Big crowd cheer Exeter to victory over Bath

BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER powerfully handed Bath their first loss of the season 38-35, as a deafening 8,000 strong...

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Leicester Tigers wing Adam Radwan admits he is working on his power

Gary Fitzgerald talks to the Leicester Tigers flyer about mixing it with the big boys up front

Perpignan fighting for life at the basement

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tough times: Perpignan skipper Jamie Ritchie and, inset, fly-half Tristan Tedder PICTURES: Getty Images IN HIS fifth...

Baldwin’s red sinks Drovers

By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up EBBW Vale made it 24 points from a possible 24 after they defeated 14-man Llandovery...

Davies makes sure for Ponty

By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD remain two points clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after their 26-19 bonus-point...

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Premiership Women’s Rugby preview: Matt Banahan – It’s going to be highly competitive

Ben Jaycock talks to the new coach at Gloucester-Hartpury about what he expects of the coming season

2025/26 SQUADS

Bristol Bears Head coach: Scott Lawson Co-captains: Amber Reed/Abbie Ward Forwards: Nicola Beet, Sarah Bern, Hannah Botterman, Elliann Clarke, Elizabeth Cook,...

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Online Rugby Betting: How Technology Makes Predictions More Accurate

Rugby fans have always enjoyed guessing the score before the final whistle. Yet, until recently, those guesses relied on gut feeling,...

The Psychology Behind Every Great Game Plan

Behind every great athlete, coach, or player is more than skill. There’s a strategy built on psychology. A solid game plan...

Sir Clive Woodward reveals his secret to peak performance and winning mindsets

Sir Clive Woodward is widely celebrated as a Peak Performance speaker, whose proven strategies in sport and leadership have influenced teams...

Pat Lam: Bristol Bears’ injury crisis the worst I’ve ever seen

Pat Lam is looking to boost his Bristol squad after suffering more injury problems during yesterday’s victory over Exeter at Ashton...

Ed Slater calls for more research into MND

Ed Slater has urged the government to increase funding for research into motor neurone disease after England 2003 World Cup winner...

Injury problems are mounting out west

■ By PAUL REES BRISTOL’S early season injury crisis meant that they were without 15 backs at a training session last...

Unions make stand against R360

EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...

It’s retirement for me, says wing Hewitt

FORMER Dragons wing Ashton Hewitt has retired from rugby. The 30-year-old, below, left Dragons at the end of last season after...

Tommy Freeman: I’m going to push to play at 13 with Northampton Saints

Tommy Freeman’s helter-skelter summer with the Lions and then in America on a deserved break may be over. But now he...

Frankie Nowell splits time between Australia and Camborne

When Frankie Nowell decided to head for a new rugby life Down Under, little did he realise the impact the switch...

Gleeson replaces Blackett at Bath

BATH have appointed former Warrington assistant coach Martin Gleeson as their new backs and attack coach to replace Lee Blackett who...

Len Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs

Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...

Alex Sanderson: Byron McGuigan to stick with Sale Sharks – for now

Alex Sanderson has backed Byron McGuigan to become an international coach – but not just yet.

Joe Batley aiming to be on England’s radar

Joe Batley is putting the frustration of last season behind him as he looks to fulfil his ambition of playing for...

I’ve still got a lot to learn, admits Ospreys’ Dewi Lake

Wales star Dewi Lake insists he has only reached 70-80 per cent of his potential as he outlines the areas of...

Radford accepts chance to coach Scotland

Quality: Lee Radford NORTHAMPTON defence coach Lee Radford will be seconded to Scotland for this season’s international windows and then take...

So, why have these names changed?

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

James O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers

James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...

We need more games a season

I READ with interest Peter Jackson’s article regarding the demise of Saturday afternoon rugby and agree fully with his comments. In...

Du Preez to quit Sale for Bayonne

SALE Sharks back Rob du Preez will leave the club at the end of the 2025-26 campaign to join Top 14...

DREAM TEAM

WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

Jeremy Guscott: England must unite Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman in midfield

The prospect of England facing Australia at Twickenham in just under three weeks with a backline in which their 2025 Lions...

Bath 38-17 Gloucester: Finn Russell conducts the orchestra for Prem champions

Finn Russell claimed Bath are starting from “ground zero” in their bid to secure back-to-back title successes after they crushed Gloucester...

The whole team were outstanding, says happy Van Graan

BATH boss Johann van Graan was full of praise for his champions, especially Finn Russell. He enthused: “It was a very...

Northampton Saints 32-26 Leicester Tigers: Alex Mitchell’s zest puts Saints in the zone

A second-half surge settled this fluctuating East Midlands derby in favour of Northampton Saints by five tries to Leicester Tigers’ two.

Dowson concern for injured Freeman

NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson reported England wing Tommy Freeman had suffered a bruised hip which forced him off after half-time. Dowson...

Bristol Bears 18-14 Exeter Chiefs: Forward power has Bears on front foot

Bristol Bears are renowned for their champagne rugby but they were more like a fortified stout as they overcame more injuries...

Baxter: We had Zombie mentality

ROB Baxter blamed a Zombie mentality when Exeter enjoyed a player advantage for the defeat at Ashton Gate. The Chiefs led...

Sale Sharks 57-5 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tom Roebuck puts his foot down for Sharks

Sale Sharks’ Tom Roebuck reduced Newcastle Red Bulls to rubble to remind Steve Borthwick of his class ahead of England’s autumn...

Townsend says he’ll flag up any conflict of interest

SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend has defended his link with Newcastle Red Bulls after agreeing a new consultancy deal with the club,...

Nick Cain: Absurd rule banning Jack Willis from England

The high esteem in which Jack Willis is held at his club Toulouse, in French rugby circles in general, and regularly...

Bravery and modesty of the ultimate team player

LEWIS Moody’s courage in talking publicly on television this week about being diagnosed with MND was typical of a man who...

O’Connor will need to get act together

JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...

Franchise men have work to do

THE franchise men extolling the virtues of a closed shop Premiership as the most riveting and competitive of leagues will have...

Harlequins v Saracens preview: Will Evans happy to make his mark at Quins

Will Evans would be high on the list of contenders in a poll on the unluckiest player to miss out on...

Harlequins v Saracens preview: Having Marcus Smith back is huge for us, says Jason Gilmore

Marcus Smith has been charged with sparking Harlequins’ attack as he makes his first appearance of the season against Saracens today...

Stuart Hogg; I’ve found peace – I’m living in the now

Mark Stevens talks to Stuart Hogg about how riding a bike to raise money for Doddie Weir’s charity put him on...

Cardiff lock Josh McNally – I’ve still got a lot left in the tank

Josh McNally may be 35 now, but the Wales-based lock who won one England cap in 2021 has no intention of...

Poor start by Scarlets is no crisis, insists Peel

■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets .............. 0pts Stormers .......... 34pts Tries: Roos 11, de Villiers 39, van Heerden 56, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65, Khan...