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Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

Gutsy Bristol Bears bite back to earn late try bonus against Clermont

Brendan Gallagher reports from Ashton Gate where Bristol Bears and Clermont played out a 12-try thriller

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

We’ll fix things for next week says Bristol Bears boss Lam

Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam reacts to his team's 51-38 defeat to Clermont Auvergne in the Champions Cup

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Fletcher: Lack of 12s is long-standing concern

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER RFU player development manager John Fletcher says the lack of homegrown No.12s playing in Premiership rugby has been...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

North v South games have set us up well for Six Nations

Q&A ALAN DICKENS ON THE RECORD Former Sale, Leeds, Saracens and Northampton scrum-half Alan Dickens has been head coach of England U20s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

I’d love to play for Tonga with my brother Charlie

Daniel Gallan talks to Bristol Bears star Siale Piutau about passion and punch-ups There are few professions where a punch-up between...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Matera must face punishment insists horrified Hewitt

■By ALEX BYWATER ASHTON Hewitt has slammed World Rugby and the game in general for paying lip service to the issue...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Exeter Chiefs score in the Champions Cup final against Racing 92

Features

/ 5 years ago

Q&A – Simon Halliday: Revised Euro Cup formats will provide a great narrative

EPCR chairman Simon Halliday opens up on the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup format changes and the prospect of a World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 5 years ago

Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen hit with four-week ban

The Springbok will be unavailable for the next month after catching Gloucester fly-half Lloyd Evans with an elbow

By A Wood

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Forthcoming fixtures

Sunday December 6 Autumn Nations Cup: England v France (2pm) Premiership: London Irish v Sale (2.30pm) Gloucester v Harlequins (4.15pm) Friday...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Alan Solomons frustrated Worcester’s by poor finishing

Warriors director of rugby Solomons bemoans botched attacking phases in 33-17 defeat to Bath

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bristol Bears claim victory over Northampton Saints thanks to Sam Bedlow

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Bristol’s super sub Sam Bedlow kicks Saints into submission

All the drama from Bristol's last-gasp victory over Northampton Saints on Friday night, when Sam Bedlow was the hero

By The Rugby Paper Team

Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Boyd: We should have won, we’re not waving white flags yet

The post-match reaction of Northampton director of rugby Chris Boyd to Saints' defeat to Bristol in the Premiership

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Eddie can’t afford French lesson from their reserves

ENGLAND are oddson to collect their second trophy in two months by lifting the Autumn Nations Cup at Twickenham this afternoon,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 5 years ago

Joyce hits hat-trick but perfect Quins power on

By ADAM ELLIS A RAMPANT secondhalf showing from Harlequins kept their perfect record intact, clinching a seventh consecutive bonuspoint win. Good for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 5 years ago

South Africans provide great bang for your buck, says Schalk Brits

There are only two Premiership clubs who have no South Africans amongst their squad

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Bristol lead race for out-of-favour Leicester No.10 Tom Hardwick

Hardwick is one of five fly-halves at Welford Road after Tigers recruited heavily at the position this year

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Ditch marquees if you want fair play

Marquee player: Semi Radradra of Bristol Bears COLIN BOAG Last week the Premiership confirmed their new salary cap regulations in a typically...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Ioan shows Wales his promise for the future

■ By MIKE SINCLAIR IOAN Lloyd was surplus to requirements for Wales following his international debut last weekend – but Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Physicality of my Bears pulled us through says happy Lam

Pleased: Pat Lam PAT Lam declared himself “really pleased that we got the five points – there’s a lot of history...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

The Lone Ranger rides again with Gorgadze

CHRIS HEWETT Watching Beka Gorgadze play England and Wales on his own was an interesting experience, the young Georgian No.8’s carrying...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 5 years ago

Cleall double helps Sarries earn another bonus

By NATHAN ROCHE Bristol Bears ..10 Saracens ........36 POPPY Cleall scored twice on her return from England duty to secure another...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 5 years ago

