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Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

URC ‘blown away’ by TV figures as SA join the party

By PAUL REES Chief: Martin Anayi The United Rugby Championship enjoyed record television audiences last season thanks to the inclusion of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

We know what went wrong last season, says Lewies

By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies claims Harlequins “know where we went wrong” last season and is confident they can snatch the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Tuilagi set for payday in Japan

By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Top four finish is the target for White

By PAUL REES London Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in 10 years, but scrum-half Ben...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Nadolo to leave Leicester during season

Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo will leave the Premiership champions midway through the season to join the Waratahs in time for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Slater finishes gruelling 350-mile bike ride

NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER star Ed Slater and his teammates completed a 350-mile bike ride this week in front of crowds at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Falcons preparing to relive the glory days

By PAUL REES The Premiership celebrates its 25th birthday later this month and the inaugural champions, Newcastle, are so determined to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Jack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It's interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

It’s Castro’s abilities we should remember

CHRIS HEWETT Back in 2008, when a Labour government was running the country and the Rugby Football Union couldn’t run a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Suck out the joy and people will turn away

Paul Rees talks to Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill about the game’s future Then it came, the question was why...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Hare’s world record keeps on growing

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dusty Hare retired more than 30 years ago and yet his world points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Tiger Jack hangs up his boots for a fresh start

Having played rugby fulltime for 10 years, former Leicester Tigers centre Jack Roberts has retired from rugby at the age of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Smith: Pal Tommy shows us the way

By BEN JAYCOCK New sensation: Tommy Freeman starred for England in Australia PICTURES: Getty Images Doncaster Knights back row Thom Smith...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Tiger Jack has all the attributes of a top 9

NEIL DE KOCK THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA AND SARACENS SCRUM-HALF From a scrum-half perspective there were some real standout performers for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Lam ready to get the Bears roaring back in the big time

Q&A PAT LAM - ON THE RECORD Paul Rees speaks to Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam about changes at Ashton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Western Force in line to sign Rona

Centre: Curtis Rona Western Force have stepped up their efforts to re-sign London Irish outside centre Curtis Rona after snatching Leicester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Socino heading for life in Spain

FORMER Leicester Tigers centre Juan Pablo Socino has swapped the champions of England for the Champions of Spain after signing a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

A-list West were pride of the north

CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Pivac: We have much to build on

Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Brilliant to win series but far from perfect

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 4 years ago

A veil of secrecy which keeps us all in the dark

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a complete contradiction at the heart of the English Premiership having...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Rob’s faith inspired a decade of dreams

MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOLLMAN THE FORMER DRAGONS AND EXETER CHIEFS FULL-BACK/CENTRE ISUPPOSE my claim to fame is that I was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

All square as England bring down Wallabies

By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Tupou 37, Kerevi 48 Conversions: Lolesio 39, 50 Penalties: Lolesio 54 England ............25pts Tries: B Vunipola...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Life in the front row is tough for Stuart

NICK CAIN All Test props have to relish the head-to-head confrontations with their opposite number, and the chance physically and psychologically...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Heady days at Falmouth when Jackett boys wore the jersey

CORNWALL has always been a rugby stronghold in England and Falmouth – now Falmouth Eagles – have been part of that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Summer Tours

/ 4 years ago

England hand out two debuts as Underhill returns

Eddie Jones has handed England debuts to Guy Porter and Tommy Freeman, as Sam Underhill comes in for concussed Tom Curry...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Bulls keen to re-sign ex-Tigers back row

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Van Staden MARCO van Staden, whose departure from Premiership champions Leicester Tigers was announced...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

All Blacks give Irish a lesson in control

■By JOHN FALLON New Zealand ..42pts Tries: Barrett 21, Reece 30, Tupaea 36, Savea 38, 53, Sowakula 70 Conversions: Barrett 22,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Tigers may regret letting Moroni go

I WONDER whether Leicester’s decision to release Matias Moroni to Newcastle would come to be seen as premature in the light...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Value for money more important than ever

COLIN BOAG Anyone keeping a close eye on the Premiership clubs, and their announcements about departing and arriving players, can’t fail...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Crosbie handed maiden start as Watson misses out on first test for Argentina

Edinburgh‘s Luke Crosbie will make his first start for Scotland in the first test against Argentina on Saturday evening. Crosbie, 25,...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

‘Proven’ Reffell makes first Wales start in tour opener

Wayne Pivac praised the form of debut starter Tommy Reffell as he named his squad for the first test of their...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Much changed Ireland take on Covid-hit New Zealand

Ireland make 14 changes from the team who lost to the Maori All Blacks, as Cian Healy is passed fit enough...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Lawes captains England for Australia opener

Courtney Lawes has been named England captain ahead of Owen Farrell, with the latter starting for the first time since November....

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

George calls on England to repeat the triumph of 2016

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Perth Jamie George has urged England to turn back time and repeat the heroics of 2016 when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Wales ace Gareth is late arrival

WALES fly-half Gareth Anscombe will link up with the rest of the squad in South Africa after being given permission to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Ford will be a star for Sharks, says Burns

By GARY FITZGERALD GEORGE Ford will bounce back from his Premiership Final injury misery “better than ever” and be a huge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Dallas want Ford to drive changes

MIKE Ford has been mentioned in dispatches from the United States as a possible target for the Major League Rugby flops...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Dream Team

JAMES GASKELL, THE FORMER WASPS AND SALE SHARKS LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Crusaders and Blues share spoils in dream team

THE Crusaders outclassing the Blues to claim their sixth piece of silverware in as many years with the inaugural Super Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

My countrymen are proving their worth

NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF South African players were key protagonists in this season’s Gallagher Premiership with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Crowley set to enjoy Italy’s ‘Blue summer’

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points After that brilliant last-minute win over Wales in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Moroni joins Falcons from Tigers

Leicester Tigers’ Premiership winning centre Matias Moroni has signed for Newcastle Falcons, agreeing a two-year deal to move to Kingston Park....

By Nick Powell

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Aled Davies cited as podcast guests weigh in on controversial yellow

Saracens‘ scrum-half Aled Davies has been cited for the controversial yellow card he received against Leicester in Saturday’s Premiership Final. Davies,...

By Nick Powell