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National League 2E

/ 12 months ago

Merrett revels in crushing OA win

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........52 Oxford H..................... 8 OLD ALBANIANS ended a seven-match losing streak with a win by eight tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 12 months ago

Merrett revels in crushing OA win

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........52 Oxford H..................... 8 OLD ALBANIANS ended a seven-match losing streak with a win by eight tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 12 months ago

Merrett revels in crushing OA win

By RICHARD HOMER Old Albanians........52 Oxford H..................... 8 OLD ALBANIANS ended a seven-match losing streak with a win by eight tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 12 months ago

I always wanted to play an exciting form of rugby

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND LA ROCHELLE FLY-HALF, NOW HEAD COACH AT PLYMOUTH ALBION...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 12 months ago

I always wanted to play an exciting form of rugby

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND LA ROCHELLE FLY-HALF, NOW HEAD COACH AT PLYMOUTH ALBION...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 12 months ago

I always wanted to play an exciting form of rugby

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND LA ROCHELLE FLY-HALF, NOW HEAD COACH AT PLYMOUTH ALBION...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 12 months ago

England must find a way to deliver

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 12 months ago

England must find a way to deliver

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 12 months ago

England must find a way to deliver

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 12 months ago

Bundee Aki and James Ryan commit to Ireland by signing new deals

Bundee Aki and James Ryan have signed contract extensions with Ireland. Aki has agreed a new one-year deal that will keep...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 months ago

Ronan O’Gara keeps on driving La Rochelle

Mark Stevens talks to the former Ireland No.10 about his plans in France - and what could happen next In the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 months ago

Cian Prendergast takes reins

By Ben Jaycock PREVIEW... Perpignan v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Aimé Giral Connacht captain Cian Prendergast returns to lead his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 12 months ago

Georgia just want a fair chance – Richard Cockerill

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One day soon, Josef Tkemaladze will renew his presidential invitation to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Murphy’s plan has some holes

ULSTER’S quartet of under-used Ireland forwards – Iain Henderson, Rob Herring, Tom O’Toole and Cameron Izuchukwu – returned from Test duty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 months ago

Hellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 12 months ago

My fierce Tigers are roaring -Howison

By ANDREW SMITH Above: Thomas Calladine goes over for Tigers; below, Tigers go high PICTURES: Mike Inkley Sheffield T........32pts Billingham........ 12pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 12 months ago

Quins’ late rally proves all in vain

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H...................36 Tonbridge J............54 DESPITE a late scare, Tonbridge Juddians brought home a high-scoring victory against Oxford Harlequins....

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 12 months ago

Jack Crowley or Sam Prendergast – Who is Ireland’s true number one fly-half?

Much has been made of Sam Prendergast’s recent arrival on the international scene, with fans and pundits alike quick to point...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Signed Rugby Memorabilia – The Perfect Christmas Gift

If you’re running out of ideas for the partner who has everything, then consider a cool piece of signed rugby memorabilia....

By Sam Emery

International Rugby

/ 12 months ago

Tommy Freeman is happy to have a crack at centre

By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman has started all of England’s internationals this year on the wing but fancies having a crack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 months ago

Jack Nowell: I’m loving life on and off the pitch at La Rochelle

By Brendan McGilligan As Jack Nowell stepped off the plane to start his La Rochelle career, he was stepping into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 months ago

I’d rather have the old Champions Cup format – Stuart McCloskey

Ulster centre Stuart McCloskey admits he preferred the Champions Cup’s previous format, with the current structure leaving some teams with an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 12 months ago

Lowe’s running out of time to win the big one

Cutting a dash: James Lowe in action for Leinster PICTURE: Alamy NOBODY in recent seasons has cut a deeper swathe through...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 12 months ago

College looks to conquer the world

NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LLANDOVERY College have two more targets in mind after hanging onto their WSC U18 title with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 12 months ago

Tykes sneak home to top the table

By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes........... 12 Sheffield Tigers.....11 LEEDS Tykes came through a wind-affected tussle by the narrowest of margins, to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 12 months ago

O’Donoghue double helps hosts Bury the visitors

By RORY MORROW Canterbury.............. 31 Oxford H................... 10 CANTERBURY cantered to victory as they ran in five tries to convincingly see...

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Features

/ 12 months ago

Sailing around the Med for a year is next for me – Tyler Ardron

My Life in Rugby TYLER ARDRON THE CANADA FORWARD, CURRENTLY AT CASTRES, WHO PREVIOUSLY PLAYED FOR OSPREYS AND THE CHIEFS In...

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Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Do simple things well is my mantra

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Alex White, below, the head of rugby at Syston and Loughborough University backs and...

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Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Ghezal’s job is to drag Lyon out of a hole

GOOD news has been hard to come by at Top 14 strugglers Lyon in recent weeks. Last Saturday’s defeat at Pau,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

Call to double number of Lions tours

Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...

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Champions Cup

/ 12 months ago

Bath vs La Rochelle – Champions Cup Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Under the lights this Friday, we will see two European giants, Bath and La Rochelle, clash...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Autumn Nations Series grades for each team

By Charlie Elliott No one could have expected some of the results that happened over the Autumn Nations Series, with Australia...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

The best XV of the Autumn Nations Series

By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Joe Schmidt: We’ll give Lions a real test

By Brendan Gallagher Australia coach Joe Schmidt is optimistic about the Lions challenge next summer after pushing Ireland all the way...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

150th party nearly ends in tears for sloppy Irish

By Brendan Gallagher Ireland............................... 22pts Tries: van der Flier 23, Doris 49, G McCarthy 73 Conversions: Prendergast 50, Crowley 74 Penalty:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Andy Farrell: It can’t be all singing, all dancing all of the time

Head coach Andy Farrell signed off from Ireland duty with another win as he turns his attention to the British and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Joe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing

By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...

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Features

/ 1 year ago

Springboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …

Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Don’t be in awe of ‘The System’

AS a long-time England supporter I feel compelled to express my concerns about the performances and results of our team. Much...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Scotland deserve fair share of British & Irish Lions

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed We may be exaggerating here, but not by much: since the wonderful Tom Smith made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Leinster make it seven wins in a row

By Jim Short Ulster................20 Leinster............27 Leinster's second string proved far too strong for Ulster to make it seven wins on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Questions for the All Blacks

Despite following up their World Cup quarter-final win over Ireland last year with another in Dublin a fortnight ago, the All...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

It’s party time for Tigers’ duo after convincing win

■ By JOSH THOMAS Sheffield Tigers....29 Hull............................ 15 JAMES LONG marked his Tigers debut with his first-ever try and birthday boy...

By The Rugby Paper Team