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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhy London Irish might be content in spurning £750,000 in order to stay up
Championship winners London Irish are working to long-term goals to ensure their Premiership status, no matter the cost
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoLozowski: It’s been difficult to deal with my World Cup snub
After starring for Saracens in their double-winning season, Alex Lozowski says he'll use his World Cup snub as motivation to hold...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland hold the key to Olympic dream
By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND may have taken the long route round to qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but they...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland face Irish after shock
ENGLAND Women’s Sevens team will face Ireland in the Cup quarter-finals despite a late hiccup in the pool stages. After defeating...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoNathan couldn’t ask for a better start than playing Bath at home says delighted Lam
By NEALE HARVEY Buzzing: Nathan Hughes is eager to impress at Bristol HELPING to fire Bristol into the Premiership big time...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoChampions Jesters fall to Samurai in thriller
EALING Trailfinders’ ground was the venue for the final round of the 2019 Super Sevens Series on the hottest day of...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFiji fire out World Cup warning to Wales
FIJI made a statement of intent with a resounding win over their Kiwi rivals in Suva in the first match of...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoAspiring Coventry
JON NEWCOMBE reveals another big signing as Coventry aim to mount challenge Ampthill IN: Kwaku Asiedu (Coventry), Dave Ward (Harlequins), Darryl...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoCaptain marvel saves the day
Leader: Sarah Hunter powered over for the win CAPTAIN Sarah Hunter scored a late try to secure England a narrow win...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agosplurge on Purdy
(Wasps) also boost the squad. Bell said: “Ealing’s a club on the up who like to throw the ball around and,...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBlack Ferns given a French shock
WORLD CHAMPIONS New Zealand suffered the biggest shock of the tournament so far as they were beaten by France. The French...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMiddleton ready for the final showdown
By GEORGE LAWRENCE SIMON Middleton has made three changes to his England side to play New Zealand for today’s decider. The...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoCoach Cain rings the changes for USA
By ADAM ELLIS Stays: Joanna Kitlinski USA coach Rob Cain remains committed to rotating his squad as he looks to build...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe let it slip away moans De Goede
By ADAM ELLIS CANADA No.8 Sophie de Goede admitted her team let victory evade their grasp as the USA recorded their...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Special’ Scarratt completes comeback
By SAM JACKSON Late winner: Emily Scarratt hit vital penalty EMILY Scarratt’s late penalty saw England beat France to maintain their...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFormer Harlequins coach John Kingston on hand to help Rams
Kingston will work with National Two South champions Rams
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks recruit Jake Cooper-Woolley sees club hitting next level
The departing Wasps prop has been impressed by the signings announced by Sale
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFIXTURES: Premiership clubs discover their 2019-20 schedules
London Irish's return to be broadcast on TV with trip to Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones finally signs new contract to stay with Ospreys
The Grand Slam-winning lock assures the Ospreys are the best place for him to be 'at this stage' of his career
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The Rugby Championship
/ 6 years agoBoks take it slow with captain Kolisi
Injured: Siya Kolisi SOUTH Africa will ease Siya Kolisi back into action this summer with the injured team captain likely to...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 6 years agoPumas call in the outsiders at last
ARGENTINA head coach Mario Ledesma has included five European-based players in his 46-man squad. Los Pumas’ group had previously been made...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 6 years agoErasmus’ squad can do serious damage
New star at No.9: Herschel Jantjies For the first time since 2015, there was no South African representation in the Super...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoBeaten, but Jaguares still give Eddie lots to think about
By NICK CAIN ASKED whether he was concer ned about the improvements made by a Jaguares side which is virtually England’s...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 6 years agoA mature O’Connor will still deliver
HE MAY have missed out on the initial squad but the return of James O’Connor, who trained with the Wallabies in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoRead signs off after 12 years
KIERAN Read thanked the Crusaders as his 12- year stint came to and end as he prepares to leave New Zealand...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoKendra holds the key for the Ferns
