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Letters

/ 2 years ago

Don’t forget day job!

THE current phenomenon of wingers ‘looking for work’ in the middle of the pitch – exciting and productive as it can...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Scotland prop Rory signs with Warriors

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scotland and Lions loosehead Rory Sutherland is returning to Scotland at the end of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Kennedy wanted in France

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Top 14 giants LA Rochelle and Racing 92 are both eyeing up a move for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Marchant will see out deal at Stade

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Stade Francais are expecting former England centre Joe Marchant, who only moved to the French...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester might be planning on May exit

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington is still hunting two wingers and a fly-half as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Lozowski set to get Sarries keys at No.10

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens are set to roll the dice and gamble on Alex Lozowski playing fly-half next...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Erasmus ready to move for Flannery

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS are braced for Rassie Erasmus to make an official approach for their defence coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Bath win buys time for Lam

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol's crushing win over rivals Bath at Ashton Gate eased some of the pressure that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Colossus following in family tradition

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A teenaged colossus introduced himself to the Six Nations late on Friday night...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Caulfield saga leaves much to be desired

PETER JACKSON It is not unreasonable to presume that those serving on the judiciary of the Champions Cup are appointed because...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We are here for the long term

Newcastle were the only Premiership club to sack their head coach mid-season last year and the Falcons were at it again...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Pirates go clear in second as Ealing heave into view

By PHIL JOSEPH Bedford Blues .................. 21pts Tries: Day 17, Adamson 49, Lennon 75 Conversions: Maisey 18, 50, 76 Cornish Pirates...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Doncaster’s 14 men dig in after red to Margetts

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K .....29pts Tries: McBryde 10, Davidson 18, Metcalf 20, Bedlow 35 Conversions: Bennett 10, 18, 35 Penalties:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Stapley fires late winner for Archers in 12-try thriller

By BEN WHITE Ampthill ............36pts Tries: Harris 5, Adejimi 29, 56; Elliot 35, Strong 63, Skelcey 68 Conversions: Parks 30, 36;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Trailfinders show grit to weather triple yellow card storm

By TOM JOHNSON Ealing T .............36pts Tries: Conversions: Collins 2, 31; Cornish 22, 35; Hampson 46 Willis 23, Twelvetrees 32, 36,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Super-sub Gallagher drives over for hat-trick

By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................26pts Tries: Wilkinson 23, Gallagher 35, 60, 69 Conversions: Barker 36, 61, 70 Coventry ...........22pts Tries: Nkwocha...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Grand Slam was ours, come hell or high water

My Life in Rugby with Iwan Tukalo - the former Scotland & Selkirk wing talks about his journey in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

50 years ago, and it’s a different world

RUGBY MATTERS - BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S funny how some things 50 years...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Rugby behind bars: How Italy is taking the game inside

Rugby is famously a game for men and women of all shapes and sizes and, in Italy increasingly, it has also...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Great to see jeopardy in battle to be champions

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to former Harlequins and England winger Ugo Monye, below, now a pundit for TNT Sports, about the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Dunn: I want to finish my time with a trophy

By PAUL REES Tom Dunn has spent his senior career at Bath and intends to finish it by emulating the teams...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Ojomoh delight as England call up his boy Max

By EDDIE McATEER Former England back row Steve Ojomoh is thrilled that his son Max has been called into the England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Double agents out to prove their worth

Ben Nurse talks to two of Portugal’s World Cup stars looking forward to taking on England A Everyone who has ever...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Odendaal enjoying his life back in the Prem

By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal was one of the few Premiership players who did not welcome the break for the Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Robbie Smith

The Hartpury and former Doncaster Knights centre, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Joe Wrafter –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

I loved it! Cipriani calls it a day at 36

DANNY Cipriani has retired from professional rugby, describing it as a “sobering but freeing moment”. Cipriani, 36, left Bath at the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Lions just do enough to claim toughest of wins

National 1 By DANIEL WINKLETON Leicester L....... 19 Plymouth A...... 12 LEICESTER Lions made it four wins in a row with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Chinnor in battle to stay at the top

National 1 By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor.....................38 Sedgley Park.........34 CHINNOR went back to the top of league with a thrilling win. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Yates hat-trick is highlight for Park

National 1 By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......42 Blackheath.............27 DARLINGTON MP continued their run of good form with a bonus point win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Hughes steps up to break visitors’ hearts

National 1 By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 21 Cinderford........ 15 SALE secured a vital victory over fellow strugglers Cinderford. The visitors...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Generous Stortford hand win to Mond

National 1 By JOHN ALLANSON Bishop’s S.......... 14pts Richmond..........38pts Tries: Pope 24 & 44 Conversions: Cole 25 & 45 Penalties: 0...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Hosts have no answer to electric Kucera

National 2W By MO SHER Dudley K................... 19 Exeter Uni................38 DUDLEY Kingswinford’s winless start to 2024 continued as they lost out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Hinckley roar to victory with Rory!

National 2W By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Newport (S)............ 21 HINCKLEY returned to winning ways on an attritional after noon at a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 2 years ago

Second-half surge seals the success

National 2W By NATHAN EDWARDS O Redcliffians .......26 Loughborough S... 15 OLD Redcliffians overturned a five-point half-time deficit to beat Loughborough...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Waters relishes biggest battles ahead in race to clinch title

By BEN CONEYBEARE The battle for supremacy at the top of the National 2 East can feel like a staring contest,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

McGann inspires Raiders to superb triumph

National 2E By RICHARD HOMER O Albanians.....26 Guernsey..........39 GUERNSEY ran out deserved winners with six tries to four against their hosts....

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Late penalty from Adams seals win

National 2E By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE Sevenoaks..............22 Bury St Ed’s............. 21 WHEN a match comes down to a singular denouement, which this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Hope’s hat-trick is not quite enough

National 2E By OLLY PINHEY Wimbledon.............23 North Walsham.....23 NORTH Walsham fought back from a 14-point half-time deficit to secure a draw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Delighted Derrick snatches victory at the death

National 2E By HENR PARISH Worthing...........29 Westcombe P..26 THREE turned out lucky for Worthing as Thomas Derrick struck at the death....

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Very close for Ionians but there’s no cigar!

National 2N By MALCOLM KNOWLES Hull Ionians......25pts Sheffield T........26pts Touching down: Oliver Butterworth scores for Sheffield Tigers, and right, James Sanderson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Tykes show their class to blow Hull away

National 2N By RICHARD GORE Hull............................22 Leeds Tykes...........58 HULL were outgunned by a very good Leeds side. But despite missing some...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

It’s a magnificent seven for Otley

National 2N By NICK DOYLE Otley..........................48 Huddersfield..........28 OTLEY secured their highest league score against Huddersfield with seven tries to bring local...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 years ago

Armstrong gives Dale the strength

National 2N By EDWIN WILLIAMS . Wharfedale............ 31 Billingham................ 7 WHARFEDALE got back to winning ways on their long-awaited return to...

By The Rugby Paper Team