No tries against the post

WORLD Rugby have changed the law so tries can no longer be scored by grounding the ball against the posts. The...

Beaten Pichot quits WR council

NEWS EXTRA AGUSTIN Pichot has resigned from his role on the World Rugby Council after his defeat by Sir Bill Beaumont...

Webb still has a huge part to play for Wales says Lualala

■By ROB COLE Driven: Ospreys signing Rhys Webb Coach: Casey Laulala CASEY Laulala has no doubts Rhys Webb will become a...

Multi-million pound takeover at Ospreys

ASIAN-BASED sports marketing group, Y11 Sports & Media, have bought a 75.1 per cent stake in the Ospreys. Ospreys chairman Rob...

Symons: Joe will grow Down Under

■By NEALE HARVEY Learning curve: Joe Marchant in action for Auckland Blues PICTURE: Getty Images JOE Marchant’s Super Rugby experience with...

Worcester confirm pack reinforcements

Return: Matt Kvesic WORCESTER Warriors have confirmed the deal to re-sign England forward Matt Kvesic from Exeter Chiefs, as revealed in...

Chiefs can really be big daddies this season

■By NEALE HARVEY Expectant father: Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images Rival: Jonathan Joseph HENRY Slade is expecting big changes at Sandy...

Welch set to take the reins for Albion’s Championship chase

■By NEALE HARVEY New chief: Damian Welch in action for Exeter DAMIAN Welch, former Exeter, Scarlets and Cardiff second row, is...

Don’t let the gifted little ones get away

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Too small? Jeff Probyn won a record number of caps for an...

Playing for the Lions was special honour

MY LIFEIN RUGBY RORY UNDERWOOD THE FORMER ENGLAND, LIONS AND LEICESTER WINGER Roaring in: Rory Underwood scores for the Lions on...

Battered captain Brooks calls time at Drovers

■By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY captain Richard Brooks is leaving the club after nine seasons in the Welsh Premiership. No.8 Brooks, 31,...

Gray staying at the Stoop

Quins man: Joe Gray HOOKER Joe Gray has agreed a contract to remain at Harlequins once his loan deal from Saracens...

England duo undecided

SARACENS forwards Maro Itoje and Mako Vunipola are still yet to decide where they will be playing next season but England...

Max eyes triumphant end to horror season

■By NEALE HARVEY Ambitious: Bristolbound playmaker Max Malins PICTURE: Getty Images FRUSTRATED Saracens playmaker Max Malins hopes his impending move to...

Sad day as blind Fleury bails out the All Blacks

YOU don’t often hear a New Zealand crowd cheering loudly for the opposition so you know something pretty special must have...

Lions go on the attack to capture imagination

Try-a-match: Tony O’Reilly NOT only did this era (1954-59) include two of the greatest ever Lions tours - 1955 to South...

Evans’ policy turns erratic England into champions

Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 9 1953-1959...

Cruel for Richmond but game’s moved on

CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Star signing: Katy Daley-McLean has become playercoach at Sale Sharks PICTURE: Getty Images For rugby...

Loyalty to Waterloo runs deep for Dick

MY CLUB WATERLOO WE SPEAK TO A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN, THIS WEEK...

YOUNG GUNS

TUI URU NORTHAMPTON No.8 Tui Uru’s name will not be on many lists of ‘England stars of the future’ right now...

Top quality coaching will be priceless

WILL CROKER FORMER BOURNEMOUTH COACH Rugby is going bust, slowly but surely. We have already seen the likes of Leeds approaching...

Unbeaten season champions Caldy

The Rugby Paper’s National 2 North correspondents pick a Team of the Season Key man: Rhys Hayes shone at full-back for...

RUGBY SHORTS

Tigers chop CEO Cohen SIMON Cohen’s eight-year stint as Leicester Tigers chief executive has come to an end, with chief operating...

Savea flies home – minus his reputation

AND SO another All Black leaves France, his bank balance all the healthier, his reputation all the poorer. On the all-...

Dibble and Joyce were stars that rugby lost

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Hero: Andy Dibble wears the 1988 Littlewoods Cup on his head after Luton...

