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Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Wales vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Nothing beats a crisp autumn afternoon in the Welsh capital, especially when Wales takes to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Gregor Townsend says Tom Jordan can keep improving with Bristol Bears

Gregor Townsend backed Tom Jordan to keep going from strength to strength after the new Scotland recruit agreed to join Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Warren Gatland ‘didn’t think there’d be this much pain’ in Wales rebuild process

Warren Gatland says he would probably head to the beach with a glass of wine “away from some of the pressure”...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 1 year ago

S4, E11: Joe Tomane celebrates Southern Hemisphere sweep as England fall short again

It was a great weekend to be south of the equator as New Zealand, Australia, South Africa, Fiji and Argentina handed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Autumn Nations Series Team of the Week: Joseph Sua’ali’i bursts onto the scene

By Charlie Elliott The past weekend of Autumn Nations Series action has been dominated by teams from the Southern Hemisphere, with...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ioan Cunningham quits Wales

Ioan Cunningham has resigned from his role as Wales women head coach after three years at the helm. Wales won only...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Townsend: We’ll have to be at our very best

■By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v South Africa Today. Kick-off 4.10pm, Murrayfield GREGOR Townsend may have several wins over South Africa...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

‘My school tour to SA changed me’ – Christ Tshiunza

Simon Thomas talks to Christ Tshiunza about his personal journey from Africa to Wales From Kinshasa to Cardiff, from Exeter to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

The one-man choir whose class shone like a beacon

STEVE Bale had more, far more than a voice worthy of the Albert Hall on the Last Night of the Proms...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Cuthbert: Wales have to deliver

Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT ALEX Cuthbert says the pressure on Wales is huge ahead of their opening Autumn Nations Series game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Wales vs Fiji – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports All eyes will be on the Principality Stadium on Sunday afternoon as Wales kick off their autumn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

France vs Japan – Match Preview

France will kick off their autumn campaign on Saturday night as they welcome Japan to Paris. France is one of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Ireland vs All Blacks Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports This weekend, rugby action kicks off with a bang as Ireland takes on New Zealand at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Gareth Anscombe says Wales will be wary of Fiji’s firepower

Gareth Anscombe has underlined the challenge facing Wales when they look to open their Autumn Nations Series campaign with victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Darcy Graham ruled out of Scotland’s clash with South Africa with head injury

Darcy Graham has been ruled out of Scotland’s showdown with South Africa on Sunday after failing to pass head injury protocols....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Gareth Anscombe’s dreams of representing Wales again drove his recovery

Gareth Anscombe says the possibility of playing Test rugby again was “a big driver” for him as he fought his way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Joe McCarthy – Ireland have earned right to ‘feel confident’ facing New Zealand

Lock Joe McCarthy believes Ireland have “earned the right” to feel confident of taking on the All Blacks as they attempt...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Autumn Nations Series Team of the Week: Wallace Sititi and Darcy Graham Shine

By Charlie Elliott Wallace Sititi and Darcy Graham put in immense performances as New Zealand and Scotland showed their quality on the opening weekend of...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

School time is over, says Will Rowlands

By Rob Cole Will Rowlands says “school time is over” for Warren Gatland’s Welsh squad and it is now time to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Another failure to use the bench properly from England

By Paul Rees It was Groundhog Day for England as they slumped to a fourth successive narrow defeat. A difference this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Darcy Graham on the rampage to ignite Scotland

By Bryn Palmer Scotland ........................... 57pts Tries: Rowe 9, Graham 15, 18, 53, 62; Jones 21, 79; van der Merwe 72...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

O’Driscoll: Ireland don’t fear ABs

BRIAN O’Driscoll predicts Irish eyes will be smiling again this week as they stick a hefty boot into the All Blacks’...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Assiratti’s making the most of his second chances

By SIMON THOMAS WALES prop Keiron Assiratti has revealed how close he came to dropping out of professional rugby – just...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Blackheath have promotion in sight

■ By DAN ROBERTSHAW BLACKHEATH prop Will Davis says his side are aiming to secure one of the two promotion places...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

New England group will cause uncertainty

By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view of game So just when we thought that everything was getting sorted between the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Ben Carter ruled out of Wales’ autumn internationals with knee injury

Lock Ben Carter has been released from Wales’ Autumn Nations Series squad after suffering a knee injury. Dragons skipper Carter was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Scarlets – A good bet to make the URC playoffs?

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Now that the first block of URC games is ending, the league table is beginning to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Mike Forshaw urges Wales to be ‘aggressors’ against Fiji

Mike Forshaw says that Wales have “got to be the aggressors” when they target ending a nine-Test losing run in their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Caelan Doris proud to take over as Ireland captain

Leinster back row Caelan Doris will captain Ireland for the autumn internationals against New Zealand, Argentina, Fiji and Australia in Dublin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Tuipulotu steps up for Scotland

GREGOR Townsend has named centre Sione Tuipulotu as captain for the autumn Tests against South Africa, Australia, Fiji and Portugal, while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Fiji get ready for Scots

PACIFIC Nations Cup champions Fiji have named a 39-player squad for the autumn Tests. Head coach Mick Byrne’s squad boasts a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Sione Tuipulotu to captain Scotland for Autumn Internationals

Sione Tuipulotu has been handed the Scotland captaincy for next month’s autumn series. Gregor Townsend has appointed the Glasgow centre to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Rivals driving me on – Tommy Reffell

By Simon Thomas Tommy Reffell says he is being driven on by the competition for the Wales No.7 jersey with Jac...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Gareth Davies calls time on Test career

Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies, 34, has announced his retirement from international rugby. The Scarlets half-back won 77 Wales caps and toured...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ireland likely to be without Kelleher

NEWS EXTRA IRELAND hooker Ronan Kelleher is expected to be sidelined for the autumn series opener against New Zealand in Dublin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Gustard needs to get Stade rocking

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE November break cannot come quickly enough for Stade Francais, no matter what happens against Clermont in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Will Hoskins Sotutu make the switch to England?

By Charlie Elliott Blues loose forward Hoskins Sotutu is at the centre of plenty of speculation following his withdrawal from the All Blacks side for the Autumn...

By Charlie Elliott