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Welsh Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Steelmen fight back to shock Llandovery

Super Rygbi Cymru round-up ■ By ROB COLE EBBW Vale overturned a 16-point half time deficit to stun Llandovery 29-28 and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 11 months ago

Premiership Round 16: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend

After last weekend’s European fixtures, which saw Northampton Saints overcome all odds to beat Leinster and reach the Champions Cup final...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 11 months ago

The eye-grabbing inclusions and high-profile absentees from the 2025 British and Irish Lions squad

British and Irish Lions head coach Andy Farrell has named his 38-man squad for this summer’s tour of Australia. Here, we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 11 months ago

Who Replaces Handré Pollard at Leicester? Don’t Rule Out a Freddie Burns Comeback

By Peter Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 11 months ago

Ugo Monye backs Sam Prendergast to make British & Irish Lions squad as one of five fly-halves he’d select

Ugo Monye has backed Sam Prendergast and George Ford as two of five fly-halves to be selected in the British and...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Bristol Bears aim to cash in on Big Day Out

By Paul Rees Bristol host their Big Day Out at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday, intending it to become an annual...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Ospreys boss Mark Jones backs Keelan Giles for spot on Wales tour

By Simon Thomas Keelan Giles has to be in the shake-up for a place on Wales’ summer tour of Japan, according...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Nick Cain: Backing of franchise rugby is myopic, hypocritical and self-serving …

The parallel universe which some of the main movers and shakers in the RFU/ Premiership currently inhabit has revealed itself in...

By Nick Cain

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 11 months ago

Fly-half Tinus de Beer switches from Cardiff to Dragons

Dragons have confirmed the signing of South African fly-half Tinus de Beer from Cardiff. The 29-year-old has had limited chances this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 11 months ago

Cardiff set for play-offs but should they be in running?

THE United Rugby Championship has two rounds to go in the regular season before the top eight move into the play-offs....

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Tommaso Menoncello – I want to be one of Italy’s best ever

Joe Santamaria talks to Tommaso Menoncello, the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Year, about facing the Springboks Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 months ago

British and Irish Lions bolters who truly made their mark

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher What exactly do we mean by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Mignot’s team have much to celebrate

France FRANCE illustrated their class in this year’s tournament, not as dominant as winners England, but they showed enough flair to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Huge entry for new 7s series

EUROPE’S biggest sevens series – the LIT Super Sevens – kicks off on Saturday at Eton Manor RFC. It is a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup semi-finals: Fixtures, Where to Watch and Previews

European rugby is well and truly back, with the semi-finals of both major competitions in continental rugby taking place over the...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Johann van Graan targets a double top finish for Bath

By Jon Newcombe Johann van Graan insists there won’t be any let-up in Bath’s bid to win the European Challenge Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Luke Northmore still in the England reckoning

By Paul Rees Luke Northmore is due a break after a succession of injuries have so far thwarted the Harlequins centre’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: I’m just so excited by Bath’s brilliance

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Where Bath are now, compared to where they have been, leaves me...

By Jeremy Guscott

British and Irish Lions

/ 11 months ago

Chris Hewett: If there is any justice, George Ford will be a British and Irish Lion

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The difference between time and eternity? It’s all relative – get it? – but in...

By Chris Hewett

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Chris Hewett: Players moving north is no shock

If it takes at least seven years to train as an architect – and a minimum of 70 to negotiate the...

By Chris Hewett

United Rugby Championship

/ 11 months ago

United Rugby Championship: Nine-try Ospreys demolish Dragons

By Simon Thomas The Ospreys secured the bonus point win they needed to keep their URC play-off hopes alive as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Dan Lydiate is moving over to a coaching role at Dragons

By Sam Jackson Dan Lydiate will move into a coaching role at Dragons after yesterday playing his final game for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 months ago

Norman Mbiko – A Leopard who did change his spots

Norman Mbiko is probably not a name that resonates strongly here in Britain and Ireland, but the feisty scrum-half from the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Honesty and accountability are key for me

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Raynn Bruce, below, head coach at Twickenham RFC in Counties 1 Surrey/ Sussex (level...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 11 months ago

England survive French hostility

■By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury revelled in leading his side through an unbeaten Six Nations Festival in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Charlie Elliott: Ben Youngs’ Best Career Moments

By Charlie Elliott Ben Youngs announced his retirement from rugby earlier this week, with the scrum-half set to hang up his boots at the end...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Charlie Elliott: The best offloads in rugby history

By Charlie Elliott Offloads are often some of the most dangerous things that a team can use. Being able to play...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Freddie Steward puts his heart into Leicester Tigers

By Paul Rees Freddie Steward is forgetting about England as he sets his mind on helping Leicester reach the Premiership playoffs....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 12 months ago

Dream Team – Simon Linsell

SIMON LINSELL, THE BARNES AND FORMER GLOUCESTER & EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 12 months ago

Premiership: Leaders Bath pushed hard by resolute Exeter Chiefs

Exeter ................................ 24pts Tries: Yeandle 19, Brown-Bampoe 48, 58 Conversions: Slade 20, 49, 59 Penalty: Slade 5 Bath .................................... 26pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Leinster are good … but they would not beat France

By Nick Cain The hype was in full flood after Leinster’s two-match 142-0 European Cup haul against Harlequins and Glasgow, when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 12 months ago

Munster 13-16 Bulls: Scrum controversy frustrates Munster

By John Fallon Munster .........13 Bulls ................16 The Bulls became the first South African side to win at Thomond Park and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

It’s been a challenge captaining Dragons, admits Aneurin Owen

By Simon Thomas Aneurin Owen is the first to admit it’s been a challenging time to be Dragons captain this season,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 12 months ago

Jeff Probyn: Like wine, props used to get better with age

A front row view of the game Earlier this week, I was asked to do an interview for GB News to...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

URC: Biggest things to look out for in each game

By Charlie Elliott Following a couple of moderately successful weeks that saw a URC team in both of the European semis,...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Pete Ryan: Bridgend’s College Pathway

By Pete Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Contender: Jack Willis helping Toulouse to victory over Sale last Sunday PICTURE: Getty Images

Columnists

/ 12 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Power of four will be crucial for Andy Farrell

In terms of pedigree, the 2025 British & Irish Lions squad selected by head coach Andy Farrell next month to tour...

By Jeremy Guscott

Champions Cup

/ 12 months ago

Toulon v Toulouse preview: France’s big two collide in battle of the heavyweights

The weather in Toulon is normally mild, but the Stade Mayol will reverberate this afternoon to the sound of thunder as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 12 months ago

Nick Cain: Premiership clubs need to set higher standards

The most concerning aspect of the Harlequins no-show against Leinster at Croke Park last weekend, which finished in a 62-0 European...

By Nick Cain

Women's Six Nations

/ 12 months ago

Two changes for Scotland as they face winless Italy

PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hive Stadium Captain: Scotland blindside Rachel Malcolm SCOTLAND host winless Italy...

By The Rugby Paper Team