News By The Rugby Paper Team
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoGive me a break! It’s time we had much more clarity on the advantage law
What's happening with the advantage law? It’s even more all over the place than usual this season. Have we missed a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoCollins treble seals win for Northampton
Northampton..........45 Barbarians..............39 A second-half hattrick from Tom Collins helped Northampton edge out the Barbarians in an entertaining exhibition match at Franklin’s...
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World
/ 3 years agoVan der Flier voted world’s best player
Ireland flanker Josh van der Flier was named men’s player of the year at the World Rugby awards last Sunday. New...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHeroics of Asiedu aids Blood and Sand
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 31 Chinnor..............27 Cambridge made it 14 games in a row unbeaten at Grantchester Road, but were pushed...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoFour-try Taylor has Cinderford jubilant
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford...............24 Bishop’s S................22 Nathan Taylor denied the visitors a comeback as he scored all four tries for Cinderford....
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTyke That! Leeds hit back at death
By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 21 Birmingham M....... 21 Birmingham Moseley were left to rue their ill-discipline as they succumbed to...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoEsher deliver thrashing to inflict more Hull woe
By TOM SANSOM Esher.................. 34pts Hull........................ 0pts Tries: Scott 19, Thompson 32, Hamilton 34, Vajner 62 Conversions: Morley 19, 32, 34,...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoStupple marks his landmark feat with gritty win
By PATRICK MARSH Plymouth A............. 13 Rosslyn Park.......... 10 Plymouth Albion made it four home wins on the bounce with a...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoSale show heart to dispatch DMP
By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC.....................34 Darlington MP....... 31 Sale FC came from behind to beat Darlington. The visitors deservedly opened the...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoTitans defeated as Rams shut shop
By MIKE JAMOS Taunton T................24 Rams.........................27 Nearly the upset of the season, although from kick-off it seemed very different as Rams...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester fly-half and full-back Josh Hathaway
Having recently been lured to Gloucester by head coach George Skivington, playmaker Josh Hathaway made his Premiership Cup debut last weekend...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBlaydon see red in loss to Chester
By DESMOND HICKIE Chester.............. 31 Blaydon............. 19 CHESTER proved too strong for basement side Blaydon as they eased to a home...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoWe lacked a cutting edge in final third, admits Peel
By STEFFAN THOMAS Stormers...........36pts Tries: Jantjies 14, Zas 18, van Rhyn 22, Dayimani 35, du Plessis 41 Conversions: Wolhuter 15, 19,...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoPark too strong for battling Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield..........26 Sedgley Park.........38 SEDGLEY Park maintained their 100 per cent record with a dominant first-half display on the...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoIonians cling on for Hoppers win
By BEN PIKEATHLY Preston G................. 20 Hull Ionians............ 21 HULL Ionians showed their quality to edge a tight clash against a...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoOtley aces call a halt to Titans derby run
By NICK DOYLE Bonus ball: Duncan Darling svcores the fourth try for Otley Below, Otley’s Clark Wells extends their lead PICTURES:...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTurner turns on the style as Fylde topple Sheffield
By FRANK ARTHUR Sheffield.................... 5 Fylde.........................24 BEN Turner scored a beautiful brace as Fylde made it eight wins in nine matches...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoIreland’s on mark in Tigers success
By MO SHER Sheffield Tigers....34 Wharfedale............ 14 A KICKING masterclass from Tigers playmaker Mark Ireland eased Sheffield Tigers to victory over...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoDale oust Gate in low-quality clash
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale................. 15 Harrogate.................. 8 THE grim weather at Corbridge was matched by the poor fare served up by...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North East
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BILLINGHAM increased their lead at the top of the table following a 67-0 win at home to Scunthorpe....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 North West
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT BLACKBURN still top the table after taking the try bonus point in their 33-17 win at home to...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoHinckley hold on to edge out Lucs
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................2 4 Luctonians.............. 20 Hinckley overcame a battling Luctonians side in a game that swung to and fro...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoGutsy Dings keep title bid on track
By CONOR O’HARA Hornets.....................26 Dings Crusaders... 31 An absorbing encounter at the Nest went the way of the visitors as Dings...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoBurrows blitz seals Bournville derby win
By MILES EDGE Stourbridge......29pts Bournville........ 34pts Free-scoring winger Thomas Burrows bagged a hattrick for Bournville as they claimed the derby spoils...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoLions march on after major scare from Students
