Premiership

Features

/ 10 months ago

My Life in Rugby: Tommy Taylor – I’ve achieved way more than I thought I would

I know most people probably thought I had already retired, but now it’s official. After years of my body trying to...

By Jon Newcombe

Columnists

/ 10 months ago

Jeff Probyn: An uphill battle for Championship winners

Am I the only person who thinks the idea of the Championship setting up a new idea of multiple play-offs to...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Women added to RPA board

THE Rugby Players Association (RPA) Players’ Board have approved a proposal to add Premiership Women’s Rugby player representatives to its Players’...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Students aiming to get right to the top

■By BEN JAYCOCK MARTIN Webdale says the proof is in the pudding regarding the usefulness of his England Students side acting...

By Ben Jaycock

Challenge Cup

/ 10 months ago

Charlie Elliott: Best head-to-head matchups in the European Finals

The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals will both take place this weekend in Cardiff, providing an opportunity to determine the European champions. Both will see Premiership...

By Charlie Elliott

International Rugby

/ 10 months ago

Charlie Elliott: Analysing England’s 33-man training squad for Summer Tour to Argentina & USA

Steve Borthwick announced a 33-man training squad for a two-day England camp, ahead of the summer tour to Argentina. While it is not...

By Charlie Elliott

Challenge Cup

/ 10 months ago

Johann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final

Johann van Graan wants Bath to “enjoy the moment” when they continue their quest for a possible trophy treble in Friday’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 10 months ago

Champions Cup Final Preview: Can Northampton Saints pick up their second star?

“It’s not an individual sport, it’s a team sport, and we need everybody, and that includes support staff and everybody on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 10 months ago

Lawrence Dallaglio: Race for British and Irish Lions spots starts in European Finals

The race for British & Irish Lions Test places begins in Cardiff this weekend as Northampton Saints’ quartet of tourists get...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Rhys Patchell on the Market: Is a UK Return Next?

Sensational talents have worn the number 10 jersey for Wales—carrying legacy, pressure, and hope on their shoulders. Names like Stephen Jones,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 10 months ago

Mike Brown announces retirement and calls for unity in rugby leadership

Mike Brown has announced his retirement at the end of the season with a call to rugby‘s leaders to set aside...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Matt Sherratt to resume Wales interim head coach role for Japan tour in July

Matt Sherratt will resume interim head coach duty for Wales’ two-Test Japan tour in July. Cardiff boss Sherratt took charge for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 10 months ago

British and Irish Lions Watch: Snubbed pairing Darcy Graham and George Ford produce statement performances

Andy Farrell has already named his 38-man squad for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia, with the selected players...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: WRU rocks the Rugby World

Rugby social media has been on top form this week, with plenty of fan debates surrounding numerous issues in the sport. The WRU...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Premiership Round 17 Team of the Week: George Ford helps Sale Sharks secure crucial win over Bristol Bears

The penultimate round of Premiership rugby played host to some of the biggest games of the season, with so much on...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Leon Brown – A player who gave everything to the cause

“To pull wild mountain thyme, all around the bloomin’ heather.” The lyrics of this age-old Scottish stanza give you a real...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

George Skivington playing it smart at Gloucester

Gloucester are losing 19 players next month, but George Skivington expects to have a bigger squad next season for the same...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 10 months ago

English second tier gets rebrand to ‘Champ Rugby’

The Championship will be rebranded as ‘Champ Rugby’ from next season and with a six-team playoff system to determine the league...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Friday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs

Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Parling to take over at Tigers post Lions

Coach: Geoff Parling GEOFF Parling will take charge at Leicester Tigers next season, succeeding former Australia coach Michael Cheika who leaves...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Fin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty

Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 10 months ago

Bordeaux have a point to prove in Champions Cup final says Adam Coleman

Adam Coleman believes Saturday’s Champions Cup final in Cardiff between Bordeaux Begles and Northampton will be a meeting of like minds....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Joe Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season

Joe Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 10 months ago

Modern day warriors deserve far better

IT IS high time rugby union realised ignoring the past is the preserve of the ignorant, shown by the fact today...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 10 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Northampton Saints need team effort to stifle ‘electric’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey

Northampton and Bordeaux-Begles are great attacking sides, and that is what makes the European Cup final on Saturday at the Principality...

