Emery’s try wins nail-biter against USA

By ADAM ELLIS Hero: Tom Emery scores for England against USA ENGLAND finished with two wins to claim fifth place in...

Met make it five on the bounce with win at Neath

Championship & Division One round-up CROSS Keys moved into the top half of the Championship table with a 13-0 win at...

Clubs are counting the cost of Covid-19

JAMES HARRINGTON Money-spinner: Toulouse are scheduled to play Ulster in early April PICTURE: Getty Images FRENCH COLUMN In the end, the...

Crusaders go top as SANZAAR call halt to the season

By ADAM ELLIS Revival: Rieko Ioane scores for the Blues REIGNING Super Rugby champions Crusaders are back on top of the...

Teen star Harper hungry for chance to impress

NEWS EXTRA By ADAM ELLIS RED Roses newcomer Amelia Harper believes her experience of playing in the Six Nations has given...

Willis stakes his claim for England honours

By NEALE HARVEY Coming force: Jack Willis on the ball for Wasps against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images WASPS turnover king Jack...

RUGBY SHORTS

Sharks snap up Chief Hill SALE have signed Exeter centre Sam Hill on a twoyear deal. The 26-year-old has made more...

YOUNG GUNS

GEORGEBARTON GLOUCESTER FLY-HALF Danny Cipriani is Marmite to some people but for up-and-coming Gloucester flyhalf George Barton, the mercurial No.10 is...

Manu red follows example of his brother

RUGBYused to pride itself on a sense of fair play, respect for the referee and so forth. Morality mattered. Recent incidents...

Mr Prickly leads the world for grumpy PR

PETER JACKSON Grump: Alun Wyn Jones at Twickenham Press conference PICTURE: Getty Images THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Over the...

Japanese flyer Kida rises to challenge in Pacific

NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE INTERNATIONAL rugby wasn’t totally wiped out over the weekend with Junior Japan claiming their first-ever World...

Dramatic win for Exmouth

South West Premier FANS were treated to an entertaining game at Exmouth after a George Meadows penalty was the deciding factor...

Blaydon power on as Sandal stay in fight

Northern Premier BLAYDON maintain pole position at the top of the league following a 32-5 win away at bottom-of-the-table Ilkley, who...

Sheffield DoR Tomlinson hoping for summer rugby

Midlands Premier PLAY-OFF contenders Sheffield are hoping the Midlands season is completed after they recorded a 28-21 victory over Nuneaton. Matthew...

Six-try win for Wimbledon

London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONran out 40- 10 winners in a rearranged match away to Tunbridge Wells. The visitors took...

Field’s power game carries them closer to safety

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield ..31 Tynedale........15 HUDDERSFIELD gave their survival hopes a major boost with a well deserved and hard-fought bonus-point...

Barber’s a demon but Park find their form

By STEVE SMITH Sedgley Park....32pts Loughborough ..14pts James Connor breaks the line on the way to his try for Sedgley Park...

Cicognini settles it after locked second half

By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ....19 Stourbridge ....15 WHARFEDALE delighted the home support as they returned to winning ways in a very...

10-try Chester outgun Scunny

By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe............18 Chester ..................64 BOTTOM side Scunthorpe were no match for top-half side Chester in this one, despite surprisingly...

Five of the best as Otley spark

By NICK DOYLE Otley........................36 Luctonians............24 OTLEY secured a vital bonus point in the first half, before Luctonians threatened a comeback in...

Defeat at The Rock ramps up pressure on leaders

NEWS EXTRA By WARREN MUGGLETON ROSSLYN Park’s director of rugby Kieran Power had a clear message for his side after beating...

Amazing to rub shoulders with such superstars

MATT CAIRNS Driving force: Matt Cairns in action for Saracens against Bath in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE...

Ruddock’s late try is a huge blow for Sharp

By ADAM HUNTER Bournemouth 14 Barnes ..............15 BOURNEMOUTH will be hoping for a miracle if they are to survive in National...

Pack pressure sees Reds kill off Lions

By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester L ....15 Redruth ..........31 A POWERFUL performance by Redruth’s pack proved to be the difference as they...

Pierre dazzles as Yapp’s men

By NEALE HARVEY Taunton ..................48pts Esher ..........................10pts Behind you! Taunton No.8 Sam Prior makes it 43-10 PICTURES: Clayton Jane INSPIRED by...

