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...

French had a rule: ‘When at home you never lose.’ They did!

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The picture of Serge Blanco and Jon Webb at the end of...

Eddie’s long running love affair on the south coast

Centre of excellence: England train at Brighton College IN recent years Brighton College has emerged as a training centre for the...

Brighton’s become a force under Buoy

Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools SUSSEX is not normally considered a hotbed of rugby in England...

YOUNG GUNS

ALEX MORGAN GLOUCESTER WING/FULL-BACK The road to rugby stardom is often long and arduous but Alex Morgan has already demonstrated he...

Coffee empire can wait, I want to give my all to coaching now

RYAN LAMB ON THE RECORD Q&A Newly appointed Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb, 34, tells NEALE HARVEY how he landed his...

Phantom of the All Blacks dies

DAVEHalligan ought to have been initiated into the hallowed ranks of Test All Blacks almost 40 years ago. At 21, he...

Fit and proper persons in charge?

POLICE arrested Georgian rugby vice-president Merab Beselia nine days ago after the shooting of the country’s former Sevens coach, Ramaz Kharazishili....

Clive’s on way back, fighting spirit intact

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW None the worse for a heart attack...

Rory’s delight after epic win in All Black country

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

Ulstermen outclassed by Kolbe and Co

ULSTER were swept aside by Toulouse to compound the misery of losing to Leinster in the PRO14 final. Wing Cheslin Kolbe...

Baxter’s boys reach first semi-final in style

EXETER brushed aside a battling Northampton side to book their first Champions Cup semi-final place. Jack Maunder and Jacques Vermeulen’s tries...

Dunn’s double turns tide for Bath deluge

By SAM JACKSON BATH underlined their credentials as serious title contenders with a late four-try salvo to claim a bonus point...

Diamond rallies troops with half-time roasting

Midweek matches By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Done it: Jono Ross lifts the Premiership Cup trophy PICTURE: Getty Images FAF DE KLERK revealed...

Sharks told to up gears in pursuit of play-offs

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE SALE need to get up to speed and match the form of their play-off rivals if...

Bravo boys, you’re giving us a show to remember

IT’S high time for lashings of unambiguous praise for the professional rugby players of this Covid-infected land and in particular how...

Humble beginning but Heineken dreamt big

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO now, in this most unusual and mind-bending season, we finally have the two finalists for the...

Surreal start to life in Warriors’ fast lane

Tom Vale talks to Worcester Warriors’ teenage sensation Noah Heward Ten years ago, Noah Heward found himself on a rugby trip...