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Attack was king amid madness

27 June 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES gives his verdict on a Premiership season like no other It was a Premiership campaign unlike any other, even if Exeter reached the […]

Boks are ring rusty and were rocked by Benetton, but Lions have concerns too

27 June 2021 1 comment

Nick Cain sets the scene ahead of Lions lift-off for South Africa THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be like no other. No […]

South Africa are perfect fit for the Six Nations | Jeff Probyn

27 June 2021 0 comments

With more South African teams joining the PRO14 to make it a 16-team Rainbow Cup competition, it can only be a matter of time before […]

Falcons go for Dalton

27 June 2021 0 comments

NEWCASTLE have signed former Ulster forward Matthew Dalton on a twoyear deal. The 22-year-old former Ireland U20 international made ten PRO14 appearances for the province.“I […]

Hawkins aims to be like Sonny Bill

27 June 2021 0 comments

TEENAGE Ospreys centre Joe Hawkins is modelling his game on Sonny Bill Williams and Jonathan Davies as he looks to make his mark at senior […]

Ospreys announce capture of Exeter wing Alex Cuthbert

22 June 2021 0 comments

The Ospreys have completed the deal to bring Alex Cuthbert back to Welsh rugby from Exeter Chiefs. As exclusively reported by The Rugby Paper on […]

URC will reshape the global game, says Rudolf Straeuli

20 June 2021 0 comments

Daniel Gallan talks to Rudolf Straeuli about his expectations of the league replacing PRO14

Benetton 35-7 Bulls: Benetton rip up the script to give Bulls a whipping

20 June 2021 1 comment

KIERAN Crowley wrapped up five seasons in Treviso before he takes charge of the Italian national side by leading Benetton to their first ever silverware […]

Not a fan of Springboks joining our Six Nations | Shane Williams

20 June 2021 0 comments

I’M old enough to have played in the Five Nations before it expanded to six teams with Italy’s arrival in 2001 and to me it […]

Undercooked Wales set for gruelling week of fitness work

20 June 2021 1 comment

By ALEX BYWATER Experienced head: Wales captain Jonathan DaviesWALES head coach Wayne Pivac admits he fears his team will be underdone for their summer Tests […]

Car crash European Cup rules will wreck a great Cup | Nick Cain

20 June 2021 1 comment

THE European Cup is on a slippery slope. It is rapidly being downgraded from a competition which was about becoming champions of Europe – ‘the […]

South African teams will be eligible for Champions Cup in revamped ‘United Rugby Championship’

15 June 2021 2 comments

PRO14 have unveiled a new format for next season’s expanded league which will welcome four South African franchises and be renamed the United Rugby Championship. […]

Sean O’Brien urges Ireland to blood players in Premiership

13 June 2021 2 comments

SEAN O’Brien believes Ireland should relax their rule which all but bars players being selected for the national squad if they move outside the country […]

Cuthbert: Winners’ medal would ease pain of last season

13 June 2021 0 comments

ALEX Cuthbert would love nothing more than to leave Exeter Chiefs this summer with a Premiership winner’s medal safely tucked into his pocket. The Wales […]

European Boks have inside gen on the Lions | Chris Hewett

13 June 2021 0 comments

Modern Springbok coaches fall into two camps: far-sighted progressives like Kitch Christie, Jake White and Rassie Erasmus – people who tend to deliver world […]

Benetton v Ospreys has been cancelled in the Rainbow Cup

Benetton qualify for Rainbow Cup final after Ospreys match cancelled

9 June 2021 1 comment

Unbeaten Benetton advance to the final where they will face South African oppposition on June 19

Rainbow Cup just isn’t worth injury risk | Shane Williams

6 June 2021 1 comment

The Rainbow Cup gives no reason for players who received Lions call-ups to go all-out and risk injury

Pint-sized players can often house huge talents

6 June 2021 0 comments

PAUL REES SAYS SMALL CAN STILL BE BEAUTIFUL IN THE MODERN LAND OF THE GIANTS The size of rugby players has grown in the last 25 […]

Lomu’s pace made him fearsome as much as his weight

6 June 2021 0 comments

BODY BUILDINGA study co-authored by former England head coach Stuart Lancaster, found that after years of rugby players becoming heavier, the 2019 World Cup suggested […]

Edinburgh 31-34 Ulster: Deadeye Madigan smashes winner for Ulster

6 June 2021 0 comments

ULSTER centre Stuart McCloskey said it was a neat way to finish the season as Ian Madigan landed a penalty at the death from 35 […]

