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Club Rugby

/ 3 months 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

/ 3 months 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

/ 3 months 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

/ 3 months 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

/ 3 months 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

/ 4 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

Features

/ 4 months ago

Young Guns: Jack Cotgreave – Gloucester wing

Jack Cotgreave enjoyed a remarkable 2024/25 with Gloucester and the free-scoring winger is targeting for more of the same in this...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Big crowd cheer Exeter to victory over Bath

BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY EXETER powerfully handed Bath their first loss of the season 38-35, as a deafening 8,000 strong...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Baldwin’s red sinks Drovers

By CARL FIELD Super Rygbi round-up EBBW Vale made it 24 points from a possible 24 after they defeated 14-man Llandovery...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Pat Lam: Bristol Bears’ injury crisis the worst I’ve ever seen

Pat Lam is looking to boost his Bristol squad after suffering more injury problems during yesterday’s victory over Exeter at Ashton...

By Paul Rees

Northampton Saints’ Tommy Freeman on the attack against Leicester Tigers

Club Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Tommy Freeman: I’m going to push to play at 13 with Northampton Saints

Tommy Freeman’s helter-skelter summer with the Lions and then in America on a deserved break may be over. But now he...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Club Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Frankie Nowell splits time between Australia and Camborne

When Frankie Nowell decided to head for a new rugby life Down Under, little did he realise the impact the switch...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Len Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs

Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

DREAM TEAM

WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Anthony Belleau runs in to score his second try for Northampton Saints

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Northampton Saints 32-26 Leicester Tigers: Alex Mitchell’s zest puts Saints in the zone

A second-half surge settled this fluctuating East Midlands derby in favour of Northampton Saints by five tries to Leicester Tigers’ two.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Mata charges through to score for Bristol Bears

Club Rugby

/ 4 months ago

Bristol Bears 18-14 Exeter Chiefs: Forward power has Bears on front foot

Bristol Bears are renowned for their champagne rugby but they were more like a fortified stout as they overcame more injuries...

By Paul Rees

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Baxter: We had Zombie mentality

ROB Baxter blamed a Zombie mentality when Exeter enjoyed a player advantage for the defeat at Ashton Gate. The Chiefs led...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Perfect finish for Cleall as Saracens take Cup title

Women’s Premiership Cup Final BRYONY Cleall enjoyed the perfect send off as Saracens saw off Harlequins to win their second PWR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 4 months ago

Upbeat Chester stung by Hornets

■ By PADDY WARNER Hornets.....................48 Chester..................... 17 HORNETS were keen to challenge themselves against an upbeat Chester side who had racked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 4 months ago

Students pass a top test in style

By KIT DAVIES Exeter Uni......... 46pts Redruth..............40pts Strong: Finlay Skinner fights through to score TOPSHAM Sports Ground witnessed a classic as...

By The Rugby Paper Team