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Lack of leadership on and off the field | Jeff Probyn

14 February 2021 0 comments

Jeff Probyn points the finger at England’s lack of leaders on the pitch for their loss to Scotland at Twickenham

Enforcing scrum laws would free the backs

7 February 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Earlier this week I read an article by rugby author and analyst Nick Bishop highlighting some […]

Deano and another ‘bloodgate’

7 February 2021 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN Extra man: England had 16 on the pitch during their pool game with Samoa at RWC 2003 PICTURE: Getty Images LEAKED documents of […]

Try-fests are no help in spotting true talent | Jeff Probyn

31 January 2021 2 comments

Spectators can enjoy the try-fests, but they will come as no comfort to Eddie Jones who will be measuring the quality of the Premiership relative to his selection

10 January 2021 1 comment

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Altrad’s right – it’s time to cancel European Cup No more of this: Exeter claim the Champions Cup […]

JEFF PROBYN

20 December 2020 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Breakdown clearouts have made risks worse Change of tactics: Jonah Lomu didn’t run round players, he ran through […]

England are missing control and leadership

8 November 2020 0 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Although Eddie Jones has sung the praises of his team as they were crowned Six Nations […]

Nice idea Jeff, but nothing will change

1 November 2020 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk JEFF Probyn writes in TRP Oct 25 that […]

Academies boost the ‘parasitic’ Prem clubs

1 November 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN Double act: Exeter chairman Tony Rowe with director of rugby Rob Baxter PICTURE: Getty Images With the last season and the Six Nations […]

Funding grassroots should be priority

4 October 2020 2 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only person who thinks it is a little hypocritical of the RPA to […]

French had a rule: ‘When at home you never lose.’ They did!

27 September 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The picture of Serge Blanco and Jon Webb at the end of the ‘91 World Cup […]

Probyn column: Bill Sweeney’s legacy will hinge on talks with Premiership

12 September 2020 0 comments

Sweeney’s skill for collective bargaining will be his biggest test, writes Jeff Probyn

Les Cusworth talks Los Pumas, Jaguares and Argentina grassroots

Q&A – Les Cusworth: World Rugby chair is a job that should be rotated between hemispheres

9 September 2020 0 comments

What has former Leicester and England fly-half taken away from 16 years coaching and living in Argentina?

Super Rugby exit won’t stop Pumas being competitive

6 September 2020 1 comment

LES CUSWORTH ON THE RECORD Q&A Former England and Leicester fly-half Les Cusworth has spent the last 16 years living and working in Argentina, where […]

Sweeney’s legacy will depend on Prem talks

6 September 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Rich pickings: Players are paid more to represent England than any other country PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Probyn column: Overseas players are both cheaper and always on call

21 August 2020 0 comments

Jeff Probyn analyses Chris Boyd’s claim that England’s senior Men’s team should have more English coaches and how its relative to players

RFU should get grassroots playing again, not the Prem

2 August 2020 3 comments

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Scrum is danger area: Sixteen players in a tiny space breathng the same air PICTURE: Getty […]

‘Heartland’ has chance of success but boost to 14 teams

2 August 2020 0 comments

AS Jeff Probyn wrote last week, if Ed Griffiths’ comprehensive proposals for the future of England’s second tier are to have a chance of success, […]

Diversity sounds good – but are the people there?

5 July 2020 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On the climb: Bill Beaumont was elected as one of the first National members of the […]

Restarting season is rather ridiculous

7 June 2020 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why play on? Newcastle have been promoted. Here George Wacokecoke scores his hat-trick try in the […]

Don’t let the gifted little ones get away

17 May 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Too small? Jeff Probyn won a record number of caps for an England prop One newspaper […]

Elite clubs are not the only guilty parties

10 May 2020 0 comments

JEFF Probyn’s column last week is rightly scathing about the Premiership and EPCR, citing their lack of concern about the game of rugby as a […]

A League of Nations is an idiotic proposal

3 May 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN No way through: Georgia’s Shalva Mamukashvili is tackled in the defeat to Italy in 2018 PICTURE: Getty Images Democracy: an ideal where people […]

The best England team in the world

26 April 2020 1 comment

Jonny Wilkinson Phil Vickery Steve Thompson Jason Leonard Martin Johnson Maro Itoje Mike Teague Peter Winterbottom ENGLAND have had four teams in World Cup finals […]

Enjoying TRP more than ever

26 April 2020 0 comments

AMI the only reader of The Rugby Paper who thinks the quality of your publication has improved since the start of Covid-19 lockdown? As well […]

Probyn column: Rugby has changed so much and largely for the worse

2 April 2020 0 comments

Jeff Probyn has found himself watching old rugby clips on Youtube and sees a more balanced game than the modern day

What is in Sunday’s edition of The Rugby Paper?

