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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Haag joins Scotland set-up with eye on England

By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Junior World Cup-winning coach Martin Haag is poised to join the Scotland Women’s team as an assistant...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

England need to find some collective drive

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE pressure is on England because Italy started the Six Nations very competitively against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Graham enjoys serving up the goods for Saints

By PAUL REES Impact: Saints back rower Sam Graham in action Sam Graham worked as a chef in a Michelin starred...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 3 years ago

Dream Team with Tom Bristow

Tom Bristow, the former Hong Kong, Leicester, London Welsh, Narbonne & Sale prop chooses the best XV he has played with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Notts on course to survive after Met victory

BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS New boys Nottingham took a giant leap towards ensuring their BUCS Super Rugby survival as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

England will sharpen up defence – Slade

By Imogen Ainsworth Henry Slade says that the England team vow to improve their defence in the future, starting against Italy...

By Nick Powell

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Plenty of effort but too much confusion

PAUL REES COMMENT The result may have been familiar, New England in another fall, but the approach hinted at sunnier days....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Cokanasiga commits long-term at The Rec

NEWS EXTRA JOE Cokanasiga has signing a long-term contract to stay at Bath. Cokanasiga, 25, who has 14 England caps, joins...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Garside on target to keep Bath in charge

By Nick Powell Bath remain joint top of the table with Exeter after Alfie Garside’s last-minute penalty gave them a 20-17...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Steve Lander: ‘Controversy inevitable when you’re a referee’

The former international referee, who took charge of 18 tests from 1995 to 2003, talks about his life in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Reed has final say as Sharks snatch it

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale .....................................30pts Tries: Carpenter 2, Dugdale 17, Roebuck 25, Taylor 32, Reed 80+1 Conversions: Du Preez 18 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson: Final try shows how much it matters to players

ALEX SANDERSON hailed his Sale young guns after they combined to seal a dramatic victory which left Bath devastated. Sharks boss...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Pride and prejudice central to Eddie’s tale

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST JANE Austen lived in Bath, amid the same Georgian splendour as a certain Bruce Craig, albeit not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Smith leads depleted Ospreys

Preview Zebre v Ospreys Today. 3pm PROP Nicky Smith leads a much-changed Ospreys side to face the URC basement boys Zebre....

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Cherry feeling tops after shock victory

BUCS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Nottingham started their first game of 2023 in style with a nail-biting 20-17 win over Loughborough...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Students get their England chance

BUCS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY The top flight of English university rugby is once again represented well in this year’s England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Easter is backing new-look England

By BEN JAYCOCK Impressed: Nick Easter Nick Easter believes England’s new coaching team led by Steve Borthwick is the right blend...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

It’s like a cup final – Annett

Preview Bath v Toulon Kick-off 3.15pm BATH’S Challenge Cup game against Toulon was postponed yesterday because of flooding. The game will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Warriors hit Perpignan for six

By BRYN PALMER Perpignan .....26 Glasgow ..........40 GLASGOW maintained their 100 per cent record in the European Challenge Cup pool stages...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Priestland undecided if he will continue playing next season

Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Challenge Cup Friday and Saturday preview

With two Welsh sides currently dominating both of the European Challenge Cup‘s 12-team pools, it’s a busy Friday and Saturday as...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson backing Ford for England

By JON NEWCOMBE On form: George Ford scoring a try for England against Scotland PICTURE: Getty Images Alex Sanderson is confident...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Bath hope Russell can be catalyst for success

By GARY FITZGERALD Finn Russell has “bought into the Bath dream” according to the man hoping the mercurial Scotsman can help...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Irish breeze past Bath to reach final four

By NICK POWELL London Irish ....26pts Tries: Cornish 19, 43 Scragg 29, Miller 75 Conversions: Atkins 20, 30, 44 Bath .........................

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

‘I want warriors like Sam at Bath’

Having secured the services of Sam Underhill on a new contract, Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan wouldn’t change the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

No bigger test than Saracens – Nowell

By PAUL REES Jack Nowell put his injury frustrations behind him in 2022 and is looking for more of the same...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

With Borthwick, we can be world beaters again – Owen

By LUKE JARMYN Perfect: New England coach Steve Borthwick A NEW coach with a new voice picking new young hungry players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Chiefs keep their cool to hold off late Bath revival

Exeter ................ 20pts Tries: Ewers 15, Slade 30 Conversions: J Simmonds 16, 31 Penalties: J Simmonds 1, 40 Bath .................... 15pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Joe Simpson: I loved Adams Park when it was rocking

The former England, Wasps, Gloucester, Saracens, Bath & Sale Sharks scrum-half My professional career has now come to an end and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Bath in the mood to face Exeter challenge

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter v Bath Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm Vision: Bath coach Johann van Graan Johann Van Graan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Bath keep Stuart and Underhill

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER New deal: Underhill Bath are set for another shot in the arm after agreeing to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Loader close to Irish deal

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are close to agreeing to a new contract with Ben Loader as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Creevy hit with four-week ban

London Irish hooker Agustin Creevy has received a four-week ban following his red card in the Champions Cup defeat by Montpellier...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Au revoir! French not captivated by Europe

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST ENGLAND’S elite clubs barely saw the French for dust in the early years of the European Challenge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Glasgow find it tough going to take down Perpignan

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow...........26pts Tries: McLean 18, Jones 24, Pen try 66, Cancelliere 78 Conversions: Weir 19, 25 Perpignan........ 18pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Parisse has too much class as Toulon give Bath lesson

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Toulon .................29pts Tries: Wainiqolo 14, Rabut 23, Deavaux 37 Cordin 54 Conversions: Biggar 15, 24, 38 Penalties: Biggar...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

First-half blitz puts Scarlets on right course

By DAVID ROBERTS Cheetahs ..........26pts Tries: Hartzenberg 3, Fortuin 63, Kapepula 68, Oliver 73 Conversions: Pienaar 3, 68, 73 Scarlets ..............

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Edd Thrower ‘Going to Italy was the best move I ever made’

The former London Irish, Wasps, Saracens, Crociati, Bedford, London Welsh, Massy & Piacenza full-back on his life in the game Loving...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Eight teams in for new-look Premier 15s

The RFU have confirmed eight teams have been successful in their application to join the 10-team Premier 15s league from 2023/24...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

“No rugby club is really profitable” – Lawrence on the demise of Worcester Warriors

Former Worcester Warriors‘ centre Ollie Lawrence believes that rugby club owners cannot reasonably seek to make a profit from their businesses....

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Teams know they are in for a fight against us – Ojomoh

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath born and bred centre Max Ojomoh believes his side have the potential to make a playoff push...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Simpson, 34, calls it quits

Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson has retired from professional rugby, aged 34. Simpson, who played six games for Sale on a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Weir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home

By HAMISH STUART Bath....................... 19pts Tries: White 22, Lee-Warner 28, Gallagher 61 Conversions: Francis 29, 62 Glasgow...............22pts Tries: Bean 3, Turner...

By The Rugby Paper Team