All posts tagged "Championship"
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoNo surprise as France show how it’s done
By Nick Cain Vannes versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want...
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Features
/ 11 months agoWe need a two -tiered solution
PAUL REES CALLS FOR A RESET, NOT A REVOLUTION, WHEN IT COMES TO SORTING OUT THE PROBLEMS FACING THE RFU WATCHING...
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English Championship
/ 11 months agoPirates are on course to make it five in a row
PREVIEW... Ampthill v Cornish Pirates Today. Kick-off 1.30pm, Dillingham Park ■By BEN JAYCOCK CORNISH Pirates are riding a wave of momentum...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoI went to Twickenham and hated it, says Charlie Walker
By Ben Jaycock Charlie Walker has lambasted the RFU’s ticket prices for England matches fearing more potential supporters will be lost...
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Features
/ 11 months agoYoung Guns – Chester Owen, Coventry
Chester Owen, Coventry Back Rower Chester Owen bounced back from his release by boyhood club Leicester Tigers, starring for Coventry this...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoHope for hooker Ryan Elias
By Sam Jackson Scarlets hope hooker Ryan Elias will recover from a neck injury and play some part in the conclusion...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoInjury blow rules out Stuart McCloskey
Stuart McCloskey is set for a spell on the sidelines after sustaining a “significant hamstring injury” in Ulster’s United Rugby Championship...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoHoward: Set-piece is now our DNA
■By BEN JAYCOCK Probyn: I’m surprised that Bill Beaumont was the choice >> Page 29 JOE Howard feels Bedford Blues have...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoCall to axe Sweeney ‘as soon as possible’
By NICK CAIN BILL Sweeney’s tenure as RFU chief executive is in a precarious position after Bill Beaumont’s announcement as an...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoJohann Van Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Charlie Ewels
By Mark Stevens Cast your mind back only a couple of years and it was clear to see Bath were a...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoVan Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Ewels
By MARK STEVENS Top tier: Charlie Ewels is enjoying life at Bath CAST your mind back only a couple of years...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoVan Graan is the key to our rise to the top, says Ewels
By MARK STEVENS Top tier: Charlie Ewels is enjoying life at Bath CAST your mind back only a couple of years...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoFreddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSteward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers
By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoSteward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers
By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...
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Letters
/ 12 months agoDual registration needs to be put under microscope
IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of...
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Letters
/ 12 months agoDual registration needs to be put under microscope
IT IS interesting to read in last Sunday’s TRP Luc Jones’s thoughts on the adverse impact of wholesale dual registrations of...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoShow Champions Cup a little more respect
YOU could set the clocks by it. Whenever the Walcot Old Boys team bus began one of its regular 45-mile descents...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoShow Champions Cup a little more respect
YOU could set the clocks by it. Whenever the Walcot Old Boys team bus began one of its regular 45-mile descents...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCattle: Knights will be hard nut to crack
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Doncaster K Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates are on a high after...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoHampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand
By PAUL SMITH Coventry............................ 25pts Tries: Penalty 38, Biggs 71, Ogden 80 Conversion: Mathews 80 Penalties: Richman 3, 21 Ealing Trailfinders............
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoHampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand
By PAUL SMITH Coventry............................ 25pts Tries: Penalty 38, Biggs 71, Ogden 80 Conversion: Mathews 80 Penalties: Richman 3, 21 Ealing Trailfinders............
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoHampson’s class gives Ealing the upper hand
By PAUL SMITH Coventry............................ 25pts Tries: Penalty 38, Biggs 71, Ogden 80 Conversion: Mathews 80 Penalties: Richman 3, 21 Ealing Trailfinders............
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCambridge manage to get their act together
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 13pts Try: Caven 33 Conversion: Grimoldby 34 Penalties: Grimoldby 18, 74 Ampthill.............. 7pts Try: Vaenuku 30 Conversion:...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCambridge manage to get their act together
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 13pts Try: Caven 33 Conversion: Grimoldby 34 Penalties: Grimoldby 18, 74 Ampthill.............. 7pts Try: Vaenuku 30 Conversion:...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCambridge manage to get their act together
By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge....... 13pts Try: Caven 33 Conversion: Grimoldby 34 Penalties: Grimoldby 18, 74 Ampthill.............. 7pts Try: Vaenuku 30 Conversion:...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoEaster has Christmas present he wanted
By PAUL JACOBS Chinnor............... 18pts Tries: Goss 27, Walker 47 Conversion: Slevin 28 Penalties: Worboys 59, 79 Bedford................ 5pts Try: Le...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoEaster has Christmas present he wanted
By PAUL JACOBS Chinnor............... 18pts Tries: Goss 27, Walker 47 Conversion: Slevin 28 Penalties: Worboys 59, 79 Bedford................ 5pts Try: Le...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoEaster has Christmas present he wanted
By PAUL JACOBS Chinnor............... 18pts Tries: Goss 27, Walker 47 Conversion: Slevin 28 Penalties: Worboys 59, 79 Bedford................ 5pts Try: Le...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoRichie Williams to step down as head coach at Cambridge
Cambridge head coach Richie Williams will be stepping down from his role following the Championship fixture against Bedford Blues on Saturday...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoWilliams to step down as head coach at Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE head coach Richie Williams will be stepping down from his role following the Championship fixture against Bedford Blues on Saturday...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoWilliams to step down as head coach at Cambridge
CAMBRIDGE head coach Richie Williams will be stepping down from his role following the Championship fixture against Bedford Blues on Saturday...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTrewin looking to help Pirates finish with a top four spot
By DAN ROBERTSHAW CORNISH Pirates full-back Will Trewin brought up his half-century of appearances for the club in style with a...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTrewin looking to help Pirates finish with a top four spot
By DAN ROBERTSHAW CORNISH Pirates full-back Will Trewin brought up his half-century of appearances for the club in style with a...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTrewin looking to help Pirates finish with a top four spot
By DAN ROBERTSHAW CORNISH Pirates full-back Will Trewin brought up his half-century of appearances for the club in style with a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoMY CHRISTMAS DAY XV
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Versatile: Mark Mapletoft lines up a kick for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoMy Christmas day XV
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points by Brendan Gallagher Backs 15 Mark Mapletoft (England): Born...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoMY CHRISTMAS DAY XV
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Versatile: Mark Mapletoft lines up a kick for...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBen’s happy that Bury’s Donny link is bearing fruit
By BEN JAYCOCK Player-coach: Bury St Edmunds fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds appear to have put their messy start to...
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Features
/ 12 months agoEngland must find a way to deliver
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...
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Features
/ 12 months agoEngland must find a way to deliver
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...
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Features
/ 12 months agoEngland must find a way to deliver
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoWarren Gatland to stay as Wales coach but must ‘change fortunes on the pitch’
Warren Gatland is to remain in charge for the 2025 Six Nations following a review into Wales’ slump but has been...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 12 months agoEllie Kildunne believes impact of home Rugby World Cup lies ‘beyond imagination’
England and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne cannot even fathom how transformative next year’s home Rugby World Cup might be for her...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTom Ilube resigns as RFU chairman amid pay controversy
Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union amid controversy over executive pay. The move follows an outcry...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoGrassroots revolt triggers vote over futures of RFU chief executive and chairman
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney and chairman Tom Ilube are facing motions calling for their removal after a grassroots...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCornish Pirates remove break clauses
By Sam Jackson Cornish Pirates have lifted the break clauses in player contracts which had been inserted in the summer amid...
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Letters
/ 12 months agoPromotion still needs too much hoop-jumping
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I’m very pleased to...












