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Young gun half-backs lead Northampton Saints fightback

10 November 2024 0 comments

By Tom Vickers Northampton … 31pts Tries: Scott-Young 8, Cousins 52, McParland 56, Brown 59, Wright 68 Conversions: Makepeace-Cubitt 52, 56, 59 Nottingham ……29pts Tries: […]

Harri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?

11 October 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the depth in the back […]

Do Wales have a chance at landing young gun Cameron Hanekom?

11 October 2024 0 comments

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over the past decade, there has been a trend of players coming from overseas to compete for European countries. Many […]

Jalibert is top of the ‘wanted’ list again

7 July 2024 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Never mind that the words ‘Stade Toulousain’ have only just been meticulously punched into the plaque on the Bouclier de Brennus […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/05/24

24 May 2024 0 comments

This weekend sees one of the biggest fixtures in the domestic calendar take place as European heavyweights Toulouse and Leinster square off in the Champions […]

Young gun Baxter headlines Premiership Team of the Season

23 May 2024 0 comments

By Ben Jaycock Tyro Harlequins prop Fin Baxter is the headline selection in Premiership Rugby‘s 2023/24 team of the season which has a strong Northampton […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 12/05/24

10 May 2024 0 comments

The Premiership returns with every team in the top seven heading into this weekend still having a chance of clinching a home semi-final, find reports from all […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/03/24

29 March 2024 0 comments

Time is running out for the RFU’s new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) to be agreed, and you can find the latest progress after a meeting […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 11/02/24

9 February 2024 0 comments

England and Wales reignite one of international rugby’s oldest and greatest rivalries on Saturday and they’ll be action, comments and analysis from Twickenham in The […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 17/12/23

15 December 2023 0 comments

Alongside a report from their Saturday night clash with Cardiff, we talk to Bath’s Finn Russell and how he’s moved to the ‘rugby mad city’ […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

8 December 2023 0 comments

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in the Investec Champions Cup […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/11/23

24 November 2023 0 comments

Following a consequential round of derby action in the Premiership, the league continues with four more reports and a preview in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. […]

McGuigan: Great to hear Shed roar

19 February 2023 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Injured: George McGuigan was named in Steve Borthwick’s first England squad PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER hooker George McGuigan knew instantly that his […]

Easson goes for even split of Scottish first-timers

2 October 2022 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Skipper: Rachel Malcolm again captains Scotland Scotland are playing in their first World Cup in 12 years and head coach Bryan Easson […]

Tigers outmuscle Wasps with fightback in Prem Cup

27 September 2022 0 comments

Leicester……….38pts Tries: Jansen 23, Ilione 34, Saumaki 57, Edwards 70, Vanes 75 Conversions: Walsh 24, 35, 58; Meredith 71, 76 Penalties: Walsh 50 Wasps……..17 Tries: Dawkins 11, […]

In this week’s Rugby Paper – available on Sunday

19 August 2022 1 comment

Though it might seem this has been something of a quiet week for rugby with the new season yet to get underway, there’s plenty still […]

By George! Coach Skiverton has got big plans in place

29 May 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington marked his new longterm contract with Gloucester by declaring his intent to make the club a regular contender for the […]

DREAM TEAM

20 March 2022 0 comments

JAMIE LENNARD, THE FORMER WORCESTER, LONDON IRISH, BEDFORD AND DONCASTER FLY-HALF AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT OUNDLE SCHOOL CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS […]

Young Gun: Exeter Chiefs lock Cory Teague

5 September 2021 1 comment

Boasting one of the more famous surnames in the southwest quadrant of English rugby must come with some added pressure for lock Cory Teague, but […]

Young Gun: Worcester Warriors centre Oli Morris

29 August 2021 0 comments

Oli Morris discusses his ambitions for the new Premiership season and divulges in how his Warriors career started with a trip to Krasnodar, Russia

Young Gun: Cornish Pirates flanker Will Gibson

18 July 2021 1 comment

Will Gibson was involved with the academy at Exeter Chiefs before heading to Cardiff Met, signing a one-year deal at Pirates in June

Young Gun: Harlequins lock George Hammond

16 May 2021 0 comments

Hammond is one of two locks to have emerged at Harlequins this season, going back to England U20s with clubmate Hugh Tizard in 2020

Young Gun: Bath and England U20 wing Gabe Goss

2 May 2021 0 comments

The Beechen Cliff School wing has made an impact for England U20s after initially being left out of the EPS by head coach Alan Dickens

Ibitoye off to a flyer on debut for Agen

6 September 2020 2 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN There has been actual, genuine, Top 14 rugby to talk about this week, as – after a week of tense anticipation […]

