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Leicester Tigers head coach Steve Borthwick

Borthwick in pole to be Eddie’s successor

22 May 2022 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER STEVE Borthwick has emerged as the clear front runner to take over as England coach from Eddie Jones when he stands […]

Eddie Jones: The RFU’s potential contenders to replace England head coach

29 April 2022 1 comment

Eddie Jones is expected to step down after the 2023 Rugby World Cup as England coach. However, there are questions whether the Australian will last […]

Skivington lays down challenge to Test hopefuls

10 April 2022 2 comments

By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington has told his players that if they have ambitions to go on international tours this summer, they need to finish […]

Toulon fans in uproar at Carbonel departure

10 April 2022 0 comments

JAMES HARRINGTONFRENCH COLUMN Even by Toulon’s unusual standards, this season has been an extraordinary tale of failure and redemption. But, while confidence is mounting as […]

England need to find some extra spice besides Curry

6 March 2022 1 comment

PAUL REES TALKS TO LAWRENCE DALLAGLIO ABOUT THE KEY AREAS ENGLAND MUST IMPROVE TO DEFEAT IRELAND England pre-empted the start of March when they faced […]

Record man Youngs is guiding light for Jack

6 March 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England men’s cap record of […]

F-bomb was careless but Deano had a case

27 February 2022 1 comment

CHRIS HEWETTGUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football manager were politically incorrect. Others […]

McCallum glad for chance to reboot career at Worcester

20 February 2022 0 comments

By PAUL REES Versatile: Warriors prop Murray McCallumMURRAY McCallum has joined the Scottish contingent at Sixways to get his career back on track four years […]

Memory of Gibbs’ try never fades for Dafydd

20 February 2022 0 comments

PETER JACKSONTHE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Storm Dudley howled along the Porthcawl seafront as if defying a middle-aged Lion to recall that heavenly Sunday […]

The Rugby Paper’s Six Nations preview: Green giants can cast long shadow over rivals

30 January 2022 1 comment

Amid the clinking cutlery and a few chinking glasses, The Rugby Paper’s brain’s trust gathered at Jeremy Guscott’s favourite Bath watering hole, Walcot House, to […]

All change as Eddie goes with a sense of adventure

23 January 2022 1 comment

PAUL REES LOOKS AT ENGLAND’S SIX NATIONS SQUAD Selection defines coaches. One of the hardest parts of the job is telling players who have given […]

Get the front row right, Eddie, and it all follows

16 January 2022 0 comments

NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S ENGLAND SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT WITH SOME ADVICE FOR EDDIE JONES SIX Nations Grand Slams are not easy to come […]

Get Eddie’s successor to ride shotgun for him now

9 January 2022 1 comment

NICK CAINREAD HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK SUCCESSION plans for the England head coach role have been a lottery in which the RFU has rarely […]

Pyrgos: There are different ways to bring tempo at 9

19 December 2021 0 comments

By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH scrumhalf Henry Pyrgos won’t change his game to keep pace with younger rivals as he adapts to a “more challenging” environment […]

England’s chance of payback for Bok agony

14 November 2021 1 comment

NICK CAIN ON THE MIGHTY TASK FACING EDDIE JONES’ PACK ON SATURDAY IF there is one team on the planet with which England have a […]

Eddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success

24 October 2021 1 comment

PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef con- stantly scouring for […]

Wife and kids helped Rory win battle with depression

10 October 2021 0 comments

RORY Sutherland this weekend started life in a Worcester jersey following his summer move from Edinburgh having been part of the Lions squad in South […]

O’Shea hunts Eddie’s successor

3 October 2021 0 comments

THE RFU have already started their search for Eddie Jones’ successor as England coach. The Australian has said he will stand down from the Red […]

Gleeson can bring new dimension to England

3 October 2021 1 comment

JEREMY GUSCOTTOUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Fresh thinking: Martin Gleeson with the England players at training last weekPICTURE: Getty ImagesTHE appointment of Martin Gleeson as […]

Borthwick will give thanks for Ford axe!

26 September 2021 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETTGUEST COLUMNIST No one ever called Leicester a quiet club – lest we forget, Austin Healey and Richard Cockerill played there – but not […]

Do England have so many coaches to spread blame?

26 September 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYNA FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As Eddie Jones takes a first look at some of the hopefuls for this season’s autumn games, […]

South Africa can make league great

19 September 2021 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at the new URC League which starts next week and assesses the 16 teams World champion: Springbok No.8 Duane Vermeulen has signed […]

Revealed: Aftermath of Willie’s Haka attack

19 September 2021 1 comment

PETER JACKSONTHE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW For sheer knee-knocking, eye-balling, lip-trembling fury, there has never been a Haka like the one orchestrated by Willie […]

Player power puts pressure on players!

12 September 2021 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERSA weekly look at the game’s other talking pointsBRENDAN GALLAGHER By all accounts, player power had much to do with the departure of Richard […]

Snowflakes beware – Cockers is here!

