-
International Rugby
/ 7 years agoIsrael Folau to sue Rugby Australia for sum more than twice his contract value
Rugby Australia financial security under threat from Wallabies and Super Rugby's record tryscorer, as fallout continues
-
Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoTRP Awards 2019: James Haskell – Special Achievement
England, Wasps and Northampton Saints flanker James Haskell was honoured at the inaugural The Rugby Paper Awards
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBreakthrough Bath winger Ruaridh McConnochie pens lengthy extension
The ex-England Sevens man is most definitely a part Stuart Hooper's long-term plans at Bath
-
International Rugby
/ 7 years agoVIDEO: 14-man England undone by Ireland in U20 World Championship opener
Two yellow cards and one red card cost England U20s in tussle for victory in Argentina
-
International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland U20 boss Steve Bates hoping third time’s the charm in Argentina
England have finished runners-up the past two Championships
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGraham Rowntree signs three-year contract with Munster
England's triumvirate of 2015 will all call Ireland home after this year's World Cup
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoOEs future secure despite loss of main sponsor
OLD Elthamians DoR Gavin Lach insists it is business as usual for the National One side despite their main sponsor going...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSaracens stage epic fightback to stay No1
By NEALE HARVEY Top dogs: Jamie George celebrates with Richard Wigglesworth after scoring his second try to clinch victory for Saracens....
-
Latest News
/ 7 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
/ 7 years agoHalfpenny’s stronger for his injury hell
ALEX BYWATER finds Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny has new focus to fuel his drive for World Cup glory Sickener: Leigh Halfpenny...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoCipriani in line for England after Barbarians call is blocked
Barred: Danny Cipriani DANNY Cipriani is likely to feature in England’s wider World Cup training squad next month after the Barbarians...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoKingston looking to open new doors after retirement
By NEALE HARVEY FORMERHarlequins rugby director John Kingston aims to fill a gap in the player welfare market by offering sports...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoSam will be a star but it could take five years
By JAMES CANDY Promise: Sam Wainwrigh SARACENS fought off fierce competition from their Premiership rivals to secure the signing of promising...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoBig timbers will help us build trophy bid – Luatua
By NEALE HARVEY Bristol workhorse: Steven Luatua PICTURES: Getty Images Star signings: Nathan Hughes and Dave Attwood STEVEN Luatua cannot wait...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoIsa plotting big Pumas return after Wallaby heartache
Chance: Facundo Isa ARGENTINA enforcer Facundo Isa has warned England they face a World Cup backlash when the sides meet in...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoMallinder’s show today but he has no designs on Eddie’s job
By NICK CAIN Control: Jim Mallinder Chance to impress: Teimana Harrison JIM Mallinder says that while he has had input and...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoBath bolter banishing the 7s stigma
By ALEX BYWATER BATH wing Ruaridh McConnochie plans to follow in the footsteps of Rieko Ioane and Luke Morgan by graduating...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBaa-baas game isn’t about the World Cup
NICKCain’s article last week regarding the decision by Eddie Jones to pass the responsibility for the England v Baa Baas game...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEveryone loses out until we have level playing field for all
IN RESPONSE to John Oakenfull’s comments last week regarding the playoff system, I agree with him it is unfair when the...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoCarnegie facing oblivion after failure to pay debts
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Email: Gary Hetherington THE dwindling band of players at Yorkshire Carnegie have been told the club are...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoPlayoffs aren’t all bad, ask Exeter!
THE playoffs are to offset those who have been hindered by international call-ups during the season and for the obvious financial...
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTEAMS: Brad Barritt a shock inclusion for Premiership final
Saracens and Exeter Chiefs team news ahead of the climax to the Premiership season
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPat Lam is building England-ready contingent at Bristol Bears
Pat Lam reiterates his desire to turn Bristol in a Champions Cup regular – and says that's the perfect gateway to...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoFans warned of beer shortage at 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan
The stuff of nightmares
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago“I have to believe I can get to Japan” says Gloucester wing Ollie Thorley
An under the radar prospect as Eddie Jones' Rugby World Cup plan unfolds?
