News By The Rugby Paper Team
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoFive tries, five points but Knights boss isn’t happy!
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........36pts Tries: Penalty 39, Edgson 47, Volpi 60, Paul 72, Spittle 80 Conversions: Olver 47, 60, 80...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCornwell gets the response he wanted
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............37pts Tries: Crane 16, R Smith 33, Short 47, 65 Conversions: Williams 17, 34, 48, 66 Penalties:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeague skills help Ollie keep his eye on the ball
By ADAM ELLIS OLLIE Hassell-Collins has stepped up his bid for an England call by taking a keen interest in watching...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPopham: It’s right to cut contact in training
FORMER Wales flanker Alix Popham believes a reduction in contact training needs to be mandatory across all levels of rugby. World...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBenetton hit back to down wasteful Stormers
By SAM JACKSON Benetton ........22 Stormers ........18 BENETTON stormed back from 18-7 down to upset the Stormers’ URC welcome party. The...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff show their steal to overcome fly-half crisis
By STEFFAN THOMAS Cardiff ..............33pts Tries: Amos 10, Halaholo 39, Lane 51, 70, Belcher 74 Conversions: J Evans 11, T Williams...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDashing Darcy puts Edinburgh on the way
By GARY HEATLY Edinburgh ........26pts Tries: Kinghorn 24, Bennett 34, Graham 39, 57 Conversions: Kinghorn 24, 34, 57 Scarlets ............22pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRuthless champions put Bulls to the sword
By JOHN FALLON L einster..............31pts Tries: Van der Flier 7, Porter 13, Tracy 57, R Byrne 70 Conversions: Sexton 8, 14,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDarge stars in narrow defeat to Ulster
By RONAN O’NEILL Ulster ..............35 Glasgow..........29 GLASGOW coach Danny Wilson hailed the impact of his younger players as Rory Darge and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoProdigal son Zebo wows on his return
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............42pts Tries: Zebo 6, 80, Casey 36, Coombes 43, 51, Cloete 77 Conversions: Carbery 44, 52 Sharks................17pts...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPlucky Zebre give Lions second half scare
By LUKE NASH Zebre ..............26 Lions ................38 ZEBRE’S stunning four-try blitz in the second half was not enough to complete a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAmbitious Owen using Beard as inspiration
By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Dragons v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 2pm, Rodney Parade OWEN Watkin is using his Ospreys teammate Adam Beard...
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Features
/ 5 years agoExciting ride goes on alongside Pat
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE BRISTOL BEARS RECRUITMENT MANAGER AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF AND SAINTS AND BEDFORD COACH PAUL LARKIN Saints...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSnowmen build for Olympics
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Cool runnings: The Rugby Europe snow championship, 2019...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEuropean Super Cup can help bridge divide
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE THE FIRA-run European Super Cup is up and running and although it’s very early days it could...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWeighty matters key for Kearney
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHE I’VE become a little obsessed with rugby players’ obsession with weight. Take the splendid Ireland and Lions...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAnalysis: Eddie decides to go the way of Harlequins, not Saracens in autumn training squad
Paul Rees looks at the winners and losers from Eddie Jones' autumn international training squad
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Features
/ 5 years agoSelection no longer centres around which club you’re at
EDDIE Jones raided 12 Premiership clubs for his latest squad with London Irish the only side to miss out. Worcester, who...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFirst-ever Cup final was turning point for Wasps
MOMENT IN TIME WASPS 1985-86 JOHN PLAYER CUP FINALISTS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO MARK RIGBY WASPS are one of the most...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNathan, the Panther, defied his broken jaw
PETER JACKSON THE French christened him La Panthere Noire, Waka Nathan simply the supreme openside wing forward of his time. New...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBishop’s cling on as Titans hit back
By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s St ...... 26 Taunton............ 22 BISHOP’S Stortford held on for a hard-earned home win against Taunton Titans....
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National League One
/ 5 years agoBrownlie hat-trick fails to stop hosts
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford .............. 41 Cambridge ............. 26 CINDERFORD kept up their unbeaten start, but Cambridge made them work hard...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoRosslyn ride high after away victory
By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ........17 Rosslyn Park ......... 28 ROSSLYN Park made it four wins out of four with a...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoSale stave off gutsy Albion comeback to claim points
By STEVE SMITH Sale FC...............38pts Tries: Priestley-Nangle 8, Walsh 12, Brown 32, Hughes 40, O’Donnell 62, Morris 78 Conversions: Johnson 8,...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoIn-form Rams rack up fourth win on trot to go top of table
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................29 Leeds Tykes ...........11 RAMS moved top of the standings with a five-try win against a battling...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoHeath undone by Caldy’s late show
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath..............16 Caldy..........................18 A TRY in the 78th minute from Martin Gerrard secured a first win of the season...
