Premiership

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ex-Northampton Saints coach Matt Ferguson moves to Harlequins

Former Northampton scrum coach Matt Ferguson has joined Danny Wilson’s coaching team at Harlequins. Saints won the Premiership title and reached...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

I learnt a lot from my time at Sale, says Paul Deacon

Paul Deacon says he has left Sale a far better coach than when he joined – and reckons they are on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Champ Rugby has much to offer says Gloucester scrum-half Mike Austin

Gloucester's new scrum-half Mike Austin is out to prove that the Championship remains one of English rugby’s most underrated breeding grounds....

By Ben Jaycock

Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

Chris Hewett: Bonus points? They are entirely pointless

Would we be in any way impoverished if they disappeared tomorrow? Unusually, we are not referring to our glorious leaders at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Fantasy Rugby 2025/26 – Sign up now!

PRIZE MONEY WINNER £500 SECOND £250 THIRD £125 LAST £250 MANAGER OF THE MONTH £25 SECOND £10 THIRD £5 LAST £10...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Peter Jackson: When a drop goal was all you needed to see

Paul Turner dropped his first goal in senior rugby on September 13, 1979, for Newbridge against Newport, and his last on...

By Peter Jackson

Features

/ 1 year ago

Young Guns – Ethan Surrey

Towering Bristol Bears and England U19s second row Ethan Surrey has had to navigate some tough setbacks already, most notably missing...

By Ben Jaycock

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Charles Rylands: New stars who will light up Champ Rugby

As another week of pre-season ticks by and the new Championship campaign edges ever closer, this week we’re taking a look...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Wallabies epic comeback vs Springboks sends All Blacks to World No.1

In one of the most astonishing comebacks in rugby history, Australia shocked reigning world champions South Africa with a 38-22 victory...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ben Kay tells players – Cut out the acting

Ben Kay insists rugby must avoid heading down the same controversial and unhappy “cheating” path that sometimes can affect football. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

No spending spree at Newcastle Red Bulls, says Steve Diamond

Steve Diamond will not be going on a spending spree after Newcastle’s takeover last week by Red Bull ended years of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Pat Lam: Louis Rees-Zammit is chasing glory with Bristol Bears – not the money

Pat Lam insists Louis Rees-Zammit’s move to Bristol for the new season is purely about rugby not money. The 24-year-old British...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Exeter Chiefs coach Dave Walder can’t wait for the big Prem Rugby kick-off

Dave Walder says he’s counting down the days until Exeter Chiefs charge into the new Prem Rugby season. The former Newcastle...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 1 year ago

Leicester Tigers sign 140kg USA prop Tonga Kofe

Leicester Tigers have signed US Eagles prop Tonga Kofe, who recently helped Utah Warriors finish top of the Major League Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Kyran Bracken: Steve Borthwick bolstered by wealth of options

I’ll be honest, England’s summer was a bit of a shock. A great one, but still unexpected. After the opening Lions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

Bristol’s All-Time XV: Bears who can pack a punch

What would be the greatest All-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Raineri out to go one step further this time

POOL D PREVIEW HEAD COACH: Giovanni Raineri CAPTAIN: Elisa Giordano GIOVANNI Raineri’s squad is packed with experience and ambition, as the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Paul Rees: Red Bull move could transform the club game after Newcastle takeover

Will the takeover of Newcastle by Red Bull spark a stampede that will change the ownership model in the loss-making Premiership?...

By Paul Rees

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Fantasy Rugby 2025/26 – Sign up now!

Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Thorburn backs a two team solution

AS tournament director of the 1999 World Cup, commercial manager of the Ospreys and still the only man to put his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Sale Sharks Season Review: Feeling pressure lifts the players, Alex Sanderson says is a privilege

Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Sale Sharks Sale were the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Saints open up to beat Exeter in thriller

By BEN JAYCOCK DEFENDING champions Northampton opened their Premiership Next Gen campaign with a thrilling 64–51 win over Exeter. Despite missing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Five to watch in National Two East

By CHARLIE STONE All set: Andy Key, boss at newly-promoted Oundle AS the 2025–26 National League 2 East season approaches, a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

The best head-to-head Matchups in the Rugby Championship this Weekend: Eben Etzebeth and Will Skelton set for titanic clash

The Rugby Championship is back and looks set to produce some fireworks, with the best of the southern hemisphere battling it...

By Charlie Elliott

/ 1 year ago

Charlie Elliott: Owen Farrell’s Saracens return headlines best Prem Rugby signings ahead of the 2025/26 season

With new faces, fresh ambition, and plenty of movement across the league, this upcoming Prem season is shaping up to be...

By Charlie Elliott

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

England’s Elite Player Squad Analysis: Eight new names including Henry Pollock and Tom Willis

Steve Borthwick has named the 25 players awarded enhanced Elite Player Squad (EPS) contracts for the 2025/26 season, marking a key...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Fantasy Rugby 2025-26 – Enter Now

For the latest updates and tables follow this link Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Red Bull complete ‘landmark’ deal to take over Newcastle Falcons

Energy drinks company Red Bull has completed its takeover of Newcastle Falcons. The Gallagher PREM club, who will continue to play...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 1 year ago

Pete Ryan: Ellis Genge – The unsung hero of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour

Big players step up on the biggest stages, giving their all when the pressure is at its highest. It doesn’t get...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Leading sports scientists calls for more holistic approach to welfare

Leading sports scientist Stephen Smith believes World Rugby’s guidelines on the maximum number of appearances made in a season are too...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Dan Cole offered new role at Leicester Tigers

Former Leicester and England prop Dan Cole has become the recruitment and retention manager at Welford Road under new head coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Jason Robinson is full of praise for Henry Pollock

Henry Pollock has become so box office even Jason Robinson loves watching the England youngster strut his stuff on the field....

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Charlie Hodgson transfers his rugby skills to business

As England’s all-time leading Premiership points scorer, Charlie Hodgson’s impact on British rugby is undisputed. With a decorated career spanning over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 1 year ago

Dream Team – George Boulton

George Boulton, the Dings Crusaders captain and former Hartpury and Cinderford inside centre, chooses the best XV he has played with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Transfers 2025/26 – Bath

In: Dan Frost (Exeter Chiefs), Bernard van der Linde (Bulls), Santiago Carreras (Gloucester), Henry Arundell (Racing 92), Chris Harris (Gloucester) Out:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Transfers 2025/26 – Bristol Bears

In: Tom Jordan (Glasgow Warriors), Pedro Rubiolo (Newcastle Falcons), Max Pepper (Newcastle Falcons), Josh Carrington (Cardiff Metropolitan University), Will Ramply (University...

By The Rugby Paper Team