Battle at No.10! Hunting for a final place

PAUL REES TALKS TO SALE’S GEORGE FORD AND LEEICESTER’S HANDRE POLLARD AHEAD OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN GEORGE Ford and Handre Pollard...

Doris looking for revenge against La Rochelle

By BEN JAYCOCK Caelan Doris is hellbent on inflicting revenge on Saturday when Leinster meet La Rochelle in a re-run of...

Gott in charge to steer Navy home

By ROGER PANTING Jordan Gott produced the performance of his life to steer the Navy to the Inter-Services title with a...

Townsend staying on

GREGOR Townsend has signed a contract extension to remain Scotland head coach until April 2026. Townsend, 50, has been in charge...

Stop Wasps, say fans

A WORCESTER Warriors fans’ group has urged the RFU to stop Wasps’ bid to play at Sixways. Wasps owner Chris Holland...

Sorrowful shadow blights the game

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW FOR month after miserable month, Welsh rugby had been crying out for someone...

Warriors gather for Coulman farewell

Old warriors from both sides of what used to be The Great Divide joined early on Monday afternoon to pay their...

Bracknell support the Judge

Main man: Paul Rendall is a legend at Bracknell Rugby Club BRACKNELL Rugby Club have always been a big supporter of...

Follow me! Carling to lead the way in charity relay for MND

Clubs in the north are needed to help complete The Longest Try’s relay around Great Britain WILL Carling will run the...

Trials get WR backing

NEWS EXTRA WORLD Rugby has unanimously approved a recommendation that unions participate in trials of ‘belly tackles’ in the community game...

Brown for Gloucester

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have appointed James Lightfoot Brown as their attack coach. The 29-year-old has spent the last eight years coaching...

My Life in Rugby with Graham Childs: ‘Your only job is to pour champagne’

The former England, North, Wasps and Newcastle centre talks about his life in the game I went on the first post-Falklands...

On the clock: Who put the minutes in?

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’m indebted to stats guru Stuart Farmer who...

Leinster turn out at the Aviva more often than Ireland

Much debate, some of it a tad heated, recently about the massive advantages real or perceived that Leinster enjoy over other...

60 years on…The tour with no jet lag

Sixty years go this week England embarked on their first ever overseas tour and it remains a splendid exercise in both...

Lancashire make sure in the end

Hert’shire .......39 Lancashire ... 44 By BRIAN QUINN It was nip and tuck for 80 minutes but Lancashire came out on...

Pocklington the star for Yorkshire

Yorkshire .......80 Cheshire ........ 19 By KIERAN FREE Yorkshire didn’t take their foot off the gas after last week’s convincing win...

Southworth makes it count for Cornwall

By MO SHER Hampshire .........20pts Tries: Carr 20, Fletcher 35, Perkins 77 Conversions: Fieldsend 78 Penalty: Searle 60 Cornwall ............ 24pts...

Prop Young powers over to seal it for Kent

Kent ................ 43 Somerset ......... 7 By LUKE JARMYN Loosehead Billy Young powered over for Kent’s sixth try in the final...

Staffordshire can’t keep up as Durham go through the gears

Division 2 North Durham ........... 48 Staff’shire ......28 By NATHAN EDWARDS Durham fought off Staffordshire’s late surge to continue their flawless...

Cumbria edge Northumberland to keep Twickenham dream alive

By DAVID SMITH North’land ...... 19 Cumbria .......... 21 Two tries by Aspatria winger Joe Beaty along with two penalties by...

Eastern Counties survive Leics onslaught

By RUSS CLARKE Eastern C ........ 31 Leic’shire ....... 12 Eastern Counties came out on top of a thrilling game which...

Holliday holds his nerve at the death

E Midlands .....23 N Midlands ..... 21 By KEITH BATEMAN East Midlands came out on top of this vital top of...

Gloucestershire hit 50 to stay in the hunt for final spot

Glouc’shire ....52 Berkshire ........ 10 By ROB COUCH Gloucestershire revived their campaign in stunning fashion by thrashing Berkshire at Newent keeping...

Ten-try Dorset and Wilts hammer Devon

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Dorset & Wilts ..66 Devon ................. 0 Dorset & Wiltshire crushed Devon by running in ten tries and...

Sussex and Essex set up deciding clash

Bill Beaumont Cup By MO SHER Division 3 round-up ESSEX and Sussex both picked up back-to-back wins in Pool Two to...

Gill Burns Cup

Round-up REIGNING Division 1 champions Leicestershire suffered an upset last Sunday as they were narrowly beaten at home to Lancashire 24-22....

Bristol enjoy road trip

Sale...........................24 Bristol.......................49 By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol got seven up to secure a fine win on the road against Sale at Heywood...

Quins go on rampage

Harlequins.............. 80 Wasps......................... 7 By MATT MERRITT A swashbuckling seven tries in the first 40 minutes set the pace for a...

Thompson at the double

Worcester...............48 DMP Sharks.............. 7 By SAM BYTHEWAY Worcester Warriors secured their sixth win of the season with a comprehensive victory over...

News

■ ENGLAND winger Abby Dow will leave Harlequins at the end of the season for Ealing Trailfinders, who will join next...

Scarbrough dreaming of Yorkshire at Twickenham

By LUKE JARMYN Former England flyer Dan Scarbrough believes it will benefit the County Championship’s reputation if a side other than...

Too many matches had no real meaning to them

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now, as we reflect and are drawing closer to the end of...

RFU Council still does far more than most people realise

There have been a few comments in the Press lately about how some professional players seem to think that the RFU...

Morley holds own among top dogs

Following Cambridge’s run to secure the National One title, Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our reporters to compile The Rugby...

Cueto: Ashy has been incredible. He had it all

News By NICK POWELL MARK Cueto has paid tribute to soon-to-retire winger Chris Ashton, and his unique ability to finish off...

Titcombe on song to seal it for England

England Students ENGLAND Students sealed a 25-21 win over France Universities last Saturday, marking the side’s first win on French soil...

Teddington joy as they triumph at Twickenham

Papa Johns Men’s Championship By BEN JAYCOCK LAST Sunday saw Teddington crowned Papa Johns Men’s Counties 2 Championship winners at Twickenham...

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James steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers

Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church...

St Peter’s and Rumney still to battle it out for top spot

By TOM WILLIAMS National 1 round-up TWO ancient Cardiff rivals will battle it out for the Division 1 East Central title...

Ystrad prove too good for Bedwas

Championship round-up By ROB COLE YSTRAD Rhondda warmed up for their revenge mission against Pontypool on Tuesday night with a brilliant...

All to play for in final days of the season

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Top 14 coaches, pundits and fans have had the calculators, slide rules and computer modelling programmes out...

Lynagh’s late strike ends Reds hoodoo

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Queensland Reds broke their New Zealand hoodoo to end the Chiefs’ unbeaten start to...

Lions stay in play-off hunt

Currie Cup round-up The Lions claimed a 33-26 win over the Cheetahs to stay in the play-off race. They led 20-7...

Koroibete hat-trick downs the Eagles

Japan League One round-up Saitama Wild Knights will defend their crown next week after winning their semi-final 51-20 against Yokohama Eagles....

Young Guns: Exeter University fly-half Josh Barton

Back-to-back BUCS Super Rugby winner Josh Barton is hoping Premiership clubs can find space for him this summer in their reduced...

Ashton one of the greats – Cueto

Mark Cueto has paid tribute to former international teammate and soon-to-retire winger Chris Ashton, and his unique ability to finish off...

Skipper Scott fired up as Quins chase play-offs

The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women’s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture...