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Podcast

/ 1 year ago

PODCAST (S4, E23): Calcutta Cup and Six Nations R3 Preview with Scotland Great Craig Chalmers

It’s almost time for the third round of the 2025 Six Nations, and the headline fixture of the weekend takes place...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 1 year ago

The Greatest to Ever Play the Six Nations?

As the 25th edition of the Guinness Six Nations gets underway, a topic that every fan with Six Nations tickets wants...

By Sam Emery

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Ben Earl – England gunning for Six Nations redemption after rewatching Calcutta Cup losses

Ben Earl revealed the agony of rewatching recent Calcutta Cup failures has left England gunning for redemption as he admitted Scotland’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 1 year ago

Most Thrilling Late-Late Shows in Six Nations History

England’s stunning late victory against France in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations will go down in history as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Five countries who have only ever had one Premiership player

By Charlie Elliott The Premiership mainly sees players from the Six Nations battling it out week in week out, with a bit of...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Rugby Cup: Five key talking points of the weekend

By Charlie Elliott The final round of the Premiership Rugby Cup pool stage took place over the weekend, with teams battling...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Top Five Strangest Endings in Rugby History

By Charlie Elliott Over the weekend, Major League Rugby’s opener between Miami Sharks and Old Glory DC went viral following the...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ex-Navy chief aims broadside at ‘one-way’ RFU Roadshow

By NICK CAIN PADDY McAlpine, the chairman of Chichester RFC – a level six community club – has slammed the RFU...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Steve Diamond’s war chest for Premiership relegation play-off

By Paul Rees Steve Diamond has built up a war chest as insurance should Newcastle find themselves in an end-ofseason relegation...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations – Great that we found a way to win, says Ollie Sleightholme

By Adam Hathaway Ollie Sleightholme insists England have finally broken their glass ceiling but urged them to take a leaf out...

By Adam Hathaway

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Max Malins leaving Bristol Bears to return to Saracens

Max Malins will rejoin Saracens from Bristol at the end of the season. England utility back Malins, who can play flyhalf,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Give Georgia chance to play with the best, urges Richard Cockerill

By Brendan McGilligan Richard Cockerill has called on Six Nations bosses to give developing European nations the opportunity to compete in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Josh Bassett and Will Wand give Leicester Tigers shot in the arm

By David Lawrence Coventry ...........26pts Tries: Hinkley 16, Morris 45, Warren 61, Barton 70 Conversions: Mathews 16; Mannion 45, 61 Leicester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Cup: Doncaster Knights in the mood but have to play waiting game

By Guy Williams Doncaster ........ 48pts Tries: Holden 32, 80, Rokoduguni 39, 47, Bunting 5, Smeaton 9, Wadsworth 57, Chapman 68...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Cup: Francis Moore finds his range to send Ealing Trailfinders out of sight

By Will Gupwell L Scottish ......... 15pts Tries: Scott 2, Homes 73 Conversion: Wilstead 74 Penalty: Lloyd-Seed 28 Ealing .................35pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Blow for Exeter Chiefs as Rusi Tuima faces two months out

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs have been dealt an untimely blow with the news that powerhouse forward Rusi Tuima could be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Pat Lam’s work ethic drives Bristol Bears – Jake Heenan

By Paul Rees When Pat Lam took charge of Connacht in 2013, one of his first acts was to take Jake...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Benetton send Ulster packing

By Ben Jaycock Benetton ....... 34 Ulster ............... 19 Ulster were punished for woeful ill-discipline as they slipped up in Italy...

By Ben Jaycock

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Edinburgh left to sweat after Zebre’s final flourish

By Ben Jaycock Edinburgh ........ 17pts Tries: McCann 12, Tuipulotu 56, Crosbie 69 Conversion: Thompson 57 Zebre .................22pts Tries: Trulla 7,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Gavin Coombes gives Munster the edge over Scarlets

By Sam Jackson Munster ............29pts Tries: McCarthy 21, Coombes 45, 64, Kendellen 52, Farrell 80 Conversions: Burns 22, 53 Scarlets .................

