Captain Carys tells Wales to be clinical

By SARAH HURSE HANNAH Bluck’s try on debut for Wales helped her side survive a late onslaught from Scotland in a...

Wales send out warning to their rivals

By SAM JACKSON Wales U20 …36 Scotland U20…3 WALES produced a clinical five-try display to open their Six Nations campaign with...

New boys sparkle as England start so well

By GEORGE LAWRENCE Leading from front: Ben Earle Danger from deep: Tom Parton ENGLAND U20s opened the defence of their Six...

Ntamack double defies an Irish fightback

France U20 …34 Ireland U20 …24 ROMAIN Ntamack scored two tries as France opened their campaign with victory in Bordeaux. The...

Dallaglio: Move might help Haskell find his best form

By NEALE HARVEY JAMES Haskell’s sadness at being released by Wasps could galvanise his bid to represent England at the 2019...

Joseph must stop ambling through and get positive

More like it: Jonathan Joseph makes a break against Scotland in last year’s Six Nations PICTURE: Getty Images IF Jonathan Joseph...

Wage hike see Quins declare £4.8m loss

By NEALE HARVE SPIRALLING wage costs contributed to Harlequins declaring ‘unsustainably high’ operating losses of £4.8m for season 2016-17. Quins, who...

Wyn Jones fires stern warning to England

By ALEX BYWATER ALUN Wyn Jones warned England there’s still more to come from Wales after Warren Gatland’s side put on...

WRU Exiles grows from strength to strength!

The WRU Exiles programme continues to grow from strength to strength as the WRU prepares for a further series of one...

Allister Coetzee’s fruitless reign in charge of Springboks ends

Rift between Coetzee and SARU in wake of damning letter sees contract terminated

Eddie Jones names England squad to take on Italy

Ben Te'o beats Jonathan Joseph to start at inside centre

Stockdale and Aki named in Ireland team to play France

Ireland's last trip to Paris in the Six Nations ended in a 10-9 defeat

Jacques Brunel must turn France’s Cup aces into champs

Can the 64-year-old turn France into a team to fear? He's certainly making changes in selection

Deano: Eddie Jones can do the Slam and win the World Cup if Farrell and Vunipola stay fit

Newcastle Falcons head coach Dean Richards talks England's prospects in Six Nations and beyond

Jackson column: Rhys Webb has become the victim of politics

Peter Jackson suggests Rhys Webb may never play for Wales in Cardiff again given he will be 32 when his Toulon...

Guscott column: Scotland can beat Wales if they play fast and error-free rugby

Jeremy Guscott pins Scotland's hopes of victory in Cardiff on the axis of Price-Russell and dangerman Huw Jones

James Haskell to leave Wasps at the end of the season

England flanker has been linked with a move to a Premiership rival

Six Nations spotlight – Ireland: Joe Schmidt must unleash his terrifying dogs of war

Ireland head coach spoilt by riches of big-name players and new dynamics brought to the table by young up-and-comers

Courtney Lawes has big appetite for success – Eddie Jones

Eddie Jones on the upward trend of Courtney Lawes since he took over the England job

Halfpenny’s kicking can win it for Wales, says Sir Gareth Edwards

Wales legend gives his backing to the Scarlets full-back to kick Wales to victory against Scotland

Wales name squad for Six Nations opener

Scarlets players dominate Warren Gatland's squad for Scotland match

Northampton Saints appoint Chris Boyd as new director of rugby

(Photo: Getty Images) By Adam Ellis 2016 Super Rugby mastermind Chris Boyd will leave the Hurricanes at the end of the...

Lang pulls strings to put Quins in box seat

By JONATHAN LANDI HARLEQUINS maintained their charge for a home semi-final with an easy victory over a young but outgunned Scarlets...

Wasps lads given harsh lesson by smoking Joe

By SAM JACKSON LONDONIrish boss Nick Kennedy is looking for his side to continue building momentum for the business end of...

Hamilton puts the Blues to bed as Tigers hold on

By ROB WILDMAN HOLDERS Leicester needed some stern secondhalf defence and a final try from Scotland’s Luke Hamilton to see off...

Bath start running hot as Falcons drain away

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Diving in: Craig Willis goes over for Falcons’ try BATH, who scarcely laid a hand on the ball...

