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Women's International

/ 1 year ago

Zoe Aldcroft – World Cup success for England can herald change in women’s rugby

England captain Zoe Aldcroft believes a successful run at the World Cup can herald a “change in women’s rugby” similar to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's International

/ 1 year ago

Former Red Roses skipper Sarah Hunter on returning from maternity leave to help England win the World Cup

Sarah Hunter had no doubts about cutting her maternity leave short to be back in time to coach England at a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Garry Ringrose praised after ‘selfless’ concussion withdrawal from British and Irish Lions squad

Garry Ringrose has been praised for self-reporting the concussion symptoms that have cost him the chance of playing his first Test...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Garry Ringrose withdrawn from British and Irish Lions squad due to concussion

Garry Ringrose was a last-minute withdrawal from the British and Irish Lions team to face Australia on Saturday because of concussion,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

The best players to never play for the British and Irish Lions

With Gregor Brown’s recent inclusion in the British and Irish Lions squad, eyebrows have been raised across the rugby world. Scotland‘s...

By Charlie Elliott

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

BBC Sport expands Women’s rugby coverage in new Premiership deal

BBC Sport is expanding its women’s rugby coverage with a new deal to broadcast Premiership Women’s Rugby matches across the 2025/26...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Steve Tandy appointed as Wales’ new head coach

Wales have appointed Steve Tandy as their new head coach. The 45-year-old Welshman will become the permanent successor to Warren Gatland...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Tadhg Beirne and Tom Curry prove doubters wrong for British and Irish Lions

One of rugby‘s biggest events returned this weekend, with the British and Irish Lions playing out their first Test against Australia...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Owen Farrell to captain British and Irish Lions for first time in Melbourne clash

Owen Farrell will lead the British and Irish Lions for the first time in Tuesday’s match against the First Nations &...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Summer Tours

/ 1 year ago

England 40-5 USA: Steve Borthwick’s side seal Summer Series sweep in lightning-affected contest

England battled delays and disruption to round off a summer tour clean sweep with a commanding 40-5 win over the USA...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Steve Borthwick hails maturity of youthful England side after sealing perfect Summer with win over USA

Steve Borthwick hailed his young England team for dealing with disruption and delay with maturity beyond their years after England rounded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Ellis Genge bulks up to be a force with the British and Irish Lions

Ellis Genge has revealed how being a spare part on tour under Eddie Jones helped mould him into the Test Lion...

By Adam Hathaway

Junior International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

I may opt for Wales, says England U20 star Kane James

Kane James is keeping his international options open, revealing he could yet represent Wales at senior level despite a memorable time...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Jack Nowell on right road to lift La Rochelle

After a gruelling campaign in France’s Top 14, Jack Nowell returned to his native Cornwall this summer – not just to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Tommy Freeman returns to scene of England debut in Lions Test opener

Tommy Freeman returned to the scene of his England debut yesterday as a Lion but admitted he never thought he would...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Paul Rees: Andy Farrell will take it, but a lot more is required from the British and Irish Lions

No team that has won the first Test in a full series between Australia and the Lions has gone on to...

By Paul Rees

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Lions Tour like a World Cup on steroids, says Dan Sheehan

Dan Sheehan finally climbed off the Lions start-of-tour treadmill at the beginning of the week as the tourists took a breath...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Special $2 coins in circulation to celebrate Wallabies and Lions

Rugby Australia and the Royal Australian Mint brought out special $2 coins in the week to celebrate the Wallabies and Wallaroos....

By Adam Hathaway

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Now Steve Borthwick is left with happy conundrum after England Summer sweep

England's 2-0 series victory in Argentina is very pleasing because it was a big task, and a notable achievement, with 14...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

British and Irish Lions: Richard Wigglesworth glad to work with Johnny Sexton

Lions assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has seen another side of Johnny Sexton on this Lions tour to Australia after years of...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Marcus Smith: Owen Farrell is a great help

Marcus Smith could have feared the worst when Owen Farrell pitched up in Australia as a Lions replacement – but claims...

