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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Bears fly-half Eden off to join Zebre

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears fly-half Tiff Eden is set to ply his trade in Italy next season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

GEORGE TAYLOR

YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL BEARS LOCK After enduring an injury-ridden first season at Bristol Bears, second row George Taylor has signed a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Sam’s only Esher man to make the cut

BEN JAYCOCK canvassed the views of the National Two South directors of rugby, head coaches and reporters to compile The Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Fixtures

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 URC Play-off Ulster v Munster (7.35pm) Women’s Premier 15s Final Saracens v Exeter (3pm) SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

YOUNG GUNS

MACENZZIE DUNCAN BRISTOL BACK ROWER INSPIRED to play rugby by his grandad, Macenzzie Duncan is hoping to make his Premiership debut...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Smell of fear stifling Premiership growth

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE subject of salary caps and their desirability...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Exeter head to Premier 15s final after beating West Country rivals Bristol Bears

Exeter Chiefs came from behind to beat Bristol Bears 28-24 in a thrilling Allianz Premier 15s semi-final. Exeter will face Saracens...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bears starlet Lloyd set to wear No.12 next season

By PAUL REES Multi-talented: Bristol back Ioan Lloyd PAT Lam sees Ioan Lloyd’s future at Bristol in the centre and has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Dombrandt driven to prove success last season was no fluke

By ADAM HATHAWAY ALEX Dombrandt believes Harlequins have already made a statement and shown last season’s title was no flash in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Exeter enter the race for Wade

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Return: Christian Wade EXETER Chiefs have emerged as surprise contenders in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Warriors keen on Nakawara

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER WORCESTER are in the market for a new second row and Fiji star Leone Nakawara –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Gas, power and guts are key

PAUL REES HEARS ENGLAND COACH EDDIE JONES EXPLAIN WHAT HE EXPECTS TO SEE FROM HIS 36-MAN TRAINING SQUAD England’s team in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Thomas to state his case for defence

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gone: Julian Salvi EXETER Chiefs are likely to promote from within to replace defence...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

The Boks are here, there and everywhere

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some things in rugby are so difficult to find, they drive astrophysicists to drink. Scientists operating the Giant...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Cozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer

CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Losing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore

Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Fifteen with Jake Woolmore

Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore joins The Rugby Paper Podcast this week to discuss all things Bristol, The Championship, gin, and...

By Ben Redwood

Features

/ 4 years ago

Bath surrender nothing to do with no relegation

COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Sanderson’s men will be hoping for minor miracle

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Sale Sharks face Racing 92 at their 30,000 capacity La Defense Arena superdome...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Eagle has landed to give Sharks a boost

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Paris La Défense Arena TEN years ago, AJ MacGinty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Curry returns to lead the fight

TOM Curry will make his first start since the Six Nations as the Sharks look to take the fight to Racing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bucketloads of tries not a winning formula

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Max Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy

Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Ace Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Top tackler Earl relishing test against a ‘proper team’

Motivated: Ben Earl BEN Earl says Saracens will be motivated by finishing in the top two and ensuring a home tie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Knee surgery puts end to Radradra’s season

RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL superstar Semi Radradra’s season is over with the Fijian centre set to have an operation on his knee....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Emergence of Richards the silver lining to Bath’s cloud

By PAUL REES WHEN Bath rake over the ashes of a season they will not be in a hurry to look...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Dragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio

By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Lions trio fighting to save their careers

By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Gloucester denied by Fricker’s late double

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................29pts Tries: Thacker 3, Uren 7, Fricker 68, 79 Conversions: Sheedy 4, 8, 69 Penalties: Sheedy 11...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Bristol deliver on Lam’s call to action

PAT Lam revealed he held a mass club meeting ahead of the derby in order to instill passion in a season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

The Premiership returns with a big match on Sunday

So, after a long break for the Eurocups, the Premiership returns to stadiums and TV screens. The tournament kicks off on...

By Sam Emery

Dream Team

/ 4 years ago

DREAM TEAM

HARRY SHEPPARD, THE LONDON SCOTTISH AND FORMER WASPS AND BEDFORD FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV OF PLAYERS HE HAS PLAYED WITH...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Williams stays with Dragons

SCRUM-HALF Rhodri Williams has signed a contract to remain with Dragons. The Welsh region has not disclosed the length of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Orange could replace grey area

PAUL REES CANVASSES OPINION ON RUGBY’S 20-MINUTE RED CARD EXPERIMENT World Rugby is considering making the 20-minute red card, which was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 4 years ago

Woodward leads Clifton try charge

By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 14 Clifton.......................85 CLIFTON ran in 15 tries as they well and truly trounced hosts Rochford Hundred....

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/ 4 years ago

Ten-try Chiefs leave Bears in the shade

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Semi-Finals Exeter ......................66 Bristol..........................0 EXETER Chiefs put in a ten-out-of-ten performance to brush aside West Country rivals Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team