Freddie was my main man – Burns

ULSTER out-half and man of the match Billy Burns admitted he had mixed emotions after his side secured their spot in...

Billy puts boot into his brother and Bath

By RONAN O’BRIEN BILLY Burns won the battle of the brothers as Ulster earned a place in the Champions Cup quarter-finals...

Player welfare is paramount says proud captain Chisholm

Diplomat: James Chisholm QUINS captain for the day James Chisholm diplomatically downplayed the controversial ending against Clermont, preferring to highlight a...

Quins bow out amid controversy at the death

European Champions Cup By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Hug it out: Clermont’s Alivereti Raka celebrates with Sitaleki Timani, left, after scoring his side’s...

Vindictive owners get their pound of flesh off Sarries

What is bitterly disappointing for any England fan is that the roof caving in on Saracens will have serious ramifications for...

Baxter: Luke’s the No1 No2 now

ROB BAXTER preferred to reinforce the claims of England hopeful Luke Cowan-Dickie rather than speculate on Exeter’s chances of securing a...

Chiefs turn into a mean machine after half-time

European Champions Cup By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER hit the power-pack button in the second half to destroy La Rochelle for the...

OFFICIAL! Saracens WILL be relegated

Job well done: James Fish dives over to score Northampton’s fifth try PICTURE: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP Rugby confirmed last night that...

Lyon offer an escape route to Sarries trio

By NEIL FISSLER Wanted: Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje and Billy Vunipola LYON have stepped into the salary cap chaos by offering...

Saracens, Europe and McConnochie: What’s in Sunday’s TRP?

Plenty of news, views, action and reaction in issue #592 of The Rugby Paper – here’s what features… SARACENS: Sarries risk...

TEAMS: Who Gloucester have turned to in place of injured Danny Cipriani for trip to Toulouse

Full Champions Cup team news for Round 6, as Lloyd Evans is preferred to Owen Williams at Gloucester

Saracens call crisis meeting with whole squad to outlay relegation threat for breaching salary cap

Saracens faced with serious threat of relegation to the Championship after failing to comply with salary cap again

Rugby Matters: England game provides Sergio Parisse with perfect curtain fall

Italy's talismanic No.8 can bow out on his own terms, with a stock of flourishing back rows ready to pick up...

Influx of South Africans puts the squeeze of Europe’s Pacific Islanders, warns union chief

Dan Leo points out the shift in recruitment by European clubs from Pacific Islanders in the 80s, 90s and 2000s, to...

Davies is the right man to salvage Yorkshire Carnegie, says Stuart Lancaster

The former England head coach says the appointment of Phil Davies is perfect for his old club

Dan Robson interview: I’m still waiting for Eddie Jones to call

"I won't play like a robot for England" - Wasps scrum-half Robson hopes to be the answer for Eddie

England hopeful Alex Dombrandt extends Harlequins deal

Harlequins head of rugby Paul Gustard describes the back row as 'exceptional'

Wales lock Adam Beard hands Ospreys much-needed boost

The Wales forward has signed a new deal at the Liberty Stadium

Room 101: Richmond No.8 Jake Parker

Parker is not a fan of the hot-box Central Line carriages during London's summer

Bristol boss Pat Lam demands crackdown on slow play by scrum-halves

It's not the players' fault for the slow play, but change needs to happen to speed play up

Jackson column: Mike Nicholas partied with Hannibal – now he’s off to see the Queen!

