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Latest News

/ 11 months ago

‘Life at Sale Sharks without my brother is weird’ – Luke James

By Jon Newcombe Sale stalwart Luke James admits his first season apart from older brother Sam has been “very weird”. Before...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 months ago

Jeremy Guscott – Steve Borthwick must put faith in his players during Six Nations

By Jeremy Guscot - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The change of England captaincy that was discussed in last week’s column...

By Jeremy Guscott

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Beno Obano red ends Bath hope of an upset win against Leinster

By Brendan Gallagher Leinster ............................. 47pts Tries: Henshaw 9, 15; Conan 37, Snyman 51, 76; Ringrose 60, Gibson-Park 67 Conversions: Prendergast...

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Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Battling Bristol Bears suffer injury-time heartache against Clermont

By Gary Fitzgerald Clermont ........................... 33pts Tries: Newsome 17, Raka 40, 54; Penalty 76, Ceyte 80+6 Bristol ................................ 26pts Conversions: Belleau...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Match Preview – Leicester Tigers gunning to take down Antoine Dupont and Toulouse

By Adam Hathaway Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon Michael Cheika is aiming to take down a French icon as his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Good news on Maro Itoje, but England’s problems persist

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Having been a long-time advocate of Maro Itoje as England captain,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Beefing up club rugby may start a trend

HERE’S a novel idea: a fresh European tournament specifically aimed at clubs based on the continent of Europe, as opposed to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 11 months ago

Ospreys snatch it in stunning finale against Pau

By Simon Thomas Pau ....................28 Ospreys ........... 31 Ospreys booked a home tie in the last 16 with a superb five-try...

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Latest News

/ 11 months ago

South America aiming for four teams at Rugby World Cup 2027

By Joe Santamaria After a historic 2024 for rugby in South America, former Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade is turning his...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 months ago

Scotland’s class of 1925 fired by legends

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Scotland only have three Grand Slams...

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Features

/ 11 months ago

I was astonished when Leicester got in touch

MY LIFEIN RUGBY MICHAEL VAN VUUREN THE FORMER JUNIOR SPRINGBOK, CHEETAHS, STADE FRANCAIS, KINGS, LEICESTER, BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, LONDON IRISH, NORTHAMPTON,...

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James Harrington

/ 11 months ago

Encore for exiled prop star Rabah Slimani

French Column by James Harrington Last Wednesday, Fabien Galthie named six uncapped players in his 42-strong list for the first match...

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Six Nations

/ 11 months ago

Max Llewellyn snub from Six Nations sums up everything wrong with Welsh Rugby

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Wales squad has officially been announced, and Welsh fans will likely have mixed emotions when...

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Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Levani Botia – My wife didn’t know I played rugby until she saw me on TV

By Brendan McGilligan Flicking between the channels on the television, Emele Veivuke landed on a rugby match. Not being a rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Simon Easterby welcomes return of Leinster quartet for Ireland’s Six Nations title defence

Interim head coach Simon Easterby believes the availability of Dan Sheehan, Tadhg Furlong, Jack Conan and Jimmy O’Brien “massively increases” Ireland’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 11 months ago

Gregor Townsend hoping Kyle Steyn can still feature for Scotland in Six Nations

Gregor Townsend is hopeful that Glasgow captain Kyle Steyn can still play a big part in the Six Nations despite being...

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Six Nations

/ 11 months ago

George Skivington surprised by Gloucester duo’s absence from Wales’ Six Nations squad

Gloucester rugby director George Skivington has admitted his surprise at the omission of Gareth Anscombe and Max Llewellyn from Wales’ Six...

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Six Nations

/ 11 months ago

Maro Itoje replaces Jamie George as England captain for Six Nations

Maro Itoje will lead England into the upcoming Guinness Six Nations after replacing Jamie George as captain. George has been in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Teddy Thomas reflects on career success, fatherhood

Lifting the most prestigious European competitions within rugby is only achieved by a small percentage despite the countless number of children...

By Cam Stephens

Club Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Philippe Saint-Andre challenges Sale Sharks to win something

Philippe Saint-Andre has assessed Sale’s title prospects and declared: "It’s about time they won something again."

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 11 months ago

‘Je ne regrette rien’: Lewis Ludlam loving life at Toulon

Lewis Ludlam insists he will return to Northampton one day but has no regrets about leaving the town or England behind...

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Letters

/ 11 months ago

Sorry, Nick, but it’s different in France

NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 11 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Four changes to fire up England

Whoever makes the England Six Nations squad, to be announced on Tuesday by Steve Borthwick, I cannot imagine much in the...

By Jeremy Guscott

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Sharks 8-20 Toulouse: Toulouse on easy street as the sun beats down

This match proved more of a damp squib rather than a tournament classic as reigning champions Toulouse showcased their class by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

We don’t need platitudes, we need to see change

The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Toulon v Harlequins: We’re expecting a brutal clash, admits Chisholm

James Chisholm admits he is not one of the flashier players who wear the Harlequins’ multi-coloured jersey, but the back rower...

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Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Wilson: We have a good record and won’t be overawed

■ By PAUL REES DANNY Wilson says Harlequins will not be overawed when they face Toulon at Stade Mayol today having...

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Challenge Cup

/ 11 months ago

Cardiff still in running after taking bonus point

■ By SIMON THOMAS Perpignan .........23pts Tries: Allan 40, Veredamu 50, Velarte 61 Conversion: Allan 40 Penalties: Allan 4, 48 Cardiff...

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Challenge Cup

/ 11 months ago

Fit-again Harri in line for debut

■ By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Dragons v Pau Today. 3.15pm PROMISING youngster Harri Ackerman will make his first Dragons start today...

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Chris Hewett

/ 11 months ago

We need to watch rugby in the raw

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed According to Inkoo Kang, a leading critic at The New Yorker magazine and, almost by definition,...

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Features

/ 11 months ago

A spirit of adventure comes at high price

Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter...

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Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Chris Farrell sacked by Oyonnax

Former Ireland international Chris Farrell has been sacked by French club Oyonnax following his conviction last month. Farrell, 31, received a...

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Latest News

/ 11 months ago

When brute force saved day for the Baa-Baas

MEIRION Roberts would have been highly amused had someone told him that his death last week would resurrect probably the most...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 months ago

Heroes deserve highest accolade

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points The second series of BBC’s SAS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 11 months ago

We can learn a lot from French

By Jeff Probyn - A front row view on the game There is so much that is wrong with the game...

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Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Busby to quit after Hansen spat

FOLLOWING the aftermath of critical comments made by Mack Hansen which have seen the Ireland winger handed a three-match ban, Chris...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 11 months ago

Fabien Galthie’s Six Nations dilemma: Who gets the vote at 10?

French Column - By James Harrington There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 11 months ago

Top Seven Rugby Rivalries That Defined the Sport

There are only a few sports that can match Rugby in terms of intensity, passion, and rivalry. Over the years, there...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Leicester Tigers chasing dream double

By Gary Fitzgerald Nicky Smith insists Leicester Tigers will not be content unless they complete a “dream double” as Michael Cheika’s...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Jack Walker’s eager to build on last year’s success with Harlequins

By Paul Rees Jack Walker has warm memories of last season when he was part of England’s World Cup squad,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 11 months ago

Tom Willis on a rampage to ignite Saracens

By Brendan Gallagher Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Willis 7, 39; Cinti 47, Burke 16, 77 Conversions: Lozowksi 8, 17 Penalties: Daly...

By The Rugby Paper Team