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Farrell’s men on edge of history

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND Coach: Andy Farrell Captain: Johnny Sexton IF not now, when? Not only are Ireland the number one ranked team in the […]

Raiwalui’s men chasing third quarter-final spot

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Simon Raiwalui Captain: Waisea Nayacalevu After stunning Twickenham last weekend, Fiji will be confident of making their third World Cup quarter-final. […]

Wales must be at their best to take on Fiji

3 September 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS THERE will be a few nervous players from the Home Unions getting on planes and heading to France today. Everything they have been […]

Los Condores are on a hiding to nothing but will fight hard

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER CHILE Coach: Pablo Lemoine Captain: Martin Sigren RUGBY can be a game of soaring highs and lows, especially minnows such as Chile […]

Time to seize the moment and aim high

3 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES ENGLAND Coach: Steve Borthwick Captain: Owen Farrell Never mind swinging low, those steering England’s chariot are aiming low – and missing. Approaching […]

Islanders keen to make some noise

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By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAMOA Coach: Seilala Mapusua Co-captains: Chris Vui and Michael Ala’alatoa ARE SAMOA about to make some noise again? The islanders have a […]

Brave Blossoms are facing a ‘massive challenge’

3 September 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK JAPAN Coach: Jamie Joseph Captain: Michael Leitch Japan are appearing at their 11th tournament, with their best ever performance coming in 2019, […]

Time for England to justify £100k fee

3 September 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL I was wrong with my prediction last week, as England proved they really are not […]

Shot Clock at the World Cup Warm-Ups! Pools to Change!

28 August 2023 0 comments

The upcoming Rugby World Cup warm-up matches will feature several innovations to enhance the game and the viewer experience for those buying tickets. Among these […]

Healy fear as Ireland battle back

27 August 2023 0 comments

Ireland 17-13 Samoa By GARY FITZGERALD CIAN Healy dealt Andy Farrell a big World Cup blow as the veteran prop sustained a bad injury at […]

Big cats likely to dine on minnows

27 August 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT MUST be a sobering prospect for the makeweights, travelling to a World Cup with a bunch of players registering close […]

Treacherous route for top-ranked team

27 August 2023 0 comments

Before they know it, a pair of sacked England coaches will be back in Paris on World Cup business to oversee the second momentous collision […]

Cardiff stick with Lee-Lo

27 August 2023 0 comments

CARDIFF have re-signed veteran centre Rey Lee-Lo for 2023-24 having released him at the end of last season. The 37-year-old Samoa international made more than […]

I still think England could surprise a few

27 August 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO here we are again, losing a player as a result of an over enthusiastic poor […]

In The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 27/08/23

26 August 2023 0 comments

It’s the final weekend of World Cup warm-up matches, and you can find coverage from all of Saturday’s games in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. […]

Can the Springboks Win the 2023 Rugby World Cup?

22 August 2023 0 comments

All rugby fans around the world are counting down the days until the beginning of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. All the top rugby union […]

‘I’m backing England to reach last four’

20 August 2023 0 comments

Andy Robinson backs England to defy the doom mongers and at least reach the World Cup semi-finals. England, ranked as fifth favourites to win the […]

Conan will be fit for RWC

20 August 2023 0 comments

Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says injured back row Jack Conan will be fit for selection for the World Cup. Conan was forced off with […]

A brief history of tackles which changed a game

20 August 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It has been fiendishly difficult to identify rugby union’s precise place in the constellation of professional sports since it took up […]

England must get the ball to the wide men

20 August 2023 0 comments

FOR four years, Sir Clive Woodward in his matchday analysis in his newspaper column always states that the coaches pick the right team… he might […]

French centre Vakatawa returns for Barbarians

20 August 2023 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA VIRIMI Vakatawa’s premature retirement is over as the former France centre started for the Barbarians against Samoa last night in Brive. Vakatawa, who […]

Countdown to the Rugby World Cup – More switches & NO 20 min Red Card

17 August 2023 0 comments

Despite recent reports and speculation, the “20-minute red card” law variation, also known as the “orange card,” will not be implemented at the Rugby World […]

Hoyland out to shine on Barbarians duty

13 August 2023 0 comments

Scotland winger Damien Hoyland will be looking to put himself in the shop window for a move to the Premiership when he plays for the […]

Avoid being robots, England

13 August 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees says discipline will be key to success in France and urges Borthwick’s men to think for themselves The conversation in the sauna turned […]

