Bill Beaumont County Championship

Berkshire..........37 Middlesex........ 21 SIX unanswered second-half tries from Berkshire saw a remarkable comeback. Middlesex had stretched away in the first period,...

WILSON IJEH

YOUNG GUNS EALING TRAILFINDERS WING After telling himself that he’ll ‘never play rugby again’, Ealing wing Wilson Ijeh wants to become...

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Blues smash Rebels in an 11-try frenzy

By NICK POWELL THE Blues strengthened their position at the top of the table as they destroyed the Rebels 71-28. Leon...

Woods proud to be Two North’s ‘best of the rest’

By BEN JAYCOCK Proud: Ben Woods TYNEDALE head coach Ben Woods is delighted with his side’s campaign as after a slow...

West Park Leeds’ long run continues

WEST Park Leeds U18s lifted the Yorkshire League, Yorkshire Cup and National Colts titles this season extending the current group’s incredible...

Thomas puts boot in to spoil Dale’s party

Premiership By JARRED EVITTS Merthyr ................43 Aberavon..............44 THERE was to be no fairytale farewell for Merthyr head coach Dale McIntosh, who’s...

Bargoed leapfrog Neath with six-try salvo

Welsh round-up BARGOED made up for the heartache of losing the WRU Championship final to Neath by winning the Championship with...

BRITISH RUGBY RESULTS AND FIXTURES

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The RUGBY Paper Podcast

Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter and all-time England apperance holder Rocky Clark join host Oliver Little to dissect England’s fourth Grand...

ProD2 call for system reset to aid recruitment

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Biarritz’s long-inevitable relegation from the Top 14 was finally confirmed last weekend when they lost 48-13 at...

Cope’s in dreamland after hard road back from injury

By LUKE JARMYN JERSEY fly-half Brendan Cope is ‘living a dream’ after recovering from a near life-changing injury and returning to...

Wainwright ruled out of Bok tour

BACK row Aaron Wainwright has been ruled out of Wales’ summer tour to South Africa through injury. The 24-year-old Dragons player,...

Sarah Hunter: ‘England not daunted by World Cup favourites tag’

Red Roses captain Sarah Hunter outlined to The Rugby Paper that her England side is not daunted by the favourites tag...

Stephen Myler signs Ospreys contract extension to take him into his twentieth professional season

Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler has signed a one-year contract extension at Ospreys. Myler was Head coach Toby Booth’s first player signing...

Harlequins sign South African second row Irné Herbst from Benetton

Harlequins have signed South African second row Irné Herbst from United Rugby Championship outfit Benetton. After spending five-years in Italy at...

Findings from report suggest cutting one Welsh professional region

A report into Welsh rugby has proposed cutting one Welsh professional region from the start of the 2023-24 season. The current...

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Fourteen with Sarah Hunter and Rocky Clark

The Rugby Paper Podcast returns as TikTok Women’s Six Nations winning captain Sarah Hunter joins England‘s most-capped player Rochelle ‘Rocky’ Clark...

Angus O’Brien to return to Dragons

Scarlets back Angus O’Brien will return home to Dragons Rugby at the end of the season. Caerleon-born O’Brien came through the...

Van Rensburg trades Sharks

Springbok centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg will be heading back to South Africa as he signs for URC side the Sharks....

Ospreys sign Exeter fly-half Jack Walsh

The Ospreys have completed a deal to sign talented fly-half Jack Walsh from Exeter Chiefs. America-born, the 22-year-old has penned a...

Lathallan Rugby 7s returns for first time since 2019

A popular youth rugby tournament returned to one of the North-east’s top independent schools at the weekend for the first time...

RFU CEO Bill Sweeney in hospital for treatment for pulmonary embolism

Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney is being treated in hospital for a pulmonary embolism. Sweeney was admitted with the...

Three English rugby clubs join brain scan trial to make rugby safer

Three rugby union clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped...

Max Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy

Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....

London Irish come from 25 points down to earn draw with Wasps

London Irish (14) 42Tries: Rowe, Parton, Pearson, Arundel, Hassell-Collins, Penalty Cons: Jackson 5Wasps (24) 42Tries: Oghre, Hougaard 2, Atkinson, Kibirige Cons:...

Banahan urges Bath to bridge the divide

By TOM BRADSHAW BATH legend Matt Banahan says the club must urgently return to its city roots to stop an “us...

Parisians in pursuit of Dragon Moriarty

By NEIL FISSLER STADE Francais are keen to lure Dragons back row Ross Moriarty to Paris this summer. Moriarty, 28, has...

Worcester play waiting game after Irish veto

By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond has branded as ridiculous the five-week wait Worcester face between their final two Premiership fixtures at...

Fit-again Miles keen to seize the moment

By JON NEWCOMBE BATH’s exciting back rower Miles Reid aims to be bigger and better than ever before having just returned...

Judge decides on summer move to Sarries

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE SARACENS have signed experienced tighthead Christian Judge from Worcester. The Barnet-based club are losing World Cup winner...

TV chiefs aiming to build on popularity upsurge

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE WOMEN’s rugby is set for another major boost with ITV planning for live coverage of all 26...

Cornwell has questions over Championship Cup integrity

By BEN JAYCOCK MARK Cornwell has been left wondering ‘what his side are doing here’ as he questions the integrity of...

Radwan targets big finish Down Under

By BEN JAYCOCK Winging in: Adam Radwan celebrates a try for Newcastle PICTURES: Getty Images ADAM Radwan is determined to finish...

Tigers legend Youngs announces retirement

LEICESTER and former England hooker Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old made 215 appearances...

Holmes joins Ealing with more stars set to follow

By JON NEWCOMBE EALING Trailfinders are making some serious moves in the transfer market despite withdrawing their appeal against the decision...

Cipriani confirms Bath exit

FORMER England fly-half Danny Cipriani is to leave Bath at the end of the season to join an overseas club with...

Connacht show size of crowds irrelevant

PREMIERSHIP Rugby decrees that Ealing and Doncaster – or any other ambitious Championship club – must meet certain conditions before being...

Flow of subs can wreck momentum

WHAT gives with this constant shipping on of subs after 50-60 mins – seemingly because the clock says so, but totally...

Grassroots are still lifeblood of this game

IN his letter last week Ross Reyburn slates the RFU for “deserting its role as guardian of ... the country’s huge...

Privilege to watch those greats No.8s

ALONGSIDE Brendan Gallagher I was a rugby mad teenager at the 1974 England v Wales game. Like your first love affair...

Inter-tier link-ups are the way ahead

COLIN BOAG Stardust: Duhan van der Merwe playing for Worcester in Premiership Cup PICTURE: Getty Images The confirmation of a ‘strategic...

Saracens the favourites – if they finish in top two

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK NO-ONE should be surprised that Saracens are tucked in at second in the league...

Ashton hat-trick puts him at top of the tree

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........56pts Tries: Ashton 4, 22, 27, B Youngs 36, Moroni 43, Steward 57, Wiese 67, Potter 74...

Chris Ashton: ‘Now I want to make it to 100’

CHRIS Ashton said he was relieved to set the Premiership’s try scoring record. His hat-trick took him on to 95 –...

Rampant Gloucester humiliate sorry Bath

By PAUL REES Gloucester........64pts Tries: Harris 12, Rees-Zammit 30, 35; Carreras 40, Morgan 41, Atkinson 47, Ludlow 59, Meehan 66, Ford-Robinson...

We just couldn’t cope -Hatley

NEAL Hatley said he could not explain why Bath suffered one of the most humiliating afternoons in their history. “I do...

Malins the master as Saracens march on

By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...