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Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

Oscar Jegou shows the All Blacks how it’s done

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed All the talk down New Zealand way is of “Succession”. No, they haven’t made a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 1 year ago

Let me tell you a secret (…but keep it quiet)

HISTORIC! Momentous! Unique! Extraordinary! You know it’s a British and Irish Lions year when the word “extraordinary” fails to secure a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

If you lose all five in the Six Nations, then you should be bottom

The Six Nations eventually acted when it was pointed out that a team could win the Grand Slam but not the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

I joined in with La Marseillaise, but quietly – Florent Rossigneux

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER RACING 92, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, STADE FRANCAIS, RICHMOND, WASPS, BEDFORD & LONDON WELSH BACK-ROWER FLORENT ROSSIGNEUX...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

No Grand Slam is good for the British and Irish Lions

No Grand Slam for anybody this year ... but that might be a decent omen for the Lions. In the last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Scotland Women’s Six Nations Preview: Bryan Easson’s impressed by strength in depth

Scotland Preview Scotland head coach Bryan Easson believes for the first time he’s been awarded the luxury of leaving good players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ireland Women’s Six Nations Preview: Celtic Challenge stars get chance

Ireland Preview Having taken notable scalps in 2024, a much-improved Ireland go into this year’s tournament without talismanic skipper Sam Monaghan....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Women’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell

England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

France Women Six Nations Preview: Manae Feleu – We just need to get back to basics

France Preview France will be desperate to end England’s grip on the Six Nations and win a first Championship since 2018....

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 year ago

Tigers show the fight to beat drop

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley..........................23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Quins rue lack of clinical edge as Ciaran runs riot

By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford H............ 34pts Guernsey.......... 49pts Safe hands: Guernsey lineout and, right, John Hughes tackling Guernsey full-back Callum Roberts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Byrne’s staying at Bristol

BRISTOL have extended four-cap Ireland fly-half Harry Byrne’s loan from Leinster until the end of the season. The 25-yearold has made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Simon Easterby disappointed with comments around Antoine Dupont injury incident

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby has expressed disappointment with accusatory comments made by France head coach Fabien Galthie regarding the Antoine...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Speed wins – Ben Earl reveals pace at heart of England bid for Six Nations glory

Ben Earl has revealed that speed will be at the heart of England‘s quest to win the Guinness Six Nations title...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Dillon Lewis Joins the Charge: Are the Dragons Ready to Rise?

By Pete Ryan – @PeterRyanSports We are at this stage in the season, with signings unveiled and strategies unfolding, and the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Marcus Smith restored to England team for Six Nations finale against Wales

England have made extensive changes to their team for Saturday’s final Guinness Six Nations match against Wales including recalling Marcus Smith...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Opinion: Now is the perfect time for Wales to deploy Keiran Williams

By Pete Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Welsh rugby is on the brink of a new era, a proud nation striving to reclaim...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Jack Boyle – Ireland’s future front row star

By Pete Ryan You won’t find a position quite like the prop in any sport. It is a position defined by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

British and Irish Lions watch: How players chances have changed after this weekend’s Six Nations

After the huge announcement that the British and Irish Lions squad and captain will be revealed in front of thousands of...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Rugby’s social media moments of the weekend

By Charlie Elliott As always, rugby delivered some great moments this weekend, with the Six Nations taking so many twists and turns. ...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations stock Risers and Fallers: Ireland the biggest losers after missing huge Grand Slam opportunity

It was another brilliant weekend of Six Nations action, in which France climbed up to pole position with one round to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations Team of the Week: France unstoppable in Dublin with six players included

What a weekend of Six Nations action, after France blew the Championship wide open with a massive win over Ireland in...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ollie Lawrence out of Six Nations finale and fearing season-ending lay-off

Ollie Lawrence will miss England‘s Guinness Six Nations finale against Wales and could struggle to play again this season after suffering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Seven try England thump Italy at Twickenham

By Ethan Bents England piled on seven tries to secure a bonus point win and beat Italy in entertaining fashion at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

England need to play for the full 80, says Elliot Daly

By Adam Hathaway Elliot Daly has urged England to put their foot on Italian throats today and keep it there in...

By Adam Hathaway

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Fit-again Josh Hodge keen to kick on with Exeter Chiefs

By Paul Rees Josh Hodge is getting a kick out of life at Exeter as the fullback looks to put himself...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

England vs Italy Preview: Fraser Dingwall set to pull the strings as Steve Borthwick puts faith in Saints

By Adam Hathaway Preview - England v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Steve Borthwick might not come across as a...

By Adam Hathaway

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: France get back their va va voom to end Ireland’s Grand Slam hopes

By Nick Cain Ireland............................... 27pts Tries: Sheehan 43, Healy 77, Conan 81 Conversions: Prendergast 44, 78, 81 Penalties: Prendergast 35, 43...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Fabien Galthie: Antoine Dupont injury is looking serious

France head coach Fabien Galthie fears captain Antoine Dupont has sustained a “serious” knee injury. Ireland lock Tadhg Beirne fell on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Lively Maxime Lucu steps up to guide France home

By Paul Rees It was a tale of two injuries. James Lowe picked up a knock in the warm-up with the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Jeremy Guscott – England must put foot on the gas

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & Unmissable every week... Some of the reasons for the changes Steve Borthwick has made against...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Scotland survive spirited Wales revival

By Brendan Gallagher Scotland ........................... 35pts Tries: Kinghorn 5, 48; Jordan 11, 33; Graham 27 Conversions: Russell 6, 12, 28, 34,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: Wales edge closer to unwanted record

By Peter Jackson At Murrayfield 70 years ago, Wales played the role of polite guests to perfection, enabling their supposedly hopeless...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Tommy Freeman deserves a run in the centres

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The England midfield has been a mishmash of failed partnerships, wishful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

U20s six Nations: Historic win for poweful French outfit over Ireland

By William Bull Ireland............... 12pts Tries: Penalty 40+5, Mangan 80+1 France................22pts Tries: Echegaray 14, Leveque 18, Akrab 33, 52 Conversion: Keletaona...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

U20s Six Nations: Double red for Wales allows Scotland to take the high road

By Ben Jaycock Scotland ............. 27pts Tries: Douglas 18, 74; Moncrieff 27, Brown 34 Conversions: Urwin 18, 34 Penalty: Coates 65...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

Howzat! Azzurri are left stumped

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Box office: England’s Elliot Daly scores against Italy in last year’s Six Nations match PICTURE: Alamy AS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

Lytchett Minster 2s? Now they were decent…

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Anyone seeking to capture the essence of rugby’s transformation over recent decades need not wrestle...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Questions over Garry Ringrose’s ‘lenient’ ban refuse to go away

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The Rugby Paper’s investigation into the Six Nations giving Romain Ntamack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Georgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It's the Rugby Europe Championship final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Dr Bill Mulcahy put his college on the map

Ireland lock Dr Bill Mulcahy will be remembered for many things not least being a rumbustious Ireland lock who also won...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 1 year ago

Cooke’s goal is a recipe for success

By ABI BENCE Worthing..................35 Oxford H...................36 ROSS Cooke landed a 77th-minute conversion to secure a thrilling victory for Oxford Harlequins at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Bazalgette: I learnt a lot from the Bears

By CHRIS COLLYER RELIABLE fly-half Harry Bazalgette is no stranger to multitasking as his kicking skills continue to prove invaluable to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Six Nations: ‘Really smart rugby brain’ – Jamie Osborne backed to shine in unfamiliar role

Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby is confident versatile back Jamie Osborne can shine in unfamiliar territory during Saturday’s crunch Guinness Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team