Harlequins No.8 Alex Dombrandt will make his England Test debut this weekend after Eddie Jones included four debutants in his team to face Canada. The […]
PAUL REES charts the remarkable transformation that made Quins champions The Premiership season finished as it had started more than seven months before with Harlequins […]
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO:The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EUemail: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.ukTHREE generations of the same family made history last Saturday by […]
LEE JARVIS, THE FORMER WALES, CARDIFF, PONTYPRIDD, NEATH, DRAGONS & CORNISH PIRATES FLY -HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. […]
Scotland …………3Italy………………43ITALY stunned Scotland with a six-try demolition job at Cardiff Arms Park to keep Sean Lineen’s team winless.Scotland’s poor Six Nations reached new lows […]
By SAM JACKSON France …………..36ptsTries: Haddad 3, Tchaptchet 16, 36, Reybier 30, Debaes 55Conversions: Le Garrec 4, 31, 37, 56Wales …………….19ptsPenalties: Le Garrec 51Tries: Beetham […]
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ENTIRE books have been written about William Webb Ellis and the origins of Rugby, as […]
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Possible bolter: Chris HarrisLIONS trips to South Africa are glorious in so many ways but one or two myths emerge that need […]
QUESTION: When is a forward pass not a forward pass?Answer: Almost never, it seems.How many times this season have we seen forward passes ignored by […]
RUSSELL EARNSHAW, THE MAGIC ACADEMY COACH AND FORMER ENG- LAND 7S, BATH, WEST HARTLEPOOL, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER & PERTEMPS BEES FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE […]
Nick Cain on the underlying essence of today’s England A clash with Scotland A PREVIEW…England A v Scotland AToday. Kick-off 2pm, Welford RoadTHERE should be […]
Brendan Gallagher charts some outstanding episodes from the 13 tours undertaken by the Lions to South Africa from 1891 onwards Riding the Blue train – […]
DANIEL GALLAN EVER since Nelson Mandela used the Springbok emblem to help heal the wounds of apartheid, South Africa’s national rugby team has served as […]
WE’RE at the end of the rugby season and once again, the complete travesty of justice that is the Premiership playoffs are here.After the requisite […]
By BEN JAYCOCK TRANS-TASMAN FINAL Blues …………….23Highlanders ….15THE BLUES’ 18-year wait for a Super Rugby triumph is over after victory in the all-New Zealand Trans- […]
RECENT TRP issues have contained some good opinions on the ring-fencing question.I liked the idea from Kevin Higginson (June 6) about going to a 16- […]
SAM OLVER, THE DONCASTER AND FORMER ENGLAND U20, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND MOSELEY FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Robin […]
THE Lions’ incoming personnel will be playing catch-up in their quest to face South Africa, according to kicking coach Neil Jenkins.Only 25 members of the […]
By JOHN FALLON Zebre ………………….11 Munster …………….54GAVIN Coombes sent out another signal that he’s ready to take over from the retiring CJ Stander as he ran […]
Sharks ………………..22 Bulls……………………34MORNE Steyn celebrated his recall to the Springboks squad with a faultless kicking performance to help book Bulls’ place in next week’s Rainbow Cup […]
Preview… Scarlets v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pmINTERIM head coach Dai Flanagan will take charge of Scarlets for the final time today after admitting he is […]
FRANCE ENGLAND’S opening round opponents have retained 2019 World U20 Championship winners Matthias Haddad and Paul Mallez as Les Bleuets bid to win a first […]
IRELAND COACH Richie Murphy has only six players from last year’s squad that helped put Ireland U20 in pole position until the tournament was cancelled, […]
SCOTLAND SEAN Lineen is confident his novice lock pairing of Alex Samuel and Max Williamson will get the job done for Scotland.Glasgow’s 6ft 9in academy […]
ITALY ITALY have named a 32- man squad ahead of their opening round match against tournament hosts Wales.Alessandro Garbisi, the younger brother of Italy fly-half […]
Pressure: Jamie GeorgeSARACENS hooker Jamie George says the play-off final could prove to be one of the most important matches in his career.Saracens have included […]
MORE emotive claptrap in the TRP about socalled ring-fencing, with Nick Cain going overboard, talking of the RFU “deliberately scuppering the Championship” and comparing unfavourably […]
JACK PREECE, THE CINDERFORD AND FORMER BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL, COVENTRY, ROTHERHAM, MOSELEY, AND ENGLAND SEVENS AND COUNTIES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH […]
TOM HOLMES, THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, ROTHERHAM TITANS AND NOTTINGHAM LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Robin ‘Bomber’ Hislop […]
Lions …………….21 Sharks …………33THE Sharks will meet the Bulls in next weekend’s Rainbow Cup SA finale after coming away from Ellis Park with a five-try victory.They […]
THE big issue in English rugby in the immediate future will be the RFU Council meeting to sanction, or not to sanction, Premiership ring fencing.If […]
Concern: Francis BaronFAIR play to Francis Baron for speaking out against the proposed ringfencing for the Premiership in Nick Cain’s cover story in the Rugby […]
I MUST disagree with Sir Francis Baron’s comments about promotion/ relegation in the Premiership.The list of clubs in the league for the last 18 years, […]