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Challenge Cup

/ 7 months ago

Johann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final

Johann van Graan wants Bath to “enjoy the moment” when they continue their quest for a possible trophy treble in Friday’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Premiership Round 17 Team of the Week: George Ford helps Sale Sharks secure crucial win over Bristol Bears

The penultimate round of Premiership rugby played host to some of the biggest games of the season, with so much on...

By Charlie Elliott

Champions Cup

/ 7 months ago

Northampton Saints in race to get stars fit for Champions Cup final

Northampton's last-minute victory over Saracens yesterday came at a cost, with four players left on the treatment table ahead of Saturday’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Friday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs

Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Joe Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season

Joe Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Bath 43-15 Leicester Tigers: Bath turn on power to secure top spot

Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Spencer 4, Obano 20, Roux 37, Dunn 47, Stuart 66, Cokanasiga 76, Butt 80 Conversions: Russell 21,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

It wasn’t a perfect display – Johann van Graan

Johann van Graan is not getting carried away as the prospect of the treble grows larger. Bath have won the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Ace Tomos helps keep Gloucester in the race

■By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons ........12pts Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Stevenson 6, Davis 65 Conversions: Connon 66 Tries: Harris 17, Penalty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 7 months ago

Dream Team – Jonathan Pendlebury

JONATHAN PENDLEBURY, THE FORMER ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND LEEDS SECOND ROW WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U18S HEAD COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 7 months ago

England’s World Cup fast-track begins in Argentina

Your starter for 10: what might Jason Leonard, Richard Cockerill, Danny Grewcock and Martin Corry have in common, apart from a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Kingsholm balancing act should be lauded

GLOUCESTER are a proper rugby club, determined to run themselves properly. That much was made clear by their chairman, Martin St...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Newcastle Falcons pin faith in their local lads

There's no silver bullet, no overnight fix, and Newcastle Falcons aren’t pretending otherwise. But what’s happening at Kingston Park is real...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Burger off the menu

SOUTH African centre Burger Odendaal will leave Northampton at the end of the season. The 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 7 months ago

Strong back to lead the charge

PREVIEW Hartpury v Doncaster Today. 3pm MORGAN Strong lines up for Doncaster for the first time since his move to Coventry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Rugby milestone for ref Davidson

SCOTLAND’S Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to take charge of a European final when she referees the Challenge Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Oundle cruise to victory at HQ

OUNDLE are champions of the Papa Johns Cup after beating Huddersfield 52-19 in the Regional 1 Championship final. The Peterborough side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Classy Rokoduguni blasts in a hat-trick

■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH RAF Men ............38pts Army Men .........31pts THE permanence of class was on show at Kingsholm as Se-mesa Rokoduguni...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Try-fests galore as fans flock to ProD2

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try time: Flyer Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored again for Bordeaux in their victory against Castres PICTURES: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

From Roman Roads to Rugby Fields: The Enduring Legacy of Cowbridge RFC

By Pete Ryan “Not the best place, but there’s diamonds in the mud.” Gerry Cinnamon’s lyrics capture the muddy, uncertain Welsh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Bristol Bears beat Bath to move up to third in Premiership

Bristol moved up to third in the table with a bonus point win over a much-changed Bath at Principality Stadium –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

We need to come together – Josh Hodge

By Paul Rees Josh Hodge has been the rainbow in what has been a stormy season for Exeter. Even in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Julian Montoya: I will control emotion

By Paul Rees Julian Montoya is leaving Leicester at the end of the season but is determined not to let emotion...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Newcastle Falcons exodus leaves a gaping hole

Moving on: Callum Chick and, inset from top, Adam Radwan, Jamie Blamire, Ben Redshaw, Guy Pepper, Phil Brantingham and Louie Johnson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Bristol Bears 36-14 Bath: A win but Bears still facing an uphill task

By Paul Rees Bristol Bears ................... 36pts Tries: Ibitoye 26, Lane 30, Oghre 40, Harding 43, Capon 76, Mata 79 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Pat Lam hoping Bristol Bears’ Big Day Out will be the first of many

Pat Lam expects Bristol’s Big Day Out in Cardiff yesterday to be the first of many. More than 51,000 fans bought...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Saracens 75-28 Newcastle Falcons: Sarries run riot as Falcons crumble

By Roger Panting Saracens .......................... 75pts Tries: Gonzalez 5, 41, 47; Dan 9, Earl 16, 73; van Zyl 23, Itoje 27,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

I will treat the players here like men, says Rob Baxter

By Paul Rees Rob Baxter is not one to normally dead bat questions, but he stuck to the party line when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Louis Schreuder: There’s still gas in the tank

By Jon Newcombe Bath scrum-half Louis Schreuder returned to the scene of his only Springbok cap yesterday, insisting he still has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Leinster made a mistake by selecting Barrett on the bench

THE Premiership not fit for purpose? Northampton stunned Leinster in Dublin to reach the Champions Cup final having made the last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Andy Farrell was destined to be great – Martin Offiah

Ross Heppenstall talks to Martin Offiah about how Andy Farrell was always bursting with desire Martin Offiah knew Andy Farrell was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 months ago

Having England’s U18s, U19s and U20s aligned is important

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to Matt Smith, the former Leicester Tigers centre who is now coach at the club’s academy It’s...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Monye backs Arundell for Argentina

By CHARLIE ELLIOTT FORMER England wing Ugo Monye has urged Steve Borthwick to focus on youth for England’s summer tour, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Visa problems force Hillary home

■ By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University star Matthew Hillary has returned to South Africa because of frustrating visa complications but still...

By Ben Jaycock

Features

/ 7 months ago

YOUNG GUNS

ISAAC MEARS BATH & ENGLAND U18 SCRUM-HALF Isaac Mears is revelling in the England U18s setup due to the attacking style...

By Ben Jaycock

Premiership

/ 7 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

Latest News

/ 8 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

/ 8 months ago

Lee Blackett and Byron McGuigan join Steve Borthwick for England’s Summer Tour

Lee Blackett and Byron McGuigan will join Steve Borthwick’s England coaching team for the summer tour to Argentina and the United...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

We can finish in the top two, says Sale’s Joe Carpenter

By Paul Rees Bath may have stood above the rest of the Premiership for most of the season, but Joe Carpenter...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Charlie Ewels enjoying ‘the most exciting time’ as Bath power on

By Jon Newcombe Charlie Ewels admits the struggles that Bath had under Stuart Hooper a few seasons ago now feel like...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Benjamin Kayser: Gap between Premiership and Top 14 is huge

By Paul Rees The top two sides in the Top 14 meet in today’s Champions Cup semi-final at the Matmut Atlantique...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 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

Challenge Cup

/ 8 months ago

Edinburgh 24 – 39 Bath: Bath’s final push too much for Edinburgh in Challenge Cup semi-final

By Roger Panting Edinburgh .......................24 Tries: Tuipulotu 18, Penalty 42, Price 64 Conversions: Thompson 19, 65 Penalty: Thompson 37 Bath .....................................

By The Rugby Paper Team