Knights keep on winning at fortress Castle Park

By SAM JACKSON Doncaster ........31pts Tries: Davey 14, Kelly 33, Volpi 57, Best 63, Roberts 80 Conversions: Dolly 33, 57, 63...

Time for Amanda to break silence

PETER JACKSON IN THE Forbes’ list of the world’s 100 most powerful women, Amanda Blanc from Treherbert in the Rhondda ranks...

Champions or chumps? Cup caters for them all

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...

Joys of scoring written large on Dupont’s face

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

MARTIN MASTERS WEEKLY BATTLE OF THE BASTARDS

THE back five of the young Leicester pack have the look of combatants who survived the ‘Battle of the Bastards’ in...

How Mr Grumpy became Mr Happy

NICK CAIN TALKS TO STEVE BORTHWICK AND FINDS A SURPRISING CHANGE OF DEMEANOR IN a week dominated by the game’s tectonic...

New women’s union will offer protection

By PAUL REES DANIELLE Waterman set up the Women’s Rugby Association, which launched last week, to ensure players do not lose...

Ten reasons why ‘oldies’ remain the gold standard

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WILL Greenwood has been there, done it and...

Scottish warrior Horne calls time at Glasgow

Inspiration: Peter Horne GLASGOW Warriors and Scotland back Peter Horne is retiring from professional rugby to become head coach of Ayrshire...

Saracens clash off after positive Covid tests

TODAY’S scheduled match between Saracens and Sale Sharks has been postponed due to the home side reporting a number of positive...

Worcester fine-tune in search of vital bonus

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2.15pm live on BBCi player WORCESTER Warriors head coach Jo Yapp has...

Jefferies hits four with Chiefs in total control

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP ..0 Exeter ..............88 EXETER Chiefs rounded off 2021 with an emphatic victory at the Darlington Arena....

Loughborough fight back with late penalty try

By MATT MERRITT Loughborough ..17 Bristol ................14 LOUGHBOROUGH sent the table-toppers crashing to just their second defeat of the season after...

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players KATE ZACKARY THIS WEEK... EXETER AND USA BACK ROW The...

Kolbe returns in Toulon’s bonus win

By BEN JAYCOCK Toulon ............28 Zebre................14 CHESLIN Kolbe made his long-awaited Toulon debut as his side eased past Zebre at Stade...

Outpowered Dragons still make fight of it

By ROGER PANTING Dragons ............28pts Tries: Doge 39, Seiuli 45, Wainwright 58 Conversions: S Davies 39, 58 Penalties: S Davies 18,...

First half dogfight taught us – George

GEORGE Skivington says his side’s sluggish first half shows they still have plenty of work to do if they are to...

Twelvetrees leads way to eight-try bonanza

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singelton 20, Meehan 26, Reid 30, Alemanno 42, Penalty 51, Varney 59, May 68, Clement 75...

This rugby vote is just game for a laugh

CHRIS HEWETT THE right to vote is a deadly serious matter, but that doesn’t mean it’s not good for a laugh:...

Perpetual underdogs Connacht do still bite

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Is there anything funnier in team sport – or in any other walk of life, come to...

Shields wins a reprieve…Schonert gets a ban

WASPS have won their appeal against a fourweek ban imposed on back rower Brad Shields. The 30-year-old was sent off against...

Chiefs set to lose two locks

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER will confirm this week that two members of their Champions Cup-winning squad will be...

France beckons again for Creevy

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER VETERAN London Irish hooker Agustín Creevy could be heading back to France at the end...

Bears going on the prowl for Turner

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears boss Pat Lam is set to switch his attentions to Scotland hooker George...

Cooper interests the Warriors

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WORCESTER Warriors are keen on a move for Newcastle Falcons...

Genge coming home for love not money insists Lam

By PAUL REES Vision: Pat Lam PAT LAM wasted no time in turning his attention to Bristol’s Boxing Day clash against...

Regions let down by double standards

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND European rugby is in chaos and it’s hard to escape the feeling that the Welsh...

Jimmy’s toast to George at tee time

PAUL REES talks to Jimmy Gopperth about his delight in carrying on George Simpkins’ work Jimmy Gopperth has got the art...

Munster keep winning, but it’s not one to thrill the fans!

By JOHN FALLON Munster ............19pts Tries: O’Donoghue 58 Conversions: Healy 59 Penalties: Healy 8, 28, 35, 70 Castres ..............13pts Tries: Kornath...

Bear hugs were PR disaster for Genge

NICK CAIN TIMING is everything in sport, and the Bristol Bears video released this week trumpeting their signing of Ellis Genge...

Van Graan needs full power to plug Bath

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole...

Captain Genge is given the Euro chop

Preview Leicester v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm DEPARTING prop Ellis Genge has been left out of the squad for Leicester’s Champions...

Mitchell red swings match from Saints

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..................27pts Tries: Herring 2, Penalty 16, McIlroy 20, Gilroy 48 Conversions: Cooney 3 Penalties: Cooney 45 Northampton...

North to miss start of the Six Nations

By PETER JACKSON In the roar: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring Harlequins’ fourth try against Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE North’s comeback...

Munster to line up Kidney for Van Graan

By NEIL FISSLER MUNSTER are weighing up a move for London Irish director of rugby Declan Kidney after confirming Johann van...

Heineken Champions Cup preview

The Heineken Champions Cup has been torn apart once more by the coronavirus cancellation controversy with six matches called off, as...

Play The Rugby Star Slot Machine From Microgaming

Slot machines are the most popular of the casino games and as a fan of rugby you may be interested in...

English Championship Preview

It’s another huge Saturday of English Championship rugby. Here, The Rugby Paper looks ahead to some thrilling ties in the second...

Johann van Graan appointed as Bath head coach

Bath Rugby have appointed Johann van Graan as Head Coach for the 2022/23 season on a long-term contract. Yesterday, it was...

Rugby in 2022 – Preview & Predictions

Rugby union fans have plenty to look forward to in 2022, with the calendar packed with a host of top-class events...

England men’s 2022 autumn internationals announced

England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. England will first...

Winless Bath appoint Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach

Bath Rugby have confirmed the appointment of Brent Janse van Rensburg as defence coach for the remainder of the 2021/22 season....

England’s fledglings still have a point to prove

Eddie Jones was rewarded for placing his faith in the next generation of English talent as his side enjoyed a series...

Glasgow ask Exeter fans to not wear Native American-style headdresses

Glasgow Warriors have asked Exeter fans not to wear Native American-style headdresses at their Heineken Champions Cup match this Saturday evening...

Chris Ashton leaves Worcester Warriors

After weeks of media speculation, Worcester Warriors have parted company with ex-England winger Chris Ashton. Ashton was “unavailable for selection” all...

Danielle Waterman launches women’s players union

Former England full-back Danielle Waterman has launched a players union for women in the Premier 15’s. The Women’s Rugby Association (WRA)...

Sale win away at Ospreys

Sale overcame a second-half Ospreys fightback to claim victory in the Heineken Champions Cup opening round in Swansea. Tries from Rohan...

Quins end Castres home record

Harlequins withstood a late fightback to end Castres' unbeaten European home run and earn a narrow victory in their Heineken Champions...

Russell: Our best since I joined

FINN Russell had no doubts this impressive victory was Racing’s best since he went to Paris in 2018. “We came here...

Fabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92..........45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42,...