eyeballs? Once again, that’s the big question

Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the Six Nations to balance reach and revenue Is this the last year when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 months ago

Max Llewellyn’s Omission Gives Owen Watkin the Chance to Cement His Place in Wales’ No. 13 Shirt this Six Nations

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports I’ll grow to know the road to home in places far away.” Lucky Enough by Zach Bryan was...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 months ago

Race is on to win a place in RWC 2027

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Qualification for the Rugby World Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Logan’s U-turn gives Murray more options

SCOTLAND NORTHAMPTON back row Reuben Logan has opted for Scotland over England or Wales and is set to play an integral...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 months ago

the wonderful people What stands out are

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA ASSISTANT COACH WHO WAS IN CHARGE AT STORMERS, WESTERN PROVINCE, ULSTER, NORTHAMPTON, EASTERN PROVINCE...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Remember it’s a game for players

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to World Rugby high performance consultant coach Peter Drewett, below What was your playing background...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 months ago

Gregor Townsend confident Scotland can cope with loss of skipper Sione Tuipulotu during Six Nations

Gregor Townsend insists Scotland have the depth to overcome the devastating loss of Sione Tuipulotu to injury for the entire Guinness...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

South America aiming for four teams at Rugby World Cup 2027

By Joe Santamaria After a historic 2024 for rugby in South America, former Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade is turning his...

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Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Ilona Maher: Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game

Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 3 months ago

Is Bill Beaumont the right man for the job?

Rugby Union’s dire inability to handle the crisis threatening a great sport’s future is reflected in Sir Bill Beaumont’s hasty appointment...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

We don’t need platitudes, we need to see change

The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 months ago

Toulon v Harlequins: We’re expecting a brutal clash, admits Chisholm

James Chisholm admits he is not one of the flashier players who wear the Harlequins’ multi-coloured jersey, but the back rower...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Russian flag removed from Gotovtsev shirt

GLOUCESTER have apologised for the use of a Russian flag on prop Kirill Gotovtsev’s club shirt and said it will no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Aldcroft takes over at helm for England

■By BEN JAYCOCK In charge: New captain Zoe Aldcroft PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-Hartpury lock Zoe Aldcroft has been installed as England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's International

/ 3 months ago

Zoe Aldcroft replaces Marlie Packer as England captain for 2025

Zoe Aldcroft has replaced Marlie Packer as England Women’s captain for 2025. Gloucester-Hartpury forward Aldcroft, who has 58 international caps, will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 3 months ago

Ilona Maher ‘loves being a superstar’ as Bristol signing looks to grow the game

Ilona Maher hopes she can inspire and elevate more players to superstar status in women’s rugby. Olympic sevens bronze medallist Maher...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

2025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under

2025 has begun and a year of rugby excitement awaits. With it being a World Cup year for the Women’s game...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

Lotte Sharp: It’s been toughest season ever at Saracens

By Ben Jaycock Lotte Sharp says Saracens are enduring the most difficult campaign since she joined the club 10 years ago...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 months ago

A star-studded XV that would lead by example

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Like “business ethics” and “military intelligence”, the phrase “rugby leadership” is not an oxymoron. Almost,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 months ago

A Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 3 months ago

Powell powers over to take Quins home

■By LUKE JARMYN Trailfinders .........39pts Tries: Evans 11, Beukeboom 19, Zackary 39, 69; Penalty 46, Crake 58, Laflin 66 Conversion: Leatherman...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 months ago

We need to see a complete shake-up

By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view of the game A new year and change is on the way across many...

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Latest News

/ 3 months ago

How Ireland inspired one man’s dream

By Brendan McGilligan As Ireland ran World Cup holders Australia close in the final Pool A match of the 1999 World...

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Women's Premiership

/ 3 months ago

Ilona Maher named on bench ahead of Bristol Bears debut

Social media sensation Ilona Maher is set for her Bristol Bears debut after being named on the bench for Gloucester-Hartpury’s visit...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 4 months ago

‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief

World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 months ago

My take on the good, the bad and the ugly of rugby in 2024

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A Weekly look at the game's other talking points The Good Lorenzo Pani: His exquisitely...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 months ago

Choice of ‘popular’ Bill Beaumont a surprise

By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view on the game I may be wrong but the speed at which the RFU...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 months ago

England must find a way to deliver

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 months ago

England must find a way to deliver

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 months ago

England must find a way to deliver

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Bill Beaumont named interim chairman at RFU as Tom Ilube resigns amid scandal

Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed Rugby Football Union chairman on an interim basis following the resignation of Tom Ilube. Ilube...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 4 months ago

Ellie Kildunne believes impact of home Rugby World Cup lies ‘beyond imagination’

England and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne cannot even fathom how transformative next year’s home Rugby World Cup might be for her...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Georgia just want a fair chance – Richard Cockerill

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One day soon, Josef Tkemaladze will renew his presidential invitation to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 months ago

Ronan O’Gara would ‘bite hands off’ for top Test coach role – but not Wales job

Ronan O’Gara says there are international jobs he would “bite people’s hands off for” as he underlined a burning desire to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Call to double number of Lions tours

Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 months ago

Champions Cup potential breakout stars

Every year, an unexpected player rises to perform on the European stage, with it being a great place for both young and fringe talent...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Rugby’s social media moments of the week

By Charlie Elliott From emerging nations having newfound success, to the downright bizarre happening in Trinidad and everything in between, rugby social...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 5 months ago

The best XV of the Autumn Nations Series

By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...

By Charlie Elliott