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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Try-fest with big issues below the surface

The Paris Games, more formally known as the XXXIII Olympiad, are almost upon us and the Rugby Sevens schedule is full...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Outsiders aiming for a place in the final

Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Worboys repays Easter’s support

By BEN JAYCOCK Chinnor secured promotion to the Championship last weekend and star man George Worboys thanks director of rugby Nick...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow - The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Kalling-Smith aiming for top

By JON NEWCOMBE Rams centre Axel Kalling-Smith has come out second-best with both club and country this season but he can...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership previews: Round 15

The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Chudley to retire at the end of the season

Will Chudley has decided to bring the curtain down on his lengthy and storied rugby career at the end of the...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Hendy making most of having his legs on ‘back to front’ – Dowson

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson believes George Hendy is a wing unlike any other – because he has his legs on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Saracens turn their sights on May

Saracens are in talks with England and Gloucester winger Jonny May, below, about a move this summer. Saracens had also spoken...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Offiah Jnr ready to make mark at Bath

ON THE BLINDSIDE By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Tyler Offiah is setting himself up for life on and off the field as the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

The pinball wizard who can fire Exeter

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso was a pretty unknown factor before the Six Nations, but the 21-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

We won’t stop until the final whistle -Yeandle

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Toulouse v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Ernest Wallon Triumph: Exeter celebrate victory against Bath in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We’re ready for big finish, says Millard

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins face the toughest run-in of the Premiership’s top four contenders and director of rugby Billy Millard knows...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Doncaster looking for revenge after Caldy’s December win

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Doncaster v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Castle Park DONCASTER Knights are out for revenge after the Merseysiders...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Coventry get set for a battle in the mud

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nott’mv Coventry Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay Return: Will Chudley starts for Coventry COVENTRY head coach Alex...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Time to create a new dynasty

Paul Rees looks at what Mark McCall needs to do at Saracens as several big names head for the exit door...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Q&A

/ 2 years ago

I’m really impressed by the ambition on show

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to England men’s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury following a successful U18 Six Nations festival So, Jonathan three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Bath & England U18 back row Connor Treacey

By BEN JAYCOCK England U18s captain Connor Treacey led his country through an unbeaten Six Nations and now plans to be a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Investec Champions Cup quarter-final preview

La Rochelle head to Dublin looking to end Leinster’s hopes of a fifth Champions Cup title for the fourth consecutive season...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Bath left sweating on injury to Russell

Fly-half Finn Russell limped off after 14 minutes with a groin injury in the defeat to Exeter at Sandy Park and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Leicester ace adds power to Ospreys midfield

By SAM JACKSON Ospreys have signed Phil Cokanasiga from Leicester Tigers for the 2024-25 season. Cokanasiga, the younger brother of England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Murley out to make mark with England

By JON NEWCOMBE Written off at a young age for being too slow and too small, Cadan Murley has since proved...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Malins on his marks for sprint to the line

By MARK STEVENS Max Malins says he’s gearing up for what promises to be a ‘sprint finish’ in the race for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

RFU sorry for sin-bin mistake

The RFU has apologised after Harlequins lock Irne Herbst spent seven minutes in the sin-bin instead of 10 during a win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Manny stars for Baxter’s battling Chiefs

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ...............................21pts Tries: Vintcent 23, Fisilau 56, Roots 66 Conversions: Slade 23, 56, 66 Bath ...................................15pts Tries: du...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

‘It came down to small margins’

Disappointed Bath boss Johann van Graan insists his side will ‘regroup’ in the wake of their Champions Cup exit. “We are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Ntamack back for heavyweight clash

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Toulouse vRacing 92 Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stade Ernest Wallon ROMAIN Ntamack starts his first match since suffering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Too much tinkering is causing confusion

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Rugby Union is in the grip of the “the law of unintended consequences”,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Sisi leads way on 100th appearance

Preview Sharks v Zebre Today. 3pm DAVID Sisi captains Zebre on his 100th appearance for the club as the Italian side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Underhill agrees new contract with Bath

ENGLAND flanker Sam Underhill has signed a contract extension to stay with Bath until the end of the 2025-2026 season. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

It’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line

Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Georgia next as England aim for three in a row

U18 Six Nations By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND are looking to retain a 100 per cent record in the U18s Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Cozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics

By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Loughborough chasing epic cup double on finals day

BUCS By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship at the StoneX on April 17 were decided last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Time we demanded more from players

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE other weekend – although it could probably...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Sedbergh finish the season in style with home win

SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS SEDBERGH emerged triumphant in their own Tens tournament to take the last piece of major silverware...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Bath surprise Durham to take spot in semi-finals

By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi-finalists for the BUCS Championship have been decided, with Exeter, Loughborough, Hartpury, and most surprisingly Bath, all...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick now spoilt for choice at 15, says Piutau

By BEN JAYCOCK Charles Piutau feels England’s decision to drop Freddie Steward in favour of George Furbank at full-back shows the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Bath fume at Irne’s short time in the bin

By ADAM HATHAWAY Harlequins ....................... 40pts Tries: Estherhuizen 2, 48; Smith 14, Lynagh 23, Dombrandt 29, Evans 38 Conversions: Smith 3,...

By The Rugby Paper Team