Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Teams know they are in for a fight against us – Ojomoh

By BEN JAYCOCK Bath born and bred centre Max Ojomoh believes his side have the potential to make a playoff push...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Everything to play for as Pacific duo join 100 club

By LUKE JARMYN Bristol's Pacific pair Steven Luatua and Chris Vui – the side’s newest centurions – will play a crucial...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Simpson, 34, calls it quits

Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson has retired from professional rugby, aged 34. Simpson, who played six games for Sale on a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

England stars are back in

Preview Sale v Ulster Today. Kick-off 1pm SALE welcome back four England players for Ulster’s visit to the AJ Bell Stadium...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 4 years ago

Crane delight as Bears put on ‘best show of the season’

By GARY FITZGERALD Perpignan.......... 5pts Tries: Shahn 40 Bristol Bears... 19pts Tries: Piutau 3, Harding 11, Jenkins 34 Conversions: MacGinty 4,...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Lions star Russell turns down a move to Bath

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath have missed out on signing arguably the best fly-half in the world on current...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Borthwick may miss out on Willis again

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Steve Borthwick missed out on signing Jack Willis as Leicester Tigers boss, and he could find...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Tug-of-war for Bath lock

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath lock Fergus Lee-Warner is at the centre of a tug-of-war between Premiership rivals Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Mystery as Tigers lose comms man

ON THE COVER BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester last week parted company with the long-serving Head of Communications Gary Sherrard after more...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Springbok Louw to add his insights at Bath

By TOM BRADSHAW Springbok World Cup hero Francois Louw is making a return to Bath to advise the team on match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 4 years ago

Episode 44 – The Sackings Special

In a momentous week for home nations rugby, we bring you a special episode of The Rugby Paper Podcast. Host Ollie...

By Nick Powell

English Championship

/ 4 years ago

Ringfenced Premiership has become boring at bottom of the table – Lane

Bristol full-back Rich Lane is keen to see relegation and promotion return to English rugby, but only if a fairer funding...

By Nick Powell

Podcast

/ 4 years ago

Episode 43 with Rich Lane

As we approach the halfway point of a more than turbulent Gallagher Premiership season, Bristol Bears are yet to find their...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Exeter reach semis after high-scoring win

Exeter Chiefs………..50 Tries: Feyi-Woboso 4, Cordero 13, 17; Tuima 26, 43; Frost 62, 69 Conversions: Jenkins 4, 14, 27, 44, 63,...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Not again! Chiefs lose star player to France

By NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs are this week set to confirm the player drain away from Sandy Park will continue with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Vesty: We need all aspects of the game

By JON NEWCOMBE Northampton head coach Sam Vesty believes there are simpler ways of the RFU speeding up the game without...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Lloyd’s the man for Wales at 10 – Madigan

By SIMON ROBERTS Bristol playmaker Ioan Lloyd has been tipped as a future successor to Dan Biggar as Welsh rugby’s main...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Ford setting his sights on Europe glory

Sale fly-half George Ford says he is more motivated than ever to enjoy glory in a European competition. Ford, 29, has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Simmons: Arundell will be brilliant for a long time

By GARY FITZGERALD Speed king: Henry Arundell playing for England Henry Arundell has the mental strength to battle through his lengthy...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Pollard on hunt for game’s top trophies

By GARY FITZGERALD Handre Pollard plans to use his Tigers stripes to go club trophy hunting and also put him in...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

We need to improve discipline – Proctor

By JON NEWCOMBE Matt Proctor is as frustrated as the next person at Northampton’s Jekyll & Hyde start to the season....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

Players must show respect for referee

I KNOW it is a long time since I was a player or referee, but why can’t we have the same...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 4 years ago

England not helped by Premiership style

TV pundits and the press keep telling us how great Premiership rugby is. However, I have come to the conclusion it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Irish work hard to get back on track

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER London Irish..................... 39pts Tries: Stokes 9, Jackson 54, Cinti 59, 75; Coleman 71 Conversions: Jackson 10, 55, 72,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

MacGinty misses out as Tigers hold nerve

By GARY FITZGERALD Bristol ................................ 26pts Tries: Radradra 4, Piutau 24, Byrne 64, Ibitoye 75 Conversions: Sheedy 25, MacGinty 65, 76...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Bath hooker Tom Dunn banned for four weeks

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Dunn: It hurts me so much to lose

By JON NEWCOMBE Bath warrior Tom Dunn concedes his chances of an England recall in time for the 2023 World Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 4 years ago

Keep it quiet but Pellegrini has a lot to shout about

By PAUL SMITH Coventry.......... 47pts Tries: Rigg 25, Pellegrini 28, 61, 74, Brown 46, Talbot-Davies 65, Lane 77, Martin 80 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 4 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Nic Groom: ‘It was my warrior spirit that paid off with Rassie’

The former Western Province, Stormers, Northampton, Lions, Edinburgh and London Irish scrum-half talks Jon Newcombe through his journey in the game My...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

It’s a miracle Sweeney has kept the RFU afloat

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS great as the game of rugby is, it seems that there...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 4 years ago

Hougaard to provide cover at Saracens

SARACENS have signed former Wasps utility back Francois Hougaard on a threemonth deal to provide injury cover on the wing. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 4 years ago

Cup fixtures added so qualification is ‘fair’

TWO fixtures have been added to this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup to allow “fair” qualification for the semi-finals of the tournament....

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 4 years ago

O’Toole’s consortium get two more weeks

ATLAS Worcester Warriors Rugby Club Ltd have been given two more weeks to finalise their bid for the relegated Premiership club....

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 4 years ago

Ex-England coach Ed joins Coventry set-up

ED Robinson has joined Championship side Coventry as their new backs coach to replace Tony Fenner, who is relocating to New...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 4 years ago

Ward: Urgent change needed to save game

By LUKE JARMYN If the RFU want to secure rugby’s future as a top level sport, the time for change is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Sweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear

By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Future of Leicester Tigers is strong says Borthwick

Leicester's defence of the Premiership title may have got off to a slow start, but Steve Borthwick believes the future of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Doddie Weir, a giant among the big men

Brendan Gallagher remembers the hugely popular Scottish and Lions forward who passed away on Saturday It was the moment we all...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Sanderson: Why do Springboks ignore Rob?

By JON NEWCOMBE Sale points-machine: Rob du Preez Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson is surprised that South Africa ignored...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Tigers are keeping an eye on McDonald

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Auckland Blues coach Leon McDonald, left, is sniffing around the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Irish keen on Cokanasiga’s return

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are bidding to re-sign England flyer Joe Cokanasiga from Premiership rivals Bath to replace...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Now Chiefs are fighting to keep Cowan-Dickie

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Off to France? Luke Cowan-Dickie Below, Jack Nowell Exeter Chiefs are fighting to keep hold of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

George is set to stay a Saracen

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England hooker Jamie George is set to take up an option to stay with former...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 4 years ago

Collins treble seals win for Northampton

Northampton..........45 Barbarians..............39 A second-half hattrick from Tom Collins helped Northampton edge out the Barbarians in an entertaining exhibition match at Franklin’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team