Sorry end to Bradley’s voyage

BRADLEY Roberts surfacing at the Principality Stadium three years ago renewed his family’s ancestral link to Wales thanks to his maternal...

Sustainability the name of the game

Paul Rees reports that all Premiership clubs have released more players than they have recruited SEVEN of last year’s England World...

Premiership ins & outs 2024-25

Pepper Bath Ins: Ross Molony (Leinster), Francois van Wyk (Leicester Tigers), Guy Pepper (Newcastle Falcons), Austin Emens (Great Britain Sevens) Outs:...

The matchday vibe in Bath was awesome

MY LIFEIN RUGBY DOMINIC DAY THE FORMER WALES, SCARLETS, BATH & SARACENS LOCK AND FOUNDER OF FOURFIVE I DIDN’T play rugby...

How the sun keeps shining for Spain

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Impressive: Joel Merkler in action for Toulouse PICTURE:...

Frenchman Fourcade put Italy on the right track

FRENCH coach Bertrand Fourcade, whose death at the age of 81 was announced this week, rarely gets mentioned for his contribution...

Changing names is never easy to do

SO Twickenham will henceforth be called the Allianz Stadium apparently, at least that’s what the sponsors hope. Now the RFU is...

Sharks out to bring pride back to the north

PAUL REES REPORTS ON HOW UNFASHIONABLE SALE AND DOR ALEX SANDERSON ARE AIMING TO TURN THE TIDE SALE’S strong finish to...

New owners keen to inspire Bournemouth

BOURNEMOUTH rugby club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system,...

We need to stop making so many law changes

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Jordan Reynolds, below, the director of rugby at Guernsey Raiders Why did...

Sponsorship deal will really help grassroots

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE news that the cabbage patch is to get a name change...

Scrums create an open game for backs to exploit

RAYMOND Howell’s letter in last week’s Rugby Paper certainly raises some interesting issues over my article last week including whether or...

Revolution on a river cruise

RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE CRUCIAL MEETINGS BEHIND THE BIRTH OF RUGBY’S WORLD CUP Brendan Gallagher tells the story of...

No stopping New Zealand as they take no prisoners to land top prize

THE 16 teams who eventually contested RWC1987 did so entirely by invitation. No qualifying process. There were of course the eight...

Teenager swept out to sea in SA

A RISING teenage star of French rugby was swept out to sea in South Africa, where he was a member of...

Vegas Wild’s Welcome Bonus for UK Players: Detailed Breakdown and How to Maximize It

Do you like incentives for playing your favourite casino games? Are you one of the many UK players looking for fun...

Twickenham to be renamed Allianz Stadium in first rebrand since 1907

Twickenham is to be renamed Allianz Stadium from September after the Rugby Football Union signed a long-term deal with the insurance...

SANZAAR could Sue Six Nations for compensation; Dupont Gets Gold!

According to a report, SANZAAR nations could seek compensation from the Six Nations after the Nations Championship deal with Qatar fell...

Fantasy Rugby 2024-25 – Enter Now

Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper...

Harlequins star Danny Care calls for more free-to-air TV games

Danny Care says free-to-air television coverage is essential if rugby is to grow its audience and avoid other clubs going under.

Tonga’s Pat Pellegrini quits Coventry for Super Rugby

Coventry's Premiership promotion bid has been dealt a blow with star man Pat Pellegrini leaving to join Super Rugby’s Moana Pasifika.

Cambridge and Chinnor ruled out of Premiership Cup

Last year’s bottom Championship side Cambridge and newly promoted Chinnor are to be excluded from the 2024/25 Premiership Cup.

Emma Uren: Great Britain must learn from Olympic setback

Emma Uren has called on her GB Sevens team-mates to learn from a groundbreaking Olympic campaign after they finished seventh at...

Exeter Chiefs star Henry Slade to miss start of season after surgery

Exeter centre Henry Slade will miss the start of the upcoming Premiership season after having shoulder surgery.

Sir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’

Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance...

Great Britain sevens star Kayleigh Powell signs for Harlequins

Harlequins have swooped to sign another of Great Britain’s sevens players in Welsh international Kayleigh Powell.

