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Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Springboks squad: Sharks will get teeth into Lions

THE Springboks paid Sale Sharks the ultimate compliment last night, picking no fewer than five of the team charging towards the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Jamie Ritchie to lead Scotland in summer Tests

Interim coach Mike Blair has included 17 uncapped players in squad for matches against England A, Romania and Georgia

By A Wood

Leicester Tigers wing Leon Lloyd scores against Stade Francais

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Skill of Leon Lloyd lit up the bearpit of Max’s Stade | Peter Jackson

As a boy growing up in Coventry, Leon Lloyd had a dream: “To score the winning goal for the Sky Blues...

By Peter Jackson

Brendan Gallagher

/ 5 years ago

Baa-baas’ all-stars go to town in Hong Kong

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Bananas, what can happen with belief

George Hardy says: HOW surreal it felt to be back surrounded by 20 other players in training rather than working with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

I knew how Dan felt waiting for his cap

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND B, MIDLANDS AND MOSELEY SCRUM-HALF SIMON ROBSON Quick service: Simon Robson gets the ball out for Moseley Inset...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Rassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude

WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

The inspirational Pat Lam has built a no-excuses culture | Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott examines the strides made by Pat Lam with Bristol Bears three years after their promotion from the Championship

By Jeremy Guscott

English Championship

/ 5 years ago

Preview: Alex Rae aims to spoil Fowkes’ send off

ALEX RAE believes Bedford’s run of just one win in six games is not a fair reflection of the squad’s development...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 5 years ago

Ampthill feature: They’re only human… just far stronger and fitter!

Ampthill head coach Paul Turner and captain Billy Johnson are drawing on the pasts of Exeter Chiefs and Worcester to dream...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Record man Sam Simmonds reminds me of my old pal ‘Backy’ | Jeremy Guscott

WHAT Sam Simmonds did this week in breaking the Premiership try-scoring record for a season is pretty exceptional. The Exeter Chiefs...

By Jeremy Guscott

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Youngs: This will help us be great

The Leicester Tigers captain offered his reaction after coming agonisingly close to winning the Challenge Cup trophy

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Reaching a European final is testament to the squad-building at Leicester

Ben Kay breaks down the improvements made by Leicester Tigers under Steve Borthwick ahead of their trip to Twickenham on European...

By A Wood

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Alex Lozowski eyes glory finish to iffy start in France with Montpellier

Lozowski compares his experiences playing alongside Owen Farrell for so long at Saracens and his season in France with Handre Pollard

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Bath 20-24 Sale: More yellows, but still Sale power onwards

Sale Sharks come away from the Rec with the win after Curtis Langdon's late try under the lights

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Preview: Lam’s leaders aim to deliver big home run for Bears fans

Bristol Bears welcome Gloucester and over 3,000 supporters to Ashton Gate on Monday, Jon Newcombe spoke to Pat Lam about the...

By Jon Newcombe

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

End salary cap and fat cats will take cream | Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett contemplates how the salary cap can be conflicted between financial fairness and rugby's narrow corridor of frequent contenders

By Chris Hewett

Features

/ 5 years ago

Had time of my life at Quins until Deano left

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER, NORTHAMPTON, HARLEQUINS, GRENOBLE AND ENGLAND U21S SECOND ROW JAMES PERCIVAL MY experiences in rugby changed me as a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 years ago

Genge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese

The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

How the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Twickers could be half-full for USA visit

ENGLAND could be cheered on by at least 41,000 fans this summer when they play the US Eagles and Canada at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Exclusive: American bankers eye Leicester Tigers takeover

Leicester Tigers were put up for sale by chairman Peter Tom in 2019, seeking £60m for a majority share

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

London Irish want to take Ben White away from Leicester Tigers

The Exiles are on the lookout for a new scrum-half after Ben Meehan's exit was confirmed this week

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 5 years ago

Nottingham 0-56 Saracens: Full steam ahead for Sarries

Saracens score eight tries against winless Nottingham, but head coach Neil Fowkes maintains pride in squad

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Dan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson

Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Bleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson

Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Williams joins Willi at the Warriors

Signing: Owen Williams WORCESTER have signed Owen Williams from the Red Hurricanes in Japan. The 29-year-old former Leicester and Gloucester fly-half,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Lions need to heed that Prem warning or else!

COLIN BOAG Predictably, there was a reaction to my comments on the Lions, and my view that perhaps the world has moved on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Leicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final

The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster's first start in Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

McFarland: Defeat is hard to take

ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was dejected by this semi-final defeat and fears his squad will take time to recover from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Les Kiss interested in swapping London Irish for Super Rugby move – report

The Exiles head coach could have his name added to the Waratahs head coach shortlist

By A Wood

Worcester Warriors have signed Owen Williams

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Wales fly-half Owen Williams to join Worcester Warriors this summer

Williams, who can also play centre, is seen as the replacement for the outgoing Duncan Weir at Sixways

By A Wood

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Manu Tuilagi nears full fitness to give legs to Lions chance

LIONS attack coach Gregor Townsend is due to meet with Manu Tuilagi, who could yet make the tour to South Africa...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 5 years ago

Leicester 18-23 Northampton: Biggar’s the hero as Saints snare Tigers

Saints come out on top in feisty East Midlands derby affair, as Dan Biggar shows Lions credentials

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

No place for basketball scorelines in rugby | Nick Cain

PREMIERSHIP cheerleaders itching to break out the bunting in support of ringfencing should think again. The successful football fan rebellion against...

By Nick Cain

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Captain’s challenge sets up Sullivan’s winner

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............24 Connacht ........26 CONNACHT coach Andy Friend is not convinced the new laws being trialled are going...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Olowofela hat-trick has Reds reeling

AUSTRALIA ROUND-UP By ADAM ELLIS JORDAN Olowofela’s hattrick ended the Reds unbeaten season and propelled the Western Force to their first knockout...

By The Rugby Paper Team