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Features

/ 4 years ago

Exiles bring in Reid to cover midfield

RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed fly-half Noel Reid on a short-term deal from French side Agen. The former Leinster and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Woodburn relishing challenge of unfamiliar territory

By PAUL REES Motivated: Woodburn OLLY Woodburn is intent on making up for lost time after missing 24 matches because of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Cullen’s young guns rise to big physical challenge

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........21 Lions ................13 LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was delighted to get the win against an improved Lions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Super sub Lowe shows he’s ready for Irish recall

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............29pts Tries: Larmour 21, Healy 29, Lowe 57, Penny 74 Conversions: R Byrne 29, 59, 75 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

New, sleek French are the masters of motion

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 4 years ago

Brilliant Basham is one reason to be cheerful

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Outstanding: Taine Basham scores PICTURE: Getty Images Must start: Ross Moriarty Let’s face it, that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Serendipity enhances Euro Cup’s Round of 16

CHRIS HEWETT UNINTENDED consequences? You can’t move for them in the Union game, whether the governing class is ring-fencing the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Money alone can’t buy success

PAUL REES SPEAKS TO PREMIERSHIP DIRECTORS OF RUGBY ABOUT THE SALARY CAP CUTS As Pat Lam wrestles with the question whether...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Evans keeps his nerve to land famous win

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................29pts Tries: Lane 21, Amos 70 Conversions: Evans 21, 70 Penalties: Evans 20, 42, 48, 80; Thomas...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Lord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Relief as Dupont returns to action

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Gym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Chatty men Sexton and Biggar give refs earache

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The most argumentative of fly-halves to be found in Europe, or anywhere else...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Farrell out with new ankle injury and Underhill takes head bang

ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell is set to miss the Six Nations opener against Scotland after suffering an injury while training with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Leinster rout can devalue Euro Cup

COLIN BOAG Thrashing: Josh van der Flier evades the tackle of Josua Vici on his way to scoring Leinster’s ninth try...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Humiliation for Bath as Sexton spurs 10-try rout

By ADAM HATHAWAY Bath ......................7pts Try: Clark 33 Conversion: Bailey 34 Leinster ............64pts Tries: O’Brien 15, 36, 48, 76; Van der...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Hatley: We can’t go any lower

BATH head coach Neal Hatley said his side could never get any lower after this ten-try home hammering. Hatley revealed the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

Euro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Dupont is suddenly a doubt for Six Nations

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN No matter what Leinster thought about the situation when the news broke, European rugby officials took one...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Time to split the pro and amateur game

COLIN BOAG I’ve believed for a long time that a schism between the professional game and the lower echelons is inevitable,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Dunne looks set for Sandy Park

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler EXETER Chiefs are talking to Leinster second row Jack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

You’re fired! Conor’s hope over

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Ireland U20 international and London Irish back row Conor Gilsenan last week saw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Marcus reminds me of great King John

SHANE WILLIAMS WHAT a shame there were no fans at the Arms Park to watch that great European clash between Cardiff...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Bester had me doing 100 scrums after a night of booze!

MY LIFE IN RUGBY STUART CORSAR THE FORMER SCOTLAND A, GLASGOW, ROTHERHAM AND DONCASTER PROP THE two-and-a-bit years I spent at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Macron’s pique opens way for national cup

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE chances of a new variation of Covid coming through was as predictable...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Shaunagh honoured to play at Twickers

SHAUNAGH Brown intends to “enjoy the occasion” as Harlequins Women prepare for a second visit to Twickenham for “Big Game 13”....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Van Graan needs full power to plug Bath

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK JOHANN van Graan is the latest coach expected to plug the gaping hole...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Champions or chumps? Cup caters for them all

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Flyer Muir banned for four weeks

NEWS EXTRA BATH wing Will Muir has been handed a four-week suspension for making contact with the eye area of Leinster’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Forthcoming fixtures

NEWS EXTRA It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, DEC 19 CUP COMPETITIONS European Champions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

O’Gara won’t be filling Van Graan role at Munster

FORMER Ireland fly-half Ronan O’Gara has ruled himself out of the Munster head coach job. South African Johann van Graan will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Heineken Champions Cup preview

The Heineken Champions Cup has been torn apart once more by the coronavirus cancellation controversy with six matches called off, as...

By Ben Redwood

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

Rugby in 2022 – Preview & Predictions

Rugby union fans have plenty to look forward to in 2022, with the calendar packed with a host of top-class events...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Winless, injury-hit Bath bring in backline cover

NEWS EXTRA PREMIERSHIP basement boys Bath have signed former Scarlets wing Tom Prydie on a short-term deal and Edinburgh centre Jordan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Ringrose commits his future to Leinster

IRELAND and Leinster centre Garry Ringrose has agreed a three-year extension to his IRFU contract. The contract will see the 26-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Fabulous Finn puts Saints to the sword

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton ..14pts Tries: Skosan 29, Fraser 48 Conversions: Biggar 29, Furbank 49 Racing 92..........45pts Tries: Lauret 8, 42,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Much more to come from us warns Tadh

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............45pts Tries: Gibson-Park 4, 28, Furlong 11, Lowe 17, Keenan 24, Kelleher 47, Van der Flier 57...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Injury-hit Wasps aren’t ‘fooled’ by Munster’s Omicron woes

By PAUL REES WASPS announced their arrival in Europe 17 years ago when they defeated Munster in the semifinal at Lansdowne...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Set-piece dominance will be key says Friend

Preview Connacht v Stade Francais Today, Kick-off 1pm CONNACHT are relishing the challenge of hosting Stade Francais as they look to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Big tackle count sees Ospreys win wrestle

By ROGER POANTING Ospreys ..............19pts Tries: Morris 32 Conversions: Myler 35 Penalties: Myler 17, 35, 58, 65 Ulster ..................13pts Tries: Penalty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Super-sub Porter sets up second-half stampede

By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............47pts Tries: Ruddock 23, Ringrose 32, Sheehan 39, Larmour 41, Doris 49, Baird 58, Deegan 74 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Irish have the quality to go all the way in Europe – Mafi

By GARY FITZGERALD STEVE Mafi says London Irish have the mental aptitude to transfer their sparkling Premiership form onto the European...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Quins eye deal for prop Dooley

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEINSTER loosehead Pete Dooley could be heading to the Premiership next season with Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Deacon’s rocket sees Tigers explode

By ROB WILDMAN Wasps ............7pts Tries: Hartley 72 Conversions: Mathews 72 Leicester ....55pts Tries: Murimurivalu 3, Green 42, Porter 45, 51,...

By The Rugby Paper Team