Scottish on a roll with three wins in a row

By MO SHER @therugbypape L Scottish ........ 45pts Tries: Ingall 4, Musk 11, 15, 69; Huis 29, Nutton 63, Wilkinson 74...

Navy set sights on retaining Babcock Trophy

NEWS EXTRA ROYAL Navy head coach Dave Pascoe hopes a tougher build-up to this season’s Inter Services Championship will ensure his...

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow - The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half...

S Africa is crying out for its own league

RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF I remember my A level geography...

Great to see Swiss move up the ladder

There will be a new name mixing it with the bigger teams in the Rugby Europe Championship next season after Switzerland...

Champions Driffield get defence off to fine start

Papa John’s Cup By MO SHER LAST year’s inaugural winners of the Papa John’s Community Cup, Driffield, opened up the defence...

Chiefs flier ‘Fury’ puts Gladiators career first

News EXETER Chiefs winger Jodie Ounsley – who is Fury on the Gladiators television show – is to stop playing professional...

Titans go top with one game to play

National 2 North By DAVID BEDDOWS Sheffield T........14pts Rotherham T....36pts PROMOTION contenders Rotherham Titans overcame a strong challenge from neighbours Sheffield...

Botterill hat-trick as champions Esher put on a show

National 2 East By RORY MORROW Esher......................... 80 Guernsey.................24 NATIONAL Two East champions Esher celebrated in style as they romped to...

Captain Fox leads the way to a final home win

National 2 West By BILL HOOPER REDRUTH rounded off their home games with a bonus point win in the Cornish sunshine....

Burton takes centre stage for Trailfinders

Allianz Cup Preview By BEN JAYCOCK TRAILFINDERS host Leicester Tigers today in an Allianz Cup seventh place play-off. The two sides,...

Loughborough hold on to get it right this time

Men’s Final By TOM JEFFREYS  Loughborough............ 35pts Exeter.............................31pts LOUGHBOROUGH claimed their first ever BUCS Super Rugby Championship title, and first in...

Dale takes control as Hartpury make it three in a row

Women’s Final By TOM JEFFREYS  Loughborough............ 22pts Hartpury........................ 34pts HARTPURY University secured their third Women’s National League title in a row...

How Lomu changed the way we played

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT SEEMS the spectre of size has raised its head again with...

Kirkby survive difficult season

By BEN JAYCOCK Kirkby Lonsdale created headlines for suffering a pointless 2022/23 that included a 190-0 defeat but thanks to the...

Crane: Sinckler’s an emotional guy

By NICK POWELL Hard to handle: Kyle Sinckler in action for England against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images JORDAN Crane feels...

The RUGBY Paper

Podcast  with special guest Jordan Crane Host Oliver Little and TRP columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett get to...

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons hooker Jacob Oliver

By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle Falcons have endured a dismal campaign in the Premiership but tyro hooker Jacob Oliver believes the future...

Hurricanes storm in despite triple yellow

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Hurricanes overcame a poor second half in which they conceded three yellow cards to...

Wallaby Koroibete leads way again for Saitama

Japan League One round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Saitama Wild Knights thumped Toyota Verblitz 40-7 to stretch their perfect record to 14...

The four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch

Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach  Why did you...

Defeated, but Ukraine show grit and pride

Special report STEVE HILL Switzerland was always going to be Ukraine’s toughest match of this three Test series and so it...

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Leguizamon’s off to a flying start at Pampas

By JOE SANTAMARIA Former London Irish back row Juan Manuel Leguizamón is enjoying a flying start to his coaching career with...

Nominees listed for top award

Northampton pair Courtney Lawes and Fin Smith, and Harlequins fly-half Marcus Smith have been nominated for the Champions Cup player of...

Llandovery on course for title

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY remain on track to pip Newport at the post in the regular Welsh Premiership after...

Bargoed’s double dream alive

Championship round-up BARGOED maintained momentum for a Championship league and cup double after a crushing 75-7 win at East division bottom...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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JIFF looks likely to play a vital role

JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN It's logical – as the final stop-start sprint in a hard-fought Top 14 season begins –...

Kalling-Smith aiming for top

By JON NEWCOMBE Rams centre Axel Kalling-Smith has come out second-best with both club and country this season but he can...

Rotherham know they have edge on Leeds in title race

By BEN JAYCOCK The last two rounds of action have given Rotherham Titans the advantage in the National Two North title...

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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/04/24

The Red Roses return to Twickenham! Find action and reaction from England Women’s second Six Nations standalone fixture at HQ against...

Premiership previews: Round 15

The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...

England didn’t understand Sinckler – Crane

Jordan Crane feels England have failed to get the best out of Kyle Sinckler during his international career, with the tighthead...

Hartpury hold off Loughborough fightback to seal hat-trick of titles

By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury……………………………………………..34 Tries: Dale 9, 40+2; Constable 17, Aspinall 22, Grizzle-Johnson 34, Veerkamp 80 Conversions: Manns 10, 80+1 Loughborough……………………………………22...

Chudley to retire at the end of the season

Will Chudley has decided to bring the curtain down on his lengthy and storied rugby career at the end of the...

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In an era where online betting and gambling have become commonplace, ensuring the security of your online activities is paramount. The...

Redefining Rugby: The Impact of Future Technologies on Player Development and Spectator Engagement

As one of the world’s most popular and prominent sports rugby has always embraced innovation to improve itself. This can be...

The Top 5 Safest Rugby Bets – And Their Downsides

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Mental Game Mastery: What Rugby Players and Golfers Can Learn from Each Other

Introduction The psychological aspects of sports, especially when it comes to games as different as golf and rugby, offer a very...

Series 3, Episode 34: Champions Cup review and Premiership run-in with Jordan Crane

The quarter-final stage of the Champions Cup was an absolute try-fest, with 41 tries in four games underpinning headline wins for...

Loughborough stun Exeter to end long wait for title

By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter……………………………………………….31 Tries: J Gulley 29, Joseland 43, 68, 76 Conversions: McCaig 31, 44, 69, 77 Penalties: McCaig 12...

Brown: Red Roses must “stand up and be counted” at Twickenham

Ex-Red Roses prop and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown spoke of her excitement for England‘s clash against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend,...

Wales legend Owens retires at 37

Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the...

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Women’s Lions sponsors will provide funding to avoid imbalance

A £3 million grant funded by Royal London will attempt to provide more balance among the Home Nations, ensuring the women’s...

Romain Ntamack Returns to the Field

The Toulouse fly-half, Romain Ntamack, played his first game after being injured. Many rugby fans were eagerly waiting for Ntamack to...

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