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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Wasps aim to give legend Jimmy a perfect send-off

LEE Blackett has paid tribute to Jimmy Gopperth who this weekend plays his final game for Wasps – against Leicester, the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Rugby atmosphere far more engaging

LAST Saturday, I enjoyed a superb day at Twickenham followed by the sight of Gloucester and Harlequins players walking around the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

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Fixtures

FRIDAY, JUNE 3 URC Play-off Ulster v Munster (7.35pm) Women’s Premier 15s Final Saracens v Exeter (3pm) SATURDAY, JUNE 4 Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Smell of fear stifling Premiership growth

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE subject of salary caps and their desirability...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Back-to-back Cup triumphs cemented Gosforth’s place as top club in the land

GOSFORTH won their first John Player Cup Final in 1976, and then when the Queen was celebrating her Silver Jubilee 12...

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United Rugby Championship

/ 4 years ago

Dragons hunt for new head coach

By STEFFAN THOMAS THE DRAGONS are pondering a shake-up of their backroom team with a new head coach set to be...

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James Harrington

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Racing 92 play down any move for Jones

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try double: Matthieu Jalibert helped Bordeaux book their place in the play-offs England head coach Eddie Jones...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Surreal season for Chapman

CHARLIE Chapman is living his dream, playing for Gloucester after supporting the club as a boy from the Shed. The 23-year-old...

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Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Harlequins v Gloucester: Quins make one change ahead of Twickenham game

Harlequins have made one change ahead of their fixture with Gloucester at Twickenham. Sat third in the table, Harlequins look to...

By Ben Redwood

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Thomas to state his case for defence

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gone: Julian Salvi EXETER Chiefs are likely to promote from within to replace defence...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

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Gloucester are pack leaders in Mercer chase

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted in West Country: Zach Mercer GLOUCESTER are the early front runners in the...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

High-scoring hookers not good for the game

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of the strangest signs of the times is that this season hookers...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

Matt Garvey: I preferred the game when it was slower!

PAUL REES speaks to Worcester Warriors lock Matt Garvey about why the time is right to step away from rugby Matt...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

DREAM TEAM

CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER NEWCASTLE & SCOTLAND U20s SCRUM-HALF RUARIDH DAWSON CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Losing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore

Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Gloucester to seek compensation from Worcester over cancelled fixture

Gloucester will seek compensation from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Worcester following the cancellation of a league game between the clubs in...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey retires

Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey has retired from rugby as a player. The 34-year-old former London Irish, Bath and Gloucester joined...

By Ben Redwood

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Can’t compromise supporter comfort

JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Bath surrender nothing to do with no relegation

COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bucketloads of tries not a winning formula

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Big guns starting to fire for Saracens

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........15pts Tries: Singleton 31, Rees-Zammitt 74 Conversions: Twelvetrees 74 Penalties: Hastings 43 Saracens ..........44pts Tries: Davies 8,...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Skiv: We let them get out of jail

GEORGE Skivington admitted his side had been shown a thing or two in how to play knock-out rugby. The Gloucester head...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Boughton aims to kick on after best ever finish

NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CINDERFORD have achieved their highest ever finish in National 1 and flyhalf Reece Boughton describes finishing...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

One-sided contests will drive fans away

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It seems that not a week goes by without some sort of...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Max Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy

Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Banahan urges Bath to bridge the divide

By TOM BRADSHAW BATH legend Matt Banahan says the club must urgently return to its city roots to stop an “us...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Malins the master as Saracens march on

By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...

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Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Matson: ‘Tough’ penalty cost us

HARLEQUINS’ senior coach Tabai Matson was disappointed to concede the late penalty that led to Saints snatching victory. “We were lucky...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Redpath new Scottish boss

By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Scotland scrum-half Bryan Redpath has been appointed director of rugby at London Scottish following Matt Williams’decision to...

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Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Tom Youngs retires from professional rugby

Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...

By Ben Jaycock

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Saracens 38 – 22 Exeter Chiefs: Saracens secure play-off place with strong second-half display against Exeter

Saracens secured a Premiership play-off place after a powerful second-half display secured a bonus-point victory over Exeter at the StoneX Stadium....

By Ben Redwood

Women's Six Nations

/ 4 years ago

England smash Ireland in front of record crowd at Welford Road

England produced another dominant display as they defeated Ireland 69-0 in front of a record crowd at Welford Road. The victory...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Lions trio fighting to save their careers

By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Gloucester denied by Fricker’s late double

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................29pts Tries: Thacker 3, Uren 7, Fricker 68, 79 Conversions: Sheedy 4, 8, 69 Penalties: Sheedy 11...

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Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Bristol deliver on Lam’s call to action

PAT Lam revealed he held a mass club meeting ahead of the derby in order to instill passion in a season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Ace Norton fears for future of England 7s

By BEN JAYCOCK DAN Norton is concerned England Sevens may not be around for long after he was denied a contract...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bonus win boosts Gloucester’s bid

GLOUCESTER have been awarded five league points after their cancelled Premiership match last month against Worcester. Warriors called the game off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Saracens book place in European quarters

SARACENS overcame a spirited Cardiff fightback last Sunday to book a Challenge Cup quarter-final date with Gloucester. Max Malins scored a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

The Premiership returns with a big match on Sunday

So, after a long break for the Eurocups, the Premiership returns to stadiums and TV screens. The tournament kicks off on...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Jordy Reid: Ealing deserve a crack at Premiership

By PAUL REES JORDY Reid is backing Ealing Trailfinders’ appeal to be promoted to the Premiership, confident the Championship winners would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Orange could replace grey area

PAUL REES CANVASSES OPINION ON RUGBY’S 20-MINUTE RED CARD EXPERIMENT World Rugby is considering making the 20-minute red card, which was...

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Features

/ 4 years ago

It was pandemonium against the Pumas!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY DEREK NUTT THE FORMER MOSELEY CAPTAIN NEITHER myself or Steve Mills, the Gloucester captain, really knew what...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Underwood seals win in super style

By JON BATHAM 5th Place Play-off Gloucester-H .........29 Saracens................. 15 ELLIE UNDERWOOD’S late try saw Gloucester Hartpury finally shake off visitors...

By The Rugby Paper Team