Arrival of Zach Kibirige takes Wasps signings past 11

As revealed in TRP on 26 May

Richardson hat-trick keeps Boks rolling

South Africa …48 Georgia…………20 SOUTHAfrica cruised to a comfortable win over Georgia with Dylan Richardson the star of the show. The...

Scotland fight back to give Kiwis a scare

By ADAM ELLIS Done it! Try-scorer Scott Gregory is congratulated by NZ captain Kaylum Boshier PICTURE: Getty Images A HALF century...

Australia capitalise on Baird’s first half red to run riot

By ADAM ELLIS AUSTRALIA ramped up their momentum ahead of facing England on Wednesday with a 45-17 victory over 14-man Ireland...

Hero Hodge gets scruffy England off the hook

By GARY FITZGERALD Impact: Tom de Glanville JOSH Hodge saved young England blushes as they used their getout- of-jail card just...

Pumitas in seven heaven

Argentina………41 Fiji …………………14 ARGENTINA put on a show in front of the home crowd in Santa Fe by beating Fiji 41-14...

France power to second bonus win

Fluent: Louis Carbonel runs in to score for France TEAMS WALES: I Davies (Costelow 56); Lewis, Llewellyn, Wheeler- Thomas, Conbeer (Smith...

Williams and Slade lit up great Twickenham final

JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Counter attack threat: Liam Williams dives over for a Saracens try PICTURE: Getty Images TWO of...

DREAMTEAM

MARK TAMPIN, NEWCASTLE AND FORMER EALING, JERSEY, ROTHERHAM, LEEDS AND WHARFEDALE PROP, CHOOSES HIS BEST XV 1. Sam Lockwood – Poor...

Baa-baas were sideshow compared to the Final

COLIN BOAG Beanfest: An England XV beat the Barbarians 51-43 The feast of rugby at Twickenham last weekend had something for...

Letters

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk Exeter are still the...

Marchant: Quins need to match try rate of top two

By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS will use the bitter disappointment of their late season collapse to fuel next year’s drive for silverware...

Slimline Taqele is the tonic for Northampton

By NEALE HARVEY Fit: Taqele Naiyaravoro NORTHAMPTON wing king Taqele Naiyaravoro has revealed how trimming 15 kilos off his giant frame...

It was painful lesson in how to be ruthless admits Slade

By GARY FITZGERALD Undergoing tests: Jack Nowell damaged his ankle HENRY Slade has outlined just what Exeter Chiefs need to do...

Abendanon hoping for a Toulouse match-up

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Final flourish: Cheslin Kolbe scored for Toulouse “Abendanon believes a final between his team and Toulouse would...

Brumbies building for tilt at the title

By ADAM ELLIS Super Rugby Top finish: Folau Fainga’a scores in the corner for Brumbies PICTURE: Getty Images The Canterbury Crusaders...

YOUNG GUNS

ANDY CHRISTIE BACK ROWER SARACENS While Saracens have rightly been lauded for their recent Champions Cup and Premiership exploits, somewhat less...

Championship clubs tell Prem: You can’t ride roughshod over us

PREMIERSHIP Rugby faces a battle to get plans for a 13-team top-flight over the line after Championship clubs rejected an initial...

New Welsh coaches will inflate payroll

By ALEX BYWATER THE PRICE of pre-planning is set to hit the Welsh Rugby Union this summer to the cost of...

Star signing Fekitoa can bring best out of Lima

By NEALE HARVEY Game-changer: Malakai Fekitoa on the attack for Toulon PICTURES: Getty Images MALAKAI Fekitoa believes his gamechanging wizardry will...

Late developers may be lost if they miss early selection

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME In the balance: England coach Eddie Jones has tough calls to make...

Burrell ‘buzzing’ for his new challenge

LUTHER Burrell has reported for duty at Warrington. Burrell, 31, has joined from Northampton Saints on a contract that runs until...

Boys in red lay down the law in South America

Lionhearts: British Police in Argentina THE British Police rugby team claimed a clean sweep after an historic first tour of Argentina...

Ace Snowsill has lots more tricks in store

ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales playmaker Elinor Snowsill about life as a Barbarian Audacious: Snowsill’s back-kick foxes the Americans Call to...