Preview France v New Zealand Yesterday, Kick-off 10.15pm KENDRA COCKSEDGE became only the second player to reach 50 Test caps for...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoTears show how much we care says Quesada
By SAM JACKSON Dejected: Jaguares captain Pablo Matera and coach Gonzalo Quesada EMOTIONS ran high in the Jaguares changing room after...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoReturn of Hunter is boost for Middleton
By ADAM ELLIS Reshuffle: England coach Simon Middleton Leading by example: Sarah Hunter PICTURES: Getty Images HEAD coach Simon Middleton made...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoSonny Bill may not last pace
NEWS EXTRA ALL BLACKS coach Steve Hansen admits he has doubts over Sonny Bill Williams’ ‘durability’. Injuries have been an ongoing...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoCocksedge goes past 300 Test points to crush USA
By SAM JACKSON USA………………….0 New Zealand.33 Points machine: New Zealand’s Kendra Cocksedge THE Black Ferns proved too big a test for...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoCanada pile it on in second half rout
Dejected: Gaelle Hermet France…………19 Canada…………35 FRANCE skipper Gaelle Hermet rued her side’s lacklustre ball retention as they were undone by fivetry...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks pick Reece ahead of Naholo
STEVE Hansen has named four new caps in a 39-man squad for the Rugby Championship but there is no place for...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 6 years agoLealiifano back for Wallabies after cancer
By SAM JACKSON Recall: Brumbies captain Christian Lealiifano Out: James O’Connor CHRISTIANLealiifano is back in the Wallabies set-up for the first...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMarler, Cipriani and McConnochie all in England’s Rugby World Cup training squad
There are plenty of talking points in Eddie Jones' Rugby World Cup training squad
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRelegation holds back young talent warns Newcastle Falcons Darren Barry
The new arrival at Kingston Park shares his reasoning for ring-fencing the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: The week that was for Eddie Jones and Leicester Tigers
Jeff Probyn reflects on Leicester Tigers being put up for £60m
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSale Sharks to partner with troubled Yorkshire Carnegie?
There are concerns for the future of Carnegie's famed academy after members agree CVA
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSix-try England praised for their great defence!
By SAM JACKSON 50th cap: Amber Reed PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS USA: Mataitoga, Baravilala, Kelter, Haungatau, Duncan, Cantorna, Byrge; Benson, Kitlinski,...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoArgentine history boys power into Christchurch
By GEORGE LAWRENCE THE Jaguares made light work of the Brumbies in Buenos Aires to power into their first ever final....
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld champions show their class in tough test
THE Black Ferns claimed a hard fought win over Canada in their first Test match of 2019. Lock Eloise Blackwell opened...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoRef’s blunder helps Crusaders march on
By SAM JACKSON Hitman: Sevu Reece celebrates the first of his two tries for the Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images Erratic: Beauden...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWarren can conquer the world in stages!
World’s best: Warren Gatland coaching Wales Chiefs: Sam Cane and Anton Lienert-Brown PICTURE: Getty Images ITHOUGHT Warren Gatland was going to...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBlues need motivated players not divas who like a moan
CARDIFF Blues are moving out of their Vale of Glamorgan training base to return to Cardiff Arms Park and I’ve got...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoWarren Gatland to take over at Chiefs on four-year deal
The Wales head coach will return home to New Zealand to coach the Chiefs – but won't affect his duties with...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 years agoEddie Jones to take charge of Barbarians in clash with Fiji
Twickenham match will be the first time Jones will have been head coach of the Baa-Baas
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoREVEALED: Sneak peek at GK IPA Championship fixtures 2019-20
The Rugby Paper can reveal who all fixtures on the opening and final day of the Championship season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMunster fly-half Joey Carbery eager to learn from Stephen Larkham
Joey Carbery notes Larkham's career which excelled at fly-half and full-back
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester change tack in recruitment with Jan McGinity appointment
"I see my role as supporting Geordan (Murphy) and all of the coaching staff in constructing the best squad possible" -...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJulian Savea takes pay cut to remain with Toulon
Savea signed a two-year £870,000-per-year deal with Toulon which has now been slashed
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMore Fijians on their way to Scotland as Mesu Dolokoto signs for Glasgow Warriors
Dolokoto becomes latest player to join Glasgow Warriors, with Edinburgh already recruiting heavily from Fiji












