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Portugal make it hard for Wales

17 September 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Wales………………………… 28pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 8, Lake 42, Morgan 55, Faletau 82 Conversions: Halfpenny 9, 43, 56; Costelow 82 Portugal ………………………. 8pts Tries: […]

Japan off to winning start against spirited debutants Chile

10 September 2023 0 comments

By Nick Powell, Online Editor Japan………………………….42 Tries: Fakatava 8, 41, Naikabula 30, Leitch 53, Nakamura 71, Dearns 79 Conversions: Matsuda 10, 31, 42, 54, 73, […]

27-point Ford helps England rediscover their soul

10 September 2023 0 comments

From NICK CAIN at Stade de Marseille England ……………………….. 27pts Penalties: Ford 10, 46, 54, 59, 66, 75 Drop-goals: Ford 27, 31, 37 Argentina …………………….. […]

France’s love of the game is clear to see

10 September 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK – AT THE WORLD CUP THE French love nothing more than a good fête, with every city, […]

Cleaves on song as Quins run riot

10 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ………………….54pts Tries: Cleaves 2, 36, 38; Trenholm 7, 12; Bradley 17, Slevin 63, Zheng 80 Conversions: Slevin 3, 8, 13, 19, […]

Martinovic: We need to focus on state schools

10 September 2023 0 comments

Alan Martinovic fears that the England Rugby player development pathway recently criticised by Eddie Jones will run into more difficulties if Labour wins the next […]

Brave Blossoms are facing a ‘massive challenge’

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK JAPAN Coach: Jamie Joseph Captain: Michael Leitch Japan are appearing at their 11th tournament, with their best ever performance coming in 2019, […]

Springboks inflict record loss on All Blacks at HQ

25 August 2023 0 comments

By Nick Powell, Online Editor New Zealand…………………….7 Tries: Roigard 71 Conversions: Mo’unga 72 South Africa……………………..35 Tries: Kolisi 18, Arendse 34, Marx 41, Mbonambi 59, Smith […]

Can Big Billy the tank still break the barriers?

13 August 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN Steve Borthwick picked his 33man England squad for the 2023 World Cup this week there were […]

So sad to see WRU still living in the past

13 August 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IT TOOK both sides at The Battle of the Big Little Horn 50 years to bury the […]

Golden oldies make decent team

13 August 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Johnny Sexton will not be the oldest player on starting grid when the chequered flag goes up on the World Cup in 26 […]

Coventry add Ealing prop Chilvers

10 August 2023 0 comments

Coventry Rugby boss Alex Rae has fitted another piece into his squad jigsaw with the signing on a season-long loan of Ealing prop Elliot Chilvers. […]

All Blacks pick Barrett at 15 – England Dropping Rankings

8 August 2023 0 comments

Beauden Barrett will start at fullback for the second consecutive week in the All Blacks, while Will Jordan will be on the right wing. Despite […]

Southgate links with Borthwick

6 August 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Gareth Southgate is forging close links with his rugby counterpart Steve Borthwick after enjoying a close friendship with his predecessor Eddie Jones. […]

Cipriani gets ready for life in the jungle

6 August 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Danny Cipriani is set to thrust himself back into the spotlight after signing a six-figure deal to join the cast of the […]

How the All Blacks can line up for the Rugby Championship

30 July 2023 0 comments

The All Blacks have announced their 36-man squad for The Rugby Championship, which includes seven newcomers to the surprise of the fans who have already […]

No room for deals – time to get serious

30 July 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MAKE no mistake, the 2023 World Cup starts for England this weekend. Even though head coach Steve […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 30/07/23

28 July 2023 0 comments

At last the World Cup warm-up matches are getting underway after a long summer of build-up, and you can find reports from all the weekend’s action […]

70 years on, it’s now tears of joy for Boston

16 July 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT HOME in Angelina Street one Friday evening during the early spring of 1953, Billy Boston thought […]

Baby Blacks crash to a record defeat

2 July 2023 0 comments

By DAN COUCH France …… 35pts New Zealand …14pts Posolo Tuilagi scored a brace as France dominated New Zealand to hand the Baby Blacks a […]

Hoping a phoenix can rise from the ashes…

25 June 2023 0 comments

The London Irish story has taken a horrible, cruel, turn recently but remains an extraordinary tale worth telling and in the club’s 125th anniversary year […]

Noot: Blackheath aiming for top six

25 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Alex Noot has stressed that his new Blackheath side are not there to merely make up the numbers next season in National […]

Blackett’s blueprint deserves attention

25 June 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Jeff Blackett is not a name that will spring to mind if you are talking about […]

2023 – Can it change the sport of Rugby? What’s missing?

