Young Guns: Loughborough centre Chris Preen

Loughborough Students’ Chris Preen has been on a rollercoaster journey so far in his career that has seen him change sports,...

Jones: We must be multi-dimensional

By PAUL REES The last peak scaled by England under Jones was in Australia last summer when they came from one...

Five Falcons are chosen in Argentina squad

Named: Mateo Carreras FIVE Newcastle Falcons have been named in Argentina’s training squad as they prepare for the upcoming Rugby Championship...

Crusaders to the fore in Team of the Season

Ben Jaycock selects his best XV from this season’s Super Rugby Pacific championship The Crusaders’ incredible dynasty continued as they lifted...

Biarritz are left sweating on future

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN By the time you read this, ProD2 side Biarritz were supposed to be under new management after...

O’Kelly’s backing his boys to triumph

By NICK POWELL Grand Slammers: Malcolm O’Kelly believes Ireland will win the World Cup PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER Ireland lock Malcolm...

GB women clinch sevens spot at Paris Olympics

By SAM JACKSON GREAT Britain’s women’s sevens team won gold at the European Games in Krakow, Poland to clinch a place...

Premiership Women’s Rugby rebrand

THE women’s Premier 15s will be rebranded as Premiership Women’s Rugby next season. The change is part of a 10-year plan...

The Low-down of the New Rugby World League Format

The world of sports as we know it is changing and new formats are being introduced to change the sporting world....

“What we prepared for was way off” – O’Kelly on Ireland’s doomed RWC 2007

Malcolm O’Kelly has revealed why Ireland’s last World Cup in France was such a disastrous campaign, but is confident such problems...

Exploring Payment Methods Available for Kenyan Gamblers to Top Up Their Accounts

In the world of online gambling, Kenyan gamblers have a variety of payment methods at their disposal to conveniently and securely...

Top 6 Sports Complexes in the UK

Did you know the UK has the structures to hold some of the world’s biggest sports events? In fact, some of...

GB women earn Olympic Sevens qualification while men beaten to spot by Ireland

A gold medal in the European Games secured Great Britain’s women a place at the 2024 Olympic Sevens competition, but a...

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Series 2, Episode 25: Mal O’Kelly on Ireland’s World Cup prospects and Leinster’s end to the season

This week on The Rugby Paper Podcast, joining host Ollie Little, columnists Nick Cain and Brendan Gallagher and Digital Editor Nick...

Investing in Your Future: How to Buy to Let Mortgages Work and Why They’re a Smart Choice

When it comes to planning for the future, investing wisely is essential. While various investment options are available, one avenue that...

Women’s top tier re-branded as Premiership Women’s Rugby

The RFU hailed a new era for women’s rugby on Tuesday as it re-branded the Women’s Premier 15s as Premiership Women’s...

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Kremer blow for Argentina

Los Pumas are set to be without banned backrower Marcos Kremer for the entire Rugby Championship campaign. Kremer has been banned...

Champion show!

By CAMERON STEPHENS Co-captain Mo Hunt credited the belief and togetherness of her Gloucester-Hartpury squad as they outclassed Exeter to be...

We are not going anywhere, say Ospreys

By PETER JACKSON Ospreys are adamant they will be open for business as usual in Swansea next season despite talks about...

Agen on the trail of top Welsh trio

By NEIL FISSLER French ProD2 outfit Agen, who are in the middle of a takeover battle, are courting a trio of...

Champions Cup draw suits Bears

 By PAUL REES Bristol Bears sneaked into the Champions Cup through the cat flap rather than the back door, but they...

Ealing add Collins to list of star recruits

By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Big-spending Ealing Trailfinders have come to the rescue of Tom Collins who had been left high and...

Toulouse duo use trophy to ride the waves

Toulouse playmakers Antoine Dupont and Romain Ntamack took their Top 14 title celebrations to the beach this week, attempting to use...

