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Shaun Edwards: I wanted to make the French proud. I hope I’ve done that

Shaun Edwards talks Six Nations, referees, and how the notion that French players are lax in training is complete tosh

‘It was quite traumatising’ – Michael Fatialofa speaks publicly for first time

Fatialofa is on the long road to recovery after sustaining a serious neck injury in Worcester's January clash with Saracens

Williams column: Taine Basham leads charge for Wales’ next generation

Shane Williams casts his eye over Wales' crop of emerging Test talent, and feels Taine Basham is up to the task

Jackson column: Muscleman Chris Jones rates power of prayer now

Peter Jackson journeys back to the Vale in the 1980s by having a chat with Treorchy's 'Hatchet prop' Chris Jones

Top 20 tries of all time countdown: No.11-15

Part Two of our four-part special features Jonah Lomu and JPR Williams

Wayne Pivac and WRU chief Martyn Phillips lead wage cuts

Pivac and Phillips agree to reduce their pay by a quarter in solidarity with the WRU

‘There is something in the pipeline’ – Burns admits to frustation at Bath

Time up at Bath for Freddie Burns?

Cain column: These RFU cuts should be permanent

The RFU top brass can help Championship clubs and the grassroots by making their 25 per cent wage cuts permanent

EXCLUSIVE: Harlequins eye Wigan Warriors star Jackson Hastings

A cross-code switch to the Stoop for Super League's Man of Steel?

End these crooked feeds at the scrum, says ref Nigel Owens

No referee is more experienced in Test rugby, so what does Nigel Owens see wrong with the scrum?

Guscott column: Lions must be ready, Springboks will only get better

For a third consecutive tour of South Africa, the British & Irish Lions will be facing a world champion team

Head coach Gregor Townsend and CEO Mark Dodson to take pay deferrals at SRU

Scottish Rugby has announced a raft of measures taken to ease financial pressure

Scott Baldwin: “I’m an addicted gambler, but not an active one”

You may know him as the hooker of the Wales and Harlequins, the loving father figure or the man who got...

Young Guns: London Irish prop Tarek Haffar

Capped at England U18 level, the Exiles loosehead looks to base his skills in the same mould as Mako Vunipola and...

Nottingham furlough all playing staff in order to avoid redundancies

Nottingham will seek the government's assistance in paying its wage bill

Top 20 tries of all time countdown: No.16-20

The de facto list of rugby's best ever tries. Part one of our four-part story drops with Christian Cullen featuring

Rugby Matters: All our yesterdays come gloriously alive again

Brendan Gallagher has found himself looking at the treasure trove of rugby videos on Youtube...

My Life in Rugby: Former Ulster and Northampton No.8 Roger Wilson

A 15-year rugby career saw the back row play for Ulster, Northampton and Ireland

Gloucester wing Ollie Thorley upping his game in search of elusive England cap

What has been the message from Eddie Jones?

Finn Russell wants back in with Scotland and Townsend

The Scotland fly-half has revealed he told Townsend to keep him out of the squad and revisit things later this year

The 2019-2020 Premiership Rugby season

Every rugby fan knows that the English Premiership – where the Saracens Rugby and the Leicester Tigers compete, is Europe’s top...

Lewis Thiede to leave Bristol Bears who await Sinckler’s arrival

Tighthead prop Thiede will exit Ashton Gate when his contract at Bristol expires

Saracens vice-captain Jackson Wray commits for season in Championship

Wray explains why leaving Saracens was never really an option for him

Griffiths certain Boks will head west

THE financial impact of the global coronavirus epidemic should concentrate minds like never before when it comes to resolving some of...

These RFU pay-cuts should be permanent

THE decision by Eddie Jones to follow Bill Sweeney and the rest of the RFU’s top tier executives in taking a...

Free-kicks would speed up the game

AT PRESENT referees will automatically award a scrum for minor indiscretions such as a forward pass, knock on, etc. I would...

Fans need to know if freeze likely

IF AS Nick Cain suggests the Premiership are really going to freeze relegation and promotion for the next five years to...

Thanks for reminder of glory days

THE Rugby Paper is so much better now that it doesn’t have to report on the big matches! Professional rugby is so...

Referees need consistency across globe

I AM all in favour of yellow and red cards being issued for repeated offences perpetrated by culprits within any game...

Falcons are clear, they should be promoted

THE RFU have declared the 2019/20 season over for level 2 and below. I imagine that this was not an easy...

Grass-roots being let down by RFU

I HAVE now seen the support packages released by the RFU. The first two measures are early release of monies, not...

Friendly folk at Newark

I READ with interest the article about Newark in last week’s Rugby Paper. In recent years, having attended Friday evening matches...

Good luck making Tier Two self-funded

LET US hope that Edward Griffiths’ plans for a selffunding Championship prove to be workable, though I fear that TV and...

Lions must be ready, these Boks will only get better

THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be harder to win than the one I was on in 1997 because...

TOP10 RUGBY DOCUMENTARIES TO WATCH IN SELF-ISOLATION

By WARREN MUGGLETON Coronavirus has now brought a halt to all rugby in England, with the rugby community encouraged to practice social...

DREAMTEAM

ANDY FORSYTH, COVENTRY AND FORMER LEICESTER, NOTTINGHAM SALE, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE & ENGLAND U20S CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

Money-grabbing players send out wrong message

COLIN BOAG Doing his bit: Eddie Jones was quick to take his pay-cut When this is all over, I think customers...

Falcons players placed on furlough indefinitely

NEWCASTLE have placed all their players and staff on furlough because of coronavirus. The club have written to all staff about...

Nick: I’ll go to Wales to keep Lions dream alive

By NEALE HARVEY NICK Tompkins says his stunning rise to stardom with Wales has been tempered by sadness at leaving Saracens....

Eddie should stay until next World Cup says Tindall

MIKE Tindall compares Eddie Jones to “marmite” but believes the RFU have left themselves with little choice but to keep him...

Heinz knows variety will be key to future

By NEALE HARVEY GLOUCESTER No.9 Willi Heinz says topflight players must brace themselves for a “new normality” as the game battles...

RFU chief Sweeney predicts losses of £45-50m

THE RFU will provide a £7m relief package to community clubs in England during the coronavirus pandemic – £5m of which...

Roberts gets last flight out

WALES and British Lions centre Jamie Roberts is on his way home from South Africa, flying out before the country went...

Unbeaten Caldy urge RFU to honour their promotion

Probyn: Many of old attacking options we used have been lost By WARREN MUGGLETON CALDY director of rugby Gareth Davies said...

Wales star Donovan helping Bears get a leg up

By ALEX BYWATER WALES international Alecs Donovan is determined to help rugby players better themselves by implementing yoga into their training...

Jake kept motivated by helping homeless

By NEALE HARVEY Up for challenge: Bristol prop Jake Armstrong. Inset, getting back to match fitness before lockdown PICTURE: Getty Images...

Burke came close but my record still stands!

MY LIFEIN RUGBY MICHAEL LYNAGH THE FORMER AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND, TREVISO AND SARACENS FLY-HALF EVERYONE needs opportunities to get on in life, whether...

The Prem season is over fears Dallaglio

By GARY FITZGERALD LAWRENCE Dallaglio believes the Premiership will have to shut up shop this season and open again in September....

Scarlets stint rekindles Lamb’s spark

By STEFFAN THOMAS Mentor: Ryan Lamb RYAN Lamb insists his short spell with the Scarlets saw him fall back in love...