Latest News
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoDay the towering red army tasted epic defeat
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
-
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 agoClarey calls for return of students’ stepping stone
By NEALE HARVEY Progress: Alec Clarey SARACENS prop Alec Clarey believes the RFU must find a way of resuscitating the England...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoBrilliant Logie was the forerunner of modern Sevens
Top talent: Laughland FIJI might be the Sevens kings but it’s worth remembering that Scotland invented the game and, it is...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoI remember the magic of those midweek matches
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Floodlit fun: Midweek Pooler and Cardiff clashes were...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoO’Connor sparks Reds as Brumbies go top
SUPERRUGBY By SAM JACKSON THE Brumbies regained top spot in Super Rugby AU with a convincing 38-11 victory over the Waratahs...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoSevens star Miotti eyes move to Prem
Interest: Miotti FORMER Argentina Sevens fly-half Domingo Miotti is looking at a move to the Premiership after he was told to...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoWillis says No to Ulster as he waits for Eddie
England ambitions: Jack Willis JACK WILLIS rejected a move to Ulster this summer because he wants to force his way into...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoIt’s not all over yet for Bath and Pollard
SPRINGBOK fly-half Hendre Pollard is still weighing up his future with Top 14 outfit Montpellier and is refusing to rule out...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoQuins in search to replace Clifford
Retired: Jack Clifford HARLEQUINS have started the search to replace Jack Clifford following the announcement that the England international back row...
-
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoIt’s time for changes,Eddie
NICK CAIN STICKS HIS NECK OUT AND PICKS HIS ENGLAND TEAM FOR THE 2023 WORLD CUP Ben Spencer, , Joe Simmonds...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoPlaying the system
THE rewriting of rugby language continues apace, with Bristol’s bench-warmers now cast as “system players”. Will Pat Lam’s seat in the...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoPlayers must act as they see fit on racism
ANTHONY Watson was bang on the money in arguing that pre-match responses to the Black Lives Matter movement should be a...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoKiwis make our game look utterly pedestrian
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The Sale coach and former hooker Steve Diamond, honorary life member of the Front Row Union, thinks...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoSolomons: That first 40 gives us hope
WARRIORS have suffered two losses since the restart, making it eight in a row overall, and Alan Solomons hopes his team...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoBlackett: Leadership is key in Wasps challenge
By GARY ZITZGERALD Debut delight: Alfie Barbeary celebrates with James Gaskell after scoring for Wasps PICTURES: Getty Images CONFIDENCE, belief and...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoCrean heads the Sarries young bloods praised by McCall
Debut: Sam Crean MARK McCall had mixed feelings about the victory over Harlequins but the Saracens director of rugby was delighted...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoMasterclass by Farrell unhinges the Quins
By MIKE SINCLAIR Super sub: Paul Lasike breaks away to score for Quins OWENFarrell celebrated his 200th Saracens appearance by kicking...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years ago‘Race for top four will go to the wire’
NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd believes the race for the fourth Premiership playoff spot will be a tight one after...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoSaints take advantage of Exiles ill discipline
By ROGER PANTING Race winner: Tom Collins celebrates scoring his chip and chase try for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images AFTER an...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoSpeed up scrums and ping those who loiter
ANY sport that allows a non-event like the forming of a scrum to last for a minute and a half -...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoNo room for ‘Razor’ in Gatland’s Lions set-up
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SCOTT Robertson is the hottest young coaching talent not just in New Zealand,...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoHooper: Ruaridh showed his class
BATH boss Stuart Hooper was full of praise for England’s World Cup wing Ruaridh McConnochie. Watched by England head coach Eddie...
-
Premiership
/ 6 years agoRookie Tigers given a bad mauling by Bath
By ROB WILDMAN Too easy: Tom de Glanville races in to score for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images BATH clinically swept aside...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoDrop-kick Farrell puts the boot into Quins
Fast and furious: Sam Underhill helped Bath to a big win at Welford Road to stay on track for the top...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoDesperate Wales eye West Ham for bale-out
By PETER JACKSON WALES are hoping West Ham United can help them out for their autumn internationals after abandoning a plan...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Harvey Biljon: I’m proud to see so many of my players in the Premiership
Neale Harvey surveys long-term Jersey director of rugby Harvey Biljon on the state of affairs in the second tier
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoStop the nit-picking and depowering of the scrum, Dan Cole warns World Rugby
England and Leicester tighthead Dan Cole offers his views on the scrum after watching Super Rugby this summer
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Scarlets and Ospreys to win amid fireworks
Shane Williams previews the return of the PRO14 and expectations for the four Welsh regions














