What Eddie Jones had to say about Joe Marler’s decision to retire from England duty

Who can Jones turn to as competition to Mako Vunipola?

Room 101: Sale Sharks young flyer Paolo Odogwu

Badly worn shoes A couple of boys in the team don’t put their shoes on properly and stand on the backs...

Guscott column: Eddie must get Joe Cokanasiga in his side straight away

Jeremy Guscott believes the Bath & England wing can be a threat anywhere on the pitch and is a must-start in...

Wasps launch pitch-facing sensory room

Wasps have converted commercial boxes into sensory rooms for children with autism to watch full rugby matches

BBC to televise Killik Cup clash between Barbarians and Argentina

The December 1 match will be shown live as the November Tests conclude with the Killik Cup clash

Dorian West brought in by Steve Diamond as Sale’s new forwards coach

The ex-Northampton Saints coach has a new job with a Premiership club

Rugby players lift up car to rescue drunk teammate who had been run over

The prop had taken a lie down in the street before the incident on Sunday

Munster sign South African import to lengthy extension

Jean Kleyn will gain Irish residency just in time for the World Cup

Georgia appoint Graham Rowntree as forwards coach heading into World Cup year

About to get to work with Georgia's formidable pack

Attwood outlines his Test qualities

ASKED IF he still had something to offer England, star man Dave Attwood said: “Oh God, yes! My dominant tackle and...

Saints pack monstered as Hartley’s arrows fail to hit target

By NEALE HARVEY 7 BATH forwards guru Toby Booth hailed a monster pack effort as his side’s set-piece superiority dashed Northampton...

Gustard: That was all our own fault

DISAPPOINTED Quins DoR Paul Gustard said after his side’s third Premiership defeat in four games that they had shot themselves in...

Bears maul Quins as yellow fever strikes

By NICK CAIN BRISTOL went into this first wet weather encounter of the campaign knowing that survival this season depends on...

Eddie must get Cokanasiga in his side straight away

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JOE Cokanasiga has had a big impact already at Bath even though he is only...

DREAMTEAM

MARLEN WALKER, CORNISH PIRATES & FORMER AUCKLAND AND WESTERN FORCE PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...

Protect the players but don’t kill rugby’s soul

COLIN BOAG These are tough days for Rugby Union with the very ethos of the game being challenged. It’s always been...

World Rugby must realise less is more

COLIN BOAG is correct, there are far too many internationals played each season. The November internationals interrupt the club season and...

Correct decision to letter of the law but still harsh on Tigers

THE RED card shown to Will Spencer, the Leicester Tigers lock, was predictably given prominence in the following morning’s sports pages....

Real shame Eddie sees it differently

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk EDDIE Jones must be...

Western Force show interest in O’Connor

By SAM JACKSON JAMES O’Connor could be offered a potential route back to the Wallabies side with one of his former...

New panel of coaches for U20s

SAINTS academy head coach Mark Hopley will join James Scaysbrook and Richard Whiffin in leading this season’s England U20 side. The...

Kinghorn waiting as Hogg is ruled out for Autumn

By GARY HEATLY Young flier: Edinburgh full-back Blair Kinghorn STUART Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for...

Clermont go crashing to end stress for Teague

DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Flawless: Baptiste Serin’s immaculate kicking helped get Rory Teague’s Bordeaux home The vultures circling above the controversial...

Barnett hat-trick keeps Penallta on top

By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Division One round-up PENALLTA’S excellent start to the season continued with a 26-7 win over Blaenavon in...

Met nil the new boys to stay on pace with Pooler

By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up IT’S a two-way battle at the top of the Championship as Cardiff Met and Pontypool...

League leaders maintain perfect start with flourish

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery …26 Llanelli …0 LLANDOVERY maintained their 100 per cent record with a clinical showing against Llanelli....

Quins hold their nerve to stage second-half fightback

By JAY BAYFORD Carmarthen…19 Cardiff …13 CARMARTHEN Quins came from behind to beat Cardiff at The Park in tough conditions. The...

