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England lack that wolf pack mentality

24 September 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK OWEN Farrell was back in the England starting line-up for Chile, and it will almost certainly be the […]

Wallabies battling to avoid early exit

24 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Wales v Australia Today, 8pm, Parc Olympique Lyonnais Big test: Ben Donalson stars at fly-half for Australia PICTURES: Getty Images EIGHT […]

Morgan needs to lead way for Wales

24 September 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ONE thing is certain about today’s vital Pool C clash between Wales and Australia in Lyon – both teams […]

RFU hierarchy must address core financial issues

24 September 2023 2 comments

NICK CAIN The reaction to the landmark RFU Council letter in which 30 members have challenged the current leadership of RFU Board chairman Tom Ilube, […]

Minnows beginning to prove their worth

24 September 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees reports on how World Rugby’s investment below decks has started to make a difference THE Adelaide Oval is arguably the most scenic venue […]

England need to extend control

17 September 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN PREVIEW…England v Japan, Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade de Nice Can Japan produce another “Brighton Miracle”, mirroring their incredible win over South Africa […]

Fitness first: Both teams out to show they’re at their best

17 September 2023 0 comments

The hard grind is about to pay off ! That was the message being broadcast by the England and Japan fitness gurus as they prepared […]

Great to see the spine of a new team emerge

17 September 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND JOB DONE . . . just! Five vital points to Wales, but many of the plaudits to the Portuguese. […]

Equation is simple now for Fijian bid

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Australia v Fiji Sunday September 17. Kick-off 4.30pm, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Return? Will Skelton could be back for Australia THE World […]

High-flying Codling is perfect fit for Falcons

17 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Alex Codling has taken a roundabout route to land a top coaching job in the Premiership – and believes his experience of […]

Randall out to get Bristol motoring

10 September 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Harry Randall is using his disappointment at missing out on the World Cup to ensure Bristol make a strong start to the […]

Cipriani’s spat more suited to Colosseum

10 September 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED ONE of these fine days, with the grace of God and a following wind, a World Cup will be played in […]

Martinovic: We need to focus on state schools

10 September 2023 0 comments

Alan Martinovic fears that the England Rugby player development pathway recently criticised by Eddie Jones will run into more difficulties if Labour wins the next […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 10/09/23

8 September 2023 0 comments

And we’re off! The Rugby World Cup finally gets started on Friday, and you can find action from France vs New Zealand, England vs Argentina […]

Dallaglio: Get rid of this siege mentality

3 September 2023 0 comments

By GARY FITZGERALD England’s failing stars have been ordered to cut out the “siege mentality” and begin “owning their performances”. World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio […]

Beer talk: Eddie happy to stay in the headlines

27 August 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees on how the Aussie coach is creating the news – again – by talking to his old mate EDDIE Jones may still be […]

Now South Africans are the team to beat

27 August 2023 0 comments

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THIS may still be the phoney war period, but what a statement the world champion Springboks made at Twickenham […]

Skills guru Ryles back with Eddie

27 August 2023 0 comments

Eddie Jones has turned to another former member of his England coaching staff to link up with the Wallabies for the World Cup. Jones needed […]

In The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 27/08/23

26 August 2023 0 comments

It’s the final weekend of World Cup warm-up matches, and you can find coverage from all of Saturday’s games in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. […]

Vunipola out of Argentina with ban

23 August 2023 0 comments

Billy Vunipola has joined Saracens teammate Owen Farrell with a ban that will rule him out of playing against Argentina in England’s opening game of […]

Time is running out for chaotic England

20 August 2023 0 comments

By NICK CAIN Ireland…………………………. 29pts Tries: Aki 8, Ringrose 38, Lowe 55, Hansen 65, Earls 73 Conversions: Byrne 9, Crowley 74 England…………………………. 10pts Tries: Sinckler […]

Borthwick must put trust in players

20 August 2023 0 comments

PAUL REES ENGLAND need someone to shoulder the burden, but they keep sticking their shoulder into the head of an opponent. The outrage at World […]

It’s time for England to climb out of their self-imposed bunker

20 August 2023 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER OK, I’ve counted to ten and imagined myself snoozing in a hammock on some Pacific atoll. I am calm … but what the […]

Gatland’s men get lesson in finishing

20 August 2023 0 comments

By PETER JACKSON Wales……………………………. 16pts Tries: Parry 72 Conversions: Evans 72 Penalties: Costelow 9, 21, 25 South Africa ……………….. 52pts Tries: Marx 4, Moodie 22, […]

