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International Rugby

/ 6 months ago

Ireland 27-21 Scotland: Irish begin World Cup prep with comeback win

Ireland fought back from 14-0 down to begin their World Cup preparations in style with a five-try victory. Having lost to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 months ago

Props who were able to go the distance

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE Lions used to replace their props during Test matches once every 29...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 months ago

Rees-Zammit’s US dream a bridge too far

NOW that Louis Rees-Zammit has abandoned his American dream, Jordan Mailata stands alone at 6ft 8in and 25 stone as the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Paul Rees: George Skivington sets his sights on building another crop of Kingsholm legends

Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Gloucester Gloucester did not win...

By Paul Rees

Features

/ 6 months ago

I now realise how lucky I was to travel the world

MY LIFEIN RUGBY ARCHIE WHITE THE FORMER HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 FLANKER RUGBY actually came to me quite late in my...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 6 months ago

Ray loved the game

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO farewell Ray French, for many years the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Welsh can keep on rising up -Bodilly

By BEN JAYCOCK PLAYER-COACH Max Bodilly says joining London Welsh at this stage of their journey feels like coming “full circle”...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Carrie Exworth’s bringing everything together for England

Carrie Exworth is only one of two female members of staff working within the England men’s pathway team. In the high-performance...

By Ben Jaycock

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Charles Rylands: We need to build interest in Champ Rugby

With the announcement this week of the Prem Cup fixtures, I was gutted to learn that teams from the second division...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 6 months ago

Young Guns – Jess Taylor

England U18s back row Jess Taylor recalls earning a pound from her father every time she tackled hard enough to make...

By Ben Jaycock

Features

/ 6 months ago

I’m so proud of what we achieved at Northampton Saints – Matt Ferguson

After seven years building one of the most respected packs in English rugby, Matt Ferguson parted ways with Northampton Saints this...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Honey is happy to travel 500 miles for Scottish

By BEN JAYCOCK Long-distance player: Fraser Honey has joined the Exiles FRASER Honey admits the chance to step up to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Bears glad to recruit 23-cap Georgia star

All-action: Georgia’s Luka Ivanishvili on the charge against Spain PICTURE: Alamy BRISTOL Bears have signed Georgia back row Luka Ivanishvili from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 6 months ago

As we all well know, history is set in stone

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SURPRISE, surprise the Lions won the series last week so it really...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Pre-season fixtures

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs THURS AUG 7 Leeds Tykes v Otley (6.30pm) SAT...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Make training fun and with a clear purpose

Steve Hill talks to Lee Cholewa, below, the head coach at London Scottish Lions who play in Regional 2 Thames (Level...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Jackson set on reaching the summit

By BEN JAYCOCK Adventure: Ed Jackson in training and, inset, after his injury PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER Bath and Dragons back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Racing 92 banking on youth strategy

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Moving in at No.10: Ugo Seunes has joined Racing 92 and could be the signing of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 6 months ago

Green is glad to be back at Quins

SCRUM-HALF Max Green has returned to Harlequins on a season-long loan as injury cover. The 29-year-old spent the 2023-24 season at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 6 months ago

Level 4 clubs hit by overseas player rule

By BEN JAYCOCK ROSSENDALE chairman Nick Ingham has criticised the RFU over what he describes as “pathetic” restrictions on foreign player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 6 months ago

U18s face triple challenge in South Africa

ENGLAND U18s start their summer tour of South Africa on Friday against Georgia. Jonathan Pendlebury’s side then take on France and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions: Maro Itoje urges Lions to go for clean sweep

Maro Itoje urged his side to go for the jugular and whitewash the Wallabies after yesterday’s 29-26 win in Melbourne sealed...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions: It’s like the good old days says Owen Farrell

Owen Farrell has caught up with two long-term rivals on the current Lions tour in Johnny Sexton and Finn Russell and...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions: Ellis Genge is a great guy, says Andrew Porter

Ireland prop Andrew Porter has seen a different side of long-time rival Ellis Genge on this Lions tour – and it...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions: Thomas Clarkson gets the call of his dreams

Tom Clarkson had his pinch-me moment in Melbourne on Tuesday when he got off the bench for the Lions – and...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Ollie Chessum gives the credit to Michael Cheika for helping him become a British and Irish Lion

Ollie Chessum spent a year with Michael Cheika at Leicester and reckons the Australian is the main reason he has been...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Sione Tuipulotu: Andy Farrell gets it just right for the Lions

Sione Tuipulotu missed out on his Melbourne homecoming yesterday because of a hamstring injury but is still living the dream down...