Exeter Chiefs confirm signing of Connacht centre Sean O’Brien

3 June 2021 1 comment

As revealed in The Rugby Paper last weekend, the reigning Premiership champions have signed the former Ireland U20 international

Thomas hopes his Texas run will catch Wales’ eye

30 May 2021 0 comments

By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales U20 Grand Slam winner Joe Thomas is hoping his American adventure can earn him a second crack of the whip […]

Rassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude

30 May 2021 1 comment

WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own turf according to the […]

Rainbow Cup should have been cancelled

30 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG While Premiership Rugby has done a superb job of managing to run the best and most competitive league in rugby, the PRO14 continues to […]

Exeter Chiefs sign highly-rated centre from Connacht

30 May 2021 1 comment

EXETER Chiefs have completed the signing of Ireland U20 outside centre Sean O’Brien who has agreed to a two-year deal. O’Brien, in his third season […]

Worcester Warriors director of rugby Alan Solomons

Alan Solomons expects to be leaving Worcester on a high

30 May 2021 1 comment

Worcester director of rugby Alan Solomons tells PAUL REES why next season will be his last at Warriors Alan Solomons is 70 going on 20. […]

Champions Cup? Now it’s taking in also-rans!

30 May 2021 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETTGUEST COLUMNIST If and when the brewing industry calls “time gentlemen please” on its financial support for the European Champions Cup – it is not […]

Patriot Josh throws his hat into the ring for Wales

30 May 2021 0 comments

By ALEX BYWATER Standout all season: Cardiff’s Josh TurnbullJOSH Turnbull has revealed he once turned down a lucrative offer to join a Premiership team in favour […]

Turnbull’s Cardiff form deserves recognition | Shane Williams

23 May 2021 2 comments

I REMEMBER before the 2011 World Cup with Wales we went on a brutal training camp to Poland. The work we did there was savage […]

Lam helps launch the dazzling rise of Samoa

23 May 2021 1 comment

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What happening here? It’s October 6, […]

Kruis looks to get Savage in Japan

23 May 2021 0 comments

TOP LEAGUE FINAL PREVIEW THERE are 5954 miles between London and Tokyo, yet two Englishmen hold the key to today’s Top League final between the Panasonic […]

Kieran Crowley to lead Italy at the next World Cup as FIR reshuffle coaching staff

19 May 2021 1 comment

Current head coach Franco Smith will step into a director of high performance role with the FIR

BBC and ITV set to renew Six Nations broadcast deal

19 May 2021 0 comments

The Six Nations is set to remain on free-to-air television for the next six years

Ospreys hooker Scott Otten forced into retirement

Ospreys hooker Scott Otten told to retire at the age of 26

18 May 2021 0 comments

A neck injury suffered in January has led to medical experts advising Ospreys hooker Scott Otten to hang up his boots

Rory Sutherland will dodge interest from Worcester Warriors

16 May 2021 0 comments

Sutherland now looks set to either move to the Top 14 or stay in the PRO14

North v South final is on

16 May 2021 0 comments

PRO14 Rainbow Cup organisers are close to finalising plans for a June final in Europe between the best Europebased team and their South African counterparts.South […]

Tadhg Furlong allays fears of overseas move with new IRFU contract

11 May 2021 0 comments

The Ireland prop has reached a deal with the IRFU to stay with Leinster for the 2021-22 season

Davies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub

9 May 2021 1 comment

■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets …………22ptsTries: Jeffries 39Conversions: Halfpenny 40Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76Ospreys …………….6ptsPenalties: Price 3, 52JONATHAN Davies responded to his British & […]

Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

9 May 2021 0 comments

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

Warriors call for Blues back up

9 May 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the season.The 31-year-old provides cover […]

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

9 May 2021 0 comments

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why, despite having no particular […]

Posse of clubs are chasing after Argentina flanker Pablo Matera

2 May 2021 1 comment

The Argentina flanker has interest from the Premiership and PRO14 after it was announced this week he would play for Crusaders in 2022

BT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett

2 May 2021 1 comment

Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?

WRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup

2 May 2021 2 comments

Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup competition?

Blues to get Champs spot under new rules

2 May 2021 0 comments

CARDIFF Blues will be involved in the Champions Cup next season, after organisers confirmed there are 24 sides in the competition.There will be eight teams […]

Pros and cons for Gats

2 May 2021 0 comments

PREMIERSHIP players from clubs not involved in the final will be released for the British and Irish Lions’ warmup game against Japan on June 26.The […]