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Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Five-star Black & Ambers eye silverware

By BRYN ROGERS Pontypridd................ 7 Newport...................34 Newport are back in the hunt for a top-four finish, and a potential league-and-cup double,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Eight-try Ironmen pile on Llanelli misery

By ROB COLE Llanelli................ 7 Merthyr.............50 A bad week for the Llanelli players ended in even worse fashion as they conceded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Long ban for Rizzoli

ROOKIE Italian prop Luca Rizzoli’s World Cup hopes have been dashed by a nine-match ban for ‘physical abuse’ in last week’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Time to stop the rot that is dragging WRU down

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Shakespeare been around to rewrite Hamlet as a footballing fiasco, a tiny...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Leinster & Ireland U20s hooker Jack Boyle

After securing back-to-back Grand Slams in the U20s Six Nations, the future of Irish rugby is looking extremely bright, and Tyro...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Gloucester recruit giant Cardiff centre Llewellyn

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER have signed Cardiff centre Max Llewellyn. The 6ft 5in, 16st 5lbs 24-year-old qualifies to play for both Wales...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

‘Steward red was not right’

By ADAM HATHAWAY in Dublin Ellis Genge leapt to the defence of Freddie Steward after the full-back’s red card put England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Titcombe steers Loughborough to first title

BUCS SUPER RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Loughborough were crowned BUCS Super Rugby champions for the first time ever after their dramatic...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Drovers get back on track

Welsh Premiership Swansea................... 9 Llandovery.............35 The Drovers responded to Merthyr overtaking them in the table to move into second place by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Fog can’t stop Merthyr

Welsh Premiership Ebbw Vale ................ 9 Merthyr....................24 Ebbw Vale’s play-off hopes took a hit as Merthyr came to Eugene Cross Park...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Matthews leads way for 10-try Pooler

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL picked up another five points as they ruthlessly disposed of bottom of the table Tata...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Crowley deserves the credit for Azzurri surge

NICK CAIN It is a travesty that Italy were fighting to avoid retaining the Wooden Spoon against Wales, because this Azzurri...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

RGC turn it on in warm-up for cup

Premiership By ROB COLE RGC.............................42 Pontypridd................ 3 RGC gave Pontypridd six of the best as they got in the mood for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Blue & Blacks keep ahead of pack

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff......................23 Bridgend.................. 18 CARDIFF hit back from their defeat at Llandovery to ensure they remain top of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Barton’s penalty keeps Exeter in the hunt

BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS REIGNING champions Exeter ensured the race for the BUCS Super Rugby title will go to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Lawrence will take the blows

By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Lawrence is prepared to enter his special inner “dark place” against France knowing his body will have...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Young: Smaller squads will affect player welfare

Cardiff head coach Dai Young has concerns over player welfare as the Welsh regions prepare to have their squads severely reduced....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

‘Lewis’s drive has got him to the top’

By BEN JAYCOCK Following his standout performance in England’s win in Cardiff last weekend, Lewis Ludlam’s former youth coach Andy Howe...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Delight for Grady after Xbox fantasy became reality

By ROB COLE Mason Grady has admitted he loved swapping video game idols George North and Taulupe Faletau for real live...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Resilient Notts stay in play-off race with Bath win

BUCS RUGBY By CAM STEPHENS Newcomers Nottingham secured their place in BUCS Super Rugby next season with a 24-19 victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Hughes helps Drovers pile on pressure

By HUW S THOMAS Llandovery......37 Cardiff...............20 Lllandovery produced their best performance of the season to close the gap at the top...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

£2m and rising – the cost of shambolic start to Six Nations

By PETER JACKSON Wales are paying a fearful price for their shambolic start to the Six Nations in lost prize money...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Dowson: Mitchell will add to caps

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson has backed Alex Mitchell to add to his England caps after the Northampton scrum-half came off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Cardiff ride luck to stay in the race

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 30pts Tries: Lane 2, 6; Ratti 49, Thomas 80 Conversions: Thomas 49, 80 Penalties: Thomas 13,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

When the boys of ’68 were set to strike

PETER JACKSON Only two world wars have interrupted the annual England-Wales fixture since its inception on Mr Richardson’s Field in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 3 years ago

Samuel Whitbread winners at Ipswich

SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS Samuel Whitbread Academy began their sevens season in style by winning the second edition of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Number 13 proves lucky for Pooler

Championship round-up By ROB COLE PONTYPOOL completed the double over Admiral rivals Neath to make 13 wins out of 13 and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Law stays grounded as business end nears

PREVIEW... Cardiff RFC v Llanelli By ROB COLE Today. Kick-off 2.30pm CARDIFF head coach Steve Law is taking nothing for granted...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Gatland’s desperate to stop the rot

By ROB COLE Wales have suddenly turned into a penalty machine and Warren Gatland says he has got to find a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Borthwick criticism was dig at Eddie – Marler

By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Marler has backed Steve Borthwick over his forthright condemnation of England’s Calcutta Cup flops. But even the...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Pilgrimage to Murrayfield which is still going after 60 years

PETER JACKSON At six o’clock last Wednesday morning a bus pulled away from the Miners Arms out into Lewis Street on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Notts on course to survive after Met victory

BUCS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS New boys Nottingham took a giant leap towards ensuring their BUCS Super Rugby survival as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Top two warm up for main event

Championship round-up THE stage is set for the biggest game of the season next weekend in the Championship when Neath host...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Ruthless Ireland take no time to quash talk of a Welsh restoration

By PETER JACKSON Wales .................................. 10pts Tries: Williams 46 Conversions: Biggar 46 Penalties: Biggar 14 Ireland............................... 34pts Tries: Doris 2, Ryan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Win at Murrayfield or it will be a long campaign

SHANE WILLIAMS Warren Gatland and his coaching team know they can fix the problems they saw in the performance and the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Lamaro: It’s time for someone else to get Wooden Spoon

By GARY FITZGERALD Confident: Lamaro MICHELE Lamaro feels it is time for “someone else” to be awarded the Wooden Spoon and...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Burnell has big boots to fill in Jersey

PROMISING young flyhalf Ben Burnell has become the newest member of Jersey Reds’ squad as he joins the Championship side from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Garside on target to keep Bath in charge

By Nick Powell Bath remain joint top of the table with Exeter after Alfie Garside’s last-minute penalty gave them a 20-17...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Unbeaten leaders Pooler go seven-up

Championship, Nat 1 round-up PONTYPOOL ran in seven tries in their 49-7 home win over Cross Keys to move seven points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Scottish link-up helping Scott to develop

By BEN JAYCOCK Edinburgh born and bred Cameron Scott has gone outside his comfort zone this season to play on loan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Cherry feeling tops after shock victory

BUCS RUGBY By ELISE HAMERSLEY Nottingham started their first game of 2023 in style with a nail-biting 20-17 win over Loughborough...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Championship round-up

By ROB COLE HOLDERS Neath, Pontypool, Ystrad Rhondda and Cross Keys advanced to the semi-finals of the WRU Championship Cup, while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Fish chips in to get Cardiff back on track

Premiership By ROB COLE Cardiff...................... 30 RGC............................. 20 CARDIFF got back to winning ways after their last-gasp single-point defeat at home...

By The Rugby Paper Team