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...

Series 2 Episode 18 – Mark Cueto on Sale Sharks, Martin Johnson, the England back three and more

In a wonderfully chaotic episode of the Rugby Paper Podcast, host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris...

Uneven draw won’t affect World Cup intensity – Organizers

The event will be “great from the outset to the end” for those with and without Rugby World Cup 2023 tickets....

Paea is on his way to Zebre

Premiership clubs are poised to miss out on signing Tonga and Highlanders outside centre Fetuli Paea when his contract with the...

Understanding the Basics of NFL Betting

Are you an NFL fan looking to increase your knowledge of the game and potentially earn some extra money? If so,...

Sharks likely to miss out on Latu

Sale's bid to sign hooker Tolu Latu could fail after they appear to have been gazumped at the last minute by...

Leicester have Wilkinson in view

NEIL FISSLER Leicester are being touted as the most likely destination for Kieran Wilkinson, who was one of the players it...

Thomas defends decision to defect

By PETER JACKSON Henry Thomas will start work on his unprecedented transfer from England to Wales this month – 16 years...

Top flight to be cut down to 10 teams

By PAUL REES The Premiership is set to be reduced to 10 teams as it looks to become more financially viable....

Worcester loan deal means Wasps can play at Sixways next season

Wasps owner Chris Holland has made a loan to new Worcester owners Atlas to help secure a lease to play Championship...

Lawes in the mood to finish on a high

By PAUL REES Courtney Lawes has set his sights on finishing what has been a frustrating season for last year’s England...

Ounsley quitting rugby to be a Gladiator

Exeter winger Jodie Ounsley will leave the Premier 15s side to join the TV series Gladiators. The 22-year-old former England sevens...

Beaumont predicts a physical encounter

By JON NEWCOMBE Josh Beaumont refuses to read too much into statistics as Sale prepare to welcome Leicester to Salford on...

Spencer: Fire to play for England still burns

By TOM BRADSHAW Ben Spencer smiles and says nothing when asked whether the England coaches have been in touch. Sometimes actions...

Gopperth to leave Leicester

Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leicester at the end of the season. The 39-year-old New Zealander is the oldest player in the...

The‘pick and go’is a show of brute force

WHAT on earth is happening to “our game”? It was bad enough when crooked feeds to a scrum were permitted but...

A painful cost to pay

THE story relating to the RFU financial crisis prompts me, once again, to write to TRP – acrisis which seems to...

Chance to promote World Cup missed

I ATTENDED, and thoroughly enjoyed, the England/France game at Twickenham last Saturday. Reference was made in the programme as to how...

RFU is destroying community game

WELL another grassroots season has finally come to a shambolic end all thanks to the RFU. The leagues were changed to...

Referees set on spoiling the game

IT IS the most difficult side of the game, but despite modern technology there are referees out there determined to spoil...

Dream Team with Ben Glynn

Ben Glynn, The Hartpury and former Bristol, Ospreys, Harlequins, Northampton & Chinnor lock, chooses the best XV he has played with......