Joy to see the hosts burst out of bubble

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Rugby World Cup party kicked off in France on Friday. Things have been simmering along with...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, September 10, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Plans For The 2024 Super League Season Continue As Clubs Shake Up Their Squads

Thursday turned into a bit of a busy day again for fans of Super League Rugby sides, and with the 2023...

What’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 10/09/23

And we’re off! The Rugby World Cup finally gets started on Friday, and you can find action from France vs New...

Why Is Rugby Gaining Ground in a Non-Traditional Market Like Kentucky?

Rugby, a sport often associated with international strongholds, is finding unexpected traction in Kentucky. Factors contributing to its rise range from...

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Series 3, Episode 7: Rugby World Cup Preview with Jeremy Guscott

Here. We. Go. The Rugby World Cup 2023 is upon us, and we can’t wait! It’s time to look ahead the...

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In the era of digital transformation and modern technology, online casinos are becoming increasingly popular among gambling enthusiasts. However, with the...

Fine-Tuning for the World Cup: Key Questions for Each Six Nations Team in Warm-Up Games

With the Rugby World Cup just on the horizon, the Six Nations teams’ final preparation phase has commenced. In the upcoming...

What Are the Costs of Hiring a Gym Trainer?

Engaging a gym trainer is a fantastic avenue for those looking to accelerate their progress towards fitness goals within a secure...

Dallaglio: Get rid of this siege mentality

By GARY FITZGERALD England's failing stars have been ordered to cut out the “siege mentality” and begin “owning their performances”. World...

Halliday welcomes new-look Prem Cup

By NICK CAIN The latest incarnation of the Premiership Cup, and the most positive because it includes Championship clubs competing against...

Joyce keeps her Olympic dream alive

By ROB COLE Jazz Joyce doesn’t believe taking up a full-time contract with the Welsh Rugby Union will jeopardise her dream...

Dowson: Things are going to get better

By PAUL REES Premiership clubs get their season underway this weekend with Northampton’s director of rugby Phil Dowson looking confident that...

Van Rensburg ready to rumble for Bristol

By PAUL REES When Benhard Janse van Rensburg became available after London Irish folded in June, Pat Lam wasted no time...

Willis aiming to be the local villain

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain...

Warburton: Ball in play time ‘crucial’ in France

By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Warburton believes fitness and management of ball in play time could be the difference in this World...

Flying Fijians ready to take on the world

By NICK POWELL Fiji winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are not feeling any pressure as they prepare for their critical...

London Irish trio reunite in Brisbane

Former London Irish boss Les Kiss is getting the band back together in Brisbane after taking two of the Exiles’ coaching...

Suitors line up for Sarries star Isiekwe

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England international Nick Isiekwe is being lined up by a trio of clubs interested in...

Neild on road to Scotland

Cover: Cam Neild Former Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild is moving back to Scotland on a short-term deal at Edinburgh....

Saints trial for Moore

Back row Izzy Moore, who has been looking for a new club since the demise of London Irish, has joined Northampton...

Burgess makes Bath switch

Former agent and England team manager Rob Burgess, who was head of recruitment at the Dragons, is leaving to take up...

Teague goes back to his roots

Former England attack coach Rory Teague has become head coach at his local club, Tewkesbury, who are playing in the Counties...

Dream Team with Dave Tiueti

The former Tonga, Neath, Ospreys & Bristol centre chooses the Best XV he has played with or against 1. Duncan Jones...

Borthwick seems set on rewarding failure

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AS England limped into Le Touquet after being beaten by Fiji, the preparations...

My England team to challenge Argentina

The wishful thinking that if England beat Argentina it will be a cakewalk from Pool D into the knock-out stages took...

Should we care about the world rankings?

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED THE way Clive Woodward saw it back in 2003, the International Rugby Board’s new-fangled ranking system was...

Diamonds on the soles of his shoes

Siya Kolisi? What a man. If rugby is built on the stories it tells about its finest practitioners – the fables...

Play flankers in the back three

IF England persist in not using our wingers and fullback to attack the opposition and want to continue playing bland, boring,...

World Rugby must tackle injury crisis

THE red card fiasco that has seen England’s waywardly competitive Owen Farrell rightly banned but unjustly demonised by keyboard warriors provides...

We should rejoice in Fiji victory

WHAT is it that makes losing to Fiji for the first time in England’s rugby history such a dark day? Do...

My blueprint for the future

SOMETIMES the only logical and sensible thing to do is to panic. England’s performance against Fiji was the worst I have...

I was rescued by trip to Sri Lanka

Jon Newcombe talks to Bath flanker Chris Cloete on how he saved his rugby career ROCKED by a badly broken leg,...

Mixed reviews on opening nights…

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOT long now ... but first comes the...

Tricky to get the message

So apparently we will be watching something called the Investec Champions Cup this season – all mention of Europe now seems...

Pre-season

Northampton... 12 Barbarians...... 48 A YOUTHFUL Northampton side succumbed to a Barbarians squad packed with internationals at Franklin’s Gardens. Tom Wright...

22 teams raring to go in new-look Cup

By BEN JAYCOCK THE Premiership Cup returns on Friday in the new-look format involving Championship clubs for the first time. Exeter...

Premiership Cup fixtures

The semi-finals will be held on the weekend of February 16-18 and the final on the weekend of March 15-17 ......

My Life in Rugby with Duncan Hodge: ‘It was great to score all 19 points v England’

The former Scotland, Edinburgh, Leeds and Watsonians fly-half talks about his life in the game I WAS a mad-keen cricketer growing...

Healy sorry to be joining Crocks XV

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW After 14 years at the sharp end of Test combat, Cian Healy never...

Springboks flick the power switch

South Africa beat everyone to the punch by having the nerve to turn their substitute bench into virtually a complete auxiliary...

Teague’s TV block

Mike Teague, a Lion among Lions during the series victory in Australia, says he has no intention of watching the World...

When Deans & Co enjoyed free beer

When the Scottish and Welsh pioneers landed in New Zealand for the first World Cup, they saw an advertisement that made...

Ice cool Warren seals win for super Sedge

By JOE BARNES-TAYLOR Sedgley P ........32 Richmond ........ 31 NEWLY-PROMOTED Sedgley Tigers hosted recently-relegated Richmond in what turned out to be...

Winfield wins it with vital late kick

By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S...............28 Cinderford.............. 30 CINDERFORD were quicker in thought and action for much of the first half and,...

Issy so busy in big back row battle

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor....................22 Darlington MP....... 10 THIS was a contest which emerged into a battle between two strong back-rows. Among...