Edwards bedevils old employers

THE stupidity of the WRU in not giving Shaun Edwards a four-year extension came back to haunt them last week. The...

Biggar’s behaviour sets a bad example

LAST Sunday we read in TRP about a subject which has been getting worse for several seasons in an article where...

Better, England

LAST Sunday against Ireland was the best England have played for a while. First half was good, but second half we...

Rude welcome awaits

IN THE wake of RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney’s announcement to slash funding to the Championship and across the 2000+ clubs...

Funds aren’t available to follow French route

Decline: Yorkshire Carnegie over-extened to fund huge wage bill PICTURE: Getty Images SO now the answer to English rugby’s problems is...

Expand Prem and bring in playoffs

THE age old problem of to ring fence or not keeps rearing its ugly head. The fact Newcastle look likely to...

Excuse me Colin, but Pirates are certainly ambitious

I READ with much interest two articles in last week’s Rugby Paper. The first was brilliantly written by your Nick Cain,...

Saracens let Liam go early

NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS have confirmed Wales full-back Liam Williams has joined the region for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. The...

Test duo return to boost Connacht

Preview Kings v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm IRISH internationals Ultan Dillane and Dave Heffernan are both included for Connacht’s trip to...

Dragons gifted victory by Cheetahs late call to run

■By ROGER PANTING A LAST minute penalty by Sam Davies kept Dragons’ slim hopes of an end of season play-off spot...

Lousi red card kills Scarlets’ chances

■By DARAGH SMALL Flashpoint: Scarlets’ Sam Lousi tussles with Munster players, before receiving a red card PICTURE: Huw Evans Agency INDISCIPLINE...

Cockerill’s table-toppers find a way to grind out win

■By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH did not hit the heights of previous performances, but they did enough to defeat Cardiff Blues on...

Baird gets unbeaten Leinster off to flyer

Leinster ……….55 Glasgow ……….19 YOUNGSTER Ryan Baird and Dave Kearney both scored hat-tricks as Leinster maintained their unbeaten start to the...

Booth can herald new era at Ospreys

FINALLY, there is some clarity at the Ospreys. For my old region to appoint Toby Booth as their new head coach...

Recalling Liam and Josh would be panic

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Put him on bench: Wales’ Liam Williams evades the tackle of France’s Gael Fickou PICTURE:...

Webb thrown straight in for derby day

■By NEALE HARVEY Test quality: Welsh ace Rhys Webb WALES international scrum-half Rhys Webb is handed a first start for Bath...

Wasps making late surge for play-off spots

■By NEALE HARVEY Flyer: Hassell-Collins Knockout king: Malakai Fekitoa relishes a crack at ‘play-off footy’ PICTURE: Getty Images BUOYED by last...

Road trip sets up spirit of adventure for second-placed Sale

No hotel: Steve Diamond SALE director of rugby Steve Diamond wanted to replicate a home fixture for his side so decided...

Kingsholm falls again as Gloucs pay penalty

■By ROGER PANTING Thanks, Dan: Marland Yarde scores Sale’s third try after a Cipriani mis-pass PICTURES: Getty Images Threat: Tom Marshall...

Solomons slams his ‘ridiculous’ defence

WORCESTER’S Alan Solomons raged at his team’s faulty defence after their fifth successive defeat in the Premiership. “It was ridiculous,” fumed...

McPhillips ends Tigers bad run against Warriors

■By ROB WILDMAN Away: Tigers’ Telusa Veainu breaks through the tackle of Nick David PICTURES: Getty Images Early hope: Perry Humphreys...

Ref Carley ignores the mind games

THE scrum war instigated by a Welsh campaign to highlight French ‘illegalities’ ahead of last weekend’s clash thankfully failed to get...

It’s about time CVC told us what they are up to

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE most visible face of CVC, the private equity firm currently investing huge...

Hopefully Eddie will see game says Earl

SARACENS supremo Mark McCall hailed his men as heroes “It was a great performance for lots of reasons,” he said. “After...

