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/ 2 years ago

I’m happy to play anywhere – Mason Grady

By Simon Thomas How best to utilise the talents of Mason Grady is one of the big debates in Welsh rugby....

By The Rugby Paper Team
International Rugby
/ 2 years ago

Dan Edwards – Wales’ next fly-half?

By Peter Ryan As a national side, Wales is still trying to find its feet after the 2023 World Cup. Many...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Iwan Stephens enjoying life with Cardiff

By Simon Thomas Growing up, rugby league was very much the sporting love for Iwan Stephens, with his heroes being the...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Ben Thomas leads the charge for Cardiff

By Simon Thomas Scarlets .............. 15pts Tries: Page 1, Plumtree 11 Conversion: Costelow 2 Penalty: Costelow 5 Cardiff ................ 24pts Tries:...

By Simon Thomas
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Dan Edwards finds his feet to lead Ospreys home

By Roger Panting Ospreys .............37pts Tries: Morgan 25, Morgan-Williams 48, Edwards 64, Penalty 79 Conversions: Edwards 25, 48, 64 Penalties: Edwards...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Sean Everitt: Accuracy is letting us down

By Phil Evans Bulls ................22 Edinburgh ....... 16 Jaco van der Walt put in a pivotal performance against his former side...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Leinster take control to put Dragons in their place

By Simon Thomas Leinster ........... 34pts Tries: Conan 18, R Byrne 38, Deegan 47, J McCarthy 64, Larmour 69, King 81...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Lions on song to subdue Ulster

By Sam Jackson Lions ................35 Ulster................22 The Lions grabbed a bonus point win to kick off their season in front of...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Zebre stun Munster with almighty comeback win

By James Lyons Zebre, beaten in all 20 previous games by Munster, pulled off one of the biggest shocks in URC...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Connacht launch incredible second half comeback to down the Sharks

By Matt Couch Connacht overturned a 20-point half-time deficit to clinch a five-try victory to go third in the table. First...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Glasgow Warriors get back in the groove

By Luke Jarmyn Glasgow ......... 42 Benetton.......... 10 Captain Kyle Steyn scored two tries as champions Glasgow bounced back from last...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

URC Welsh Round Up

Last weekend marked the return of the URC and our website correspondent Darren Powell fills us in on the Welsh side’s progress in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Gareth Thomas: I want to hold on at No.1

By Simon Thomas Having finally established himself as Wales’ number one No.1, Gareth Thomas, above, is determined to hold on to...

By Simon Thomas
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

James Ratti enjoys his ‘weird ride’

By Simon Thomas James Ratti is the first to admit his “mad journey” to becoming a Welsh international has been “a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Scarlets denied in final minutes

By Simon Thomas Benetton ........20 Scarlets ..........20 The Scarlets were denied a memorable victory at the death out in Treviso, but...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Alex Nankivell the difference as Munster win a thriller

By John Fallon Munster ...........35pts Tries: Nankivell 29, Haley 32, Hodnett 45, Coombes 60, Daly 70 Conversions: Burns 29, 33, 46,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Luke Yendle in place to steal it for Dragons

By Simon Thomas Dragons...............23pts Tries: Keddie 28, Yendle 84 Conversions: Evans 29, 85 Penalties: Evans 1, 24, 77 Ospreys ............... 21pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Emiliano Boffelli injury woes add to Edinburgh problems

By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh......... 31pts Tries: Schoeman 11, Van der Merwe 32, 65, Cherry 42, Scott 80 Conversions: Thompson 12, 43,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Glasgow Warriors fall to Ulster’s late grab

By Rory Morrow Ulster ..............20 Glasgow..........19 Ulster struck late as substitute Dave Shanahan’s last-gasp try earned a dramatic win over the...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Callum Sheedy gives Cardiff some reasons to be cheerful

By Simon Thomas Cardiff ..............22pts Tries: Winnett 10, Stephens 18, D Thomas 24, McNally 56 Conversion: Sheedy 11 Zebre................. 17pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Toby Booth: Tough telling players I was leaving Ospreys

By Mark Stevens Toby Booth admits telling his Ospreys players that he would be leaving at the end of the season...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Welsh regions facing another long, hard season to climb the URC mountain

Ben Jaycock and James Orpin report on the big moves as Siya Kolisi and Jordie Barrett prepare for their new clubs...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Phil Cokanasiga out to make his mark at Ospreys

Getting the better of his big brother in the back garden was always the goal for Phil Cokanasiga, and his sibling...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Scarlets sign Australia A prop Archer Holz

Scarlets have signed Australia A and former Brumbies, Waratahs, and La Rochelle tighthead prop Archer Holz.

