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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears get set to welcome fans back to Ashton Gate
TRP understands fans will be allowed to attend matches in August under government plans
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership and Championship clubs cleared to return to training
Cleaning controls, PPE and temperature checks to be administered as rugby squads cleared to return
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership unanimously approves salary cap overhaul after Myners report
The Premiership has approved 52 recommendations to reform its salary cap regulations
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago5 questions Bath and England flanker Sam Underhill answered
Francois Louw had a profound influence on Underhill's skills at the ruck
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby Australia makes huge staff cuts in £3m cost-saving measure
Rugby Australia chiefs to cut 47 of 142 full-time jobs weeks after securing World Rugby emergency loan
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRob Howley opens up on the gripping darkness which led to his gambling
"When my thoughts went towards my sister, betting on rugby was an escapism" - Howley sheds light on grief
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAmbition? Lansdown should ask Ealing!
STEVE Lansdown wants to ring fence the Premier League so that the clubs can get their finances in order. Well, we’ve...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBristol get set to welcome back fans
Mills aims to up his game Ryan Mills admits his form was not consistent enough at Worcester and is determined to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRUGBYQUIZ
FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Making an entrance: Erika Roe at Twickenham 1. Who were England’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI was there for Jarrett
JUST been reading Brendan Gallagher’s article on Keith Jarrett’s try in 1967. I was at that match, standing on the south...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBristol get set to welcome back fans
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs are preparing to welcome back spectators, with Bristol leading the way in being ready to accommodate...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFord: Bodes must be mad to give me a go!
By JON NEWCOMBE Tough gig: Joe Ford coaching at Leeds PICTURES: Getty Images Boss: Steve Boden Tenacious: Sam Olver Talent: Charlie...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSimpkin was from Northland
JUST some corrections to Brendan Gallagher’s story about George Simpkin. He died in Hamilton, New Zealand not Hong Kong. He was...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby law trials not for us says Davies
By SAM JACKSON Integrity: Gareth Davies WORLD Rugby have approved ten optional law trials to help reduce the risk of Covid-19...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders bolster backline with top flight duo
Versatile: Max Bodilly EALING Trailfinders have strengthened their squad for next season with the arrival of centre Max Bodilly from Exeter...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHow to stop cheats
CHRIS Hewett’s article in which he stated that limiting substitutions to injured players only would not work because players would be...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBaron’s Coronavirus Cup proposal dismissed
FRANCIS Baron’s idea of a major international tournament to be held in England in 2021 to ease the financial impact of...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWebber will take top tips to Jersey
By NEALE HARVEY Career switch: Rob Webber is leaving Sale to coach Jersey PICTURES: Getty Images ROB WEBBER aims to assimilate...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLessons our game can learn from America
JERRY Guscott’s piece in last week’s issue highlighted the NFL’s salary cap as a reason for the league’s financial stability. It...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
You can subscribe to The Rugby Paper. Just fill out the form below and send your cheque for £20, £40 or...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDennis wants to make Australia great again
By NEALE HARVEY Mission: Dave Dennis has plans Down Under EXETER star Dave Dennis has outlined his ambition to help Australian...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEddie on touchline is recipe for a riot
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of Eddie Jones’ strengths as a coach is that he has always...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSaracens lads ‘will thrive in Tier Two’
By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Adam Powell Home-grown: Joel Kpoku, left, and Ralph Adams-Hale can spark Saracens SARACENS academy coach Adam...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDavies calls time on Wales
SARACENS have signed Wales scrum-half Aled Davies from Ospreys on a three-year contract - their first signing ahead of next season...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime for rugby to make some good TV
WHEN it comes to promoting itself on screens, either big or small, Rugby Union trails behind most sports. Nowhere is this...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoRetallick rejects offer from Gatland
BRODIE Retallick will not be turning out for the Chiefs in the upcoming Super Rugby Aotearoa with the All Blacks lock...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThompstone left in limbo as the jobs dry up
Concern: Adam Thompstone is fighting to save his career PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER wing Adam Thompstone is facing up to being...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBracken brings world class to Wanstead
WORLDCup winner Kyran Bracken has signed up to coach East London club Wanstead next season. Bracken, who won 51 caps for...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoYoung: Life with Lions would be ideal return
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Wasps supremo Dai Young would love a role with the British & Irish Lions after declaring himself...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMills backs Wasps to put sting in his game
By NEALE HARVEY New challenge: Ryan Mills, playing for Worcester Warriors, is tackled by Sale’s Akker van der Merwe PICTURES: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRennie wants Australian rugby to end public spats
By SAM JACKSON NEW Wallabies coach Dave Rennie has urged Australian rugby to unite and stop airing their differences in public....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMarquee players inside the cap would be honest
THE fiction that the PRL salary cap is designed to create a level playing field is clearly exposed by the battle...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWage cuts in Wales could be extended to a year
By ROB COLE WALES’ leading players are facing at least a yearlong extension of their 25 per cent wage cuts as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNFL show how to keep it competitive
ONE thing that Jeremy Guscott could have mentioned in his article about the continuing financial success of the NFL is the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTen more years a Chief then it’s Rob for England
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Leader of men: Rob Baxter trusts his medics EXETER CHIEFS boss Rob Baxter is destined for greatness at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime to do the right thing
COLIN Boag writes that “the success of each Premiership club is inextricably linked to the survival of its rivals”. Dr Robert...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAt least Dallaglio has a firm grip on reality
Views COLIN BOAG Business acumen: Lawrence Dallaglio when he was a director of Wasps Money dominated the rugby headlines last week....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBring back rucking
WITH the game held in abeyance, now is a good time for World Rugby to give the game back to the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
WILL HOOLEY, USA, BEDFORD AND FORMER MOSELEY, NORTHAMPTON, EXETER AND ENGLAND U20s FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBig changes needed
IN THIS current climate, rugby has as much chance of picking up where it left off as Donald Trump being awarded...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFrance looks the likeliest route for Itoje to take now
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Playing to win: Maro Itoje crashes over to score a try for Saracens during...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years ago7pt try will speed it up
HERE’S an idea to have the ball in play, longer. Paint two white lines, from behind the posts to the dead-ball...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoOrange card gets thumbs up from Nigel
By PETER No cop out: Nigel Owens THE orange card is today given the green light by the world’s most-capped Test...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoBritish & Irish Lions select Murrayfield as host venue for pre-2021 tour Test
Lions set to play at home of Scottish rugby for only the second time in history
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFaith shown by Chris Boyd has seen Fraser Dingwall grow at Saints
The Northampton Saints centre talks to Jeremy Blackmore about his breakthrough season at Franklin's Gardens
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFrench lessons will help Myles Edwards make his mark at Wasps
The new Wasps signing explains how his career took a detour in France before a Premiership homecoming
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMy goal is France in 2023, says Worcester centre Ollie Lawrence
The competition is stacking up behind England main man Manu Tuilagi
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby contracts will deviate from what we know now, says Carl Fearns
The former Bath No.8, now at Rouen, believes rugby's player base could shift towards preferring freelance agreements
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby approves trials aiming to restrict virus transmission
Return-to-play law trials released by World Rugby, and include the scrapping of scrum resets
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLeinster wing Dave Kearney is king of Europe’s elite tryscorers
Peter Jackson looks over the stats for Europe's top performing players in terms of tries and points scored












