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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

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Records tumble as Ionians stay up

By BRIAN NORMAN Hull Ionians............94 Huddersfield..........26 HULL Ionians smashed the record books as they put a difficult season behind them to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Gritty Newport are down, but not out

■By WYN TIGLEY Newport (S)............26 Clifton.......................24 NEWPORT Salop and Clifton Rugby met for the season’s denouement, each embodying a distinct narrative...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Drovers make a bit of history

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY made history by finishing top of the Welsh Premiership table for the first time after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Llandovery on course for title

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY remain on track to pip Newport at the post in the regular Welsh Premiership after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Dale take the wind out of Field’s sails

By EDWIN WILLIAMS Wharfedale.....40 Huddersfield...17 PLAYING with the wind and down the slope, Huddersfield managed the first half well and led...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Dever and Dawson at double to boost Newport

By BILL HOOPER Camborne.........33 Newport (S).....38 NEWPORT stunned Camborne with a 28-point salvo either side of half-time to take the spoils....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport join the 100 club

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD TABLE topping Newport wrapped up their regular Welsh Premiership fixtures with 13 tries as they dismantled...

By The Rugby Paper Team

England & Harlequins scrum-half Danny Care

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Vile keeps his record as Care steps down

Tommy Vile and Danny Care were born in the same decade of different centuries, the former in Newport during the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

Bring back rucking and kill the jackal

Coach to coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Paul Turner, below, coach of Championship club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Crusaders pillage Newport with ruthless display

Newport (S)............ 13 Dings Crusaders...45 By NATHAN EDWARDS DINGS Crusaders produced a rampant second-half performance to overcome a first-period deficit and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Cozens stars for Clifton to silence his ‘bitter’ critics

By BEN JAYCOCK Clifton player-coach Luke Cozens originally planned to take a step back from his fly-half duties but, at 37,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Ebbw book their place in play-offs

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale booked their place in the Premiership playoffs after beating Aberavon 41-8 to cement third...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport take over at the top

Premiership round-up ■ By CARL FIELD NEWPORT are the new leaders in the Welsh Premiership after they toppled Llandovery 24-6 to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport triumph in Gwent derby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved level on points with Premiership leaders Llandovery after winning the Gwent derby 31-25 at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Cam returns to haunt former club

By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield.......... 15 Sheffield..................34 A brace of first-half tries from former Huddersfield wingman Cameron Catleugh in an explosive ten-minute...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Exeter Uni fight back to claim victory

By RORY MORROW Exeter Uni.........29 Newport (S).... 24 HOOKER Sol Moody bagged a first-half brace as Exeter University recovered to beat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

It’s 10 bonus wins on spin for Newport

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT made it 10 bonus points wins in a row in the Welsh Premiership as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Friendlies

/ 2 years ago

Bath get in the mood for restart

By JAMES EVANS Bath .................................. 59pts Tries: Reid 10, 35; Coetzee 13, Stewart 22, Wright 40, Richards 55, Gallagher 62, de...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Students pass test in great style

By JOSH THOMAS Newport (S)............ 12 Loughborough S....66 ARCHIE McKibben’s hat-trick led the way as Loughborough Students ran in ten tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Merthyr take it in 10-try drama

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD PREMIERSHIP Cup finalists Merthyr edged a 10-try thriller at Aberavon 33-31. Morgan Meaclem opened the scoring...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Still out in front, the rocks of ages

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They have been resting in the front row of the Pantheon now for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Decalmer fires as Bourn make a break for safety

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............57 Newport (S)............ 17 NATHAN Decalmer’s brilliant hat-trick moved Bournville closer to safety, but shunted Newport nearer to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Ireland’s class will be hard to overcome

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IF ONLY Wales could take an old leaf out of the record book...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Leaders shrug off Whiteman red card

By ADAM CLEARY Newport (S).............. 5 Luctonians..............50 LUCTONIANS remain top of National League 2 West after a bonus-point victory on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport make it seven in a row

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD HOOKER Henry Palmer grabbed a hat-trick to inspire second-placed Newport to a 31-15 win at Merthyr....

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Two-try Curry so hot for Old Reds

By NATHAN EDWARDS Old Redcliffians....24 Newport (S).............. 5 A STOIC defensive display from Old Redcliffians helped them fend off Newport (Salop)...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport lead pack behind Drovers

Welsh round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved up to second in the Premiership table after they beat RGC 43-17 to make it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Colossus following in family tradition

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A teenaged colossus introduced himself to the Six Nations late on Friday night...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Hinckley roar to victory with Rory!

National 2W By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Newport (S)............ 21 HINCKLEY returned to winning ways on an attritional after noon at a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Good to see Bryn enjoying life at 93

PETER JACKSON Throughout his distinguished career for Wales and the Lions as the finest hooker of his generation, Bryn Meredith, right,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Salop on the up after Vaka treble

By DAVID BALLHEIMER Newport (S)............43 Dudley K...................24 NEWPORT (Salop) moved off the foot of the table and leap-frogged Dudley Kingswinford with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

The Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale

My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Harries hits four as Ebbw run riot

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD SCRUM-HALF Rory Harries scored four times as Ebbw Vale took the disappointment of their agonising defeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Brown returns as Dragons aim to make it four in a row

PREVIEW... Dragons v Sharks By BEN JAYCOCK Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Rodney Parade THE Dragons are aiming for four victories on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Llandovery edge past rivals Ebbw

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY clung on to beat Ebbw Vale 17-15 in the battle of the Welsh Premiership’s top...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Dragons blow chance of booking home leg

By JOHN WILKINS Zebre..................20pts Tries: Gesi 26, 51; Bianchi 44 Conversions: Montemauri 45 Penalties: Montemauri 35 Dragons.............17pts Tries: Rosser 58 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

When JPR enjoyed his day at court

The late JPR Williams has many claims to sporting fame and one of the more esoteric is that he played in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

I was preparing for battle and needed to be ready

My Life in Rugby with Steve Ojomoh - The former England, Bath, Gloucester, Parma, Newport & Moseley back rower talks about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

The rock on which a team was built

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THOSE planning this year’s Golden Jubilee of the 1974 Lions would have considered...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Hornets pack is hailed by Gadd

By JON RICHARDSON Newport (S)...... 12pts Hornets...............33pts HORNETS enjoyed their trip to Newport by securing a top triumph. The visitors started...

By The Rugby Paper Team