Irish deadline extension gives hope of survival

London Irish‘s hopes of continuing in the Gallagher Premiership next season have been boosted by an extension being placed on the...

Rugby’s Road to 2023: A Journey through the Past, Present, and Future

Rugby has a rich past and a promising future. From its humble origins to its current status as a global phenomenon,...

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Les Bleus’ Triumph: France’s Road to the 2018 World Cup Championship

The French national football team Les Bleus embarked on a journey of fortitude, strategy, and breathtaking football that resulted in their...

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Super Saracens lift sixth crown

From BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham Owen Farrell hailed the resolve of his Saracens side as they returned to the top of...

Cardiff battle for ex-Junior Springbok

By PETER JACKSON Cardiff are involved in a stand-off with the Welsh Rugby Union over their bid to sign a stand-off...

Prime to cover World Cup warm up games

By JON NEWCOMBE Prime Video are planning on broadcasting Rugby World Cup 2023 warm-up matches involving all the Six Nations teams...

Hill leaves Richmond after 13 years as DoR

Steve Hill has left Richmond after 13 years as director of rugby. The Richmond board have decided to make the DoR...

Barbarian test will give me a chance

By GARY FITZGERALD Adam Radwan aims to use the warm sun and “iconic” Barbarians jersey on his back to give Steve...

Ross: Ben good enough to lead England

By JON NEWCOMBE Jono Ross believes Ben Curry has the ability to develop into a top-class captain for both club and...

Kvesic: I want to get my teeth stuck into Cov

By JON NEWCOMBE Matt Kvesic gets constant reminders of what went wrong at Worcester but rather than looking back on events...

Jones keen to keep his name in the frame for Wales

By GARY FITZGERALD Wyn Jones strolls out at Twickenham today determined to prove a point as he comes to terms with...

Doughty and Fox are on the Doncaster radar

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Doncaster are thought to be well down the line in their player recruitment for next season with...

How is decline in crowd numbers good for game?

WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home...

I’d support legal case against RFU

WELL said, Mark Morgan of Jersey Reds in The Rugby Paper on May 15. “The sport is not thriving at any...

Time for a drop-goal

AFTER watching Leinster being beaten by one point in last weekend’s Champions Cup final by La Rochelle, I was wondering why...

La Rochelle, the masters

LEINSTER were caught out time after time at the breakdown, scrum and lineouts using the advantageous methods they have used all...

Bob right to break barriers

THAT was an excellent letter/article by Bob Reeves in last Sunday’s TRP. I have heard from friends involved in grassroots rugby...

Champions but without a trophy

CARDIFF RFC won the Welsh Premiership championship by six points, but they won no trophy because somebody in the Welsh Rugby...

Dream Team with Barry Everitt

Barry Everitt, the former Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half, chooses the best XV he's played with or against... 1....

Borthwick must pull off a minor miracle

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Steve Hansen isn’t wrong when he says that the 2023 World Cup draw is...

Farrell in command as Sharks cut down by incisive Saracens

By NICK CAIN Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Penalty 20, Malins 34, Daly 67, van Zyl 71 Conversions: Farrell 35, 72 Penalties:...

Farrell shows who’s the master

BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was billed as a titanic head-to-head between Owen Farrell and George Ford but in truth rugby, a game...

Sanderson will know that better times are ahead

PAUL REES As Alex Sanderson reflected on what could have been after a Premiership final that yielded 60 points, Sale’s director...

Hodnett grabs the glory for Munster

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stormers............................14pts Tries: Libbok 5, Fourie 49 Conversions: Libbok 6, 50 Munster .............................19pts Tries: Barron 9, Nash 28, Hodnett...

O’Mahony praise for ‘excellent defence’

Munster's winning captain Peter O’Mahony was delighted with the result as his side won their first URC title since 2011. “We...

Strewth, mate! Fast Eddie’s cash jackpot

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Eddie Jones returned to Twickenham this week as an RFU-made millionaire coach. Jones,...

David Emery honoured at rugby awards

David Emery is the reason that The Rugby Paper exists, and since its inception in September 2008 I have had the...

I’m keen to learn from the best, says Dowson

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson will spend part of his summer holiday examining how other sports operate as he looks to...

Western Force move for Potter

Western Force are poised to announce that they have signed former Leicester Tigers winger Harry Potter who was released early from...

Wallaby lock heads for Rebels

Wallaby lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto has signed a deal with Super Rugby outfit Melbourne Rebels after only spending a season playing in...

Gray the new Apollo in Gladiators

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER While Owen Farrell and George Ford were preparing to go head-to-head in the Premiership Final...

Now Stade eye Cowan-Dickie

England hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie could still play in France next season despite the recent collapse of his move to Montpellier, with...

Ellis will get his medal either way

Tom Ellis started the season with Bath but was guaranteed to finish his Saturday with a Premiership winner’s medal in his...

London Irish look to boost squad

London Irish have given the clearest indication yet that they expect to be playing in the Premiership next season after it...

Masterful Skelton is the talk of the town

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST IF Simon Shaw of England was a 20-storey tower block of a lock blessed with penthouse levels...

‘Chilling’ Nowell leaves us shivering

CHRIS HEWETT When a front-line England player tells his national coach that he is unavailable for World Cup duty – not...

It’s time for real change in a game drowning in debt

Paul Rees looks back on a sobering season for the professional game in England and wonders what happens next   The...

Cambriani ready for his next shot in the pro ranks

By BEN JAYCOCK Zebre-bound winger Ben Cambriani is relishing the opportunity to return to professional full-time rugby and face his former...

Beckett hat-trick keeps leaders on course

By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale........................... 14 Gloucester-H..........48 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury confirmed top spot in the regular season with a big win away at Sale....

Ruthless Chiefs put 12 past Wasps

By JAMES FOWLER Exeter.......................82 Wasps......................... 7 American express: Kate Zackary scored a hat-trick for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER Chiefs returned...

Sarries fighting for home semi-final

PREVIEW... .Saracens v Bristol Today kick-off 2.30pm By BEN JAYCOCK SARACENS sit third in the table with two regular season games...

Quins aim to sign off in style at The Stoop

PREVIEW... .Harlequins v DMP Today kick-off 1pm By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS run out at The Stoop today for the final time...

We need more time to prepare the 2025 Lions

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I was fortunate enough to go on two tours with the British & Irish Lions...

My Life in Rugby with Byron McGuigan: ‘Nothing could top that 38-38 draw with England’

The former Scotland, Glasgow, Exeter and Border Bulldogs winger, who has just brough the curtain down on his playing career at...

Putting the boot in – but not if it’s bright green …

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Tawera Kerr-Barlow’s fluorescent green boots, as worn when La Rochelle dared to give...

Alarm as Europe just keeps getting smaller

Europe, as defined by European Professional Club Rugby, is in the process of shrinking almost as alarmingly as the English Premiership....

O’Gara’s touch of Old Big ’Ead

On the face of it, Brian Clough and Ronan O’Gara do not appear to have much in common: different ball games,...

Top two get ready for county showdown

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Lancashire v Kent Today. Kick-off 4pm, Twickenham Stadium THE Bill Beaumont County Cup has been overlooked and...