Catch this team of nations on camera

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FLY on the wall sporting documentaries seem to...

A valiant stand against apartheid

THE name of Jim Roxburgh may not ring many bells for rugby fans up here in the north but the former...

Heald predicts a four-way battle

National 2 East BY BEN JAYCOCK THIS season is a golden opportunity for one of last season’s title contenders to take...

Devoto to make the difference  for Titans

National 2 West BY BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Former Exeter and England centre Ollie Devoto has joined Taunton. Inset, Luctonians coach...

Tykes out to get it right this time

National 2 North BY BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes are embracing their big club mentality and heavy favourites tag ahead of the...

Thousands enjoy biggest event ever held for touch

Touch Rugby BY CHRIS WEARMOUTH YEARS of planning and preparation yielded dividend on and off the pitch for England Touch this...

Players need clear pathway to develop

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Matt Price, below, head coach at Bournville RFC Happy days: Try scorer...

It looks good – for the Premiership

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ROB Baxter thinks that the PGP deal is ‘looking good for all’...

ELLIOTWILLIAMS HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 LOCK

YOUNG GUNS England U18s enforcer Elliot Williams is hoping to reach the heights of beefy senior lock George Martin after playing...

Ringer was the fall guy on a day of carnage

RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE TWICKENHAM BLOODBATH AND PAUL RINGER’S DISMISSAL IN 1980 PICTURES: Alamy Grudge match: Bill Beaumont competing...

England moved on to take Grand Slam with victory over Scotland

WHAT happened next? If the build up to the match is complicated, so is its legacy. The short term is easier...

Hare: I knew it was a big moment

DUSTY Hare famously scored a world record 7,337 points in first class rugby but it is his 79th minute penalty to...

Brive get one over title rivals Oyonnax

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURES: Getty Images Impressive debut: Courtney Lawes playing for Brive against Oyonnax. Inset, Jonny May COURTNEY Lawes...

Forthcoming fixtures

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BRITISH RUGBY FIXTURES

Saturday September 7 WELSH PREMIERSHIP Bargoed RFC v Llangennech 14:30 Cross Keys v Bonymaen 14:30 Neath v Merthyr RFC 14:30 Newbridge...

Louis Rees-Zammit continues NFL journey by joining Jacksonville Jaguars

The former Wales wing was released by the Kansas City Chiefs. Louis Rees-Zammit has joined the Jacksonville Jaguars’ practice squad after...

Huw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid

The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to...

Manu Tuilagi suffers broken hand in pre-season game for new club Bayonne

Tuilagi has suffered more injury woe after he swapped England for France. Former England centre Manu Tuilagi will have to wait...

England squad shocked after resignations of key coaching duo

Defence coach Felix Jones and head of strength and conditioning Aled Walters are moving on for pastures new. England players have...

Louis Rees-Zammit unlikely to make Kansas City Chiefs roster for 2024 NFL season

Former rugby star Louis Rees-Zammit is expected to miss out when the Kansas City Chiefs name their 53-man roster for the...

Stalwarts of the Six Nations

The Six Nations have continuously provided some end-to-end rugby action, attracting thousands to turn up for games with Six Nations tickets. ...

PGP deal is looking good for all – Baxter

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter remains hopeful that plans being drawn up as part of the new Professional Game...

Blow for England as Jones quits

By Ben Jaycock Back-to-back World Cup winning defence coach Felix Jones has left his role with England after sources revealed he...

It’s going to be a thriller – van Graan

By Jon Newcombe Johann van Graan is predicting a Gallagher Premiership 2024/25 season to set pulses racing. Bath’s head of rugby...

Playing in Cardiff will help us – Lam

By Mark Stevens Pat Lam has told Bristol supporters who are unhappy next season’s home Premiership fixture against Bath has been...

This has been the best year of my life

Mark Stevens talks to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso about his rise to the top for Exeter and England Even by his own admission,...

Porter: I’m going to fight hard for that No 9 shirt

By Adam Hathaway Will Porter has been learning from the old master Danny Care at Harlequins but is ready to paint...

Revived Genge is raring to go

By Paul Rees Ellis Genge spent a rare summer off fishing and intends to make a ‘turbot’ charged start to the...

Launchbury: It’s down to players on pitch

By Adam Hathaway Joe Launchbury has urged his Harlequins side to man the barricades or face another season of near misses...

Jones to miss out on WXV

MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which...

Clubs should be in Premiership Cup

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SPEAKING as a Coventry...

I’m feeling sorry for the Wallabies

AS an England supporter, I used to revel in Australia being beaten, mainly because it was so rare. However, now I’m...

Losing Jones is bad news for England

FELIX Jones quitting as England defence coach shows a lot is going wrong behind the scenes in Steve Borthwick’s coaching staff....

Move to Glasgow suits Schickerling

By Mark Stevens It wasn’t all that long ago that Patrick Schickerling was being ear-marked as a potential England bolter, a...

Dream Team – JJ Hanrahan

JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....

Farrell in danger of being lost in France

Jeremy Guscott Outspoken and unmissable... Every week Finn Russell’s statement about how much he’d like to reunite with Owen Farrell for...

Cambridge fall to surprise defeat

CAMBRIDGE fell to a late and unexpected defeat to National One near-neighbours Bishop’s Stortford in a typically harem-scarem encounter between the...

Canny Baxter looks like he’s found another gem

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ………… 46pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 13, 36, 38, Vermeulen 26, Wimbush 29, Woodburn 32, Rigg 57, Dorrell 71...

Coventry are quick to get in the swing

COVENTRY reclaimed the Harry Walker Memorial Trophy with a nine-try demolition against Birmingham Moseley.

Logan double puts Blues on the right track

REUBEN Logan’s double ensured Bedford Blues made a victorious start to their pre-season schedule in a battling contest against Blackheath.

Semesa puts on a power display

SEMESA Rokoduguni, Doncaster’s new star signing, made an impressive debut at Castle Park, threatening to cause havoc each time he had...

Caldy make Sharks work hard for their victory

By John Lyon Caldy ................ 24pts Tries: Penalty 20, Rushton 31, Mitchell 44, Booth 46 Conversions: Barker 44 Sale Sharks ......

Yeandle shows he’s still the man

JACK Yeandle marked his return from injury by scoring twice as Exeter Chiefs kicked off their pre-season programme with victory over...

Rosslyn Park show Barnes how it’s done

By Ben Jaycock National One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the...

Pre-season fixtures

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Chinnor v Rams (3pm) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST...

It’s time to call for three-man scrum

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Uncontested scrums are a blight on the fifteens game, and my solution to...

Contepomi shouldn’t have changed his winning pack

ARGENTINA are full of surprises when it comes to the Test arena, and nothing changed in the week between their epic...

Arrogance which saw two clubs excluded

THE arrogance of the Premiership in its dealings with other parts of the English club game knows no bounds. Nothing illustrates...

Saracens agree deal for Braley

SARACENS have signed former Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old joins on a three-month deal to...

No time to chat at Leicester

LEICESTER are desperate to make ground on the top Premiership Women’s Rugby clubs after finishing bottom of the table in their...