Premiership

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/ 4 years ago

Fit-again Townsend ready to fight for Chiefs jersey

By PAUL REES STU Townsend hopes a run of injuries is behind him as he looks to challenge the Maunder brothers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 4 years ago

Too many red marks on Eddie’s report card

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT SO where are we with Eddie Jones and England at the end of his sixth Six Nations in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

There will be more on Rogers’ naughty list

NICK CAIN ANOTHER week, another Premiership ‘rotten borough’ story. This time it is about Leicester, a club which behind the scenes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

ProD2 come calling for Bears ace Leiua

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears could lose Samoan centre Alapati Leiua to ambitious ProD2 outfit RC Vannes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Sharks tyro stars look set to stay for long term

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER France-bound: Nathan Hughes ■ CLERMONT Auvergne have agreed to a deal with former England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Cips may extend stay at The Rec

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH have opened talks about a new deal with Danny Cipriani for another season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Let’s hope Leicester can afford Pollard

CHRIS HEWETT THE Panama Papers, the Paradise Papers, the Pandora Papers. Three massive data leaks exposing dodgy dealing in the financial...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 4 years ago

Uzokwe focussed on his job of winning

By BEN JAYCOCK EALING flanker Simon Uzokwe isn’t getting carried away with the club’s appeal to get into the Premiership insisting...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 4 years ago

Saints aim to buck the trend and make up for their Gloucester nightmare

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Northampton v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens HAVING lost sleep in the wake of last week’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Mark Nelson: Thriving county scene is beneficial to all

By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Fylde and Lancashire coach Mark Nelson is furious about the RFU cutting the County Championship’s funding and...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Tiger Whitcombe proud to follow his Dad’s path

By PAUL REES JAMES Whitcombe was born and brought up in Yorkshire, but Leicester was the only club the prop wanted...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Exeter’s gain is a big loss for Wales

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW With a surname like his, Tom O’Flaherty sounds as though he ought to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Vale power their way to victory

Premiership By PAUL HOPKINS Ebbw Vale ............14 Swansea ................5 A POWER packed display from the Ebbw Vale pack earned their side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Merthyr respond to McIntosh exit

Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Merthyr ................46 Llanelli..................22 MERTHYR moved up to third in the Premiership table after a comprehensive bonus point...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Table toppers Newport thrash Cardiff

Premiership By DELME PARFITT Newport ................38 Cardiff......................6 NEWPORT extended their lead at the top of the Welsh Premiership with a six-try...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Benhard reaping reward for his versatility at Irish

VERSATILE London Irish back Benhard Janse van Rensburg is relishing playing in a variety of positions alongside experienced internationals as the...

By Ben Jaycock

Features

/ 4 years ago

GRIFFYDD EVANS

YOUNG GUNS CARDIFF UNI / LLANDOVERY FLANKER Cardiff University student Griffydd Evans is eager to step up to Scarlets first team...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

West: It’s crunch time now and we’ve got work to do

By JON NEWCOMBE AS he prepares to make his 50th Premiership appearance, prop Tom West is adamant that the endof-season play-offs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Switching Steward to centre isn’t the answer

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK COME in No.12, your time is now! That is the call that Eddie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

High-flying Harlequins charged up for final push before the cavalry returns

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate TABAI Matson is delighted by the way his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Sale cling on to keep play-off hopes alive

By SAM JACKSON Sale ....................26pts Tries: De Klerk 5, MacGinty 25, JP du Preez 39, JL du Preez 44 Conversions: De...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Ludlow: We can make top four

LEWIS Ludlow admitted Gloucester missed out on a golden chance to upset Sharks at the AJ Bell Stadium but looked on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Shane Williams: Louis Rees-Zammit has 100 Wales caps to come

Legendary Wales wing Shane Williams has shown his support for young Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit after the 21-year-old wing was left...

By Shane Williams

Six Nations

/ 4 years ago

Charlie Ewels: England will never have Ireland’s level of cohesion

Charlie Ewels believes England will never have the levels of cohesion Ireland have ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations tie. England head...

