Ace Myatt sets the pace to subdue Students

By ROGER OPIE Clifton............... 48 Loughboro’ S...26 POWER and dominance in the tight exchanges helped Clifton to victory against a spirited...

Long-server Evans lauds club’s family atmosphere

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Billingham prides itself on being one of the top family rugby clubs in then north of England, and...

Shard hits top form in Lymm’s vital win

By NATHAN EDWARDS Lymm................. 46pts Preston G...........22pts LYMM moved seven points clear of the drop zone after a convincing victory against...

Perfect ten for high-flying Esher

By OLLY PINHEY Esher.........................62 Worthing.................. 20 ESHER secured a sixth consecutive win with a ten-try rout over Worthing at Molesey Road....

McRae magic seals victory

Tonbridge J............36 Dorking.....................45 A HAT-TRICK for Tobermory McRae helped Dorking to victory over Tonbridge Juddians in a 13-try spectacular at Slade....

Baxter’s right to call for the return of ‘traditional’ scrum

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week in almost all of the articles that I read, national...

Twenty years on and still looking good…

Brendan Gallagher looked on as England’s World Cup winners from 2003 got together recently WAISTLINES have expanded and hairlines receded while...

Bloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently

My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams - The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the...

Cane and Kolbe link up for Japan opener

By BEN JAYCOCK Just over a month since the Rugby World Cup final, 14 of the players who featured in the...

South Americans keen to build on new foundations

By JOE SANTAMARIA Now the dust has settled on the World Cup, the three South American nations will reflect upon a...

Sweeney reports £4m profit for RFU

The RFU made a profit of £4m in 2022-23 despite three Premiership clubs and the Championship winners Jersey Reds going out...

Young Guns: Exeter second row Joe Bailey

BY BEN JAYCOCK Having had a surprise call up to the U20s World Championship this summer, Exeter lock Joe Bailey is...

Results

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Singleton loan deal at Toulon

RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton has signed for Toulon on loan for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old, capped...

Cov sign Fiji U20s tighthead

COVENTRY have signed Fijian tighthead Vilikesa Nairau. The 21-year-old has represented his country at U20 level and also recently played for...

Alan Jubb dies, at 90

FORMER coach and player Alan Jubb passed away on November 19 at the age of 90. Jubb, who was a fly-half...

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Unbeaten records are sure to come to an end

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The Continental Tyres Schools Competitions advance to the national stages meaning several unbeaten records will come...

Regional results

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Battling Met stand up to be counted

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a...

Hyatt happy to see Aberavon hit form

■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up ABERAVON head coach Jason Hyatt was a proud man after his side responded to their heavy...

Brecon beat the weather to jump into top spot

Championship round-up JUST two of the dozen fixtures scheduled across both Welsh Championship divisions managed to survive the cold snap. Both...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Laporte & Co hit the panic button

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A week after ripping out their coaching set-up and employing an Etch-a-Sketch style reset to their season,...

2024 Rugby Paper calendar

As you continue to rip open the 24 tiny windows and guzzle down the chocolate hiding behind, leave some room over...

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight

The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...

“Shameful” – McCall blasts treatment of Farrell

Owen Farrell‘s club boss Mark McCall has described treatment of him as “shameful” and “not right” after the England captain announced...

Genge the favourite to take on captaincy from Farrell

Ellis Genge is the favourite to replace Owen Farrell as the next England captain after the fly-half decided to step away...

Farrell to sit out 2024 Six Nations and prioritise wellbeing

England captain Owen Farrell will miss the 2024 Six Nations as he takes a break from international rugby. The news was...

Ludlam closing in on move to Toulon

Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early...

WoW Esports: How to Turn Your Gaming Skills Into a Lucrative Career

Ready to transform your gaming skills into a profitable career? You’re in good company! The widely-known game World of Warcraft (WoW)...

France Gets Major Boost Ahead of Six Nations 

After losing out in the quarterfinals in their home Rugby World Cup, France Rugby is about rectifying their mistakes and going...

Enjoy the ultimate Christmas present experience at Twickenham

As the days get colder and darker, many of us have started to focus our minds on Christmas. Christmas is a...

Baron calls for block on £296m PGP plan

By NICK CAIN Francis Baron has called for the RFU Council to insist that the RFU Board puts a moratorium on...

Baxter: We need to power up the scrum

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has called on the game’s lawmakers to forget about trying to make the game more entertaining...

Dallaglio: We need clarity on Prem 2

By BEN JAYCOCK Lawrence Dallaglio is calling for clarity from the RFU and Premiership Rugby over plans for a Premiership 1/Premiership...

Record turnover for Saints

Northampton have posted a record turnover of £21.96m in their annual report for the year ending June 2023. The club made...

Evans on a mission to enjoy the highs

By JON NEWCOMBE As one of the Gallagher Premiership’s kings of the breakdown, Will Evans is determined to embrace every success...

Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...

Lawrence is hungry for more, says JVG

By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England...

After only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running

By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...

Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life

By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in...

Saracens keen for Vunipola to stay

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are believed to have offered Billy Vunipola a deal to remain in north London...

Sinfield has a taste of Carrington

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England defence coach Kevin Sinfield was at Manchester United’s Carrington training base last week on...

Arundell may be first to get hybrid contract

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England star Henry Arundell could be one of the first players offered a new hybrid...

Quins could face fight to keep Millard

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins face a battle to keep hold of their director of rugby, Billy Millard, who...

Georgia have eye on Cockerill

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Richard Cockerill will discover before Christmas if he is going to be the next coach...

Redpath lining up move to Scotland

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath and Scotland centre Cam Redpath, below, could be heading across the border next summer...

Dream Team with Matt Kvesic

Matt Kvesic, The Coventry and former England, Worcester, Gloucester, Exeter and Zebre flanker, chooses the best XV he has played with...

Fearing players going abroad is a false storm

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken...