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Latest News

/ 4 weeks ago

Beechen Cliff keep perfect record intact

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff moved top while defending champions Gordon’s keep chasing their tail in the ACE League...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 weeks ago

Olly Woodburn: I’m going to prove my worth at Exeter Chiefs

Exeter Chiefs winger Olly Woodburn admits he’s hungry to make up for lost time after enduring the toughest year of his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 month ago

Our minds are on the job in hand, insists Wales second row Dafydd Jenkins

Dafydd Jenkins insists there are no excuses for Wales in terms of preparation as they head into their autumn opener against...

By Simon Thomas

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Samoa looking good for RWC ’27

SAMOA breezed past Brazil 48-10 in the opening round of final World Cup qualifying in Dubai as they strive to keep...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 month ago

‘Away ends’ not for me

LAST season the idea of “away ends” was tested but I haven’t heard if this will be trialled again – or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Harlequins will be looking to get back on the right track

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Harlequins v Gloucester-H Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, The Stoop THREE-TIME reigning PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury head to Twickenham Stoop...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

We’ve got the ability to make the top four, insists Nelson

■By BEN JAYCOCK Loughborough v Exeter Today. Kick off 12.30pm, Franklin’s Gardens LOUGHBOROUGH are looking to make Franklin’s Gardens a fortress...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 1 month ago

Lymm are made to work by strugglers

By COILIN DUFFY Lymm........................48 Exeter Uni................40 LYMM remain fourth in the table after a win over second-from-bottom Exeter University, in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Exeter prove they are the team to beat

BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY FAULTLESS Exeter will have rested this week in Men’s BUCS Super Rugby crystal clear they are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Beechen Cliff boys are too good for Hartpury

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY IN the first round of the ACE League second round, Beechen Cliff handed a first loss...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Roue enjoying kicking peace

By JOSEPH TERRY BATH University flyhalf Will Roue believes his childhood experience playing rugby in Singapore and New Zealand has greatly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Luke Cowan-Dickie in action yesterday for England

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 month ago

Luke Cowan-Dickie’s painful journey towards 50th cap for England

Luke Cowan-Dickie raised his bat for his 50th England cap yesterday and admitted he had got there the hard way –...

By Adam Hathaway

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Bristol Bears 19-49 Bath: Luckless Bears are given the runaround

Bath, the holders of the Prem Cup, kept alive their hopes of retaining the trophy with a convincing bonus-point victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Sale Sharks vs Gloucester: Fit-again Josh Hathaway adds touch of quality to back line

Wales international Josh Hathaway returns from an ankle injury sustained in pre-season to make his first appearance of the campaign away...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Jack Nowell: I love the challenge in France

A wounded animal is when it is at its most dangerous and La Rochelle intend to right some wrongs from last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Dave Walder: Exeter Chiefs are bringning their A-game in push for silverware

Exeter Chiefs attack coach Dave Walder is confident they can maintain their early-season form and challenge for silverware after director of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Champions set the bar too high for Exeter

■ By CÓILÍN DUFFY Exeter Chiefs ............... 31pts Tries: Allen 21, 54; Poulin, 60 Menin, 66, 80+4 Conversions: McGoverne 22, 67,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Exeter power past Hartpury to give them six of the best

BUCSRUGBY EXETER overpowered defending champions Hartpury 33-14 for six unbeaten matches, a victory that could be the passing of the BSR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Ethan Roots on the attack for Exeter Chiefs

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 months ago

Ethan Roots hoping his Exeter Chiefs form will impress England

Ethan Roots believes Exeter Chiefs’ resurgence this season will boost his bid to add to the four England caps he won...

By Paul Rees

Letters

/ 2 months ago

Not good look for Prem

Rout: Harvey Skinner scoring in Exeter’s win LAST weekend saw Exeter beat Harlequins 38-0in the Premiership, and Saracens put 65 points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Henry Slade goes over for Exeter Chiefs’ fourth try

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Exeter Chiefs 39-12 Gloucester: Henry Slade shows why he is still the class act

Henry Slade duly reminded everyone why he has been the heartbeat of Exeter Chiefs for nearly a decade against Gloucester.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Skiv: We must roll up our sleeves

GLOUCESTER boss George Skivington admits his side are in a ‘tough spot’ after this defeat left them winless after five rounds....

By The Rugby Paper Team

George Turner touches down for Harlequins

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Harlequins 52-14 Newcastle Red Bulls: Marcus Smith masterclass puts Quins in clear

Marcus Smith signed off for England duty in typically inspirational, dazzling fashion as Harlequins put the suffering Newcastle Red Bulls to...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Dickens: One step forward, two back

NEWCASTLE head coach Alan Dickens admitted there were “hard words” exchanged in the Red Bulls dressing room as they slumped to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

When numbers add up to the wrong result

THE gazillionaire tech bros across the pond may think they’re ahead of the curve, but fuddy-duddy rugby leaves them for dead....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Trailfinders get a lesson in finishing from Chiefs

■ By JOSEPH TERRY Trailfinders ....12pts Tries: Zachary 53, Ponsonby 69 Conversion: Jones 53 Exeter ..............24pts Tries: McGoverne 15, Rogers 21,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Harlequins’ Jack Walker promise fans to fix inconsistency

Jack Walker says Harlequins owe their supporters after an inconsistent start to the Prem campaign left the club playing catch-up.

By Paul Rees

National League 2W

/ 2 months ago

Victory Borne out of pure precision and power

■ By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni.........26 Camborne........ 43 EXETER University fell to a defeat at home to Camborne in an end-to-end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Exeter on rampage as they demolish Durham

BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY MEN’S BSR league leaders Exeter demolished Durham 45-7 securing a fifth win from five, buoyed by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 months ago

England ready for take-off, says Henry Slade

Henry Slade is confident England will have a successful Autumn Series having seen Steve Borthwick’s squad depth tried and tested over...

By Adam Hathaway

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Prem: We’re hungry for more success, insists Bath’s Tom Dunn

Tom Dunn has a message for those who fancy toppling Bath as league champions – we are not done yet.

By Paul Rees

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

England ready for take-off – Slade

people opportunities for minutes and they really stepped up. Now it shows there is a lot of strength in depth across...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Prem: Tom Hooper aims to be enforcer-in-Chief at Exeter

Tom Hooper admits he’s never been one to shy away from a challenge – and now the bruising Australian flanker is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Harlequins’ Will Porter: Beating Saracens is just the start for us

Harlequins scrum-half Will Porter has warned his side there is more to winning the Prem than turning over bitter rivals Saracens.

By Adam Hathaway

Letters

/ 2 months ago

Jordan faces three-match ban after red

BRISTOL back Tom Jordan has been suspended for at least three games after being sent off against Exeter. Jordan, 27, was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Kalaveti Ravouvou breaks clear to score Bristol Bears’ seventh try

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Gloucester 34-49 Bristol Bears: Cherry and Whites’ woe allows Bristol Bears to pounce

Gloucester continued their worst Prem start in history with defeat against Bristol Bears, compounded by injuries to three front line wingers.

By Brendan Gallagher

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: It’s going to be top four for us – Harvey Skinner

Harvey Skinner personifies the change in Exeter this season, playing on the front foot and with confidence as the Chiefs plot...

By Paul Rees

Club Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Exeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: Kieran Treadwell keen to make an impact second time around

Kieran Treadwell ignored the saying never go back and is relishing his second stint at Harlequins having returned from Ulster in...

By Paul Rees

National League 2W

/ 2 months ago

Louis is top of the class in battle of students

By FYNLEE HATELEY L’ghborough... 42 Exeter Uni.........39 LOUGHBOROUGH Students returned to fortress Epinal Way and just about kept Exeter University out....

By The Rugby Paper Team