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...

Isiekwe will be a Saint for a season

NICK ISIEKWE is set to become the latest Saracens player to move out on loan when the club are playing in...

Charlie takes cross-Channel view

France? Matthews CHARLIE Matthews, left, is weighing up an offer to move to France next season where Thibaud Flament could join...

The Vunipolas are wanted by Super Rugby

Going Down Under? Billy Vunipola and, inset, Mako SARACENS brothers Billy and Mako Vunipola are attracting interest from Super Rugby sides...

Lion Orie says No to the Tigers

BY NEILFISSLER ON THE BLIND SIDE Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler MARVIN Orie, right, looks to have dealt Leicester Tigers a...

Webber to join old mate Biljon

FORMER England hooker Rob Webber, who has announced he is retiring at the end of the season, might not be out...

Cook may switch to Bristol

Move: Chris Cook BRISTOL are poised to make a move for Bath scrum-half Chris Cook who is set to be pushed...

ROOM 101

THE HINCKLEY HEAD COACH TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM RUGBY AND BEYOND CHRIS CAMPBELL 1. £1 Shopping Trollies Doing...

BBC/ITV bid to keep Six Nations off paywall

By PETER JACKSON Flying Falcons: George McGuigan goes for the line to score one of his two tries as Newcastle thrash...

Pools panel may decide final league positions

By NEALE HARVEY Huge cost: Alistair Bow SOCCER-STYLE ‘pools panels’ could be convened to determine National League promotion and relegation issues...

What’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?

Been a slow news week in rugby, hasn’t it? In that not-at-all-slow, actually very fast-paced and relentless way. Yes, coronavirus is...

Wales versus Scotland called off four hours after WRU said match would be played

WRU perform U-turn and decide to call Six Nations clash with Scotland off

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Will Haydon-Wood

Going head-to-head with Gloucester's George Barton for the England U20's fly-half starting job

Coronavirus update: The Rugby Paper

Sport may be in lockdown, but it’s business as usual for Greenways Publishing. The Rugby Paper and The Non-League Paper will continue as...

Joe Marler deletes Twitter account after being hit with 10-week ban

A ban which effectively ends Marler's season

Cain column: Chris Ashton exits Diamond’s salary cap roundabout

Nick Cain looks at the exit of Chris Ashton from Sale and the Simon Orange's past comments about the salary cap

Harry Mallinder aims to be England’s next Northampton Saint

Mallinder believes he's getting back to where he was in his form prior to a very lengthy injury lay-off

Exeter Chiefs centre Sam Hill to join Sale Sharks next season

Sale director of rugby Steve Diamond has found his replacement for Cameron Redpath

Wales confirm Six Nations match with Scotland will go ahead

The match will be played as normal on Saturday in final round of the Six Nations

PRO14 suspended indefinitely in response to coronavirus pandemic

The PRO14 final was set to be played at the Cardiff City Stadium on June 20

Italy game would have been ideal for England’s impactful trio to fully showcase talent

Nick Cain explains the difficulties for England in giving more game time to replacements and fringe players

RFU tell Eddie Jones to be careful with his comments after slamming referee

Head coach Eddie Jones was critical of Kiwi referee Ben O'Keeffe

Amelia Harper ready to blaze trail to the top with Red Roses and Loughborough Lightning

A player hyped by England Women head coach Simon Middleton as an 'out-and-out seven'

London Irish set to tie down star Ben Loader, but Porecki to leave

A player who was garnering interest from Premiership rivals

Wales v Scotland: WillGriff John and Rhys Webb to start for hosts

Wayne Pivac and Gregor Townsend offer their thoughts ahead of the final round of the Six Nations for Wales and Scotland

Geordan Murphy reveals Leicester will be without three senior players

Jonny May is set for an 'extended period' on the sidelines after receiving a HIA on Six Nations duty

Goode: Criticism of referee by Eddie Jones went too far

Eddie Jones laid into referee Ben O'Keefe for his decision to send off Manu Tuilagi

Williams column: That was so brutal, there was blood all over the shirts

Shane Williams has his say on Wales' defeat at Twickenham and the Joe Marler incident

Gabriel Oghre hopes to follow Wasps teammate Umaga into England fold

Wasps are blessed with two rising stars at hooker in Oghre and Alfie Barbeary

Ex-Union chief blasts Six Nations refusal to accept another joint TV rights bid by BBC and ITV

David Moffett says the Six Nations being taken off free-to-air TV defies logic

Saracens and Wales centre Nick Tompkins nears loan move agreement

Nick Tompkins won't be playing in the Championship next season with Saracens

Hamish Watson talks up Scotland opportunity to sour Wales further

Scotland could inflict a fourth defeat on Wales in the Six Nations