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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

Green seizes day for dazzling Quins

By PAUL REES Bordeaux-Begles ...........41pts Tries: Lucu 19, Buros 24, Depoortere 42, Bielle-Biarrey 59, Tambwe 64, 75 Conversions: Lucu 25, 43,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Sparkling Leinster get it right this time

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster............................. 40pts Tries: Lowe 16, 60; Gibson-Park 37, Baird 42, Sheehan 56 Conversions: Byrne 18, 38, 43 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Murphy promises new focus after Ulster are demolished by Clermont

By JOHN FALLON Clermont...........53pts Tries: Yato 18, 68, Sowakula 36, 60, Newsome 44, Simmons 64, Jurand 80 Conversions: Belleau 19, 37,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Europe Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ukraine go close against Sweden

STEVE HILL Ukraine pushed Sweden all the way but fell just short against the Rugby Europe Trophy table toppers in Trelleborg,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Care set to stay at Quins

ON THE BLINDSIDE Veteran scrum-half Danny Care is set to snub lucrative offers from France and sign a contract extension at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Dowson brings in Ludlam & Graham

IT will be the first time Saints have hosted a home knock-out clash in Northampton in the competition since 2000 with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

England fall behind France after opening day

By SAM JACKSON FRANCE ended the first day of matches in the U18 Women’s Six Nations festival being held in north...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Slade: I’m happy to stay a Chief

ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Henry Slade is set to reject the advances of clubs on the other side of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Bath will have to go full metal jacket all the way

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK BATH have got a very good shout of winning the Premiership for the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Monaghan returns to lead Ireland

By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ireland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm SECOND row Sam Monaghan returns from injury to captain Ireland as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/03/24

Time is running out for the RFU‘s new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) to be agreed, and you can find the latest...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Wallaby star Izaia signs for Tigers

ON THE BLINDSIDE LEICESTER have signed Australia centre Izaia Perese for the 2024-25 season on a ‘multi-year’ deal from Sydney-based Waratahs....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Georgian challenge

ON THE BLINDSIDE RUGBY Europe champions Georgia have challenged Wales to a match this autumn in what would be dubbed a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Cardiff hope to win Grady tug-of-war

ON THE BLINDSIDE By SIMON THOMAS The future location of Mason Grady is one of the biggest talking points in Welsh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Munster move in for Ulster ace Burns

ON THE BLINDSIDE BILLY Burns will swap Ulster for Munster in the summer to replace Joey Carbery who is off to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Jantjies to give back

ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Springboks fly-half Elton Jantjies, below, has taken up a coaching role with youth rugby programme Rugga Schools...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England on their way to being a real force again

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S been a chalk and cheese Six Nations for England, with the first three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Ireland’s finest take control

Paul Rees picks his Six Nations team of the tournament with the men in green providing six of the best ...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Ten Italian tyros who will hit the headlines

RUGBY MATTERS IT’S BECOME almost a mantra or article of faith recently that reinforcements, in the form of a squadron of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England must not drop this standard

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the hardest aspects of sport is to get grounded again to repeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sorry end for North as Italy hand wooden spoon to Wales

SIX NATIONS 2024 By PETER JACKSON Wales.................................. 21pts Tries: Dee 64, Rowlands 79, Grady 80+2 Conversions: Costelow 64, Lloyd 80, 80+2...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

We need to make most of this team

NICK CAIN The England U20s won their first Six Nations title since 2021 with a tremendous second-half effort in which they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

U20 Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Double for Sheahan but Ireland miss out on claiming third title in a row

By NICK JACOBS Ireland................................. 36pts Tries: McLaughlin 19, O’Connell 59, Sheahan 70, 80+2; Edogbo 76 Conversions: Murphy 21, 71, 77, 83...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

NFL sides look set to take punt on Mallinder

ON THE BLINDSIDE Harry Mallinder’s dream of winning an NFL contract has moved a step closer after the former England U20...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Vermeulen open to England offer

ON THE BLINDSIDE By GRANT SHUB Jacques Vermeulen, who is eligible for England having been in the UK since 2019, has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Aussies battling to keep Petaia

ON THE BLINDSIDE Australian utility back Jordan Petaia is being chased by the country’s leading rugby league clubs. Reds flyer Petaia...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick gets his big selections right

PAUL REES Seldom can a victory plundered with the last kick of the match have been so richly deserved. England, so...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Gatland on a mission to avoid whitewash

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Wales v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Principality Stadium WALES are on their worst run in the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Play with tempo and Wales could steal it

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WALES are rebuilding, and most people accept that. There are usually ups and downs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

U20 Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Wales slump to third defeat as France power proves too much

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales U20 ........12pts Tries: Morse 23, Page 62 Conversions: Price 62 France U20 ...... 45pts Tries: Mousques 9,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Baxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair

ON THE BLINDSIDE - EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Friendlies

/ 2 years ago

Falcons get new boss Diamond off to flying start

By LUKE JARMYN Sale ....................28pts Tries: Taylor 6, Quirke 13, Reed 32, Bradshaw 77 Conversions: R du Preez 7, 14, 33;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Friendlies

/ 2 years ago

Bath get in the mood for restart

By JAMES EVANS Bath .................................. 59pts Tries: Reid 10, 35; Coetzee 13, Stewart 22, Wright 40, Richards 55, Gallagher 62, de...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

High-flying Pirates wary of Turner’s ‘tricky customers’

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates have won six out of their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Kasolo predicts upfront battle

By BEN JAYCOCK @therugb Preview Bristol v Saracens Today. 3pm THE final match in the Premiership before a two-month pause for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

U20 Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Mapletoft’s tyros hope to continue their Grand Slam quest

England U20s will hope to inflict Ireland‘s first loss in the Six Nations since July 2021 and take a giant step...

By Ben Jaycock

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Andre’s heading home

ON THE BLINDSIDE Andre Esterhuizen will leave Harlequins at the end of the 2023/24 season and return to South Africa for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

McNicholl on his way

ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales wing Johnny McNicholl has left the Scarlets with immediate effect to take up a playing opportunity in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Nowell extends deal to stay at La Rochelle

ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Jack Nowell’s French connection is set to go on for a few more years yet,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Tonkin gets the call to join Ealing

ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick must stop delaying and rebuild

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHEN Steve Borthwick took over from Eddie Jones as England head coach he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick should put faith in this trio

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED PETER Winterbottom knows a thing or three about our sport, so you would expect him to make...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Best ever? It has to be NZ’s 1987 masters

ON the subject of six-seven-eight combinations from dreamland, those of us who spent our rugby careers (for want of a better...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Houston in control to take Caldy to cleaners

By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................. 14pts Tries: Penalty 50, Sproston 79 Conversions: Barker 80 Cornish P ..........32pts Tries: Stevens 7, Trewin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Smith’s masterclass has Hartpury firing on all cylinders

By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury............ 61pts Tries: Adderly-Jones 4, R Smith 12, 24, 73, Morgan 19, Hillman-Cooper 35, Austin 42, Short 59,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

It’s time for take – off, England

Paul Rees says that, with Ireland at home and France away to come, Borthwick's men must become relentless IT WAS three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Lethargic France in need of new drive

By PAUL REES PREVIEW...France vs Italy (Today. Kick-off 3pm, Decathlon Arena, Lille) IT does not come any more demanding in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Europe Championship

/ 2 years ago

England’s Plan A is to run at Portugal

By PAUL REES PREVIEW...England A vs Portugal (Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road) Steve Borthwick left Edinburgh after England’s clash against Scotland...

By The Rugby Paper Team