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Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Saints show the wit to keep Tigers at bay

By PAUL REES Leicester ........................... 18pts Tries: Potter 7, 46 Conversions: Pollard 8 Penalties: Pollard 19, Burns 62 Northampton .................... 19pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 4 years ago

‘New’ England need to take their chances

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK A SIX Nations slip-up on home turf to Scotland in his first match...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Time for England’s forwards to front up

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There was a great sense of anticipation of who Steve Borthwick would pick in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 4 years ago

Borthwick putting faith in his old dogs

The message coming loud and clear from Steve Borthwick’s first England squad selection is that he and his coaching crew believe...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

The golden voice… that glorious try…

RUGBY MATTERS WE are fast approaching the 50th anniversary of what many consider the greatest try ever scored and frankly there...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

…but was it best of the game?

THERE are some contrarian souls who will tell you that Gareth Edwards’ historic touchdown wasn’t even the best try scored at...

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Letters

/ 4 years ago

Duckham’s Eden Park win

■ I have no association with Saracens, but it was noticeable to watch them against Lyon. Their attack was much quicker...

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James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

France must wait for Meafou

Remember last year’s Patrick Schickerling incident? When Exeter’s Namibian front row thought he had qualified to play for England through residency,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Triple top! Galthie has tough ‘to-do’ list

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Delight: Fabien Galthie celebrates beating England to secure the 2022 Grand Slam PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCE coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

Davidson makes history in Scarlets vs Cheetahs

Scotland‘s Hollie Davidson is set to lead the first ever all-female officiating team in a men’s European rugby match this Friday....

By Nick Powell

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Gatland must find new blood up front

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WARREN Gatland has been very successful throughout his coaching career, and it would be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 4 years ago

England need scrum firing on all cylinders

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Here is a New Year prediction. The scrum will be hugely influential in...

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Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Thrilling finish in ‘73 never to be repeated

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER What with Italy looking more competitive, the 2023...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Scotland star Jade blazing trail for next generation

By CAMERON STEPHENS Leading by example: Jade Konkel-Roberts ‘Trailblazer’ Jade Konkel-Roberts believes the task for the current crop of Scotland players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

No return for Howley in Gatland’s new Wales

By PETER JACKSON Wales have decided against making any formal move towards renewing Rob Howley’s Grand Slam-winning alliance with Warren Gatland....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Take five: Looking back, and forward

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FIVE BEST MEMORIES OF 2022 1: Italy’s Ange...

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Peter Jackson

/ 4 years ago

Sign of the times may cause a hulabaloo

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Any day now, tradesmen will move into six of Europe’s most famous stadia...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Doddie and Benny lead list of heroes we have lost

Brendan Gallagher remembers those the game has lost over the last 12 months Phil Bennett (Felinfoel, Llanelli, Wales, Barbarians, British and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

Borthwick facing a tough start to the year

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Happy New Year and let’s hope it’s a good one. What a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 4 years ago

2023 Rugby World Cup Pool Stages Preview

With the final pool stages being confirmed for the 2023 Rugby Union World Cup, betting sites around the globe have started...

By Sam Emery

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Selection maze the big test for Borthwick

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick’s brave new world, launched on Monday when he was confirmed as...

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Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Billy’s the kid when it comes to resistance

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMN Sorry to be the bearer of bad tidings,” says the doctor to his patient, “but you have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 4 years ago

Aitchison angry at northern exclusion

By IMOGEN AINSWORTH Northern girl: England star Holly Aitchison With the new structure to the Premier 15s not currently including any...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Moody: We can rescue our World Cup dream

By GARY FITZGERALD England's World Cup dreams can still be salvaged if the new head coach keeps an “open mind” over...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Women's International

/ 4 years ago

Scotland offer pro contracts to 28

Scottish Rugby have announced 11-month professional contracts for 28 female players. Jade Konkel-Roberts, 29, became the organisation’s first professional female player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 4 years ago

The gobby Australian who still had more to give

Paul Rees says the RFU should have stuck with Eddie Jones, just like the FA kept fait with Gareth Southgate England...

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Women's Premier 15's

/ 4 years ago

McKenzie on top form and enjoying life at Harlequins

By BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Arabella McKenzie in action for Australia at the World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images Australia fly-half Arabella...

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My Life in Rugby

/ 4 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Edd Thrower ‘Going to Italy was the best move I ever made’

The former London Irish, Wasps, Saracens, Crociati, Bedford, London Welsh, Massy & Piacenza full-back on his life in the game Loving...

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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Gatland: I can turn Wales into winners

WARREN Gatland believes he can get Wales back to winning ways following his return as head coach following the sacking of...

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James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Conviction that spells the end for Laporte

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Bernard Laporte’s future as president of French rugby’s governing body has to be untenable after he was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 4 years ago

Moseley pay tribute to super six

Birmingham Moseley last week played host to six of the players who starred for the Midland Counties (West) team that beat...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 4 years ago

Dallaglio: Ditch this World Cup obsession

By GARY FITZGERALD Lawrence Dallaglio insists England are now “unlikely” to win a second World Cup because they have fallen too...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

Why did RFU hold an autumn review?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME On his way: Eddie Jones was sacked by the RFU and, below,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

Biggest Rugby Competitions

Rugby is one of the top sports with a large fanbase globally. Like other sports, rugby features various leagues and competitions...

By Sam Emery

Autumn Internationals

/ 4 years ago

The five defeats that proved costly for Eddie Jones

By Nick Powell, Online Editor Eddie Jones seven-year stint as England coach came to an end on Tuesday morning as he...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 4 years ago

WRU set to decide on Pivac

By PETER JACKSON Wales will decide this week whether to sack Wayne Pivac and re-appoint Warren Gatland through to the World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Let Pivac select his team of assistants

FOLLOWING the defeats to Georgia and Australia there were the inevitable calls for Wayne Pivac to be replaced as Wales head...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

England need to bring the roar back

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK I WAS knocked for six at Twickenham last weekend after watching England lose to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 4 years ago

Devoid of ideas and drained of belief

Paul Rees sees problems ahead for England and Wales as France and Ireland set the agenda After two international windows this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 4 years ago

No change as Pivac is next in the firing line

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At home on Lake Wanaka half a world away from his former employers,...

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Peter Jackson

/ 4 years ago

Classy All Blacks show how it should be done

PETER JACKSON Two days before they began their European tour by taking Wales to the cleaners, eight All Blacks turned up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 4 years ago

Ex-England coach Ed joins Coventry set-up

ED Robinson has joined Championship side Coventry as their new backs coach to replace Tony Fenner, who is relocating to New...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 4 years ago

South Africa’s power machine crushes England into submission

By NICK CAIN England............................... 13pts Tries: Slade 72 Conversions: Farrell 73 Penalties: Farrell 14, 46 South Africa..................... 27pts Tries: Arendse 33,...

By The Rugby Paper Team