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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

England beat France to reach Women’s World Cup final

England overcame France 20-3 in Belfast yesterday to set up a Women’s Rugby World Cup final against New Zealand on Saturday....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 8 years ago

Five reasons why the Rugby Super League is worth betting on

While betting has seeped into almost every sport such as football and horse racing, rugby is still considered to be relatively...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Premiership planning for 22-match A-League

By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief Simon Cohen says he would welcome plans to revamp the Premiership A-League by making it a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 8 years ago

Benefactor set to offer Red Roses contracts

By NICK VERDIER INVESTOR Simon Pennock will fly to Belfast on Tuesday to present the England Women squad with an ambitious...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Captaining my beloved Saints should boost England claim

DYLAN HARTLEY ENGLAND & NORTHAMPTON CAPTAIN Q&A England and Northampton captain Dylan Hartley tells NEALE HARVEY why Saints are targeting the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 8 years ago

Wallabies smashed for six in first half blitzkrieg

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NEW ZEALAND dismissed Australia from their presence with a remarkable six-try first half burst in Sydney which left...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 8 years ago

Yes, it looks like something is really starting to happen for Coetzee’s Springboks

By NICK VERDIER SOUTHAfrica did not have it all their own way like they did against France in the June Test...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Morahan happy Bristol match his ambitions

By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Wallabies star Luke Morahan reckons Bristol’s signing of former All Black Charles Piutau has reinforced his decision...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

Peter Jackson: Cricket lost out in battle of tortoise and Hare…

Had everything gone the way he and others planned it, Dusty Hare would never have played rugby for England. He would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 8 years ago

Shane Williams: Quest for Autumn success starts now

The Rugby Championship is a tournament I’ve always enjoyed watching. Its brilliant rugby, played in great conditions and it involves some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 8 years ago

Quest for Autumn success starts now

Bogey team: Australia have Kurtley Beale back PICTURE: Getty Images THE Rugby Championship is a tournament I’ve always enjoyed watching. It’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Cricket lost out in battle of tortoise and Hare…

PETER JACKSON Had everything gone the way he and others planned it, Dusty Hare would never have played rugby for England....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Clinical first half gets England tour off to a flier

By SAM JACKSON England U18..24 France................8 On the attack: England’s Ollie Hassell-Collins A POWERFUL first-half ensured England U18s got their South...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 8 years ago

Will All Blacks be fresh to go again?

BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his expert eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off New Zealand have lost...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Solomona scores to finish bad week on high

By MARC SPENCER Castres 31 Sale 14 DENNY Solomona ended the week far better than he started it with his late...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Leicester and Gloucester confirm May and Slater switch

Leicester Tigers have confirmed the signing of England international Jonny May from Gloucester for the start of the 2017/18 season. His...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Irish tough guys here to stay now – Kennedy

By NEALE HARVEY BRENDAN Venter’s inspiring leadership will ensure London Irish’s band of callow coaches rise to the task of achieving...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Schoolboys set for physical exam against Boks

Honour: Marcus Street ENGLANDU18s have had to call for back-up ahead of their tour of South Africa following fly-half Marcus Smith’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

Action man Alun-Wyn is charging towards record

If his track record is anything to go by, Alun-Wyn Jones will pass another landmark towards the end of the coming...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

Farewell to Melville, a trendsetter and an honest one

ERIC MELVILLE deserves room in that special place reserved for those global trendsetters who changed the course of rugby history. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Eddie pushing to find limits of human fitness

NICK CAIN GETS EDDIE JONES’ VERDICT OF THE SUMMER ACTION EDDIE Jones started the new season by announcing he intends to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

World Rugby may fast-track Pacific franchise says Ryan

By NEALE HARVEY WORLD rugby could be revolutionised by the introduction of a Super Rugby franchise in the Pacific islands as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 8 years ago

Confidence is booming after beating world’s best

By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND will be the team with a target on their back following their successful tour of New Zealand,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 8 years ago

These professional Red Roses are red hot favourites to defend title

CATHERINE SPENCER Ordinary people: England lift trophy in 2014 In 2008 we played France away in the Six Nations and recorded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Womens Rugby World Cup

/ 8 years ago

Molloy takes charge after Ireland hit by Briggs withdrawal

New skipper: Claire Molloy Ireland CLAIRE Molloy will have the honour of leading Ireland at their home World Cup following the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 8 years ago

Scarratt: We’re not champions, just contenders

It seems like yesterday that Emily Scarratt was thrust into the rugby limelight as the leading points scorer and player of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 years ago

Brendan Gallagher previews the Women’s World Cup

The memory of 2014 in France might still be fresh with us but women’s rugby has moved on apace and, a...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

8 reasons why it’s worth betting on rugby

The year 2017 places rugby second only to football regarding global popularity. The game with a rich and occasionally controversial history...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Top Boks will follow ‘exodus to Europe’

By NEALE HARVEY Views: Edward Griffiths SUPER Rugby’s fading appeal is likely to provoke South Africa’s major provinces to follow the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Old pals Catrakalis and Swiel set to battle it out

By NEALE HARVEY Order of the boot: Demetri Catrakilis shows his kicking repertoire for Montpellier against Quins PICTURES: Getty Images NEW...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

YOUNG GUNS

MATT WORLEY RACING 92 FULL-BACK It was a PR stunt that took Matt Worley from Hong Kong to Racing 92, but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Jones wants Tour to help England go the distance

Rupert Guinness, rugby writer for The Sydney Morning Herald, finds the England coach in the Alps Eddie Jones is back at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 8 years ago

Far from fun as Wild era kicks off in controversy

In the spotlight: Stade’s Fijian wing Waisea Nayacalevu PICTURE: Getty Images It wasn’t quite what Dr. Hans- Peter Wild ordered this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

O’Connor: Sale culture can get me back to top

By JON NEWCOMBE Trust: Steve Diamond STAR signing James O’Connor says he wants to follow in the footsteps of good mate...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest columnists

/ 8 years ago

Gary Gold: Boks reborn with Venter working for the defence

The fact that the All Blacks drew the three-match series with the British and Irish Lions would have been of concern...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 8 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Liam’s electric but he must sharpen focus at Saracens

Liam Williams’ move to Saracens from the Scarlets is one of this summer’s biggest transfers, and one of the big talking...

By Jeremy Guscott

Peter Jackson

/ 8 years ago

Peter Jackson: How Leigh Halfpenny went from hero to zero offers in less than six months

Six months ago Leigh Halfpenny found himself under a veritable bombardment of offers on an ever-escalating scale over his next move....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 8 years ago

Saili eyes silverware after turning his back on All Blacks

Gifted centre Francis Saili believes his unique brand of passing skills, embellished by gainline-busting, off-loading qualities reminiscent of Sonny Bill Williams...

By The Rugby Paper Team