Premiership

/ 4 years ago

Irish fired up after Worcester setback

By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... London Irish v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Stadium ROB SIMMONS expects Sale to be a “dangerous”...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

I don’t see Smith-Farrell working as 10-12 combo | Jeremy Guscott

THE names just keep coming when Eddie Jones selects his England training squads, and his latest 45-man selection is full of...

By Jeremy Guscott

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/ 4 years ago

Mac’s back for Sale with Raffi getting the nod at No.9

Return: USA fly-half AJ MacGinty starts for Sale LONDON Irish have made one change from their defeat at Worcester Warriors as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Wasps 44-8 Bristol: Wasps turn on turbos to thunder into season

WASPS made up for lost time after sitting out last weekend’s opening round with a startling performance, based on an uber...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Leicester Tigers on the hunt for George Kruis return

BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are hoping to bring former England and Lions second row George Kruis back to the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Lam: We know we can bring this back

WASPS boss Lee Blackett was delighted with the win but wants his side to back it up against Newcastle next week....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Agents row will take players abroad

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FRENCH and Japanese clubs are looking to pick off Premiership stars as the standoff...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

DAZN in talks to buy out BT Sport

BT are in advanced talks with global sports subscription video streaming service DAZN about selling their sports broadcasting arm BT Sport....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

Borthwick will give thanks for Ford axe!

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST No one ever called Leicester a quiet club – lest we forget, Austin Healey and Richard Cockerill...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Selection no longer centres around which club you’re at

EDDIE Jones raided 12 Premiership clubs for his latest squad with London Irish the only side to miss out. Worcester, who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Esterhuizen extends his deal with Quins

RUGBY SHORTS SOUTH Africa centre Andre Esterhuizen has signed a contract extension with Premiership champions Harlequins. The 27-year-old, who has won...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

De Carpentier signs on for season at The Rec

RUGBY SHORTS BATH have signed former England Sevens forward Richard de Carpentier on a deal until the end of the season....

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Tigers feeding off the fans as they target playoff return

By PAUL REES THE TIGERS are looking to use the roar of their returning supporters at Welford Road to push them...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Boyd: George will nail his next Test

By ADAM HATHAWAY Leading the line: George Furbank attacks against Gloucester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Chris...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Champs Sale face tough trip to Tigers first up

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON KINGSHOLM will host Bath in the first match of this season’s Premiership Rugby Cup as the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Bath 13-20 Newcastle: Flying Falcons wings give Bath runaround

NEWCASTLE Falcons’ flying wing Adam Radwan left the Bath defence in his dust to lead his men to a stunning victory...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Sam will handle England pressure – Baxter

NEWS EXTRA By JOHN ROBERTS EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter says No.8 Sam Simmonds has taken big steps forward and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Underhill injury worries Hooper

BATH director of rugby Stuart Hooper is praying that Sam Underhill’s injury is not too serious. “Sam got a blow to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Franchi try helps mighty Steelmen march on

Premiership Cup By IOAN DYER Ebbw Vale ......16 Pontypridd........6 EBBW Vale continued their impressive start to the season with a hard-fought...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Set-piece so much better–George

GLOUCESTER head coach, George Skivington was upbeat despite the defeat. “We’ll take massive confidence from that, especially our set-piece performance against the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Deadeye Jones swings it Ravens way

Premiership Cup By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli ..................18 Bridgend ..............21 FORMER Wales playmaker Matthew Jones helped Bridgend to a significant victory at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

I love to play ‘the Quins way’ says stand-in Tommy Allan

TOMMY Allan has been tasked with filling the boots of Marcus Smith for the opening two games of the season while...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Coach Jason in line for a cross code switch

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow m e on Twitter: @neilfissler JASON Strange could be set for a cross-code...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

New kit contract for Quins

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS are set to become the second Premiership club to join forces with sportswear...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Dai is ready to bring son Thomas Young home to Wales

WASPS are bracing themselves for a raid by former boss Dai Young who is eying up a family reunion with son...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Ibitoye on Cup duty in Israel

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER GABY Ibitoye raised a few eyebrows last week when his name was included in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Racing all set to raid Prem in hunt for prop

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RACING 92 are looking at the Premiership to strengthen their squad next season and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Bassett can’t wait to join the party

By GARY FITZGERALD Buzzing: Josh Bassett can’t wait to get started this season PICTURES: Getty Images WASPS have been left kicking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

‘Nut case’ Martin Gleeson will sort out England

ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a ‘mad genius’ – but a world-class operator in breaking down defences. That is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

De Chaves joins Wasps

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS brought in lock Sebastian de Chaves on a short-term deal two days before the Premiership season started. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Top four for Bath and England for me, says Tom Dunn

TOM Dunn hopes a top four finish for Bath this season can help him in his quest to become the best...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Wales Women can’t thrive in current set-up

Former Wales Women’s coach Sam Dodge tells Alex Bywater things are badly wrong in the camp ASA MAN who made a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Worcester 36-24 London Irish: Heinz is the maestro as Warriors start well

WILLI Heinz made an inspirational debut for Warriors as the team which finished bottom of the Premiership last season started this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Wizards put on style in second half blitz

Premiership By ALEX BYWATER Aberavon ........43 Llanelli ............17 ABERAVON released a video with Hollywood actor Michael Sheen ahead of their first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Kidney baffled by White yellow

DECLAN Kidney was less than pleased with the yellow card that he felt stopped Irish’s momentum. New scrum-half signing Ben White...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 years ago

Lightning and Saints Women’s teams join forces

By CYBIL HARDING Ambassador: Sarah Hunter PREMIER 15s side Loughborough Lightning have linked up with Premiership club Northampton Saints to create...

By The Rugby Paper Team