Premiership

Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Exeter 24-26 Northampton: Nerveless George Furbank gets Saints over line

STAND-IN goalkicker George Furbank landed the two late penalties which gave Northampton their second victory of the season – and plunged...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Bath 13-20 Newcastle: Flying Falcons wings give Bath runaround

NEWCASTLE Falcons’ flying wing Adam Radwan left the Bath defence in his dust to lead his men to a stunning victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Gloucester 26-33 Leicester: Ford boot makes the difference for Tigers

FOUR tries apiece constituted excellent entertainment but 13 points from George Ford proved the difference. In the week, Ford was left...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Irish fired up after Worcester setback

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... London Irish v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium ROB SIMMONS expects Sale to be a “dangerous”...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Leicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return

BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

DAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport

BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport....

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Franchi try helps mighty Steelmen march on

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Ebbw Vale ......16 Pontypridd........6 EBBW Vale continued their impressive start to the season with a hard-fought...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Deadeye Jones swings it Ravens way

Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli ..................18 Bridgend ..............21 FORMER Wales playmaker Matthew Jones helped Bridgend to a significant victory at...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Drovers turn on style for Garland try

Premiership Cup By HUW S THOMAS Carmarthen Q ......10 Llandovery ..........21 LLANDOVERY took the west Wales bragging rights after a comfortable...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Swansea unable to handle Wizards power

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Aberavon ..............27 Swansea ..............16 ABERAVON secured a bonus point win over local rivals Swansea in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Reed strikes late to kill off Cardiff

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Newport ................23 Cardiff ..................20 A LATE Will Reed penalty helped Newport seal a 23-20 win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Merthyr make amends for first day wobble

Premiership Cup By TIM LEWIS Merthyr ................37 RGC ........................29 MERTHYR bounced back from their shock defeat to Ebbw Vale with a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Captain Hughes leads the charge

Premiership Cup Championship Cup round-up By STEFFAN THOMAS YSTRAD Rhondda maintained their 100 per cent winning record as they thrashed Cardiff...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Harlequins 35-29 Worcester: Lynagh shows Eddie just what he can do

LOUIS Lynagh would be ready to light up the international stage if Eddie Jones chooses to pick him for the Twickenham...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Wasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season

WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Northampton 34-20 Gloucester: Patched-up Gloucester get mauling by Grayson

JAMES GRAYSON scored 17 points as Saints got their Premiership campaign off to a winning start in a thriller at Franklin’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Sale 20-19 Bath: Orlando’s agony as late kick just fails

A STORMING second half Bath rally fell agonisingly short when young fly-half Orlando Bailey missed a fiendishly difficult long-range penalty in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Worcester 36-24 London Irish: Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well

WILLI Heinz made an inspirational debut for Warriors as the team which finished bottom of the Premiership last season started this...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Bristol 9-26 Saracens: Lozowski back with Sarries master class

A SUPERB performance from Alex Lozowski ensured that Saracens returned to the Premiership with a bang by stunning last season’s table-toppers....

By The Rugby Paper Team
Premiership
/ 4 years ago

Earle: Brownie recruited me for the Falcons

■By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle v Harlequins Sunday September 19, Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park A CHANGE of life style and environ...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Dai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Quiet man Hanro Liebenberg happy to back up Genge

LEICESTER vice-captain Hanro Liebenberg has revealed he is the quiet one in Tigers new nerve centre. The back-rower was made deputy...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

‘Nut case’ Martin Gleeson will sort out England

ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a ‘mad genius’ – but a world-class operator in breaking down defences. That is...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years ago

Kicking ace Jenkins has taken Callum Sheedy to new level

CALLUM Sheedy is braced for a four-way tussle for Wales’s outside-half jersey and believes his presence in the Bristol side that...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Top four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn

TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Wizards put on style in second half blitz

Premiership By ALEX BYWATER Aberavon ........43 Llanelli ............17 ABERAVON released a video with Hollywood actor Michael Sheen ahead of their first...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Preview: Harlequins must beware ‘animal’ Brown warns Marchant

HARLEQUINS are bracing themselves for a Mike Brown backlash at Kingston Park today when the former England fullback greets his old...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Leicester 34-19 Exeter: Tigers come roaring into the new season

LEICESTER powered to a first win over Exeter in eight games to leave the Premiership runners up looking well beaten at...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Robshaw: Lewies and Quins will have a target on their backs as champions

Chris Robshaw has warned Harlequins to expect a target to be on their back this season as Stephan Lewies bids to...

