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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Cloete & Van Velze to retire at end of season

Bath's South African forwards GJ van Velze and Chris Cloete will retire from rugby at the end of the season. Van...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Zebo calls time

Munster flyer Simon Zebo will retire at the end of the season. The 34-year-old was capped 35 times by Ireland, helping...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

IRFU changing funding model

THE Irish Rugby Football Union has announced a change to its funding model which will see the four provinces contribute “up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Hurricanes fly-half to replace Burns at Ulster

Ulster are set to make their second signing for next season with Hurricanes’ fly-half Aidan Morgan to join the province. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

DREAM TEAM

JAMIE ELLIOTT, THE BEDFORD BLUES AND FORMER NORTHAMPTON AND ZEBRE CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST......

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Munster make it eight in a row

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh ....... 26 Munster........... 29 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree insists his side have the belief to repeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Iceman Cooney lands late killer blow for Ulster

By JIM SHORT Ulster ............... 23 Leinster........... 21 John Cooney was the hero when his last-minute penalty secured victory for Ulster...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 2 years ago

A tribute to unlucky Rory…

On the charge: Exeter’s Rory O’Loughlin powers forward against Munster PICTURES: Getty Images Another week ends with another player forced to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Munster make it seven in a row

Munster ......... 47 Connacht......... 12 By JOHN WILKINS MUNSTER made it seven wins on the spin with a seven-try victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Everitt set for Irish crunch

Edinburgh .......40 Zebre.................14 By BRYN PALMER EDINBURGH head coach Sean Everitt believes another five points will seal a URC play-off place...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Mine was very much the road less travelled

My Life in Rugby - Mike Ross, the former Ireland, Harlequins and Leinster prop talks about his life in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

New owners provide financial guarantees

BIARRITZ’S new owners this week provided French rugby’s financial watchdog with suitable guarantees of their finances, and revealed an eight-year plan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Smith: I’m better at handling mistakes

By JON NEWCOMBE Fin Smith credits his superb form this season to a mental mind-shift that enables him to now take...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leinster made to fight all the way

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster..............................20pts Tries: Lowe 10, 15, 43 Conversion: Byrne 11 Penalty: Byrne 29 Northampton Saints...... 17pts Tries: Hendy 58,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Feature

/ 2 years ago

How one match at Croke Park changed European Rugby

They say history doesn’t repeat itself but it does rhyme. 15 years since Leinster dominated Munster in front of a world...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Langdon is quick to make his point

By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Time for Saints to be true to themselves

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE contest between the 9-10 pairings of Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

New low for Ospreys as Bulls go on rampage

By LUKE JARMYN Bulls ...................61pts Tries: Grobbelaar 7, Kriel 21, Arendse 29, 54, Moodie 38, 42, Papier 44, Penalty 61, Le...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Lions …………….13 Munster ………33

By KEVIN FALLON GRAHAM Rowntree was extremely proud of his men as the champions wrapped up a second bonus point in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Wales on a mission to survive or decline

Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

‘Ireland in blue’ will provide stiffest test

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Phil Dowson and Leo Cullen first crossed paths in European action 10 seasons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Furbank: We were spoonfed too much

By PAUL REES George Furbank feels Northampton’s rise this season is down to a pre-season meeting when the players resolved to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with James Flynn

The Ampthill and former Saracens, Jersey, Yorkshire Carnegie & Sale Sharks prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Barbeary leads the revenge mission

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ...................14pts Tries: Woodburn 46, Townsend 71 Conversions: Slade 47, 72 Bath .................................... 26pts Tries: Barbeary 28, Spencer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Ban teams who pick reserves for knock-out stages

The Bulls are not the first outfit to undermine the European Cup by picking an understrength team, with some French clubs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Try-fest with big issues below the surface

The Paris Games, more formally known as the XXXIII Olympiad, are almost upon us and the Rugby Sevens schedule is full...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Goosen red card is game changer

By BRIAN FINN Bulls ................22 Munster ..........27 GRAHAM Rowntree was pleased with the way his men came from behind to carve...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Outsiders aiming for a place in the final

Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership previews: Round 15

The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...

By Nick Powell

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Leinster sign Barrett for 2024/25 season

Leinster have confirmed the signing of experienced All Black utility back Jordie Barrett on a short-term deal from December to the...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ramm: We are up for a fight to the finish

By PAUL REES James Ramm believes Northampton’s exploits in the Champions Cup will boost their bid to not only make the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Hendy making most of having his legs on ‘back to front’ – Dowson

By PAUL REES Phil Dowson believes George Hendy is a wing unlike any other – because he has his legs on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Another year for O’Mahony

Ireland skipper Peter O’Mahony has signed a new one-year contract at Munster after speculation he was set to retire. The 34-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Rugby schedule has little to do with player welfare

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets late last summer heralded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Pienaar heads the list for Europe’s golden oldies

In the course of wheeling their way into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals last weekend against the Cheetahs, the Michelin Men of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Investec Champions Cup quarter-final preview

La Rochelle head to Dublin looking to end Leinster’s hopes of a fifth Champions Cup title for the fourth consecutive season...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Northampton Saints player ratings vs Munster

By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints produced a memorable display to earn their first Champions Cup knockout victory in 13 years against...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Dowson impressed by ‘freak athlete’ Hendy

Northampton Saints head coach heaped praise on George Hendy after his two second half tries sealed a 24-14 win over Munster...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Saints battle past Munster to secure quarter-final spot

By TOM JEFFREYS Northampton Saints……………………………….24 Tries: Ramm 10, Freeman 35, Hendy 60, 72 Conversions: Smith 10, 36 Munster………………………………………………..14 Tries: O’Brien 15,...

By Nick Powell