By LUKE MARSH Loughborough S....28 Leicester Lions.....34 Leicester Lions staged a second-half comeback as they edged out derby rivals Loughborough Students...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoRedruth dig in to batter Barnstaple
By BILL HOOPER Redruth.................... 31 Barnstaple.................0 REDRUTH coped with appalling playing conditions as they did the necessary to grind out a...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTry-star Talbot leads Clifton rout
By ROGER ROPIE Clifton................55 Newport (S)....... 0 OUTSTANDING scrummaging provided the platform for Clifton’s decisive victory over Newport (Salop). The home...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 Midlands
By DAVID LAWRENCE A FORMIDABLE firsthalf display from Syston resulted in them beating leaders Dudley Kingswinford 24-17. Dudley went into the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South West
By STEPHEN SMITH FORMER leaders Chew Valley saw their ninegame unbeaten run come to an abrupt end as they were overpowered...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoBury run brought to sudden standstill
By GABRIEL RAMSAY Barnes...............32 Bury St Ed’s...... 14 Barnes solidified their push for promotion with a fantastic result over an in-form...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFoxes foxed by Albanian aces
By CARRICK BLAKE Canterbury.............. 20 Old Albanians........32 It was a tough day at the office for Canterbury with Old Albanians making...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoFirst-half blitz from the red and whites
By KEVIN BEAL Dorking.....................59 North Walsham........0 Six first-half tries – a double from Austin Emens and one each for Johnny Ellis,...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoRecords sent tumbling as leaders go try crazy
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath...... 94pts Westcliff............. 0pts Winging in: Jake Lloyd scores the eighth try for Blackheath PICTURES: Andy Wansbury The...
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National League 2E
/ 3 years agoThriller as islanders seal it late on to sink Hundred
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford H..............26 Guernsey.................40 An ideal afternoon for fast, running rugby saw 10 tries scored in an even and...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoAdams shoots down Hawks
By STEVE FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............28 Henley......................24 TWO late penalties by Ben Adams snatched a narrow win for Sevenoaks against Henley Hawks. Oaks...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBarnes hat-trick jars Juddians
By GARETH WITHERS Worthing..................46 Tonbridge J............34 A HUGELY entertaining game saw two sides in the top half of the table share...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South Central
By STEPHEN SMITH LEAGUE leaders Wimbledon RFC put down a marker as they continued their push towards promotion, smashing Banbury 102-22....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years ago1 South East
By DAVID LAWRENCE TWO late tries saw table-topping Westcombe Park fight back from a losing position against Colchester and extend their...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBright eager to team up with eldest son Bailey
By BEN JAYCOCK Mark Bright is still playing Championship rugby at the age of 44 and has no plans to retire...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoDoubles for Johnes and Sing stop Bears
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Glouc-Hartpury.....36 Bristol Bears............ 5 On a dreary day, Gloucester-Hartpury secured a convincing win against Bristol Bears at the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoExeter bounce back with 15-try win
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks...............0 Exeter Chiefs.........95 Exeter Chiefs bounced back from their opening round defeat with a dominant win over...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoChampions hoping to build on fast start
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Women’s Premier 15s Today. Kick-off 3.15pm PREMIER 15s champions Saracens will be hoping to continue their strong...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoWarriors relieved to return home
Preview Worcester v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 1pm WORCESTER Warriors women return to Sixways for the first time today since their...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoScottish World Cup stars back for Quins
Preview .Loughborough v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm FOLLOWING last week’s defeat to Worcester, Harlequins have been bolstered by the return of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoEngland got draw they didn’t deserve
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME How has the world of rugby become so predictable that you can...
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Top 14
/ 3 years agoCoach O’Gara receives his fourth ban in a year
La Rochelle head coach Ronan O’Gara has been given a fourth suspension in a year after being banned for 10 weeks...
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Top 14
/ 3 years agoFalcons lock Merrick heading for Top 14
Former England U20s lock George Merrick has left Newcastle Falcons with ‘immediate effect’ to join an undisclosed French club. The 30-year-old...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoWarriors prop Owlett beefs up Esher pack
Former Worcester prop Jack Owlett has joined National One side Esher. Owlett, 27, joins following the financial collapse of the Warriors...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoResults
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoBrady so strong on family values at Harrogate
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Brady has made over 200 appearances for Harrogate across a 10- year spell and feels it’s his...











