Premiership

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Noon proud to be top of the hit parade

By BEN JAYCOCK Becky Noon is delighted her dirty work in the engine room is being noticed as the Leicester Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/01/24

Half of the knockout stage places in both the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are still up for grabs,...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Diamond replaces Codling at struggling Falcons

Steve Diamond has replaced Alex Codling in charge of the Premiership‘s bottom club Newcastle Falcons. Codling was appointed head coach over...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Cockerill handed Georgia job

Former Leicester Tigers boss and England assistant Richard Cockerill has been named head coach of the Georgian national team and their...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup round three Sunday round-up

The third weekend of EPCR action ended with half of the qualification places now decided in each of the Champions Cup...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Bath produce brilliant comeback to confirm qualification

By TOM JEFFREYS Bath…………………………………………29 Tries: Du Toit 35, Barbeary 60, Cokanasiga 63, Muir 72 Conversions: Spencer 61, 64, 73 Penalties: Spencer...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

‘RFU deal would cut our funds by 50%’

By JON NEWCOMBE Championship clubs would be nearly 50 per cent worse off in real terms if they agree to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 2 years ago

Lam stays optimistic despite £14m losses

By PAUL REES Pat Lam is confident Premiership clubs are heading towards sustainability despite three of them posting losses of nearly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pearson ready to step up at Saints

By PAUL REES Norhtampton are doing everything they can to persuade Courtney Lawes to carry on at Franklin’s Gardens, but should...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Townsend: I’ll keep on playing hard

By PAUL REES Stu Townsend’s new year resolution is to stay fit after an unlucky run with injuries has left him...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Farrell will use NZ experience to fire up Lions

By ADAM HATHAWAY Andy Farrell will use Ireland’s 2022 victorious tour of New Zealand as the template to guide the British...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Bordeaux deal for van Rensburg

Former Sale centre Rohan Janse van Rensburg will be on the move again at the end of the season after signing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Farrell will cost Racing £500k transfer fee

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have put a €600,000 (£515,000) price tag on England’s World Cup skipper, Owen Farrell,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Chiefs enter Grady chase

Exeter Chiefs are among a clutch of Premiership clubs interested in signing Mason Grady, who could become the next Wales star...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Craig Willis

Craig Willis, the Ealing Trailfinders and former Newcastle fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Mako...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Saracens have to get it right this time

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bordeaux v Saracens Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Chaban-Delmas SARACENS over the years have been a model of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Pearson hat-trick helps Saints seal last 16 spot

By ROGER PANTING Northampton....................61pts Tries: Freeman 1, Pearson 13, 20, 44; Lawes 27, Langdon 32, Waller 39, 48 James 70 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

RFU’s sorry failure to respond to flood

While the game in the East Midlands drowns, the RFU lifeboat is in the dry dock with the crew nowhere to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Too few actually want to be promoted

Iain Sharpe makes some excellent points (Letters, Jan 7) in taking issue with views on the RFU’s second-tier revamp expressed in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Mercer in the right place for Gloucester

By BRYN PALMER Edinburgh...........20pts Tries: Young 22, Ashman 61, Vellacott 68 Conversion: Healy 69 Penalty: Healy 52 Gloucester ......... 21pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Nottingham launch bid to raise £50,000 after flooding

By BEN JAYCOCK It's been an unhappy new year for Nottingham as a record flood in the Lady Bay area last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

With Smith and Mitchell, there should be fireworks

Paul Rees talks to Topsy Ojo and finds the TV pundit in optimistic mood for both club and country Topsy Ojo...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

I was preparing for battle and needed to be ready

My Life in Rugby with Steve Ojomoh - The former England, Bath, Gloucester, Parma, Newport & Moseley back rower talks about...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Reed takes charge as Bears put on a show

By STEWART MCCULLOGH Leicester T....... 12pts Tries: Martin 37, Brody 50 Conversions: Gallagher 50 Bristol Bears ...50pts Tries: Wills 19, Varley...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester pushed all the way by Trailfinders