England must get the ball to the wide men

20 August 2023 0 comments

FOR four years, Sir Clive Woodward in his matchday analysis in his newspaper column always states that the coaches pick the right team… he might […]

Campese: Union and League are swapping sports

18 August 2023 0 comments

Australian legend David Campese is concerned that rugby union is starting to mimic traditional rugby league and is a poorer sport as a result. Campese, […]

Ford puts England on the front foot

13 August 2023 0 comments

PAUL REES There was a moment six minutes into the second-half which summed up England. Courtney Lawes stole a lineout near Wales’s line, prime attacking […]

It’s now time for England to reboot

13 August 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK There are a number of utility players selected in the England World Cup squad of 33 announced this […]

Borthwick’s boys stuck in tactical cul-de-sac of old

13 August 2023 0 comments

ONE is left wondering what rugby planet coach Steve Borthwick and his England side inhabit after witnessing the depressing 20-9 defeat facing an enterprising Wales […]

Borthwick prepares to make final calls

6 August 2023 0 comments

PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH GETS READY TO ANNOUNCE WORLD CUP SQUAD TOMORROW STEVE Borthwick has never been one for the […]

Southgate links with Borthwick

6 August 2023 0 comments

ON THE BLINDSIDE Gareth Southgate is forging close links with his rugby counterpart Steve Borthwick after enjoying a close friendship with his predecessor Eddie Jones. […]

Japan host great party as Boks snatch the glory

6 August 2023 0 comments

Japan, having been thwarted at the death in their efforts to stage RWC2011, finally achieved their aim in 2019 and made a splendid job of […]

Jack: I’m ready for furnace

30 July 2023 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack van Poortvliet insists England’s dismal Six Nations will help him cope with the furnace of the upcoming World Cup as Steve […]

Codling can’t wait to take on ‘fantastic challenge’

30 July 2023 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE Having coached in multiple leagues in Wales, Northern Ireland, England and France, it is fair to say Alex Codling has never shied […]

England need to hit the ground running

30 July 2023 0 comments

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WHAT England need to happen is for them to play exceptionally well in the World Cup warm-ups which […]

All Blacks pull Wallabies apart

30 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Australia………………………… 7pts Tries: Valetini 7 Conversions: Gordon 8 New Zealand ……………… 38pts Tries: Frizell 3, Taylor 34, Jordan 42, Clarke 59, Telea […]

Calamity as hosts England crash out at the first hurdle

30 July 2023 0 comments

RUGBY World Cup was going to be the launching pad of English rugby and a brave new world, that was the pre-tournament message, but alas […]

South Africa know right recipe

23 July 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees makes his case for why Springboks will be a very different animal come the World Cup In this instant age, one result makes […]

Arendse can light up the World Cup

23 July 2023 0 comments

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NO sooner had it started than the abbreviated Rugby Championship is nearly […]

All that glitters isn’t necessarily gold…

23 July 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees looks at the big name players who have been on the move in the Premiership during this close season Player movement this summer […]

Misery for Jones as Argentina snatch it

16 July 2023 0 comments

By PAUL REES Australia……………………….31pts Tries: Ikitau 4, White 52, Kerevi 71, Nawaqaniawase 75 Conversions: Cooper 5, 53, 72, 76 Penalties: Cooper 12 Argentina ……………………. 34pts […]

Eddie: There’s going to be pain

16 July 2023 0 comments

EDDIE Jones insists his winless Australia can get themselves back on track against unbeaten New Zealand in Melbourne at the end of the month. The […]

Barrett J has keys to the kingdom

16 July 2023 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is a game of infinite possibility, especially when it comes to dreaming up collective nouns. A “squabble of hookers” sounds […]

Paying a high price for alcohol

16 July 2023 0 comments

Paul Rees reports on why fears of crowd trouble at the World Cup in France are beginning to increase SOUTH Africa’s impressive victory over Australia […]

Arendse piles the misery on Jones

9 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa ……………….. 43pts Tries: Arendse 16, 30, 51, Penalty 54, 68, PS du Toit Conversions: Libbok 17, 31, 76 Penalties: Libbok […]

‘We just got beaten to the punch all day’

9 July 2023 0 comments

Australian coach Eddie Jones admitted his side were second best in most areas in their heavy defeat to South Africa. He said: “We just got […]

Radwan’s aiming to fly high with Falcons

9 July 2023 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK Despite finishing bottom and with relegation set to return in next season’s top flight, Newcastle Falcons winger Adam Radwan insists his side […]