Premiership

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Beefing up club rugby may start a trend

HERE’S a novel idea: a fresh European tournament specifically aimed at clubs based on the continent of Europe, as opposed to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Greg Fisilau is following in father’s footsteps

By Mark Stevens In what has been a challenging campaign for the Exeter Chiefs, Greg Fisilau has emerged as a rare...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Chris Wearmouth’s top-four aim for Tynedale as he edges to 400 club

By Ben Jaycock Chris Wearmouth is approaching 400 National League appearances and hopes to help Tynedale secure a top-four finish. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Veteran Jack is revelling in life as Camborne eye a title push

By BEN JAYCOCK Experienced head: Camborne lock Jack Andrew IN his first season at Camborne, experienced campaigner Jack Andrew has proven...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 1 year ago

Bill’s tour depends on fame, not facts

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Well, it hasn’t taken long for Bill Beaumont to reveal what we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Hat-trick for Griffiths as Ponty stay ahead of the field

Welsh Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD WING Iwan Griffith’s hat-trick inspired leaders Pontypridd to victory 66-28 over Llangennech in a 14try...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Spandler hits four for Bath

England U20 By BEN JAYCOCK Bath United.................. 50pts England U20................ 28pts JASPER Spandler scored four first-half tries as Bath came out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Rob Baxter: Tom Hooper will be the first of a few big-name signings for Exeter Chiefs

By Paul Rees Tom Hooper is the first of a number of big signings Exeter intend to make before the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Will Wand enjoying life as a Leicester Tiger

By Paul Rees Will Wand is living his dream with Leicester, the club he supported as a boy, having become a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Lam on the lookout for cover at No.10

PAT Lam is looking to add an outside-half to Bristol’s squad with only one fit 10 on the books. AJ MacGinty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

Max Llewellyn snub from Six Nations sums up everything wrong with Welsh Rugby

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Wales squad has officially been announced, and Welsh fans will likely have mixed emotions when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ilona Maher: Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game

Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 1 year ago

George Skivington surprised by Gloucester duo’s absence from Wales’ Six Nations squad

Gloucester rugby director George Skivington has admitted his surprise at the omission of Gareth Anscombe and Max Llewellyn from Wales’ Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Philippe Saint-Andre challenges Sale Sharks to win something

Philippe Saint-Andre has assessed Sale’s title prospects and declared: "It’s about time they won something again."

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Newcastle Falcons to open player contract talks despite relegation worry

Steve Diamond is set to start contract talks this week with players he wants to retain, although the threat of relegation...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

‘Je ne regrette rien’: Lewis Ludlam loving life at Toulon

Lewis Ludlam insists he will return to Northampton one day but has no regrets about leaving the town or England behind...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Sam Underhill to undergo surgery and miss Six Nations

England flanker Sam Underhill is an injury doubt for the Six Nations after Bath announced that he requires ankle surgery.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Jack Singleton on breaking into the England set-up, again

Much time has passed since Jack Singleton's leg break sustained against Northampton two years ago and the hooker is looking to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

James Ramm: Player rivalry is pushing Northampton to success

James Ramm believes the rivalry among Northampton’s backs off the field can help inspire the club to more silverware on it.

By Gary Fitzgerald

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Sorry, Nick, but it’s different in France

NICK Cain has spent several issues arguing the case for promotion from the Championship and made an unfavourable comparison with French...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

No room for Gerald

PETER Jackson’s excellent tribute to rugby’s latest knight in last week’s paper gave rise to the thought: Would Gerald Davies get...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Is Bill Beaumont the right man for the job?

Rugby Union’s dire inability to handle the crisis threatening a great sport’s future is reflected in Sir Bill Beaumont’s hasty appointment...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 year ago

Jeremy Guscott: Four changes to fire up England

Whoever makes the England Six Nations squad, to be announced on Tuesday by Steve Borthwick, I cannot imagine much in the...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Alex Sanderson – We were taught a lesson

Alex Sanderson said his Sale side will “own it” after suffering their biggest defeat in 15 months. It’s the first time...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

This match will be tough – it’s do-or-die for us, says Lam

■ By PAUL REES PAT Lam has billed Bristol’s clash with Treviso at Ashton Gate today as do or die. Defeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Bath v Clermont: Joe Cokanasiga- “It is all down to chatting to the boss”

Joe Cokanasiga has credited a frank conversation with head of rugby Johann van Graan for his purple patch of form for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

We know this is a must-win match, admits van Graan

Return: Bath’s Ted Hill BATH make five changes as they look to kickstart their Champions Cup campaign against Clermont Auvergne. England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Toulon v Harlequins: We’re expecting a brutal clash, admits Chisholm

James Chisholm admits he is not one of the flashier players who wear the Harlequins’ multi-coloured jersey, but the back rower...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Wilson: We have a good record and won’t be overawed

■ By PAUL REES DANNY Wilson says Harlequins will not be overawed when they face Toulon at Stade Mayol today having...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Franco Molina is following in Rob Baxter’s footsteps

By Mark Stevens In the rugby world, players often emerge as leaders not only through their skill, but through their character,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

We need to watch rugby in the raw

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed According to Inkoo Kang, a leading critic at The New Yorker magazine and, almost by definition,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

A spirit of adventure comes at high price

Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

‘I want to follow my brother to the top’ – David Opoku-Fordjour

By Ben Jaycock David Opoku-Fordjour feels he has what it takes to achieve his lifelong dream of lining up alongside his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Russian flag removed from Gotovtsev shirt

GLOUCESTER have apologised for the use of a Russian flag on prop Kirill Gotovtsev’s club shirt and said it will no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Let’s hope the best of Regan Grace is yet to come

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Ever since St Helens discovered him in Port Talbot playing for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

George double makes it five in a row

■By JOSH THOMAS Gloucester-H ....36pts Tries: Tuipulotu 3, Venner 22, Simpson 35, George 44, 80; Carson 67 Conversions: Sing 22, 35,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Dorking’s Tom Bristow believes props should keep their options open

By Ben Jaycock Experienced prop Tom Bristow is urging young front rowers to learn both sides of the scrum rather than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

We can learn a lot from French

By Jeff Probyn - A front row view on the game There is so much that is wrong with the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Young Guns – Micky Rewcastle

By Ben Jaycock Local lad Micky Rewcastle is enjoying a breakthrough season at Newcastle, determined to help keep his side in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Henderson: I want to repay Cheika’s faith

■ By MARK STEVENS CAMERON Henderson is clearly a man on a mission. After battling through two significant knee injuries that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Academy League returns to action

ACADEMY RUGBY By TOM JEFFRIES IT’S new year, new competition time as the Premiership Academy League returns. There’s considerable hype to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Bonymaen are quick to move out of the drop zone

Welsh Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BONYMAEN moved out of the drop zone after a 2825 bonus-point win at bottom club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's International

/ 1 year ago

Zoe Aldcroft replaces Marlie Packer as England captain for 2025

Zoe Aldcroft has replaced Marlie Packer as England Women’s captain for 2025. Gloucester-Hartpury forward Aldcroft, who has 58 international caps, will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Ilona Maher ‘loves being a superstar’ as Bristol signing looks to grow the game

Ilona Maher hopes she can inspire and elevate more players to superstar status in women’s rugby. Olympic sevens bronze medallist Maher...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Ange Capuozzo at scrum-half: Is the bench about to be changed forever?

Italian full-back/ winger Ange Capuozzo played as the replacement scrum-half for Toulouse in their defeat to La Rochelle and did not look out of place one...

By Charlie Elliott