Triple delight for Lloyd and Irving

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians ..........17 Blackheath ..........64 BLACKHEATH’S ability to recycle the ball quickly saw them notch ten tries in...

Rams withstand fightback in thriller

By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford ............38 Rams ......................40 RAMS edged out Cinderford in a highly entertaining match that saw 12 tries scored....

It’s Fergie time with double in triumph

By STEVE SMITH Sale ..................26 Moseley ..........10 SALE FC made it back-toback victories with a bonus-point triumph against Birmingham Moseley under...

1980 GRAND SLAM HEROES…

15 Dusty Hare (Leicester) Took 11 Test seasons to accumulate 25 Test caps. The selectors said he was too slow –...

When Fran folded Paper, Slam was on

Brendan Gallagher looks back exactly 40 years to England’s great Grand Slam of 1980 Europe’s best: The 1980 England squad and,...

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Redistribute funds to aid grassroots says Maynard

By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Phil Maynard PREMIERSHIP Rugby must be made to share the pain of RFU funding cuts to protect...

All systems go still at The Rugby Paper

Rugby Union may be in quarantine along with most other national sports in the UK, but here at The Rugby Paper...

Advantage England in hung parliament

NICK CAIN ASSESSES THE SIX NATIONS ACTION AS THE TOURNAMENT GOES INTO QUARANTINE TE Coronavirus Championship, otherwise known as the 2020...

Ace student Sam can be Wales No.10 says Turner

By STEFFAN THOMAS International potential: Sam Costelow SAM Costelow’s magical performance against England catapulted him into the headlines and his former...

Chamberlain hat-trick as Wales fall to record defeat

By SAM JACKSON FLY-HALF Nathan Chamberlain scored a hat-trick in a seven-try win that fired Scotland up to second in the...

Double from Frost settles it for Pirates

By WARREN KAY CORNISH Pirates produced a dominant second half display to claim the bonus point win. Director of rugby Chris...

Falcons pack are class apart in 7-try shutout

By LUKE JARMYN Full stretch: Micky Young scores Falcons’ second try PICTURES: Chris Lishman NEWCASTLE replacement Tim Swiel scored with his...

Burrows puts in a captain’s run on return to Yorkshire

By GUY WILLIAMS COVENTRY skipper Ryan Burrows returned to his Yorkshire roots in style as he crashed over for his team’s...

Tyro 10 Lloyd on a winner with Lam

NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS IOAN Lloyd wants to be Bristol’s long-term answer at No.10 and believes he can help lead...

Keep the faith, Wales are showing promise

SHANE WILLIAMS Biggest positive: Nick Tompkins showed great resilience PICTURE: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS LEGEND FIRST things first, it was...

Sisi: We’re in limbo but it’s not apocalyptic just

By JON NEWCOMBE Housebound: David Sisi PARMA-based David Sisi is adopting a level-headed approach to the coronavirus outbreak that has forced...

Josh banks on England boys to get attack firing

By NEALE HARVEY Attacking threat: Anthony Watson scores for England against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Lock star: Josh McNally BATH second...

Gaoseb desperate to end his long wait for victory

By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN the last win you’ve been involved in was over two years ago, Yorkshire Carnegie are probably not...

Marland hopes trophy run puts him on path to Japan

By JON NEWCOMBE Top of his game: Marland Yarde MARLAND Yarde was a 13-year-old schoolboy at Whitgift when Sale last won...

Shame Sinckler’s off but salary cap is a must

AS RPA chairman, Mark Lambert looks at the key issues. What’s your view on the salary cap? The salary cap is...

Lambert aims for champagne finish at Quins

NEALE HARVEY talks to a Premiership warrior who has silverware on his mind as his influence on the game through the...

Cuisinier Christian has potential to best World Cup winners

Delicate touch: Christian Day CHRISTIAN Day – a replacement for Sale in the 2006 Premiership final – is shaping up very...

Japan may be denied their new glory run

WORLD Rugby released their official viewing figures for RWC2019 this week and they make impressive reading, with the headline figure probably...

High time Sale got the recognition they merit

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS Underappreciated: Sale’s Premiership-winning team of 2006 PICTURE: Getty Images A weekly look at the game’s other talking...