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National League One

/ 8 years ago

Madigan impressed by Bristol prodigy Protheroe

By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA IAN Madigan is backing lightning-quick Bristol team-mate Matt Protheroe for big things. After starring for England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 3

/ 8 years ago

Marler reprimanded over Haskell incident

JOEMarler has been been given a citing commissioner’s warning, which equates to a retrospective yellow card, after the scuffle with England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Williams ready to prove he’s regained his edge

LEICESTER enforcer Mike Williams knows he must up his physical intensity if he is to have any chance of featuring for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Three Lions miss out on England training camp

England head coach Eddie Jones has named the 33 players who will convene in Oxford on Sunday 24 September for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 8 years ago

Give Jonathan chance to lead Wales, Williams urges Gatland

Wales legend Martyn Williams has urged Warren Gatland to use the November series to test the captaincy credentials of Jonathan Davies....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 8 years ago

Nick Cain: It’s wrong Eddie must wait a year to face those NZ bullets

Eddie Jones was in full ogre-slaying mode this week, sounding like the armour-plated incarnation of St George as he talked about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 8 years ago

FEATURE: The twin terrors of Sale pack a punch

Identical twins Ben and Tom Curry are like-for-like replacements in every sense of the word. But Ben, the older of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Who will fight for a play-off spot in the Premiership?

The new Aviva Premiership season is well underway, with many fans asking just who will be lifting the trophy at the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 8 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Hate to say it, but Worcester are looking doomed already

There is no substitute for playing the game, try as you might and no matter what you do, nothing matches actually...

By Jeff Probyn

Jeremy Guscott

/ 8 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Vunipola has made a vital point that must be discussed

If any Premiership player makes a comment containing the words ‘strike action’ it’s a big statement, but it’s gigantic when it’s...

By Jeremy Guscott

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Are the RFU players asked to play too many games?

The hottest debate happening right now is a number of games professional RFU players have to play each season. The Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Championship is tough life now says Reihana

Force to be reckoned with: Saints flyer Bruce Reihana hands off a young Jonny May in 2010 PICTURES: Getty Images BRISTOL...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Ruan set to choose between Boks and England

By NEALE HARVEY RUAN Ackermann insists he has an open mind over where his international ambitions lie after following his father,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Champions Quins get started in style

Wasps 32pts Harlequins 38pts By DANIS ROBERTS Six try salute: Harlequins and the outstanding Shaunagh Brown got off to a winning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Lightning are electric in front of Hunter

Loughborough 46 Worcester 12 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning enjoyed a thrilling start to their Premier 15s campaign with a resounding win over Worcester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Gloucester make fast start after go-slow in traffic jam

Darlington MP 3 Gloucester 32 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury took all five points from their trip to the Northern Echo Arena in a wellrounded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Stade are on journey – but is it to relegation?

FRENCH COLUMN On the move? French fly-half Jules Plisson could be leaving Stade Fair to say that Terry Bouhraoua is better...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Game will get faster for longer warns ref Barnes

PREMIERSHIP player fitness levels are set to be tested to their limit after leading referee Wayne Barnes revealed dramatic increases in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Rhys can earn recall if he maintains early form

Impressive start: Rhys Priestland in action against Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images RHYS Priestland was unfairly treated by the Welsh rugby public....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Investec may return to rugby

INVESTEC could not have picked a better time to make a return to rugby sponsorship after terminating their deal with the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Stooke out to grab his new chance

BEHEMOTH lock Elliott Stooke reckons the faith being shown in him by Bath’s coaches will help him deliver on his early...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 8 years ago

Daly has the towering talent to lift Wasps to title – Jeremy Guscott

Elliot Daly is the most gifted individual Northern Hemisphere three-quarter because he has the whole package in terms of skill set....

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

England’s 2018 Autumn Tests confirmed

England to play world champions New Zealand for the first time since 2014 as their fixtures for the 2018 Old Mutual...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Sale coach tells his young England wannabes to up their game

Sale coach Jon Callard has warned the club’s rising stars to up their performances away from home or risk jeopardising their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 8 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former England, Newcaslte and Brive centre

Scoring a hat-trick against Scotland in my first Six Nations campaign – I think I was the first England player to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Farrell’s signature is worth weight in gold

Owen Farrell‘s statement of intent by signing a five-year contract at Saracens will ensure the rest of the club’s highly prized...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Surgery for Manu as jinx strikes

MANU Tuilagi will not be available for England’s autumn internationals after undergoing surgery on the knee he injured against Bath. Playing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Dan’s mission is to sell rugby to American market

WITH the possible exception of Saracens’ Chris Wyles no American Rugby player understands and appreciates Premiership rugby better than Dan Lyle...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

ON THE BLIND SIDE

BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BATH are set to offer veteran Samoan halfback Kahn Fotuali’i the chance of extending...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Saracens lead the hunt for Wales star Webb

SARACENS are the first Premiership club to put their hat into the ring for Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb who is out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

GARATH ARCHER THE FORMER NEWCASTLE, BRISTOL AND ENGLAND LOCK. Despite the fact my dad played on the wing for Gosforth when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Crossword

ACROSS 1. Gloucester’s Kiwi-born scrum-half in England’s 2017 training squads (5) 3. US Eagles back-row man released by Cardiff Blues this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

England name 17 contracted Sevens players

By NICK VERDIER NEWS EXTRA The RFU have named the 17 women who have been awarded professional Sevens contracts ahead of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Age won’t wither Wigglesworth bid to play again for England

By NEALE HARVEY Hoorah…the RFU have a chief executive who follows rugby SARACENS scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is determined to prove that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 8 years ago

Don’t forget Fylde’s great contribution to North West rugby

WHILE Brendan has to be applauded for his article about Rugby Union in the North last week, I feel I feel...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

Peter Jackson: North must show he is still worth his place

Ever since the early days on Anglesey, George North had been used to clearing obstacles at high speed in a manner...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: So why has rugby just gone north in the North?

Sale entertain Newcastle on Friday night in the big northern derby – or the Sharks play the Falcons if you prefer...

By Brendan Gallagher

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Irish have the culture to survive says Narraway

Former London Irish back rower Luke Narraway reckons the behind-the-scenes culture being created by coaching supremos Brendan Venter and Nick Kennedy...

By The Rugby Paper Team