By Adam Hathaway

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Scotland 41-12 Samoa: Scotland off to a flier as they blast past Samoa

Samoa ..............12pts Tries: Nee-Nee 51, Paia’aua 64 Conversion: Umaga 65 Scotland ..........41pts Tries: Ashman 8, Hutchinson 13, Reed 31, Steyn 36,...

By Ben Jaycock

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Jack van Poortvliet – Love Island helps England get closer

Jack van Poortvliet has loved life on tour alongside old friend and Leicester Tigers team-mate Freddie Steward. And England’s matchwinner in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Family fly out to witness Arthur Clark’s England debut

Arthur Clark fulfilled a lifelong family dream when he walked out to make his debut for England in Washington DC last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

U20s World Championship: England’s title defence is ended with a whimper

5TH-6TH PLAY-OFF England .............40pts Tries: Tuipulotu 17, Ridl 21, Williams 36, Sela 52, Knight 61, Hammick 75 Conversions: Coen 18, 22,...

By Ben Jaycock

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

U20s World Championship Roundup: England recover from early Streeter dismissal

Monday Roundup England dismantled Wales 51-13 on Monday to reach the fifth-place playoff final. Despite going down to 14 men after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Billy Sela: U20s World Championship last dance is something I’ll remember

It was emotional going into yesterday’s game knowing it was the final time I would pull on an England U20 jersey....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Paul Rees: England’s aim must be 2027 World Cup final

Paul Rees says that Steve Borthwick's men must build on their series success in Argentina, and aim for glory at the...

By Paul Rees

Features

/ 1 year ago

Cuts are an admission of failure

THE goings-on in Wales bring to mind the book Agatha Christie said was the one she found the most difficult to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 1 year ago

Dream Team – Markus Burcham

Markus Burcham, the Blackheath and former Ealing Trailfinders & England Counties centre, chooses the best XV he has played with or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Tier Two nations given second-class care

IMAGINE, if you have nothing better to do, a top-of-the-bill catchweight bout between recent world champion Tyson Fury – a favourite...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Gloucester’s all-time XV: Heroes to rock the Kingsholm

What would be the greatest All-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

By Brendan Gallagher

Features

/ 1 year ago

I’ve shared some of my best times with Maro

MY LIFEIN RUGBY NATHAN EARLE THE FORMER ENGLAND U20, SARACENS, HARLEQUINS, NEWCASTLE AND EALING WINGER AFTER 13 years of dodging tackles,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Peter Jackson: Wales, a once-proud nation with nothing to offer for the British and Irish Lions

When the Lions last won a series in Australia, they picked a starting team borrowed so heavily from one small country...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ireland’s one-way snooze

THE world’s No.1 golfer breezed into Royal Portrush at the start of the week posing a rhetorical question which intrigued his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Argentina make old times roll

HUGO Porta, still the most majestic of South American fly halves, will be pleased that Argentina has reclaimed its long-lost record...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Paul Rees: With the stars they have, Harlequins should be winning many more games

Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Harlequins It is only four...

By Paul Rees

Features

/ 1 year ago

Peter Winterbottom: To win a series in Argentina is huge

Ben Jaycock catches up with legendary openside Peter Winterbottom to discuss his thoughts on England’s win over Argentina, the back row...

By Ben Jaycock

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Matt Kvesic excited to be a Worcester Warrior again

Matt Kvesic has seen a lot in his career – Test rugby, European and Premiership competition, even clubs in crisis –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

A question over Farrell selection

Well, finally the wait is over and the Lions have played their first Test match in Australia with all the pre-match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

YOUNG GUNS

AJAYEDWARDS NEWCASTLE & ENGLAND U18 FULL-BACK Newcastle Falcons’ South African-born full-back Ajay Edwards is quickly making a name for himself in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Archie McParland: I want to be Northampton Saints’ No 1 scrum-half

England U20s graduate Archie McParland is enjoying working under his mentor at Northampton, Alex Mitchell, but is determined to oust...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Crake keen to raise her game with Saracens

SARACENS have signed England loosehead Liz Crake from Trailfinders for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) season. The 30-year-old dentist, right,...

By The Rugby Paper Team