Premiership

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Schism which is set to tear game apart

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a schism waiting to happen in the English game, and it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 3 years ago

I’m going to give Sarries everything, says Willis

By PAUL REES Tom Willis aims to take the positives from his failed attempt to prove his World Cup credentials to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Pepper: I like to cause some chaos

By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic Cummings would definitely have needed his eyes testing had he gone to Barnard Castle and not seen...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Bears pacy attack proves too much for Knights

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........41pts Tries: Davey 13, 80; Holden 25, Doughty 40, Davidson 45, Ehizode 58 Conversions: Olver 13, 40,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Powell runs the show for Tigers

■By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ........................ 60pts Newcastle.........................7pts Tries: Liebenberg 3, 58; Clare 9, 36; Powell 18, 39; Porter 25, van Wyk...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson happy to see Sharks turn screw

By JOHN LYON Caldy.................... 7pts Connor Wilkinson 45 Conversions: Barker 45 Sale ................... 24pts Tries: JL Du Preez 5, 35; Dugdale...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Grimoldby on target to guide Blues past Ampthill

By BEN WHITE Ampthill............19pts Tries: Bacon 8, Bracken 23, Morris 43 Conversions: Parks 24, 44 Bedford ............ 24pts Tries: Conway 38,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Freeman finds his form to lead the Saints fightback

■By TOM VICKERS Northampton................... 43pts Tries: Freeman 20, 47, 68, E Waller 28, Davison 35, Langdon 55, Seabrook 66 Conversions: Smith...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 years ago

Electric start to season for whitewash regular Wilko

By BEN JAYCOCK Plymouth Albion have discovered an unexpected try-scoring sensation in the form of 21-year-old hooker Harry Wilkinson. Wilkinson has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Steelmen keep up pressure on Drovers

By ROB COLE Premiership round-up EBBW Vale kept up the pressure on table-topping Llandovery in the Indigo Premiership as they picked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

I stole a career, getting paid to do what I loved

MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MACCLESFIELD, ROTHERHAM, WORCESTER & HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE MULCHRONE I’LL be honest with you, I feel like...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Williams out to make a name for himself

By PAUL REES BRISTOL may have assembled an A-list of midfielders after the loss of Semi Radradra, but the relatively unknown...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

Best Rugby Players of All Time

Rugby is a competitive team sport with a high level of physicality and strategy. The two main variations are Rugby Union...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Jersey Reds cease trading as liquidation looms

Jersey Reds have become the fourth club ranked in England‘s top 20 at the start of last season to fold since...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Pressure mounts on RFU hierarchy

By NICK CAIN The RFU Board and its administrators, chief executive Bill Sweeney and chairman Tom Ilube, have been slammed by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Prem Cup shows the sham of no relegation

NICK CAIN The early rounds of the new Premiership Cup has shown the RFU-endorsed ring-fencing of English rugby’s top league to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Ryan’s ready to help US get back on track for 2031

By JON NEWCOMBE Paddy Ryan's career has taken off in a big way in the last few months and the Coventry...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Bath run rings around Scottish

By NATHAN EDWARDS Bath ..............................47pts Tries: Annett 8, Hennessey 20, Cloete 35, Lee-Warner 66, Penalty 69, de Glanville 74, 76 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Gloucester hold off Harlequins fightback

By SAM BYTHEWAY Gloucester .......25pts Tries: Reeves 4, Jones 10, Morris 17 Conversions: Evans 11, 18 Penalties: Evans 16, Evans 68...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Saracens break their Cup duck with dominant display

By EDDIE MCATEER Saracens ..........73pts Tries: Lewington 7, Segun 12, Knight 28, 52; Van Zyl 33, 47, Penalty 40, Woolstencroft 41,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Ibitoye steals it for Bears in a thriller

By TOM VICKERS Bristol .............................. 39pts Tries: Thacker 8, Caulfield 12, Bates 30, Marmion 66, Ibitoye 78 Conversions: MacGinty 8, 12,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Red Roses: Lark Atkin-Davies

HOOKER Birthplace: Ludlow, Shropshire DOB: 03/03/95 Position: Hooker Community Club: Luctonians RFC Club: Bristol Bears Red Roses Debut: USA, June 2015...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 3 years ago

Seabourne tasked with steadying falling Tykes

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON The 32-year journey of Leeds Tykes has been nothing short of tumultuous. It’s a story marked by name...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 3 years ago

Three Areas England Will Need to Sharpen Up to Advance Deep into World Cup

The 27-10 success against Argentina was an excellent result for England in their opening game of the 2023 World Cup. After...

By Sam Emery

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Vintcent holds the key for Chiefs to overcome Pirates

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ...................38pts Tries: Wyatt 11, 64, Vintcent 15, 55, Hammersley 43, Hodge 73 Conversions: Haydon-Wood 13, 44,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Caldy power is too much for battling Ampthill

By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................26pts Tries: Aigbokhae 13, Gallagher 40, 47 Hearn 80 Conversions: Rogers 13, Kilcourse 40, Hayes 80 Ampthill...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Doncaster snatch it in the last moments

By DAVID CHALLIS L Scottish .........22pts Tries: Waghorn 16, Lloyd-Seed 22, Waghorn 42, Brown 53 Conversions: Lloyd-Seed 17 Doncaster K .......

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Coventry go so close to Quins shock

By NATHAN EDWARDS Harlequins ......................21pts Tries: Jibulu 3, Slevin 52, Jurevicius 78 Conversions: Slevin 5, 53, 79 Coventry ..........................21pts Tries: Rigg...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Fit-again Richards is setting his sights high

By JON NEWCOMBE Bath's Ewan Richards is hoping that he can put last season’s injury troubles behind him and keep pushing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Mum’s pleased Mitchell brothers are kept apart

By LUKE JARMYN PROUD Mrs Mitchell must be the only person pleased that her two sons will not be going head-tohead...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

High-flying Codling is perfect fit for Falcons

By PAUL REES Alex Codling has taken a roundabout route to land a top coaching job in the Premiership – and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Jarvis holds nerve to down Aberavon

Premiership round-up By ROB COLE MATTHEW Jarvis returned to one of his old stamping grounds and kicked Pontypool to a 12-10...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

We must promote game – Skivington

By PAUL REES George Skivington has called for the game in England to put its best face, and voice, forward and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Baxter admits Exeter will need to change

By JON NEWCOMBE ROB Baxter admits Exeter’s keep-ball tactics are a thing of the past as they look to remodel their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Randall out to get Bristol motoring

By PAUL REES Harry Randall is using his disappointment at missing out on the World Cup to ensure Bristol make a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Falcons take time to get their show on the road

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............ 17pts Tries: Skelcey 10, Bacon 72 Conversions: Parks 11, 73 Penalties: Parks 42 Newcastle........40pts Tries: Stevenson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Two scores for Thomas helps Sale coast home

By DAVID PRICE Sale ................... 47pts Tries: Thomas 5, 52; Caine 14, 34; Ene 25, Reed 40, Birch 70 Conversions: Curtis...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Saracens left stunned as Coventry grab the glory

By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry ............................28pts Tries: Ma’asi 16, Wand 39, Hutler 44, Pellegrini 80 Conversions: Pellegrini 16, 39, 44, 80 Saracens...

By The Rugby Paper Team