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Leinster manage to hold off Ospreys

By Roger Panting Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Deaves 36, Lewis 47, Jones 74 Conversions: O Williams 36, Walsh 74 Leinster .............22pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Josh McNally – Too tall to be a pilot, I found lift-off in rugby

Jon Newcombe talks to Josh McNally who says that, without the RAF, he would not have achieved anything in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Warren Gatland broken by assembly line failure

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know February 11, 2025 will go down in Six Nations history as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Come in No.10! – Jarrod Evans, ninth time the charm?

By Nick Cain Should Marcus Smith’s understudy at Harlequins find himself back on Six Nations duty this weekend at long last,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

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Six Nations sides singin’ in the rain – and I’m loving it

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It was raining all over Europe...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Europe Championship

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Belgium looking good for RWC 2027

As signposted in this column a few weeks back, the four automatic qualifiers from Europe for RWC 2027 were decided in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Two X-Factor players, one goal

PAUL REES SAYS ENGLAND’S NO.10 JERSEY WILL BE FIN SMITH’S FOR SOME TIME BUT MARCUS STILL HAS KEY ROLE TO PLAY...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ellis was a rock that we’ll never forget, vows Old Reds’ Dan

By BEN JAYCOCK Well loved: Old Redcliffians hero Ellis Joseph NATIONAL League rugby was rocked last week when Old Redcliffians prop...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Confidence and ambition are key

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to London Scottish director of rugby Bryan Redpath, below Why did you get into coaching...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Bayonne make it tough for Bordeaux

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Change of heart: France prop Tevita Tatafu has decided to stay at Bayonne PICTURES: Gety Images FOURTH...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Storti leads way for impressive Portugal

Rugby Europe Championship IN the battle of the top two sides in pool B, Portugal came out on top with a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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It was a ‘no-brainer’ decision to rejoin Turner – Rylands

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Gotcha: Charles Rylands tackling Bath’s Billy Sela PICTURE: Getty Images Happy: Charles Rylands CHARLES Rylands started this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Fin Smith says England choice was ‘simple’ despite Scottish connections

Fin Smith has Scottish connections everywhere he looks – but that will not stop England’s fly-half plotting the Calcutta Cup downfall...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Is Fabien Galthie’s position as France head coach in danger?

By Brendan McGilligan All regimes must come to an end. In the week that Warren Gatland decided to call time on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Matt Sherratt ‘couldn’t turn down’ Wales offer after Warren Gatland’s departure

Matt Sherratt admitted he “couldn’t turn down” the chance to coach Wales after being appointed as Warren Gatland’s immediate successor. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Scotland’s Tom Jordan relishing chance to sample ‘hostile’ Twickenham atmosphere

Tom Jordan is relishing the prospect of his first away appearance for Scotland coming in what he expects to be a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Six contenders to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales boss

Wales are searching for a new head coach after Warren Gatland’s second spell in charge came to an end. Gatland presided...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Warren Gatland exits Wales boss role during Six Nations after 14th straight loss

Warren Gatland has left his role as Wales head coach by mutual agreement following a record run of 14 successive Test...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Steve Borthwick’s best results as England head coach

By Charlie Elliott England have just defeated France in a great display of desire and tactical awareness, as well as plenty of...

By Charlie Elliott

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Five key talking points from the Six Nations: Steve Borthwick turns a corner

By Charlie Elliott Following another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, during which England managed to get a famous win over...

By Charlie Elliott

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations TOTW: Fin Smith unbelievable in first Test start

The surprise of the week came at Twickenham when England managed to get a last-gasp win over France in Le Crunch, but there...

By Charlie Elliott

Guest Blogs

/ 1 year ago

Can England Still Win the Six Nations?

England’s chances of success in the Six Nations have been bolstered by their dramatic 26-25 victory over France, but their path...

By Sam Emery

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Ireland dominate Scotland to remain only unbeaten Six Nations side

By Ethan BentsIreland beat Scotland in dominating fashion to continue their hunt for the Six Nations Championship hat-trick. Calvin Nash, Caelan Doris, James...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Georgia’s call for stronger opposition

By Brendan McGilligan The president of the Georgian Rugby Union Soso Tkemaladze believes they have ‘outgrown’ the Rugby Europe Championship. Georgia...

By The Rugby Paper Team