By A Wood
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Josh Matavesi all set for switch to Japan

JOSH Matavesi is set to complete a move to Japan to join Freddie Burns' former club Shokki Shuttles as The Rugby Paper...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Ben Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears

BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Sanderson: Saracens are favourites for Premiership title

ALEX Sanderson has piled the pressure on his old Saracens pals by labelling them firm favourites to lift the title again....

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Sale Sharks on look-out for prop in Russia

ALEX Sanderson is looking to bolster his options in the front row with a move for a Russian prop just a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

French keep an eye on Slade and Simmonds

HENRY Slade’s name is appearing on the long term shopping lists of several French clubs that are also keeping tabs on...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Ulster 21-45 Saracens: Hat-trick from Ben Harris gets Sarries over the line

SARACENS coach Mark McCall was content as his men ran in seven tries against his former side in a good pre-season...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Aussie agents in hot pursuit of Luke Cowan-Dickie

LUKE Cowan-Dickie is on the radar of Australian NRL clubs after Eddie Jones said the Exeter hooker would make a fantastic...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Chunya Munga hungry for more after his taster at Twickenham

CHUNYA Munga has developed a huge appetite to feast on the international scene following his call up to train with Eddie...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Harlequins wing Louis Lynagh chasing spot in France …but who for?

TWICKENHAM hero Louis Lynagh has set his ambitious sights on playing in the 2023 World Cup – the question is which...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 4 years ago

Jersey 0-19 Sale: Quickfire treble puts Sharks in open water

SALE’S first pre-season match, and their first trip to the Channel Islands to play Championship side Jersey Reds ended in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Worcester 52-39 Connacht: New-look Warriors get monkey off their back

IT MAY have been only a pre-season friendly but Worcester recorded their first win since November 21. Since then they have...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Club Rugby
/ 4 years ago

Coventry 21-52 Wasps: Thomas Young puts his toe down for Wasps in 11-try thriller

A SCINTILLATING 90-metre sprint to the line by Thomas Young was the pick of the 11 tries served up by Wasps...

By Simon Thomas
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Exclusive: Premiership players urged to take the Covid vaccine

PREMIERSHIP Rugby have asked clubs to take a hard-line approach with players who refuse a Covid-19 vaccine ahead of the new...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 4 years ago

Ealing Trailfinders 34-29 Gloucester: Uzokwe at the double to down Gloucester

First blood to Ealing ahead of their reverse fixture with Gloucester next week at Kingsholm

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Saracens prop Mako Vunipola in new contract talks as Top 14 watch

Saracens are set to ask England prop Mako Vunipola to take a salary cut, TRP understands

By The Rugby Paper Team
Features
/ 4 years ago

JP Doyle available ‘for a pie and a pint’ after return from Major League Rugby

What next for the former Premiership referee who spent 17 weeks officiating in Major League Rugby

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 4 years ago

Leicester Tigers team with Lichfield

LEICESTER Tigers have launched a women’s team in a merger with Lichfield to compete in the second tier of English rugby....

By The Rugby Paper Team
Features
/ 4 years ago

The Baxter family have Exeter blood flowing in their veins

How the Baxters have impacted Exeter Chiefs since the 1960s

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Sale Sharks in deal to buy AJ Bell with Salford City

How a stadium carousel in Manchester could leave the Sharks ground-sharing the AJ Bell with Salford City FC

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years ago

Josh Matavesi could be heading out of Bath

Bath could free up space on the salary cap by allowing Josh Matavesi to explore interest from Japan, and have space...

By The Rugby Paper Team