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Brendan Gallagher

/ 8 months ago

The day Alex ‘Grizz’ Wyllie gave the British and Irish Lions pack a monstering

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It's a shame fly-on-the-wall sports documentaries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

That’s a bit harsh on Colin

IT can be cruel what distinguished former internationals get remembered for and there is a case in point this week with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Super Rugby Pacific: Ardie Savea leads the way to trounce Crusaders

By Ben Jaycock Moana Pasifika beat serial tournament winners the Crusaders for the first time in their history as talisman Ardie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 8 months ago

Andy Farrell ‘open minded’ about picking France-based players for British and Irish Lions tour

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Latest News

/ 8 months ago

Charlie Elliott: The top ten tackles in the history of rugby

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By Charlie Elliott

Women's Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Lilli Ives Campion eyeing home World Cup dream with Red Roses

In the space of less than a year, Lilli Ives Campion has gone from captaining England Under-20s to dreaming of representing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

It’s France, not the British and Irish Lions, for Shaun Edwards

By Peter Jackson Shaun Edwards will be tackling a ‘unique challenge’ in the Southern Hemisphere this summer instead of making a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Fraser Dingwall glad to make an impact for England

By Paul Rees Flying in: Fraser Dingwall in action for England against Wales PICTURES: Getty Images Fraser Dingwall waited more than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Christophe Ridley deserves credit for England’s scrum

The data-driven fanfare for England’s scrum after the Six Nations is overblown, especially when you consider much of it is based...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

British and Irrish Lions facing Pacific Island side is a terrific move that will spread the love

By Chris Hewett A few weeks ago, this column reached the startling conclusion that despite masses of evidence to the contrary,...

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Miscellaneous

/ 9 months ago

Thorburn calls for a restart ‘at every level’

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PAUL Thorburn has seen Wales take a few batterings since his touchline goal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

England’s freedom fighters on the march for British and Irish Lions honours

Paul Rees looks back at the winners and losers in this year's Six Nations and who will make it to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 9 months ago

Romain Ntamack: I’d love to take on All Blacks

By James Harrington - French Column So, Romain Ntamack wants to go to New Zealand in July. New Zealand have already...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

British and Irish Lions will face indigenous and Pacific team on Australian tour

The British and Irish Lions will face a team with indigenous and Pacific heritage during their 2025 tour, Rugby Australia has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 9 months ago

Six Nations: It is no surprise to me but Maro Itoje proves his captaincy credentials

By Brendan Gallagher It was Eddie Jones who insisted that Maro Itoje was not captaincy material, an opinion that seemed plain...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Wales all washed up with nowhere to go…

By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Time to shrug off the straitjacket, England

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they...

By Jeremy Guscott

Premiership

/ 9 months ago

Exeter Chiefs have fire in the belly admits Ethan Roots

By Paul Rees In the mood: Ethan Roots in action for Chiefs It was 11 years ago today that Exeter won...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 9 months ago

Oscar Jegou shows the All Blacks how it’s done

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed All the talk down New Zealand way is of “Succession”. No, they haven’t made a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 9 months ago

Let me tell you a secret (…but keep it quiet)

HISTORIC! Momentous! Unique! Extraordinary! You know it’s a British and Irish Lions year when the word “extraordinary” fails to secure a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

British and Irish Lions’ support team keeps on growing

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The 1974 Lions took off from Heathrow with a management team...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 9 months ago

No Grand Slam is good for the British and Irish Lions

No Grand Slam for anybody this year ... but that might be a decent omen for the Lions. In the last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Ireland Women’s Six Nations Preview: Celtic Challenge stars get chance

Ireland Preview Having taken notable scalps in 2024, a much-improved Ireland go into this year’s tournament without talismanic skipper Sam Monaghan....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

France Women Six Nations Preview: Manae Feleu – We just need to get back to basics

France Preview France will be desperate to end England’s grip on the Six Nations and win a first Championship since 2018....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Mo’unga leads way for Brave Lupus

By BEN JAYCOCK Breaking free: Brave Lupus’s Richie Mo’unga RICHIE Mo’unga scored two tries to lead champions Brave Lupus Tokyo to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Tommy Freeman deserves a run in the centres

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The England midfield has been a mishmash of failed partnerships, wishful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 9 months ago

Howzat! Azzurri are left stumped

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Box office: England’s Elliot Daly scores against Italy in last year’s Six Nations match PICTURE: Alamy AS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Final acts will define England’s season

ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS THAT, WHILE A FIRST DEFEAT TO ITALY IS UNLIKELY, BORTHWICK’S MEN WILL FACE A STERNER TEST...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 months ago

Georgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It's the Rugby Europe Championship final...

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Features

/ 9 months ago

Young Guns – Jos Gilmore

By Ben Jaycock Jos Gilmore has enjoyed imitating Sale Sharks’ opposition during midweek training but is now desperate for first team...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Go for it, England, and don’t play safe

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... Sport can be about small margins, and it is amazing how quickly...

By Jeremy Guscott

Miscellaneous

/ 9 months ago

Jury’s out on Galthie’s collective approach

WHEN it comes to pivotal matches, Ireland’s clash with France in Dublin on Saturday has it all. It will dictate whether...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 9 months ago

Great (for some) to see Nonu return

YOU have to laugh – always assuming you’re not the one who has to tackle him. We speak of Ma’a Nonu,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 months ago

Time to put foot down and let the turbo kick in

Paul Rees looks back on England’s performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

Player welfare ignored again with Romain Ntamack’s red card

By Peter Jackson Referee Paul Williams’ report to the tribunal of Romain Ntamack’s hit on Ben Thomas 10 minutes from the...

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Features

/ 9 months ago

Ireland vs France – When two tribes prepare for war

Paul Rees says Saturday's heavyweight clash between Ireland and France could be the match of the Six Nations The Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 9 months ago

Moscow blizzards did not stop my Lions tour

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND, LIONS, SARACENS, MUNSTER & GARRYOWEN WINGER RICHARD WALLACE I WAS in Moscow of all places...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 months ago

McKenzie’s injury mars Chiefs win

■By BEN JAYCOCK THE Chiefs made it three wins from three with a hard-fought 49-34 victory over the Brumbies but will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 10 months ago

For Scotland, another Six Nations dream dies at the hands of England…

By Paul Rees England well know the pain of a late missed kick. Little more than three months after George Ford’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 months ago

Jeremy Guscott – French stars need to get on the same page

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & Unmissable every week... How will France respond in Rome after losing to England? I don’t...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Ethan Roots has been our rock at Exeter Chiefs, says Ricky Pellow

By Mark Stevens Exeter Chiefs flanker Ethan Roots has used the setback of missing out on England selection into a powerful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 10 months ago

After delivering one miracle, a second proved impossible for Warren Gatland

Paul Rees says Gatland should be remembered for his remarkable achievements, not his second-term failings Timing is everything in sport, on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 10 months ago

It’s all adding up nicely for Steve Borthwick, says Chris Ashton

Paul Rees talks to the former England winger who says the team’s age profile is looking good to challenge in RWC...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

All Blacks & Wallabies return to Twickenham

England will aim to avenge last year’s narrow defeats by Australia and New Zealand when they take on both sides in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 10 months ago

England boss Steve Borthwick backs ‘world-class goal-kicker’ Marcus Smith

England boss Steve Borthwick has backed “world-class goal-kicker” Marcus Smith to rediscover his aim from the tee during Saturday’s crunch Calcutta...

By The Rugby Paper Team