Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Itoje has chance to captain the Lions

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THERE will be a special edge to the coming season because of the 2025...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Jeremy Guscott: Current All Blacks lack the fear factor

New Zealand don’t carry the same fear factor that they had in the 2011-2015 era going into this season’s Rugby Championship.

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Wales in danger of a Lions wipe out

PETER JACKSON - THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVER since the ‘British Isles Rugby Union Team’ became the Lions 100 years...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

England going in the right direction

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK If we measure England from the time Steve Borthwick took over as head coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

A drop of magic is just what we need

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED STRANGE as it may sound to generations of rugby lovers raised on a fizzy-drink, dopamine-heavy diet of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

High-risk blitz puts England in charge

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There's nothing not to like about England’s blitz defence. It’s bold, gutsy, and good...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 1 year ago

DREAMTEAM

John Liley, the former Wakefield, Leicester, Moseley and Worcester full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Towering talent who took Bath to the top

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Jack Rowell’s contribution to Bath rugby was immeasurable from the beginning when he arrived...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

England looking good for first Test

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It was imperative that England won their opening game against Japan before taking on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Borthwick should go with Marcus first up

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It will be a choice between Harlequins’ Marcus Smith and Northampton’s Fin Smith at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

After that season, Bath can’t let it slip

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Finn Russell has been a poster boy for Bath this season because of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England starting to look like Lions

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK A year out from the 2025 Lions tour of Australia it’s still hard to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Bath and Saints to win – but only just

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It's hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Sarries’ star exits generate extra fuel

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Saracens are the defending Premiership champions, and Mark McCall’s side are looking more and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Lawes is level with England’s greatest

RUGBY MATTERS Members of the Rugby Writers club have recently been voting for the Pat Marshall award which we scribes use...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Leicester have the class to rule again

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Leicester are not where their fans want them to be – and a minority...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Quins have to climb very steep mountain

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Harlequins face Toulouse this afternoon in their first European Cup semi-final in south-west...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Time for Saints to be true to themselves

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE contest between the 9-10 pairings of Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Barrett’s Leinster move seems strange to me

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK JORDIE Barrett’s signing by Leinster on a six-month contract from December until the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

The pinball wizard who can fire Exeter

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso was a pretty unknown factor before the Six Nations, but the 21-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/04/24

The Women’s Six Nations returns as a record Scotland crowd host England and Ireland look to end their long losing streak...

By Nick Powell

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England need access to their overseas stars

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ENGLAND and New Zealand, who meet in a two-Test series this summer, find themselves...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Bath will have to go full metal jacket all the way

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK BATH have got a very good shout of winning the Premiership for the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England on their way to being a real force again

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S been a chalk and cheese Six Nations for England, with the first three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England must not drop this standard

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the hardest aspects of sport is to get grounded again to repeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Play with tempo and Wales could steal it

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WALES are rebuilding, and most people accept that. There are usually ups and downs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

If England cut the errors, they will be in the game

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ENGLAND will be disappointed with the result at Murrayfield and will look at the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Russell gives Scotland edge for Calcutta Cup

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The Calcutta Cup is a great occasion whether it’s at Murrayfield or Twickenham, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

This Irish dynasty will keep on going

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WAS the speed of the Irish recovery after the World Cup surprising? No, because...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

That was a must-watch match of real quality

JEREMY GUSCOTT SIX NATIONS 2024 THE Six Nations opener in Marseille between France and Ireland was a really good game of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Why France are my favourites for the title

JEREMY GUSCOTT Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/01/24

The countdown is well and truly on for the Six Nations, and you can find an in-depth look at each team’s...

By Nick Powell

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England must play with the ‘wow’ factor

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the biggest talking points of Steve Borthwick’s 2024 Six Nations squad is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/01/24

Half of the knockout stage places in both the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are still up for grabs,...

By Nick Powell

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Charismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/01/24

The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are back in full swing this weekend, and we’ll have reports from all 17 games being...

By Nick Powell

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Tactical subs are spoiling the game

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK REDUCING the number of tactical substitutes is something I’ve wanted for a long time,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England’s attack has to have a revamp

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The England attack has been mediocre since 2019 – and that’s giving it some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

I can see why Dupont has gold in his sights

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT is very hard to think of France without Antoine Dupont as a driving...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Henry’s French leave won’t hold him back

JEREMY GUSCOTT IT’S time for the RFU/Premiership to wake up and go, ‘Wow, what’s wrong with us that a young player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Quins stun Racing in Paris thriller

Racing 92…………………………….28 Tries: Le Garrec 15, 42; Gibert 40, Diallo 58 Conversions: Le Garrec 16, 40+1, 43, 59 Harlequins…………………………..31 Tries: Smith...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

French power will be so tough to overcome

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK English clubs are up against it in the Champions Cup because they are competing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Good on Farrell for putting his family first

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Owen Farrell’s decision to step away from England duty was a surprise, but almost...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Quite right, Jerry Time to cut subs

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk JEREMY Guscott was absolutely...

By The Rugby Paper Team