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Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Tigers turning Exiles into masters of deception

LONDON Scottish are ready to sink their claws into the Championship after gearing up for the new campaign with the aid...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Fergusson caps fightback

By GARY HEATLY A FEW years ago Robbie Fergusson thought he would never play rugby again, but today he is off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Richie Vernon brings Test pedigree to London Scottish

By Neale Harvey Marquee signing Richie Vernon is ready to spearhead London Scottish‘s charge for a top six Championship place after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Vernon brings Test pedigree to Exiles

By NEALE HARVEY MARQUEE signing Richie Vernon is ready to spearhead London Scottish’s charge for a top six Championship place after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Steadman adds steal to the defence

LONDON SCOTTISH have bolstered their coaching staff with the addition of experienced defence and skills coach Graham Steadman. The former Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Scots got one over Ealing pranksters

Noisy bunch: Scots pipers THERE was some cracking banter at the Caledonian Club in London this week at the launch of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Stephen Myler relishing new challenge at London Irish

After the release of the GK IPA Championship fixtures last week, Exiles fly-half Stephen Myler talked to Neale Harvey

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Codling in line to replace Rowntree at Quins

By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS have made a move for Alex Codling as Graham Rowntree’s replacement in a bid to revive their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Jenkinson relishing 40th campaign at Titans

By JON NEWCOMBE WHEN Rotherham kick off their first season at level three for nearly two decades at home to Old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

No-brainer for Davies to sign on with Boyd at Saints

TRANSFER WRAP NORTHAMPTON Saints have bolstered their ranks at scrum-half by snapping up former Wasps and Dragons player Charlie Davies. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Springbok lock Mostert agrees deal with Glos

By ADAM ELLIS Leader: Franco Mostert GLOUCESTER have confirmed the signing of Lions and Springboks lock Franco Mostert ahead of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Symons signs for the Quins

NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have agreed a deal to sign Wasps forward Matt Symons. The 28-year-old lock, who joined Wasps from London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Mugford off to France

PLYMOUTH Albion fly-half Dan Mugford has announced he is off to pastures new after just one season back at the club....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Bumper crop of Tier Two are set to make the step up to Premiership

Bristol won't just be relying on the international stardust of Steven Luatua next season, actually they have an armoury of Championship...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

The Rugby Paper’s Championship Team of the Season

Bristol dominate our XV, but there are some worthy mentions for other stars who were certainly in with a shout...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Babcock Trophy

/ 8 years ago

Jersey sign Premiership youngsters

GLOUCESTER forward Charlie Beckett and Bath scrum-half Will Homer are to join Championship side Jersey Reds. The pair, both 22, have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 8 years ago

Coventry are set to sparkle now says Nilsen

By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA TOP-CLASS facilities and a host of impressive new signings will ensure Coventry thrive in next season’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Rouse is new Exiles boss after a Titanic showing

NEWS EXTRA By SAM WILSON NIC ROUSE, the man behind the late-season revival of Rotherham Titans, has been appointed London Scottish...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Teen star Joseph lands a double to save Ealing

By JON NEWCOMBE Held: Carnegie’s Tom Bullough is tackled PETE LYDON has predicted a bright future for Reon Joseph after the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 8 years ago

Austerity re-think as Exiles return to full-time

NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY CHAMPIONSHIP strugglers London Scottish are set to up the ante in the recruitment market after revealing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Titans to go down part-time route after relegation

By JON NEWCOMBE ROTHERHAM have vowed to bounce straight back up after their relegation to National One was confirmed. Last Saturday’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Pirates confident of revenge mission

Preview Cornish Pirates v London Scottish Today, Kick-off 2.30pm CORNISH Pirates welcome London Scottish to the Mennaye Field keen to avenge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Hartpury win survival fight but Scottish run them close

■ By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY guaranteed their Championship status with the four points earned in a hard-fought contest against London Scottish....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Love, not money’s name of the Welsh now game for London

Brendan Gallagher charts the progress of London Welsh’s amateur side who maintain the great name It was Robert Browning, without a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Where are they now…Former top flight clubs who plummeted down the Leagues

ORRELL (1988-1997): Doughty battlers in the top flight for a decade and only a narrow final day defeat at Harlequins prevented...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Lam’s lads close in on club record

Preview Bristol v Jersey Today, Kick-off 2pm. Ashton Gate BRISTOLcould break a club-record winning streak if they overcome Jersey today. Pat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Pack power sets platform for backline fliers

By LUKE JARMYN UNBEATEN Bristol’s forward physicality and backline dynamism outclassed London Scottish to seal a try bonus-point within half-an-hour and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Trailfinders miss bonus after naïve first half

By LUKE JARMYN Boot: Alex Walker clears for London Scottish STOIC Scottish defence kept them in touch of second-placed Ealing until...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

DREAMTEAM

LEE MILLAR, ROTHERHAM AND FORMER GALA AND LONDON SCOTTISH FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED ……WITH OR AGAINST… 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

British & Irish Cup

/ 8 years ago

Dragons cannot deal with Scottish endgame

Dragons PS …22 L Scottish…27 ■By EMILY GILL DRAGONS were left disappointed after losing a half-time lead to go down to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 8 years ago

Farewell to Hale, one of Cardiff rugby’s favourites

CARDIFF’S oldest player (definitely) and Wales’ most venerable player (arguably) passed away this week when Graham Hale died aged 97. Remarkably...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Whirlwind year for new Irish prop star Lovejoy

By NEALE HARVEY AFTER beating England cricketer Gary Ballance to become Zimbabwe’s UKbased sports person of the year for 2017, unheralded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Koster in as Pirates target big home win

Preview Cornish Pirates v Jersey Reds Today, Kick-off 2pm PIRATES have lost their last four fixtures against the Islanders and coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British & Irish Cup

/ 8 years ago

Cool Jersey claw back against Exiles

By JONATHAN LANDI L Scottish ….18 Jersey…………45 HARVEYBiljon lauded his Jersey Reds troops who remain firmly in control of Pool 3...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

RFU must Scotch this idea of tartan Warriors

THE notion of Worcester Warriors being bought by the Scottish Rugby Union is one that the RFU, the Premiership, and European...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British & Irish Cup

/ 8 years ago

Exiles can’t hold Jersey set-piece

By TOM INNES Jersey 45 L Scottish 10 JERSEY maintained their 100 per cent record after three rounds with a commanding...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Rotherham facing upto titanic fight for survival

By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAM’S hopes of avoiding relegation suffered a massive blow when the league’s bottom club lost a must-win game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 9 years ago

New lock star Salmon aiming for big catch

By MIKE SINCLAIR Chance: Toby Salmon TOBY Salmon is aiming to follow the Anglo-Welsh Cup route which helped propel Exeter No.8...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Pirates braced for Hartpury backlash

Cornish Pirates v Hartpury College Preview Today. Kick-off 2.30pm PIRATES coach Gavin Cattle is expecting another fierce battle with Hartpury after...

By The Rugby Paper Team