Lucky 13 for Warriors as Chiefs are denied bonus

By ROGER PANTING WORCESTER beat Exeter for the first time since 2004 to keep their Anglo- Welsh Cup hopes alive. After...

Lima to Wasps gets NZ alarms buzzing

WITH two seasoned All Black fly-halves, Aaron Cruden (Montpellier) and Colin Slade (Pau), already playing in France’s Top 14, the decision...

Forget ring-fencing and just cut wages instead

THE price of freedom in Rugby Union, as with freedom in a wider context, is eternal vigilance. Nothing underlines this more...

DREAMTEAM

LEE MILLAR, ROTHERHAM AND FORMER GALA AND LONDON SCOTTISH FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED ……WITH OR AGAINST… 1....

Bigger squad sizes are answer to injury crisis

COLIN BOAG One positive: Freddie Clarke got his chance at Gloucester through injuries In last weekend’s Sunday Times, Stephen Jones highlighted...

Promotion play-off

THE bottom two teams in the Premiership should play each other and likewise the top two in the Championship. The winners...

Awkward questions for Eddie to ponder around World Cup

NICK CAIN’S welljudged assessment of England’s present position in last Sunday’s TRP was welcome. Any judgement of where England are a...

Cut squad bugets… invest in grass roots

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk DUSTY Hare’s comments last...

Brits battling to reach milestone in Dublin

ALL-ACTION Saracens hooker Schalk Brits is targeting an earlier than expected return from the serious injury that threatened his hopes of...

Owen warning for ‘big-name’ Tuilagi

By NEALE HARVEY No regrets: Tigers centre Gareth Owen FIT-AGAIN Leicester centre Gareth Owen has designs on the Leicester No.13 shirt...

Ashton’s alive and kicking at full-back

Showman: Chris Ashton showed some fancy footwork for Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images Chris Ashton hasn’t always shown the fancy kicking that...

Richmond defence digs in to repel late fightback

Sharks ……………10 Richmond………15 Women’s Premier RICHMOND dominated for the early exchanges of this rearranged match from December and managed to hold...

Llanharan hit for six as Holley racks up 27-points

Welsh Division One round-up GLAMORGAN Wanderers went top of One East Central with a five-star 33-13 bonus-point home victory over Porth...

Chief Warlow expecting tough last 16 test from Wizards

By CARL FIELD PREVIEW Newport v Aberavon Sunday January 28. Kick-off 2.30pm NEWPORT tackle Aberavon at Rodney Parade this afternoon with...

Jones on song as magnificent Pooler dump Quins out of the Cup

By JAY BAYFORD Pontypool ……23 C’marthen Q ….8 NATIONAL Championship leaders Pontypool shocked Carmarthen Quins to progress to the Cup quarter-finals...

Drovers drive past Llanelli to sail through to last eight

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery ….38 Llanelli ……………9 FOURTEEN-time former winners Llanelli were unceremoniously dumped out of the Cup by local...

Clinical Keys ease through to last eight after downing Bedlinog

By PAUL HOPKINS Cross Keys ….41 Bedlinog ……….7 CROSS KEYS booked their place in the Cup quarterfinals with a comfortable victory...

Jarvis stars for Merthyr as they claim win at Arms Park

By PETER HUGHES Cardiff …………12 Merthyr ……….37 LAST season’s beaten semi-finalists Merthyr are through to the Cup quarterfinals once again after...

Village hit for six as impressive Bargoed power into quarter-finals

By GEOFF CHAMPION Bargoed ……….40 Rhydyfelin………0 FLY-HALF Matthew Lewis steered Bargoed into the last eight of the WRU National Cup with...

Haley on wanted list as Chiefs look for new full-back

Saxons star: Mike Haley EXETER Chiefs have been linked with a move for Sale Sharks full-back Mike Haley despite him having...

Richards staying put as Saints eye Meyer

Sought: Heyneke Meyer NEWCASTLE Falcons appear to have won their tug of war with Northampton Saints to retain the services of...

ON THE BLINDSIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler JOSH Charnley will be seeing out the rest of his Sale contract after the...

Davidson begins his hunt for next wave of Latvians

NEWS EXTRA THEY are a big name in the world of ice hockey and basketball and now the small Baltic nation...

Fowkesy right man to lead us forward – Hooper

By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM prop Ben Hooper is confident the club will have a smooth transition under forwards coach...