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English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Ealing hit six to run rings around battling Bedford

By CONOR O’HARA Bedford Blues .................. 21pts Tries: French 4, Curran 33, Grayson 63 Conversions: Maisey 5, 34, 64 Ealing Trailfinders.........41pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Nottingham hit back to edge out Caldy in 12-try thriller

By MOSHER SHER Caldy .................. 31pts Tries: Robinson 7, 61, J Dickinson 51, Barker 53, Gallagher 79 Conversions: Jones 52, Barker...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

We’ve sorted out our identity, insists Hammond

By LUKE JARMYN NOTTINGHAM’S Kiwi boss Craig Hammond believes the Championship side is “light and day” ahead of where they were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National Leagues

/ 3 years ago

Lions knock over big boys but still have lot to learn

By BEN JAYCOCK The term ‘anyone can beat anyone on their day’ is an overused cliche in sport, but none is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Good to see England leading northern light

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHO would have believed it? England the only Northern hemisphere team to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 3 years ago

Rugby Union World Cup 2023: Semi Finals Preview

The semi-finalists for Rugby World Cup 2023 have been officially announced. Argentina, ranked eighth in the world, will face New Zealand,...

By Sam Emery

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

England’s big names to get new offer

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England stars are poised to be offered guaranteed payments of between £100,000 to £150,000 by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

‘A couple of senior caps would have been nice’

My Life in Rugby with Chris Catling - The England A, Gloucester, Exeter, Worcester, Beziers & Amatori Catania full-back talks about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Codling’s happy to keep faith with youth

By PAUL REES Alex Codling has given his young players exposure in the Premiership Cup and that trend will continue when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Banking analysis causes uproar

Santander, the Spanish-owned British banking giants, has caused fury among leading Championship clubs after producing a report to attract investment for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Championship clubs look to Cohen to raise profile

Championship clubs have asked former Leicester Tigers chief executive, players agent and legal eagle Simon Cohen to help them maximise their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Magic money tree can’t last for ever

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Sweeney does not much care for accountability. It is why his first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Pellegrini shows the depth of talent

Pat Pellegrini’s beautifully taken chip-and-chase try for Tonga against South Africa in last weekend’s World Cup clash in Marseille was a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Saracens go on rampage to cut down Hartpury

By MO SHER Saracens ..........68pts Tries: Segun 16, 32; Hartley 47, Adejimi 51, 58, Davies 54, Knight 61, 78; Stonham 73,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 years ago

Honey tastes sweet success after stepping up to new level

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Fraser Honey has made the step up to Rams in National One and is thriving under director of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Bath Academy and Bath Uni centre James Short

After excelling in Bath’s successful U18s side, James Short is hoping to impress the England age grade selectors while performing in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

RFU must provide a pathway for everyone

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WELL, who would have believed it? One of the best teams in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Woollett joins Tigers

LEICESTER Tigers have signed winger Ben Woollett on a short-term deal after the financial collapse of Jersey Reds. The 26-yearold was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

This is no way to run a pro sport – Halliday

By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday says the decision of Jersey Reds to go into administration, while criticising the RFU leadership for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

The Tank ready to roll for Bath

By JON NEWCOMBE Thomas du Toit remains on standby for the Springboks but, for now, his focus is on quickly learning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Schism which is set to tear game apart

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a schism waiting to happen in the English game, and it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Bears pacy attack proves too much for Knights

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........41pts Tries: Davey 13, 80; Holden 25, Doughty 40, Davidson 45, Ehizode 58 Conversions: Olver 13, 40,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson happy to see Sharks turn screw

By JOHN LYON Caldy.................... 7pts Connor Wilkinson 45 Conversions: Barker 45 Sale ................... 24pts Tries: JL Du Preez 5, 35; Dugdale...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 years ago

Electric start to season for whitewash regular Wilko

By BEN JAYCOCK Plymouth Albion have discovered an unexpected try-scoring sensation in the form of 21-year-old hooker Harry Wilkinson. Wilkinson has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Steelmen keep up pressure on Drovers

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up EBBW Vale kept up the pressure on table-topping Llandovery in the Indigo Premiership as they picked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Rogers steps up as Rumney too good for Bedwas