Cornish Pirates: Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans knighted

In terms of Rugby Royalty, the Cornish Pirates' Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans certainly ranks among the historical greats.

Haydn Thomas urges England U20s to push on to the next level

As the anticipation of the new season builds, Haydn Thomas has praised the England Under-20s squad for their impressive talent and...

Bristol Bears sign Argentina U20 star Benjamin Elizalde

One of the stars of the U20 World Championship, Argentinian full-back Benjamin Elizalde, has joined Premiership side Bristol Bears.

Leigh Halfpenny and Wyn Jones join Harlequins

Premiership side Harlequins have signed full-back Leigh Halfpenny and prop Wyn Jones for the 2024/25 season.

England Men A to face Australia A and Ireland A

England Men A will face Australia A on November 17 at The Stoop before taking on Ireland A at Ashton Gate...

Ex-Leicester Tigers centre Guy Porter retires at 27

Former Leicester Tigers and England centre Guy Porter has retired from rugby at the age of 27 after suffering issues around...

Dan Thomas signs for Cardiff with the help of former teammates

Dan Thomas has revealed the significant part his former teammates, including England star Ellis Genge, played in his recent move to...

LETTER: World Rugby allows scrums to be boring, dangerous

Jeff Probyn says that it takes a long time to learn the ‘dark arts’ of the scrum while David Flatman claims...

Julian Salvi relishing his role as Georgia defence coach

Julian Salvi has never been one to shy away from a good challenge. Now he is relishing his job as Georgia's...

Regan Grace to miss start of Bath season after surgery

Bath wing Regan Grace is likely to miss the start of the upcoming season after having had surgery on a hamstring...

Cardiff sign another scrum-half in Johan Mulder

Cardiff have announced the signing of 24-year-old South African scrum-half Johan Mulder from fellow United Rugby Championship side the Lions.

Jeremy Guscott: Current All Blacks lack the fear factor

New Zealand don’t carry the same fear factor that they had in the 2011-2015 era going into this season’s Rugby Championship.

New Zealand and Canada get act together

SEMI-FINALS WRAP By WILLIAM GUPWELL NEW Zealand booked their place in the final with a convincing second-half performance to claim a...

Battling China put down a marker for future

QUARTER-FINALS WRAP By WILLIAM GUPWELL IT WAS always going to be a difficult challenge for this valiant China side as they...

Golden girls put in final flourish

By WILLIAM GUPWELL New Zealand................ 19pts Tries: Pouri-Lane 2, Blyde 8, Waaka 13 Conversions: Pouri-Lane 2, King 8 Canada ........................... 12pts...

Bronze for USA as they grab dramatic win over Aussies

3RD-12TH PLACE WRAP By SAM JACKSON Joy: USA celebrate winning bronze EMILIE Bydwell became the first female head coach to win...

Portia takes her leave in fine style

By PAUL EDDISON at Stade de France SEVENS queen Portia Woodman-Wickliffe bowed out in the perfect manner as New Zealand retained...

POOL A WRAP

NEW Zealand cruised through their pool with big wins over China (435), Canada (33-7), and Fiji (38-7). Michaela Blyde scored four...

POOL B WRAP

AUSTRALIA topped the pool with three impressive wins. They got off to a flying start against South Africa with Maddison Levi...

POOL C WRAP

FRANCE’S Seraphine Okemba followed in Maddison Levi, Michaela Blyde and Perry Baker’s footsteps, becoming the fourth player of the 2024 Games...

Hastings opens up options for Townsend

By JOE SANTAMARIA IF YOU were to ask two different Scotland fans for their assessment of the tour of the Americas,...

South American quintet who could sparkle in Europe

BRISTOL made headlines this week with the signing of Argentina U20 full-back Benjamin Elizalde, below, ahead of the new season. Elizalde...

Joe Schmidt’s Wallabies will provide a tough test for Lions

Nick Cain gives his thoughts on the 2025 British Lions series against Australia, saying the Aussies will be hard to beat...

France show us how to do it – again

NICK CAIN THE 2024 Olympic Sevens was a massive showcase for Antoine Dupont’s extraordinary sporting talent, but also for rugby union,...