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ZACH MERCER THE BATH BACK ROWER TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Brexit Another...

By George! OEs blitz Moseley

By JON EDWARDS GEORGE Perkins and Nathan Morris scored two tries apiece as rampant Old Elthamians stormed to an emphatic bonus-point...

The joy of six as Rams go wild

By RICHARD ASHCROFT RAMS returned to winning ways with a clinical victory at home to struggling Hull Ionians. The hosts ran...

Martin gets Blood and Sand back on track

By STEVEN MCBRIDE JAMES Martin scored twice as Cambridge finally got their campaign on track and secured their second National League...

Dan’s the man as Park cash in to punish Albion

By WARREN MUGGLETON DAN Laventure’s lucky break secured a bonuspoint win for Rosslyn Park as they saw off Plymouth Albion at...

Mulchrone in for two as Sale exorcise demons

By LUKE JARMYN FERGUS Mulchrone scored twice as Sale FC put the demons of last season to bed with an emphatic...

Five-star Villagers build momentum

By NIGEL WILCE CHINNOR edged past Cinderford with a strong second-half performance that earned them a bonus-point victory. The home side...

Bishop’s prayers go unanswered

By JOHN ALLANSON RICHMOND held on to secure a crucial victory away at Bishop’s Stortford in a tight and tense second...

Ex-Titan Irvine sets up DMP victory

By GUY WILLIAMS FORMER Rotherham player Callum Irvine returned to Clifton Lane to play a crucial role in Darlington Mowden Park’s...

Aussies are dangerous – I know says Robshaw!

By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones may feel the ‘typhoon gods’ have smiled on England by gifting them more quarter-final preparation time...

It’s a shock but Eddie did warn us says Jamie

From ADAM HATHAWAY ENGLAND hooker Jamie George has backed head coach Eddie Jones’ inside knowledge of the Japanese way of life...

I’ll make us competitive but it takes time – Wood

By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE Carnegie director of rugby Martyn Wood admits the first few weeks of the season have been a...

Reds ride out triple sin-bin to kick of with a bonus win

By TIM PRYOR JERSEY embarked on their eighth consecutive season in the second tier of English rugby with a hard-fought victory...

Ill-discipline undoes Amps good work on debut

By WARREN KAY AMPTHILL were given a tough introduction to the Championship by a physical and clinical Nottingham side. Trailing just...

Exiles give Falcons an early ‘wake up call’

By DAVID WOODHALL NEWCASTLE got their Championship campaign off to a winning start but it was far from the dominant display...

Hartpury old boy Hunter puts Knights on the charge

By ANDREW BEACHAM IN A game of few chances and even less entertainment, it was Doncaster who made slightly fewer mistakes...

Pirates ready for toughest of starts

Preview Cornish Pirates v Ealing T’finders Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CHRIS Stirling sees today’s contest at Mennaye Field as a chance to...

Cockerill: We didn’t cash in on yellows

By JOHN FALLON EDINBURGH coach Richard Cockerill said their failure to make Leinster pay when they had two men in the...

Munster given a Cheetahs mauling

By DAVID SMITH TYLER Bleyendaal was on song with the boot but Munster were blown away by try-hungry Cheetahs in Bloemfontein....

Let’s all get physical now Ryan tells his tame Dragons

By STEFFAN THOMAS DEAN Ryan has told his Dragons side they need to be more physical after they were thrashed at...

Parry makes history with Ospreys try treble

By ROB COLE THE Ospreys finally kickstarted their season after two drubbings away from home as they took full advantage of...

Eight-try Scarlets ‘playing with smile’

By ROGER PANTING AFTER three games, Scarlets remain the only undefeated side in PRO 14’s Conference B, as they inflicted an...

Fast start, but Warriors made to fight for first win

By GARY HEATLY GLASGOW Warriors held on for a crucial first PRO14 win of the season last night. The home side...

Red-hot Cooney has Ulster on a high

ULSTER recovered from last week’s heavy defeat with a six-try triumph to end their South African PRO14 tour on a high....