18 June 2023 0 comments

As the most celebrated event in the oval ball sport comes closer with the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, we stumble across a crucial […]

England squad on £100,000-a-man at World Cup

18 June 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON & JON NEWCOMBE England’s World Cup squad will be paid £100,000-a-man at the World Cup in France this autumn as some of […]

Bristol swoop to snap up Van Rensburg

18 June 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol Bears have leapt upon London Irish’s misfortune by signing South African centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg. The 26-year-old, who can also […]

Samoan underdogs and an Australian masterclass stole the show in ’91

18 June 2023 0 comments

The Rugby World Cup really started to hit its stride in 1991, scaling up from the inaugural event in 1987 in terms of spectacle and […]

Lynagh keeping it in the family

18 June 2023 0 comments

AUSTRALIA By BEN JAYCOCK Queensland Reds fly-half Tom Lynagh will get the chance to pull on the gold jersey for the first time, following in […]

The wake of the Northern Hemisphere & the Rugby World Cup

13 June 2023 0 comments

The biggest celebration of the oval ball sport is here – the Rugby World Cup 2023 is just a few months away as France prepares […]

Waterman: Time to hit fifth gear

11 June 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL Former England star Danielle Waterman was moved by seeing a record crowd at Twickenham for the Red Roses win in the Grand […]

Abendanon: French rugby is far more fun

11 June 2023 0 comments

By NICK POWELL Former England full-back Nick Abendanon says that the Premiership is not entertaining enough to compete with the French club game and worries […]

Wrong to sell the family silver

11 June 2023 1 comment

Francis Baron, former CEO of the RFU, is concerned with rugby’s deal with private equity firm CVC THE CVC ACQUISITION OF 14.3% OF THE SIX […]

My Life in Rugby with Wayne Kilford: ‘Moore told me – The work starts now’

11 June 2023 0 comments

The former Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry and Midlands full-back talks about his life in the game My first captain in senior rugby was Brian Moore, at […]

We must find a way to stop vicious spiral

11 June 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heaven knows The Rugby Paper has been warning of a Domesday scenario […]

Too many young players rejected too soon

4 June 2023 1 comment

Georgia’s U20 victory over England is an example of one country making the most of their resources, while the other is failing to do so, […]

Farrell in command as Sharks cut down by incisive Saracens

28 May 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Saracens …………………….. 35pts Tries: Penalty 20, Malins 34, Daly 67, van Zyl 71 Conversions: Farrell 35, 72 Penalties: Farrell 5, 14, 50 […]

Masterful Skelton is the talk of the town

28 May 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST IF Simon Shaw of England was a 20-storey tower block of a lock blessed with penthouse levels of skill and self-restraint, […]

Blackheath take lion’s share

28 May 2023 0 comments

THE BEST XV FROM THE 2022-23 SEASON Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our National Two East reporters to compile The Rugby Paper’s 2022-23 Team […]

RFU failed to enforce regulatory standards

21 May 2023 1 comment

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Nothing holds a mirror up to all that is wrong with the elite end of English rugby […]

Gloucester-HartpuryvHarlequins Today

21 May 2023 0 comments

PREVIEW… Acid test awaits for Quins play-off hopes By BEN JAYCOCK HARLEQUINS face a big test at table-toppers Gloucester-Hartpury with Amy Turner’s side knowing they […]

Gott in charge to steer Navy home

14 May 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Jordan Gott produced the performance of his life to steer the Navy to the Inter-Services title with a first win over the […]

Dragons take chances to stun Scarlets

23 April 2023 0 comments

By ROGER PANTING Scarlets …………14pts Tries: Hardy 23, Tuipulotu 71 Conversions: Costelow 23, 71 Dragons…………. 31pts Tries: Dee 4, J Williams 6, Tomkinson 14, Hughes […]

Keep ‘proud’ after Sale end season in fine style

23 April 2023 0 comments

By STEPHEN SMITH Sale FC………….. 49pts Tries: Brown 13, Robins 29, Onasanya 44, Barron 49, Priestley-Nangle 70, Longmore 76, Walsh 78 Conversions: Curtis 14, 30, […]

Case of the lesser spotted Test stars

16 April 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Nobody takes a bigger bashing from Test rugby than the Welsh regions which explains why some players […]

When Lewis made history for the Lions

16 April 2023 0 comments

At home in his adopted Yorkshire the other day, Lewis Jones answered the phone with a cheerful response to being wished a happy birthday. “How […]

Non-stop season to challenge the best

9 April 2023 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No-one has ever denied – no-one has ever been able to deny – that the French rugby season is an ultra-marathon […]

Heineken Champions Cup Quarter-Final Preview

7 April 2023 0 comments

We’re down to the final eight as the Champions Cup enters the quarter-finals stage. Three English sides, two French, two South African and one Irish […]

Unjustifiable to banish players like Willis

2 April 2023 0 comments

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Jack Willis is an inspirational new force for England, but he looks to be on borrowed time. […]

When Peter enjoyed his day in the sun

2 April 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Peter Thomas never seemed happier than on a blazing summer’s day by the shores of the Mediterranean. Cardiff, the club he repeatedly rescued […]

Toole try completes Brumbies fightback

2 April 2023 0 comments

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAM STEPHENS The Brumbies stole an unforgettable, high-octane Australian derby as Corey Toole’s 77th-minute try completed an astonishing 40-36 comeback […]

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