-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSix Nations to go behind Sky paywall for £300m
■ By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE Taking over? Sky THE Six Nations is in ‘very real danger’ of vanishing from free-toair television...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBetter, England
LAST Sunday against Ireland was the best England have played for a while. First half was good, but second half we...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoDragons gifted victory by Cheetahs late call to run
■By ROGER PANTING A LAST minute penalty by Sam Davies kept Dragons’ slim hopes of an end of season play-off spot...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoA third Ntamack beat Boks for France
THERE has rightly been much comment this season about young French tyro Romain Ntamack and his father Emile, France’s elegant wing...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBracken: Gatland right for England
■ By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland would be the best man to succeed Eddie Jones if the RFU decide not to...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBiggar’s behaviour sets a bad example
LAST Sunday we read in TRP about a subject which has been getting worse for several seasons in an article where...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoTest duo return to boost Connacht
Preview Kings v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm IRISH internationals Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan are both included for Connacht’s trip to...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoYoung Exiles wings are on fire warns Naholo
■By NEALE HARVEY Desperate measures: Gloucester can’t stop Ollie Hassell-Collins scoring the second of his four tries for London Irish PICTURE:...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEdwards bedevils old employers
THE stupidity of the WRU in not giving Shaun Edwards a four-year extension came back to haunt them last week. The...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaracens let Liam go early
NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS have confirmed Wales full-back Liam Williams has joined the region for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoGenge sits there bottled up with anger says Youngs
BEN YOUNGS believes his Leicester teammate Ellis Genge can be a powerhouse prop for England in the coming years. Scrum-half Youngs,...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Follow us at: @TheRugbyPaper like us at: therugbypaper Follow us at: @therugbypaper Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish aiming to exit Madejski with flourish
■By GARY FITZGERALD All about effort: Declan Danaher DECLAN Danaher denies Saracens’ nightmare Premiership predicament has had anything to do with...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoRams are head-butted by RFU points deduction
■ By NEALE HARVEY Hit hard: Gary Reynolds RAMS chief executive Gary Reynolds believes his club have been harshly treated by...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoFlood victims struggling to keep afloat
■By JON NEWCOMBE Water, water everywhere: The scene at Hereford RUGBY clubs in England and Wales have been up to their...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoTonga confirmed as fourth Autumn Test
ENGLAND will play Tonga at Twickenham in a November Test series that includes fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. It...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn: Give Wayne a break, he’s not to blame
■By ALEX BYWATER Pressure: Wayne Pivac ALUN Wyn Jones has told the critics to lay off Wales head coach Wayne Pivac...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoSubscriptions…
You can subscribe to The Rugby Paper. Just fill out the form below and send your cheque for £20, £40 or...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoCourtney can top the lot for caps
■By NEALE HARVEY Indefatigable: Courtney Lawes in go-forward mood for England against Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images 84 caps: Johnson 85 caps:...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoMaturing Maunder ready for next Test
■By NEALE HARVEY Kicking on: Jack Maunder in action for Chiefs against Sale Celebrating Denny Solomona’s winning try for England against...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoNew Shark Lood homes in on London Irish prey
■By JON NEWCOMBE High top: Lood De Jager wins a lineout against Japan MAD keen as he is about golf, Lood...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland U20 champion Dom Barrow quits rugby after spells at Leicester and Northampton
The lock came through the academy at Leeds and also played for Newcastle
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: Rhys Webb to make Bath debut against rivals Bristol
Bath and Bristol make several changes for Sunday's derby clash at the
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘He’s a new man’ – Johan Ackermann commends Cipriani and Gloucester
Gloucester will be promoting mental health awareness and the #BeKind campaign at Friday night's Premiership match
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhy Justin Tipuric turned down Bristol and the Top 14 to stay in Wales
A huge boost for the Welsh region after a deeply troubling campaign thus far in the PRO14
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHenry Thomas targets new Bath contract on his way back from ACL injury
Neale Harvey talks to Thomas and Bath head coach Neal Hatley
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoScrum-half to make step up from the Championship to sign for Northampton Saints
Unbeaten Newcastle Falcons are also set to sign a player as they look set to return to the Premiership
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland ought to replicate the French system, says Grimoldby
Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby speaks of the gulf between the Championship and the Pro D2 in France, where he played for...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSpringboks joining the Six Nations isn’t out of the question, says Rob Andrew
Andrew points to the development of T20 in cricket, as reason not to disbelieve the prospect of a 'Seven Nations'
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarlequins’ Fijian lock Tevita Cavubati signs new contract
Paul Gustard has shares his views on a 'physically dominant presence' within the Harlequins engine room
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI’ll stay as long as Saracens want me to, says Alex Goode
Alex Goode comes to the defence of ex-Saracens chairman Nigel Wray, and says he wants to finish his career at the...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoIreland’s Six Nations match against Italy postponed over coronavirus fears
A match which was scheduled to be held in Dublin on March 7
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill in market to reinforce front five
Mulvihill is targetting a number of players from South Africa to add to his forwards
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol Bears’ Welsh exile Mat Protheroe signs for Ospreys
A player capable of making the move into Test rugby by playing under Wayne Pivac's nose?
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarry Mallinder one of four key players to sign on with Saints
Northampton Saints have announced new contracts for Harry Mallinder, Tom Collins, Paul Hill and Ahsee Tuala. The quartet boast just under...
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens pair agree season-long loan moves to Bristol Bears
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam continues to add to his arsenal for next season
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEddie Jones calls up Plan B at No.8 for England training squad
Mark Wilson has been recalled by the England head coach for a training camp ahead of the clash with Wales
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoThe English Rugby Leagues’ Long History With Sponsorships
Rugby is a popular sport in the UK and, similarly to football, is at the centre of dozens of sponsorship deals....
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Championship threaten to revive play-off system and add to Saracens woe
Life in the Championship next season might not be as straightforward as Saracens were expecting
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland Sevens captain Tom Mitchell feels change in the wind post-Tokyo Olympics
RFU cuts to the Championship have given rise to questions over the future of the England Sevens programme
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland open to allowing access for fly-on-the-wall TV documentary
Will Carling reveals England's aversion to allowing cameras behind the scenes has eased
-
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath outline intentions for next season by signing Premiership trio
Ben Spencer and Will Spencer sign for Bath, with Cameron Redpath making a mid-season move from Sale
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoToby Booth to become new head coach of Ospreys
Harlequins forwards coach to leave Twickenham Stoop
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEx-RFU chief raps cuts to Championship
Former RFU chairman Graeme Cattermole questions how the savings on the Championship budget cuts will be used elsewhere
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoStorm Ciara Halts Jonny May’s Try Scoring Surge
As Scotland got their Six Nations Calcutta Cup match underway in testing conditions, it was telling that the first kick of...
-
Featured
/ 6 years agoEngland bring down Ireland’s Grand Slam dream
In their first match at Twickenham of 2020, England kept the game out of Ireland's control to win 24-12
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoConsign this shameful class system to history
Giant killers: Duncan Roke, of the National League XV, on the attack against the Springboks in 2000 PICTURE: Getty Images BRENDAN...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoChampionship threaten to revive play-off system
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Strategist: Alistair Bow SARACENS’ expected procession back into the Premiership might have to negotiate extra hurdles with...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales face top two in world rankings
WALES will face World Cup winners South Africa and New Zealand in two of their four 2020 Autumn Internationals. Wayne Pivac’s...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPerhaps it’s time to boycott the top tier
COULD this season get any worse? The whole salary cap saga proved just how poor the administration of the professional game...















