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Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Last four prepare for final assault

Super Rugby Pacific round-up ■ By BEN JAYCOCKD NEXT weekend’s semi-finals see the Crusaders host the Blues, while the Chiefs progressed...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Mo’unga helps Brave Lupus defend their title

Japan League One roundup BRAVE Lupus became the first side to defend their Japan Rugby League One title after beating Kubota...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

2024/25 FANTASY

TRP FANTASY RUGBY HELPDESK trphelp07544 @gmail.com PHONE NUMBER 07909993854 Welcome to the final update of this Season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby, covering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Super Rugby Americas Team of the Season

With Pampas, Peñarol, Selknam and Dogos preparing to contest the playoffs, find out who has made The Rugby Paper‘s Super Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Super Rugby Americas Round 14 Review: Pampas secure top spot

With six sides still in the hunt for the playoffs heading into the final round, Round Fourteen promised much and delivered...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Owen Farrell in line for a return to Saracens

Owen Farrell could be on his way back to Saracens after director of rugby Mark McCall confirmed the club has held...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

George Skivington backing for more one-club players

George Skivington believes the tighter finances in the Premiership will lead to more one-club players having reduced the threat of poaching.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Rivalry with Kieran Hardy is pushing Reuben Morgan-Williams on

Reuben Morgan-Williams says the competition with fellow Ospreys scrum-half Kieran Hardy has driven the two of them on – a fact...

By Simon Thomas

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

AJ MacGinty predicts Friday fireworks between Bath and Bristol Bears

AJ MacGinty has predicted there will be fireworks when Bath and Bristol meet in the play off at The Rec. Neither...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Johann van Graan – Bath put on show for the future

Bath director of rugby Johan van Graan saw several reasons to be cheerful after defeat at the StoneX to Saracens. He...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Saracens 36-26 Bath: For once, Sarries miss out on play-off party

Saracens .......................... 36pts Tries: Segun 9, George 19, 47; Daly 30, Dan 53, Burke 59 Conversions: Burke 20, 31, 60 Bath...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Wade pulls the curtain down in fine style

■By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........................41pts Tries: Cotgreave 4, 24, 50; Wade 30, 79; Williams 32, Atkinson 53 Conversions: Carreras 4, 50,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Rob Baxter can see shoots of recovery at Exeter Chiefs

Rob Baxter was ‘disappointed’ that his side could not quite overcome Sale in their final game of the season. After a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Nick Cain: Henry Pollock needs to wise up – old pros will be keen to take him out

Henry Pollock’s upward trajectory has been so stellar that there was always going to be a queue of gnarled old pros...

By Nick Cain

Premiership

/ 6 months ago

Tigers make sure of home comforts

■ By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ............ 42pts Tries: Liebenberg 18, Bassett 32, Kata 52, Heyes 60, Rogerson 73, Hassell-Collins 77...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 6 months ago

Glasgow Warriors 36-18 Stormers: Champions on course to retain their crown

Glasgow ............36pts Tries: Darge 10, Rowe 15, 45, Venter 28, Horne 51 Conversions: Horne 11, 16, 46, 52 Penalty: Horne 56...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 6 months ago

Sharks 24-24 Munster (6-4 AET): Heartbreak for Munster after penalty shoot-out

Sharks .............. 24pts Tries: Hooker 45, Fassi 67, Mbatha 73 Conversions: Jordan Hendrikse 46, 68 74, Penalty: Hendrikse 55 Munster ..............

By Gary Fitzgerald

United Rugby Championship

/ 6 months ago

It wasn’t pretty but we made it, says Keenan

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..............................33pts Tries: Lowe 5, Gibson-Park 10, Osborne 46, Keenan 60 Conversions: Prendergast 11, 47 Penalties: Prendergast 35,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 6 months ago

Bulls 42-33 Edinburgh: South African’s are too good for Edinburgh’s battlers

Bulls .................. 42pts Tries: Hanekom 18, Kriel 32, Vorster 37, Moodie 43, Johannes 46, Nortje 51 Conversions: Johannes 44, 47, 52...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 6 months ago

