Kok hat-trick has Ulster in the fight

nBy SAM JACKSON Ulster ...............38 Stormers..........38 STORMERS fought back for a share of the spoils at Kingspan in a match defined...

Connacht cash in on Barron’s red

nBy DAVID LYONS Connacht ........26 Munster............. 7 CONNACHT dominated the first half at Dexcom Stadium, taking a commanding 19-0 lead into...

Paul Rees: ‘Europe’ is a formidable mountain to conquer

Paul Rees looks at the challenges teams face on the road in the Champions Cup and the Challenge Cup plus more...

Ealing Trailfinders 52-14 Bedford Blues: A perfect finish for Ben Ward’s invincibles

Ealing Trailfinders completed a perfect winning league season in Elior Champ Rugby as they ran in eight tries to see off...

Opoku hat-trick puts Cov into overdrive

■By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry .......... 64pts Tries: Opoku 6, 44, 48; Reeves 17, 78; Barton 10, Ferrie 66, Bacon 69, Nayagi...

Campbell hits the heights to make sure for Chinnor

■By CÓILÍN DUFFY Chinnor .............29pts Tries: Cave 18, Goss 46, 67; Walker 63, Rukhadze 72 Conversions: Chamberlain 19; Yandall 73 Richmond...

Hartpury seal their spot in the play-offs

■By OLIVER D’ARCY Hartpury ............30pts Tries: Field 50, Knight 55, 65; Hunt 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 51, 66 Penalties: Bazalgette 18, 36...

Doncaster finally show what might have been

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........ 54 Tries: Dolly 3, 22; Chapman 35, Edwards 38, McGuire 61, Penalty 66, McNab 71, Kerr...

Scottish get in mood for Richmond showdown

By BLUEBELL By GUY L Scottish .... Tries: Duncan 17, 45; Povey 49 Conversions: Honey 17, 50 Caldy .................14pts Tries: Logan...

Maycock double helps Harrogate bounce back up

■By HARVEY ALLEN Rossendale ............14 Harrogate ............... 21 HARROGATE returned to the National Leagues at the first time of asking, beating...

Long journey is worthwhile for Oundle

■By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ................20 Oundle .....................29 THE 400-mile round trip to Northumberland ended in triumph for Oundle when they overcame...

Blackheath 22-10 Plymouth Albion: The Club close in on the second tier

After an interval of 27 years, Blackheath are just one step away from a return to domestic rugby’s second tier, following...

Ampthill put on show as sun sets on Cambridge

■By STEVE JACKSON Ampthill ............75pts Tries: Wilson 7, Vaeneku 13, 37; Smith 49, Jones 50, Heslop 52, 54, 75; Davidson 68,...

Gibson in the right place to finish off visitors

National League play-offs ■By JOSH THOMAS B Moseley .......60 Luctonians ......15 BIRMINGHAM Moseley scored eight tries to ease past Luctonians to...

Denham happy with his hat-trick of wins

nBy BEN JAYCOCK ANDREW Denham has developed a habit of winning National Two East titles, having secured his third with three...

Hinckley are aiming high

nBy CHRIS COLLYER Dynamic: Rory Vowles HINCKLEY claimed an impressive third place finish in National Two North but top points scorer...

Exeter students in for another term

nBy RORY MORROW Stourbridge............ 10 Exeter Uni................64 EXETER University are staying in National Two West after winning the play-off with Stourbridge...

Henley take time to find their feet

nBy ALISTAIR BEYNON HENLEY Hawks sealed their National 2 status for next season with a sensational second half display against Tunbridge...

Lancashire 38-18 Yorkshire: Alex Looney’s side control round one showdown

Bill Beaumont Division One By Gareth Lyons Lancashire........38pts Tries: Giliand 5, Ellam 21, Deans 29, Freeman 44, Sturgess 58, Rylance 67...

Champions Cheshire are put to the sword

Bill Beaumont Division Two round-up By CÓILÍN DUFFY CHESHIRE’S defence of their Division 2 Bill Beaumont County Championship title began on...

Quartet get off to a flying start

Bill Beaumont Division Three round-up By GEORGE WELLBELOVE IT WAS a day of big scorelines in Division 3 as Leicestershire, Middlesex,...

Jamie Heafield hails patience after Kings Norton’s title-winning turnaround

Kings Norton head coach Jamie Heafield insists patience and belief have been key after guiding the club from struggling to raise...