Cohen: Mental strength is the key ingredient

By GARY FITZGERALD Ben Cohen insists England have the physical talent and power to be true World Cup contenders but he...

‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England

By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under...

Bar takings are key for clubs to make money

RUGBY clubs’ biggest source of income is bar sales, which are dependent on matches being played. So why over the years...

Directors are to blame

email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I AM fed up with old former players from the three Gallagher Premiership clubs that have been disbanded blaming...

Time to offer fair treatment to grassroots

LAST week’s Rugby Paper lists next season’s National League fixtures. Among the titbits served up by the RFU’s Competitions Committee for...

I identified the problem in 2018

LOSSES of £21.1m, dependency on benefactors, excessively high wages for players in the Premiership and a Championship unloved – these are...

Hassell-Collins out of England training squad

WING Ollie Hassell-Collins was dropped from England’s World Cup training squad last week when players from the Premiership’s losing semi-finalists, Northampton...

Borthwick to take team to Japan next year

ENGLAND will travel to Japan next year for a historic first Test match between the two sides in the country. Steve...

Dream Team with Alan Tait

The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Newcastle & Edinburgh centre/wing, chooses the best XV he had played with or against......

Steward’s aerial skills can power England on

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK FREDDIE Steward has had a big impact for England at full-back since he made...

Power to the girls on day of history

By CAMERON STEPHENS Gloucester-Hartpury........................34 Tries: Jones 5, Lund 32, Beckett 40, Penalty 42, Neumann 74 Conversions: Sing 40+1, 75 Penalties: Sing 57...

Moore: We’ll bring in tougher penalties

There will be tougher penalties for sides who break rules on fielding foreign players in next season’s Premier XVs. Clubs currently...

England’s Bath bias difficult to justify

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IF England international selection is meant to be a meritocracy it is hard...

Time for Blackett to seize his chance

JEFF Blackett gave a valedictory interview this week which beggared belief. The retiring RFU Council grandee, who was President for two...

Borthwick impressed with intensity of Prem final

By GARY FITZGERALD Steve Borthwick’s hopes that England can enjoy a successful World Cup campaign were boosted by the “Test match”...

Wales agony as they are beaten by a single point

By SAM JACKSON Wales………………26pts Tries: Lewis 22, Edwards 26, Morse 38, Scarfe 79 Conversions: Edwards 26, 38, 79 New Zealand….27pts Tries:...

France prove too strong for Japan

By TOM RILEY France .............75 Japan .............. 12 France ran in 11 tries to steamroll a determined Japan outfit. Les Bleuets,...

Fijians push Aussies all way

By TOM RILEY Australia ........ 46 Fiji......................37 The Junior Wallabies laboured to an opening victory over Fiji but made life difficult...

Battling England go close as Ireland have to hang on

By CAMERON STEPHENS England.............................. 34pts Tries: Opoku-Fordjour 23, Penalty 49, Cusick 52, 70 Conversions: Slevin 24, 53, 71 Penalties: Slevin 4,...

Valiant Georgia fall just short

By PAUL COUCH South Africa ..33 Georgia............23 The Junior Boks held off a valiant Georgian side in a brutally physical encounter...

Baronio leads the way to see off Italy

By TOM RILEY Argentina ..... 43 Italy ................. 15 Los Pumitas fly-half Juan Baronio produced a man of the match performance...

Harlequins swoop to sign trio from London Irish

By PAUL REES Harlequins have pounced for three players who found themselves out of work after the collapse of neighbours London...

Willis: I’d never have left Wasps

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England back row Jack Willis admits that he would never have left Wasps if they...

Witty looks set to sign for Rouen

ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Newcastle Falcons and Exeter Chiefs lock Will Witty is set for another move this summer with a...

Toulon have No.9 White in their sights

ON THE BLINDSIDE Top 14 giants Toulon are courting a move for Scotland scrum-half Ben White, who has been looking for...