Memories are made of this, says coach Rae

■By DAVID LAWRENCE DELIGHTED Coventry head coach Alex Rae praised his departing players after they turned on the style to run...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 6 months ago

Cattle: We were lucky to hold on to that one

■By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates .............. 35pts Tries: Pritchard 12, Ribbons 26, Hallam 51, Yates 53, Hocking 58 Conversions: Houston 12,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 6 months ago

Doncaster make it ten out of ten to secure third

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ...........1 Tries: Sharwood 18, Mapapalangi 23, Va’enuku 80 Conversions: Davidson 19; Marshall 80 Doncaster ........29pts Tries: Veainu...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 6 months ago

Chinnor hit 12 to end season on a high note

By STEVE JACKSON Chinnor ..............82pts Tries: Goss 5, 32; Carter 15, 20, 76, 80; Hughes 25, Walker 40, Bourton 42, Hall...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Alex Goode was high class under the high ball

So, almost unbelievably, it’s farewell to Alex Goode, one of the three or four best full-backs I’ve ever seen anywhere, even...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 6 months ago

Jeff Probyn: Another battling show by Bordeaux

What a great game last weekend’s Champions Cup final turned out to be with both of the finalists, Northampton and Bordeaux...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Semi-finals decided

Division 3 ■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE LEICESTERSHIRE, Hertfordshire, Dorset & Wiltshire and Sussex qualified for the Division 3 semi-finals. After three weeks...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Minikin is on fire for dominant Yorkshire

Division 1 ■By LUKE JARMYN Lancashire .......22pts Tries: C Smith 15, Bowker 31, Ailes 57, Quinn 78 Conversion: Hunt 16 Yorkshire...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Herts force Leicestershire to battle to finish

Gill Burns County Championship ■ By MOSHER LEICESTERSHIRE booked a semi-final place in the third tier of the Gill Burns Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Expect Grenoble to get it right this time

GRENOBLE will go into next Saturday’s ProD2 final as strong favourites for the title, and the prize of promotion to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Vaa’i hat-trick puts Chiefs in command

Super Rugby Pacific round-up ■ By SAM JACKSON THE Chiefs secured top ranking for the play-offs with a 41-24 win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Brave Lupus promise to take the attack to Spears

Japan League One preview Ace: Richie Mo’unga BRAVE Lupus second row Warner Dearns insists the defending champions will continue their expansive,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Super Rugby Americas Round 13 Review: Peñarol move top ahead of Warren Gatland addition

Selknam 20-17 Yacare Selknam produced a stirring performance to keep their playoff hopes alive by defeating Yacare 20-17 just six days after their historic...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 6 months ago

Bordeaux Begles accused of Henry Pollock vendetta

Fin Smith accused Bordeaux Begles of having a vendetta against Henry Pollock as Northampton Saints’ 28-20 Champions Cup final defeat ended...

By Adam Hathaway

Challenge Cup

/ 6 months ago

Bath 37-12 Lyon: Ben Spencer sparkles as Bath put Lyon to sword

Bath won their first major trophy for 17 years with the biggest margin of victory in a Challenge Cup Final since...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Thursday kick-off for Six Nations in 2026

Ireland will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Josh Macleod all set for Leinster challenge

Josh Macleod is proof positive of the virtues of patience and perseverance. It was back in 2020 that the Scarlets flanker...

By Simon Thomas

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce

I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...

By Brendan Gallagher

English Championship

/ 6 months ago

Rampaging Ealing get in mood to party hard

■By MO SHER Ealing Trailfinders ........ 55pts Tries: Montgomery 7, Dykes 13, 25; Reid 33, Moore 52, 63; Bezuidenhout 55, Cornish...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 6 months ago

McMillan at the double as Scottish put on show

By OLLIE AUST L Scottish ........31 pts Tries: Wilkinson 11, Marshall 26, Bellamy 31, McMillan 37, 51 Conversions: Bellamy 12, 32,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Kent on the hunt for a Twickenham hat-trick

■By BILL HOOPER Cornwall ...........18pts Kent ................... 34pts Star player: Kent scrum-half Mikel Davies box kicks PICTURE: Simon Bryant/ Iktis Photo...

By The Rugby Paper Team