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Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Limited by a flawed structure

Back in those blessed years when the Heineken Cup often delivered matches of greater passion and technical skill than the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

So, who is set to fly in under the radar?

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Remember Jean-Marc Doussain’s international debut for France? Probably not. The poor bloke would happily forget it himself,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 3 years ago

McKenzie makes the difference for Chiefs

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAMERON STEPHENS The Chiefs will host the Crusaders in the Super Rugby final next week after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Care and Marler return as England World Cup preparation squad announced

Harlequins duo Danny Care and Joe Marler have been named in the England squad for the first time under Steve Borthwick...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Varndell fears for future generation

By BEN JAYCOCK Tom Varndell says that allowing three Premiership teams to go under this season is ‘completely unforgivable’ and urges...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

No more excuses: Time to get serious, England

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK AS soon as Steve Borthwick got the England head coach job he will have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

When Kirk took the All Blacks right to the top of the world

Brendan Gallagher begins a series on the star man at each global gathering Being the first in anything often confers iconic...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Wayne Kilford: ‘Moore told me – The work starts now’

The former Nottingham, Leicester, Coventry and Midlands full-back talks about his life in the game My first captain in senior rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

We must find a way to stop vicious spiral

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heaven knows The Rugby Paper has been warning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson: We want to improve and not just be one-off wonders

By PAUL REES Sale took their pain to Spain. The day after the Premiership final defeat to Saracens at Twickenham, the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 3 years ago

Sale’s time will come

SARACENS proved they are still ahead of the field with last Saturday’s triumph over Sale, but I back Alex Sanderson’s side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Hard to see who can catch Saracens

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It's hard to predict whether this will be the start of a period of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Time to call up X-factor reserves

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Where can Steve Borthwick find the X-factor players to take England back to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Sleeping giant that is struggling to wake up

Peter Jackson consults his stats book to see which teams are the best-supported in Europe’s big leagues Crowd pleasers: Leicester Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 3 years ago

Luctonians, Lions share spoils

THE BEST XV FROM THE 2022-23 SEASON Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of our National Two West reporters to compile The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 3 years ago

Oosthuizen goes home to be a Shark again

NEWS EXTRA SPRINGBOK prop Coenie Oosthuizen will leave Premiership finalists Sale to return to South Africa and re-join URC side the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 3 years ago

Fijians on a roll as they race past Reds

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By CAMERON STEPHENS Fijian Drua created history as they booked their spot in the Super Rugby play-offs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Ross: Ben good enough to lead England

By JON NEWCOMBE Jono Ross believes Ben Curry has the ability to develop into a top-class captain for both club and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 3 years ago

How is decline in crowd numbers good for game?

WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Farrell in command as Sharks cut down by incisive Saracens

By NICK CAIN Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Penalty 20, Malins 34, Daly 67, van Zyl 71 Conversions: Farrell 35, 72 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson will know that better times are ahead

PAUL REES As Alex Sanderson reflected on what could have been after a Premiership final that yielded 60 points, Sale’s director...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Carter and Kata sign for Tigers

NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER have signed Ulster second row Sam Carter and Tonga centre Solomone Kata, following his release by Exeter. Both...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Ireland mustn’t copy this breakdown flaw

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The tumultuous happenings in Dublin last week were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Reds should have had a shot at the Prem – Allen

By JON NEWCOMBE Double-winning coach Anthony Allen admits he feels for Jersey after his Cambridge side were allowed to go up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Sharks can give favourites a fright

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Alex Sanderson is quality, and that is why he has managed to take Sale...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Leinster finally pay the price for their cynicism

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Every journo is surely allowed one “told you so” moment in their career and mine arrived last night when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 3 years ago

Wiese wins the players’ player gong

NEWS EXTRA Standout: Tigers No.8 Jasper Wiese LEICESTER No.8 Jasper Wiese has been named the Rugby Players’ Association players’ player of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 3 years ago

Powell replaces Cokayne at Quins

LEICESTER have signed England and Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne for the 2023-24 Premier 15s season.The 26-year-old has won 72 caps for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bill Beaumont Cup

/ 3 years ago

Surgery ends Curry’s World Cup dream

Agony: Sale’s Ben Curry SALE Sharks flanker Ben Curry is set to miss the World Cup after being ruled out for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Sharks deserve far more recognition

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Rugby has its favourites and we in the media are as guilty as any of promoting them above others...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Refs must demand immediate release

Another game, yet another big “jackal” injury, this time it was the unfortunate Ben Curry as he bent low to turnover...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Barnes fears impact of social media on grassroots referees

Wayne Barnes believes that ignoring social media is the best way for referees to operate, but is also concerned that online...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Saracens on track for sixth Prem title

By GARY FITZGERALD Mark McCall hailed “outstanding and controlled” Owen Farrell after the England star pulled the strings at StoneX Stadium...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Battling Saracens seize the moment

By PAUL REES Saracens .......................... 38pts Tries: Maitland 5, 21; van Zyl 29, Penalty 70, Malins 75 Conversions: Farrell 6, 22,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Roebuck aims to rise high for Sale

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium IN-FORM Sale winger Tom Roebuck hopes to help...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

I’m proud we stuck together, says Leicester’s Montoya

By PAUL REES Julian Montoya, who leads Leicester in today’s Premiership playoff semi-final at Sale, is proud the team stuck together...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Carpenter washes stress away

By PAUL REES SALE full-back Joe Carpenter only made his Premiership debut in October, but he starts today’s semifinal and has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

England need to get it right at scrum time

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Steve Borthwick’s decisionion to raid Leicester for his latest scrum coach – and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Battle at No.10! Hunting for a final place

PAUL REES TALKS TO SALE’S GEORGE FORD AND LEEICESTER’S HANDRE POLLARD AHEAD OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN GEORGE Ford and Handre Pollard...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 3 years ago

Lynagh’s late strike ends Reds hoodoo

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Queensland Reds broke their New Zealand hoodoo to end the Chiefs’ unbeaten start to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Leicester have Wilkinson in view

NEIL FISSLER Leicester are being touted as the most likely destination for Kieran Wilkinson, who was one of the players it...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sale get in the mood for Tigers showdown

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sale .................................... 54pts Tries: Roebuck 8, James 19, 78; Curry 31, Rodd 43, Quirke 55, Penalty 69, Reed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Nine Lions of Leinster would be in my team

CHRIS HEWETT Mitchell, Aston, Wotherspoon, Rotherham, Bromet, Hammond, Mayfield, Surtees, Thompson: on an early September afternoon in 1891, nine Cambridge University...

By The Rugby Paper Team