Premiership

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Louis has sights set on Kansas gold rush

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The latest phase of his footballing reincarnation took Louis Rees-Zammit to a school...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

We had belief in our ability

Mark Stevens talks to Exeter Chiefs legend Gareth Steenson as he embarks on a new chapter away from Sandy Park IN...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

With selection, you can’t keep every player happy

Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Delighted to see Titans stand tall

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There are some teams you grow particularly attached...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

University pathway to top of the game

By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

The ringfence which is encouraging open play

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE have been a few articles written about how the Premiership has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Worboys: I’m aiming to be first-choice 10 at Ealing

By BEN JAYCOCK George Worboys endured ‘the most testing five years of his life’ at Bath but is looking forward to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Top two set up a final showdown

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE THE top two teams in the regular Premiership season will face off in the final on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

EPCR Challenge Cup semi-final preview

For the second year in a row each of the four Challenge Cup semi-finalists come from a different country, but it’s...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Itoje avoids ban for Barbeary tackle

Saracens second row Maro Itoje has avoided a ban for the last two games of the regular season of the Premiership...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Series 3, Episode 36: Ruan Ackermann on Prem weekend, residency rules and EPCR semis

Following a pivotal weekend of Gallagher Premiership action – not without its controversies – Ollie Little, Brendan Gallagher and Nick Cain...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Baxter: “We are overachieving” this season

Rob Baxter praised his young side’s competitive edge and their ability to learn from mistakes after their comfortable victory against Gloucester....

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Chiefs boost top-four hopes with five-try win at Kingsholm

By TOM JEFFREYS Gloucester…………………………………………..17 Tries: May 29, Clement 40, Clark 50 Conversions: Atkinson 52 Exeter Chiefs……………………………………….38 Tries: Vermeulen 14, 60; John...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

I’ll never stop looking for hidden gems – Lam

By PAUL REES Pat Lam says he will never stop plundering the rugby mine of the Championship and the leagues below...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 2 years ago

Saracens know how to win – Tompkins

By BEN JAYCOCK With the Premiership run-in hotting up, Saracens centre Nick Tompkins claims ‘experience matters’ in these blockbuster end-of-season contests...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Leicester in discussions to hire new attack coach

By PAUL REES Dan McKellar has told Leicester fans to buckle up for the ride next season as the club closes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Langdon is quick to make his point

By PAUL REES Northampton have placed an emphasis this season on putting pace in the legs of their players and that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Falcons face battle to break their duck

By PAUL REES Time is running out for Newcastle as they seek to avoid joining Rotherham and London Welsh as clubs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Scarlets move in to sign Hepburn

Scarlets have signed Scotland prop Alec Hepburn from Exeter for next season. The Australian-born 31-year-old helped the Chiefs win the Champions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Time for Saints to be true to themselves

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE contest between the 9-10 pairings of Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Porter delivers as Quins stay in hunt

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........................41pts Tries: Northmore 1, 26; Lewies 33, Murley 45, Porter 67, 73 Conversions: Smith 27, 34, 46;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Leicester stunned by Bristol late show

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers .............19pts Tries: Ollie Hassell-Collins 17, 48; van Wyk 63 Conversions: Pollard 18, 63 Bristol Bears ....................21pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Sharks look to have edge in Diamond derby

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park SALE boss Alex Sanderson has thanked Steve...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Diamond still confident he can make a big difference

By PAUL REES Starting: Guy Pepper LAST season’s beaten Premiership finalists would not seem the ideal opponents after conceding a record...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Vermeulen: It’s payback time for the Chiefs

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm BRUISING back rower Jacques Vermeulen wants Exeter to put...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Skivington looking for players to prove themselves

By PAUL REES Dasher: Josh Hathaway GEORGE Skivington has told his players ahead of today’s clash with Exeter at Kingsholm that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leinster’s workload merits little sympathy

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK LEINSTER are worried about the pressure that could prevent them from winning a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Crunch time for red lines

The crunch is coming as negotiations between the Championship and the RFU/Premiership over promotion-relegation intensify, with the Premiership ring-fence moratorium finishing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Time for officials to stop favouring teams in top six

ONCE again rugby referees at the top end are under scrutiny, but the people concerned appear to be bombproof as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Pay women a sustainable wage

I WAS interested to read the article on Shaunagh Brown last week. My wife, a former England U19 pack leader in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bears ready to battle for silverware

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Final Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. 2pm Driving: Akina Gondwe in action for Saracens DAVE Ward has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

The boys down west who know how to win

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED The way they see it down Exeter way, only one team is flying the flag for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Wales on a mission to survive or decline

Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

‘Ireland in blue’ will provide stiffest test

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Phil Dowson and Leo Cullen first crossed paths in European action 10 seasons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

I want to get the best out of every individual

COACH TO COACH Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Scott Barrow, the head coach at Sedgley Park Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

PGP deal is nothing but a waste of time

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can't help thinking that the new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Drovers make a bit of history

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY made history by finishing top of the Welsh Premiership table for the first time after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Honours for Narberth & Bargoed

Championship round-up NARBERTH and Bargoed are champions of Championship West and East respectively after their victories yesterday. Centre Hedd Nicholas scored...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Kata banned for three games after Dingwall tackle

Solomone Kata has received a three-match ban for his tackle on Fraser Dingwall that saw him red carded in the East...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Wales Women’s Rugby – How to Fix after the Six Nations!

When Wales brought in a comprehensive performance last year at Cardiff, they did not expect Ireland to come out strong. Regardless...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sharks battle past Quins to keep play-off hopes alive

Sale Sharks…………………………37 Tries: Curry 3, Dugdale 7, Reed 40+2, 64; Quirke 59 Conversions: Ford 4, 40+4 Penalties: Ford 16, 44 Harlequins………………………….31...

By Nick Powell