Brad’s fighting the sound of silence

16 August 2020 0 comments

■ By NEALE HARVEY BRAD Shields knows he faces a battle to restate his England credentials after admitting he has had no contact from the […]

Furbank: I don’t plan to be 2-cap wonder

28 June 2020 2 comments

By NEALE HARVEY England rivals: Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson Ambitious: George Furbank attempts a break for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images WITH the groin strain […]

Williams column: Taine Basham leads charge for Wales’ next generation

1 April 2020 0 comments

Shane Williams casts his eye over Wales’ crop of emerging Test talent, and feels Taine Basham is up to the task

Hodnett shines in record 10-try win

16 February 2020 0 comments

Munster ……….68 Kings ………………3 YOUNG gun John Hodnett scored a try on debut as Munster recorded their biggest ever win in the PRO14. The 21-year […]

YOUNG GUNS

1 December 2019 0 comments

NEALE HARVEY THIBAUD FLAMENT WASPS FLANKER/LOCK At 22, Thibaud Flament would not normally fall into young gun territory. However, the story behind his rise into […]

Young Gun: Leicester Tigers and Wales U20 Tommy Reffell

26 June 2019 0 comments

Do Leicester Tigers have a young Justin Tipuric on their hands?

Young Gun: Saracens fly-half Manu Vunipola’s cousins aren’t his only influences

19 March 2019 0 comments

“Getting the views of Owen, one of the best players in the world at the moment, is pretty awesome”

Young Gun: Northampton Saints hooker Samson Ma’asi

7 December 2018 0 comments

A look at one of Northampton’s up-and-coming front row forwards

Young Gun – Sale Sharks fly-half Kieran Wilkinson

25 October 2018 0 comments

… A fly-half named Wilkinson

I’m far from finished Ken warns rivals

19 August 2018 0 comments

Warrior: Ken Owens is still fighting for Wales place Young gun: Elliot Dee KEN Owens has warned his Wales hooker rivals he is far from […]

Kinghorn must play for Scots says Southwell

29 July 2018 1 comment

Talent spotter: Southwell SCOTLAND young gun Blair Kinghorn is only going to get better during the upcoming season and a place has to be found […]

Young Gun – Wasps scrum-half Will Porter

26 April 2018 0 comments

The on-loan Rotherham back talks Wasps and his hopes of making the England U20 World Cup squad this summer

Young Gun: Rhys Carre – Cardiff Blues loosehead

29 September 2017 0 comments

Rhys Carre already has the size and power to play senior rugby but he is fully aware his technique has to improve is he is […]

Young Gun: Fraser Dingwall – Northampton centre

22 September 2017 0 comments

Biding his time is not the easiest thing to do for Fraser Dingwall who is desperate to break into professional rugby but he understands patience […]

Stedman’s backing Brown to be a star

17 September 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE OLLIE STEDMAN believes Yorkshire Carnegie young gun Louie Brown has the potential to be the next Tom Biggs. Carnegie academy winger/full-back Brown, […]

Young Gun: Kaleem Barreto – Glasgow scrum-half

15 September 2017 0 comments

Kaleem Barreto is not sure which version of the game he will be playing this season just yet but one thing is for certain he […]

Young Gun: Ben Jones – Wales U20s fly-half

25 August 2017 0 comments

Ben Jones is after game time in his first season at senior level and with three sides to play for he should not be in […]

Young Gun: Billy Scannell – Munster hooker

18 August 2017 0 comments

This year will live long in the Scannell household’s memory with Niall and Rory making their international debut for Ireland and younger brother Billy fully […]

Young Gun: Matt Worley – Racing 92 full-back

11 August 2017 0 comments

It was a PR stunt that took Matt Worley from Hong Kong to Racing 92, but two years later the young full-back is on the […]

Young Gun: Matt Cornish – Ealing Trailfinders hooker

4 August 2017 0 comments

There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme going from London 1 to the Championship in the […]

Young Gun: George Stokes – Glasgow flanker

14 July 2017 0 comments

Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby player without the professional pathways that exist in […]

Young Gun: Jacob Atkins – London Irish fly-half

7 July 2017 0 comments

Mistakes can be costly in professional rugby but fly-half Jacob Atkins reckons embracing his is the reason behind his storming season for London Irish. Being […]

Young Gun: Marcus Street – England U20s prop

23 June 2017 0 comments

Marcus Street is still only 18 and making his Exeter and U20s debut by February already made for a successful season – so to play […]

Young Gun: Josh Bayliss – Bath flanker

9 June 2017 0 comments

Making his first team debut seemed an unachievable goal for fresh-out-of-school Josh Bayliss at the start of the season, but his dream came true in […]