27 March 2020 0 comments

A sneak peek at what awaits you inside this week’s TRP…

Community clubs must speak up to instigate change

15 March 2020 2 comments

AS the concerted campaign against funding cuts for Championship clubs has shown, the RFU are sensitive to outside pressures. There are many, many more community […]

What’s in Sunday’s Rugby Paper?

13 March 2020 0 comments

Been a slow news week in rugby, hasn’t it? In that not-at-all-slow, actually very fast-paced and relentless way. Yes, coronavirus is causing all sorts of […]

The Pay-TV Golden Goose may be a turkey

8 March 2020 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Over and out: England’s game yesterday will be their last in this year’s Six Nations PICTURE: […]

Funds aren’t available to follow French route

1 March 2020 0 comments

Decline: Yorkshire Carnegie over-extened to fund huge wage bill PICTURE: Getty Images SO now the answer to English rugby’s problems is – according to Richard […]

Do England need scrum coach? We never did!

19 January 2020 0 comments

Doing it naturally: Jeff Probyn playing for England against Wales in 1991 As we all wait with anticipation for the start of the Six Nations, […]

Big worry that no English coach wants the top job

29 December 2019 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There are times when I think that nobody really cares or listens to the RFU and […]

Probyn column: Dan Cole will carry the can just like Paul Rendall

12 December 2019 0 comments

Jeff Probyn sympathises with Dan Cole for being made a scapegoat for England’s capitulation at the scrum in the World Cup final

Eddie’s insults only mask his own World Cup failure

24 November 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN High earners: Owen Farrell didn’t grow up in a council house with dad Andy PICTURE: Getty Images Eddie Jones has released his new […]

England must appoint an English coach now

17 November 2019 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN Tired players? England look dejected after losing to South Africa in the World Cup final PICTURE: Getty Images Advisory only: Eddie Jones As […]

Probyn column: Stuart Lancaster predicted success at 2019 Rugby World Cup

7 November 2019 0 comments

Jeff Probyn charts the difference between England four years ago under Stuart Lancaster and where they are now with Eddie Jones

Probyn column: England favourites but so were All Blacks

31 October 2019 0 comments

Jeff Probyn tells from his own experience how teams look to exploit opponent’s weaknesses, especially in the knockout stages

Truth about why Mendez decided to punch Ackford

6 October 2019 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Flashpoint: Federico Mendez flattens Paul Ackford The first shock result of the World Cup fittingly provided […]

Probyn column: Aggressive scrums are a recipe for more injuries

2 October 2019 0 comments

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

Eddie will find Tonga give focus to his men

22 September 2019 1 comment

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Physical: Tonga’s bruising Castres No.8 Ma’ama Vaipulu England play their first match of the World Cup […]

World Cup is the ultimate test of mental toughness

15 September 2019 1 comment

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Early arrival: England players in Tokyo this week PICTURE: Getty Images As we have a short […]

Probyn column: Truth about that players World Cup pool in 1991

12 September 2019 0 comments

Jeff Probyn on the monetisation of rugby between the inaugural World Cup and 1995

Fans love rugby coming to Toon

8 September 2019 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk FRIDAY’S game at St James Park, Newcastle was […]

Truth about that players World Cup pool in 1991

8 September 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Money raiser: Brian Moore celebrates a try against France in the 1991 World Cup It’s funny […]

Ford and Farrell look right call for England

1 September 2019 1 comment

JEFF PROBYN With the warm up games almost done and dusted and the team’s focus set on Japan, what did we learn about Eddie Jones’ […]

This Italy warm-up should be in Yorkshire

25 August 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the England team head towards their last warm-up game against Italy at St James’ Park […]

World Rugby must act to stem decline in players

4 August 2019 0 comments

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Dwindling band: Schoolboys enjoy a game of rugby for the fun of it PICTURE: Getty Images […]

Play-offs fly in face of player welfare

7 July 2019 1 comment

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Favourites: Newcastle are expected to earn promotion to the 13-team Premiership PICTURE: Getty Images So on […]