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Trailfinders ....27pts Tries: Crake 10, 26; Amory 49, Laflin 64, Hunter 80 Conversions: Green 80 Gloucester-H ..33pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Radford gives the credit to simpler defence

Northampton defence coach Lee Radford cites simplified structure as the key to his side’s turn in fortunes this season. In recent...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Former Scotland star’s ‘fan club’ get a tasty treat

By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............37 Old Redcliffians....26 FORMER Scotland centre Alex Grove put on a show for his fan club to help...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Newcastle centre Oli Spencer

By BEN JAYCOCK Now back to full fitness Oli Spencer is hoping to repay the faith shown in him by England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

Farrell’s choice: Stay and hope, or cash in

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO Owen Farrell seems like he may have called time on his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Jones leads the way for Merthyr

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD A STUNNING hattrick from full-back Ben Jones inspired Merthyr to a magnificent seven-try 50-32 win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Schools / Universities

/ 2 years ago

Mapletoft out to build next generation

By BEN JAYCOCK As England’s U20s side prepare for the upcoming Six Nations, head coach Mark Mapletoft insists that the development...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 14/01/24

The Champions Cup and Challenge Cup are back in full swing this weekend, and we’ll have reports from all 17 games being...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup round three Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup resumes with an eagerly anticipated third round of pool-stage matches. English teams have performed exceptionally well up...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Challenge Cup round three Friday and Saturday Preview

Round 3 of the Challenge Cup promises an array of exciting fixtures, featuring eight matches unfolding across Friday and Saturday with...

By Nick Powell

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Looking back at BUCS Super Rugby Alumni

By TOM JEFFREYS As BUCS Super Rugby eagerly awaits its return on January 24th, there is no better time to look...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ratuniyarawa jailed for sexual assault

Former Fiji international Api Ratuniyarawa has been jailed for three sexual assaults committed in the days leading up to a match...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

De Glanville double gives Gloucester unwelcome record

By NICK POWELL Bath…………………………………17 Tries: De Glanville 31, 62 Muir 41 Conversions: Russell 43 Gloucester………………………….10 Tries: Ackerman 7 Conversions: Hastings 8...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Borthwick wants to dominate Six Nations

By ADAM HATHAWAY England boss Steve Borthwick has vowed to put his side back on the Six Nations map and leave...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sanderson: Don’t put cap back up to £6.4m

By JON NEWCOMBE Alex Sanderson remains against increasing the Premiership salary cap back up to £6.4 million after his club Sale...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Devoto back with a new lease of life

By MARK STEVENS Ollie Devoto says he’s been given a new lease of life this season after battling back from a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

McRae proud to be top of the pile

By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking winger Toby McRae proudly ended 2023 as the top try scorer in the sport. The 25-year-old scored...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Freeman sets his sights on England

By PAUL REES Tommy Freeman has taken inspiration from club colleague Alex Mitchell as he strives to make England’s Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pepper the shining star for Falcons as they battle hard

By PAUL REES Newcastle have had little to smile about this season, but Guy Pepper has added some spice to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Board cause so many problems

THERE remain many problems in the structure of English rugby, all attributable to the Board of the RFU. To deal with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Sorry Chris, but we’re heading up another cul-de-sac

I KNOW it has been the season of goodwill, but Chris Hewett’s comment that the RFU is pointing in the right...

By Chris Hewett

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Tactical subs are spoiling the game

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK REDUCING the number of tactical substitutes is something I’ve wanted for a long time,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Sleightholme leads the Saints fightback

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................................ 36pts Tries: Vermuelen 5, 22; Feyi-Waboso 13, Townsend 17 Tuima 71 Conversions: Slade 6, 18, 24,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Malins puts Bristol on the right course

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale .....................................14pts Tries: Hill 31, Creevy 67 Conversions: Du Preez 32, 68 Bristol................................ 22pts Tries: Randall 7, Ibitoye...

By The Rugby Paper Team