New deal for Bath winger

FORMER England Sevens wing Ruaridh McConnochie has signed a new four-year contract with Bath. McConnochie, 27, made a seamless switch to...

Munster move for Rowntree

Off to Ireland: Rowntree FORMER England and Lions prop Graham Rowntree will join Munster as forwards coach on a threeyear deal...

Fiji race to victory in Paris but work to do for England

By SAM JACKSON Team to beat in Tokyo 2020: Olympic champions Fiji confirmed their status as the world’s best JAMES Rodwell...

Jesters entertain to take down the mighty Samurai

Super 7s Series BROADSTREET RFC hosted the second round of the 2019 Greene King Super Sevens Series and it was another...

Pool draw imminent

DRAWS for the pools of the 2019/20 Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup will take place at the Centre de Congrès...

Folau starts legal action

ISRAEL Folau is seeking “substantial remedies” after being sacked by Australia for a social media post saying “hell awaits” gay people....

Thornton signs on

RORY Thornton has signed a permanent Cardiff Blues deal after being on loan there from Ospreys last season. The 24-year-old lock...

Hayter fills Bailey role

CHARLIE Hayter has been appointed England Women Sevens head coach, taking over from James Bailey who will leave the role at...

Posa drives Titans’ push for promotion

By JON NEWCOMBE International class: coach Anthony Posa ROTHERHAM have announced a change to their coaching team with serial winner Anthony...

Jonny finishes top of Europe

PETER JACKSON reveals the top points scorers across European rugby’s big leagues for 2018-19 Deadly: Jonny May gets past Damian Penaud...

Church in charge of revival at relegated Neath

By ALEX BYWATER NEATH RFC’s plans to return to the top level of Welsh club rugby have begun as they look...

Cash wedge jamming door to so-called ‘closed shop’

Q&A BEN WARD ON THE RECORD Belief: Ben Ward Big statement: Ealing Trailfinders beat a full-strength London Irish to lift this...

Scotland ace Harris to Kingsholm

GLOUCESTERhave signed Chris Harris from Newcastle Falcons after the Scotland centre activated a release clause. Harris, 28, leaves the Falcons on...

Hammersley: That crazy Sale back line was too good to miss

By NEALE HARVEY Impact: Simon Hammersley runs in to score England’s second try against the Barbarians PICTURE: Getty Images RUNNING machine...

From Waratah wannabe to Blue through and through

MY LIFEIN RUGBY JAMES PRITCHARD CANADA’S ALL-TIME RECORD POINTS SCORER AND FORMER BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, PERPIGNAN, PLYMOUTH, COVENTRY AND AMPTHILL FULL-BACK Bedford...

World Cup has turned two Welsh coaches into rivals

By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA Phil Davies Lyn Jones WELSH coaches Phil Davies and Lyn Jones will go to head to...

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Maynard says ‘regionalise’ after Bees quit the league

By NEALE HARVEY Warning: Phil Maynard FORMER Birmingham & Solihull Bees head coach Phil Maynard believes more semi-professional clubs could face...

Pack trump ace backs

IN the course of finishing up as the second best team in England, Exeter scored 100 Premiership tries. The majority came...

Long wait is almost over for French fans

WHEN they finally get round to the denouement at the Stade de France next weekend, the Top 14 season will have...

Paddy needs some luck at Irish

AT a time when they had hoped to be preparing for the World Cup, Paddy Jackson and Stuart Olding have been...

Despite the knockbacks Evans is still delivering

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Consistently excellent: Dan Evans PICTURE: Getty Images One of the game’s more obscure...

Shepherd guides Cornwall to the title after Raumakita steps in

CORNWALL won their first men’s county championship in three years in a thrilling repeat of their 2016 final against Cheshire. Yorkshire...

Sam’s not ready to let Wales dream die

ROB COLE finds that the lure of Wales caps speaks louder than money for Sam Davies Long wait: Sam Davies in...

Odogwu eager to be starter at Wasps

By JON NEWCOMBE WASPS signing Paolo Odogwu hopes to help fill the boots left by Christian Wade’s sudden departure to the...

This Sarries dynasty is the greatest that English rugby has ever known

NICK CAIN ON WHY THE ‘DOUBLE’ CHAMPIONS ARE THE BEST SIDE THIS COUNTRY HAS EVER PRODUCED Saracens stars Jamie George, George...