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Latest News

/ 3 weeks ago

MND match raises £110k

LEGENDS from both rugny codes did battle at Kingsholm last Sunday as the 745 Game raised £110,000 to help fight motor...

By The Rugby Paper Team

From Gloucester to Cardiff Met, Isaac Marsh continues to chase his rugby ambitions while inspiring others through Kaizen Rugby

Club Rugby

/ 4 weeks ago

Isaac Marsh: From Gloucester to Cardiff Met – chasing the next chapter

“I heard life is what passes when you're too busy living.” The opening line of Zach Bryan’s “Late July” makes you...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 weeks ago

Joe will see you now

JOE Marler is launching a brand new show following his appearance on The Celebrity Traitors. The 35-year-old Harlequins legend, who won...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

DREAM TEAM

JAMES JOHNSTON, THE FORMER SAMOA, HARLEQUINS, SARACENS, WORCESTER WARRIORS, BRIVE & ROUEN PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Ugo Monye backs World Cup to boost Premiership Women’s Rugby

Ugo Monye says the true legacy of the record-breaking women’s World Cup will be felt in the PWR – with the...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 3 months ago

Talking the talk: Prem looking to drive growth

League rugby returns this week, on a Thursday to avoid a clash with the Women’s World Cup Final, in a sign...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 3 months ago

Nick Cain: Steve Borthwick snared in unworkable fudge with new player welfare stipulation

If international rugby union is the “shop window of the game”, the part that fires the imaginations and ambitions of young...

By Nick Cain

Columnists

/ 3 months ago

Paul Rees: Mavericks like Louis Rees-Zammit must seize the day

Paul Rees reports on the return of Louis Rees-Zammit and says it's time for the players to call the shots Bristol's...

By Paul Rees

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Chris Hewett: R360? We still don’t know enough

Mike Tindall’s hotly-debated R360 project has already generated enough words to fill a series of books, so “The Decline and Fall...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 months ago

Ben Youngs gives his backing for R360 League

Ben Youngs claims the proposed breakaway league R360 could be just what rugby needs to help give it a major “shake...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 months ago

Paul Rees: With the stars they have, Harlequins should be winning many more games

Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Harlequins It is only four...

By Paul Rees

Brendan Gallagher

/ 5 months ago

Harlequins Best XV: A stylish team of the ages…

What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

By Brendan Gallagher

British and Irish Lions

/ 6 months ago

British and Irish Lions absentees – When luck is not your friend

Rob Cole looks at the long list of would-be Lions who were not able to go on tour because of last-minute...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Calling it a day is a tough business

Sorry is traditionally the hardest word to say – or indeed sing – but I’ve always thought “Goodbye” runs it close....

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

George Skivington backing for more one-club players

George Skivington believes the tighter finances in the Premiership will lead to more one-club players having reduced the threat of poaching.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Paul Rees: End of the road for six of the best

Ten years ago, England finished their World Cup campaign with a 60-3 victory over Uruguay in Manchester. There was no consolation...

By Paul Rees

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Mike Brown: I never took a backward step, I never gave up

Paul Rees talks to Mike Brown, the gritty full-back who played 72 times for his country and never let his standards...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Mike Brown announces retirement and calls for unity in rugby leadership

Mike Brown has announced his retirement at the end of the season with a call to rugby‘s leaders to set aside...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Fin Baxter: The baby-faced assassin who has his sights set on England

Fin Baxter went under the radar last season as he rose quickly up the front row ladder and he has learned...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 months ago

Why Saracens are not going full-strength in the Champions Cup: Explained

By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

By Charlie Elliott

Features

/ 9 months ago

Young Guns – Isaac Keller

NEWCASTLE FALCONS PROP Isaac Keller has a checklist of achievements he wants to make in the game over the next 12...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Will Stuart: Facing Bath team mates adds extra spice to Calcutta Cup

The Guinness Six Nations is the peak moment for rugby rivalries and at the Rec, that makes the Calcutta Cup the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 10 months ago

I’m surprised by £30m offer to community game

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME England leaders: Maro Itoje and Jamie George and, inset, Bill Sweeney PICTURES:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Fin Baxter’s ready to take on the best during Six Nations

By Paul Rees Fin Baxter was one of the players of last season, a prop dubbed the baby-faced assassin who at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Anthony Watson: I had to quit, I was in so much pain

By Paul Rees As Anthony Watson trudged off five minutes into the second-half in Leicester’s match at Sale in December, he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 11 months ago

Steve Borthwick needs to be brutal – and bold – this Six Nations

Paul Rees looks at the tough decisions the England coach has to make ahead of this season's Six Nations It is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Ilona Maher: Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game

Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Jack Walker’s eager to build on last year’s success with Harlequins

By Paul Rees Jack Walker has warm memories of last season when he was part of England’s World Cup squad,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 12 months ago

Premiership Preview – Round 8

By Charlie Elliott The last weekend before Christmas has some mouthwatering rugby action, and although many have already begun their festive celebrations, for...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 12 months ago

I’m getting there, says Jack Kenningham

By Cameron Stephens - From the Rugby Paper Podcast Harlequins flanker Jack Kenningham is grateful to be fit and firing this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 12 months ago

S4, E15: Jack Kenningham talks Champions Cup, Ilona Maher, England prospects and Harlequins Big Game 16

Join us for this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Podcast as Harlequins flanker Jack Kenningham joins host Ollie Little and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

When he was on it, Joe Marler had the lot

Power house: Joe Marler in action for England during 2023 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images There's a need for big characters...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Pat Lam puts Gabriel Ibitoye in frame for England

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ....................... 24pts Tries: Dombrandt 3, Murley 21, Northmore 26, Green 63 Conversion: Evans 22, 64 Bristol Bears...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

I’ve no regrets and I won’t be coming back, says Joe Marler

Joe Marler’s big send off was turned sour by Bristol but he still claimed it was the perfect time to hang...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Time for RFU to put those tin hats on

If there has been an unusual amount of activity in one corner of the commodities market over recent days, blame Twickenham,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

This weekend’s best matchups in the Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship

By Charlie Elliott With most players back from the Autumn Nations Series, the Premiership and URC return with a bang. With...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Joe Marler’s most memorable moments

By Charlie Elliott With rugby saying farewell to an absolute legend both on and off the field in Joe Marler, with...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Harlequins vs Bristol Bears – Match Preview

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Gallagher Premiership is back, and the ten teams are set to resume after a long...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Shadow of Eddie Jones still hangs over Steve Borthwick – England vs Japan Preview

By Adam Hathaway PREVIEW... England v Japan Today. Kick-off 4.10pm, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Steve Borthwick is in the ultimate no-win situation...

By The Rugby Paper Team