Premiership

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Merthyr rack up six of the best in late show

Premiership Cup By DAFYDD HUGHES Merthyr............. 61 Pontypridd.......32 MERTHYR went into overdrive in the second half as they hit their nearest...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Tigers sure they can fend off Shark attack on Ford

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are confident of keeping George Ford at Welford Road next season despite...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Black and Ambers are left black and blue

Premiership Cup By ARWEL DAVIES Newport...................28 RGC.............................34 THE North Walians gained revenge for their 27-15 home defeat to the top team...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

DAZN step up hunt for rugby rights

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bids: Kevin Mayer DAZN chairman Kevin Mayer has announced that the streaming service are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Law men hit back from slow start

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff......................32 Ebbw Vale................. 7 CARDIFF bounced back from a derby defeat to Newport by hammering Ebbw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Gustard tops Bath defensive wish list

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In Italy: Paul Gustard BATH are looking for a new defensive coach and have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Five-star show from four-try wing Warren

Premiership Cup By HUW THOMAS Llanelli..................... 12 Llandovery.............54 LLANDOVERY continued their winning ways in the West Conference with a dashing eight-try...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Maunder eager to fire reminder of his talent

By PAUL REES SAM Maunder aims to give the Exeter coaches a nudge after Covid lockdowns put his career on pause....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Magic stuff as Wizards stay on top

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT Aberavon.................36 Bridgend.................. 15 ABERAVON came out on top after putting five tries past Bridgend as the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Bears building for bright future from within

BRISTOL may have the wealthiest backer in the Premiership but they are intent on growing their own rather than splurging on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Welsh Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Marshall rides to the rescue for the Quins

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Carmarthen Q.........24 Swansea................. 21 A LAST-MINUTE Steff Marshall penalty saw Carmarthen Quins defeat Swansea in a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 4 years ago

Never-say-die Exiles stun Sarries at death

By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ..........34 pts Tries: Woolstencroft 5, Segun 28, 46; Earl 48, M Vunipola 61 Conversions: Lozowski 47, 49,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Far East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire

By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS

Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players CLAUDIA MACDONALD THIS WEEK... WASPS & ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Claudia MacDonald...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Barrow thriving on extra duties at Sedgley

NEWS EXTRA By LUKE JARMYN SCOTT Barrow believes balancing his coaching duties at Wasps and Sedgley Park is accelerating his development...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Slick Stuckey quick to impress for Ponty

Premiership Cup By JACK NAISBITT Pontypridd.............. 31 Ebbw Vale................. 3 PONTYPRIDD got back to winning ways after a convincing bonus-point victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Dion delight as the Gogs clean up

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC.............................23 Merthyr.................... 17 RGC 1404 came out on top against Merthyr in a thrilling clash in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Richards suffers off day as Cardiff slip up

Premiership Cup By ALEX BYWATER Cardiff......................25 Newport...................28 NEWPORT’S fine Premiership Cup form continued as they stayed top of the eastern conference...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Jones helps Drovers reach semis

Premiership Cup By HUW THOMAS Llandovery............. 16 Carmarthen Q............0 LLANDOVERY’S win over Carmarthen Quins virtually guarantees Euros Evans’ side a toptwo...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Harvey does the trick as Bridgend stroll it

Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Bridgend..................43 Llanelli..................... 16 A HAT-TRICK of tries from Bridgend hooker Gareth Harvey fired the Ravens to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Andrews casts his spell as Wizards stay top

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.......... 20 Aberavon.......... 30 ABERAVON cemented their place at the top of the Premiership Cup west...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Lam ready to raid Saracens talent again

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler PAT Lam could return to Saracens at the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Players get a breather in season marathon

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The relief on the faces of those players playing Top 14 rugby in France this weekend when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Quins want loosehead Boyce to come back

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Return: Lewis Boyce BATH are fighting to hang on to highly-rated loosehead prop Lewis...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Mediator set for agents meeting

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RUGBY agents and Premiership Rugby will this week hold a mediation meeting in London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Diamond spotted twice in the West Country

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond was spotted by Blindside spies twice in the West Country over the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Injury-free Ford heaps more pain on Bath

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........40pts Tries: Dolly 10, Scott 27, Ford 57, Cowan-Dickie 80 Conversions: Ford 10, 27, 57, 80 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Perfection will come eventually says Lam

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................27pts Tries: Fricker 36, 73; Whiteley 51, Jeffries 40 Conversions: Sheedy 40, 73 Worcester ..........5pts Tries: Heward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Japan has a yen for showing clubs matter

CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Global salary cap way forward says URC chief

By STEFFAN THOMAS UNITED Rugby Championship chief executive Martin Anayi has called for a global salary cap. There is no salary...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Ashton suspended after bust-up

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Better days: Chris Ashton scores for Worcester against Northampton CHRIS Ashton faces an uncertain...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Diamond’s back looking for club

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond is ready to make his return to the Premiership and become rugby’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Reynolds aims to build strong stock of young hungry Rams

READING-based Rams, who hosted Sale FC yesterday, have been a fairytale story of English rugby since their National 2 South promotion...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Sam will prove why he’s best – Armand

NEWS EXTRA DON Armand believes Exeter teammate Sam Simmonds will show why he’s the best No.8 in England this autumn. Simmonds...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Biggar’s kindness is fillip for young Fin

NEWS EXTRA WHEN Fin Smith was wondering what to do with himself after Worcester’s 66-10 defeat to Northampton in the last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

My testimonial year is not the end of Billy!

By JON NEWCOMBE BILLY TWELVETREES is confident a growing sense of self-belief within the squad will finally rid Gloucester of their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

Bears’ toothless attack at the heart of disappointing form

Bristol Bears have had a less than ideal start to their Premiership campaign. Pat Lam‘s team reached the play-offs last season,...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Morgan on hot streak

GLOUCESTER No.8 Ben Morgan is back enjoying playing rugby again after a terrible year with injuries. Morgan has scored four tries...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Hayden and Co rehearsed their deception

Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Millfield boys top of the class again

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE were all sorts of sports to enjoy...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Davies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on

Premiership Cup By JARED EVITTS Ebbw Vale........ 16 Merthyr............. 20 EBBW VALE came up just short for a fourth successive game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Mathias strikes again to haunt Bridgend

Premiership Cup By ALED BISTON Carmarthen Q.........27 Bridgend.................. 12 CARMARTHEN Quins put in a strong second-half performance to secure victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Good Evans! It’s Drovers’ win No.21

Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................. 17 Llandovery.............45 AN Ashley Evans brace helped Llandovery secure their 21st victory in a row...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Wizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics

Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Beetham belter wraps up fightback

Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Crane lifts Black and Ambers to victory

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Newport...................27 Pontypridd...............11 PONTYPRIDD suffered a surprise defeat at Newport as Black and Ambers scrum-half Luke Crane...

By The Rugby Paper Team