Alafoti on fitness trail

FORMER Bath and Worcester back row Alafoti Fa’osiliva has gone back to grassroots and is training with South West One outfit...

Ex-Chief Cordero interests Blackett

Favourite: Cordero BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler WASPS have emerged as front runners in the race to tempt former...

ROOM 101

RORY BARTLE THE JERSEY REDS FORWARD TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Back rowers...

Play-off blues drive Bath hunger

NEALE HARVEY TALKS TO STUART HOOPER ABOUT BATH’S MISSION TO END THE TROPHY DROUGHT Driving standards: Ben Spencer inspired Bath’s post-lockdown...

Big brother will soon be in kit bags

WHERE would we be without “Spider Cam”, “Ref Cam” and all the other “Cams” that, according to their advocates, bring the...

So petty, RFU ban on Ryan’s payday

DID a vengeful bunch of RFU grandees really take steps to keep Ryan Wilson, abrasive Scotland back rower and specialist baiter...

This dash for cash could end in a crash

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST If you fancy undertaking a basic English language challenge this Sunday morning – it really shouldn’t take...

DREAMTEAM

1. Ethan Waller – His skillset is everything you want in a loosehead and he fancies himself as a bit of...

Ask Lipman if red cards are necessary safeguards

COLIN BOAG Last weekend’s Bledisloe 4 match between the Wallabies and All Blacks was a cracker, and featured two red cards,...

Gibson can be new Forrester at Glouc

IT was good to read Chris Hewett’s recommendation of Jamie Gibson’s contributions to his various clubs. He is surely a misplaced...

Italy here to stay

THE comment from Colin Boag – ‘kick out Italy to make tournament fairer’ – will never materialise unless a replacement is...

We pay for action, not endless resets

AS a long-term fan and spectator, games are often spoiled by weak refereeing. The laws of the game already give officials...

Unfair tie-breaker

IT baffles me that England were awarded the Six Nations championship in a year that they finished tied with France on...

Please remember Will, they cheated!

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

Let Sarries back, but no place for Ealing

THE prospect of Saracens being reinstated in the Premiership for the 2020-21 season would make sense in terms of increasing the...

Geordan was laid out like a lamb to the slaughter

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GEORDAN Murphy was reminded this week of the old football adage that the...

Long: I couldn’t get my way at Stoop

SEAN LONG says he could return to Rugby Union one day – even though his time at Harlequins left him “frustrated”....

Lewies will lean on Quins leaders to drive title bid

By NEALE HARVEY New skipper: Stephan Lewies dives over to score for Quins against Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images WITH few Test...

Red Roses on top of the world after France win

By SAM JACKSON THE RED Roses got their 2020 Autumn Internationals off to winning ways with a powerful showing against France...

France still lack shape to conquer the world

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK IDO not see France as the best side in the 2020 Six Nations, mainly...

Set-piece is shocking but Wales can’t sack Pivac

SHANE WILLIAMS COMMENT WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Aerial weakness: Wales failed to compete for the ball in the air and the...

Davies: Players still back Pivac

JONATHAN Davies has told Wales their horror run is unacceptable, but the star centre has given his unequivocal backing to under...

We’ll put the ‘swaggering’ Irish to test, says George

By GARY FITZGERALD JAMIE George set his sights on yet another brutal front row battle with the Irish after celebrating becoming...

The Best Sportsbooks and their bonuses

When choosing between sportsbooks it can be hard to navigate through the many different market players and what they offer to...

Tigers legend Geordan Murphy leaves Leicester one week out from new Premiership season

A big announcement out of Welford Road eight days before their Premiership season opener against Gloucester

Stephen Vaughan interview: All Premiership clubs are in trouble but all will survive

Wasps chief executive Vaughan talks government bailout talks, pride at the job Lee Blackett is doing, and academy plans

Argentina ace Agustin Creevy puts London Irish first

The former Argentina captain explains why he is geared fully towards the Premiership rather than the Tri-Nations with Los Pumas

Rugby’s rich list: The world’s highest-paid players in 2020

Rugby is a very popular game all over the world. Read on to know who are the  highest-paid rugby players in...

Championship clubs want Saracens to ‘sod off’ says Will Greenwood

Will Greenwood says the summary execution of Saracens will be of no benefit to Championship clubs under the current circumstances, nor...

Ex-England captain Jason Robinson on a mission to keep kids active through pandemic

Former England and Sale Sharks full-back Robinson explains how physical activity proved to be as key for him as his education

Sponsorships in Rugby

Sponsorships in Rugby are vital for the sport, both for Rugby League and Union. This also includes national teams too. In...

Are there any Rugby Slot Games Available?

Punters say that the sport of rugby is a game for barbarians – played by gentlemen. We don't know if that...

Best Bookmakers to Bet on Rugby

Ruby is a high-paced contact sport with plenty of action during the 80-minutes of gameplay. While it’s a game that glorifies...

Rugby Matters: Romania can flourish with Robinson’s expertise and new home stadium

Brendan Gallagher finds former Bristol Bears head coach Andy Robinson buoyant about Romanian rugby

Let’s blood the newcomers against Georgia

Nick Cain suggests the team that England head coach Eddie Jones should test against the Lelos

The history of the Six Nations

The French XV was only included in the 6-nation tournament in 1910, then excluded from 1931 to 1947. Each day, the...

Cain column: Italy are hanging over the cliff edge in face of no coaches

Nick Cain looks at how the development of Italian coaches in the professional era is virtually non-existent

Guscott column: Wayne Pivac may have to drop Biggar to suit his blueprint

Jeremy Guscott looks at how Dan Biggar figures to be the No.10 in Wayne Pivac's system for Wales

Jackson column: Band aid for Wales in 2023 Rugby World Cup draw

The draw for the 2023 Rugby World Cup takes place in December

Italy left dangling over cliff edge by lack of coaches

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERTOPINION EVERY WEEK The Italian Job, or Rugby Union’s version of it, in the shape of a...

Greedy to demand greater slice of the cake

ANOTHER excellent article this week from Jeff Probyn, focussing on the one-eyed attitude of Premiership clubs, as reflected in Tony Rowe’s...

Junior clubs deserve credit, not academies

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk TWOexcellent articles last week...

Wonderful player, but is he a captain?

Centre stage: Owen Farrell kicks for goal against Italy last weekend PICTURE: Getty Images OWENFarrell’s abject post game interview last weekend...

Is Eddie insecure?

WHYdoes Eddie Jones fear giving the impression that he is influenced by others? Is he insecure? We saw it with the...

Time for switch to summer

GIVEN the recent announcement from the RFU cancelling all adult rugby from Tier 3 and below for the current season, surely...

That makes two of us!

WITH reference to Andy Cox’s letter (November 1) concerning “automatic reward” for scoring a try under the posts. I wholly agree...

Wig will be a great fit at Tigers

RICHARD Wigglesworth still has lots to give despite being 37 and he should be a shrewd signing for Leicester with Ben...

Pivac may have to drop Biggar to get style he wants

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE EVERY WEEK Patience: Waleswent through thephases for RhysCarre to scoretheir first try THE big change for...

DREAMTEAM

RAYN SMID, THE EALING AND FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE AND BRISTOL BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...

Kick out Italy to make the tournament fairer

COLIN BOAG Not with a bang but a whimper perfectly sums up the conclusion to this year’s Six Nations. It wasn’t...