Guest columnists

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Guest columnists news, views, opinion and other content.

Time for the forgotten men to return

Tom Bradshaw urges the new England coaching team to give these players a chance Decisions, decisions, decisions. Or maybe that should be indecision, indecision, indecision. […]

Lions watch: back rows

New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember, and even though techniques […]

Lions Watch: locks

The giants of the second row have always loomed large in the folklore of the Lions as the driving force behind the most successful tours. […]

Lions watch: scrum-halves

Given the influence that Conor Murray had on the 2013 Lions series victory in Australia, and on Ireland‘s progress since then, the Munster scrum-half is […]

Lions watch: fly-halves

The Six Nations provides Warren Gatland with the most exacting series of trials that any Lions chief selector could wish for. This is especially true […]

Lions watch: centres

The ebb and flow of Lions selection at centre during this Six Nations turned decisively in England’s direction when Jonathan Joseph grabbed the lead part […]

Lions watch: wings

Warren Gatland is going to be spoiled for choice when it comes to selecting his 2017 Lions wings. The head coach has such a variety […]