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English Championship

/ 8 years ago

London Welsh double act with a five-year masterplan

The John Dawes suite at Old Deer Park is adorned with memorabilia from the bygone age when London Welsh were the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

Exiles double act with a five-year masterplan

NICK VERDIER meets the new men charged with leading London Welsh’s revival Passioante about Welsh: Sonny Parker, left, and Cai Griffiths...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 8 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Ben Gotting – former Wasps and Worcester hooker

To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make a significant contribution to our 10-6 win over Bath was undoubtedly a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 8 years ago

Richmond captain Warden on full alert for next test of endurance

Richmond retained their Championship status last season but club captain Will Warden reckons doing so again will pose a greater challenge....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH & LONDON WELSH HOOKER BEN GOTTING To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

New dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule

WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 8 years ago

20 QUESTIONS

DOUGIE FLOCKHART DONCASTER WING Back in training yet? We’ve been back for a week now. We’re trying to ease the players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Marfo’s off to join the Edinburgh front row

By NICK VERDIER PROPDarryl Marfo has left Bath to join Edinburgh on a one-year deal. The loosehead, 26, started last season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 years ago

Edinburgh sign prop Marfo from Bath

Prop Darryl Marfo has joined Edinburgh Rugby from English Premiership side Bath on a one-year deal. The loosehead, 26, made three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Homespun Exeter turning sights on Euro domination

By NEALE HARVEY EXETER captain Jack Yeandle reckons a rapidly increasing level of international recognition offers compelling proof of why the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS AND LONDON WELSH CENTRE STEVE RAVENSCROFT LOOKING back on my playing days I feel incredibly fortunate to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 9 years ago

National League One Dream Team

Hartpury College became the first team in history to win 30 from 30 in National League One as the West Country...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

20 QUESTIONS

EALING CENTRE JOE MUNRO How do you look back at the semi-finals against Yorkshire Carnegie? We self-imploded for 20 minutes in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

England call caps stellar six months for injury-stricken Warrior Spencer

ENGLAND new boy Will Spencer has revealed how close he came to quitting rugby before battling back from a trio of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 9 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Seb Jewell – former London Welsh full-back

I fell into professional rugby and then fell in and out of love with it several times along the way. Originally,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Sevens World Series

/ 9 years ago

Corker gives Parker a Welsh seal of approval

By NEALE HARVEY SONNY Parker is the ideal man to spearhead London Welsh’s charge back to the National Leagues, according to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Irish hold most aces, but there were plenty of kings in the pack and backs

by Nick Verdier London Irish were head and shoulders above any other side during the regular season but many individuals have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 9 years ago

Part-time would be end of promotion

IN TRP last Sunday, Jon Newcombe quoted Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill as suggesting more Championship clubs will choose the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

Yes, time has come to ring-fence Premiership

COLIN BOAG Facts of life: Rob Baxter speaks sense about the state of the game The Championship play-offs illustrated perfectly why...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Hill predicts more in Tier 2 will adopt part-time model

By JON NEWCOMBE RICHMOND director of rugby Steve Hill believes it is inevitable that more clubs will adopt their part-time model...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 9 years ago

20 Questions: Steve Hill – Richmond DoR

How about that for a first season in the Championship? The boys were desperate to prove they deserved to be in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Plucky Richmond star out to seize his big second chance

NEWCASTLE-BOUNDNo.9 Sam Stuart will always be grateful to Richmond for helping him win a remarkable battle against injury. Stuart was once...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

How Richards rates the Championship contenders

PETER Richards reckons only the pressure of the play-offs can prevent London Irish from making an immediate return to the Premiership....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

Hartpury won’t be selling out for glory

Can the students of Hartpury be competitive in the Championship next season? Luke Jarmyn talks to CEO Russell Marchant Russell Marchant...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Boyce determined to leave Carnegie a farewell present

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Yorkshire Carnegie v Richmond Today. Kick-off 3pm, Headingley HARLEQUINS-bound prop Lewis Boyce insists there is no panic...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Rotherham to appoint Andy Key as head coach

By JON NEWCOMBE Rotherham Titans have wasted no time in lining up a successor to Justin Burnell with former Leeds boss...

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English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Premiership must take control of Championship

Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby are handed control of the league....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Carpenter: Knights are charged for play-off run

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW… Doncaster Knights v Yorkshire Carnegie Today. Kick-off 3pm DONCASTER’S Canadian star Aaron Carpenter is predicting a titanic...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Bow: Premiership must take control of tier two

By NEALE HARVEY Struggle: Nottingham in action against Cornish Pirates NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British & Irish Cup

/ 9 years ago

Munster to be tested by Ulster experience

PREVIEW…Munster A v Ulster A Today. Kick-off 3pm, Musgrave Park, Cork MUNSTER A will put their unbeaten Cup campaign to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

20 QUESTION

KIERAN MURPHY EALING NO.8 Enjoying a good run of form recently? We targeted that last block of Championship fixtures starting with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 9 years ago

Peter Jackson: How Wales are missing Henson’s abiding class

As Wales prepare to salvage what’s left of the Six Nations, their best midfield player will be otherwise engaged in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 years ago

How Wales are missing

Henson’s abiding class As Wales prepare to salvage what’s left of the Six Nations, their best midfield player will be otherwise...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 9 years ago

Hail the Lord! Try machine Chris is the key

By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 33 Exmouth 28 A CHRIS Lord hat-trick was enough to edge a nervy Bury side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher remembers the 1977 Lions tour

History has not been kind to the 1977 Lions and, coming after the triumphs of 1971 and 1974, they were, perhaps,...

By Brendan Gallagher

20 Questions

/ 9 years ago

20 Questions: Will Browne – Richmond wing

How about that 49-26 win against Bedford last week? Yeah, it was a great feeling for us to finally get a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Bridge too far for Richmond as Trailfinders play it tough

By JEREMY INSON EALINGTrailfinders stayed in the play-off race after a four-try victory over their rivals from across Kew Bridge. There...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Harlequins sign former London Welsh captain

Harlequins have signed former London Welsh captain Ryan Hodson on a short-term deal with immediate effect. The move, which was first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Room 101

/ 9 years ago

Room 101: Chris Cook – Bath scrum-half

1. A multi-lingual world I get embarrassed by my inability to speak the local language whenever I visit countries like France...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Penberthy drops in late to wreck Knights day

■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ............21pts Tries: Heaney 49, Carpenter 75 Conversions: Flockhart 75 Penalties: Flockhart 17, 65, 69 Ealing ....................29pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team