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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Speedster Ollie Sleightholme ends the year on a high

By Paul Rees Ollie Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Speedster Ollie ends the year on a high

By PAUL REES OLLIE Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Steward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers

By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Freddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers

By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Steward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers

By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

England’s outsiders deserve a chance

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

England’s outsiders deserve a chance

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

England’s outsiders deserve a chance

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Russell on target to keep Bath at the top

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons......... 15pts Tries: Blamire 1, Lockwood 7 Conversion: Connon 8 Penalty: Connon 26 Bath..................................... 40pts Tries: Barbeary...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Finn Russell on target to keep Bath at the top

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons......... 15pts Tries: Blamire 1, Lockwood 7 Conversion: Connon 8 Penalty: Connon 26 Bath..................................... 40pts Tries: Barbeary...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Cattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

My Christmas day XV

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points by Brendan Gallagher Backs 15 Mark Mapletoft (England): Born...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

MY CHRISTMAS DAY XV

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Versatile: Mark Mapletoft lines up a kick for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

MY CHRISTMAS DAY XV

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Versatile: Mark Mapletoft lines up a kick for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Shoulder injury blow for Griffin

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be out for a “considerable” period after having surgery on a shoulder...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Shoulder injury blow for Griffin

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be out for a “considerable” period after having surgery on a shoulder...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Shoulder injury blow for Griffin

WALES and Bath prop Archie Griffin is set to be out for a “considerable” period after having surgery on a shoulder...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Warren Gatland to stay as Wales coach but must ‘change fortunes on the pitch’

Warren Gatland is to remain in charge for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into Wales’ slump but has been...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Handre Pollard: My future still up in the air

By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is out of contract at the end of the season and Leicester hope a strong showing...

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Letters

/ 1 year ago

Penalise collapsing mauls in open play

THE officiating at the maul needs to be reviewed. When are referees going to penalise collapsing mauls in open play? Twice...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Hellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

YOUNG GUNS

KEALAN FREEMAN-PRICE GLOUCESTER HOOKER Kealan Freeman-Price recently made a bold switch from back row to hooker but the Gloucester forward is...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Jack Crowley or Sam Prendergast – Who is Ireland’s true number one fly-half?

Much has been made of Sam Prendergast’s recent arrival on the international scene, with fans and pundits alike quick to point...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

England were not too far off – Henry Slade

By Mark Stevens Henry Slade believes England deserved more credit for their performances this autumn, insisting it was ‘small margins’ that...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Joe Heyes determined to prove himself at the top level

By Jon Newcombe Joe Heyes has used the hurt of missing out on a place in England’s Autumn Nations Series squad...

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International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Tommy Freeman is happy to have a crack at centre

By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman has started all of England’s internationals this year on the wing but fancies having a crack...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

My British & Irish Lions team are ready for take-off

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week... There is a view that picking a Lions Test team almost...

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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Gabriel Ibitoye must grab chance – Matt Banahan

By Jon Newcombe Matt Banahan is looking forward to watching Gabriel Ibitoye press his England claims during the upcoming European window....

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Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

Oh, for a one-stop TV shop for the lot

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Gogglebox: Bath taking on La Rochelle on Friday night PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S a brain teaser: if...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 1 year ago

Get rid of the regions and call for Cotter, says Ring

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW MARK Ring never thought Welsh rugby would come to this; their four regional...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

All eyes now set on 2025

Paul Rees looks forward to what happens next in the international arena after a demanding Autumn Series Coming man: Sam Prendergast...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Schools pay tribute to former student

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PROMISING rugby player Johnny Reynolds tragically passed away a year ago and in recent weeks his former...

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Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Call to double number of Lions tours

Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...

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British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Why Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Autumn Nations Series grades for each team

By Charlie Elliott No one could have expected some of the results that happened over the Autumn Nations Series, with Australia...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

The best XV of the Autumn Nations Series

By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Joe Schmidt: We’ll give Lions a real test

By Brendan Gallagher Australia coach Joe Schmidt is optimistic about the Lions challenge next summer after pushing Ireland all the way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Saints are looking to kick-start campaign

By PAUL REES Raring to go: Fraser Dingwall in action for Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images Ulster have signed Northampton No.8 Juarno...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish

By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...

By The Rugby Paper Team