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English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Bedford blow away Nottingham to move into top four

■By PAUL ROBINSON Bedford B ......... 49pts Tries: Fish 12, Pollock 16, 40; French 31, 43; Maisey 36, Grimoldby 74 Nottingham........

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Pirates game abandoned after serious Grubb injury

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Cornish Pirates’ game at Ealing was abandoned on Sunday following an injury to Pirates forward Ben Grubb. Back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Setting the agenda for rugby

Paul Rees looks ahead to the issues that will be addressed in this week's meeting of the Premiership's top men The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Yapp to take the reins of Wallaroos

FORMER England captain Jo Yapp has been appointed head coach of Australia women’s team on a two-year deal. Yapp, 44, becomes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 3 years ago

Spears turn up the heat on new boys Mie

JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK Reigning champions Kubota Spears steamrolled past Division 1 newcomers Mie Heat 75-0 to secure their first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 17/12/23

Alongside a report from their Saturday night clash with Cardiff, we talk to Bath‘s Finn Russell and how he’s moved to...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Champions Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup began with a bang last weekend, showcasing thrilling moments and a remarkable start for English teams, as...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Freeman double has Saints on the march

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow............................. 19pts Tries: Cancelliere 4, Smith 68, Penalty 77 Conversions: Thompson 69 Northampton................... 28pts Tries: Lawes 13, Freeman...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Smith full of praise for the defence

FLY-HALF Fin Smith hailed his side’s defence and feels they have turned a corner. “We shocked ourselves with how well we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Rocketing ticket prices proving tough on fans

Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock surveys the top two divisions to find out which clubs charge the most - and where you...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Race for the top is going to be close

The Premiership is taking a short rest after eight rounds and by Christmas will have reached the halfway stage. It is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Super Steelers get off to strongest of starts

JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK ALL Blacks Brodie Retallick and Ardie Savea each scored two tries to power the Kobe Steelers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

To play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish

My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener - The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland

BY BEN JAYCOCK Under the close guidance of Will Parkin, Archie McParland has made the transition from fly-half to scrum-half and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Vickery & Regan named in lawsuit

Two of England’s 2003 World Cup winners, Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, are among the 295 players taking legal action against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Murley is aiming for England comeback

By PAUL REES Cadan Murley made a late start to his Premiership campaign when he returned from a knee injury in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Lawes delays decision on his future until Six Nations

By JON NEWCOMBE Courtney Lawes will make a decision on his Northampton future during the Six Nations window in February. Lawes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Good on Farrell for putting his family first

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Owen Farrell’s decision to step away from England duty was a surprise, but almost...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Battling Saints too strong for Saracens

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens ........................... 12pts Tries: Parton 59, Lewington 72 Conversion: Vunipola 73 Northampton Saints...... 18pts Tries: Sleightholme 51, Mitchell...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Dogged defence delights Dowson

Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson was proud of how his side managed to boss the breakdown while maintaining discipline. He...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Falcons are trapped with nowhere to go

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a clear-cut case of “capitalism gone mad” as the loadsamoney class snapped up English club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Cross is determined to keep Reffell quiet

By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Winger who is learning new tricks with Tigers

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Ollie Hassell-Collins appeared to be in for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Twenty years on and still looking good…

Brendan Gallagher looked on as England’s World Cup winners from 2003 got together recently WAISTLINES have expanded and hairlines receded while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight

The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Ludlam closing in on move to Toulon

Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Record turnover for Saints

Northampton have posted a record turnover of £21.96m in their annual report for the year ending June 2023. The club made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Evans on a mission to enjoy the highs

By JON NEWCOMBE As one of the Gallagher Premiership’s kings of the breakdown, Will Evans is determined to embrace every success...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 3 years ago

Fiji must play top teams – Matavesi

By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Furbank in control as Saints hold on

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Northampton................... 36pts Tries: Sleightholme 8, 72; Ludlam 31, Mitchell 40+1, Coles 61 Conversions: Furbank 9, 32, 40+2, 62...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Speedy Sleightholme earns the plaudits from Vesty

Saints head coach Sam Vesty singled out Ollie Sleightholme who was returning after a long lay off with hamstring issues and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Stay patient and results will come – McDonald

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Newcastle v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park IT has been an eventful four months for Kiran...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Coventry show right style to pull in crowds

By BEN JAYCOCK Rugby attendances are mostly on the decline in the top two divisions in England, but Coventry’s scintillating style...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Set-pieces which make the difference

Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

‘Since the year dot, I have been involved with Saints’

My Life in Rugby with Lennie Newman - The former Northampton forward and team manager talks about his life in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Premiership Round Seven Preview

In the aftermath of an exhilarating round of derbies, where Bath narrowly triumphed over Bristol, Leicester Tigers revived their season by...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

McKellar praise for humble Pollard

Leicester Tigers boss Dan McKellar hailed Handre Pollard after the coach’s first taste of a passionate East Midlands derby. The Australian...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Launchbury happy to be back where it all started

By PAUL REES Joe Launchbury has returned to the club where his career started, and nearly ended, 14 years ago. He...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

World Cup winner puts Tigers on top

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester .......................... 26pts Tries: van Wyk 56, Liebenberg 72 Conversions: Pollard 56, 72 Penalties: Pollard 2, 23, 25,...

By The Rugby Paper Team