Burley launch women’s side

BURLEY have started a player-led women’s side from scratch. Men’s first XV players Mark Docherty, Jamie Manson and Scott Glynn combined...

Young Guns: Bristol Bears back row Aaron Tull

Aaron Tull is hoping to flourish in the new-look Premiership Cup that kicks off this weekend. Tull made three starts in...

Llandovery pick up where they left off

Premiership round-up ■ By ROB COLE CHAMPIONS Llandovery hammered out an eight try warning to their Premiership rivals that they are...

Classy Bargoed bring up 50 with wings at double

Championship round-up BARGOED ran in eight tries as they laid down a marker in the Championship East with a 52-25 win...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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We need to reopen pathways to top of the game

Eddie Jones has blamed the RFU for the demise of the game in England for not producing enough quality players. I...

Time for England to justify £100k fee

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL I was wrong with my prediction last week, as England proved...

Racing ramp up interest in Ford

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN In July, The Rugby Paper reported that ‘grand’ Top 14 side Racing 92 had Sale and England...

Forthcoming fixtures

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What’s in The Rugby Paper: 03/09/23

The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, and you can find a team-by-team preview of the highly anticipated competition...

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Beyond the Game: Rugby’s Lessons in Sportsmanship for Life

Rugby, a sport of raw power, strategy and camaraderie, extends its influence well beyond the boundaries of the pitch. While the...

Series 3, Episode 6: Scotland’s World Cup prospects and England crisis deepens with Duncan Hodge

We are just over a week away! England‘s first ever loss to Fiji marked the low point of their World Cup...

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Shot Clock at the World Cup Warm-Ups! Pools to Change! 

The upcoming Rugby World Cup warm-up matches will feature several innovations to enhance the game and the viewer experience for those...

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Lawes: We were made to look silly

By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Borthwick had to admit his side were outplayed yesterday as England suffered their first ever defeat to...

Welsh aiming for 10-team elite division

By SAM JACKSON The Welsh Premiership will be replaced in the 2024-25 season by a “finishing school” for rising talent with...

Player welfare needs top priority – Hayman

By BEN JAYCOCK Carl Hayman says rugby is in denial about player welfare and insists there must be improved education on...

Bassett gets ready to roar for Tigers

By JON NEWCOMBE Chris Ashton will take some replacing but Josh Bassett has come to Leicester hoping to make a splash of...

Davies: I almost gave up on Wales career

By ROB COLE Scarlets scrum-half Gareth Davies has revealed he came close to giving up on his international career before Warren...

Shambolic England crash to new lows

By NICK CAIN England.............................. 22pts Tries: May 9, Smith 57, Marchant 68 Conversions: Ford 58, 69 Penalties: Ford 6 Fiji.........................................30pts Tries:...

Heat ramping up on Borthwick

PAUL REES AS THE start of the World Cup looms, the heat increases. Steve Borthwick has been mopping his brow increasingly...

All true rugby fans will delight in this long overdue Fijian victory

BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOBODY ever really owes you anything in sport..... but it’s my firm belief that rugby owed Fiji this historic,...

Galthie puts his faith in Jalibert to step up at 10

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... France v Australia Today. Kick-off 5.45pm (4.45pm UK time), Stade de France FRANCE head coach Fabien Galthie...

Hat-trick for Ioane as Italy continue to build

By NICK POWELL Italy.................. 42 Japan................ 21 Italy continued their excellent preparation for the World Cup as Monty Ioane scored a...

Scotland head to France on a high

By BRYN PALMER Scotland ........................... 33pts Tries: Van der Merwe 46, 77, Darge 50, Dempsey 58, Steyn 68 Conversions: Penalties: Russell...

Nine-try Argentina take Spain to the cleaners

Spain ................. 3 Argentina ......62 ARGENTINA ended their World Cup preparation on a bright note as they saw off Spain with...

Willemse: Credit to the forwards, they put in a hell of a shift

Damian Willemse was delighted to have got revenge for the Springboks humbling by the All Blacks in the Rugby Championship and...

My concerns: attack, defence and attitude

OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WATCHING England now is the most frustrating thing in the world. I want them to do...

Healy fear as Ireland battle back

Ireland 17-13 Samoa By GARY FITZGERALD CIAN Healy dealt Andy Farrell a big World Cup blow as the veteran prop sustained...

Rowe confident Chiefs will be back in the black soon

By PAUL REES TONY Rowe is confident Exeter will move back into the black by the end of the season after...

England heading to the Badlands

STEVE Borthwick has taken a fork in the road which has led England into the Badlands of international rugby. With two...

Boks have the clout to retain the crown

South Africa’s record 35-7 blitz of New Zealand at Twickenham on Friday night showed that the reigning world champions have the...

I’d put my faith in Mitchell to spark England

KYRAN BRACKEN NO MATTER what Steve Borthwick does he’s just getting lynched by the public. There’s a certain pool of people...

Saracens still the team to beat

KYRAN BRACKEN The Champions Cup is always a great competition but right now there’s too much of a financial divide for...

Big cats likely to dine on minnows

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT MUST be a sobering prospect for the makeweights, travelling to a World Cup with a bunch...

Hansen’s secrets not hard to guess

There has been quite the hue and cry down there in All Black country following the latest twist in trans-Tasman affairs....

Beer talk: Eddie happy to stay in the headlines

Paul Rees on how the Aussie coach is creating the news - again - by talking to his old mate EDDIE...

Elvis to make his return at Taunton

Former Exeter hooker Elvis Taione has joined National 1 outfit Taunton Titans two months after announcing he was retiring from the...

Dream Team with Andy Uren

Andy Uren, The Benetton and former Bristol Bears scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Ellis...

Sarries fight to keep hold of big stars

BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are looking to head off potential interest in some of their big-name stars out of contract at...

Codling needs more money

Newcastle boss Alex Codling is weighing up asking for an increase in his budget to bring in at least another player...

RFU will honour Watson contract

The RFU are set to continue picking up the tab for Anthony Watson despite the winger being ruled out of the...

Now South Africans are the team to beat

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THIS may still be the phoney war period, but what a statement the world champion...

Young Guns: Scotland U20 Prop Max Surry

Max Surry has completed his time in Scotland U20s and is now focused on becoming a starter for Cardiff Met University...

Parkin highlights England pathway

By BEN JAYCOCK Will Parkin says the RFU have moved towards a ‘Club England’ with a clear alignment throughout the pathway...