Challenge Cup

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

No dead rubbers in final round of Top 14

JAMES HARRI NGTON FRENCH COLUMN Decider: Challenge Cup winners Lyon face Champions Cup winners La Rochelle PICTURE: Getty Images In less...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

By George! Coach Skiverton has got big plans in place

By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington marked his new longterm contract with Gloucester by declaring his intent to make the club a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Bye weekends have been crucial in easing workload, insists Boyd

By PAUL REES Bonus ball: Tom James scores Northampton’s fourth try against Saracens a fortnight ago CHRIS Boyd believes the bye...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 4 years ago

Couilloud can push Dupont all the way

ON THE evidence of Baptiste Couilloud’s command performance in Lyon’s 30-12 European Challenge Cup victory over Toulon in Marseille, they have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Jones and his team enjoy French trip

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER EDDIE Jones and his coaching team cannot pick players who play outside the Premiership, but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Lost boy Kpoku’s found new lease of life in Lyon

By ADAM HATHAWAY JOEL Kpoku admits he was losing his way in the rugby world before decamping across the Channel, but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Turner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Simmons has faith Irish can bridge gap in consistency

By PAUL REES Test centurion: London Irish lock Rob Simmons ROB Simmons says consistency is the ingredient London Irish need if...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Surreal season for Chapman

CHARLIE Chapman is living his dream, playing for Gloucester after supporting the club as a boy from the Shed. The 23-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Harlequins v Gloucester: Quins make one change ahead of Twickenham game

Harlequins have made one change ahead of their fixture with Gloucester at Twickenham. Sat third in the table, Harlequins look to...

By Ben Redwood

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/ 4 years ago

Wasps left regretting wasted opportunities

By GARY FITZGERALD Lyon ....................20pts Tries: Berdeu 48, Charcosset 53 Conversions: Berdeu 48, 54 Penalties: Berdeu 35, 64 Wasps ................18pts Tries:...

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/ 4 years ago

Toulon too strong as Saracens crash out

By SAM JACKSON Toulon ................25pts Tries: Villiere 2, 39; Wainiqolo 60 Conversions: Carbonel 4, 61 Penalties: Carbonel 33, 52 Saracens ..........16pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Wasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade

Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact...

By Ben Redwood

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/ 4 years ago

Lyon fight back to set up battle with Wasps

By BRYN PALMER Lyon....................35pts Tries: Couilloud 36, R Taofifenua 55, Niniashvili 62, 76 Conversions: Berdeu 36, Doussain 56, 77 Penalties: Berdeu...

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/ 4 years ago

Barbeary score swings it for Wasp as Blair laments ‘brain-farts’

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ........30pts Tries: Vellacott 12, McBurney 26, Bradbury 66 Conversions: Boffelli 13, 26, 66 Penalties: Boffelli 9, 43,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

We’ll stick to our attacking style -Kiss

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Toulon v London Irish Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Stade Mayol LONDON Irish will not abandon their attack from...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Comeback king Sergio aims to bow out in style

BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS YOU can’t keep a good man down. Sergio Parisse has not been on our radar for a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Banahan urges Bath to bridge the divide

By TOM BRADSHAW BATH legend Matt Banahan says the club must urgently return to its city roots to stop an “us...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Malins the master as Saracens march on

By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

We’ll have to be at our very best, says Blackett

Coach: Lee Blackett LEE Blackett says every match for the rest of the season is a knock-out one for Wasps who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

All to play for as it begins to get serious

JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Atkinson’s style puts Wasps on right road

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps ................41pts Tries: West 4, Bassett 31, Stooke 53, Oghre 63, 79, T Willis 80 Conversions: Gopperth 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

We’ll be going flat out in every single game, says Blackett

WASPS boss Lee Blackett firmly believes his squad can still claim end-ofseason glory. “We’ve got two competitions and we will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Jimmy’s on course for illustrious 4,000 club

PETER JACKSON ON a sporting stage where the landscape changes like a kaleidoscope, one constant can be found in the enduring...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Saracens book place in European quarters

SARACENS overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback last Sunday to book a Challenge Cup quarter-final date with Gloucester. Max Malins scored a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Ace Thomas chasing the dream

Premiership By ROB COLE PREMIERSHIP CUP FINAL PREVIEW: Aberavon v Newport Kick-off 5,35pm THE last time Aled Thomas played in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

No respite as the race for play-offs ramps up

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The rugby season in Europe’s top three leagues gets confused at this time of year, as we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Promising Harlequins back-row Archie White signs new deal

Harlequins Academy graduate Archie White has signed a new undisclosed contract at The Stoop. The back-row forward has so far amassed...

By Ben Redwood

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/ 4 years ago

Wasps sign exciting young fly-half Will Haydon-Wood from Newcastle Falcons

Young English fly-half Will-Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle Falcons next season. The England Under 20 international has appeared 13 times...

By Ben Redwood

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/ 4 years ago

Ireland and Lions back row Seán O’Brien to retire at the end of the season

London Irish back row Seán O’Brien has announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The Ireland...

By Ben Redwood

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/ 4 years ago

Hughes back with the Bears

NATHAN Hughes’ loan to Bath will end on Monday and he will return to continue playing under his contract with Bristol....

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Wasps prop hit with ban

WASPS prop Jeff Toomaga-Allen has been banned for three games after admitting a charge of striking. The 31-year-old New Zealander made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Clermont join battle for Hughes

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CLERMONT Auvergne have emerged as a serious threat to London Irish’s plans to sign...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

One-club man Sharples bows out with no regrets

By PAUL REES CHARLIE Sharples retired last week as a rarity in the modern game. He was a one club man,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Gloucester stalwart Charlie Sharples retires with immediate effect

Gloucester‘s stalwart winger Charlie Sharples will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. Initially planning on retiring at the end of...

By Ben Redwood

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Lemaitre puts his faith in Mignoni

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Toulon president Bernard Lemaitre pulled something of a recruitment rabbit out of his hat this week, as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Jones gives fascinating insight into how his coaching team operates

Eddie Jones has given an insight into how his coaching team operate on a Test week and how they’ve reacted to...

By Ben Jaycock

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Harlequins legend Danny Care signs contract extension

Danny Care has signed an undisclosed contract extension at Harlequins. A delighted Care was “delighted” to put pen-to-paper on a new...

By Ben Redwood

European Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Postponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty

All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

‘Deccy’ is a visionary, no wonder other clubs like him – Rogerson

By PAUL REES Target: Declan Kidney DECLAN Kidney has been linked with a return to Munster but says he has unfinished...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Billy close to return for Sarries as knee improves

By GARY FITZGERALD BILLY Vunipola is back on track to return to the Saracens front line and has remained upbeat and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

Creevy at the double as Exiles enjoy away day

By JOHN WILLIAMS Pau ......................17pts Tries: Levron 58, Joseph 77 Conversions: Levron 59, 78 Penalties: Levron 14 London Irish ....26pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

Valiant Gloucester kids fall just short

By GARY FITZGERALD Lyon ....................19pts Tries: Taufua 46 Conversions: Doussain 47 Penalties: Doussain 10, 24, 58; Pelissie 70 Gloucester ........13pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

Billy blow makes bad day worse for Sarries

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........18pts Tries: Goode 13, Christie 26 Conversions: M Vunipola 27 Penalties: M Vunipola 42, 57 Edinburgh..........21pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team