By NICK CAIN England …………………………19pts Tries: Itoje 68 Conversions: Ford 68 Penalties: Farrell 10, 40+2, 42; Ford 76 Wales……………………………. 17pts Tries: Penalty 59, T Williams […]
PAUL REES There was a moment six minutes into the second-half which summed up England. Courtney Lawes stole a lineout near Wales’s line, prime attacking […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK There are a number of utility players selected in the England World Cup squad of 33 announced this […]
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EUemail: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SO England boss Steve Borthwick decided to see the […]
ENGLAND U18S ENGLAND scored seven unanswered tries to blow France away 41-0 to win their opening match of the U18s International Series. Jonathan Pendlebury’s side […]
England U18s 41-0 France U18s England scored seven unanswered tries to blow France away and win their opening match of the U18s International Series. Jonathan […]
England have named an experienced side as they make 11 changes for their game against Wales this Saturday, with their opposition experimenting in the full […]
Billy Vunipola beat Alex Dombrandt to the sole specialist number eight spot in England’s Rugby World Cup squad as Henry Slade also missed out. Vunipola, […]
NICK CAIN There has been far too much talk about England’s “free pass” into the semi-finals of the 2023 World Cup, especially given Argentina’s performances […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WHAT England need to happen is for them to play exceptionally well in the World Cup warm-ups which […]
PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PRE-WORLD CUP FRIENDLIES AND URGES BORTHWICK’S MEN TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES AFTER weeks of working on fitness, conditioning and […]
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wasps Women director of rugby Laura-Jane Lewis has been appointed head coach of the England Women’s U20s. Lewis takes up the role […]
Having made the recent transition from 15 to 10, Connor Slevin is hoping for consistent rugby next season with Harlequins and London Scottish. Slevin, 20, […]
Steve Borthwick has been liberal with the superlatives when describing the performances of some of the players in his England World Cup training squad. He […]
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW…England v France (Today, Kick-off 6pm) England U20s have the opportunity to make amends for their dismal defeat to France at the […]
Reigning champions France topped the seeds heading into the semi-finals of the U20s World Cup with England, Ireland and South Africa joining them while New […]
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Henry Arundell, one of England’s most exciting talents, could be unavailable to Steve Borthwick […]
WING Ollie Hassell-Collins was dropped from England’s World Cup training squad last week when players from the Premiership’s losing semi-finalists, Northampton and Leicester, became available. […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK FREDDIE Steward has had a big impact for England at full-back since he made his debut against the […]
This week on the Rugby Paper Podcast, host Ollie Little is joined by columnists Brendan Gallagher, Nick Cain and Chris Hewett to discuss the format […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick’s ability to get the best out of the best scrum-half in England will have a crucial […]
THIS season has been an “annus horribilis” for English Rugby Union. Three professional clubs have folded because of financial difficulties. In addition, there has been […]
Jack Bracken is hoping to replicate his father Kyran’s career but has switched positions from scrum-half to full-back. Bracken, 17, made his England U18s debut […]