Premiership

Features

/ 2 years ago

If I’d known about my ADHD, I’d have quit

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALY MULDOWNEY THE FORMER MOSELEY, GLASGOW, EXETER, CONNACHT, GRENOBLE AND BRISTOL LOCK ALOT of things are starting to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Rees quick on the draw for Drovers

Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD LLANDOVERY recorded a third straight bonus-point win as they beat Bridgend 36-13 to move three points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Four

There is no better World Cup hangover cure than an enticing weekend of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, packed with returning stars from...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 05/11/23

The Rugby World Cup has come to an end, but there’s plenty of action, reaction and analysis to look forward to in...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Barnes calls time on long refereeing career

English veteran referee Wayne Barnes has retired after a distinguished 20-year career with the whistle. Barnes, 44, has refereed 111 test...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Saints earn first victory at soaked Newcastle

By Tom Jeffreys Newcastle………………………………….14 Tries: Stephens 75 Penalties: Connon 10, 26, 59 Northampton Saints……………………16 Tries: Langdon 53 Conversions: Smith 54 Penalties:...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

George urges RFU to listen to old boys

By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has urged the RFU to listen to England’s seasoned internationals before rubber-stamping proposals over new playing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Randall’s out to get the world at his feet

By PAUL REES When Harry Randall was released from the England squad in the summer, the scrum-half was told he needed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Hatley’s Aussie days look over

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former England and Bath scrum coach Neal Hatley, below, faces an uncertain future with Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Toulon have prop Sinckler in their sights

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Toulon have launched a double raid on Steve Borthwick’s World Cup squad to lure Kyle...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

I think Smith could be England’s Faf de Klerk

THEY say: ‘hindsight is a wonderful thing’... If only we could go back and NOT change the front row against South...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Don’t panic, Sarries

WITH regards to Nick Cain’s article last week, about Saracens’ poor start to the season, without wishing to sound like too...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 2 years ago

Village teams which gave stars their start

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN the Principality Stadium crowd rises to salute Leigh Halfpenny as he makes his final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Shillcock keeps his cool to snatch win

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath .................................... 24pts Tries: Muir 14, Du Toit 54 Conversions: Russell 55 Penalties: Russell 37, 48, 71, 78...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

McKellar: We were excellent from start

Leicester head coach Dan McKellar was delighted with his team’s performance as they beat Bath late on. He said: “We were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Evans on target to cut down Bristol

By ROGER PANTING Bristol .................................21pts Tries: Vakatawa 36, Thacker 48 Conversions: Sheedy 49 Penalties: Sheedy 25, 29, 62 Harlequins ....................... 23pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Lam: We made far too many mistakes

Bristol's Director of Rugby Pat Lam believed this his side were their own worst enemies as they went down to Harlequins....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Saracens get their act together at last

By LUKE JARMYN Gloucester .......................... 3pts Penalties: Barton 5 Saracens .......................... 24pts Tries: Willis 24, 49, Lewington 28 Conversions: Lozowski 25,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Alex Matthews

Position: Flanker DOB: 03/08/93 Community Club: Camberley Rugby Club Club: Gloucester-Hartpury Birthplace: Camberley, Surrey Red Roses Debut: November 2011 vs France Caps:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Lightning strike again with Trailfinders victory

Loughborough Lightning...31 Ealing................. 12 By JAMES GALLAGHER Lightning made it back to back wins in the Premiership Cup after comfortably beating...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Hodge out for five months

EXETER Chiefs full-back Josh Hodge could be out for up to five months after finding out he needs surgery on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Curry and Creevy prepare to join forces

By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

BUCS Super Rugby

/ 2 years ago

After three good years in Wales, Antrobus heads to US

By BEN JAYCOCK Cardiff Met second row Liam Antrobus is moving Stateside at the end of the season to play in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Webber still hurting

By SAM JACKSON Former Jersey Reds head coach Rob Webber says the circumstances around the collapse of the Championship champions is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 2 years ago

‘Rugby gave me hope, away from life in a cell’

My Life in Rugby with Simon Bunting: The former Yorkshire, Rotherham and Doncaster prop talks about his life in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Neath can’t live with Drovers

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up LLANDOVERY hit bottom side Neath for six at Church Bank on their way to a 38-7...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Quins battle past Chiefs for first victory

By EDDIE MCATEER Harlequins… 22pts Tries: Kenningham 10, Lynagh 17, Joseph 35 Conversions: Evans 11, 18 Penalties: Edwards 80 Exeter Chiefs……14pts...

By Nick Powell

Club Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Easter: We’re worst run sport in the world

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Nick Easter has criticised the RFU’s governance of English rugby as ‘grey-haired old men who live in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wasps keen to return to ‘highest level’

By SAM JACKSON Wasps want to reform as a club “at the highest level possible” but may need to wait until...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Woollett gets his chance at Leicester

By LUKE JARMYN New Leicester Tigers recruit Ben Woollett is ‘buzzing to play footy’ with Handré Pollard and Freddie Steward and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Cup a great success, says Matson

By LUKE JARMYN Harlequins' Tabai Matson is calling on English rugby’s ‘powers that be’ to recognise how the new format Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Blow for Bath as Hill ruled out with leg injury

By SAM JACKSON Bath flanker Ted Hill is set to miss “a number of months” through an upper leg injury. Hill...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

French taking an interest in Underhill

ON THE BLINDSIDE England backrow Sam Underhill has been attracting interest from French Top 14 giants Racing 92 and Bordeaux, who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Dombrandt: We don’t fear anyone

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop ALEX Dombrandt is not feeling sorry for himself after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We’re happy to play without the pressure, says Skinner

EXETER’S supposed season of rebuilding started with the demolition of champions Saracens last weekend and the Chiefs intend to keep on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

We need action to halt decline in numbers

THE figures below are from this month. Along with the three attached papers, they help to explain why England fail to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

RFU must not hide behind English success

SO Jersey Reds have ceased trading and may very well go to the wall like the three Premiership teams, but unlike...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Aged 24, Harding keen to lead from the front at Bears

By PAUL REES Fitz Harding is looking for Bristol to develop a harder edge this season after becoming the second youngest...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Report says No. 10 is where money is

By PAUL REES ALMOST half the players in the Premiership earn between £50,000 and £150,000 with outside-halves the best paid and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Meg Jones

Position: Winger, Birthplace: Cardiff - Wales, DOB: 23/10/1996, Community Club: Glamorgan Wanderers, Club: Leicester Tigers, Red Roses Debut: vs New Zealand...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Gutsy Scots make Pirates work hard for victory

By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish P .......... 21pts Tries: Nelson 29, John 74, Williams 80 Conversions: Jenkins 29, 74, 80 London Scots...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

We’ve sorted out our identity, insists Hammond

By LUKE JARMYN NOTTINGHAM’S Kiwi boss Craig Hammond believes the Championship side is “light and day” ahead of where they were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 22/10/23

They’ll be action, reaction and analysis from both this weekend’s Rugby World Cup semi-finals in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. After an...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Two

While England’s upcoming World Cup semi-final showdown with the Springboks holds a prominent place in the minds of English rugby fans,...

By Nick Powell

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

England must get best out of Smith

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick does not have a lot of choice when it comes to selecting...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Saracens keep eye on Carre

ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...

By The Rugby Paper Team