Coetzee’s key after Stockdale sin-bin

By DAVE MURPHY ULSTER edged an eight-try classic with a controlled second half display at Kingspan Stadium. Benetton tested the home...

How did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow the RFU?

NICH CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HOW is it that the RFU, which has had the enviable reputation almost...

Simpson urges Gloucester to get smarter

By NEALE HARVEY Pragmatic: Joe Simpson GLOUCESTER No.9 Joe Simpson is confident that the building blocks put in place by their...

Tiger Reffell raring to rip into Robshaw

By NEALE HARVEY Fast learner: Tommy Reffell PICTURE: Getty Images RISING star Tommy Reffell goes into battle against Premiership legend Chris...

Saints call off match amid new covid crisis

Double delight: Matt Protheroe celebrates scoring Ospreys’ third try – and his second – against Edinburgh yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTONhave...

RFU plan National Leagues shake-up

By NEALE HARVEY RADICAL plans to salvage lower league rugby in the New Year could see National One and Two sides...

Ryan Lamb feature: Coffee empire can wait, I can’t wait to get coaching

Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb talks about almost signing for Exeter in his career and the No.10 he wants to see...

Room 101: Blackheath full-back Ben Ransom

Varsity Cup winner Ransom picks three of his biggest pet hates

Williams column: Scarlets will be PRO14 title contenders

Shane Williams previews the new PRO14 season and the chances for the four Welsh regions

‘Double-figure’ positive tests at Sale Sharks leave Premiership finale in doubt

On the eve of the final round of the Premiership season play-off chasing Sale Sharks have had a number of players...

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders hooker Alun Walker

Ex-Edinburgh, Nottingham and Scotland U20s front row Walker picks a dream XV

Managing your rugby club during Covid-19

Covid-19 has challenged rugby clubs in all kinds of ways from volumes of guidance to adapted gameplay. Grassroots sports technology firm...

Rugby Matters: Humble beginning but Heineken Cup dreamt big

Brendan Gallagher at how the Champions Cup, or Heineken Cup, has always drawn big crowds far beyond club rugby's norm

Manu Tuilagi facing lengthy lay-off for Sale and England

A big blow for Sale and England as centre is confirmed to have suffered torn Achilles

Jackson column: Clive Griffiths is on his way back

Four months on from drawing an end to his long stay at Doncaster Knights, Peter Jackson talks to the former Wales...

Ealing Trailfinders could mix it with Premiership clubs, says Reid

Ex-Trailfinders flanker Jordy Reid, now at Gloucester, believes the club could fill in if financial ruin hit the top flight

England haven’t scratched the surface on World Cup trio yet, says Moody

Adam Ellis speaks to former England captain Lewis Moody to gauge Eddie Jones' back row team selection

England Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics

It's been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer

Cain column: Why can I mingle in a shop but not at rugby?

It's time for Bill Sweeney to rattle the government's cage, writes Nick Cain

Premiership may not return until 2021 in risk to Lions tour schedule

One Premiership chairman has told TRP it could take 'five to eight years' for clubs to recover from financial impact of...

Edinburgh boss Richard Cockerill has his say on the financial threat facing pro clubs

Cockerill talks Monday night PRO14 games and the global emergency facing rugby clubs and unions

Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs to raise the curtain on 2020-21 Premiership season

Premiership Rugby have released the full schedule for the new season beginning in November

Guscott column: World Cup winners will bring box office appeal

Are the Welsh, Scottish and Irish clubs of the PRO14 set to clock more air miles?

Surreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane

Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team

Playing Online Bingo: 6 Easy Tips to Win

Most people think that Bingo is based on pure luck. While it is a game of chance, veteran players know that...

Leicester decision imminent on legal dispute brought by five former players

Tigers could face a High Court battle with the five players who opted to not agree to pay cuts this summer

Exclusive: The 30 Welsh clubs fighting to be saved from extinction

Peter Jackson reports on the toll the pandemic is taking on Wales' vulnerable clubs

Would a London NFL Franchise Pose a Threat to Premiership Rugby?

American football officially landed in the UK on October 27, 2007, when the New York Giants defeated the Miami Dolphins in...

Premiership play-off race going down to the wire

Nick Cain looks at the Premiership run-in with three play-off places still up for grabs

Vunipola: Vincent Koch showed he is the best tighthead on the planet

England prop Mako Vunipola lauds the individual performance of Saracens teammate Vincent Koch in the win over Leinster

This is the end of an era says McCall

SARACENS director of rugby Mark McCall said: “In many ways it is the end of an era, but we showed all...

The yellow brick road comes to sad and sobering end for Sarries

By NICK CAIN THIS is the end of the road for a Saracens side that has done it all when it...

World Cup winners will bring box office appeal

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Star quality: South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is one of eight World Cup winners...

DREAM TEAM

OLLY ROBINSON, THE CARDIFF BLUES AND FORMER LOUGHBOROUGH, MOSELEY AND BRISTOL FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

Ring-fence and cut wage bills to attract state aid

COLIN BOAG Devastating: If Gloucester’s famous Shed is silent for six more months During the week, Premiership Rugby, issued a statement...

No crowds spells trouble for Lions

WITH no crowds permitted for the forseeable future and Championship clubs saying that without them they cannot return to action, where...

Stop the excuses, Saracens cheated plain and simple

COLIN Boag is again trying to make excuses for Saracens. Regarding salary cap breaches he wrote, “Not because they failed on...

Young refs must be shown more respect

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY daughter, Harriet, decided...

Trailfinders can compete with the best says Reid

By NEALE HARVEY EALING Trailfinders would be more than capable of filling a top-flight spot in the event of a Premiership...

Vunipola: Vincent is world’s best No.3

By JON NEWCOMBE World’s best: Vincent Koch in dominant mood against Leinster PICTURES: Getty Images MAKO Vunipola has hailed front row...

Bears dynamo Harry hopes to take his game to the next level

By NEALE HARVEY Mobile: Harry Thacker BRISTOL hooker Harry Thacker hopes a successful end to a thrilling campaign will put him...

Stick with Undercurry and Billy says Moody

By ADAM ELLIS Impressed: Lewis Moody FORMER England captain Lewis Moody believes Eddie Jones should stick with his tried and tested...

Wasps aim to crash the Robshaw party

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS supremo Lee Blackett has called for a huge physical effort at Harlequins tomorrow to lay the ground...

Cattle eager to get the plates spinning

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS GAVIN Cattle is relieved to have kept his Cornish Pirates squad largely intact as Championship clubs...

Laporte claims it’s all a plot to oust him

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Even French rugby –which is used to metaphorical blood staining symbolic carpets in allegorical boardrooms by the...

Career ended just as it was taking off

MY LIFEIN RUGBY MORGAN STODDART THE FORMER WALES, SCARLETS, PONTYPRIDD AND TREORCHY FULL-BACK/WINGER AN injury to Lee Byrne opened the door...

Fans rule is bizarre says Ross

SALE captain Jono Ross hopes sense prevails and spectators will be allowed back into rugby grounds before too long. Last weekend’s...

Stooke: Spencer deserves shot with England

Spencer fan: Elliott Stooke BENSpencer’s astonishing impact for Bath must surely have done enough to earn a proper shot with England,...

Tom gives Tens a go to get fit for Tokyo

By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Sevens star Tom Mitchell aims to grab a rugby lifeline next month as part of a trailblazing...

Latest crackdown is grave threat to the elite game

As the Government prepare a new round of restrictions, it looks as if rugby as we know it is being put...