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National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Matavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall

By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

Coach to Coach with Taff Gwilliam

Steve Hill speaks to Taff Gwilliam who last season lead Kent to their first County Championship title since 1927 and is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

A case of third time lucky for Neville

RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sport is full of sliding doors moments,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Iosefa-Scott happy he took chance with Chiefs

By PAUL REES Josh Iosefa-Scott was stunned when Exeter contacted his agent two years ago. The 22st England qualified prop was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Long-server Evans lauds club’s family atmosphere

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Billingham prides itself on being one of the top family rugby clubs in then north of England, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

Baxter’s right to call for the return of ‘traditional’ scrum

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week in almost all of the articles that I read, national...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Twenty years on and still looking good…

Brendan Gallagher looked on as England’s World Cup winners from 2003 got together recently WAISTLINES have expanded and hairlines receded while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Bloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently

My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams - The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 2 years ago

Cane and Kolbe link up for Japan opener

By BEN JAYCOCK Just over a month since the Rugby World Cup final, 14 of the players who featured in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

South Americans keen to build on new foundations

By JOE SANTAMARIA Now the dust has settled on the World Cup, the three South American nations will reflect upon a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sweeney reports £4m profit for RFU

The RFU made a profit of £4m in 2022-23 despite three Premiership clubs and the Championship winners Jersey Reds going out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Exeter second row Joe Bailey

BY BEN JAYCOCK Having had a surprise call up to the U20s World Championship this summer, Exeter lock Joe Bailey is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Singleton loan deal at Toulon

RUGBY SHORTS GLOUCESTER hooker Jack Singleton has signed for Toulon on loan for the remainder of the season. The 27-year-old, capped...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Cov sign Fiji U20s tighthead

COVENTRY have signed Fijian tighthead Vilikesa Nairau. The 21-year-old has represented his country at U20 level and also recently played for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight

The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

“Shameful” – McCall blasts treatment of Farrell

Owen Farrell‘s club boss Mark McCall has described treatment of him as “shameful” and “not right” after the England captain announced...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Genge the favourite to take on captaincy from Farrell

Ellis Genge is the favourite to replace Owen Farrell as the next England captain after the fly-half decided to step away...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Farrell to sit out 2024 Six Nations and prioritise wellbeing

England captain Owen Farrell will miss the 2024 Six Nations as he takes a break from international rugby. The news was...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Ludlam closing in on move to Toulon

Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

France Gets Major Boost Ahead of Six Nations

After losing out in the quarterfinals in their home Rugby World Cup, France Rugby is about rectifying their mistakes and going...

By Sam Emery

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dallaglio: We need clarity on Prem 2

By BEN JAYCOCK Lawrence Dallaglio is calling for clarity from the RFU and Premiership Rugby over plans for a Premiership 1/Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Evans on a mission to enjoy the highs

By JON NEWCOMBE As one of the Gallagher Premiership’s kings of the breakdown, Will Evans is determined to embrace every success...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Lawrence is hungry for more, says JVG

By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

After only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running

By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life

By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Saracens keen for Vunipola to stay

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are believed to have offered Billy Vunipola a deal to remain in north London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Sinfield has a taste of Carrington

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England defence coach Kevin Sinfield was at Manchester United’s Carrington training base last week on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Arundell may be first to get hybrid contract

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England star Henry Arundell could be one of the first players offered a new hybrid...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Georgia have eye on Cockerill

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Richard Cockerill will discover before Christmas if he is going to be the next coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Redpath lining up move to Scotland

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath and Scotland centre Cam Redpath, below, could be heading across the border next summer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Matt Kvesic

Matt Kvesic, The Coventry and former England, Worcester, Gloucester, Exeter and Zebre flanker, chooses the best XV he has played with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Fearing players going abroad is a false storm

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Furbank in control as Saints hold on

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton................... 36pts Tries: Sleightholme 8, 72; Ludlam 31, Mitchell 40+1, Coles 61 Conversions: Furbank 9, 32, 40+2, 62...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Speedy Sleightholme earns the plaudits from Vesty

Saints head coach Sam Vesty singled out Ollie Sleightholme who was returning after a long lay off with hamstring issues and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

20 years on and little to give us any real hope

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Our starting XV for 2027

NICK CAIN An England team for the 2027 World Cup is a long shot which would leave most snipers well wide...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ford keeps his cool to seal it for Sharks

By BEN JAYCOCK Sale ..................................... 11pts Tries: Hill 25 Penalties: Ford 49, 74 Bath ....................................... 9pts Penalties: Russell 5, 22, 39...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Without any mystery, it’s barely a game at all

Here's a brain-teaser for you: why do so many techno-wizards at the cutting edge of “artificial intelligence” seem to be missing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Stay patient and results will come – McDonald

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park IT has been an eventful four months for Kiran...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Day Wales played a game of four halves

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW It’s built beneath the mountain, beneath the coal and clay, It’s where we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Cockerill off to the guillotine

When it comes to sacking those in charge of losing teams, French rugby has beaten English football to the punch. While...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Jess Breach

ENGLAND AND SARACENS WINGER Birthplace: Chichester Date of Birth: 04/11/1997 Community Club: Chichester & Pulborough Club: Saracens Red Roses Debut: 2017...

By The Rugby Paper Team