Super Rugby AU: Two-try Hunter Paisami silences the Force

Hunter Paisami and code-hopper Suliasi Vunivalu impress for the Reds, as the Rebels add to the 'Tahs woes

Top League: Tom Savage and Suntory Sungoliath savage Toshiba

FORMER Gloucester captain Tom Savage remains unbeaten in Japan this year after Suntory Sungoliath overran Toshiba Brave Lupus 73-5 in a...

Super Rugby Aotearoa: Fightback puts end to Chiefs misery

  AFTER suffering 11 consecutive Super Rugby losses, the Chiefs ended their Aotearoa misery as Luke Jacobson’s late close-range try gave...

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers back-five forward Ollie Chessum

As a young lock forward learning his trade in the hugely competitive Premiership, Ollie Chessum could have no better tutor than...

Chiefs welcome Lyon in Europe’s last 16

EXETER Chiefs will continue their Champions Cup defence at home to Lyon in the last 16 on Saturday, April 3. Four-time...

Sound of silence so eerie at home matches, says Exeter’s Dave Ewers

Premiership teams are not winning as many matches on home soil as before the pandemic

Sandersons help put Kirkham on the map

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools LANCASHIRE might not quite be the rugby hotspot at senior level...

I wish Stander well, but he shouldn’t have played for Ireland | Brendan Gallagher

Respect CJ Stander and what he has done in rugby, but Brendan Gallagher will remain against the permittence of 'project players'

Getting inside head of Gatland not easy | Brendan Gallagher

Can Scotland expect to get more than a handful of players on the British & Irish Lions players?

Prem Rugby will release Scotland players for French finale

SCOTLAND will be at full strength for their rearranged Six Nations match against France on Friday night. Negotiations between the Six...

Neal: I’d take LA away over Newcastle any day!

BIGGER, and hopefully better, Major League Rugby kicked off last week with Seattle Seawolves bidding for a three-peat of Championships. MLR’s...

Ludlow: It’s been a tough period as captain

The Gloucester captain explains how his first year taking on team duties has been full of challenges

Owen Williams waits on Welsh offer for return home from Top League

Wales fly-half/centre Owen Williams says his future remains totally flexible after taking the chance to head to Japan to represent NTT...

Scots must make mark with Lions this time

■By STEFFAN THOMAS SCOTT Murray is confident Scotland will have their highest British & Irish Lions representation for a generation this...

Grimoldby returns to lead attack for Amps

■ By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ampthill v Nottingham Today. Kick-off 1pm, Dillingham Park @therugbypaper AMPTHILL welcome Nottingham to Dillingham Park as both...

Hartpury spirit not enough to deny Knights’ early charge

■ By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............21pts Tries: Smith 20, Foley 37, Crane 55 Conversions: Bragman 21, 38, 56 Doncaster ........32pts Tries:...

Cornish Pirates v Bedford: Pirates will keep ‘edge’ but with fewer penalties

CORNISH Pirates are aiming to extend their Championship start to three wins out of three when Bedford Blues visit the Mennaye...

Richmond 23-15 Jersey: Richmond delight at first win in 13 months

TRIES by scrum-half Luc Jones and wing Dan Kelly in an eightminute purple patch early in the second half secured Richmond’s...

Coventry 19-55 Ealing: Big scoring Trailfinders smash third 50 in a row

Trailfinders remain potent in attack as their uphold their unbeaten record at Butts Park Arena

Falcons hit turbos to see off England hopefuls

NEWS EXTRA A NEWCASTLE Falcons XV defeated England U20s 43-22 in a free-flowing encounter at Kingston Park stadium on Friday. Falcons led...

Keith ko’d by force of Marvelous Marvin

KEITH WOOD, of Garryowen, Munster, Harlequins, Ireland and the Lions, tells a story which he prefaces with an almost apologetic reference...

Harry put his lads first, even before Manchester United | Peter Jackson

    The Harry Leyland Stand on Merseyside has been empty now for a whole year, a silent memorial to a...

Dusautoir feels the pain of World Cup failure

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

Moriarty back to fire Dragons challenge

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Dragons v Glasgow Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium Competitor: Dean Ryan Return: Ross Moriarty DEAN Ryan is...

