Challenge Cup

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Benetton ………26 Bayonne ………… 7

BENETTON booked their place in the knockout stage of the Challenge Cup with a comfortable win over rock-bottom Bayonne in Pool...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Priestland undecided if he will continue playing next season

Rhys Priestland will not be looking at his phone every few minutes this week to see whether he has been picked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 3 years ago

Davidson makes history in Scarlets vs Cheetahs

Scotland‘s Hollie Davidson is set to lead the first ever all-female officiating team in a men’s European rugby match this Friday....

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Crossdale staying put

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Former England prospect Ali Crossdale could remain in France next season, with Perpignan who could take...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Morahan to leave Bristol for Bayonne

By PAUL REES Luke Morahan will make his final appearance for Bristol today when they face Zebre in the Challenge Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 3 years ago

Cut tickets prices to get more fans in

THE amount of empty seats at Champions Cup /Challenge Cup games last week seems to have increased, probably due to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Glasgow find it tough going to take down Perpignan

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow...........26pts Tries: McLean 18, Jones 24, Pen try 66, Cancelliere 78 Conversions: Weir 19, 25 Perpignan........ 18pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Parisse has too much class as Toulon give Bath lesson

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Toulon .................29pts Tries: Wainiqolo 14, Rabut 23, Deavaux 37 Cordin 54 Conversions: Biggar 15, 24, 38 Penalties: Biggar...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

First-half blitz puts Scarlets on right course

By DAVID ROBERTS Cheetahs ..........26pts Tries: Hartzenberg 3, Fortuin 63, Kapepula 68, Oliver 73 Conversions: Pienaar 3, 68, 73 Scarlets ..............

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Double injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win

By JOHN FALLON Brive ................. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Breakdown will be key against Zebre, says MacGinty

Focus: AJ MacGinty FLY-HALF AJ Mac-Ginty, who will be up against former Bear Tiff Eden at Ashton Gate when Bristol take...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 3 years ago

Pau coach hit with 10-week suspension

PAU head coach Sebastien Piqueronies has been given a 10-week suspension for making inappropriate physical contact with referee Sam Grove-White in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Scarlets looking to prove worth

Preview Scarlets v Bayonne Today. 3.15pm SCARLETS welcome Wales internationals Dane Blacker, Ryan Elias and Josh Macleod back into their starting...

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

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Weir keeps his cool to guide Glasgow home

By HAMISH STUART Bath....................... 19pts Tries: White 22, Lee-Warner 28, Gallagher 61 Conversions: Francis 29, 62 Glasgow...............22pts Tries: Bean 3, Turner...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Walder: We couldn’t put them under any pressure

By JOHN FALLON Connacht..........22pts Tries: Boyle 4, Byrne 37, Killgallen 77 Conversions: Hawkshaw 4, 38 Penalties: Hawkshaw 60 Newcastle.......... 8pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Zebre……………….. 21 Toulon…………….. 24

GAEL Drean’s 71st minute try won the match for Toulon against a plucky Zebre side. The visitors made a strong start...

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European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Pau…………………… 16 Cheetahs………… 21

SOUTH African franchise the Cheetahs made a victorious start to their Challenge Cup campaign as they edged Top 14 strugglers Pau....

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European Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Stade Fr……………24 Benetton………… 14

STADE Francais produced a stunning second half to overcome a resilient Benetton at the Stade Jean-Bouin on Friday. In a turgid...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Crane delight as Bears put on ‘best show of the season’

By GARY FITZGERALD Perpignan.......... 5pts Tries: Shahn 40 Bristol Bears... 19pts Tries: Piutau 3, Harding 11, Jenkins 34 Conversions: MacGinty 4,...

By Gary Fitzgerald

European Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Ford setting his sights on Europe glory

Sale fly-half George Ford says he is more motivated than ever to enjoy glory in a European competition. Ford, 29, has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 3 years ago

Racing 92 hit hard by Vakatawa retirement

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN For Racing 92, this is the first weekend after the unexpected retirement before. A matter of days...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

I’m confident I can get back to my best – Hewitt

By ROB COLE Ashton Hewitt can still recall the brace of tries he scored in his last outing for the Dragons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Williams: Some people may think I’m crazy but switch to Scarlets feels right

By STEFFAN THOMAS Gareth Williams is comfortable he has made the right decision leaving the Wales coaching team and is confident...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

ERL subsidy vow is keeping clubs waiting

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Premiership clubs are still anxiously waiting to find out from European Professional Club Rugby how...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity

The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Bidding war goes on for European Cup TV rights

PLANS for a 16-team longdiscussed World Club Cup starting in 2025 will add intrigue to drawn-out broadcaster bids for TV rights...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Fabulous Fylde consistently churned out some legendary performers, irrespective of code

As a prominent Lancashire club, Fylde have always co-existed with a number of Rugby League giants providing at least three players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Proud to be a foot soldier among the superstars

MY LIFEIN RUGBY BEN BROSTER THE FORMER WALES, SARACENS, WASPS, NORTHAMPTON, SCARLETS, BIARRITZ & BAYONNE TIGHT-HEAD I’M from Haywards Heath in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Kpoku hopes French move will inspire him

By BEN JAYCOCK Having witnessed his brother Joel’s star performance in the Challenge Cup final, Jonathan Kpoku’s hunger has been reignited...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

European draws set for 28 June

The pool draws for the 2022/23 Heineken Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup tournaments will be held at Dublin’s Aviva Stadium on...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Our skills let us down -Blackett

By PAUL REES WASPS just failed to qualify for the Heineken Champions Cup, losing out to London Irish on the final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Fans will turn their backs on the Boks

I HAVE travelled to most overseas games in the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the last 14 years to support...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Breakthrough star Henry Arundell pens long-term contract at London Irish

Exciting full-back Henry Arundell has penned a new long-term contract at London Irish. Arundell has had a breakthrough season with the...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Gloucester left to rue what might have been

By PAUL REES Gloucester........54pts Tries: Singleton 8, 44; Reid 18, Carreras 34, Thorley 49, Socino 57, Rees-Zammit 68, Clement 71 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Second tier is worth backing

THIS column has been at the forefront of lionising the Championship over the years, highlighting the massive disservice to the English...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Relegation freeze makes sense in World Cup year

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s actually a reason the Premiership have been paid such a premium...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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

Latest News

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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

Challenge Cup

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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...

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Latest News

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 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