All posts tagged "Premium"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIt’s become too money orientated
THE women’s Six Nations is becoming more exciting than the men’s to these eyes and I see it having a thriving...
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National Leagues
/ 6 years agoChester hit 100 as sorry Scunthorpe try to forget
By ALICE BATCHELOR Chester ……..109 Scunthorpe ..12 CHESTER ran riot at bottom side Scunthorpe as Mark Dixon scored a hattrick in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoBanks leads the way for resurgent Aussies
By ADAM ELLIS HEAD coach Dan McKellar is determined to make sure his Brumbies side ‘buck the trend’ of Australian rugby’s...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoTuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another one!
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Missile: England have missed Manu Tuilagi in midfield PICTURE: Getty Images THE debate over...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoChampionship threaten to revive play-off system
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Strategist: Alistair Bow SARACENS’ expected procession back into the Premiership might have to negotiate extra hurdles with...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHancock’s 15 seconds of fame lasted his lifetime
MANY sportsmen enjoy 15 minutes of fame but for Northampton wing Andy Hancock, who died aged 80 this week, it was...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoEscape from Nazis got Olly his Welsh cap
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Six Nations has never been short on journeys of a miraculous nature but this...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoGuernsey keep Rochford at bay as title race hots up
London & South East Premier GUERNSEYmaintained their position at the top of the table following a bonus point 31-7 win away...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
CATHERINE SPENCER THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL, KENT AND FOLKESTONE No.8 FOR years I defined my life by the all-encompassing drive to...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoBoyle’s late score seals dramatic comeback
SCOTLAND staged a dramatic fightback to claim their first win of the campaign in Reggio Emilia. Despite trailing by 11 points...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoKnights No.9 James next to make the step up
DONCASTER scrum-half Tom James is primed for a move to Northampton – the latest in a growing list of players making...
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Features
/ 6 years agoEddie pins his faith on a new player proto-type – the super hybrid
NICK CAIN TRIES TO UNRAVEL THE LATEST ENGLAND SELECTION RIDDLE THERE are times when Eddie Jones’ spinning and weaving around selection...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoCan Bono do what Delilah did and unnerve England?
ENGLAND fans of a superstitious disposition will have reason to be wary of what awaits them at Twickenham this afternoon given...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSalop end Bournville record
Midlands Premier THE Midlands Premier kicked off in midweek when Newport Salop upset the runaway league leaders Bournville, defeating them 30-25...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhite wall keeps Wizards at bay
By ROB COLE Premiership Swansea ……………13 Aberavon ……………10 SWANSEA staged a remarkable defensive display in injury time to repel a 50-phase...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoChampions keep dream of a second Slam alive
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Threat: Theo Dan tries to break Decisive: Max O’Reilly scores Ireland’s fifth try as England’s George Barton closes...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSubscr iptions…
You can subscribe to The Rugby Paper. Just fill out the form below and send your cheque for £20, £40 or...
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Features
/ 6 years ago50-cap Joseph goes back to where it all began
Debut: Jonathan Joseph wins his first cap for England on the wing in Durban 2012 JONATHAN Joseph may have scored the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCourtney aiming to give Irish a shiner
By GARY FITZGERALD Black eye: Lawes COURTNEY Lawes shrugged off a nasty training ground eye injury and insisted it will not...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPack lose ground in West
South West Premier A MATCH winning Oliver Francis try saw Okehampton clinch victory in the dying moments to beat promotion hopefuls...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDrovers earn bragging rights
By ALEX BYWATER Carmarthan Q …12 Llandovery ……14 LLANDOVERY dented Carmarthen Quins’ title hopes with a narrow victory at The Park....