Championship round-up RUMNEY second row Tom Rogers was the hero as he scored twice at Riverside Park to steer the home...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

I stole a career, getting paid to do what I loved

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MACCLESFIELD, ROTHERHAM, WORCESTER & HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE MULCHRONE I’LL be honest with you, I feel like...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Jersey Reds cease trading as liquidation looms

Jersey Reds have become the fourth club ranked in England‘s top 20 at the start of last season to fold since...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

Casino Becomes an Official Sponsor of the 2023 Rugby World Cup

Casino started cooperating with rugby a year ago through a campaign with the French national teams. They are taking it to...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Pressure mounts on RFU hierarchy

By NICK CAIN The RFU Board and its administrators, chief executive Bill Sweeney and chairman Tom Ilube, have been slammed by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Growing options for Borthwick

PAUL REES It was Chile, and England were hot stuff. They had three outside-halves on the pitch in the final 30...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Prem Cup shows the sham of no relegation

NICK CAIN The early rounds of the new Premiership Cup has shown the RFU-endorsed ring-fencing of English rugby’s top league to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Ryan’s ready to help US get back on track for 2031

By JON NEWCOMBE Paddy Ryan's career has taken off in a big way in the last few months and the Coventry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Exeter’s ‘golden 20 minutes’ leaves Jersey struggling

By TOM INNES Jersey ............ 22pts Tries: Van Breda 2, Sullivan 41, McHenry 73 Conversions: Bennett 2, Barton 73 Penalties: Bennett 12...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Battling Bedford come out on the right side after Caldy dogfight

By DAVID ROBINSON Bedford .............32pts Tries: Adamson 28, King 33, Conway 43, Venter 53 Conversions: Maisey 29, 44, 54 Penalties: Maisey...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Coventry go so close to Quins shock

By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins ......................21pts Tries: Jibulu 3, Slevin 52, Jurevicius 78 Conversions: Slevin 5, 53, 79 Coventry ..........................21pts Tries: Rigg...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Time aspiring nations received more even-handed officiating

IT WAS hard not to feel for Fiji at the end of one of the epic World Cup matches. Not because...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Scarlets pay the ultimate tribute to Bennett

By BEN JAYCOCK The Scarlets honoured legend Phil Bennett with an impressive display of running rugby to beat the Barbarians 33-19....

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Mum’s pleased Mitchell brothers are kept apart

By LUKE JARMYN PROUD Mrs Mitchell must be the only person pleased that her two sons will not be going head-tohead...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Matters

/ 3 years ago

Wallabies benefit from Fiji brilliance

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NATIONALITY is a pretty fluid concept in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Glasgow Warriors fly-half Richie Simpson

Former Scotland U20s fly-half Richie Simpson is hoping to earn some minutes at URC franchise Glasgow Warriors this season. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Smith commits future to Warriors until 2026

Coach Franco Smith has signed a new contract with Glasgow Warriors, extending his stay until 2026. The 51-year-old South African –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Brecon go top with nine try demolition

Championship round-up By ROB COLE BRECON lead the Admiral Championship West by a point thanks to a nine try romp at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

Six Nations statement: Committee, date named for Billy Vunipola hearing

The following week will be a busy day for England on the independent disciplinary hearing front, with both Billy Vunipola and...

By Sam Emery

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Cleaves on song as Quins run riot

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins ......................54pts Tries: Cleaves 2, 36, 38; Trenholm 7, 12; Bradley 17, Slevin 63, Zheng 80 Conversions: Slevin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Gloucester too strong for battling Nottingham

By CONOR O'HARA Gloucester ...... 42pts Tries: Clement 5, 55; Dunn 11, Hathaway 22, Morris 32, Penalty 44 Conversions: Barton 6,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Two scores for Thomas helps Sale coast home

By DAVID PRICE Sale ................... 47pts Tries: Thomas 5, 52; Caine 14, 34; Ene 25, Reed 40, Birch 70 Conversions: Curtis...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Saracens left stunned as Coventry grab the glory

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ............................28pts Tries: Ma’asi 16, Wand 39, Hutler 44, Pellegrini 80 Conversions: Pellegrini 16, 39, 44, 80 Saracens...

By The Rugby Paper Team