White Roses go in search of fifth title

Gill Burns Championship preview By BEN JAYCOCK YORKSHIRE Women head into the new Gill Burns County Championship campaign as the team...

Wyggs have week to remember

By BEN JAYCOCK OADBY Wyggestonians enjoyed what the club are now proudly calling the “Week of the Wygg” after both the...

National Two North Dream Team: Sheffield’s seven show their steel

Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National Two North reporters to select the 2025/26 Team of the Season

YOUNG GUNS

CHARLIETAMANI NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 WING Charlie Tamani has emerged as the latest talent off the Finborough School production line. The...

Results

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Lydiate joins Wales coaching staff

NEWS EXTRA DAN Lydiate will leave Dragons to become a full-time member of Steve Tandy’s Wales coaching team. Wales face Barbarians,...

My Life in Rugby: Ryan Edwards – Bristol fashion suited my style

Ryan Edwards, the former Bristol Bears, Cardiff Blues and Bridgend winger, reflects on his life in rugby.

Regional results

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Steelmen keen to join the party

■By ROB COLE SUPER RYGBI FINAL PREVIEW... Ebbw Vale v Llandovery Today. Kick-off 4:45pm, Eugene Cross Park THREE teams have dominated...

Ironmen keep grip on the title

Premiership round-up MERTHYR have retained the Welsh Premiership title after yesterday’s 26-18 bonus-point victory at Bargoed. The Ironmen knew securing maximum...

FANTASY RUGBY 2025/26

UP TO AND INCLUDING SATURDAY, MAY 2, 2026 Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby which covers...

LEADERBOARD

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The day Rochy gave Merlene a shock

THE mention of certain names in our sporting village instantly results in a big smile and Tony Roche tops that list....

Brendan Gallagher: French director calls the shots

Dastardly French TV directors have been quietly controlling big games in France for a couple of decades now so in one...

Bordeaux need to seal deal for Louis

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TO describe Louis Bielle-Biarrey as hot rugby property is an understatement so criminal it would go straight...

Crusaders keep the pressure on leaders

CONVERTED flanker Leicester Fainga’anuku inspired Crusaders to a 36-20 win over Blues to maintain their perfect record at One NZ Stadium...

Forthcoming fixtures

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Politics and the Playing Field: Why Sport Depends on Political Will in Some Countries

Wherever you look, outcomes on playing fields often trace back to choices made far away in legislative chambers. Because of this,...

James Haskell interview: ‘You can lie to everyone else, but you can’t lie to yourself’

In this exclusive interview with the High Performance Speakers Agency, James Haskell discusses goal setting, selection pressure, injury, mental strength and...

Champions Cup analysis: Leinster return to Bilbao as fifth star quest continues

After seeing off a resilient Toulon side at the weekend – becoming the first Leinster team ever to beat the southern...

New Rugby Paper Roundup: Is England’s dominance hurting the Women’s Six Nations? ft Fi Tomas

In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Telegraph reporter and leading women’s...

RFU backs Steve Borthwick to lead England into the 2027 Rugby World Cup after review

Steve Borthwick has been backed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to lead England into next year’s Rugby World Cup following...

2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 10 summary: Capibaras and Selknam grab vital wins in play-off push

In Round 10 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas, Capibaras triumphed over Pampas to stay in the hunt for a home semi-final in...

Leinster 29-25 Toulon: Leo Cullen’s side hold on to keep the French side at bay

Leinster’s bid for a fifth star to end their eight-year Champions Cup title drought rolls on after securing a place in...

Ollie Lawrence: Bath have got the tools to be kings of Europe

Ollie Lawrence reckons it is time for Bath to take things to new heights in today’s Champions Cup semi-final against Bordeaux-Begles.

Ulster 29-12 Exeter Chiefs: Nathan Doak leads the charge as Rob Baxter’s side are taken apart

Nathan Doak inspired Ulster to reach their first Challenge Cup final as they produced a commanding display to dismantle Exeter Chiefs...

England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso suffers injury concern as Exeter Chiefs exit Europe

England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso looked to be knocked unconscious following a collision with Ireland international Jacob Stockdale during Exeter Chiefs’ Challenge...

Joaquín Moro: I had no doubts that Leicester Tigers were the club for me

Joe Santamaria talks to Joaquín Moro, the Leicester Tigers flanker who is following in some famous footsteps.