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National League One
/ 5 years agoOld boy’s joy as Chinnor hang on
By PAUL SMITH Moseley................... 22 Chinnor..................... 29 A SUPERB first-half display from former Moseley favourite Caolan Ryan was just enough to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLaw puts Scotland nearer to World Cup place
NEWS EXTRA DARAGH SMALL Ireland 18 Scotland 20 SCOTLAND pulled off a brilliant win over Ireland to reach the next phase...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMobile Manu’s found his fighting weight
By JON NEWCOMBE A SLIMMED down Manu Tuilagi admits he can now look himself in the mirror and feel confident he...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoSedgley’s Goodman secures top Marks
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 16 Sedgley Pk......32 A LATE Rhys Henderson try secured maximum points for Sedgley Park as the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoOllie is hat-trick hero in big win
By MICK PALMER Bournville...............66 Wharfedale............ 13 BOURNS hit top form to blow their visitors away, with Ollie Dawkins grabbing a hat...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoIn-form Fylde run riot to stay top
By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................... 80 Harrogate................26 FYLDE maintained their 100% win record so far this campaign with a comprehensive victory over...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoStour so strong in top start to season
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge...... 30pts Tynedale............. 5pts STOURBRIDGE’S scintillating start to the season continues to gather force following this commanding victory...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoCallum helps put Ionians in cruise control
By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ........... 31 Huddersfield.......... 17 HULL IONIANS were always well in control to gain a bonus point...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoNaylor so Keane to seal Hull’s win
By RICHARD GORE Hull RUFC................. 31 Chester .................... 10 HULL proved far too strong in the forwards for Chester as they...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoRotherham add to Blaydon’s pain
By CHRIS NUNN Blaydon ................... 17 Rotherham .............49 ROTHERHAM came from behind to secure a big victory at Blaydon. The hosts...
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National League 2N
/ 5 years agoBig day for Lucs ruined by Students
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians ......22 Loughboro L ....28 LUCTONIANS were unable to celebrate their first home game since February 2020 in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players ELLA WYRWAS THIS WEEK... SARACENS SCRUM-HALF Ella Wyrwas returned to...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLast-gasp miss hands victory to Rochford
By PETER Rochford........... 20 Canterbury....... 19 A MISSED Canterbury conversion deep into injury time ensured Rochford emerged victorious from an end-to-end...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoWorthing finish off in fine style
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian........... 13 Worthing..................22 WORTHING’S patience and tenacity paid off as they came away from Old Albanian with...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLions edge to Esher triumph
By NIGEL SCOTT Leicester Lions.....27 Esher......................... 21 LEICESTER Lions showed the value of having started the season with three testing fixtures...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRedruth run riot to rack up big win at Hinckley
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..............7 Redruth............. 41 REDRUTH turned in a superb team performance as they came away from Leicester Road with...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoCrusaders forward is given guard of honour
By JOHN WHITE Dings...................33pts Bury St Eds........27pts Joy: Tom Hargan celebrates with his Dings teammates PICTURES: John White Media DINGS’ game...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoLove lands late penalty to topple Clifton
By NICK PITSON Henley......................28 Clifton.......................27 A PENALTY with the last kick of the game gave Henley Hawks a memorable and emotional...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Westcliff suffer Barnes blitz
By DAVID DOONAN Barnes......................46 Westcliff................. 12 INJURY-RAVAGED Westcliff were blown away by Barnes in a one-way first half. A string of...
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National League 2E
/ 5 years agoRaiders rule roost as Chiefs slip up
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 17 Guernsey.................27 GUERNSEY Raiders took advantage of Barnstaple errors as they eased to victory at Pottington Road....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPressure is on South African sides says Jaque Fourie
WHEN South African rugby sent the Cheetahs and the Southern Kings to contest in the Pro14 against the Irish, Scots, Welsh...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Gun: Gloucester centre Jack Reeves
Jack Reeves is coveted with one of the Premiership‘s great supporting casts in senior centres Mark Atkinson, Billy Twelvetrees and Chris...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoStags fail to halt charge of the Vikings
London & South East Premier NORTH Walsham Vikings were dominant 41-14 winners against CS Stags 1863 as they continued their positive...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 years agoNewport edge top-of-the-table tussle
Midlands Premier NEWPORT (SALOP) first-team manager Michael Woodhouse praised his side’s spirit as they maintained their perfect league start to the...














