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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/04/24

12 April 2024 0 comments

The Women’s Six Nations returns as a record Scotland crowd host England and Ireland look to end their long losing streak in the tournament against […]

Investec Champions Cup quarter-final preview

12 April 2024 0 comments

La Rochelle head to Dublin looking to end Leinster’s hopes of a fifth Champions Cup title for the fourth consecutive season in a hugely exciting […]

George has inspired England improvement – Dawson

11 April 2024 0 comments

Former England captain and scrum-half Matt Dawson has praised skipper Jamie George as the “catalyst” for the country’s recent turnaround, and backed his former club […]

EPCR Challenge Cup quarter-final preview

11 April 2024 0 comments

Eight countries from seven different nations remain in the Challenge Cup as it reaches the quarter-final stage, with an Anglo-Welsh clash getting things underway on […]

Series 3, Episode 33: Matt Dawson on England, Northampton and the Champions Cup

11 April 2024 0 comments

This is a big one! Plenty on the menu for host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett as they are […]

Man prosecuted for abusing World Cup official

9 April 2024 0 comments

A man in Australia has been prosecuted for abusing TMO Brian MacNiece on social media during Enlgand’s match against Samoa in last year’s Rugby World […]

Strawbridge appointed to England on permanent basis

9 April 2024 0 comments

Andrew Strawbridge will join Steve Borthwick’s England coaching staff on a permanent basis as an assistant coach and coaching advisor. Strawbridge, 59, supported England in […]

Northampton Saints player ratings vs Munster

8 April 2024 0 comments

By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints produced a memorable display to earn their first Champions Cup knockout victory in 13 years against tournament stalwarts Munster. Phil […]

Top Chief Vintcent’s whirlwind continues

7 April 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS Exeter fought back to beat Bath and seal a place in next weekend’s Champions Cup quarter-finals in a Sandy Park thriller. Bath […]

Murley out to make mark with England

7 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Written off at a young age for being too slow and too small, Cadan Murley has since proved the critics wrong and […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/04/24

5 April 2024 0 comments

It’s the weekend of the last 16 of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, and you can find reports from 11 games across the two […]

Investec Champions Cup last 16 preview

4 April 2024 0 comments

Romain Ntamack is set to get his first start for Toulouse this season as the top seeds join 15 other hopefuls in the knockout stages […]

EPCR Challenge Cup last 16 preview

4 April 2024 0 comments

Teams from seven nations are represented in the round of 16 of the EPCR Challenge Cup, which gets underway on Friday night as Gloucester host […]

Mitchell winning Red Roses’ “hearts and minds” – Middleton

4 April 2024 0 comments

Former England Women’s coach Simon Middleton has praised successor John Mitchell for his approach of winning the “hearts and minds” of his new players while […]

Series 3, Episode 32: Simon Middleton discusses Red Roses

2 April 2024 0 comments

The Red Roses are two rounds into their Six Nations title defence and have come away with two convincing bonus point wins. New head coach […]

Pernas flying at table toppers Pampas

1 April 2024 0 comments

Some people regard try scoring as an art, others as a science. One gets the impression that Santiago Pernas couldn’t care less, so long as […]

Halliday: New deal is within our reach

1 April 2024 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Calls for a further relaxation of Premiership ground capacity rules appear to be gathering momentum as the protracted discussions over the new […]

Dingwall has his eye on All Blacks

1 April 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES Fraser Dingwall is set on helping Northampton finish the season on a high and putting himself in contention for England’s summer tour […]

Eight-try England turn on the style

1 April 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England ………………..46pts Tries: Muir 7, Aldcroft 14, Botterman 23, Atkin-Davies 40, Kildunne 42, 61; Dow 45, Galligan 57 Conversions: Aitchison 15, 24, […]

Forthcoming fixtures

1 April 2024 0 comments

Week beginning Sunday, March 31, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, MARCH 31 INTERNATIONALS Women’s Six Nations […]

Care to make his Baa-Baas debut against Fiji

1 April 2024 0 comments

DANNY Care will make his Barbarians debut against Fiji at Twickenham in June. The 37-year-old scrumhalf, who announced his international retirement last week after winning 101 […]

£700,000 Kansas City deal for Louis

31 March 2024 0 comments

The Kansas City Chiefs confirmed the signing of former Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit on Friday. The 23-year-old had contract talks with several teams before signing […]

Kildunne has too much for Italians

31 March 2024 0 comments

■By SAM JACKSON Italy………………… 0 England ……….. 48 ENGLAND secured a bonus-point win over Italy in Parma last Sunday despite having No.8 Sarah Beckett sent […]

Ulster’s new boss

31 March 2024 0 comments

FORMER health trust chief Hugh McCaughey will take over from Jonny Petrie as temporary Ulster CEO. Petrie left the province by mutual consent last week. […]

Matson to move on from Stoop

31 March 2024 0 comments

FORMER Harlequins senior coach Tabai Matson will leave the Premiership club at the end of the season. The 50-year-old coached the Premiership side from 2021 […]