By Adam Hathaway

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

WRU investigates hotel complaints against U20s side

The WRU is investigating several complaints after the Wales under 20 squad allegedly caused damage at a hotel in Italy during...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Jamie Osborne: Jordie Barrett was a great help for me

Jamie Osborne hit the ground running on his first Lions tour after a season spent with Jordie Barrett at Leinster prepared...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions 29-26 Wallabies: Hugo Keenan’s last-gasp lunge seals epic victory

Australia ........................... 26pts Tries: Slipper 23, Gordon 29, Wright 31 Conversion: Lynagh 29 Penalties: Lynagh 5, 11, 54 British & Irish...

By Nick Cain

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Jeremy Guscott: Lions vs Wallabies second Test such fantastic drama, a sporting spectacular

The Lions second Test win over Australia at the MCG in Melbourne last night had everything. It was a match of...

By Jeremy Guscott

Brendan Gallagher

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions: Once again, Tom Curry empties the tanks to show he’s one of world’s best

Finally, a Lions match and spectacle to really get our teeth into and a reminder of why, despite so many challenges...

By Brendan Gallagher

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions leave it late to find fitting way to win series against Wallabies

At last, a proper test for the Lions in Australia. And it was decided at the last when Hugo Keenan scored...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Howzat! Jamie George plans a Barmy Army return to the MCG

Jamie George flew round the globe only to be denied a shot at playing at the Melbourne Cricket Ground – but...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Lions Diary: Back at the home of that Shane Warne hat-trick

The travelling Lions press pack from the UK and Ireland has swollen to around 30 during the Test series and was...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Sight of the MCG knocks British and Irish Lions coach John Fogarty for six

Lions forwards’ coach John Fogarty was blissfully ignorant of the history of the Melbourne Cricket Ground – he’d never seen a...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions: Andrew Porter’s wife lays down the linen law…

Ireland prop Andrew Porter is still sporting old school bloodied ears and has been banned by wife Elaine from having white...

By Adam Hathaway

Columnists

/ 7 months ago

Nick Cain: Henry Pollock must play with 7 on his back

Henry Pollock looked lost at times against a First Nations & Pasifika selection which wanted to get in the faces of...

By Nick Cain

International Rugby

/ 7 months ago

Steve Borthwick’s wishful thinking of trying Alex Dombrandt in the centres

It emerged this week that Steve Borthwick is chasing a similar “interchange” mirage as Andy Farrell, with the England head coach...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

British and Irish Lions 24-19 FNP: Finally, the Lions are made to fight to the end

Andy Farrell’s Lions got some opponents who played for 80 minutes for the first time in Australia at the Marvel Stadium...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Praise for Garry Ringrose after he withdraws from British and Irish Lions Test squad

Garry Ringrose made the biggest decision of his career on Thursday but proved health is more important than caps. The centre...

By Adam Hathaway

British and Irish Lions

/ 7 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: Lions vs FNP should have been billed as the Fourth Test

On a tour almost devoid of interest, spark and intensity outside of the Tests it was uplifting to see the First...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Prem Rugby Fixtures: Sale Sharks ready to host Thursday night party

Sale Sharks welcome Gloucester for an unprecedented Thursday night opener in this season’s newly rebranded ‘Prem Rugby’ on September 25. Newcastle...

By Ben Jaycock

Dream Team

/ 7 months ago

Dream Team – Harry Sloan

Harry Sloan, the Canterbury centre and former Harlequins, Saracens, Ealing Trailfinders, London Scottish, Worthing, Agen and England U20s player, chooses the...

By The Rugby Paper Team