Premiership

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Racism report close to release

FORMER England centre Luther Burrell says the RFU investigation into his allegations of racism in rugby union has been completed and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Build-up to Varsity is like a Test match week, says Flood

ORGANISERS of the Varsity Match have decided to continue with the experiment of playing the historic fixture between Oxford University and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 3 years ago

Boffelli punishes error ridden England at Twickenham

Eddie Jones‘ England endured a dismal start to their Autumn Nations Series as Argentina secured a first victory at Twickenham since...

By Ben Jaycock

/ 3 years ago

Sale fighting hard to keep Tuilagi at club

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson hopes to keep Manu Tuilagi at Sale but admits the difficulty of fitting everyone into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Goode: We want to get to the next level

By JON NEWCOMBE SARACENS’ all-time leading appearance maker Alex Goode is relishing the new attacking style of rugby that has seen...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Bath’s new pair will have big impact, says Annett

By JON NEWCOMBE Determined: Niall Annett in action for Bath Niall Annett has predicted that Ted Hill and Ollie Lawrence will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

‘I want to prove that I am worth my place’

By GARY FITZGERALD LUKE Cowan-Dickie is bracing himself for another bruising, crunching confrontation with Argentina admitting he feared his Autumn Test...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Hill shows his worth as Falcons fall flat

By MIKE SINCLAIR Newcastle.......................... 10pts Tries: Radwan 6 Conversions: Connon 6 Penalties: Connon 80 Bath...................................... 17pts Tries: Hill 34, Lawrence 59...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Saints face fight to keep hold of Sleightholme

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Saints face stiff competition from Exeter and Saracens for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

London Irish winger Ollie Hassell-Collins

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Tigers hunt Hassell-Collins

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ollie Hassell-Collins could be joining Premiership champions Leicester next season after being spotted visiting Oval...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Cheika happy to renew rivalry with his old foe

Landmark victory: Argentina win in New Zealand this summer THE last time Michael Cheika came up against his old mate Eddie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Watson reminds Jones of his class

Friendly Leicester..........33 Italy Select..... 19 ANTHONY Watson fired a reminder of his talents scoring one of Leicester Tigers’ five tries at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Nick Fenton Wells: ‘Uncle Nick gave me the perfect grounding’

The former Western Province, Stormers, Saracens, Bedford & Bristol back row People might not be aware but former Springbok player and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Seventh heaven for Sarries as Goode stars on his big day

Saracens………………..33 Tries: Goode 4, McFarland 27, Earl 42, Tompkins 75 Conversions: Goode 28, 76 Penalties: Daly 25, 46; Goode 37 Sale...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Benhard puts his body on the line for Irish

By PAUL REES Benhard Janse van Rensburg is in his second season with London Irish and has yet to miss a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Magical Louis has The Shed believing

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester........................ 38pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 4, Carreras 27, Socino 34, Chapman 42, Ackermann 59, Ludlow 77 Conversions: Hastings 5,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Goode set to become Saracens record man

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Saracens v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stone X Stadium Saracens director of rugby Mark Mc-Call admits...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Joe Maddock

The former Crusaders, Bath, Treviso and Saracens winger, now attack coach at Bath They say one man’s misfortune is another man’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Anfield legend Fowler among Caldy fan club

By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy are ‘relishing and revelling’ in their inaugural Championship season and director of rugby Gareth Davies hopes it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Sweeney is left carrying the can

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME They always say that hindsight is 20/20 vision, making it easy to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Wasps results for the season to be expunged

RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have been suspended from the Premiership and Premiership Cup for the rest of the season. As with Worcester,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Quins Bok star Louw set for switch to Bulls

RUGBY SHORTS THE Bulls have signed South Africa prop Wilco Louw from Harlequins for next season on a three-year deal. Tighthead...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Baron calls for radical review to save game

By NICK CAIN Francis Baron, one of the most authoritative figures in Rugby Union administration, has called for a radical root-and-branch...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Hastings’ monster drop goal swings it

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish...................... 21pts Tries: Creevy 2, Loader 26 Conversions: Jackson 4 Penalties: Jackson 15, 34, 49 Gloucester........................ 22pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Ditch the skulduggery and dismantle the cartel

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson sets sights on pina colada time

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium With games against Saracens and Gloucester followed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Veteran Care keen to extend his time at Harlequins

By PAUL REES HARLEQUINS are to hold talks with Danny Care about extending his career at the club which started 16...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Why Ford mustn’t be forgotten by England

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The art of forgetting is as fundamental to rugby as the immeasurably finer art of goal-kicking in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Which side will you back in this inquisition?

CHRIS HEWETT The two organisations at the heart of what is left of the professional club structure in England – the Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

RFU chief puts central contracts on the agenda

By PAUL REES CENTRAL contracts are on the agenda after the collapse of Worcester and Wasps and a Department of Culture,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Prem clubs show interest in Rubiolo

ON THE BLINDSIDE Young Argentinean back row Pedro Rubiolo is attracting interest from Premiership clubs who are keen on signing him...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Agents are circling after Wasps demise

ON THE BLINDSIDE Wasps demise last week started a massive scramble for some of their best talent, just as it did...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Johnson shows his bottle to kill off Tigers

By NICK POWELL Try time: Alex Tait crossed twice for Falcons LOUIE Johnson’s late conversion earned Newcastle Falcons a first away...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young guns: Gloucester lock Arthur Clark

Six Nations U20s Grand Slam winner Arthur Clark is thriving at Gloucester and has stressed the importance of the Premiership Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Sinckler signs for one more season at Bristol

RUGBY SHORTS England prop Kyle Sinckler has agreed a one-year contract extension to remain at Bristol until the summer of 2024,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Yardley sin-bin crucial as Ravens let it slide

Premiership Cup round-up ■ By ROB COLE ABERAVON rode an early storm at the Brewery Field, before bagging eight tries, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 3 years ago

Wasps demise a ‘very sad situation’ – Fitzpatrick

New Zealand legend Sean Fitzpatrick expressed his sadness as at the news of Wasps going into administration, on this week’s The...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Joe Marler to return for The Barbarians

One of the most popular Barbarians of recent years is set to make a stunning return in the Black and White...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Premiership Cup round-up: Falcons end long wait with dramatic late winner

Louie Johnson’s late conversion earned a first away victory in the Premiership Cup for Newcastle Falcons since February 2019 as they...

By Nick Powell

Podcast

/ 3 years ago

Episode Thirty-Six with Sean Fitzpatrick

For episode 36 we have a full house of columnists (Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett) joining host Ollie Little,...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Wasps administration confirmed as players made redundant

Wasps‘ widely-expected administration has now been confirmed and their players made redundant. A statement read: “Wasps Holdings Limited (the “Company”) was...

By Nick Powell