Kynes scores brace as the Steelmen win again

By PETER HUGHES Ebbw Vale …17 Bridgend …16 EBBW Vale were made to work hard by their visitors as they clung...

Bullish hosts recover from sluggish start to see off Keys

By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …20 Cross Keys …13 BARGOED fought back after a slow start to control the second half as...

Whites up and running thanks to clinical Griffiths

By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea …25 Neath…12 TWENTY points from the boot of Luke Griffiths helped Swansea battle to a first win...

Errors prove costly for Ironmen as Wizards cast a spell

By GEOFF CHAMPION Merthyr …14 Aberavon…22 ABERAVON, fresh from their victory over Pontypridd, took another big scalp in the Principality Premiership...

PREVIEW…

Newport v Bedwas September 23. Kick-off: 2.30pm NEWPORT head coach Craig Warlow reckons today’s clash with Bedwas at Rodney Parade has...

Principality Premiership

Pontypridd …18 RGC 1404 …32 RGC 1404 produced an impressive second-half performance to beat Pontypridd at Sardis Road. The hosts opened...

Toothless Sharks bitten by rampant Sarries

By ROSS LAWSON DMP Sharks …0 Saracens …61 Double: Sonia Green NINE different players got themselves on the scoresheet as Saracens...

Lightning strike regularly to see off Harlequins

By HANNAH THOMPSON L Lightning …41 Harlequins …17 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning extended their fine start to the season as they put Harlequins...

Murray double gives Bears derby honours

By GEORGE WEST Flyer: Phoebe Murray scored twice for Bristol BRISTOL Bears laid down a marker as they hammered local rivals...

Richmond in seventh heaven and off the mark

By ART DE ROCHE Worcester V …12 Richmond …43 RICHMOND won their first game of the season with a seven-try, bonus-point...

Wasps fly out of the blocks to soar past Waterloo

By SAM ROURKE F Waterloo …14 Wasps …52 Bonus try: Claire Molloy WASPS first-half performance sealed an impressive victory on the...

Give players a voice say RPA

By NEALE HARVEY Chair: Mark Lambert AT A time when star players are under increasing pressure to deliver, Rugby Players Association...

England to follow Black Ferns’ lead

By SAM JACKSON Work to do: England lost to New Zealand in the 2017 World Cup final PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND...

Scarlets go under after early try shock at home

By CARL FIELD SCARLETS A slipped to a second Celtic Cup defeat in three as they went down 16-10 against Leinster...

Langkilde withdrawn for a year

SAMOA rugby player Gordon Langkilde has pleaded guilty to assault charges after the altercation involving members of the Wales Sevens team....

Pools for European Shield revealed

CLUBS from Italy, Georgia and Belgium will kick off the Continental Shield on October 13 with a place in next season’s...

Mercer upping power to match footwork

BEEFED-UP Bath back rower Zach Mercer is determined to show why Eddie Jones must pick him this season rather than keep...

Sam’s fuelled by frustration

By NEALE HARVEY Man on a mission: Sam Simmonds on the charge for the line against Wasps No.9 Dan Robson EXETER...

Boulton suspended for Adamson contact

COVENTRY front rower Phil Boulton has been suspended for seven weeks by an RFU disciplinary hearing. Boulton pleaded not guilty to...

Joseph puts all his focus on Japan

JAPAN head coach Jamie Joseph is set to relinquish control of Super Rugby’s Sunwolves to concentrate on the run-in to the...

Cheek fracture puts Roberts on sidelines

BATH centre Jamie Roberts will miss the next four to six weeks of the Premiership season with a fractured cheekbone. The...

Jackson gets nod for World Cup

FORMER Blues head coach Steve Jackson has been named Samoa head coach in place of Fuimaono Titimaea Tafua. Jackson is a...

Abendanon requires second operation

NICK Abendanon has been ruled out for three months as the Clermont full-back requires a hernia operation. This will be the...