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Champions Cup

/ 9 months ago

La Rochelle 24-25 Munster: Cool-head Jack Crowley has the drop on Ronan O’Gara’s side

By Kevin Fallon La Rochelle ..... 24pts Tries: Botia 10, Penalty 65, Bosmorin 76 Conversions: West 11, Hastoy 76 Penalty: West...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 9 months ago

Owners should be careful what they wish for

By Chris Hewett The ambition among some Premiership owners to turn the league into rugby’s version of cricket’s T20 is a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 9 months ago

Bordeaux vs Ulster Preview: Zac Ward on alert for Damian Penaud battle

By Ben Jaycock Ulster winger Zac Ward is chomping at the bit to be facing off against France star Damian Penaud...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 9 months ago

Castres 39-37 Benetton: Ill-disciplined hosts win it at the death

By Ben Jaycock Castres ............39 Benetton .........37 An ill-disciplined Castres were forced to play with 13 men for a 10-minute spell...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Fijian captain Waisea Nayacalevu fails to make appearance for Ospreys

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know In the natural world of all things ornithological, the sighting of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Bordeaux pushing crowd boundaries

The best-supported rugby club in Europe raised its average attendance to new heights last weekend, leaving Toulouse and Leicester further behind...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 9 months ago

Challenge Cup: Gloucester stay strong to set up Bath clash

By Gary Fitzgerald Montpellier ..... 17pts Tries: Bouthier 4, Reus 10 Conversions: Reus 5, 11 Penalty: Reus 40 Gloucester ...... 24pts...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Henry Thomas makes his father’s day

By Simon Thomas For Henry Thomas, playing for the land of his father has resulted in one very proud dad. A...

By Simon Thomas

Dream Team

/ 9 months ago

Dream Team – Ricky Cano

RICKY CANO, THE CLIFTON AND FORMER ENGLAND COUNTIES, CHINNOR, HARTPURY, WHARFEDALE, HULL IONIANS & ROTHERHAM PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

U18s aiming to ‘keep the ball moving’

By BEN JAYCOCK AS England U18s gear up for their Six Nations Festival, Will Parkin has banned his inexperienced group from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 9 months ago

What The Bookies Say About Leinster’s Champions Cup Chances

The European (Investec) Champions Cup is underway and so far, Leinster has been performing amazingly. So much so, that bookies are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Felipe Etcheverry’s journey from the World Cup to loving amateur rugby in Uruguay

By Joe Santamaria For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Santiago Grondona: We will take it to England

By Mark Stevens Santiago Grondona says Argentina are determined to lay down a marker when they play host to England for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Spanish rain can’t unsettle Tommy Freeman

By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman flew to Majorca for a break after the Six Nations and not even the rain in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

Will Greenwood: Fin Smith could play at 10 for the British and Irish Lions

By Gary Fitzgerald Fin Smith has emerged as a live contender to wear the Lions No.10 Test jersey down under, according...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team shows he has an eye on the future

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... Before I went on a Lions tour I knew a bit about...

By Jeremy Guscott

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

Don’t rule out an Andy & Owen Farrell reunion on British and Irish Lions tour

If Thomas Ramos was eligible for the 2025 Lions tour of Australia, the French full-back’s 82 per cent goal-kicking strike rate...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 9 months ago

Women’s Six Nations Preview: Ireland prepare for Italy trial

By Ben Jaycock Exeter flanker Edel McMahon captains Ireland for the first time as they welcome fellow winless side Italy today....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Women’s Six Nations: Ellie Kildunne hat-trick inspires England

By Ben Jaycock Wales ........................ 12pts Tries: Scoble 6, Williams 59 Conversion: Bevan 7 England .................... 67pts Tries: Feaunati 11, 27;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Women’s Six Nations: France get their act together to finish off Scotland

By Sam Jackson France................38pts Tries: Arbez 12, Feleu 61, Okemba 64, Bourgeois 68 Conversions: Bourgeois 13, 62, 69 Penalties: Bourgeois 9,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Cooper urges U18s to throw off shackles

By BEN JAYCOCK AHEAD of the U18s Women’s Six Nations, England head coach James Cooper is urging his side to take...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 months ago

How the split bench is dividing the game

WHETHER IT’S 7-1, 6-2OR 5-3, PAUL REES CONSIDERS WHAT IMPACT THE CHOICE OF SUBSTITUTES IS HAVING ON THE GAME WHEN Rassie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 months ago

The day Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie gave the British and Irish Lions pack a monstering

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It's a shame fly-on-the-wall sports documentaries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 months ago

Young Guns – Oscar Berkerleg

YOUNG GUNS EXETER & ENGLAND U20 LOCK Energetic lock Oscar Berkerleg credits his father and brother for setting the necessary standards...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 9 months ago

Top 14: Paul Gustard to stay at Stade Francais after all

French Column - By James Harrington So, Paul Gustard will remain at Stade Francais next season after all, despite asking to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

David Flatman: Bath will dominate the Premiership for years to come

For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

Andy Farrell ‘open minded’ about picking France-based players for British and Irish Lions tour

For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Charlie Elliott: The top ten tackles in the history of rugby

For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Social media moments of the week: Bill Mata produces ‘tackle of the year’ on Henry Slade

For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...

By Charlie Elliott

Women's Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Lilli Ives Campion eyeing home World Cup dream with Red Roses

In the space of less than a year, Lilli Ives Campion has gone from captaining England Under-20s to dreaming of representing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Ellie Kildunne ready to back up individual accolades in 2025

By Paul Eddison Ellie Kildunne knows she enters 2025 with a target on her back but the full-back would not have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

It’s France, not the British and Irish Lions, for Shaun Edwards

By Peter Jackson Shaun Edwards will be tackling a ‘unique challenge’ in the Southern Hemisphere this summer instead of making a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Fraser Dingwall glad to make an impact for England

By Paul Rees Flying in: Fraser Dingwall in action for England against Wales PICTURES: Getty Images Fraser Dingwall waited more than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Take care of Tom Curry, England are urged

By Paul Rees Alex Sanderson believes England will need to manage Tom Curry’s minutes if the flanker is to reach 100...

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Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Peato Mauvaka handed three game ban

France hooker Peato Mauvaka has been banned for three games for a headbutt on Scotland scrum-half Ben White during the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Phil Vickery: Ellis Genge has been a real beauty

By Gary Fitzgerald Ellis Genge has been praised for his leading role in helping lay the foundations for England’s Six Nations...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

The future looks bright for versatile players – Danny Care

By Ben Jaycock Super sub Danny Care built a 100-cap England career off the back of impacts from the bench but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 9 months ago

That was all too easy for England

Steamroller: Tom Roebuck scores for England against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Did Wales make England look good, or are England good..?...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

Jeremy Guscott’s British and Irish Lions XV – Maro Itoje has the respect to be captain

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week This Lions selection is based on players who are in form and...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Tom Curry wins my Six Nations True Grit award

By Nick Cain The “True Grit” award for the 2025 Six Nations has to go to Tom Curry. I will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 9 months ago

Two point tries for rolling mauls? The giants who are spoiling it for all of us

Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Poor old Italy came up with plenty of solutions to the problems posed by Ireland in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 9 months ago

Thorburn calls for a restart ‘at every level’

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PAUL Thorburn has seen Wales take a few batterings since his touchline goal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Women’s Six Nations: Sharpshooter Bourgeois on target to put France on right track

By Sam JAckson Ireland............... 15pts Tries: Wafer 22, 67; Jones 46 France................27pts Tries: Vernier 7, Menager 18, Boulard 74 Conversions: Bourgeois...

By The Rugby Paper Team