Peter Jackson tells the story of the Port Talbot cross-coder who will be heading to Buckingham Palace

Munster come calling for Saracens back Matt Gallagher

Neil Fissler reveals further details on players who could be on their way out of the Premiership club

Williams column: Give George North a run out at 13 for Italy game

Jonathan Davies' injury for Wales springs a selection dilemma on head coach Wayne Pivac

Rees-Zammit one of five uncapped players in Wales squad for Six Nations

Gloucester sensation Louis Rees-Zammit included in Wayne Pivac's squad for his first Six Nations as Wales coach

Cain column: The Fabien Galthie guillotine could chop up rivals

Nick Cain dissects the youth movement France head coach Fabien Galthie is has endorsed for the Six Nations

Leicester Tigers hunt Super Rugby star Ben Lam

No one has scored more combined tries over the past two Super Rugby seasons than the Hurricanes wing

Van der Merwe agrees Edinburgh stay, as eligibility for Scotland nears

The South African will become eligible for Scotland in June

Guscott column: Club culture is what sets Saracens and Exeter apart

Jeremy Guscott on the methods which have held Mark McCall and Rob Baxter in good stead

Out-of-contract Alex Lozowski vows not to leave Saracens early

The Saracens centre has his contract up at the end of the season and believes the club are about to show...

Cobus Reinach to leave Northampton Saints at the end of the season

Will Chris Boyd be bringing in a new signing to replace the departing Reinach?

Saracens salary cap judge says: PRL should lift cloak of privacy

“PRL will probably disagree strongly with my remarks” - Lord Dyson lifts the lid on his thoughts about the Saracens salary...

What do rugby players wear?

Rugby is one of the most aggressive contact sports that a person can take part in. Compared to other similar sports,...

Saracens will not sign Jonny May in 2020 amid salary cap reshuffle

Jonny May’s future at Leicester Tigers remains in doubt, but it’s understood Saracens will not move for the England winger as...

Sale find Kerr-Barlow too much of a handful

By STEFFAN THOMAS A MASTERCLASS from former All Blacks scrumhalf Tawera Kerr-Barlow helped La Rochelle dump Sale Sharks out of Champions...

Baxter: It feels like a winning draw…

EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter said his team had “shown huge character” after coming away from Glasgow with a draw...

Mallinder’s back at last as Saints

By NEALE HARVEY Year out: Harry Mallinder HARRY Mallinder makes his first appearance in over a year as Northampton take on...

It’s job done for Chiefs but they’ll have to raise game

By NICK CAIN Held: Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is tackled IT IS the first stage of mission accomplished for Exeter in their...

Lancaster quells talk of unbeaten season

By JOHN FALLON STUART Lancaster says Getty Images Leinster are dealing well with the expectation which comes from winning all 14...

Club culture is what sets Sarries and Chiefs apart

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Big chance: Northampton, seen here celebrating the defeat of Leicester, are favourites to take...

DREAMTEAM

STEVEN SHINGLER, EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER SCARLETS, LONDON IRISH, CARDIFF BLUES AND STADE MONTOIS FLY-HALF, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH...

Rugby need to lance this Saracens boil now

COLIN BOAG Support: Michael Fatialofa will need help to fully recover I can’t be the only person who is heartily sick...

Do Sarries deserve a bigger budget?

I AM in full favour of the salary cap and I am no fan of Saracens (Gloucester born!). But is there...

Get that ball in play!

CAN anyone explain why we see a number of try scorers throw the ball away, quite often a long way into...

Hill was right – there are too many games

YOUR interview with Steve Hill, latterly of Sidcup, Oxford Univ and now Richmond, was a well-reasoned plea to keep our great...

We need details of salary cap breach

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk AS ONE of a...

Searle becomes a Warrior

WORCESTER Warriors have signed fly-half Billy Searle from Wasps on a twoyear contract from the start of next season. Searle, 23,...

Tigers have to unleash the cubs says Harrison

By NEALE HARVEY Potential: Leicester scrum-half Ben White DEPARTING Leicester scrum-half Sam Harrison has urged the club to follow Northampton’s lead...

Wales set to play in Japan

WALES will return to Japan as well as facing New Zealand in two Tests on their 2020 summer tour. Wayne Pivac’s...

Lam demands crackdown on the slow scrum-halves

By NEALE HARVEY Laying down the law: Pat Lam BRISTOL supremo Pat Lam has urged referees to adopt a zero-tolerance policy...

Farrell got away with another cheap shot

It seems that Saracens just cannot keep out of the headlines for all the wrong reasons, no matter what they do....