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Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Exeter Chiefs sign Tonga international Kata

Exeter Chiefs have signed Tonga international and rugby league convert Solomone Kata on a one-year deal. The 27-year-old joins from Super...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

So unfair that Ireland are on this path of pain

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ireland have become the green giants of the game after doing what no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Top dogs in danger of losing their bite

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST We’re almost there. By mid-November, the cast list of next year’s World Cup will be finalised, with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

No surprise that Boyd finds work back in NZ

CHRIS HEWETT There is no shortage of admiration in this corner of the paper for the coaching of Chris Boyd, so...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Pivac has riches when it comes to the back three

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With Wales’ tour of South Africa at an end I’ve had a chance to reflect...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Four with Mick Quinn

Episode 24 of The Rugby Paper Podcast welcomes former Ireland fly-half Mick Quinn, basking in the success of his team’s historic...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

The Rugby Paper’s Rugby Stadium World Cup

Following Sunday’s twitter poll that saw 2,081 people vote for their favourite Premiership stadium, the Rugby Paper will this week conduct...

By Nick Powell

Features

/ 4 years ago

Don’t get carried away with Ireland series win

COLIN BOAG In last week’s letters page a Mr Ireland (!) accused me of being curmudgeonly about Ireland beating the All...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Tiger Jack has all the attributes of a top 9

NEIL DE KOCK THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA AND SARACENS SCRUM-HALF From a scrum-half perspective there were some real standout performers for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

France top power rankings ahead of Ireland

NEIL DE KOCK The July fixtures concluded with two series wins for the north and two for the south. In terms...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Get-out clause sparks interest in Robertson

Premiership clubs and the RFU have been put on red alert after being tipped off that Crusaders coach Scott Robertson has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Playing under one flag could threaten the union

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is just a game, as the saying goes, but that doesn’t mean it is bereft of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Commonwealth games Men’s 7s Preview: Tough pool start will be good for us, says Bowen

By BEN JAYCOCK England have landed in a tough pool for next weekend’s Commonwealth Games 7s, but Tom Bowen believes it’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Commonwealth games Women’s 7s Preview: Quansah out for revenge as she prepares England for challenge

Back in action: England winger Celia Quansah After enduring a horrific injury first time around, England winger Celia Quansah is hoping...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Porter avoids ban

RUGBY SHORTS IRELAND prop Andrew Porter has avoided a ban after his citing case for a high tackle during his side's Test...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

A-list West were pride of the north

CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Aarvod revelled in Varsity culture

ALTHOUGH a fine schoolboy player at Durham, that nursery of many West players, Carl Aarvod went down to Emmanuel College, Cambridge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

What the future held for beaten Kiwi XV

THIS was the seventh tour that the All Blacks undertook in the Northern Hemisphere and kicked off in Vancouver, Canada, on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Kirk gets his hands on inaugural World Cup

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Back tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break

By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

That was tougher than 2016 – Jones

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Sydney EDDIE Jones last night insisted England’s Test series triumph over Australia was “tougher’ than their victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Pivac: We have much to build on

Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Brilliant to win series but far from perfect

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 4 years ago

Return of the old guard should drive Wales on

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND In the end, Cape Town was a step too far but, for a team so...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

It’s time we made the players the main event

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The sagacious lexicographer Dr Johnson – we’re talking Samuel here, not Martin – famously caused a ruckus...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Simple way to avoid cards, obey the laws

IT IS a sad day for rugby union when a leading coach criticises referees for strictly penalising players cynically ignoring the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Better to be safe than sorry with concussion

COLIN BOAG Recently, World Rugby issued a statement designed ‘to help fans better understand the process of identifying and managing concussion...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

How TMO helps and hinders referees

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Okay, I admit it. I got it wrong, I predicted another lesson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Sutherland heads for Kowloon after ‘an amazing time’ playing for Cardiff Met

HARRY Sutherland is looking forward to going outside his comfort zone after it was confirmed the Cardiff Met graduate will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Rock ‘n’ roll rugby as Wales fly north

Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 119 - Wales board plane for epic Five Nations match against Scotland, February 4, 1971 Brendan Gallagher...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Summer Tours Week 4 Preview: Deciders for all Home Nations as series’ reach climax

Few could have predicted that all four Home Nations would hit back to win in the manner that they did last...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Aki in for Ringrose as Ireland look to make history again

Bundee Aki comes in for the concussed Garry Ringrose as the sole Irish change ahead of their series decider with New...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

NZ and England to play in same 7s pool

By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND have been drawn alongside defending champions New Zealand in Pool A of the men’s Commonwealth Games Sevens...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

All Blacks cut down by Irish brilliance

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER New Zealand....12pts Tries: B Barrett 41, Jordan 78 Ireland ..............23pts Conversions: J Barrett 42 Tries: Porter 3, 48...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Time the laws applied to New Zealand as well

COLIN BOAG It’s quite possible that Saturday’s Test between New Zealand and Ireland will turn out to be hugely significant for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

What price for a jersey famous the world over?

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW One of the game’s most treasured jerseys has reappeared alongside its revered owner...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Pumitas run out of puff as Kiwis stroll on

OCEANIA U20s WRAP NEW Zealand held Argentina scoreless in the second-half to earn their second win of the tournament, 32-9. Argentina,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Sharks star Georgie says USA can rule the world

■By BEN JAYCOCK Standout season: Georgie Perris-Redding SALE flanker Georgie Perris-Redding claims there is nothing stopping the USA from winning the...

By The Rugby Paper Team