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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Quesada turns to Vintcent

Exeter's South Africa-born No.8 Ross Vintcent has been called up by new Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada. Vintcent joins prop trio...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Townsend: Important to strike right balance

By BRYN PALMER Gregor Townsend believes Ben White and Blair Kinghorn will become better players after experiencing French rugby but doesn’t...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Gallagher set for Munster return

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath full-back/winger Matt Gallagher is in advanced talks with Munster about a return to Thomond...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Now Slade holds talks with Stade

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade, who is out of contract at the end of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Harrison happy at Provence

ON THE BLINDSIDE Former England back row Teimana Harrison has pledged his future to ProD2 promotion hopefuls Provence for at least...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Willis rules himself out of England

England won’t have Jack Willis available for selection for at least another two years after he activated a one-year option in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Morgan Eames

The CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and former Nottingham, Doncaster, Bristol & Beziers lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England must play with the ‘wow’ factor

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the biggest talking points of Steve Borthwick’s 2024 Six Nations squad is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Spirited Sarries show champions pedigree

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 39pts Tries: van Zyl 3, Itoje 43, 55; Gonzalez 68, Cinti 75 Conversions: Farrell 44, 56,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Reid: We are out to finish on a high

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Toulouse v Bath Today. Kick-off 3.15pm Stade Ernest-Wallon EVEN for five-time champions Toulouse, achieving a perfect 15...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Yeandle: Our good form is no surprise

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bayonne v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Jean-Dauger JACK Yeandle, one of Exeter’s longest serving players, has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

The talent is there – now let’s be bold

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Wrong choice for England A

WHEN it comes to competition for places the appointment of Gloucester’s George Skivington and Dom Waldouck as England ‘A’ coaches for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

We need a more exclusive guest list

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HERE’S a little brain-teaser, just to make sure you’ve been paying attention at the back of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Pau ………………..28 Zebre …………….27

JOE Simmonds was the star of the show as he contributed 18 points in Pau’s win over Italian side Zebre. Zebre...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Tough for Falcons as Diamond gets ready

■ By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE’S players will have their fourth boss in less than a year when Steve Diamond starts work...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Scots should focus on developing own talent

The international merry-go-round continues. After the best part of a decade of striving for England honours Exeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Magnificent tome tells fantastic tales

Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick puts club form at top of his list

SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN Paul Rees says change will be gradual rather than sudden as teams renew after World Cup THE first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Barnes on a high as Hartpury romp to victory over struggling Ravers

■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ..................................... 7pts Tries: Royle 45 Conversions: B Jones 46 Hartpury University....... 31pts Tries: R Smith 17,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

I tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!

My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch - The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Louis sets his sights on golden pay day

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW JORDAN Mailata is one of a kind, the only rugby player to make...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Sad to think Feyi-Waboso felt more at home in England

Louis Rees-Zammit and Immanuel Feyi-Waboso share more than an X-factor ability and a double-barrelled surname. They grew up a year or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Dupont leads the otherwise engaged XV

As the countdown gets ever closer to the launch of the grand old championship in Marseille on Friday week, it is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury centre Tatyana Heard

By BEN JAYCOCK Date of birth: 14/01/95 Birthplace: Pisa, Italy Community club: Malton and Norton RUFC Red Roses debut: vs USA...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Super Bears smash four for perfect 10 out of 10

By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ...26pts Tries: Wills 12, Reed 24, Burns 52, Botterman 75 Conversions: Reed 12, 52, 75 Harlequins...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Kabeya is class apart as Lightning strike seven

By SAMUEL ROBERTS L’ghborough .. 45pts Tries: Nelson 8, Kabeya 12, 18; O’Donnell 33, Mataitoga 36, Rowland 70, Rollie 80 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Recall for Ward less than year after giving birth

BRISTOL lock Abbie Ward has been recalled to the England training squad less than a year after giving birth to her...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cooper names U18 EPS for Six Nations

ENGLAND U18 women head coach James Cooper has selected his 2024 Elite Player Squad ahead of this year’s U18 Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Students are being taught some crucial rugby lessons

By EDDIE McATEER Loughborough are relishing the opportunity to play in National 2 West because of the experience it offers. Martin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Taylor happy to leave the bad times behind

By BEN JAYCOCK Following London Irish’s demise, Gloucester has been a safe haven for numerous redundant Exiles and promising England U20s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Georgia turn to Cockerill

FORMER England hooker and forwards coach Richard Cockerill has been appointed head coach of Georgia and the nation’s premier club side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Saracens back row Nathan Michelow

By BEN JAYCOCK Nathan Michelow already has a useful amount of experience in the top flight and is part of England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

George signs on at Saracens

NEW England captain Jamie George has signed a two-year contract extension with Saracens. The 33-year-old hooker has won six Premiership titles...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Dance was champion of rugby

By NICK POWELL Former Bracknell RFC and RFU president and “stalwart of Berkshire rugby” Jonathan Dance died on Thursday aged 77....

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Hartpury up to third with Notts left in big trouble

BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS After five weeks, BUCS Super Rugby has finally returned with Hartpury capitalising on their game in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Hutchinson glad to be back in the fold

By PAUL REES Much has been made of the five backs from free-scoring Northampton who have made the Six Nations squad,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Noon proud to be top of the hit parade

By BEN JAYCOCK Becky Noon is delighted her dirty work in the engine room is being noticed as the Leicester Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Diamond replaces Codling at struggling Falcons

Steve Diamond has replaced Alex Codling in charge of the Premiership‘s bottom club Newcastle Falcons. Codling was appointed head coach over...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Cockerill handed Georgia job

Former Leicester Tigers boss and England assistant Richard Cockerill has been named head coach of the Georgian national team and their...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Rees-Zammit will have to go to a ‘dark place for months and years’ – Wade

Racing 92 winger and former Buffalo Bills practice squad member Christian Wade has backed Louis Rees-Zammit in his decision to try...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

George to captain England as Feyi-Waboso named in squad

Jamie George has been named England captain as Steve Borthwick handed opportunities to seven uncapped players, including Exeter’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, in...

By Nick Powell