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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoVan Graan makes Munster’s Cloete a target for Bath
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have made a move for Munster’s former South Africa A flanker Chris Cloete...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOjomoh: Dad’s fame is no burden to me
Paul Rees talks to Max Ojomoh about his desire to expand his portfolio across the backline Max Ojomoh is one of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBraley: Italy are on the up
ITALY scrum-half Callum Braley hopes this year’s Six Nations will improve their reputation on the international stage. The Azzurri have finished...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAbsent stars level the playing field
COLIN BOAG Enthralling: Wasps come back to beat Exeter by a point yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images There’s a full programme of...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoJourney through history has been educational
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Well that was fun. Way back in the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIreland came calling after my Sale switch
MY LIFE IN RUGBY CHRISTIAN SAVERIMUTTO THE FORMER IRELAND, SALE & WATERLOO SCRUM-HALF I WAS obsessed with rugby, I used to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDollar still on the money in Scotland
Brendan Gallagher brings his series on rugby’s great schools to an end at Dollar DOLLAR not only boast one of the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players HOLLY AITCHISON THIS WEEK... SARACENS AND CENTRE Holly Aitchison’s rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast predictions league
The Rugby Paper Podcast will be running a predictions league throughout the tournament. Here, guest Jeremy Guscott, columnists Brendan Gallagher and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoListen to The Rugby Paper Podcast
The Rugby Paper Podcast is now live. This week’s podcast looks ahead to the opening weekend of the Six Nations. Host...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast launches today!
The Rugby Paper are pleased to announce that we will be launching our first podcast today – The Rugby Paper Podcast....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoToulouse first in line to sign World Cup star de Jager
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOULOUSE are favourites to land Sale Sharks World Cup-winning second row Lood de Jager...
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Features
/ 4 years agoI can make Warriors great says Diamond
Steve Diamond holds court after being appointed boss at Worcester Warriors. Jon Newcombe listened in Talent at 10: Fin Smith PICTURES:...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBRYONY CLEALL
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... WASPS PROP Wasps prop...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFREDDIE BURNS
ROOM 101 THE LEICESTER FLY-HALF TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Wet door knobs...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCare, Green sign on at Harlequins
RUGBY SHORTS DANNY Care and Tyrone Green have extended their stays at Harlequins. No.9 Care, 35, has been with the club...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCONNOR DOHERTY
YOUNG GUNS SALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWales fans don’t care about clubs
COLIN BOAG Packed out: A full Principality Stadium but where are crowds for regions? PICTURE: Getty Imagesr At last the Welsh...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIcon Barrington is eyeying up France
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS prop Richard Barrington could be heading to France at the end of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHidalgo-Clyne may quit Chiefs
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SAM Hidalgo-Clyne could become the next player to leave Exeter Chiefs this summer when...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBlackett seeking a fly-half and full-back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WASPS boss Lee Blackett is still looking to replace the spine of his backline...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDiamond could put bite on his old club, Sharks
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Raid: Flanker Cameron Neild is wanted by Worcester SALE Sharks are bracing themselves for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEnglish granny hunt for Tyrone
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE RFU have been in touch with Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green in a bid...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland’s injury crises is by-product of the pandemic
By BEN REDWOOD THE SIX NATIONS have so far been dominated by two things – coronavirus and injuries. England and Wales...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCruelly trolled Alfie Pugsley heading to Premiership Final
An U12’s rugby player is heading to June’s Premiership final following an outpouring of support from the biggest names in rugby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJamie Roberts heads down under
Jamie Roberts will leave Dragons this month to move to Australian side Waratahs for “personal reasons”. Roberts has been granted an...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSanderson’s sights are on O’Flaherty
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is on the lookout for a new winger this...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints lure Braley back
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER NORTHAMPTON Saints are closing in on a deal to bring Italy scrum-half Callum Braley...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRoberts wanted in Oz by Waratahs
By STEFFAN THOMAS JAMIE Roberts has emerged as a potential target for Australian Super Rugby side the Waratahs. The former Wales...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHouse-hunting Hughes looks at the Exiles
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Off: Nathan Hughes’ contract at Bears is ending LONDON Irish have enquired about the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players JASMINE JOYCE THIS WEEK... BRISTOL & WALES WING In September...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoVan Graan wants Allende at Bath
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JOHAN van Graan could make another raid on employers Munster this time. Van Graan,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAll change as Eddie goes with a sense of adventure
PAUL REES LOOKS AT ENGLAND’S SIX NATIONS SQUAD Selection defines coaches. One of the hardest parts of the job is telling...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEddie gives Gerrard seal of approval
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EDDIE Jones’ neverending quest to learn from ‘the Beautiful Game’ continues after picking the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCurry can be one of best in world – Jones
EDDIE Jones believes Tom Curry will have established himself as one of the best players in the game by the time...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHarrison of interest to Tigers
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Move: Harrison LEICESTER Tigers are weighing up a move for Northampton Saints former England...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Bedford team could have made it in the Prem
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BEDFORD, LONDON IRISH, BARBARIANS AND MIDLANDS CENTRE BEN WHETSTONE RUDI STRAEULI used to have a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCadan commits to Harlequins
HARLEQUINS winger Cadan Murley has signed a long-term contract extension with the Premiership champions. The 22-year-old has scored 17 tries in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCan Crowley revive Italy’s serial losers?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Kieran Crowley will become the eighth Italy coach...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMichallet death rocks Rouen
PROD2 side Rouen are in mourning following the death of 29-year-old flyhalf Jordan Michallet. Michallet, who was recently married and poised...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRivals grab the ones that got away
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVEN in these difficult cash-strapped times, with many redundancies and cuts at the RFU in recent years...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSuch a poignant glimpse of England’s lost talent
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGowerton: A conveyor belt of talent for Wales
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools AS YOU might expect in such a rugby-daft area many great...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLeinster rout can devalue Euro Cup
COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSambura Kenya 7’s: The worlds best rugby event
World Sports Safaris Ltd and their partners are delighted to announce an exciting new sporting venture, theSamburu 7s. Created entirely from...
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Features
/ 4 years agoStephen Payne OBE praises Paddy Jackson
Stephen Payne OBE pays a personal tribute to Paddy Jackson to mark his 30th rotation of the sun. Stephen Payne is...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEVAN MITCHELL
YOUNG GUNS COVENTRY FLY-HALF Evan Mitchell is one of few rugby players to be able to follow his father’s footsteps in...