New book explains how Rob Baxter’s ascension at Exeter Chiefs wasn’t without detractors

How Tony Rowe offset those doubtful of Baxter to absorb the former lock in his plan for Chiefs glory

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Highlights: Six-minute recaps for Round 1 of the Premiership and coach reactions

Video highlights of the opening weekend of the 2020-21 Premiership season

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Afoa’s out to ease the memory of semi

By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW... Wasps v Bristol Today. Kick-off 1pm, Ricoh Arena JOHN AFOA insists Bristol are ready for a seasonal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

I’ve got a say at Wasps so I’m happy to stay – Gleeson

By NEALE HARVEY Signed: Martin Gleeson WASPS attack coach Martin Gleeson says he was delighted to sign his new contract after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Boyd signs until 2022

NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris Boyd, has signed a contract extension until at least the end of the 2021/22 season. Kiwi...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Botham puts his beef into giving Pivac hope of a better future

By PETER JACKSON Wales........................18pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 25, Webb 76 Conversions: Sheedy 26 Penalties: Sheedy 9, 51 Georgia........................0pts WITHIN half an hour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Squad lists and opening fixtures for all 12 Premiership clubs ahead of new 2020-21 season

An overview of each club ahead of the start of a new Premiership season on Friday night

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 5 years ago

Bonar grabs bonus with Bears stuck in the mud

Bristol Bears ….3 Glo-Hartpury …28 By BETH WRIGHT GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY handled the dreary conditions better than their hosts at Shaftesbury Park to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Play-off blues drive Bath hunger

NEALE HARVEY TALKS TO STUART HOOPER ABOUT BATH’S MISSION TO END THE TROPHY DROUGHT Driving standards: Ben Spencer inspired Bath’s post-lockdown...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Kirsten: Missing stars won’t stop Chiefs

By NEALE HARVEY JANNES Kirsten insists denuded Exeter will not allow Test call-ups, retirements or injuries to stand in the way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

YOUNG GUNS

CAM JORDAN GLOUCESTER LOCK Gloucester pulled off quite a coup over the summer when they managed to lure impressive second row...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Protheroe has belief in new-look Ospreys

By ROB COLE Honest: Toby Booth Ospreys fan: Mat Protheroe is back home PICTURE: Getty Images THE all-conquering Leinster machine will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 5 years ago

He’s Dunn waiting for now but will he return?

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Cameo: Tom Dunn takes a break in his 64 seconds of action PICTURE: Getty Images Tom Dunn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

We must earn place in top-flight says Ward

EALING Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward denies having any knowledge of Premiership plans to expand the top-flight and invite his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 5 years ago

Ruthless Wasps hit Sharks for the big century

By NATHAN ROCHE FOR the second time this season DMP Sharks shipped over 100 points, this time at the hands of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 5 years ago

Bears maul Sharks as Neilson lands a double

By CARL LEE BRISTOL BEARS overcame Sale Sharks to extend their winless start to the Premier 15s season, but it was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter

Featured

/ 5 years ago

10 key moments in Exeter’s double-winning season in eyes of Rob Baxter

Rob Baxter talks to Neale Harvey on the events which showcased to him Exeter's capabilities to win the domestic-European double

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 5 years ago

Rugby Matters: Cosmopolitan Harlequins had serious wheels

Black History Month may have ended, but Brendan Gallagher sees no reason to not highlight the speed merchants to don the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Morgan aims to get one over his old mate Dwayne

■By ALEX BYWATER MATTHEW Morgan knows exactly what to expect from an Ulster back-line fired by his former Bristol teammate Dwayne...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Cosmopolitan Quins had serious wheels

RUGBY MATTERS Quins favourites: Andrew Harriman, left, and Peter Mensah PICTURE: Getty Images Black History month officially ended yesterday, along with...

By The Rugby Paper Team