Brendan Gallagher

International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

De Klerk puts mighty spring into thenew South Africa

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Idon’t think I’m alone in thinking that Sale’s Faf De Klerk could well have been the Premiership player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Absolute joke no Sarries player makes Dream XV

Forces of nature: Mako Vunipola, left, and Brad Barritt PICTURE: Getty Images BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT In the match programme at Twickenham...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Racing 92 are my Gallic Barbarians

Brendan Gallagher traces the romantic history of the famous French side which play with panache Influential: Maxime Machenaud PICTURES: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 8 years ago

Blues defy heat of Pau’s pack to claim final place

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fast start: Gareth Anscombe beats Pau’s Julien Pierre to the ball to score PICTURES: Getty Images Retaliation: Seb...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Saints come alive to shock the old enemy

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Through the gap: Ahsee Tuala hands off George Ford to score for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images NEVER under-estimate...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Wakefield’s wily RAF ‘juniors’ are still punching above their weight

BRENDAN GALLAGHER celebrates the heroes of RAF Rugby since its inception 100 years ago THE RAF is officially 100 years old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Tongans backtrack over girls’ rugby ban

A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TONGA, with their incredible players worldwide, hold a special...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Love, not money’s name of the Welsh now game for London

Brendan Gallagher charts the progress of London Welsh’s amateur side who maintain the great name It was Robert Browning, without a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 8 years ago

Stockdale breaks Wales hearts as Ireland keep Grand Slam on track

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER In the corner: Jacob Stockdale dives in for the opening try under pressure from Leigh Halfpenny PICTURES: Getty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Liam takes honours – and a yellow card

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Looking good: Liam Williams scores for Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images No way through: Sale’s Danny Solomona is held...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 8 years ago

Turn these Dragons into Lions and watch them go on a rampage again

Brendan Gallagher looks back on the history of Gwent rugby and the county's current PRO14 side Dragons

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 8 years ago

Ireland’s Italian romp marred by injury fears

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND duly accumulated an impressive total against Italy which helped boost their points difference immeasurably – but it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 8 years ago

Sexton sets Irish eyes smiling with one of the great drop goals

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER JOHNNY Sexton broke French hearts in Paris last night with a match winning 45 metre dropped goal with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Montpellier outwitted as Leinster nous earns top billing

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER LEINSTER swept into the quarter-finals as top seeds with a clever win over Montpellier, changing their tactics at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

RUGBY MATTERS

The game must face up to its possible drugs problem BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Kingsley fine tunes Canucks ahead of World Cup qualifier

Star of the show: Ospreys wing Jeff Hassler Old mates: Kingsley Jones, left, with Phlippe St Andre WITH Canada largely covered...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

When Bath spoiled the French party in Bordeaux

BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to Bath captain Andy Nicol about their European glory night 20 years ago Brive …18pts Penalties: C Lamaison...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Eddie needs a leader who will be there at bitter end

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points IS Dylan Hartley the Mike Brearley of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Coventry on the roll again after Wasps gave them a sting

Brendan Gallagher on why 15 wins from 15 for the National One side is not the only reason for Coventry to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Cov on the roll again after Wasps gave them a sting

BRENDAN GALLAGHER REPORTS ON THE WELCOME REVIVAL OF A ONCE-MIGHTY CLUB IT probably hasn’t escaped your notice that once mighty Coventry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Big Game will loom larger than ever for two strugglers

Brendan Gallagher looks at the history of the Big Game and says this year Quins and Saints will be desperate to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Chiefs smash Saints while they are down

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power: Jack Yeandle breaks clear to score Exeter’s fourth try PICTURES: Getty Images BELEAGUERED Northampton flattered to deceive...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Watson hits turbos to put heat on Toulon

European Champions Cup By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH went to the top of an incredibly competitive Pool 5 with this vital win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Too easy for Munster as Tigers stir late

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER He’s over: Simon Zebo scores for Munster MUNSTER were too strong and efficient for an uninspired Tigers at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Varsity: Who was the dashing Cambridge wing in Sherlock mystery?

Brendan Gallagher investigates the man who was Conan Doyle's hero, Godfrey Staunton

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Varsity women’s preview: Oxford will go on the attack to defend crown

Can Oxford produce another shock upset this time around?

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Varsity: Seven-timer Briggs is Light Blues brigade history maker

Brendan Gallagher picks out the stars to watch in this week's Varsity match showpiece

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

The Ella brothers: the pop stars of Aussie rugby

Brendan Gallagher remembers the wonderful Junior Wallaby side that boasted a fabulous trio...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

It’s time, England, to put some stick about

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Opportunity knocks: Elliot Daly goes over for England’s opening try PICTURE: Getty Images England weren’t wildly impressed with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Ireland turn the screw with three-try flourish

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND, with a performance of growing authority and excellence, dismissed South Africa from their presence to get their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Pumas rugby needs a re-boot starting with new selection policy

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Misfiring: Juan Martin Hernandez VERDICT Patience is a virtue – as the Pumas discovered when they went through 30...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

RUGBY MATTERS

How Canucks could do with Charron nowadays BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points CANADA have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Maturing Basta is now model of consistency

Brendan Gallagher makes the case for a recall of Mathieu Bastareaud Toulon’s Mathieu Bastareaud has added skills to his power game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Has any coach ever had more riches to choose from than All Blacks’ Hansen?

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT The All Blacks might only have prevailed by nine points against a wonderfully spirited and inventive Barbarians but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 8 years ago

Whitehouse had a difficult game and needs assistance

WITH reference to Brendan Gallagher’s report last weekend of Clermont v Northampton, it sounds a little like sour grapes to me,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Danny Hearn – 50 years on: No regrets for the man of steel who beat the odds to walk again

50 years on from breaking his neck against New Zealand, The Rugby Paper meets the England centre to see how that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

It’s time the RFU honoured first black international

Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the distinguished moment in history set by Plymouth player Jamie Peters

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 8 years ago

RUGBY MATTERS

It’s time the RFU honoured the first black international BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 8 years ago

Resurgent Wallabies end the Bledisloe barren spell

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER AUSTRALIA’S steady improvement this season continued apace in Brisbane yesterday with a thoroughly deserved Bledisloe Cup win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team