Coltish O’Driscoll oozed class right from the start

Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 9 Brian O’Driscoll makes his World Cup debut October 2 1999 Brendan Gallagher delves into some of...

Big challenge now is for our young lads to be consistent

Q&A CHRIS BOYD ON THE RECORD Standard bearer: Northampton lock Courtney Lawes PICTURES: Getty Images Enthusiast: Saints DoR Chris Boyd Saints...

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Life bans for salary cap cheats says Lord Myners

■By SAM JACKSON Report: Lord Myners SALARY cap breaches in future could see clubs being stripped of their titles and suspended...

Rugby Paper readers ahead of the game

Last week’s Blindside and The Telegraph’s claim to our ‘exclusive’ GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann is leaving to take charge of...

NEXT WEEK …Don’t miss

Brendan Gallagher’s Top 20: Drop-goals Lions contenders: Nick Cain picks his No.9 History of Rugby: The 60s - Jekyll and Hyde...

All Blacks saved by mystery of JPR ‘try’

WHAT constitutes a rugby scandal or controversy can be very random as I discovered the other week when I watched a...

Day the crowd turned out to CHEER the ref

Acclaim: Domercq GEORGES Domercq, who died this week aged 89, must be one of the few referees to be mobbed by...

Odd-ball George was a true rugby visionary

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Big stage: Fiji face mercurial France full-back Serge...

Faletau has shown he can make Lions roar

2021 LIONSA YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… No.8s Pole position: Wales’ Taulupe...

JACK WILLIS ON…

…CHIRPING AT REFEREES? I’ve been warned once this season for asking the ref for a yellow card when we were playing...

Jack hopes the Day of the Jackal will bring a new England call

NICK CAIN TALKS TO THE WASPS FLANKER WHO IS SETTING A FURIOUS PACE AT BREAKDOWNS Big help: Wasps coach Matt Everard...

Laporte at odds with World view

INTRIGUING bloke, Bernard Laporte. The most powerful individual in the French game and the new vice-chairman of World Rugby - an...

Kvesic completes Warriors sad circle

SO Matt Kvesic is on his way back to Worcester, his rugby alma mater. The flanker’s ramblings took him down the...

Even Lomu and Pocock can’t get in this team

CHRIS HEWETT Bucket list miss: Wayne Shelford never faced the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images Assuming you have a little time at...

Kearney is king of Europe’s try scorers

Peter Jackson gets out his stats book to reveal this seaon’s leading scorers in Europe’s top leagues French flyer: Teddy Thomas...

Ritchie is a Lion in waiting for Townsend

NEWS EXTRA ■By BRYN PALMER GREGOR Townsend has backed emerging flanker Jamie Ritchie to force his way into the British and...

Spine-tinglers that fortify fans are the game’s greatest hits

Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best songs and anthems Opening number: Bryn Terfel and Shirley Bassey...

No tours, so Tests will now come thick and fast

WORLD Rugby finally announced there will be no summer tours and now everyone is wondering what will happen over the next...

Hadleigh’s earnt his pay-days in Japan

Leaving: Parkes THE worst kept secret in Welsh rugby was finally laid to rest last week when the Scarlets officially confirmed...

Wow! What a thrill to see Ospreys’ new chance

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Top talent: Gareth Anscombe can make his Ospreys debut PICTURE: Getty Images I nearly choked...

Saracens keen on Socino to strengthen midfield

Ex-Falcon: Socino SARACENS are weighing up making a move for former Newcastle Falcons fly-half Juan Pablo Socino, who is playing in...

Quins move for tyro Lion Green

Flyer: Tyrone Green HARLEQUINS are poised to swoop for exciting young Lions winger Tyrone Green after he cancelled his contract with...

Gloucester poised to promote Teague

RORY TEAGUE is set to be promoted to Gloucester head coach until the end of the season at least, after Johan...

Irish may offer Nick route back into Prem

Heading home: Nick Abendanon could finish the season with London Irish PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England fullback Nick Abendanon could return...