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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Newcastle need help to survive -Varndell

By NICK POWELL TOM Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle’s form at the start of the season and feels the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Varndell pushes for better governance to support Falcons

Former Premiership top try scorer Tom Varndell has been “sad” to witness Newcastle‘s form at the start of the season and...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Sunday round-up

Sunday saw a fourth meeting in as many seasons of La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup, with their last...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Williams: I’d back call to get rid of Sweeney

By LUKE JARMYN The Championship’s joint top try scorer David Williams has called for Sport England or another organisation to get...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Millard in frame for top Australia post

On the Blindside DoR: Billy Millard HARLEQUINS director of rugby Billy Millard is believed to be on a three-man shortlist to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Millard confident Quins are ‘in a good place’ to take on Racing challenge

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, La Defense Arena, Paris WITH key players back from injury...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Fit-again Henderson out to grab his chance

■By LUKE JARMYN PREVIEW... Leicester v Stormers Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Welford Road CAMERON Henderson is relishing the start of Leicester Tigers’...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Newcastle are hoping for a cold front in basement battle

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Montpellier Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Kingston Park IT will be a case of bottoms up at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Rocketing ticket prices proving tough on fans

Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock surveys the top two divisions to find out which clubs charge the most - and where you...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Race for the top is going to be close

The Premiership is taking a short rest after eight rounds and by Christmas will have reached the halfway stage. It is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Varndell: We need to help players to handle this abuse

By NICK POWELL FORMER Premiership top try-scorer Tom Varndell wants better training around coping with social media abuse for players in...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

No room at the top for Welsh regions

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Crake leads from front as Trailfinders win at last

By BEN CONEYBEARE Trailfinders ....36pts Tries: Crake 3, 30; Haflin 9, Barwick 36, Dow 57, Zackary 73 Conversions: Green 4, 37,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Yates leads the way as Park take maximum points

By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Leicester Lions ...... 3 DARLINGTON Mowden Park returned to winning ways with a dominant display against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

To play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish

My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener - The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Varndell calls for better training around social media abuse

Former Premiership top try-scorer Tom Varndell wants better training around coping with social media abuse for players in the professional game...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Reffell hat-trick inspires big win for Tigers

BY TOM JEFFREYS Leicester Tigers………………..47 Tries: Reffell 15, 34, 53; Scott 30, Wiese 43, Hassell-Collins 65, Brown 80+1 Conversions: Pollard 16,...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Bulls have Sharks lock in their sights

Sale Sharks lock Cobus Wiese has been targeted by the Bulls, who are offering him around £300,000 a year to return...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wiese likely to stay at Leicester

JASPER Wiese has turned down the chance of moving to Stade Francais and is close to agreeing to a new long-term...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Cross is determined to keep Reffell quiet

By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Winger who is learning new tricks with Tigers

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Ollie Hassell-Collins appeared to be in for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Jones looking forward to Tigers’ double header

By BEN JAYCOCK First try: Meg Jones scoring against Gloucester PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Loughborough Today. 5.30pm AS well as competing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Oghre enjoying life with Bristol

By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

In-form Chinnor show why they are riding high

By RHYS PAUL Leicester L ...... 15 Chinnor.............40 CHINNOR maintained their top-of-the-table challenge with a comprehensive victory. The Lions started strongly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Pointon late show sees off Old Reds

By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................32 Old Redcliffians....22 HINCKLEY continued their hot form on a freezing cold day at Leicester Road, beating Old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight

The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Genge the favourite to take on captaincy from Farrell

Ellis Genge is the favourite to replace Owen Farrell as the next England captain after the fly-half decided to step away...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Baron calls for block on £296m PGP plan

By NICK CAIN Francis Baron has called for the RFU Council to insist that the RFU Board puts a moratorium on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Evans on a mission to enjoy the highs

By JON NEWCOMBE As one of the Gallagher Premiership’s kings of the breakdown, Will Evans is determined to embrace every success...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Quins could face fight to keep Millard

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins face a battle to keep hold of their director of rugby, Billy Millard, who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Georgia have eye on Cockerill

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Richard Cockerill will discover before Christmas if he is going to be the next coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester founder on Leicester rocks

By PAUL REES Gloucester ........................20pts Tries: McGuigan 49, Ford-Robinson 65 Conversions: Barton 50, 66 Penalties: Barton 16, 2 Leicester .......................... 38pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

McKellar: We will keep hold of Jasper

Dan McKellar is confident Leicester will hold on to their World Cup winning No.8 Jasper Wiese who has attracted the attention...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

20 years on and little to give us any real hope

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Our starting XV for 2027

NICK CAIN An England team for the 2027 World Cup is a long shot which would leave most snipers well wide...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Cockerill off to the guillotine

When it comes to sacking those in charge of losing teams, French rugby has beaten English football to the punch. While...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Sing on target as champions kick off defence in fine style

By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester-Hartpury.....52pts Tries: Brock 4, Taylor 10, Perry 15, Beckett 19, Venner 26, 60, Sing 40, N Jones 47...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Exeter call in six internationals ahead of Bristol challenge

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Exeter v Bristol Today. Kick-off 12.30pm, Sandy Park EXETER Chiefs will enjoy the return of six internationals...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Set-pieces which make the difference

Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Rogers at double as Bishop’s get better of Lions

■By JAMES JOHNSON Leicester L ......29 Bishop’s S........36 BISHOP’S Stortford deservedly won an entertaining contest against Leicester Lions at Westleigh Park....

By The Rugby Paper Team