Superior fitness tells as Park cruise home

■ By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park ......84 Worthing ..............33 ROSSLYN Park’s preseason opener against Worthing delivered on all fronts with the...

Fylde’s potent attack clicks to bring up half ton

■ By ELLIOT BURROW Fylde......................50 Blackburn ............29 FYLDE ramped up their pre-season preparations with a comfortable win over Blackburn. The home...

Hooper deserves support from us all

CHRIS HEWETT We are not sure how many of the New Zealand starting line-up actually read the anonymous fax sent to...

Why Bash Street kids are left at the gates

EDDIE Jones? What a bounder. Anyone who thinks he can waltz in from the colonies and criticise our private school system...

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...

Slater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed a 350-mile bike ride this week in front of crowds at...

“I just ran around and smashed everything” – My Life in Rugby with Martin Purdy

The former Wasps, Bath, Gran Parma, L’Aquila, London Welsh, Massy and Grasse lock discusses his career As a professional sportsman you...

Ikey fights to save life of his only daughter

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In his line of duty for Wales and the Lions, Ian ‘Ikey’ Stephens...

Sullivan, the soccer player …

PETER JACKSON THIS column’s plaintive cry for the city 0 Cardiff to recognise Jim Sullivan has prompted admirers to delve into...

One day,two defeats for All Blacks

PETER JACKSON THAT New Zealand once lost six international matches in a row is a fact but there is more to...

Talent everywhere you look in URC

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...

Omanyala enjoys golden finale after leaving Sevens

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Triumph: Ferdinand Omanyala celebrates after winning the gold...

Take time to polish leaders, Eddie

RUGBY MATTERS I HAVE absolutely no problem with Eddie Jones having his less than complementary say on the influence of our...

We need to get more alternative opportunities

Former Hartpury College DoR Alan Martinovic joins the debate EDDIE Jones has had opprobrium heaped on him after his claims that...

Edgerley to run for friend’s cancer charity

NEWS EXTRA FORMER England Sevens star Sam Edgerley is set to run 100 miles in 24 hours down the Thames Path...

Charity matches will show strong links between rugby and the police

Jon Newcombe talks to Dean Richards before the Matt Ratana memorial games Strong links have existed between the police and rugby...

Met Police out to mark centenary in fine style

ONE year out from its centenary, Metropolitan Police RFC and police rugby in general is enjoying something of a revival. Back...

Tonita connects with his new ‘Taswegian’ friends

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

Private schools vital to the survival of the game

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EDDIE Jones drew a sharp rebuke from the RFU following his comments...

Old Boys who enjoy touch of Shakespeare

OLD Alleynians are one of those clubs with a particularly distinguished past which might have haunted them a little, but they...

Days when Flatman, Sheridan, Easter and Obano all enjoyed their time at the club

BRIEFLY after World War 2, the club combined with Old Whitfigitians but as numbers boomed it regained its individual identity and...

Young Guns: Ospreys back row Morgan Morse

Schoolboy Morgan Morse was handed a first Wales U20s start at the age of just 17 earlier this year and the...

‘China is still decades behind leading nations’

Duncan Hooper talks to Zhang Zhiqiang on learning to play rugby with Leicester’s finest Zhang Zhiqiang’s introduction to the UK was...

Tide has turned on overseas galacticos

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN IT is a truth long universally accepted that the Top 14 is a pension-liner for big-name overseas...

Town hall looking to find buyer for Beziers

FALLEN French rugby giant Beziers – subject of a protracted takeover tale two years ago – is still officially on the...

It’s time for northern success in the World Cup – Dallaglio

By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio is convinced a Northern Hemisphere team can reign supreme in France next year and that the...

Greenwood points finger at academies

WILL Greenwood claims Eddie Jones is wrong to blame a “closeted” private education culture for a lack of backbone and resolve...

Rennie rings changes as O’Connor comes in

Test match veteran James O’Connor features in a much-changed Australian line-up as they prepare for their second match against Argentina in...

Experienced Imhoff in as Pumas re-shuffle backline

Experienced winger Juan Imhoff is one of four players to come in for Argentina, as they look to bounce back from...

Foster makes four changes for must-win game against Springboks

Ian Foster has made four changes to his All Black starting XV, as he prepares his team for a match which...

‘University of Worcester Warriors’ announced as new club name for 2022/23 season

Worcester Warriors Women have become the third club in the Allianz Premier 15s to form a partnership with a university, with...

IRFU follows RFU into ban on transgender women

The Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) have become the latest governing body to ban transgender women from playing women’s rugby at...

DMP Durham Sharks’ Crowdfunder passes halfway mark

Darlington Mowden Park Durham Sharks‘ (DMP Sharks) Crowdfunder has passed 50% of its target, as their bid to stay in the...

Rugby is getting rougher by the day – a closer look at common injuries and risks

Rugby has never been a sport for the faint of heart – neither for players nor for spectators. When you’re getting...

Participation In Elite Adult Rugby May Present Risks of Head Injuries

For many, rugby is the best sport in the world owing to its strategic nature, fast pace, team play, and diverse...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Six with James Horwill

For the first time ever on The Rugby Paper Podcast, a full house! Host Oliver Little is joined by columnists Nick...

South Africa make five changes for second match against All Blacks

South Africa have changed a third of their starting team for this Saturday’s second match up against New Zealand, as they...

Charlie Matthews returns to increase Quins’ lock options

Harlequins have looked to a former player to fill in one of their gaps at second row, as Charlie Matthews returns...

Now WRU lists brain warnings to players

By PETER JACKSON The Welsh Rugby Union has issued its 51,229 registered players a health warning over the dangers of concussion...

Gloucester set to win race for Mercer

By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are poised to win the race to land Zach Mercer on a four-year contract when his deal...

Haag makes coaching return with Team USA

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Former England U20 boss and Bath lock Martin Haag has made a return to frontline coaching as...

Falcons preparing to relive the glory days

By PAUL REES The Premiership celebrates its 25th birthday later this month and the inaugural champions, Newcastle, are so determined to...

Shortfall in funding may force Sharks to pull out

By BEN JAYCOCK Premier 15s side DMP Durham Sharks are in danger of having to pull out of next season’s competition...

Saracens swoop as Flynn returns to top flight

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE James Flynn is the latest Jersey Reds player to be snapped up by a Premiership club with...

Loader out to put his injury woe behind him

By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a...

Williams: Some people may think I’m crazy but switch to Scarlets feels right

By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Williams is comfortable he has made the right decision leaving the Wales coaching team and is confident...

Marines help O’Loughlin get in shape for Exeter

By PAUL REES When Rory O’Loughlin met Exeter’s director of rugby Rob Baxter earlier this year to discuss moving from Leinster...

We need bigger squads to reduce playing time

COLIN BOAG I’d really like my grandkids to be able to play and watch rugby, but I’m far from sure that...

Dream Team with Alex Woolford

Alex Woolford, The Bedford Blues and former Northampton, Moseley, London Welsh & Coventry second row, chooses the best XV he has...

Jack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It's interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with...