Can anyone stop these All Blacks?

Nick Cain evaluates the chances of the last eight teams in the World Cup quarter-finals England v Australia: Matt Toomua, left,...

Worcester stung by Watson hat-trick

By GEOFF BERKELEY MARCUS Watson scored a second-half hat-trick as Wasps eventually swept aside Worcester Warriors at the Ricoh Arena. After...

Ashton double proves Sharks are big threat on the wings

By NEALE HARVEY CHRIS Ashton lit up a compelling contest with a sniper’s try-double as Sale secured a fourth successive Premiership...

Freddie’s try turns it into a horror for Glos

By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER crashed to an embarrassing defeat to see them leave the competition without a win. It was the...

Eddie gets a reminder from super Spencer

By GARY FITZGERALD BEN Spencer shrugged off his World Cup snub to showcase his prodigious all-round skills and help secure Sarries...

Forward power gets Chiefs home semi-final

By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER had effectively ensured their home clash with Harlequins in February’s semi-finals inside 31 minutes when prop Harry...

Saints march to victory led by general Grayson

By ROB WILDMAN NORTHAMPTON claimed a third successive East Midlands derby in an attack-minded encounter they edged in the last 20...

Sharks must show more bite in attack

Brendan Gallagher assesses the runners and riders in the new Premiership title race More firepower: Mark Wilson is on a one-season...

Sports lawyer: Sadly, Scots will have to accept it

BEN Ticehurst, a senior associate at Howard Kennedy solicitors in London and part of the firm’s Sports Law group, told The...

Scotland’s law threat is wrong says former star

By TOM BRADSHAW SCOTTISH Rugby are “completely wrong” to have raised the threat of legal action over World Rugby’s handling of...

Parisse deserves much more

A SHAME that the longest international career of the 21st century should have been condemned to the most anti-climactic of finishes...

Cobus was quick – but no cigar!

COBUS Reinach’s elevenminute hat-trick for the Springboks against Canada is among the fastest of the professional era but is not the...

Kamikaze man Siggy has made real impact

Just before the collision it is essential that you do not shut your eyes for a moment so as not to...

DREAMTEAM

JEFF TOOMAGA-ALLEN, WASPS AND FORMER NEW ZEALAND AND HURRICANES PROP, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Tony Woodcock...

It’s a shambles and that’s all down to World Rugby

COLIN BOAG It’s six years since the Oxford English Dictionary first included ‘omnishambles’ in its pages, and there can rarely have...

Plight of Carnegie players is absorbing

The RFU and Yorkshire Carnegie club owners aside, it was good to see them score their first try of the season...

Avoiding England could give French a shot in the arm

SO England top the Pool and escape an attritional game and potential injuries by avoiding France, who can rest up ahead...

Pick and go rugby leaves me cold!

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PLEASE can we get...

Cancelled game will help Welsh chances

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS WALES are battered and bruised, but they are also battle-hardened for the World Cup’s quarter-finals...

Force majeure…life is a calculated risk!

Brendan Gallagher recalls other cases when extreme weather or random events have affected sport THE great and the good, not to...

Owen and Billy are Eddie problems

Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo to find Eddie Jones confronted by some big selectorial decisions Not at their best: Owen Farrell,...

Nonu joins San Diego

FORMER New Zealand centre Ma’a Nonu has joined San Diego Legion for the 2020 Major League Rugby season. The two-time World...

Whitelock just keeps on winning

NEWS EXTRA THE All Blacks victory over Namibia was stand-in captain Sam Whitelock’s 17th World Cup win in a row. Whitelock...

Diane’s smile caps a glorious debut for Scotland’s star man

ALL sorts of contenders for the jouer de rugby gallant t-shirt this week. The ever smiling Schalk Brits enjoyed what could...

Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies

SO another World Cup is barely halfway through and all the Pacific Islands are on the way home – or rather...

Vocal Pichot’s braced for battle

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points GUS Pichot is used to battling the odds...