Saracens sign prop Robin Hislop on loan from Doncaster Knights

Hislop joins as injury cover at loosehead for the rest of Saracens' Prmeiership campaign

‘With every try I score I honour my best mate who died’ – Stuart Hogg

The Scotland captain was involved in a car accident which he was fortunate to escape from a decade ago

Yorkshire Carnegie renamed and pledge to get ‘back to roots’

Carnegie will become Leeds Tykes once again, says new chairman

Tackling Radradra? I used to face Billy Vunipola in training, says Nick Tompkins

Dragons centre Nick Tompkins is already looking forward to the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Bristol Bears

Jackson column: James Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive

Four generations of Whitcombes that are steeped in history and, in young Leicester prop James' case, promise

Ex-Leicester Tigers head coach Aaron Mauger leaves Highlanders

Only the Chiefs laid behind the Highlanders in the Super Rugby Aotearoa standings

Could Sonny Bill Williams Return to Rugby Union?

Things haven’t looked rosy of late for dual-code megastar Sonny Bill Williams. The All Black veteran of 58 caps crossed codes once...

Former Gloucester coach linked with Georgia role

Georgia are being lined up to replace Japan in the Eight Nations tournament this autumn

Rugby Matters: Double helping of the Curry twins may be on Eddie’s menu

Ben Curry is closing the gap on his Test brother after starring for Sale on the Premiership's restart

Cain column: Flattery can even help you win the Rugby World Cup

Nick Cain shares his view on the report highlighting how the Springboks got on the right side of World Cup final...

What is required from Ben Spencer to be England’s regular No.9?

Scrum-half Ben Spencer is looking to find his voice at Bath now he is out of the shadow at Saracens, a...

Guscott column: Title race is done, no-one will get near Exeter

All bets are off for the Premiership race in the eyes of Jeremy Guscott after watching Exeter's win over Bristol

Frustrated Blackheath director of rugby James Shanahan calls for 2020-21 start

Shanahan wants the governing bodies involved in sport's return to take the brakes off rugby

RFU pushes to have 20,000 fans permitted to attend October clash with Barbarians

Fans wishing to buy tickets can only do so for themselves and others in their household

Revealed: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to undergo radical format change

EPCR confirm big shake-up to European format for 2020-21

Free agent Greg Bateman joins Dragons after Leicester exit

Only Kyle Eastmond remains unsigned out of the five Leicester players who rejected new contract terms in July

Three Premiership clubs eye demolition man Virimi Vakatawa

France centre Vakatawa has been on form for Racing 92 this season in the Champions Cup

Dual-role Alex Brown shares his blueprint for Gloucester success

Brown is tasked with the smooth running of the Gloucester team under its new coaching heads, while keeping things tight off...

Young Guns: Leicester Tigers centre Dan Kelly

Kelly fielded a call from an unknown number last year where Geordan Murphy was on the other end when he picked...

Prop Logovi’i Mulipola to re-join Newcastle Falcons at end of Gloucester stint

The Samoan international will move back to Kingston Park for the 2020-21 Premiership season

My Life in Rugby: Former England flanker Mickey Skinner

A deeper look at the career of the iconic back row, revered for more than just the Cecillon tackle in '91

What to expect for the 2020-2021 rugby season?

Stemming from the greatest disregard of football rules that happened back in 1823, rugby is one of the most beloved sports...

Harrington column: LNR chief warns Top 14 may need state aid

James Harrington reports on the situation facing French clubs, with COVID cases propping up in the player pool and TV rights...

Bill Sweeney urged to take the axe to untouched RFU-Premiership fund

Is the RFU chief executive keeping Premiership clubs happy so they release England players this autumn?

World Rugby announce £1.86m lifeline for sevens as more tournaments canned

Support for unions that have qualified for the Tokyo Olympics

Williams column: Steff Evans has the talent to back up the mullet hair choice

Steff Evans has hit the ground running for the Scarlets after the return of the PRO14

No let-up… increasing momentum key for Sam

■ By NEALE HARVEY EXETER No.9 Sam Hidalgo- Clyne says there will be no complacency against Worcester as the leagueleaders seek...

