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European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Stuart: It will be tough but we’ll do our best

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Cardiff v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 1pm, Arms Park SCRUM-HALF Sam Stuart insists Newcastle haven’t given up hope...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

It’s like a cup final – Annett

Preview Bath v Toulon Kick-off 3.15pm BATH’S Challenge Cup game against Toulon was postponed yesterday because of flooding. The game will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Exeter men and women prepare for restart

By ELISE HAMERSLEY BUCS fixtures return in two weeks and preparations are ramping up in Exeter as both teams hope to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

O’Brien late drop-goal sinks champs

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff...................... 17 Newport................... 18 Fly-half and captain Matt O’Brien’s injury-time drop-goal secured a major victory for Newport in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Second-half blitz puts Pirates in control

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates ..37pts Tries: Crane 5, Wyatt 53, 79, Kessell 58, Tuima 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 53, Robson 75,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Wales U18 fly-half Jacob Symes

Welsh rugby’s latest young talented fly-half Jacob Symes departs for Australia in February to play for Eastern Suburbs in the highly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Cardiff Met University lock Brandon Harvey

American second row Brandon Harvey was hurt by his country of birth’s failure to qualify for the 2023 World Cup but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Players in Wales face 50% pay cuts

By PETER JACKSON Welsh rugby’s cure to its financial crisis will include pay cuts of up to 50 per cent for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Wales dream drives Grey through the pain

By LUKE JARMYN Dreams of playing for Wales again and getting another shot at top tier professional rugby in the URC...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Adams shows he’s the man for Gatland

By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle........... 10pts Tries: Stuart 44 Conversions: J Thomas 45 Penalties: J Thomas 30 Cardiff................. 47pts Tries: Adams 8,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

How baseball kept Bish on right track

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ken Poole, the head of economic development for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

12-try statement win for league leaders Cardiff

By HARRY CORISH Cardiff......................82 Carmarthen...............0 Cardiff got back to winning ways by running riot at the Arms Park, scoring 12 tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Welsh leagues round-up: Patterson shoots try double for Archers

By HARRY CORISH Cardiff Met versus Cross Keys was the only Championship game to survive this weekend’s temperatures as the Archers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Cardiff cruise home as Williams hits 250 in style

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff............... 41pts Tries: Dacey 4, 18; Adams 22, L Williams 48, T Williams 60, Grady 77, Cabango 80...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 3 years ago

Trinity stay in running with Harrow win

SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Trinity kept their hopes of winning back-to-back National Schools Cups alive as they ended Harrow’s unbeaten...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Cardiff Met get a lesson from Swansea

BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Swansea stunned Cardiff Met at Cyncoed in their Welsh derby to re-ignite their season and move...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Lloyd’s the man for Wales at 10 – Madigan

By SIMON ROBERTS Bristol playmaker Ioan Lloyd has been tipped as a future successor to Dan Biggar as Welsh rugby’s main...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Davies wants to win his Wales place back

By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Davies had no arguments at being left out of Wales’ autumn squad, but he is hoping to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Skosan: We need to get flying start

By GARY FITZGERALD Power runner: Courtnall Skosan playing for Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images Courtnall Skosan is banking on fortress Franklin’s to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 3 years ago

Durham fight hard to tame battling Exeter

BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Durham gained revenge for Exeter beating them in last year’s Championship final as they battled to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Smith hat-trick stops Cardiff’s away run

BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Flanker Ben Smith scored a hat-trick as Loughborough University beat Cardiff 31-10 to return to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Brave Ravens give faltering Drovers a fright

Llandovery.............28 Bridgend.................. 13 By HUW S THOMAS FORGET the scoreline. Bottom-side Bridgend came close to inflicting a surprise win over high-flying...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

How Kevin kept 1991 pioneers on right track

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW KEVIN O’Brien grew up within walking distance of Cardiff docks, round the corner...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Bourns bite back in Students draw

By BILLY PAGE Bournville...............38 Loughborough S....38 A PULSATING contest ended with Bournville and Loughborough Students claiming a draw and a try...

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Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Happy Harri’s double lifts Keys

Championship round-up By ROB COLE WALES U18 centre Harri Ackerman made a big impression on his debut for Cross Keys as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

All Black firepower too much for Wales

By STEFFAN THOMAS Wayne Pivac has told his Wales side they will have to muscle up against Argentina next Saturday after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

When Ray set records back in the glory days

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ray Glastonbury spent most of his sporting life unaware that he belonged to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 3 years ago

BUCS Super Rugby round-up: Met win at Kingsholm on epic Wednesday

Cardiff Met moved within a point of rivals Cardiff Uni at the top of the table as they edged Hartpury 26-25...

By Nick Powell

Feature

/ 3 years ago

Gareth Thomas is determined to break down the stigma of HIV

Gareth Thomas is leading the campaign Tackle HIV that is determined to fight the viruses ‘silent killer’ and break down the...

By Ben Jaycock

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Sharing delight of beating All Blacks

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There is rightly much focus on the 50th...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Priestland cuts down champions

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff................. 30pts Tries: Cabango 16, Harries 43 Conversions: Priestland 43 Penalties: Priestland 9, 15, 33, 52, 69, 80...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Relief for Friend as Mack grabs a try double

By JOHN FALLON Connacht...........36pts Tries: Murray 1, Hansen 35, 78; Aungier 54, Penalty 75 Penalties: Carty 8, 28, Hawkshaw 61 Scarlets................

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Durham find their feet to move up

BUCS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL DURHAM bounced back from defeat in Cardiff with a 49-33 victory over Nottingham that took them...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Yardley sin-bin crucial as Ravens let it slide

Premiership Cup round-up ■ By ROB COLE ABERAVON rode an early storm at the Brewery Field, before bagging eight tries, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Edwards penalty rescues Ponty

Championship Cup round-up ■ By ROB COLE A LATE Steff Edwards penalty allowed Pontypool to extend their unbeaten run in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Cardiff’s faithful still being kept in the dark

PETER JACKSON YET another Chancellor of the Exchequer has been and gone and still not a peep from Cardiff Rugby Club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Young focuses on leadership after claims players threw eggs in pub

By STEFFAN THOMAS Dai Young has urged his Cardiff players to take more responsibility on and off the field and admits...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Roberts try seals derby win for Cardiff

UNIVERSITY RUGBY By NICK POWELL CARDIFF recorded another narrow away victory as they beat Cardiff Met in a derby that came...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

In-form Neath savour a good day

Championship round-up By HARRY CORISH Neath took full advantage of the fact Tata Steel couldn’t raise a side to host Pontypool...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Olly on song as visitors keep up pace

By SIMON ROBERTS RGC............................. 21 Cardiff......................25 Cardiff maintained their unbeaten start to the campaign with an impressive win on the road...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Brown on a high as new boys too good for Leeds

NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK NEWLY-PROMOTED Nottingham went top at the end of round one of BUCS Super Rugby, beating Leeds...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Darge gets ok after op

RUGBY SHORTS SCOTLAND flanker Rory Darge has had surgery on his ankle that will rule him out of the autumn internationals....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Ice-cool Burnell forges way past Steelmen

By SIMON ROBERTS Cardiff...................... 20 Ebbw Vale............... 19 FLY-HALF Ben Burnell kept Cardiff ’s unbeaten record in the Premiership with his...

By The Rugby Paper Team