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Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Scotland prop Rory signs with Warriors

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scotland and Lions loosehead Rory Sutherland is returning to Scotland at the end of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Odendaal enjoying his life back in the Prem

By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal was one of the few Premiership players who did not welcome the break for the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Lions just do enough to claim toughest of wins

National 1 By DANIEL WINKLETON Leicester L....... 19 Plymouth A...... 12 LEICESTER Lions made it four wins in a row with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Hughes steps up to break visitors’ hearts

National 1 By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 21 Cinderford........ 15 SALE secured a vital victory over fellow strugglers Cinderford. The visitors...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Red Rose legends can’t wait for Lions to set sail

By PAUL MARTIN Maggie Alphonsi and Danielle Waterman share 156 England caps between them but both would have traded a few...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Rodd signs three-year deal at Sale

ENGLAND loosehead Bevan Rodd has signed a new three-year contract at Premiership side Sale Sharks. The 23-year-old made his Sharks debut...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

North and Kinghorn miss out on Cardiff clash

Preview: Wales vs Scotland (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales’ George North and Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn will both be absent from the two countries’...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Series 3, Episode 22: Six Nations 2024 preview with Jerry Guscott

International rugby is back for the first time since Rugby World Cup 2023, and it’s Six Nations season! It is the...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sinckler may head to France after England snub

By PAUL REES Pat Lam accepts that Kyle Sinckler may be more tempted to leave Bristol for France after being left...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Ackermann looks likely to join Lions

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER The Lions have emerged as the South African side most likely to sign Gloucester back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Hill’s move to Lyon hangs in the balance

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lyon’s move for England lock Jonny Hill appears to be on the brink of collapse...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Good to see Bryn enjoying life at 93

PETER JACKSON Throughout his distinguished career for Wales and the Lions as the finest hooker of his generation, Bryn Meredith, right,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Goosen puts the boot in to kill Lions

URC By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls .................. 30 Lions..................28 JOHAN Goosen’s monster penalty from inside his own half sent the Bulls into...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Cool cat Crowley has to prove his worth

Six Nations team-by-team previews: Ireland Brendan Gallagher says coach Andy Farrell is spoilt for choice in nearly every position on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Why France are my favourites for the title

JEREMY GUSCOTT Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Gatland: You write us off at your peril

Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Paul Rees finds the coach in bullish mood about his team’s chances in the coming weeks...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Time for Borthwick to deliver

Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Richmond floored by Bouchier belter

By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond................ 20 Leicester Lions..... 21 HAVING trailed 17-3, Leicester Lions had the last word when Luke Bouchier kicked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

The Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale

My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

Building strong relationships is key to success

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Peter Glackin, the Birmingham Moseley head coach, below Steve Hill: How and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Millar Mills on course to emulate his star sisters

By PAUL REES Elliot Millar Mills this week joins up with the Scotland squad to prepare for the Six Nations little...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

How O’Mahony answered Ireland’s Call

In a tournament full of as many great moments as the recent World Cup, a handheld sign in the crowd wouldn’t...

By Nick Powell

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Not many will chase after Louis

Louis Rees-Zammit’s decision to chance his arm in American Football could be viewed as a blow to rugby union with the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Wales prop Thomas ruled out of Ospreys’ South African safari

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Lions v Ospreys Today. Kick-off 1pm, Ellis Park THE Ospreys have already qualified for the Challenge Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Magnificent tome tells fantastic tales

Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

I tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!

My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch - The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Dupont leads the otherwise engaged XV

As the countdown gets ever closer to the launch of the grand old championship in Marseille on Friday week, it is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Lewis hoping to make some big headlines of his own!

By BEN JAYCOCK Dan Lewis believes Leicester Lions have what it takes to beat the drop after their victory over Blackheath...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Women’s Lions to play in 2027

THE British and Irish Lions will head to New Zealand in 2027 for a first ever women’s tour. The tour will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wallabies call for Schmidt

New Wallaby boss: Joe Schmidt PICTURES: Getty images FORMER Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has been appointed as Australia head coach, succeeding...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Dance was champion of rugby

By NICK POWELL Former Bracknell RFC and RFU president and “stalwart of Berkshire rugby” Jonathan Dance died on Thursday aged 77....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Series 3, Episode 21: Rees-Zammit quits rugby, Six Nations squads and Portugal’s 2024 with Francisco Isaac

In a fascinating week in European rugby, amidst Six Nations and Women’s British and Irish Lions announcements, Welsh rugby superstar Louis...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Rees-Zammit will have to go to a ‘dark place for months and years’ – Wade

Racing 92 winger and former Buffalo Bills practice squad member Christian Wade has backed Louis Rees-Zammit in his decision to try...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

George to captain England as Feyi-Waboso named in squad

Jamie George has been named England captain as Steve Borthwick handed opportunities to seven uncapped players, including Exeter’s Immanuel Feyi-Waboso, in...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Rees-Zammit leaves Gloucester and Wales to pursue NFL ‘dream’

Gloucester and Wales wing Louis Rees-Zammit has left his club with immediate effect to “pursue his dream” of playing in the...

By Nick Powell

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Lions announce historic women’s tour for 2027

The British and Irish Lions will send their first ever women’s team to New Zealand for a tour in September 2027....

By Nick Powell

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Mako is the latest to quit England

Saracens prop Mako Vunipola has announced his retirement from international rugby. He made his Test debut against Fiji in November 2012...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Farrell will use NZ experience to fire up Lions

By ADAM HATHAWAY Andy Farrell will use Ireland’s 2022 victorious tour of New Zealand as the template to guide the British...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Bordeaux deal for van Rensburg

Former Sale centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg will be on the move again at the end of the season after signing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Farrell will cost Racing £500k transfer fee

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have put a €600,000 (£515,000) price tag on England’s World Cup skipper, Owen Farrell,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Pay me what I’m worth – Lawes

Courtney Lawes has sent a warning to Northampton and told the club, “I’ve got to be paid what I’m worth,” after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Charismatic Farrell the right choice for Lions

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANDY Farrell is a very good choice as Lions head coach of the 2025...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Full-back Hopkins is star of the show as fans pay tribute to JPR

By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys.............25pts Tries: Hopkins 40, 50, Giles 63 Conversions: Edwards 51, 64 Penalties: Edwards 34, 43 Perpignan........... 3pts Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team