By Ben Jaycock

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Former Springbok scrum-half Louis Schreder joins Bath

Former Springbok scrum-half Louis Schreude will join Bath Rugby at the start of next season. The current Newcastle Falcons scrum-half will...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Baxter still wants door left open

EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter has described the decision to deny Ealing or Doncaster promotion to the Premiership as “very...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Louis letting rip for Test recall says Skivington

By DANIEL GALLAN Setback: Louis Rees-Zammit is gunning for another chance with Wales PICTURES: Getty Images GEORGE Skivington was surprised that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Beetham steers Cardiff to top of the table

Premiership By ALEX JONES Cardiff..............41 Aberavon ........28 JACOB Beetham warmed up for his trip to South Africa with the Cardiff regional...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Carmarthen move into the play-off places

Premiership By ADAM PETERS Carmarthen ........22 Bridgend ..............17 KALLUM Evans struck twice to move Carmarthen Quins up into the play-off places....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Innovative Stuckey secures late win

Premiership By JOHN WILLIAMS Pontypridd ..........19 Merthyr ................17 DALE Stuckey’s quick thinking created a crucial try for Pontypridd and then his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Evans try swings seesaw for Drovers

Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea ..............20 Llandovery ..........25 DROVERS head coach Euros Evans asked for a reaction from his players after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Llanelli call on local cavalry to face leaders

Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Llanelli v Newport Today, Kick-off 2.30pm LLANELLI have been forced to raid amateur clubs in their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

One-club man Sharples bows out with no regrets

By PAUL REES CHARLIE Sharples retired last week as a rarity in the modern game. He was a one club man,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Prem is ‘snakes and ladders’

TABAI Matson believes Quins can win the game of ‘snakes and ladders’ and build momentum to secure a play-off spot Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Gallagher joins Bath with Bosch in sights

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH are down to the last two names on their fly-half shortlist for next...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Trailfinders are early suitors for veteran Brown

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Mike Brown EALING Trailfinders have inquired about former England fullback Mike Brown...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Tyro Puma Gonzalez is dreaming big with Exiles

By BEN JAYCOCK Explosive: Juan Martin Gonzalez ARGENTINA international Juan Martin Gonzalez has adjusted well to life in England and wants...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Hard work’s paid off for Saint Iyogun

By BEN JAYCOCK EMMANUEL Iyogun has gone from being a ‘chubby footballer’ to a Premiership loosehead prop after a remarkable journey...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Record man Youngs is guiding light for Jack

By PAUL REES JACK van Poortvliet was watching in a bar at Welford Road when Ben Youngs set a new England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Five with James and Martin Whitcombe

Its family fortunes week as Leicester Tigers’ James Whitcombe and his father Martin Whitcombe join host Oliver Little to discuss the...

By Ben Redwood

English Championship

/ 4 years ago

Doncaster Knights to appeal decision to deny them entry to Premiership

Doncaster Knights have said that they will appeal the decision denying them a chance of promotion to the Premiership. The RFU...

By Ben Redwood

English Championship

/ 4 years ago

Premiership hopefuls dealt huge blow to promotion plans

Premiership promotion hopefuls Doncaster Knights and Ealing Trailfinders have not met the minimum standards criteria for promotion to the top flight....

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Australia lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto signs for Northampton Saints

Northampton Saints have signed Australian international lock Lukhan Salakaia-Loto ahead of the 2022/23 season. The 6’6” second row – who clocks...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Gloucester stalwart Charlie Sharples retires with immediate effect

Gloucester‘s stalwart winger Charlie Sharples will retire from professional rugby with immediate effect. Initially planning on retiring at the end of...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Northampton Saints re-sign prop Ethan Waller

Northampton Saints have re-signed loosehead prop Ethan Waller. The 29-year-old moves back to cinch Stadium at Franklin’s Gardens from Worcester Warriors,...

By Ben Redwood