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British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Only right that the Lions play in Ireland

The Lions used to go out of their way to make friends in little towns not much bigger than villages. Now...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bath move for World Cup star Snyman

By NEIL FISSLER World Cup winner RG Snyman is set to reunite with Johann van Graan, with Bath on the verge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Heartbreak for Ospreys as Benetton snatch it

By ROB COLE Benetton ........... 18pts Tries: Bernasconi 16, Da Re 76 Conversions: Umaga 17 Penalties: Umaga 65, 69 Ospreys ................

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Rowntree: We need to get better

By JOHN FALLON Munster ..........40 Glasgow ..........29 GLASGOW coach Franco Smith said they could have few complaints about the outcome at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Stay patient and results will come – McDonald

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park IT has been an eventful four months for Kiran...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Litterick’s late show steals it for Cardiff

By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ................. 31pts Tries: Hamer-Webb 24, Belcher 33, Grady 54, Litterick 80 Conversions: de Beer 24, 33, 54,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Leinster ……….. 21 Munster ………. 16

By KEVIN FALLON JACK Conan said Leinster have huge room for improvement despite seeing off arch rivals Munster in a cracking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Cockerill goes out, Collazo comes in

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN TIME was very firmly called on Richard Cockerill’s brief run as Montpellier manager six days ago, after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Crowley makes sure for Munster

By KEVIN FALLON Munster .......... 10 Stormers ........... 3 JACK Crowley led from the front to steer Munster to victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

When relegation battle was the key

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Twenty years on from England’s World Cup triumph...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Conway forced to call time

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER IRELAND and Munster wing Andrew Conway has retrired from the game aged 32 because...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Healy puts boot into Connacht

■By JOHN FALLON Edinburgh .......25 Connacht ........22 BEN Healy broke Connacht’s hearts with a drop goal in the final play of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ulster end Munster’s run

■By JOHN FALLON Ulster ............... 21 Munster ..........14 CAPTAIN Tom Stewart paid tribute to recordbreaker Rob Herring on his 230th appearance...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Dragons call on Wales cavalry

■By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Dragons v Leinster Today. Kick-off 1.15pm DRAGONS head coach Dai Flanagan has made nine changes ahead of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Stade set bar high in bid for new start

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The Laurent Labit-Karim Ghezal era at Stade Francais officially starts here – and the talk around Stade...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Lewis Moody

The RWC 2003-winning England flanker and former Bath and Leicester player chooses the best XV he has played with or against......

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Cullen: There’s still plenty to do

Leinster .......... 34 Sharks ............. 13 By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen says they have plenty of work to do...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Kleyn could never have imagined final with South Africa

Former Ireland player Jean Kleyn has revealed that being involved in a World Cup Final for his native South Africa was...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Baxter out to rebuild again

Premiership team-by-team previews: Exeter Chiefs The summer marked a reset for Exeter following the departure of a number of players who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Codling knows it will be tough

Premiership team-by-team previews: Newcastle Falcons ALEX Codling knew what he was taking on when he agreed to become Newcastle’s third director...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

The Tank ready to roll for Bath

By JON NEWCOMBE Thomas du Toit remains on standby for the Springboks but, for now, his focus is on quickly learning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Equation is simple now for Fijian bid

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Australia v Fiji Sunday September 17. Kick-off 4.30pm, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Return? Will Skelton could be back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday: 17/09/23

Last weekend saw a thrilling start to the Rugby World Cup, and you can find all the action from the latest...

By Nick Powell

Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Farrell’s men on edge of history

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND Coach: Andy Farrell Captain: Johnny Sexton IF not now, when? Not only are Ireland the number one...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Robinson’s delight to be back at Bath

Jon Newcombe finds the club’s former captain in fine form as he returns to join coaching team Twenty five years after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Rob Cook: ‘I was happy to fulfil my boyhood dream’

The former Gloucester and Cornish Pirates full-back talks about his life in the game Growing up, all I wanted to do...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Prem and URC to make October starts

The Premiership and United Rugby Championship (URC) will both start in October for the upcoming season, with each of their finals...

By Nick Powell

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

90 players in search of a new club

JAMES HARRINGTON | FRENCH COLUMN What links 16 props, 12 hookers, 10 second rows, 15 back rowers, 13 scrum-halves, 11 wingers,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Eligibility rules are cause for concern

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER These newish eligibility regulations are still open to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Nienaber keeps faith with World Cup stars

By PAUL REES SOUTH AFRICA SOUTH Africa’s squad preparing for the Rugby Championship contains 19 players who were involved in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Familiar faces find some new identities

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Nine New Zealanders, four Australians, a goalkicking Irishman and an English prop are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup reverts to multi-pool

By PAUL REES Triumph: La Rochelle celebrate victory THE Heineken Champions Cup reverts to a multi-pool format next season, but teams...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Loader signs two-year deal with Stormers

Ben Loader is moving to South Africa this summer and will play in the United Rugby Championship after signing for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

The wake of the Northern Hemisphere & the Rugby World Cup

The biggest celebration of the oval ball sport is here – the Rugby World Cup 2023 is just a few months...

By Sam Emery

Dream Team

/ 3 years ago

Dream Team with Barry Everitt

Barry Everitt, the former Munster, Leinster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half, chooses the best XV he's played with or against... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Hodnett grabs the glory for Munster

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stormers............................14pts Tries: Libbok 5, Fourie 49 Conversions: Libbok 6, 50 Munster .............................19pts Tries: Barron 9, Nash 28, Hodnett...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

O’Mahony praise for ‘excellent defence’

Munster's winning captain Peter O’Mahony was delighted with the result as his side won their first URC title since 2011. “We...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Ireland mustn’t copy this breakdown flaw

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The tumultuous happenings in Dublin last week were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Leinster finally pay the price for their cynicism

BRENDAN GALLAGHER Every journo is surely allowed one “told you so” moment in their career and mine arrived last night when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Crowley has final say in epic contest

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............................15pts Tries: Jenkins 37, J McCarthy 62 Conversion: Byrne 38 Penalty: Byrne 2 Munster .............................16pts Tries: Beirne 45...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 3 years ago

Miotti can be the main man for Glasgow – McDowall

By BRYN PALMER Domingo Miotti can step up and fill the boots of banned fly-half Tom Jordan as Glasgow aim to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

My Team of the Season shows promise for future

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The silverware for the season is set to be handed out without any Welsh involvement....

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Jordan’s red halts Glasgow

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow................ 5pts Tries: Steyn 67 Munster ..............14pts Tries: Fekitoa 22, Frisch 27 Conversions: Crowley 23, 28 Glasgow's twin...

By The Rugby Paper Team