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Table topping Lions fill Collins with pride

By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Lions have lost just once in their last 25 games and head coach Gareth Collins believes the...

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Spears point the way with victory at Verblitz

JAPAN ROUND-UP By BEN JAYCOCK Kubota Spears moved top of Japan Rugby League One with a 44-34 victory away to Toyota...

Garside on target to keep Bath in charge

By Nick Powell Bath remain joint top of the table with Exeter after Alfie Garside’s last-minute penalty gave them a 20-17...

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Rugby School launches 200th celebration

SCHOOLS RUGBY RUGBY School will begin celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the creation of the game by launching The Global...

My Life in Rugby with Steve Lander: ‘Controversy inevitable when you’re a referee’

The former international referee, who took charge of 18 tests from 1995 to 2003, talks about his life in the game...

Unbeaten leaders Pooler go seven-up

Championship, Nat 1 round-up PONTYPOOL ran in seven tries in their 49-7 home win over Cross Keys to move seven points...

Five-try Steelmen too strong for bottom side Llanelli

By SIMON ROBERTS Ebbw Vale...............35 Llanelli....................... 3 Ebbw Vale moved back into the top four play-off places with this impressive bonus-point...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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Hundreds gather to pay their respects to Eddie

A MEMORIAL service for the former Wales captain and broadcaster Eddie Butler took place on Thursday. The commentator died in his...

Bordeaux look set for season of turmoil

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bordeaux lost to Stade Francais in Paris last night in the final match of the 17th round...

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, February 5, 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ... Continue reading......

Rae proud he’s building a team for the future

By BEN JAYCOCK COVENTRY born and bred Alex Rae is flourishing in his first full season in charge of his boyhood...

Contract talks get green light

THE four Welsh regions have been given the goahead to begin contract talks with players. Acting WRU chief executive Nigel Walker...

Panel chair announced for WRU sexism probe

DAME Anne Rafferty has been appointed as chair of an independent review panel that will report on organisational culture and behaviour...

In this Sunday’s The Rugby Paper (05/02/23)

The Six Nations is back! With both matches on Saturday we will have reports, reaction, player ratings and analysis from England...

Borthwick and Itoje back hard working returnees

Steve Borthwick and Maro Itoje have praised the resilience of the players in the current England team who have fought to...

Rugby World Cup 2023: Six Matches to Get Excited About

Rugby is unquestionably one of the finest sports in the world. It may not draw as many spectators as football or...

Podcast Predictions League: Week 1

The Rugby Paper Podcast predictions league is back! Just like round one last year, guest Jeremy Guscott, columnists Brendan Gallagher, Chris...

Can The French Go Back-to-Back in the 2023 Six Nations?

The 2023 Guinness Six Nations is right around the corner, with the opening fixtures taking place on the afternoons of February...

Sale Sharks and Worcester Warriors granted access to Premier 15s

Sale Sharks Women and Worcester Warriors women have been given conditional offers to be the final two of the 10 teams...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: S2 Ep4 – Six Nations season preview with Jerry Guscott

As the guys bring up episode 50, fair to say they do it in the right way! The gang is back...

How Popular is Fantasy Football Compared to Fantasy Rugby in the UK?

In the United States, the uncontested king of watched sports is football (or American football to the rest of the world)....

‘We want the crowd behind us’

By ADAM HATHAWAY Sam Simmonds has vowed to put the smiles back on the faces of the Twickenham faithful after England’s...

Critics pile in as shell-shocked WRU faces ‘worst crisis ever’

By PETER JACKSON Wales kick the Six Nations off on Saturday with their employers ‘shellshocked’ by explosive public anger over the...

Day: New tackle laws musn’t spoil the game

By CAM STEPHENS General secretary of the Rugby Players Association (RPA) Christian Day has called for a common-sense approach regarding the...

Burns bids farewell to Tigers and joins Highlanders

Fly-half Freddie Burns made his 115th and final appearance for Leicester in yesterday’s East Midlands derby at Northampton. Burns, who has...

Brothers give Quins a lesson in power game

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins players were humbled this week as the world’s strongest brothers visited their Surrey training ground to put...

We must string a few wins together – Davis

By JON NEWCOMBE Assistant coach Brad Davis hopes London Irish can maintain the momentum from the last month and kick on...

Launchbury: I won’t ever lose the desire to play for England

By BEN JAYCOCK Ambitious: Joe Launchbury in action for Wasps PICTURES: Getty Images Harlequins-bound lock Joe Launchbury claims the desire to...

French fade away as Champions Cup heads to the business stage

By PAUL REES The Heineken Champions Cup is still occasionally referred to as Europe, but the presence of three South African...

I’m putting my Cornish roots first, says Moon

Jon Newcombe talks to Dickon Moon ahead of his 400th game in charge of London Cornish and finds a worried man...

Cockerill’s next gig is in France

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England boss Steve Borthwick will be losing another member of Eddie Jones’ backroom team at...

Sharks pair set for exit

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale are poised to have a mini-clear out at the end of the season, with...

Chiefs and Saints battle for Moriarty

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In demand: Welsh forward Ross Moriarty PICTURES: Getty Images Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wales...

Woodburn agrees to stay at Exeter

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter have agreed on a new deal that will keep winger Olly Woodburn at Sandy...

Racing keeping tabs on Vunipola

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Off? Billy Vunipola Racing 92 could enter the race to land England No.8 Billy Vunipola...

Dream Team with Peter Walton

Peter Walton, the former Scotland, Newcastle & Northampton flanker, picks the best XV he's played with or against 1. Nick Popplewell...

Two fliers who can light up Borthwick’s England

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Everyone has questions about England, and no-one knows what to expect from Steve Borthwick’s...

Saints show the wit to keep Tigers at bay

By PAUL REES Leicester ........................... 18pts Tries: Potter 7, 46 Conversions: Pollard 8 Penalties: Pollard 19, Burns 62 Northampton .................... 19pts...

Ramm ‘lucky to stay on the pitch’

James Ramm was relieved to only receive a yellow card for a second-minute challenge on Harry Potter that involved contact with...

‘New’ England need to take their chances

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK A SIX Nations slip-up on home turf to Scotland in his first match...

Time this autocratic RFU is held to account

NICK CAIN The warning signs that the RFU’s administrative standards have plumbed the depths became a red flashing light on Friday...

Despair for Bears as Saracens steal glory

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ...........................20pts Tries: Dann 59, Segun 77, Hougaard 80 Conversions: Goode 59 Penalties: Goode 52 Bristol ................................. 19pts...

Versatile David takes his opportunity and makes the most of his switch to Harlequins

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium Nick David had to be patient after...

George looking good for England

Mark McCall revealed after Saracens win over Bristol that hooker Jamie George looks likely to be available for England selection in...

Advantage Chiefs but they need to improve

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................................ 24pts Tries: Gray 10, Kata 17, Woodburn 34 Conversions: Skinner 11, 18, 35 Penalties: Skinner 54...

‘We need to put the hammer down’

Exeter coach Ali Hepher refuses to be gloomy about the stars leaving, instead focusing on their play-off push. “We have seven...