Paul Rees

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Freeman sets his sights on England

By PAUL REES Tommy Freeman has taken inspiration from club colleague Alex Mitchell as he strives to make England’s Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pepper the shining star for Falcons as they battle hard

By PAUL REES Newcastle have had little to smile about this season, but Guy Pepper has added some spice to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Millard backing Gloucester to do some damage

■ By PAUL REES Starts: Jonny May GLOUCESTER are looking for the new year to provide them with a reset after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pearson: We are getting our reward for hard work

By PAUL REES Exeter's rise this season with a largely young group of players has taken many by surprise, but not...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/01/24

Second host first this Saturday in the Premiership, and we’ll have coverage of Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints alongside three other reports...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Harrison grabs his chance

Sale have switched to a new energy provider this season – prop Ross Harrison, the longest serving player at the club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Skivington keen to keep hold of Hastings

By PAUL REES Gloucester last week added Charlie Atkinson to their outside-half roster but want to keep Adam Hastings and are...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Langdon in right place at Saints

By PAUL REES Curtis Langdon’s world was thrown upside down when Worcester folded last season three matches into his contract with...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Saracens pushed all the way by Falcons

By PAUL REES Saracens .......................... 37pts Tries: Dan 10, van Zyl 30, Gonzalez 40, Penalty 63, Mako Vunipola 70 Conversions: Manu...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 2 years ago

Reasons to be cheerful for rugby’s year ahead

Paul Rees canvasses the views of Premiership directors of rugby and finds there is a fair amount of optimism IT IS...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Agree new PGP deal quickly, urge DoRs

By PAUL REES Premiership clubs expect the details of the new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) with the RFU to be agreed...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Unlucky Quirke ruled out with foot injury

Raffi Quirke’s dismal luck with injuries continued when a foot injury he picked up at Leinster last weekend that was initially...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Big Game is next in line for upbeat Dombrandt

By PAUL REES Alex Dombrandt will enjoy a rare break over Christmas before returning to drive Harlequins’ twin assaults on the...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Codling: This is the toughest run I have had as a coach

By PAUL REES Newcastle may have had a challenging start to the season, but Alex Codling believes there are several reasons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Agony for Hastings as Saints hold on

By PAUL REES Gloucester ....................... 29pts Tries: Clarke 27, Harris 40, Alemanno 47, Carreras 52 Conversions: Hastings, 28, 40, 53 Penalties:...

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Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

The French out in front? That’s not how it looks

With 12 victories in 16 games, Paul Rees reflects on a promising start by English clubs in the Champions Cup It...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sanderson: Ford and Tuilagi will stay at Sale

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson is confident England outside-half George Ford will be at Sale next season, along with Manu Tuilagi....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Hastings close to Gloucester return

By PAUL REES Adam Hastings is close to a return for Gloucester after an injury-plagued 2023 that has seen the Scotland...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Caulfield loving life back with the Bears

By PAUL REES Josh Caulfield grew up supporting Bristol and the second row’s despair in the summer when London Irish collapsed...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Freeman’s switch to 13 has sparked Borthwick’s interest

By PAUL REES Northampton's decision to turn Tommy Freeman into a 13 this season has been far from unlucky for the...

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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...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Vermeulen confident Chiefs will return to top

By PAUL REES Jacques Vermeulen is one of the old hands at Exeter following his arrival from South Africa in 2019...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Dynamic duo put life back into Bath

By PAUL REES Ben Spencer has partnered two of the leading outside halves of their generation, Owen Farrell and Finn Russell,...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Bristol looking to kick on

By PAUL REES What a difference a win makes. Bristol’s frustrating run of five successive Premiership defeats, four by single figure...

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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Rampant Bath storm to the winning post

By PAUL REES Bath .................................... 37pts Tries: Cokanasiga 27, 73; Dunn 45, du Toit 69, Gallagher 79 Conversions: Spencer 46, 70;...

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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...

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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...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Obano: The matchday buzz in Bath is amazing

By PAUL REES Beno Obano was first called into the England squad in 2017 but, despite regular call-ups since, the Bath...

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Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Malins is looking to shine at Bristol

By PAUL REES IT WAS typical of fate that Max Malins’s first start for Bristol since signing for them permanently came...

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Premiership

/ 2 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

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Oghre enjoying life with Bristol

By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...

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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...

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European Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Georgia happy to be joining the party

The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Iosefa-Scott happy he took chance with Chiefs

By PAUL REES Josh Iosefa-Scott was stunned when Exeter contacted his agent two years ago. The 22st England qualified prop was...

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Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Baxter: We need to power up the scrum

By PAUL REES Rob Baxter has called on the game’s lawmakers to forget about trying to make the game more entertaining...

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Rugby World Cup

/ 2 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

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester founder on Leicester rocks

By PAUL REES Gloucester ........................20pts Tries: McGuigan 49, Ford-Robinson 65 Conversions: Barton 50, 66 Penalties: Barton 16, 2 Leicester .......................... 38pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team