Dream Team

Matt Kvesic of Worcester Warriors 2025/2026

Club Rugby

/ 2 weeks ago

Champ Dream Team: Second tier alive with style and flair

The best XV of the 2025-26 Champ season, as voted for by our correspondents.

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 2 weeks ago

Rising stars will be looking to shine at Rosslyn Park 7s

By BEN JAYCOCK LUKE Mehson believes Rosslyn Park London Floodlit 7s remains one of the best shop windows in English rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 weeks ago

National Two West Dream Team: 7-up! Camborne provide the class

The best XV from 2025-26 as voted by our correspondents

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

National Two East Dream Team: Bury and Oundle lead the charge

Bury St Edmunds completed a remarkable campaign by securing a historic first-ever promotion to National One and, unsurprisingly, the champions are...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

National Two North Dream Team: Sheffield’s seven show their steel

Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National Two North reporters to select the 2025/26 Team of the Season

By Ben Jaycock

Travis Gordon scoring for Rotherham Titans

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Travis Gordon enjoys ‘unbelievable campaign’ with Rotherham Titans

Rotherham Titans flanker-cum-centre Travis Gordon believes his side’s title-winning campaign has been built on connection as much as quality after sealing...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

National One Dream Team: Rotherham Titans and Plymouth Albion leading the way

Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National One correspondents to select the 2025/26 Team of the Season

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Tom Ailes’ Dream Team: The Best XV

Tom Ailes, the former Gloucester Academy, Sedgley Park, Sales FC and Hartpury back row, who now plays for Preston Grasshoppers, selects...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 months ago

Matt’s legacy will live in his players

Wyn Tingley, a former chairman of Clifton RFC, pays tribute to Matt Salter, the club’s head coach who died this month...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Tommaso Menoncello on the rampage for Italy last week against England

Columnists

/ 3 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Stunned! That’s my reaction to England’s Six Nations defeats

Stunned is the only way to describe my reaction to England’s triple losses against Scotland, Ireland, and Italy.

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 3 months ago

JOHN KELLY, THE FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE SECOND ROW, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

DREAM TEAM

JOE MAKYSYMIW, THE FORMER LEICESTER, CONNACHT, DRAGONS AND AGEN LOCK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

DREAM TEAM

FORMER LUCTONIANS, NORTH OTAGO, PLYMOUTH ALBION, DONCASTER KNIGHTS AND NEWCASTLE BACK ROW JOHN KELLY CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Dream team are back in harness

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THERE should be caveats and codicils – a few provisos, a couple of quid pro quos. But...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

DREAM TEAM

AUGUSTIN SLOWIK, THE FORMER BRISTOL, LEEDS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH, NORTHERN SUBURBS, SYDNEY RAYS, JERSEY REDS AND NICE FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

DREAM TEAM

SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 5 months ago

DREAM TEAM

JACOB ATKINS, FORMER LONDON IRISH AND ROVIGO CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH TAILORED NOT FOR PACKED STADIUMS,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 months ago

DREAM TEAM

JAMES MITCHELL, THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, CHESTER, ROTHERHAM, CONNACHT, NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, DONCASTER KNIGHTS, JERSEY REDS AND ENGLAND AGE-GRADE SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

DREAM TEAM

RICKY DAVIES, THE FORMER SCARLETS, BORDEAUX BEGLES, BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL AND WALES U19 PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Ollie Hassell-Collins charges upfield for Leicester Tigers

Club Rugby

/ 6 months ago

Leicester Tigers 45-14 Gloucester: Freddie Steward is starting to show he’s the man

Leicester Tigers, developing a midfield to threaten the best, outplayed a profligate Gloucester to add fresh impetus to a Premiership season...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

DREAM TEAM

LEWIS GJALTEMA, THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND BLUES SCRUM-HALF WHO NOW PLAYS FOR TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

DREAM TEAM

DAVIES, THE FORMER HENLEY, BARBARIANS AND WALES U21 CENTRE, WHO IS NOW DIRECTOR OF RUGBY AT OXFORD HARLEQUINS IN NATIONAL 2...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

DREAM TEAM

SAM BEDLOW, THE SALE SHARKS AND FORMER PRESTON GRASSHOPPERS, FYLDE AND BRISTOL BEARS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

DREAM TEAM

JOSH BARTON, THE COVENTRY AND FORMER NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Phil Brantingham – Played...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

DREAM TEAM

KEVIN SORRELL, THE FORMER SARACENS CENTRE AND COACH, WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U20S BACKS COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

DREAM TEAM

MALIQ HOLDEN, THE FORMER DONCASTER KNIGHTS, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY AND CORNISH PIRATES WING WHO IS NOW HEAD OF RUGBY AT HULL IONIANS,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Noah Caluori scoring one of his five tries last weekend

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Don’t hold Noah Caluori back – he’s too good

So a supernova named Noah Caluori, whose vapour trails lingered long in the sky over Hendon last Saturday night, is now...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

DREAM TEAM

JAMES JOHNSTON, THE FORMER SAMOA, HARLEQUINS, SARACENS, WORCESTER WARRIORS, BRIVE & ROUEN PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

DREAM TEAM

WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

DREAM TEAM

ALAN DICKENS, THE FORMER SALE, LEEDS, SARACENS AND NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF, WHO IS NOW HEAD COACH AT NEWCASTLE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

DREAM TEAM

WILL OWEN, THE CLIFTON AND FORMER DRAGONS, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER AND COVENTRY CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

DREAM TEAM

ANDY KEY, THE FORMER LEICESTER, BEDFORD AND NOTTINGHAM FULL-BACK/CENTRE, WHO IS NOW COACH AT OUNDLE IN NATIONAL TWO EAST, CHOOSES THE...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 9 months ago

Dream Team – Josh Bragman

Josh Bragman, the Rosslyn Park and former Ampthill, Hartpury University, Durban Collegians and Durban Crusaders Colts fly-half, chooses the best XV...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 10 months ago

Dream Team – David Warwick

David Warwick, the former Wigton, Waterloo, Cumbria rugby union centre/wing and Barrow rugby league player who is now level seven Wigton's...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 10 months ago

Dream Team – Vicky MacQueen

Vicky MacQueen, the former England and Saracens fullback, and ex Leicester Tigers head coach, now commercial manager at Hinckley RFC, chooses...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 10 months ago

Dream Team – Jake Armstrong

Jake Armstrong, the former Leeds Tykes, Doncaster Knights, Jersey Reds, Bristol Bears and Hartpury University prop, selects the best XV he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 10 months ago

I gave it my all and met brilliant people

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROBIN ‘BOMBER’ HISLOP FORMER SCOTLAND A, EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SARACENS AND WASPS PROP APRO sports career is often...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 10 months ago

Pete Ryan: Ellis Genge – The unsung hero of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour

Big players step up on the biggest stages, giving their all when the pressure is at its highest. It doesn’t get...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 10 months ago

Dream Team – George Boulton

George Boulton, the Dings Crusaders captain and former Hartpury and Cinderford inside centre, chooses the best XV he has played with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 months ago

Dream Team – Ben Penfold

Ben Penfold, the Bury St Edmunds and former Cambridge & Hartpury college fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 months ago

Dream Team – Harry Sloan

Harry Sloan, the Canterbury centre and former Harlequins, Saracens, Ealing Trailfinders, London Scottish, Worthing, Agen and England U20s player, chooses the...

By The Rugby Paper Team