Brothers decide to call time at Saints

31 March 2024 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON prop Alex Waller and his brother Ethan will retire at the end of the season. Alex, 34, said on Tuesday he would hang up […]

Ampthill overcome 14-point deficit to beat Ealing

31 March 2024 0 comments

Championship ■ By BEN WHITE AMPTHILL secured their second straight Championship home win, spectacularly coming back from a 14-point deficit at halftime to defeat league […]

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 […]

Quins women put through their paces in CrossFit challenge

29 March 2024 0 comments

Northern Irish CrossFit athlete Emma McQuaid put three Harlequin women’s players through their paces at her fantastic home gym. CrossFit athletes are known as the […]

‘NFL hurts more than rugby’ – Wade’s warning to Rees-Zammit

29 March 2024 0 comments

Christian Wade has backed Louis Rees-Zammit to be able to forge a role as a “special teams” player in the NFL but warned that the […]

Paraguay skipper Garcete sets sights on World Cup 2027

28 March 2024 0 comments

Combative Paraguayan second row Mariano Garcete, 26, is captain of club and country but has his eye on something greater. “I watched Uruguay play France […]

Trailblazing Springbok Latsha loving life at Harlequins

27 March 2024 0 comments

Harlequins prop Babalwa Latsha is enjoying the opportunity to play in the Women’s Premiership and hopes to transfer her skills and knowledge to her international […]

Super Rugby Americas week six review

27 March 2024 0 comments

Round Six of the Super Rugby Americas season exploded into life on Friday night as Pampas recorded a hard-fought 38-20 victory against Peñarol. The Uruguayan […]

Lions select Bundee Aki for third Test against Springboks

Series 3, Episode 31: Picking a British & Irish Lions XV for Australia 2025

25 March 2024 0 comments

The British & Irish Lions are just over a year away from heading down under to take on Australia! With dust settling after the 2024 […]

Don’t get trapped in bowels of a big club

24 March 2024 0 comments

Diamond’s warning to his young guns By PAUL REES Steve Diamond has warned his young charges at Newcastle to beware of offers from other Premiership […]

‘Incredible’ Farrell has Saracens motoring

24 March 2024 0 comments

Champions Saracens smashed Harlequins 52-7 in front of 61,000 fans at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium to move second in the table and stretch their winning run […]

Stick with coaches, Dallaglio urges RFU

24 March 2024 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio hopes the RFU have learned their lesson and will no longer jettison coaches too soon. The World Cup winner insists […]

Bears can still finish in the top four – Dun

24 March 2024 0 comments

By PAUL REES James Dun knew exactly what Bristol’s supporters were going through earlier this season when the Bears became stuck in a losing run. […]

Appleby taking on streets of London for Wooden Spoon

24 March 2024 0 comments

By MARK STEVENS LONDON’S calling for Exeter Women’s head coach Susie Appleby, who will be one of over 40,000 who will take to the streets […]

Stringer: England the major challenge

24 March 2024 0 comments

FORMER Ireland scrumhalf Peter Stringer believes England will be Ireland’s biggest challenger in the coming seasons. Stringer says the epic victory at Twickenham was the […]

World Rugby puts forward new changes

24 March 2024 0 comments

WORLD Rugby has announced a five-phase approach to growing the game and enhance rugby’s entertainment factor following the ‘Shape of the Game’ forum held last […]

The RUGBY Paper

24 March 2024 0 comments

Podcast Host Oliver Little and TRP columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett get to the heart of our game Available now to download […]

Wallaby star Izaia signs for Tigers

24 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE LEICESTER have signed Australia centre Izaia Perese for the 2024-25 season on a ‘multi-year’ deal from Sydney-based Waratahs. The 26-yearold former rugby […]

Georgian challenge

24 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE RUGBY Europe champions Georgia have challenged Wales to a match this autumn in what would be dubbed a ‘Six Nations playoff ’. […]

Munster move in for Ulster ace Burns

24 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE BILLY Burns will swap Ulster for Munster in the summer to replace Joey Carbery who is off to France. The 29-yearold, above, […]

Jantjies to give back

24 March 2024 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Springboks fly-half Elton Jantjies, below, has taken up a coaching role with youth rugby programme Rugga Schools in Johannesburg as he […]

Ireland hold whip hand

24 March 2024 0 comments

Power player: Maro Itoje is still one of the most effective locks on the planet PICTURE: Getty Images ANY team of the 2024 Six Nations […]

England are Six Nations wonders

24 March 2024 0 comments

ENGLAND’S remarkable two-match transformation from a kick-chase side into a team which hit all the highs in terms of attacking tempo, skill, and risk, was […]

Oaks hold out in thrilling encounter

24 March 2024 0 comments

By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks…………..28 Dorking…………………26SEVENOAKS edged a crunch encounter against Dorking. Deep into the final throes of the match, and the Oaks enjoying a two-point […]

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