Premiership

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

England rugby still has a long way to go

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Cozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer

CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 4 years ago

Leicester Tigers sign Anthony Watson

Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of Bath and England winger Anthony Watson ahead of the 2022/23 season. The move was...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Losing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore

Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Wasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade

Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Gloucester to seek compensation from Worcester over cancelled fixture

Gloucester will seek compensation from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Worcester following the cancellation of a league game between the clubs in...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey retires

Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey has retired from rugby as a player. The 34-year-old former London Irish, Bath and Gloucester joined...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Alex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe

Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Coleman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth

By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Bath horror show was such a turn off

LAST week’s result at Kingsholm was a sad day for Premiership rugby and really makes me question the wisdom of having...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Can’t compromise supporter comfort

JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Bath surrender nothing to do with no relegation

COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

DREAM TEAM

CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Sanderson’s men will be hoping for minor miracle

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Sale Sharks face Racing 92 at their 30,000 capacity La Defense Arena superdome...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Leicester Tigers lose in the Challenge Cup final

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

We did not stop fighting -Genge

LEICESTER captain Ellis Genge urged his Tigers to regroup quickly in order to continue their successful Premiership campaign. Genge had no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Curry returns to lead the fight

TOM Curry will make his first start since the Six Nations as the Sharks look to take the fight to Racing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bucketloads of tries not a winning formula

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Sale Sharks centre Manu Tuilagi has pulled out of the England squad

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Overseas players leave little room at 12

NICK CAIN IF you are perplexed by England’s lack of choice when it comes to big inside centres as potential replacements...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Big guns starting to fire for Saracens

By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........15pts Tries: Singleton 31, Rees-Zammitt 74 Conversions: Twelvetrees 74 Penalties: Hastings 43 Saracens ..........44pts Tries: Davies 8,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Hong Kong triumph built on sand of Bali

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND NORTHAMPTON, SALE, TREVISO & CALVISANO CENTRE WHO NOW COACHES ITALY SEVENS...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Top gun Ashton still has so much to give

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER History maker: Chris Ashton dives over to break...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

No Bank Holiday action such a wasted opportunity

RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER PERHAPS we are spoilt for choice these days but I was amazed there wasn’t a single professional...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

One-sided contests will drive fans away

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It seems that not a week goes by without some sort of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Max Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy

Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

London Irish come from 25 points down to earn draw with Wasps

London Irish (14) 42Tries: Rowe, Parton, Pearson, Arundel, Hassell-Collins, Penalty Cons: Jackson 5Wasps (24) 42Tries: Oghre, Hougaard 2, Atkinson, Kibirige Cons:...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Malins the master as Saracens march on

By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Diamond: We keep giving easy chances to good teams

WORCESTER boss Steve Diamond accepted that his side were outclassed. “As in previous games, we have managed to hand easy opportunities...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Grayson puts Saints in box seat for play-offs

By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton ..32pts Tries: Freeman 5, Ludlam 11, Furbank 25, Waller 37 Conversions: Grayson 6, 12, 38 Penalties: Grayson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Sharks take honours in Battle of the North

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................35pts Tries: Van der Merwe 17, 37; B Curry 43, Hammersley 52, Ashman 67 Conversions: Du Preez...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Championship ‘serfs’ must unite for uprising

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Wasps in the way of Exiles triple bid

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium LONDON Irish are the only club still...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

We’ll have to be at our very best, says Blackett

Coach: Lee Blackett LEE Blackett says every match for the rest of the season is a knock-out one for Wasps who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Irish give back row Caulfield another shot in top-flight

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are poised to make a move for Cornish Pirates' former England U20...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Short’s boot proves the difference

By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale ..............7 Bridgend ................11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Disappointed Morris demands big finish

By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Carmarthen v Newport Today, Kick-off 3pm NEWPORT head coach Ty Morris is already planning revenge on Cardiff...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Reed excels in Newport triumph

WILL Reed returned to the Newport line-up to kick 15 points and then secure the final turnover in the 82nd minute...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Northampton Saints sign James Raam

Northampton Saints have signed Australian winger James Raam from the Waratahs for next season. Ramm, 23, joins Saints from Super Rugby...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Matt Symons to retire at the end of the season

Harlequins lock Matt Symons has confirmed he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 32-year-old calls time...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Tom Youngs retires from professional rugby

Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirteen with Max Ojomoh

In Episode Thirteen of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Bath centre Max Ojomoh joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper’s Digital...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Argentine centre Matias Orlando signs two-year extension at Newcastle Falcons

Argentine centre Matias Orlando has signed a new two-year contract at Newcastle Falcons. Capped 47 times by Los Pumas, the 30-year-old...

By Ben Redwood

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Saracens 38 – 22 Exeter Chiefs: Saracens secure play-off place with strong second-half display against Exeter

Saracens secured a Premiership play-off place after a powerful second-half display secured a bonus-point victory over Exeter at the StoneX Stadium....

By Ben Redwood

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Llanelli finish rock bottom

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli..................29 Llandovery ..........36 LLANELLI will end the season rooted to the bottom of the Premiership table after...

By The Rugby Paper Team