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoStrong second half sees Wales earn first victory
By SAM JACKSON MORGANStrong’s secondhalf try helped Wales to their first win of the championship – and their first over France...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoHarrison hungry to get one over rival Simmonds
By NEALE HARVEY Stalwart: Ian Whitten NORTHAMPTON No.8 Teimana Harrison is adamant he still has a Test future and aims to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMunster dig deep to break resistance
Zebre ………………0 Munster ……….28 IT WAS desperate for the first 40 minutes and stylish for the second, as JJ Hanrahan led...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBracken: England back row will munch them up
EDDIE Jones is preparing to lay a ‘kick and squeeze trap’ for the Irish to fall into at Twickenham today. That’s...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBlackburn put nine past Carlisle
Northern Premier IN THE one game in North Premier Blackburn were 60-12 winners at home to Carlisle. Myles Harrop led the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGriffiths puts the boot in for Otters
Championship & Division One round-up A LAST minute Ianto Griffiths penalty sealed a stunning 20-19 win for Narberth against Cross Keys...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThomas pushing for early return after knee injury
By NEALE HARVEY Asset: Henry Thomas HAVING defied medical opinion to target an early return from the ACL injury he suffered...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoPurdy aims to repay Bristol faith
By NEALE HARVEY Dangerman: Henry Purdy is in top form for Bristol HENRY Purdy aims to fire Bristol to Premiership glory...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSpringbok ace Werner takes reins for Scarlets
By SAM JACKSON Captain: Werner Kruger Back in: Elrigh Louw SOUTH African international Werner Kruger takes over the captaincy as Scarlets...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Hurrell suffered a stroke at Tigers BRISTOL Bears centre Will Hurrell is recovering well after revealing that he suffered a stroke...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBarrow has no regrets after quitting game age 26
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Leicester lock Dom Barrow has explained how the crushing disappointment of England rejection in 2017 proved to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWales face top two in world rankings
WALES will face World Cup winners South Africa and New Zealand in two of their four 2020 Autumn Internationals. Wayne Pivac’s...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThis crowing cockerill can show RFU how to run Tier Two
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE desultory manner in which the Championship clubs have been treated by the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland ought to replicate the French system says Gimoldby
By NEALE HARVEY Sharpshooter: Ampthill fly-half Louis Grimoldby AMPTHILL fly-half Louis Grimoldby urges English rugby to mirror the French system of...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLeinster stretch unbeaten run to 12
By ALEX BYWATER OSPREYS coach Carl Hogg bemoaned his side’s inability to build enough of a first-half lead as Leinster made...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSimonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMitchell concerned over Sevens future
By ADAM ELLIS On the ball: Tom Mitchell in action against Fiji during the semi-final of the Australia Sevens PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPatchell close to comeback
Return: Rhys Patchell WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell could return for the Scarlets trip to Munster on February 29 after three months...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoU20s need to have top teams on parade
THE England U20’s 39-21 defeat by their Irish counterparts at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night put an end to their hopes...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTruth is, Championship is simply a failing league
COLIN BOAG Not enough: Coventry attracted a crowd of 1,932 for their match with Carnegie In all of the kerfuffle about...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWarriors turn up the power to earn bonus win
By GARY HEATLY GLASGOW Warriors are into the Conference A playoff spots and teenage scrum-half Jamie Dobie had a first pro...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoDeano rues missed tries and lack of organisation
By LUKE JARMYN Flyer: Adam Radwan scored his second for Falcons JOHNNY Williams’ scintillating break split Scottish’s defence for Adam Radwan...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoRFU must rethink this Tier Two funding cut
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The despair and desperation that has flooded the game, and not just the Championship,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMulvihill in market to reinforce front five options
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Blues are looking at a quartet of South African locks in a bid to strengthen...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSarries thrashing is a worry
IF anyone needed a register of just how badly the Premiership has been disrupted by the relegation of Saracens, they have...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoUlster put themselves in pole for the playoffs
Ulster…………….20 Cheetahs ……..10 DAN McFarland’s men boosted their play-off hopes with victory over Cheetahs at Kingspan Stadium. Leinster had gone 19...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoIona sin-bin helps Ealingblast into last four
By OLI SHAPLEY EALING Trailfinders booked their place in the semi- finals with an outstanding display to see off Jersey Reds...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoThe Farrell show is compelling
Farrell v Farrell: It’s Andy v Owen at Twickenham today PICTURE: Getty Images THIS afternoon’s game between England-Ireland offers a unique...
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