All posts tagged "Premium"
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHaywood: Time for the Saints kids to step up
By STEFFAN THOMAS BACK from long-term injury with points to prove, Northampton hooker Mikey Haywood wants the young Saints to rise...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoUnbeaten Coventry drive on in the rain
■By PAUL SMITH TRIES from Joe Buckle and Max Trimble saw Coventry extend their unbeaten run to four games with a...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRivals are laughing at the rain in slick show
■By JOHN UTLEY Wharfedale ....24 Hinckley ..........19 PLAYING conditions remained good considering the rainfall on Thursday. Wharfedale got off to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBargoed close gap at the top with easy victory
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD BARGOED moved to within three points of leaders Pontypool after beating Ystalyfera 47-3 to make...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBrew red card can’t stop Bath upsetting the Saints
By TOM VICKERS Stale Brew: Bath’s Aled Brew is sent off Touching: Zach Mercer gets a hand in the face for...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCheating has aways been a part of the game
THE Saracens salary cap ‘scandal’ is discussed in great detail elsewhere in The Rugby Paper but some brief observations from this...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoWarrior Hartley forced to bow out to injury
Triumph: Dylan Hartley holds up the Six Nations trophy as captain after winning the Grand Slam in 2016 PICTURES: Getty Images...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoFalcons use their nous to down the Blues
■By TOM CARR THE BLUESwelcomed topof- the-table Newcastle Falcons to Goldington Road in a repeat of the 2013 Championship final. In...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoPall hangs over sad Scunthorpe
■By STEVE WILLIAMS Scunthorpe ......7 Caldy ................68 IT HAS been a difficult week, as the Scunthorpe players and supporters had to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCowan beats depression to star again for the Exiles
■By NEALE HARVEY Battle won: Blair Cowan REVITALISED London Irish back rower Blair Cowan is relishing life in the top-flight again...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWelsh Cup
Beddau 3 Carmarthen Q34 Beddau bow out shy of maiden quarter-final By JAMES HUSBAND CARMARTHEN Quins used their powerful driving maul...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHatley back to boost Hooper
BATH boss Stuart Hooper says it is ‘amazing’ to have Neal Hatley back at Bath. Having helped to guide England to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMunster win ugly ahead of Europe
Munster ……….22 Ulster…………….16 IRISH fans hoping for a cracking derby clash to cure their World Cup hangover were left disappointed at...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTruth behind that email offering Jack his dream job
IT WAS a hoax good enough to grace any April Fool’s Day. But it ended with the Portuguese Rugby Federation threatening...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLate power gets Reds home on heavy pitch
■By TOM INNES A POWERFULsurge during the final quarter saw Jersey Reds storm into a winning lead over plucky Nottingham at...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoOtley made to sweat by Hull
TEAMS ■By NICK DOYLE Otley ................27 Hull....................23 OTLEY saw off a determined Hull side to secure a third straight win. Brett...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoUnbeaten Wimbledon stretch their lead
London & South East Premier WIMBLEDONremain the only side yet to lose in the division and top the table after beating...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership
Newport 22 Bridgend 0 Ravens’ wings clipped as Newport ease home By GARETH JONES BRIDGEND conceded two tries while down to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThat’s my World Cup over says ref Nigel
REFEREE Nigel Owens says he has taken charge of his last World Cup game. The 48-year-old Welshman oversaw England’s 19-7 semi-final...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby converts roll in thanks to ITV
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk BAD LUCK, England, you...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDiamond: We only deserved one point
BRISTOL director of rugby, Pat Lam, said his side had to play in a different way to secure the win. He...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates take the spoils with double for Duncan
■By ROB WILDMAN CORNISH Pirates completed a double at Lady Bay this season in a vastly different style to the one...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRundle runs riot to break record with trio of tries
■By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge….43 Wharfedale ….19 DAN Rundle hit a blistering hat-trick to score in his ninth consecutive National League 2...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFonotia ponders his international future
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Tough: Kieron Fonotia KIERON Fonotia says a lack of consistency in selection is holding Samoa back as he...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBad shoulder, but Rhys is on a high
ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales fly-half Rhys Patchell about his Japan experience Battered: Rhys Patchell playing against New Zealand PICTURE: Getty...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNational One refs need intervention
I’VE been most impressed by the teamwork shown in the World Cup by the three onfield officials and TMO. Although I...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEagles ace Taufete’e prepared for ferocious backlash from chastened Chiefs
■By NEALE HARVEY WORLD player-of-the-year nominee Joe Taufete’e says Worcester must prepare to make 300 tackles if they are to prevail...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoShare of the spoils as Albion fight back
Cambridge ……20 Plymouth Alb 20 WITH both sides having won three games, lost five and with a points balance of plus-1...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoSonny Bill’s coming to Allianz
SONNY BILL Williams is set to play at Saracens next season but he won’t be wearing another famous black shirt. Instead,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBooth’s a happy hooker for rampant Quins
■By GWYN EVANS Carmarthen Q22 RGC 1404 ……….6 Premiership HOOKER Dom Booth was the unlikeliest of hat-trick heroes for Quins. RGC...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoGatland let us go toe-to-toe with world
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Grand Slam: Warren Gatland’s era starts with 2008 clean sweep PICTURE: Getty Images THERE will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBring back Saxons to develop Tier 2
TOOmany of the Tier 2 countries playing rugby don’t have exposure to the Tier 1 level of play. A solution might...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoNaiyaravoro creates havoc for Harlequins
■By GARY FITZGERALD Power surge: Taqele Naiyaravoro bursts through to score for Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Bench star: Cadan Murley scores...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMax-imum pain for unlucky Ionians
■By CHRIS HUGHES Hull Ionians….20 Rotherham T ..20 MAX Titchener missed two late penalties but Hull Ionians still climbed off the...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoHartley in talks to end his career
NORTHAMPTON Saints are in discussions with former England skipper Dylan Hartley to call time on his career. The Saints hooker hasn’t...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhites miss late chance as Merthyr hang on
■By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea ……..10 Merthyr ……….17 MERTHYR managed to grind out a hard-fought victory in atrocious conditions. They took the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEngland are crushed by iron fist of mighty Boks
From NICK CAIN in Yokohama Out cold: Kyle Sinckler receives treatment WELL, it didn’t go to the script and will have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEngland fine absurd
WHY allow New Zealand the stage for two minutes to fire up their emotions while the opposition just stand in a...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoDowson: Mr T is a big, fast freak!
PHIL Dowson heaped praise on ‘freak’ wing Taqele Naiyaravoro after his two tries helped Saints build on an impressive start to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHome comforts for rampant Rams
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams …………….29 Cinderford ……..7 RAMS ended their twomatch losing streak and maintained their 100 per cent home record...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoWilliams on move to cut the budget?
SARACENS are searching for a winger suggesting they are not confident of hanging onto Liam Williams. Williams, who helped Saracens complete...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWizards still unbeaten – but it’s close-run
■By GUTO DAVIES Pontypridd ….15 Aberavon ……..16 ABERAVON maintained their 100 per cent winning start and picked up their first victory...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSo just why did you lose then, Warren?
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW More like it: Hallam Amos scores against New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images Amid...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby has so much to answer for
COLIN BOAG Raw physicality: The Springboks get the shove on against England So what is the verdict on RWC 2019? It...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoI’m here all season insists Rennie
■By GARY HEATLY Glasgow ……….50 Kings ………………0 GLASGOW coach Dave Rennie has stressed to his players that he is committed to...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoHalf-back duo lead Park to comeback triumph
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Bundle: Rosslyn Park’s Thomas Vaughan-Edwards scores their third try PICTURES: MI News & Sport Ltd ROSSLYN Park head...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoCheika looks set for Montpellier
MICHAEL CHEIKA, who has been linked with Leicester Tigers, appears to be on his way to coach in France next season....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNerveless O’Brien helps Newport make history
■By HUW THOMAS Llandovery ……3 Newport …………9 MATT O’Brien kept his nerve to kick three penalties to steer Newport to their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoMcCaw is within the grasp of Alun Wyn
IF HE stays in one piece for the rest of the season, Alun Wyn Jones has every chance of finishing it...
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