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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

What to do about minnows?

The Rugby World Cup has caught the imagination of the spectators in Japan as well as audiences on television across the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 6 years ago

World Rugby cancels England’s clash with France as ‘violent’ Typhoon Hagibis stays on course

Tournament organisers cancel two matches with concerns now being raised about Scotland's crunch match against Japan

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Bench men spark late surge for bonus point

By NICK CAIN Breakthrough: Gael Fickou goes over for France’s third try PICTURE: Getty Images Super sub: Baptiste Serin celebrates scoring...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Brunel rues high penalty count

FRANCE coach Jacques Brunel praised his replacements for changing the game and securing a bonus point but lamented an error-strewn display....

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Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Ball’s back on steam in Welsh boiler room

By ALEX BYWATER Hard yards: Jake Ball on the charge against Australia FROM forgotten man to irreplaceable World Cup star, Jake...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Ford: That Tigers toil has made me better

By ADAM HATHAWAY Determination: George Ford breaks away from Matias Moroni and Emiliano Boffelli to score against Argentina PICTURE: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 6 years ago

Truth about why Mendez decided to punch Ackford

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Flashpoint: Federico Mendez flattens Paul Ackford The first shock result of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Fanfare may be muted but England are on a roll

By NICK CAIN ENGLAND became the first team to qualify for the quarter-finals of the 2019 World Cup and that is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 6 years ago

France call for the new poster boy Barassi

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN New star? Pierre-Louis Barassi is hailed as the answer to France’s midfield problems France coach Jacques Brunel...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 years ago

European bosses vote to scrap Continental Shield

By ADAM HOOKER SPECULATION is mounting over potential expansion in European rugby after the EPCR confirmed that their tournament for emerging...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Dalyand Itoje helpkeep Eddie’s show on the road

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Quality: Maro Itoje sets the standard Consistent: Tom Curry, left, and Sam Underhill, right, were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 years ago

Now England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina

Nick Cain previews England's match against the Pumas and the selection issues facing Eddie Jones going forward

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 6 years ago

My Life in Rugby – Hugo Southwell: Former Scotland, Edinburgh, Stade Francais and Wasps full-back

Southwell recalls the World Cup heartache of 2007 when the Scots were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Argentina

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 years ago

Jack Nowell and Mako Vunipola return for England in clash with Pumas

A strong team named by England head coach Eddie Jones for Saturday's match against Argentina

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International Rugby

/ 6 years ago

Manu Tuilagi is the key player for England, says Jason Robinson

Tuilagi can be the focal point of England going forward, and forget the injuries of his past

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 6 years ago

Probyn column: Aggressive scrums are a recipe for more injuries

Jeff Probyn airs his view on how the scrum is functioning under the current laws

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 years ago

Guscott column: Ford-Farrell combination is dependent on Manu’s defence

Jeremy Guscott talks England's plans for their back-line with games against tougher opposition beckoning

By Jeremy Guscott

International Rugby

/ 6 years ago

How Wasps coach Craig White made stars of Uruguay

Jon Newcombe speaks to Craig White about the tough love needed to get Uruguay on track to the World Cup's big...

By Jon Newcombe

Latest News

/ 6 years ago

How Wasps coach Craig made stars of Uruguay

By JON NEWCOMBE Team builder: Craig White oversaw Uruguays’s famous win over Fiji URUGUAY’S stunning 30-27 victory over Fiji on Wednesday...

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Latest News

/ 6 years ago

Campese: Aussies will be much slicker against Wales

DAVID Campese is predicting more World Cup woe for the Welsh today reminding Warren Gatland that “Australia always turn up to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 6 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

HUGO SOUTHWELL THE FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, STADE FRANCAIS AND WASPS FULL-BACK. LIKE so many Scotland players of my generation some wonderful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 6 years ago

Quesada set to take over Stade from Meyer

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Who’d be a Top 14 coach? French domestic rugby took a break for the start of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Ford-Farrell combo will dependonManudefence

JEREMY GUSCOTT Big question: Manu Tuilagi is an explosive attacking force but defence can win World Cups PICTURE: Getty Images YOU...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

TV viewing’s thirsty work

THEWorld Cup might be on free-to-air TV in the UK but Japanese fans have been forced to subscribe to see the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Canada need to evoke the 1991 spirit of Vimy Ridge

Enforcer: Norm Hadley CANADA tackle New Zealand on Wednesday and whenever the Canuks meet the All Blacks, which isn’t very often,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 6 years ago

Key injuries mean Scots must change their approach

AS THEWorld Cup enters its second full week the stakes are getting higher and the tension mounting. Referees are also under...

By The Rugby Paper Team

New Zealand - Richie Mo'unga and Beauden Barrett

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Guscott column: Smart All Blacks kick the Springboks into disarray

Jeremy Guscott pinpoints the kicking game as an area where Steve Hansen outsmarted Rassie Erasmus

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Goode: Sarries can be history makers

By GARY FITZGERALD One club man: Alex Goode has signed a new deal ALEX Goode has shrugged off his World Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Tonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exile returns: Steve Mafi played for Australia U20 before going back to Tonga Tonga will briefly enter our rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

HOW ALL THE OTHER WORLD CUPS STARTED

1987 New Zealand v Italy (Eden Park): The ceremony consisted of schoolkids and scouts shambling around the ground with the 16...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Eddie will find Tonga give focus to his men

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Physical: Tonga’s bruising Castres No.8 Ma’ama Vaipulu England play their first match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Ledesma blames ref for French survival

From ADAM HATHAWAY Early promise: Gael Fikou scores the first French try PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback: Julian Montoya celebrates scoring Argentina’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

England’s Pool of Death suddenly carries a deadly threat

NICK CAIN VERDICT SINCE Eddie Jones took over as England coach, there has been an assumption that the ‘Pool of Death’...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

We must improve warns Brunel

FRENCH coach Jacques Brunel breathed a huge sigh of relief after his side scraped home after blowing a 17-point halftime lead....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Cain column: Japan needs sumos who can play in the front row

Nick Cain questions whether have kept pace with the bulk and physicality of other Tier 2 nations

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Guscott column: Springboks are my pick, but only if Handre Pollard can stay fit

Handre Pollard was in dominant form during the Rugby Championship, as South Africa lifted the trophy

By Jeremy Guscott

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Jackson column: French refs see red more often than most

Peter Jackson analyses the tendency of French officials to dig out the red card

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 7 years ago

Profile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last

Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 7 years ago

Japan will go ballistic if Blossoms bloom at Rugby World Cup

Nick Cain sets out the teams who are likely to be in the quarter-finals, and pegs Japan and Fiji to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 years ago

How the Bear came in from the cold at last

Brendan Gallagher charts the tortuous route of Russia’s RWC qualification Russian qualified: Anton Rudoy. Centre: Coach Lyn Jones. Right: Romania’s Sione...

By The Rugby Paper Team