Raiwalui relying heavily on Drua

13 August 2023 0 comments

Squad watch: FIJI Toulon centre Waisea Nayacalevu will captain Fiji as they look to build on their success in the Pacific Nations Cup. Fiji kicked […]

Vailanu grabs double for dominant Tonga

13 August 2023 0 comments

Tonga……………..28 Canada……………. 3 TONGA ran in four tries and survived a sending off early in the second half in a dominant win over Canada on […]

Golden oldies make decent team

13 August 2023 0 comments

PETER JACKSON Johnny Sexton will not be the oldest player on starting grid when the chequered flag goes up on the World Cup in 26 […]

In The Rugby Paper this Sunday (13/08/23)

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England look to have fielded their strongest team ahead of a crucial World Cup warm-up against Wales, and you can find all the action and […]

Fiji take honours as they get better of Japan

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PACIFIC NATIONS CUP By SAM JACKSON Fiji won the Pacific Nations Cup after beating 14-men Japan 35-12 in Tokyo in coach Simon Raiwalui’s third win […]

Borthwick prepares to make final calls

6 August 2023 0 comments

PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH GETS READY TO ANNOUNCE WORLD CUP SQUAD TOMORROW STEVE Borthwick has never been one for the […]

Spain join top tier after Uruguay win

6 August 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK SPAIN have been promoted to the top tier of U20s rugby for the first time after winning a sensational final against Uruguay […]

Time for Champ clubs to lead way

30 July 2023 0 comments

IN last weekend’s Rugby Paper, Chris Hewett wrote how Fiji, Samoa, Georgia, and others are cheated by the way in which the big nations, and […]

England need to think on their feet

30 July 2023 0 comments

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 […]

Calamity as hosts England crash out at the first hurdle

30 July 2023 0 comments

RUGBY World Cup was going to be the launching pad of English rugby and a brave new world, that was the pre-tournament message, but alas […]

Scots suffer shock defeat to Uruguay

30 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK UNDER-20s rugby in Scotland hit a new low on Tuesday when their promotion-chasing side lost to Uruguay at the Junior World Trophy […]

England can be the dark horses at this World Cup

30 July 2023 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS Aformer player, I find it difficult to understand the way the England team are approaching […]

Farrell’s favourite to lead the Lions

23 July 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES There has been little cheer for rugby in Australia in recent years, but the prospect of a Lions tour is always enough […]

O’Brien: Sexton ban won’t affect World Cup prep

23 July 2023 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has been given a three-match ban that will see him miss his country’s three World Cup warmup matches. […]

Hansen’s hungry for another ‘first’

23 July 2023 0 comments

Mack Hansen has loved linking up with his Irish team-mates for this year’s World Cup preparations, and is eager to play a big part in […]

Attention! Get ready for the phoney war

23 July 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE phoney war is about to start next weekend when the northern hemisphere sides get into action in the […]

Nervy night as unfancied France fight till the death

23 July 2023 0 comments

After staging the inaugural World Cup in 1987, there was a feeling of now or never for New Zealand in 2011. The tournament had moved […]

Scotland get set for Uruguay test

23 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland, Spain and Uruguay maintained their unbeaten records on day two of the U20s World Trophy. POOL A: SCOTLAND 40-13 USA Kenny […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 23/07/23

21 July 2023 0 comments

It’s been another busy week in rugby news despite preparation fixtures for the Rugby World Cup still a few weeks away, and you’ll be able […]

Sexton escapes World Cup punishment in hearing

17 July 2023 0 comments

Johnny Sexton has been handed a three-match ban for his conduct after the European Champions Cup Final but will be available to play throughout the […]

Let’s not abandon Fiji for the sake of US

16 July 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT Not for the first time, the ever-knowledgeable Paul Rees has treated us to a thorough account of the thinking inside World Rugby, the […]

Paying a high price for alcohol

16 July 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees reports on why fears of crowd trouble at the World Cup in France are beginning to increase SOUTH Africa’s impressive victory over Australia […]

How Habana put the Rainbow Nation back on right course

16 July 2023 0 comments

World Cup Icons: 2007 – Brendan Gallagher looks back at the players who shone on the biggest stage South African Rugby was looking for a […]

England don’t panic but fall at the final hurdle

16 July 2023 0 comments

Rugby World Cup 2007 was a big-time tournament with a big-time feel with massive storylines to match. France were superb hosts even if, yet again, […]