Premiership

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Newport triumph in Gwent derby

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT moved level on points with Premiership leaders Llandovery after winning the Gwent derby 31-25 at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

TNT Sports to show every top flight match from next year

TNT Sports will show every game of the Premiership from the 2024/25 season onwards following a new agreement with Warner Bros....

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Exeter secure Feyi-Waboso on long-term contract

Exeter Chiefs have signed 21-year-old England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso on a “long-term” contract. Feyi-Waboso joined the Devonians midway through last season...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Tuilagi to leave Sale for Bayonne

England‘s Manu Tuilagi will leave Sale Sharks, and likely bring an end to his more than a dozen-year international career, to...

By Nick Powell

/ 2 years ago

Pollock is set for take-off at Saints

By PAUL REES When Henry Pollock signed his first professional contract with Northampton last year at the age of 18, he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Fiji star Nayacalevu signs for Sale

Sale have signed Fiji captain Waisea Nayacalevu from French Top 14 side Toulon on a one-year contract with an option for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

England prove they are a force again

SIX NATIONS 2024 PAUL REES The Six Nations saved the best to last. France sealed second place ahead of England in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester end long wait for silverware

By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ....................... 23pts Tries: Atkinson 47, Jordan 50 Conversions: Barton 47, 50 Penalties: Evans 40, Barton 55, 65...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Winning feels so special for Zach

After winning the Premiership Cup, star man, Gloucester No.8, Zach Mercer, said: “I came to Gloucester to win things. I did...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We need strong finish – Ludlow

By PAUL REES Gloucester have been a cup team this season but skipper Lewis Ludlow is demanding a strong finish to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Alex Day

The Bedford and former Cornish Pirates, Northampton & Saracens scrum-half chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Friendlies

/ 2 years ago

Super Saints get in gear for Bears

By JAMES EVANS Northampton ................ 24pts Tries: Odendaal 4, Sleightholme 19, Davison 37, Baker 50 Conversions: Savala 4, 37 Sale ......................................

By The Rugby Paper Team

Friendlies

/ 2 years ago

Five-star Bath run URC leaders ragged

Bath ....................35pts Tries: Cokanasiga 9, du Toit 34, Spencer 50, Muir 66, 75 Conversions: Bailey 10, 35, 51, 67; Worboys 76...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

A stark reminder of rugby finances

CHRIS HEWETT Rugby's political scene is quite lively enough when the arguments are being conducted in a sporting echo chamber. When...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

We need to push on, says Easson

Women's Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Scotland head coach Bryan Easson wants his side to make a statement in the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Cunningham puts faith in experience to support youth

Women's Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Hannah Jones will lead a Wales squad full of experience with some exciting new young...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Giordano leads from front

Women's Six Nations team-by-team previews: Italy Back rower Elisa Giordano captains the Azurre and will win her 66th cap against England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Butt: Race for the title is so tight that every point will count

By PAUL REES Will Butt is confident Bath will emerge from the top flight break on the front foot as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

All set for a race to the finish

With the Premiership resuming next weekend, Paul Rees looks at how the runners and riders are gearing up The Premiership resumes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates duo happy for top sides to do the plundering

By MARK STEVENS Over the years, the Cornish Pirates coaching duo of Gavin Cattle and Alan Paver have unearthed some real...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Poppy at the double on red letter day for women

By WILL GUPWELL Women's university rugby took a monumental step forward last Saturday with a first ever BUCS Women’s National League...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Beating Ealing proves anything is possible

Matthew Luddington talks to London Scottish flanker Jack Ingall about combining work and play in the Championship ANECDOTES from rugby’s amateur...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

University game plays huge role in development

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Rory stays with Saints

SCOTLAND centre Rory Hutchinson has extended his contract with Northampton Saints beyond the end of this season. The 28-year-old has scored...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Pearson’s new deal

EXETER second row Lewis Pearson has extended his contract at Sandy Park. The 24-year-old has agreed a deal with the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

It’s 10 bonus wins on spin for Newport

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD NEWPORT made it 10 bonus points wins in a row in the Welsh Premiership as they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Saracens & England U20 lock Olamide Sodeke

By BEN JAYCOCK Powerful second row Olamide Sodeke is earning plaudits for his ferocious defence during the U20s Six Nations but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 17/03/24

As the men’s Six Nations draws to a close find action from Super Saturday and a preview of the women’s competition, getting...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Matavesi: We need to hit the ground running

By JON NEWCOMBE Northampton hooker Sam Matavesi wants normal service to be resumed after what has been “a weird year” in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Redshaw ready to lead from the front

By PAUL REES Ben Redshaw trained with England during last year’s World Cup before he had made his Newcastle debut, already...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Fit-again Capstick looking for slice of the action

By MARK STEVENS Pizza boss Richard Capstick says he desperate for a slice of the action as Exeter ready themselves for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Baxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair

ON THE BLINDSIDE - EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Friendlies

/ 2 years ago

Bath get in the mood for restart

By JAMES EVANS Bath .................................. 59pts Tries: Reid 10, 35; Coetzee 13, Stewart 22, Wright 40, Richards 55, Gallagher 62, de...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Austin nails chance for bizarre win at Lady Bay

By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham........ 0pts Hartpury.............. 3pts Penalty: Austin 61 BIZARRE. That was one way of describing how Hartpury squeezed to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Military’s finest ready for battle

Inter Service Champs – A look ahead to this season’s big matches involving the Army, Navy and RAF “The win we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury back row Sarah Beckett

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Liverpool Date of birth: 14/02/99 Community club: Firwood Waterloo RFC Red Roses debut: vs USA November 2018...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Kasolo predicts upfront battle

By BEN JAYCOCK @therugb Preview Bristol v Saracens Today. 3pm THE final match in the Premiership before a two-month pause for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Unwise for Prem to disappear from our sight

THE English top flight game during Six Nations time has disappeared, gone and is nowhere to be seen. The URC and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

We need proper England pathway

FOR England to have no regular and widespread stepping stone between club and country is plain mad. The new deal (on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Players or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance

Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

At last! England find reason to be cheerful

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME We were waiting and hoping for a game that will define how...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

Each day, I can see the positive impact of rugby

Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Alex Rae, below, the head coach at Championship side Coventry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Merthyr take it in 10-try drama

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD PREMIERSHIP Cup finalists Merthyr edged a 10-try thriller at Aberavon 33-31. Morgan Meaclem opened the scoring...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Close relationships inspired fightback victory – Brock

Gloucester-Hartpury’s Georgia Brock hailed their “togetherness as a group” propelled them to victory over Exeter Chiefs Women in the Premiership Women’s...

By Nick Powell