By Jeremy Guscott

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Bath 43-15 Leicester Tigers: Bath turn on power to secure top spot

Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Spencer 4, Obano 20, Roux 37, Dunn 47, Stuart 66, Cokanasiga 76, Butt 80 Conversions: Russell 21,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

It wasn’t a perfect display – Johann van Graan

Johann van Graan is not getting carried away as the prospect of the treble grows larger. Bath have won the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Sale Sharks ready for battle at Exeter Chiefs in final round of the Premiership

Alex Sanderson is bracing himself for a potentially fraught final-day trip to Exeter as Sale bid to book a play-off spot....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 10 months ago

Nick Cain: Championship rebrand can be a real game-changer

The rebranding this week of England’s second professional league as Champ Rugby could be a game-changer in English club rugby, and...

By Nick Cain

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Ace Tomos helps keep Gloucester in the race

■By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons ........12pts Gloucester ....................... 24pts Tries: Stevenson 6, Davis 65 Conversions: Connon 66 Tries: Harris 17, Penalty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Rob just cares about his own team’s display

■By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Flyer: Paul Brown-Bampoe scoring against Saints PICTURES: Getty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Number nine Danny makes history on his swansong

■By SAM JACKSON Farewell: Danny Care DANNY Care will make his farewell to Twickenham Stoop this afternoon with special dispensation to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Tom Curry opts to defer surgery

England flanker Tom Curry will delay surgery to fix a wrist ligament injury until after the Lions tour of Australia. Curry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 10 months ago

Dream Team – Jonathan Pendlebury

JONATHAN PENDLEBURY, THE FORMER ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND LEEDS SECOND ROW WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U18S HEAD COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Kingsholm balancing act should be lauded

GLOUCESTER are a proper rugby club, determined to run themselves properly. That much was made clear by their chairman, Martin St...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 10 months ago

Danny Care: ‘I never thought I’d achieve what I did’

Paul Rees talks to Danny Care about hanging up his boots and the incredible career he’s had at the pinnacle of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Newcastle Falcons pin faith in their local lads

There's no silver bullet, no overnight fix, and Newcastle Falcons aren’t pretending otherwise. But what’s happening at Kingston Park is real...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Dragons swoop for Wyn

WALES loosehead Wyn Jones will join Dragons from Harlequins at the end of season, joining fellow prop Dillon Lewis in swapping...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Burger off the menu

SOUTH African centre Burger Odendaal will leave Northampton at the end of the season. The 32-year-old suffered a serious knee injury...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Culley concerned for game’s future

■By LUKE JARMYN WITH the RFU County Championships kicking-off this weekend, a former head of Northumberland and Dorset & Wiltshire men’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

The Leicester Lip’s still talk of the town

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stunner: Austin Healey breaks through to set up the winning try against Stade...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Lewis Chessum chasing his dream at Leicester Tigers

Ben Jaycock talks to Leicester lock Lewis Chessum, who has a big goal for when he returns from sabbatical in Japan...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Give players the tools to problem solve in-game

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Tim Stevenson, below, the head coach at Drybrook RFC who won this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 10 months ago

HUGHSHIELDS

YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF Northampton Saints academy fly-half Hugh Shields has followed the career of Fin Smith closely and hopes to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Newport battling in honour of ‘BJ’

PREVIEW: Super Rygbi Cymru Trophy Ebbw Vale v Newport 2.30pm ■By ROB COLE NEWPORT skipper Ben Roach has two big reasons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Try-fests galore as fans flock to ProD2

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try time: Flyer Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored again for Bordeaux in their victory against Castres PICTURES: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team