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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Baxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair

ON THE BLINDSIDE - EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ealing are stunned by brave Coventry

By PAUL SMITH Coventry....................... 34pts Ealing Trailfinders.....32pts Tries: Betteridge 12, Poole 17, 40; Martin 64 Conversions: Pellegrini 12, 17, 40, 64...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

High-flying Pirates wary of Turner’s ‘tricky customers’

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates have won six out of their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

It’s a huge honour to play for your country

My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose - the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

Each day, I can see the positive impact of rugby

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Alex Rae, below, the head coach at Championship side Coventry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Wasps better off with URC – Sharp

By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry chairman Jon Sharp is convinced that Wasps’ future, if it has one, lies in the United Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Tonkin gets the call to join Ealing

ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

No relegation ‘embarrassing’ for the game

AS A fan of Coventry Rugby Club, I’m finding it increasingly awkward when I meet non-rugby fans or those attending their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Coventry show McGeechan there’s a lot of work to do

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.......................... 12pts Tries: McBryde 66, Greenwood 78 Conversion: Bennett 66 Coventry ............................27pts Tries: Ball 38, Penalty 61, Hitchcock...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Yet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Warren Seals

The Sedgley Park and former Boland Cavalier, Darlington Mowden Park and Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half chooses the best XV he has played...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Martin leads the way for Coventry to take control

■By PAUL SMITH Coventry .......... 34pts Tries: Wilson 2, Martin 41, 62; Poole 46, Wand 70 Conversions: Pellegrini 41, 46, 70...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Champ sides can compete

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk @therugbypaper.co.uk UNLUCKY Ealing! They...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Baxter expecting decision on Slade future soon

By PAUL REES Exeter expect to know “very shortly’ whether England centre Henry Slade will be extending his 13-year stay at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Long breaks do us no favours – Rayer

By BEN JAYCOCK Bedford Blues have made a promising start to this season’s truncated Championship but director of rugby Mike Rayer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Norey’s treble helps Exeter run riot to leave Scarlets on the floor

Friendlies By MARK STEVENS Exeter ............. 57pts Tries: Norey 9, 48, 61; Rigg 14, 23; Hodge 21, Pearson 63, Yeandle 78,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Paton Field proving tough place to visit

AS one of the travelling blue and white faithful who witnessed Coventry RFC’s narrow 26-22 reverse up at Caldy last weekend,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Gallagher delight as Caldy down Cov

By BEN JAYCOCK Coming off the bench to score a hat-trick and spearhead Caldy’s upset victory over title fighting Coventry last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates go clear in second as Ealing heave into view

By PHIL JOSEPH Bedford Blues .................. 21pts Tries: Day 17, Adamson 49, Lennon 75 Conversions: Maisey 18, 50, 76 Cornish Pirates...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Super-sub Gallagher drives over for hat-trick

By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................26pts Tries: Wilkinson 23, Gallagher 35, 60, 69 Conversions: Barker 36, 61, 70 Coventry ...........22pts Tries: Nkwocha...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

50 years ago, and it’s a different world

RUGBY MATTERS - BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S funny how some things 50 years...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Chiefs bring in Coventry centre Rigg

COVENTRY centre Will Rigg has signed for Exeter. The 23-yearold has scored 14 tries in 31 appearances for the Championship side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Rams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2

By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Kvesic backing Cov to push Ealing all the way

By BEN JAYCOCK Coventry went top of the Championship table last weekend following their dramatic win over London Scottish and star...

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English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ealing go back on top in 12-try showstopper

By RICKY WESTABY Ealing Trailfinders........ 49pts Tries: Cornish 15, 43, Smid 19, 56, Collins 24, Hardwick 40, Holmes 74 Conversions: Willis...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dawson snatches chance to down Coventry

By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........... 19pts Tries: Rigg 19, Martin 65, Lane 80 Conversions: Pellegrini 19, 80 Cornish P .......... 21pts...

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Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

Building strong relationships is key to success

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Peter Glackin, the Birmingham Moseley head coach, below Steve Hill: How and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/01/24

The countdown is well and truly on for the Six Nations, and you can find an in-depth look at each team’s...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Smith chases his American dream

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit is not the only rugby player from the English leagues set to try his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Agony for Scottish as Coventry snatch win at death

By TOM JOHNSON London Scots ..38pts Tries: Mehson 7, Jurevicius 16, 30, Marshall 53, 57, Trenholm 71 Conversions: Slevin 30, 53,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Lewis hoping to make some big headlines of his own!

By BEN JAYCOCK Dan Lewis believes Leicester Lions have what it takes to beat the drop after their victory over Blackheath...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/01/24

Half of the knockout stage places in both the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are still up for grabs,...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

RFU’s sorry failure to respond to flood

While the game in the East Midlands drowns, the RFU lifeboat is in the dry dock with the crew nowhere to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Too few actually want to be promoted

Iain Sharpe makes some excellent points (Letters, Jan 7) in taking issue with views on the RFU’s second-tier revamp expressed in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Nottingham launch bid to raise £50,000 after flooding

By BEN JAYCOCK It's been an unhappy new year for Nottingham as a record flood in the Lady Bay area last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Sorry Chris, but we’re heading up another cul-de-sac

I KNOW it has been the season of goodwill, but Chris Hewett’s comment that the RFU is pointing in the right...

By Chris Hewett

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pellegrini steers Cov back to top of the pile

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Bedford ............. 19pts Tries: King 11, 32; Penalty 48 Conversions: Maisey 33 Coventry .......... 34pts Tries: Pellegrini...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick puts his foot on the accelerator

Paul Rees looks at how England, without Owen Farrell at the helm, could turn into an attacking force Steve Borthwick’s England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Time for new flier to make his choice

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso has been given a timely reminder that Wales wishes him to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Rae: Championship has much to offer

By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry head coach Alex Rae has launched a staunch defence of the Championship in the wake of Bill...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

RFU has utterly failed to bring the game together

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HERE’S wishing The Rugby Paper’s loyal readers, and fans of the game everywhere,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pellegrini on target to impress the crowds

By BEN JAYCOCK Coventry...........37pts Tries: Martin 9, 58, Pellegrini 17, Wilson 26, Poole 46 Conversions: Pellegrini 18, 27, 59 Penalties: Pellegrini...

By The Rugby Paper Team