5 September 2021 0 comments

NICK CAINREAD HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE fanfare for Richard Cockerill’s arrival in the England camp as forwards coach had been spiked by the […]

Eddie completes coaching team

5 September 2021 0 comments

EDDIE Jones has finalised his England coaching setup with the appointments of Richard Cockerill and Anthony Seibold.Cockerill, below, who won 27 England caps at hooker, […]

When we lost in France the butcher blanked me

22 August 2021 0 comments

MY LIFEIN RUGBYTHE FORMER ROTHERHAM, SALE, BOURGOIN, LONDON WELSH AND LEICESTER HOOKERNEIL BRIGGS When you think about the carefully managed programme we put together for […]

Brookes in to power up Toulon set-piece | James Harrington

8 August 2021 0 comments

A Toulouse-like revival at Toulon doesn’t look set to happen this season on paper

Now head analyst quits Eddie Jones staff

1 August 2021 0 comments

John Mitchell will be followed out the door by England head analyst Joe Lewis

Dai ‘years away’ from being a head coach

13 June 2021 0 comments

Preview… Scarlets v Edinburgh Today. Kick-off 1pmINTERIM head coach Dai Flanagan will take charge of Scarlets for the final time today after admitting he is […]

Young Tigers are set to roar again says Kay

23 May 2021 2 comments

Despite not emulating the cup success of their footballing neighbours, Ben Kay believes Leicester Tigers are on track to vie for top honours again. The […]

Genge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese

9 May 2021 2 comments

The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against the Lions

Scotland prop Rory Sutherland tracked by Worcester Warriors

2 May 2021 1 comment

Neil Fissler reports on Alan Solomons’ next international target at Worcester Warriors

Bleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson

2 May 2021 0 comments

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson

Youngsters see Edinburgh home

25 April 2021 1 comment

Edinburgh…………..24 Zebre ………………….18EDINBURGH head coach Richard Cockerill praised the young players that stepped in on Friday night.With 16 players injured and others such as Scotland’s Grant […]

Franck Azema exit confirmed, destination unknown | James Harrington

4 April 2021 0 comments

Jono Gibbes is high among the favourites to replace Azema at Clermont Auvergne, writes James Harrington

Ryan fears Dragons will flop without extra funding

28 March 2021 2 comments

By ALEX BYWATER PREVIEW…Dragons v EdinburghToday. Kick-off 2pm, Principality StadiumDRAGONS director of rugby Dean Ryan has called on the WRU to improve his team’s financial backing […]

Racing snap up bargain of the season in Fickou | James Harrington

28 March 2021 0 comments

Racing 92 have signed Gael Fickou to form an all-France midfield with Virimi Vakatawa

Connacht 14-15 Edinburgh: Chamberlain steals points in stoppage time

14 March 2021 0 comments

OUT-HALF Nathan Chamberlain was the hero for Edinburgh as he snatched victory deep into stoppage time at the Sportsground. Connacht paid the full price for […]

Edinburgh match delayed by Covid

7 March 2021 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS EDINBURGH’S PRO14 match against Benetton today has been postponed after a positive Covid-19 test in the Benetton camp.The PRO14 say “concern around close […]

My Life in Rugby – Ian Nimmo: Leicester lads had me labelled as strange

7 March 2021 3 comments

THE FORMER LEICESTER, COVENTRY, NOTTINGHAM, CORNISH PIRATES, NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS, LONDON IRISH AND LONDON WELSH LOCK RIGHT the way through my ten-year pro career, rugby […]

Veteran prop WP Nel re-signs with Edinburgh

18 February 2021 2 comments

Scotland international tighthead prop WP Nel has signed a new two-year contract at PRO14 outfit Edinburgh, the club has announced. The 34-year-old has agreed a […]

Ghiraldini: Even at our best we can still lose by 30 points

11 February 2021 0 comments

Leonardo Ghiraldini reflects on his 14-year career playing Test rugby for Italy, topping more than 100 caps for the Azzurri

Fijian No.8 Viliame Mata signs Edinburgh extension

26 January 2021 2 comments

Star back row commits to Edinburgh, joining Scotland stars Jamie Ritchie and Hamish Watson in doing so

Uncapped, yet so special this team of club heroes | Chris Hewett

16 January 2021 1 comment

Chris Hewett builds a team of leadership and impact players who have not received full credit for the value their give to Premiership teams

Edinburgh and Scotland back row Jamie Ritchie

Scotland flanker Jamie Ritchie signings longest contract in Edinburgh’s history

14 January 2021 0 comments

The 26-cap Scotland forward has joined Hamish Watson in signing lengthy contract extensions at Edinburgh

Edinburgh raid Harlequins for two of their first-team stars

12 January 2021 1 comment

James Lang and Glen Young will both move north to Edinburgh at the end of the season

Frozen pitch forces derby postponement

10 January 2021 0 comments

FRIDAY’S PRO14 game between Glasgow and Edinburgh was postponed 30 minutes before kick-off. It was the second leg of the 1872 Cup between the rivals […]