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National League 2E

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Andrews leads the way for Bury

■By ANDREW HERLIHY George Bury St Edmunds .27 Canterbury ............. 10 THIS proved a pulsating match between teams with contrasting styles...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Indisciplined Dorking look to clean up their act

■By BEN JAYCOCK Full steam ahead: Dorking prop Nick Barry DORKING prop Nick Barry admits discipline has been the biggest factor...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 month ago

LUKE DAVIDSON

YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF South Africa-born fly-half Luke Davidson is fully immersed in England U20s and hopes to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Results

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Latest News

/ 1 month ago

It’s still all to play for in the race for finals day

SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY THE girls ACE League round robin concludes on Wednesday with places in the grand final still...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Regional results

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Schools / Universities

/ 1 month ago

Swansea hold on to steal it from Notts

BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY RELEGATION fighting Swansea held onto a vital 29-28 win over Nottingham to secure a second win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 month ago

My Life in Rugby: Lewis Gjaltema – A 76,000 crowd was quite a debut

Lewis Gjaltema, the former East Coast Bays, North Harbour, Harlequins and London Scottish scrum-half, who now plays for Tonbridge Juddians in...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Regional results

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Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Jorgensen has Waratahs firing

By BEN JAYCOCK Take that: Max Jorgensen celebrates his Waratahs try PICTURE: Getty Images MAX Jorgensen scored a wonder try as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Welsh Rugby

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Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Young hookers take the plaudits

Round-up By ROB COLE TWO Cardiff hookers grabbed the headlines at the Arms Park, both of them young enough to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Top 14

/ 1 month ago

Bayonne battling to find a new way

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Ex-Bayonne coach Gregory Patat PICTURES: Getty Images new way IT MAY be a Top 14 rest week,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, February 22, 2026 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 22...

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Sione Tuipulotu lifts the trophy for Scotland

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

No end to England’s Calcutta Cup agony as Scotland come out on top in Six Nations clash

Steve Borthwick watched England’s 12-match winning run hit the buffers – then insisted Henry Arundell’s red card was a bridge too...

By Adam Hathaway

Ireland’s Robert Baloucoune goes over the line to score a try

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Andy Farrell: Ireland’s spirit was fantastic in Six Nations win over Italy

Ireland boss Andy Farrell hailed the character of his team after they overcame gritty Italy in Dublin to get their campaign...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Finn Russell running the show for Scotland

Columnists

/ 1 month ago

Paul Rees: When roosters turned to feather dusters

A week is a long time in sport. Henry Arundell and George Ford enjoyed the plaudits after the opening round romp...

By Paul Rees

ench style: Antoine Dupont with Olympic gold medal PICTURES: Getty images

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 month ago

Brendan Gallagher: I think Sevens is badly in need of an energy boost

I worry about Sevens which, having invested so much energy and emotion into securing Olympic status, seems to have become very...

By Brendan Gallagher

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Hybrid players get George Ford’s vote for England

George Ford has welcomed the emergence of England’s hybrid players – but warned one size does not fit all.

By Adam Hathaway

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Leicester Tigers wing Ollie Hassell-Collins still has England ambitions

Ollie Hassell-Collins is set on adding to the two England caps he won three years ago.

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

England’s Ollie Chessum says it’s great to be back at full capacity for 2026 Six Nations

Every England victory is sweet but last weekend’s win over Wales was extra special for Ollie Chessum after limping through the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Josh Hodge keen to end on a high with Exeter Chiefs before joining Newcastle Red Bulls

Josh Hodge hopes to leave Exeter Chiefs on a high this summer when he re-joins Newcastle Red Bulls.

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Pater runs in to score for England

Junior International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Scotland U20s 17-33 England U20s: Two in a row for the dominant English

England U20s made it two wins from two with an assured victory at Hive Stadium, producing a clinical second-half display to...

By Ben Jaycock

Bath’s Charlie Griffin goes over for his second try

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Bath 33-24 Bristol Bears: Forwards stick together to get Johann van Graan’s side over the line

Bath’s hard-fought victory set up a titanic clash with Exeter Chiefs at Sandy Park on Saturday, with the winners likely to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Saracens 26-31 Leicester Tigers: Josh Manz in the right place to steal it for the visitors

Josh Manz savoured Leicester Tigers’ dramatic victory against Saracens at StoneX Stadium as the visitors sealed their Prem Cup semi-final place.

By Gary Fitzgerald

Exeter Chiefs wing Campbell Ridl goes over for his third try

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Exeter Chiefs 48-14 Gloucester: Campbell Ridl hits heights to put Rob Baxter’s side at the top

On a day for roses and romance, Exeter Chiefs found their perfect match as Campbell Ridl’s love affair with the try-line...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Harlequins 24-40 Northampton Saints: Archie McParland hat-trick has visitors on the right road

Archie McParland stole the spotlight as his hat-trick helped Northampton Saints to an impressive victory and boost their silverware bid.

By Gary Fitzgerald

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

England’s Freddie Steward gives his backing for the shorter Six Nations schedule

Freddie Steward has given the new Six Nations format the thumbs-up despite it cutting down rest time for players.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Huw Jones runs in his second try for Scotland

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Scotland 31-20 England: The English left for dead by the storming Scots in Six Nations clash

Grand Slam no more. The Murrayfield hoodoo has struck again, as Scotland, the bogey team that have haunted England throughout Gregor...

By Nick Cain

Robert Baloucoune goes over to score for Ireland

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Ireland 20-13 Italy: Azzurri’s best pushes the Irish to the limit in Six Nations thriller

The days of this contest being known as the ‘graveyard fixture’ in Dublin are all over after Italy pushed Ireland close...

By Ben Jaycock

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Six Nations 2026: Wales v France – Dafydd Jenkins is looking on the bright side

Dafydd Jenkins is drawing inspiration from the way his club Exeter Chiefs have turned things around as he heads into Wales’...

By Simon Thomas

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Six Nations 2026: Wales v France – Fabien Brau-Boirie adds weight in midfield for the French

Pau’s 20-year-old centre Fabien Brau-Boirie will make his France debut in a new-look midfield as head coach Fabien Galthie makes two...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Grant in at No.9

HARLEQUINS have signed scrum-half Jack Grant until the end of the season from New South Wales Waratahs. The 32-year-old, who spent...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

There is plenty for us to do – Farrell

ANDY Farrell praised his side’s character while acknowledging there’s plenty of work to be done. “It was a hell of a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Olly Cracknell playing for Leicester Tigers

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Six Nations 2026: Wales v France – Olly Cracknell gets the nod as Steve Tandy urges his side to put things right

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has brought in Scarlets centre Joe Hawkins and Leicester No.8 Olly Cracknell, with props Rhys Carre...

By The Rugby Paper Team

France’s Theo Attissogbe is bouncy and sharp

Columnists

/ 1 month ago

Jeremy Guscott: Wales just must keep 15 players on the pitch against France

It’s hard to know where to start with Wales because I can’t remember a Welsh team being in this position since...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

French power too much for Wales

Wales .......................24 France......................34 WALES delivered an impressive performance but didn’t have enough to topple France as the reigning champions pulled away...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Battling Italy push Ireland all the way

Ireland.....................30 Italy ..........................27 IRELAND bounced back from their heavy defeat to France to win a thrilling eight-try spectacle in which the...

By The Rugby Paper Team