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Ex-rugby player Nathan Macqueen shooting for gold at Paralympics

Former rugby prodigy turned paralympic archer Nathan Macqueen could fulfil a life’s ambition today for Team GB in Paris.

By The Rugby Paper Team
Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years ago

Huw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid

The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Move to Glasgow suits Schickerling

By Mark Stevens It wasn’t all that long ago that Patrick Schickerling was being ear-marked as a potential England bolter, a...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Ospreys are improving every season -Booth

By Rob Cole Toby Booth has his eyes on a prize for his ever-improving Ospreys this season and if he achieves...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Ewers: I’m thrilled to be joining Stormers

AS the sun dipped below the horizon, casting a golden hue over Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain, Dave Ewers stepped off...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Summerhill in hunt for a new deal

By SIMON THOMAS Moving on: Aled Summerhill in action for Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images AS he comes to terms with being...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Dan Thomas signs for Cardiff with the help of former teammates

Dan Thomas has revealed the significant part his former teammates, including England star Ellis Genge, played in his recent move to...

By Simon Thomas
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Cardiff sign another scrum-half in Johan Mulder

Cardiff have announced the signing of 24-year-old South African scrum-half Johan Mulder from fellow United Rugby Championship side the Lions.

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Josh McNally: I still have a lot more to give

Josh McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after contemplating for a time that his rugby career may...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Peter Jackson: Warrior Peter O’Mahony learns a brutal lesson

A Grand Slam winner last year, Peter O’Mahony backed it up by captaining Ireland to a second successive Six Nations title.

By Peter Jackson
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Scotland and Wales facing tough choices

The slow financial recovery from the pandemic showed in recent statements from the Scottish and Welsh unions who are both overseeing...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Stafford McDowall shocked to be leading Scotland against Canada

It will be only a third Scotland appearance for the Glasgow centre. Stafford McDowall revealed his shock at being told he...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Warriors deserved to take the glory

Glasgow Warriors’ 21-16 win over the Bulls in Pretoria to clinch the URC title has earned them deserved accolades after outscoring...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Tuipulotu shines in star-studded line-up

Following Glasgow’s epic victory in the final last weekend, Simon Thomas selects his team of the season from the URC It...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Battling Glasgow grab final chance

By SAM JACKSON Glasgow stunned champions Munster 17-10 at Thomond Park last night to secure a place in the United Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Bulls hold firm to keep Leinster out

By SIMON THOMAS Bulls ................................... 25pts Tries: Goosen 30, Petersen 42, 67 Conversions: Goosen 31, 43 Penalties: Goosen 40, 61 Leinster..............................20pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Latest News
/ 2 years ago

Munster can’t live with slick Warriors

By JOHN FALLON Munster .............................10pts Tries: Frisch 56 Conversions: Crowley 57 Penalties: Crowley 13 Glasgow.............................17pts Tries: Steyn 24, Cancelliere 51 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Glasgow sink Stormers for semi-final spot

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow........................ 27pts Tries: Cancelliere 61, Venter 74, Thompson 80 Conversions: Horne 62, 75, 80 Penalties: Horne 20, 29...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Ospreys can’t stop Munster marching on

By SIMON THOMAS Munster ..............23pts Tries: Zebo 2, Scannell 18 Conversions: Crowley 3, 19 Penalties: Crowley 27, 57, 61 Ospreys ....................

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Leinster get back on track and set up Pretoria trial

By JOHN FALLON Leinster............ 43pts Tries: Lowe 34, 46, Henshaw 21, Larmour 63, Van der Flier 68, Molony 76 Conversions: Byrne...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Double from Arendse puts Bulls in the driving seat

By LUKE JARMYN Bulls ..................30pts Tries: Arendse 1, 20, Kriel 61 Conversions: Goosen 2, 21, 62 Penalties: Goosen 35, 50, 73...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Flanagan: We want to keep Leon

Dragons hope Wales tighthead Leon Brown will sign a new contract. Injury-hit Brown, 27, last played in the Six Nations opening...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years ago

Scarlets swoop for Aussie lock

Scarlets have signed Australian lock Max Douglas from Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles. Douglas, 24, who is 6ft 7in and 112kg,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Holders Munster happy at home

By JOHN FALLON Munster .........29 Ulster .............. 24 Champions Munster will have home advantage for the duration of the defence of...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Misery for Edinburgh as they fail to make top 8

By BRYN PALMER Benetton .......... 31pts Tries: Mendy 7, Ratave 34, Albornoz 59, Izekor 62, 66 Conversions: Smyth 35, 60, 63...

By The Rugby Paper Team
United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years ago

Lewis gives the Scarlets derby win

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets ............32pts Tries: Mathias 29, Davis 38, Lewis 44, 54 Conversions: Costelow 30, 45, Lloyd 40 Penalties: Costelow...

By The Rugby Paper Team