Biggar in knee scare ahead of Wales date

■By NEALE HARVEY Punching: Ben Earl breaks clear to roar in for his try ahead of Corbus Reinach PICTURES: Getty Images...

Bracken: Gatland right for England

■ By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland would be the best man to succeed Eddie Jones if the RFU decide not to...

Six Nations to go behind Sky paywall for £300m

■ By PETER JACKSON EXCLUSIVE Taking over? Sky THE Six Nations is in ‘very real danger’ of vanishing from free-toair television...

England U20 champion Dom Barrow quits rugby after spells at Leicester and Northampton

The lock came through the academy at Leeds and also played for Newcastle

TEAMS: Rhys Webb to make Bath debut against rivals Bristol

Bath and Bristol make several changes for Sunday's derby clash at the

‘He’s a new man’ – Johan Ackermann commends Cipriani and Gloucester

Gloucester will be promoting mental health awareness and the #BeKind campaign at Friday night's Premiership match

PRO14 anticipate interruption to league due to spread of coronavirus

The PRO14 has already postponed two fixtures set to be held this weekend in Italy

Why Justin Tipuric turned down Bristol and the Top 14 to stay in Wales

A huge boost for the Welsh region after a deeply troubling campaign thus far in the PRO14

Young Guns: Saracens and England U20 prop Sam Crean

The England U20 prop is learning off Mako Vunipola at Saracens

My Life in Rugby: Former England captain Catherine Spencer

TRP columnist features in our My Life in Rugby section

Dream Team: Ealing Trailfinders lock James Cannon

A forward who represented Northampton Saints, Wasps and Connacht

How To Overcome Your Nerves Before Playing Rugby

Playing rugby is a great way to spend your time and get into better shape. However, it can be quite never-wracking...

World Rugby to assemble working group to deliberate breakdown rules

Coaches, players, team medics and game administrators will meet in Paris next week to discuss the function of the ruck

Henry Thomas targets new Bath contract on his way back from ACL injury

Neale Harvey talks to Thomas and Bath head coach Neal Hatley

Scrum-half to make step up from the Championship to sign for Northampton Saints

Unbeaten Newcastle Falcons are also set to sign a player as they look set to return to the Premiership

England ought to replicate the French system, says Grimoldby

Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby speaks of the gulf between the Championship and the Pro D2 in France, where he played for...

Springboks joining the Six Nations isn’t out of the question, says Rob Andrew

Andrew points to the development of T20 in cricket, as reason not to disbelieve the prospect of a 'Seven Nations'

Harlequins’ Fijian lock Tevita Cavubati signs new contract

Paul Gustard has shares his views on a 'physically dominant presence' within the Harlequins engine room

I’ll stay as long as Saracens want me to, says Alex Goode

Alex Goode comes to the defence of ex-Saracens chairman Nigel Wray, and says he wants to finish his career at the...

Ireland’s Six Nations match against Italy postponed over coronavirus fears

A match which was scheduled to be held in Dublin on March 7

Cardiff Blues coach John Mulvihill in market to reinforce front five

Mulvihill is targetting a number of players from South Africa to add to his forwards

Cain column: Pro D2 can show the RFU how to run a second tier

Former Bath captain and Worcester DoR, Richard Hill, is currently in charge at Rouen in the second tier of French rugby

Bristol Bears’ Welsh exile Mat Protheroe signs for Ospreys

A player capable of making the move into Test rugby by playing under Wayne Pivac's nose?

Harry Mallinder one of four key players to sign on with Saints

Northampton Saints have announced new contracts for Harry Mallinder, Tom Collins, Paul Hill and Ahsee Tuala. The quartet boast just under...

Saracens pair agree season-long loan moves to Bristol Bears

Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam continues to add to his arsenal for next season

Eddie Jones calls up Plan B at No.8 for England training squad

Mark Wilson has been recalled by the England head coach for a training camp ahead of the clash with Wales