All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCodling knows it will be tough
Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSale need to seize the day
Premiership team-by-team previews: Sale Sharks Alex Sanderson has pushed his players to their physical and mental limits this season after they...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens will still be the team to beat
Premiership team-by-team previews: Saracens THE champions have been denuded by the World Cup and will start their Premiership campaign with nine...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland U20 Squad
Ollie Allan (Leicester Tigers), Joe Bailey (Exeter Chiefs), Josh Bellamy (Harlequins), Jack Bennett (Bath Rugby), Harry Browne (Harlequins), Tom Burrow (Sale...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWoollett joins Tigers
LEICESTER Tigers have signed winger Ben Woollett on a short-term deal after the financial collapse of Jersey Reds. The 26-yearold was...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFord-Farrell combination reignited as England face Samoa
Pool D toppers England have named a strong line-up in search of an emphatic win against Samoa to finish off a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa
By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBears pacy attack proves too much for Knights
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........41pts Tries: Davey 13, 80; Holden 25, Doughty 40, Davidson 45, Ehizode 58 Conversions: Olver 13, 40,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPowell runs the show for Tigers
■By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ........................ 60pts Newcastle.........................7pts Tries: Liebenberg 3, 58; Clare 9, 36; Powell 18, 39; Porter 25, van Wyk...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI stole a career, getting paid to do what I loved
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MACCLESFIELD, ROTHERHAM, WORCESTER & HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE MULCHRONE I’LL be honest with you, I feel like...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWilliams out to make a name for himself
By PAUL REES BRISTOL may have assembled an A-list of midfielders after the loss of Semi Radradra, but the relatively unknown...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 29/09/23
Wales and England are through to the quarter-finals, but whilst they aren’t playing this weekend there is plenty of critical match...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoPrem Cup shows the sham of no relegation
NICK CAIN The early rounds of the new Premiership Cup has shown the RFU-endorsed ring-fencing of English rugby’s top league to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoIbitoye steals it for Bears in a thriller
By TOM VICKERS Bristol .............................. 39pts Tries: Thacker 8, Caulfield 12, Bates 30, Marmion 66, Ibitoye 78 Conversions: MacGinty 8, 12,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Lark Atkin-Davies
HOOKER Birthplace: Ludlow, Shropshire DOB: 03/03/95 Position: Hooker Community Club: Luctonians RFC Club: Bristol Bears Red Roses Debut: USA, June 2015...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoVintcent holds the key for Chiefs to overcome Pirates
By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ...................38pts Tries: Wyatt 11, 64, Vintcent 15, 55, Hammersley 43, Hodge 73 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 13, 44,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReviving the lost art of the drop goal
Paul Rees sees George Ford join an impressive list of players whose quick thinking has made the difference GEORGE Ford resurrected...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett
By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19....
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFit-again Richards is setting his sights high
By JON NEWCOMBE Bath's Ewan Richards is hoping that he can put last season’s injury troubles behind him and keep pushing...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 17/09/23
Last weekend saw a thrilling start to the Rugby World Cup, and you can find all the action from the latest...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoForshaw: Fiji will be a bruising encounter
By SAM JACKSON Defence coach Mike Forshaw has warned his players to be ready for “lightning bolts” from the Fijians when...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRandall out to get Bristol motoring
By PAUL REES Harry Randall is using his disappointment at missing out on the World Cup to ensure Bristol make a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSlade in starring role as Chiefs too hot for young Bears
■By DAN ANJOS IN the last throws of summer, the Exeter sizzled as they blew away a vastly less experienced Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJersey go for three new faces to take on Scottish
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... L Scots v Jersey CHAMPIONSHIP winners Jersey Reds have named three new signings in their starting XV...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo many clubs, not enough players
If it ever turns out that the governing body at Twickenham has a monopoly on rugby wisdom, we are all up...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for islanders to prove their worth
Analysis >> Paul Rees says Bill Beaumont's slow but steady approach as chairman of World Rugby is seeing its reward WORLD...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBristol set to revive big match
Bristol are looking to revive plans to play a ‘big match’ across the Severn Bridge in Cardiff ’s Principality Stadium next...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Junior Paramore: ‘Nothing comes easy in life…You have to work’
The former Samoa, Bedford and Gloucester number eight talks about his life in the game GROWING up, I preferred indoor sports;...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 10/09/23
And we’re off! The Rugby World Cup finally gets started on Friday, and you can find action from France vs New...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoVan Rensburg ready to rumble for Bristol
By PAUL REES When Benhard Janse van Rensburg became available after London Irish folded in June, Pat Lam wasted no time...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoPerry the penalty king has measure of Cams
Camborne......... 17 Dings C..............27 ■ By TOM BARRY LEAGUE newcomers Camborne offered up a strong account against Crusaders, giving a 500-strong...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCozens: We struggle to find players in our patch
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Fly-half general: Luke Cozens FLY-HALF Luke Cozens has stepped up to head coach of Clifton but has...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 03/09/23
The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, and you can find a team-by-team preview of the highly anticipated competition...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Andy Uren
Andy Uren, The Benetton and former Bristol Bears scrum-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Ellis...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoParkin highlights England pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Will Parkin says the RFU have moved towards a ‘Club England’ with a clear alignment throughout the pathway...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTapley sparks Bedford to super win over the Saints
By JAMES LOGAN Matt Worley on the attack PICTURES: KeyEyeShoots Try time: Pat Tapley scores for Bedford A BRACE from Pat...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIn The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 27/08/23
It’s the final weekend of World Cup warm-up matches, and you can find coverage from all of Saturday’s games in The...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRobinson’s delight to be back at Bath
Jon Newcombe finds the club’s former captain in fine form as he returns to join coaching team Twenty five years after...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday (20/08/23)
As the summer of warm-up games continues, we’ll have all the action as England travel to Ireland and Wales host South Africa in...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMotorbiking duo riding to raise funds for Doddie
By BEN JAYCOCK Len Bage and Robin Down are fundraising for My Name’5 Doddie Foundation as they embark on a 1,300-mile...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBiljon: Standards going through roof
By BEN JAYCOCK Jersey Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon believes the standard in the Championship is through the roof and...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWe want to push top teams all the way – Short
By BEN JAYCOCK Hartpury's Harry Short is hoping his side can build on last season’s impressive campaign and keep pushing the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIn The Rugby Paper this Sunday (13/08/23)
England look to have fielded their strongest team ahead of a crucial World Cup warm-up against Wales, and you can find...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBorthwick prepares to make final calls
PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH GETS READY TO ANNOUNCE WORLD CUP SQUAD TOMORROW STEVE Borthwick has never...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Gary Pearce: ‘All Blacks victory left me needing plastic surgery’
The former England and Northampton prop talks about his life in the game Knackering Fran Cotton’s knee in a training session...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMatthews striving for more medals
By BEN JAYCOCK HAVING hoisted the Premier 15s title in June, Alex Matthews has ticked off virtually ever accolade in the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWhen the Saints marched on
MOMENT IN TIME NORTHAMPTON COURAGE LEAGUE DIVISION 2 CHAMPIONS 1989-90 SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER Where are they now? BACK ROW...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFed-up Falcons angry over limited telly time
By JON NEWCOMBE Newcastle Falcons are said to be seething after what they perceive to be another snub in the 2023/24...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCambridge confident they can match Caldy
By BEN JAYCOCK Championship newcomers Cambridge are using Caldy’s performance last season as inspiration ahead of their debut campaign in tier...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPre-season fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs To add your club’s fixtures please email newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THURSDAY,...












