Latest News
Superb Sharks demolish Clermont
Latest News
Dowson: I’d love to keep Furbank at club
Brendan Gallagher
Ampleforth got Dallaglio tuned up for greatness
Features
OSCAR WILSON
Latest Posts
-
Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAdvantage laws have become a hindrance
THE mania for keeping an already frantic and attack friendly game fluid in the name of entertainment has reached epidemic proportions...
-
Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders favourites for title – Delaney
By NEALE HARVEY DEFENDING champions Crusaders will remain the team to beat when Super Rugby’s Australasian conferences kick-off this week, says...
-
Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoMapoe double gets Lions off to a flyer
By SAM JACKSON Lions 26 Sharks 19 Dangerman: Lionel Mapoe PICTURE: Getty Images SET-PIECE dominance laid the foundation for the Lions’...
-
Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoStormers stand firm to thwart late fight-back
By GEOFF WHITELY Stormers 28 Jaguares 20 THE Stormers held out a late rally to win their opening Super Rugby match...
-
Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoKiwi Linklater feeling tingly at prospect of World Cup
By JON NEWCOMBE Round-up Challenge: Brad Linklater SPAIN points-machine Brad Linklater admits he has “goose bumps” at the thought of going...
-
Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSee him here, see him there… Nowell pops up everywhere!
JACK NOWELL’s flashing footwork means he has been given the freedom of the field by Eddie Jones – and the Exeter...
-
Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNathan has powerpower, what about puff?
NICK CAIN says Nathan Hughes can frighten the Scots if he has enough fitness in the tank NICK CAIN Warrior: Scotland...
-
Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSix epic encounters on Irish soil
Nerveless: Leigh Halfpenny celebrates after kicking the winner in the 2012 thriller 1914 Ireland 3 Wales 11 Wales were gathering a...
-
Six Nations
/ 8 years agoGatland saga has taken the old hostilities to a new level
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for next weekend’s often spikey encounter at the Aviva BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bragging rights: George North scores...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoSir Nick had a way of stopping Scots pulses
SIR Nicholas (call me Nick) Shehadie had a chuckle to himself once every four years whenever Scotland turned up for the...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoAlun Wyn’s magnificent week on and off the field
PETER JACKSON Giving his all: Alun Wyn Jones in action against England One of the last things Alun-Wyn Jones did before...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoThomas dropped
FRANCE head coach Jacques Brunel has dropped a number of players who went out in Edinburgh after defeat by Scotland on...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoScotland U20 staff suspended
SEVERALmembers of the Scotland U20s backroom staff have been suspended following a late-night incident two days before their 36-3 defeat by...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoAllen: Unlike me, these boys will be Test ready
By NEALE HARVEY Senior call up: Gabriel Ibitoye PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLANDU20s coach Anthony Allen says today’s budding Red Rose stars...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoDenton ditches Warriors after one season
By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER Tigers have signed 36-cap Scotland back rower David Denton for next season. Denton, 28, will join from...
-
Latest News
/ 8 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
/ 8 years agoTwo positive drug tests in English rugby in 2016-17
THE RFU anti-doping advisory group have revealed there were two positive tests out of more than 700 conducted across all levels...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoDuncan is right fit, regardless of his nationality – Solomons
By NEALE HARVEY On merit: Alan Solomons WORCESTER Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons denies the appointment of Cheetahs head coach...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoKeddie living the dream at Dragons
Preview Dragons v Benetton Today, Kick-off 3.30pm HARRISON Keddie is relishing his shock appointment as Dragons captain with Bernard Jackman’s regular...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoItalians earn first win on Irish soil
By JOHN FALLON Connacht 11 Zebre 19 KIERANKeane wants his side to use their tour to Italy and South Africa to...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoWeir drops in with added time winner
By DARAGH SMALL Ulster 16 Edinburgh 17 DUNCAN Weir’s lastgasp drop-goal saw Edinburgh to a crucial and rare victory at Ulster....
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoClarke hits out at leniency of referee Wilkinson
By ROGER PANTING OSPREYS interim head coach Allen Clarke claimed referee David Wilkinson had failed to remember his cards as his...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoLowe stars but Scarlets show grit to earn bonus
By BILL KIELY False dawn: Scarlets’ Johnny McNicholl goes over to score PICTURE: Huw Evans SCARLETS head coach Wayne Pivac praised...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoBlues on course for Europe’s top table
By ALEX BYWATER DANNY Wilson believes Cardiff Blues are in a good place to qualify for the Champions Cup after they...
-
Latest News
/ 8 years agoHastings guides Warriors towards playoffs
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN Glasgow 37 Cheetahs 23 GLASGOW guaranteed themselves a PRO14 playoff place after sweeping aside the Toyota Cheetahs 37-23....
-
Features
/ 8 years agoLucky for me Warren refused my kind offer in Cardiff
WARREN Gatland will coach Wales for the 100th time against Ireland – a remarkable achievement and he deserves all the accolades...
-
Features
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny will need to dominate the skies
SHANE WILLIAMS Must start: George North impressed in his cameo PICTURE: Getty Images IT WILL take a very good team indeed...
-
Features
/ 8 years agoAckermann set to be reunited with Mostert
Out: Jeremy Thrush In: Franco Mostert GLOCESTER look to have won the battle for South Africa second row Franco Mostert to...
-
Features
/ 8 years agoMcGuigan heads back to Falcons
Back: George McGuigan ENGLAND Saxons hooker George McGuigan is set to return to Newcastle Falcons when his Leicester contract runs out...
-
Features
/ 8 years agoWarriors weigh up move for Haskell
Wanted by Warriors: James Haskell WORCESTER Warriors are deciding whether to make a play for England flanker James Haskell when he...