Ulster sign off in style against 13 men Zebre

Ulster ..............49 Zebre..................3 ULSTER made their numbers count when Zebre were reduced to 13 men to wrap up their PRO14 campaign...

Patchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life...

Josh gives Ospreys a kick-start into Euros

By DECLAN ROONEY Leinster..............19pts Tries: H Byrne 22, 44; J Osborne 27 Conversions: Frawley 23, 45  Ospreys ............24pts Tries: Cracknell 69,...

Cardiff Blues v Edinburgh: Thomas at the tiller as Blues chase Champ Cup place

Alex Bywater previews Monday evening's clash at Cardiff Arms Park with young centre Ben Thomas

Munster 31-17 Benetton: Forwards dominate to destroy Benetton

  STAND-IN skipper Jack O’Donoghue said this was the perfect way to sign off ahead of their PRO14 final against rivals...

CVC cash must be shared with the needy

CHRIS HEWETT IT DOES not require years of detailed analysis from a political theorist to reach the conclusion that Rugby Union has...

Wallabies Rugby World Cup challenge is blooming in Brisbane sun | Chris Hewett

Success in France in two years' time for Australia will rest on the crop of young players emerging under Brad Thorn...

Dream Team: London Irish centre Matt Williams

The Exiles centre picks his Dream Team based on the best he has faced as an opponent or played alongside

Lack of relegation is not causing a loss of edge

COLIN BOAG Dog-fight: Worcester Warriors versus Gloucester It’s five weeks since the moratorium on Premiership relegation was announced, and if the...

Accessible to all… Mastercard holders

Dr Ray Jones WHAT a turn off. Having registered to buy World Cup tickets, RWC inform me that for the first...

Bingo calling former pros get my back up

Mike Davies I LOOK forward to expert, almost forensic opinion on the action. Instead I hear mostly former internationals talking of...

Over-reliance on ‘undroppables’ will be damaging

Michael Reay REDEMPTION! Let’s hope this is the end of England’s dithering, because they played brilliantly against an exceptional French side...

Biggar certainly did ‘get away with one’

Nigel Coote email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU COMPARE the...

TRP’s 2021 Six Nations team of the tournament

15 Stuart Hogg (Scotland) Scotland have been patchy but their skipper has been superb throughout both in attack and defence. Once a...

The biggest and baddest moments from the 2021 Six Nations

Brendan Gallagher picks apart some moments from this year's tournament

Union has lost its way says cross-coder Henson

GAVIN Henson, the star of Wales’ 2005 Grand Slam, says rugby league is both better to watch and play than union...

Premier Cup plans scrapped because of ‘bubble’ problems

THIS season’s Premiership Rugby Cup has been scrapped because of continuing concerns about the pandemic. This year’s competition, which was set...

Six Nations TV deal talks go on

TALKS over Six Nations TV rights are said to be “on a knife edge” with a decision expected by the end...

Lovejoy Chawatama aims to make statement against Bok giants

LOVEJOY Chawatama is backing London Irish’s forwards to fight fire with fire as two multi-national packs go head-to-head in the race...

Sale v London Irish: Fatherhood helping AJ cope with Faf de Klerk

SALE’S AJ MacGinty attributes an injury-free run, fatherhood and a better understanding with Faf de Klerk as some of the factors...

Bristol want fresh air at top after wiping Wasps bogey

Bears hooker Bryan Byrne says last week's win over semi-final opponents Wasp has provided major momentum for the league leaders ahead...

Lee Blackett delight at Wasps character to win at Falcons

LEE BLACKETT hailed his side’s collective desire as they dug deep to see off Newcastle on their own turf. Wasps had...

Newcastle 18-20 Wasps: Eye-gouging row as Wasps break the losing streak

Falcons wing Mateo Carreras subject to gouging accusation on Josh Bassett in the defeat to Wasps

Hooper: We want to move the ball wide and create space

Stuart Hooper identifies what had Bath fly out of the gate to take a commanding lead against Worcester in the first...

Bath 47-22 Worcester: All over by half-time for Warriors reserves

WORCESTER’S miserable record at the Rec continued as they took their losing run on the ground to 17 matches. After last...

Skivington: ‘We were better than score suggests’

Gloucester head coach George Skivington states his pride in Gloucester's 11 academy players after defeat to Harlequins