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Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Hunt is on for next generation of props

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Five years ago there was a scrum feature in The Rugby Paper which...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 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

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

The day Syd needed his teeth to be in

PETER JACKSON Syd Millar’s Himalayan climb along the cutting edge of rugby history encompassed three momentous events: the invincible Lions tour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Olympics causing financial headache

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The new cycle of French senior men’s rugby starts here – a month-and-a-half after the 2023 Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 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

/ 2 years ago

Quins stun Racing in Paris thriller

Racing 92…………………………….28 Tries: Le Garrec 15, 42; Gibert 40, Diallo 58 Conversions: Le Garrec 16, 40+1, 43, 59 Harlequins…………………………..31 Tries: Smith...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

French power will be so tough to overcome

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK English clubs are up against it in the Champions Cup because they are competing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

A team stuffed full of captains

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I was having one final lingering look at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Too many are being pushed to the edge

Paul Rees says it's time to ensure players spend less time in the gym and more with the ball in their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 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

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wiese likely to stay at Leicester

JASPER Wiese has turned down the chance of moving to Stade Francais and is close to agreeing to a new long-term...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 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

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Dupont deserves to be on Olympic stage

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED There are exceptions to the general rule – the best three-minute pop songs, James Joyce’s stories in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Jasper Wiese: Commitment to Leicester Tigers Amid Speculation on Future

Leicester Tigers’ World Cup-winning forward, Jasper Wiese, is resolute in his dedication to the club, even as rumors swirl about his...

By Sam Emery

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

We can’t afford a weak Six Nations

There was a ray of sunshine for the Lions this week when their preparations for the 2025 tour of Australia were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Hanley: RFU should go into inner cities to grow player pool

By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Hanley is urging the RFU to copy France and go into the inner cities to grow the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Scottish genie turning on the magic at Bath

Paul Rees looks at Finn Russell, the big-money signing who is making a name for himself in the West Country Big-name...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Unassuming Charlie, the water carrier

One of the attractions of rugby union is that it is a game which provides a refuge for the likes of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Legend of the ‘Bearded Beast’ Esteve

PETER JACKSON FOR sheer bloodthirsty brutality, no international fixture of the last half century has come remotely close to matching France-Wales...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Creevy fires Sharks back to winning ways

By LUKE JARMYN Sale .................................... 24pts Tries: Reed 15, 33; B Curry 51, Creevy 69 Conversions: Ford 34, 70 Gloucester ...........................

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Barnes showed why he’s the best

Wayne Barnes retired at the top of his game on Thursday after taking charge of a record 111 internationals, the last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

George urges RFU to listen to old boys

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Lagisquet’s effort cannot be ignored

RUGBY MATTERS World Rugby could desperately do with an injection of PR savvy not to mention a certain generosity of spirit....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Thriller in Paris: South Africa knock out Rugby World Cup hosts

Almost 80,000 fans did not help France reach the semi-finals. There we will see England vs South Africa and Argentina vs...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Perfect England: Fiji failed to create a sensation at the Rugby World Cup

Red and Whites are the only team to win all 5 of their World Cup matches. Uzbekistan kompaniyasi Pin Up foresaw...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Upset day in Rugby World Cup. Part II. New Zealand

Ireland were not the clear, but still favorites with the bookies. The Boys in Green were favored at around 1.7, while...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

All Blacks move into the final but this was a sorry mismatch

From NICK CAIN at the Stade de France Argentina............................6pts Penalties: Boffelli 4, 34 New Zealand......................44pts Tries: Jordan 10, 61, 72 Barrett...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Paying the price of a lopsided draw

BRENDAN GALLAGHER And there, ladies and gentlemen, we can see the mortal danger of having such a lopsided draw. We may...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

A touch of Aznavour

THE Springboks held their team announcement on Thursday in what was basically a village hall, in Presles, about half an hour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

How To Keep Up To Date With Rugby World Cup 2023

The Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2023 concludes at the end of October after a gruelling seven weeks of rugby played by...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Unbelievable! It all ends in Irish tears

By TOM BRADSHAW Ireland............................ 24pts Tries: Aki 27, Gibson-Park 39, Penalty 64 Conversions: Sexton 29, 40 Penalties: Sexton 22 New Zealand...................

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Gatland makes most of the late, late show

TIME-KEEPING has not been a strong point of teams in this tournament with most of them guilty of tardiness. Wales were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Aussie accents in the air

WALES and England fans were flooding into the Vieux Port in Marseille on Friday afternoon ahead of this weekend’s fixtures. There...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Steward tees up for the south

■ JUST like in Japan four years ago, which had the Olympics following a Rugby World Cup, this tournament has felt,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Magic money tree can’t last for ever

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Sweeney does not much care for accountability. It is why his first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 2 years ago

Score a Winning Try at the Rugby World Cup with the help of Direct Ferries

With the Rugby World Cup well and truly under way there’s no better – or easier – way for fans to...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

The Biggest Sporting Events Of 2024 – What To Expect

As the world anticipates the return of definitive global sports events in 2024, it behoves one to look ahead at what...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Aki gives Ireland reason to believe

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa .................... 8pts Tries: Kolbe 51 Penalties: Libbok 5 Ireland............................. 13pts Tries: Hansen 33 Conversions: Sexton 34...

By The Rugby Paper Team