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEaling Trailfinders back Premiership-Championship play-off plan on one condition
Ealing Trailfinders owner Mike Gooley wants more reward for the likes of Jersey and Cornish Pirates for developing top tier players
-
International Rugby
/ 7 years agoFiji in pole position to win World Series
Fiji have a two-point lead going into the final round in Paris
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPocock leaves the Brumbies but available for Wallabies
Pocock heads to Japan, but Giteau rule means he can play for Wallabies
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoIreland’s Rob Kearney stays for another year
Rob Kearney pens a deal til the end of 2019-20
-
Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSuper Rugby: Jaguares play-off surge a good omen for Los Pumas
The Jaguares sit at the summit of the South African Conference
-
Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoMcGinity set to join Tigers’ shake-up
By NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are close to appointing former agent Jan McGinity as the new head of operations in a...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoInsurance change frees Wales players for early duty
WELSH World Cup hopes received a boost this week with England-based players available to Warren Gatland for as soon as he...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoJames will leave Blues
CARDIFF Blues wing Tom James will leave the region at the end of the month. The 32-year-old returned to rugby this...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoMiller tells boo boys to cut Lima some slack
By NEALE HARVEY Under fire: Wasps fly-half Lima Sopoaga PICTURES: Getty Images PLAYMAKER Lima Sopoaga should not be made a scapegoat...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoDeano disappointed by Hammerlsey flying the nest
By ADAM ELLIS THE lure of European rugby proved too strong for Simon Hammersley to remain at Kingston Park so the...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoDurable? They should call James Red Rum!
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON SAMJames ought to have been centre-stage at the Premiership gala dinner last Wednesday...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoIreland will be a big force in Japan insists Dempsey
By NEALE HARVEY JOHNNYSexton’s return to top form for Leinster has boosted Ireland’s World Cup chances, says Bath attack coach Girvan...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoQuins landed a coup with Dombrandt
THEEnglish Premiership Dream Team of the season featured a back row forward from Croydon whom nobody had heard of when he...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoSexton finds kicking boots at right time
By GARY HEATLY Champions: The injured Sean O’Brien lifts the trophy as Leinster start the celebrations LEINSTER edged out Glasgow Warriors...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoDream Team wake up call
THE PRO14 final at Celtic Park last night brought a new twist to the old maxim about there being two teams...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIt will be a sporting travesty if Chiefs lose
HEREwe are once again at the Premiership playoffs farce. How many other genuine Rugby Union fans feel the same way? I...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoKearney: We had to weather the storm
LEINSTER full-back Rob Kearney praised the way his side stepped up to the plate defensively to edge out Glasgow Warriors. Kearney,...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoThis free bar will cost you
THEWorld Cup warm-ups are still almost three months away but the hospitality companies are already selling their wares, like this one:...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSorrell’s not alone about Alex
SARACENS’ Kevin Sorrell is not the only one who is “flummoxed” about Alex Goode being ignored by the England set up....
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoFor Ospreys to fire they must sort Alun Wyn
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Priority: Ospreys must get Alun Wyn Jones under contract PICTURES: Getty Images Who would have...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoZach aims to stamp his brand on Eddie
■By NEALE HARVEY ZACHMercer is ready to prove to England head coach Eddie Jones that Billy Vunipola and Nathan Hughes are...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDon’t forget tribal nature of the Prem
REGARDING Colin Boag’s incredulity at the apparent ambivalence towards Sarries’ European Cup win over Leinster, does Colin not understand the essentially...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoIt’s back to basics for Wade in NFL camps
By ADAM ELLIS CHRISTIANWade celebrated his birthday in between two training camps with the Buffalo Bills as he transforms himself from...
-
Latest News
/ 7 years agoDombrandt eyes call-up for Baa-Baas clash
ALEX Dombrandt hopes his stellar first season in pro rugby might earn him an England call-up for next Sunday’s Twickenham clash...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTier Two grassroots need a boost, but so do ours in England
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NICK Cain is right...
Latest News
Superb Sharks demolish Clermont
Features
OSCAR WILSON
BUCS Super Rugby
Cardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
The best betting sites
