Premiership

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Time to add Japan and Fiji to Rugby Championship

THE endless mistreatment of Fiji as a second rate rugby nation is another disastrous admin blunder in the sport’s professional era....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

With promotion, clubs might invest

IN The Rugby Paper’s letters page (Sept 29), Neil Edwards describes how Championship clubs’ crowds are too low to allow serious...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Omar Mouneimne beefs up Exeter Chiefs defence

By Mark Stevens In a rugby world where there is plenty of chatter around different aspects of attack, Omar Mouneimne is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 1 year ago

Dream Team – Kyle Dench

Kyle Dench, the Otley head coach and former player, who also played centre for Harrogate, Yorkshire & England Counties, chooses the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 1 year ago

Time for Marcus Smith and Ben Spencer to link up

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... There's speculation that Alex Mitchell and George Ford are unlikely to feature...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 1 year ago

Second-best Bath trumped by Bristol Bears

By Roger Panting Bath .................................... 26pts Tries: Harris 11, Butt 55, Molony 58, Lawrence 76 Conversions: Russell 11, 55, 58 Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Pat Lam: We were heroic in defence

Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam says doing their best against Bath is “not negotiable as it’s all about the community...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Leicester Tigers too strong for floundering Newcastle Falcons

By Brendan Gallagher Newcastle Falcons ........ 10pts Try: Chick 51 Conversion: Grayson 52 Penalty: Grayson 7 Leicester Tigers ............ 42pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Ace Fin Smith has Northampton Saints back on right road

By Ben Jaycock Northampton Saints ..... 33pts Tries: Iyogun 4, Sleightholme 22, 62; Penalty 42, Graham 55 Conversions: Smith 5, 23,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Lively Arron Reed lights the spark to ignite Sale Sharks

By Luke Jarmyn Sale Sharks ...................... 31pts Tries: Roebuck 18, 47, Warr 36, Cowan-Dickie 63, 71 Conversions: R du Preez 19,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

There’s no team we’d rather beat, says Rob Baxter

By Jon Newcombe PREVIEW... Saracens v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX Stadium Players may have come and gone but the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Andy Onyeama-Christie’s explosive start has Saracens motoring

By Sam Jackson Andy Onyeama-Christie’s explosive start to the season has seen him nominated for Premiership player of the month. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Unfair restrictions to block promotion

ROTTEN Borough’ politics have turned English rugby’s once showcase top league into one which is showing signs of serious decay. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Appleby: We are missing too many players

By SAM JACKSON EXETER head coach Susie Appleby is unhappy that the Premiership Women’s Rugby season has started while her top...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Chinnor up the tempo to break their home duck

By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor ............. 31pts Tries: Hardwick 1, 23, Wharton 26, Goss 40, Passman 80 Conversions: Slevin 1, 23, 80...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

I put in three good shots on Jonah Lomu

MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHN DUDLEY THE FORMER ROTHERHAM & NORTH OF ENGLAND LOCK/BACK ROW Take that: John Dudley celebrates Rotherham’s famous...

By Jon Newcombe

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Eight-minute hat-trick by Bonner has Bears roaring

■By SAM BYTHEWAY Loughborough ..19pts Tries: Calladine 15, 57, Winter 79 Conversions: Green 17, 59 Bristol Bears ...46pts Tries: Bonner 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Champions missing 21 as they face Tigers test

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-Hartpury v Leicester Tigers Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm Today. Kick-off 12.45pm, Kingsholm GLOUCESTER-Hartpury have 21 players away...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Honey’s sweet success as Rams put Sale in their place

▄By HANNAH BOYLE A HUNDRED years on from Rams’ first ever match, they sat top of National One going into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 1 year ago

Sorry, Geoff, but let’s not de-power scrums

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EVERY week I can’t wait for Sunday to come around so that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Former Premiership player ‘took own life’

FORMER Premiership player Nick Koster took his own life while on leave from a mental health hospital where he had been...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

How London Welsh are working way back to top

William Gupwell goes down to south-west London to find a club out to rediscover itself London Welsh were once a club...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Lloyd snatches it for Steelmen

Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale became holders of the new Super Rygbi Cymru Challenge Shield when they beat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Brecon’s revenge over Neath

Premiership Cup round-up By CARL FIELD LESS than a month on from losing at home to Neath 19-12 in the Premiership,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 year ago

Alex Lozowski named in England training squad six years on from last cap

Saracens back Alex Lozowski has been named in an England autumn training camp almost six years after his last international appearance....

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Dan Edwards – Wales’ next fly-half?

By Peter Ryan As a national side, Wales is still trying to find its feet after the 2023 World Cup. Many...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 1 year ago

Bold predctions for the new Gallagher Premiership season

With the first fixtures for the new Gallagher Premiership Rugby season already underway, speculation is rife regarding who will be the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Leicester Tigers criticise RFU following Michael Cheika’s ban for being ‘disrespectful’

Leicester have hit out at the Rugby Football Union after their head coach Michael Cheika was found guilty of disrespecting an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Premiership Rugby extends free-to-air TV deal with ITV

Premiership Rugby and ITV have agreed a two-year extension to the rights deal which sees seven Gallagher Premiership Rugby matches, including...

By Cam Stephens

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Finance Report reveals dark side to the Premiership

By James Orpin With the exciting start to the Gallagher Premiership, the new Leonard Curtis finance report showed the dark side...

By Cam Stephens

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Scott Sio: Lions are in for a shock

By Mark Stevens Scott Sio is backing the Wallabies to give the Lions a fright next summer after their recent upturn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Two matches, two defeats but Steve Diamond keeping the faith

By Ben Jaycock Harlequins ran in four tries yesterday to condemn Newcastle Falcons to a 28-14 defeat at The Stoop –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Chris Holland submits Worcester Warriors plans

Worcester Warriors owner Chris Holland has submitted plans to redevelop the wound-up former Premiership club’s Sixways home with a commitment to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Top four finish is our goal – Harry Randall

By Ben Jaycock Harry Randall feels Bristol Bears can go one step further this year and secure a play-off place which...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Martin Offiah backing his boy to hit the heights

By Ross Heppenstall Tyler Offiah has been backed to make his senior debut for Bath this season – by his try-scoring...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Juarno Augustus: I fight to stop feeling sick

By Jon Newcombe Saints fans’ favourite Juarno Augustus leaves nothing in the tank on the pitch and is close to emptying...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Val Rapava-Ruskin adds to Gloucester’s injury problems

By Ben Jaycock George Skivington has been dealt a major early season blow as he looks to right the wrongs of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Andy Onyeama-Christie’s happy to step up to the plate

By Adam Hathaway Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has revealed how Scotland flanker Andy Onyeama-Christie has helped fill the leadership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

That’s not what I call a good idea ITV

Brilliant idea ITV! Put your freeview Premiership highlights programme on an obscure channel. Schedule it for a Wednesday lunchtime. Replace Flats...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Sam Dugdale intent on proving his worth

By Ben Jaycock Dogged back row Sam Dugdale is determined to build his legacy in the game on the unseen, hard...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

New-look Northampton Saints still have what it takes

By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ......30pts Tries: Coles 9, Munga 45, Hutchinson 49 Conversions: Smith 9, 45, 49 Penalties: Smith 10,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Newcastle Falcons show spirit but Harlequins do enough

By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 28pts Tries: Jibulu 15, Evans 24, Halfpenny 31, Porter 41 Conversions: Smith 16, 25, 32, 42...

By The Rugby Paper Team