Scott’s excited to develop his all-court game under Flannery

■ By JON NWCOMBE Evolving: Harlequins hooker Scott Baldwin WALES hooker Scott Baldwin is embracing the all-court game he is being...

De Klerk: We’ve got few more gears to go

SALE scrum-half and manof- the-match Faf de Klerk said after showing his world-class credentials by scoring a try and helping to...

Alex committed to helping Sarries return to conquer

■ By NEALE HARVEY Faithful: Alex Lewington ACE finisher Alex Lewington aims to be part of a Saracens rebirth having turned...

No contest as Bristol 2nds are thrashed

■ By NICK CAIN Rout: Sam James scores Sharks’ fifth try THIS may have begun as third versus second in the...

Turnover king Willis wants a response after Sharks mauling

■ By NEALE HARVEY Hard edge: Jack Willis wants gainline dominance WASPS back rower Jack Willis cites improved discipline and increased...

Title race is done, no-one will get near the Chiefs

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK EXETER have blown me away since the restart, because it appears already that the...

DREAMTEAM

JACK ROBERTS, THE JERSEY AND FORMER LLANDOVERY, ROTHERHAM, LEICESTER, CARDIFF AND DONCASTER CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...

No complaints from me about rotation – I love it

COLIN BOAG Fierce rivals: Leicester Tigers and Bath Chris Foy wrote a piece in the Daily Mail lamenting what he perceived...

Bored to tears by 5m lineout mauls

AM I the only rugby fan bored to tears with the 5 metre lineout drive? It has become a weapon so...

Yes support has reduced, but it’s not all RFU’s fault

TONY Dunkerley rightly flags the issue of falling senior men’s playing numbers in his letter last week, but I fear that...

Please keep quiet and apply the laws

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOW disappointing to see...

Conlon’s back with an eye on coaching

■ By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Joel Conlon FORMER Saracens and Exeter flanker Joel Conlon has his eyes on a professional coaching...

Wales suspend Sevens team

WALES’ Sevens men’s team has been suspended for the ‘foreseeable future’ because of Covid-19’s impact. Former Wales captain Ryan Jones, now...

Radradra? I tackled big Billy at Sarries!

■ By ROB COLE NICK Tompkins will be using the old pals act with his Saracens team-mates in the next few...

Bears bring in front row reinforcements

BRISTOL have signed former Connacht pair Peter McCabe and Niyi Adeolokun until the end of the season and Cardiff Blues prop...

Parling Zooms in to help Stockton

■ By JON NEWCOMBE AMBITIOUS Stockton RFC have announced a new-look coaching team that includes former England lock Geoff Parling. Parling,...

Enever aims to make Tigers stay ‘awesome’

■ By NEALE HARVEY DETERMINED Aussie lock Blake Enever cites financial security and the challenge of making Leicester great again as...

Quins honoured to pilot fans-return scheme

■ By JON NEWCOMBE THE return of fans to the Twickenham Stoop cannot come soon enough for Quins attack coach Nick...

Goze: Clubs will need State help to survive winter

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tension is understandably mounting in French rugby circles as the start of the new season gets so...

So special playing for Wales alongside Scott

THE FORMER WALES, LLANELLI, RICHMOND, SARACENS, CARDIFF BLUES AND WORCESTER FORWARD MY LIFEIN RUGBY CRAIG QUINNELL Magic moment: Craig Quinnell celebrates...

Penny drops back into Falcons set-up

DEAN Richards has resigned centre Tom Penny for Newcastle’s return to the Premiership, following his spell at Harlequins earlier this season....

Burgess goes back to school

■ By SAM JACKSON OLYMPIC silver medallist Phil Burgess will join Cranleigh School – 2019 winners of the Daily Mail Trophy...

Ben’s happy to shout the odds at the Rec

■ By JON NEWCOMBE BEN SPENCER is happy to have made a big noise in the short time he has been...