All posts tagged "Premium"
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoFarrell lays Test claim as stuttering Lions misfire
From NICK CAIN in Whangarei WARREN GATLAND praised Owen Farrell after the fly-half put down an early marker for the Lions...
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Features
/ 9 years agoClass of ’71 fought back from jet-lagged stumble in their opening game
THELions at least had three whole days from touchdown to the kick-off of their opening match yesterday. Their distinguished predecessors of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoCioffi breaks Irish hearts
A LATE converted try from Massimo Cioffi helped Italy cause the upset of the Junior World Cup’s opening round on Wednesday...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBeaumont: We can match Cueto’s Sale
By NEALE HARVEY JOSH Beaumont reckons Sale’s new breed of Test class youngsters can bring back the glory days and silence...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoGermans set to get club into PRO12
By PETER JACKSON A Swiss-based billionaire is in talks with the PRO12 aimed at catapulting a German club into what started...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales will have gem if Botham Mk III can match Ian
IT WILL not make Welsh prospects any better at the Junior World Cup but one of their back row can justifiably...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoIrish make changes after Italy shocker
PREVIEW… Ireland v Scotland Today. Kick-off 1pm, AIA Arena Kutaisi PETER Malone has urged his Ireland side not to dwell on...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoROOM 101
ED SIMMONS THE SHEFFIELD TIGERS PROP TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Clueless drivers...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoPUB TALK
Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country Across the country yesterday, they arrived in...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles signal Premiership intent with Nalaga signing
By NICK VERDIER LONDON Irish have celebrated their return to the Premiership with the capture of Top 14 try-scoring machine Napolioni...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoHat-trick for wing king Tima
Scotland U20s…20 New Zealand U20s…42 A HAT-TRICKfrom winger Tima Faingaanuku helped New Zealand beat Scotland on Wednesday and make a winning...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoWhere would we be without Rottweiler?
PETER JACKSON pays his respects to one of rugby’s true visionaries, John Jeavons-Fellows PETER JACKSON They came in their hundreds from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoHogg didn’t shine, now Liam must have a go
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS THE FIRST game of this Lions tour was always going to be a challenge, but...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoLast-gasp Augustus salvages a draw for Boks
GROUP C ROUND-UP A TRY in the final minute from No.8 Juarno Augustus and a successful conversion by fly-half Curwin Bosch...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCockerill: Prem best would find Top14 tough
Tough talk: Richard Cockerill coaches his Toulon side PICTURE: Getty Images Richard Cockerill, who tonight has a tilt with Toulon at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoFaletau refusing to take the bait from Zinzan criticism
Advice: Dad Kuli LIONS No.8 Taulupe Faletau says he will listen to only the few opinions that count after Kiwi legend...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEnthralling mini-series awaits in Argentina
BRENDAN GALLAGHER says Eddie Jones has seized the chance to blood potential world beaters BRENDAN GALLAGHER EDDIE JONES has been riding...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CIARAN KNIGHT ENGLAND U20S TIGHTHEAD Teenage powerhouse tighthead Ciaran Knight knows the road to the Premiership will be a long and...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoTyro Saints head south
NORTHAMPTON duo Tom Collins and Tom Stephenson will spend their off-season with Sydney-based side, Randwick until late July. Director of rugby...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoNow I’m backing dad says Gatland junior
BRYN GATLAND reckons the Provincial Barbarians earned the Lions’ respect after pushing them close in the tour opener yesterday. The fly-half,...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPacific Nations fighting for their World Cup lives
THE eyes of the rugby world will, of course, be focussed primarily on New Zealand and the Lions over the coming...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
ADAM PETERS ROTHERHAM FLANKER How’s the off season going? I was still working at King’s House School in Richmond until half-term...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoHeald’s new head coach
LEICESTER Lions have brought in Jack Heald to replace Andy Key as head coach for next season. After their third place...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoWe made All Blacks respect us, here’s hoping Gatland’s men can do the same
1971 legend John Taylor returns to NZ for The Rugby Paper Aggression: John Taylor attacks the All Blacks in 1971 The...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWing Tim credits Quins for improving his game
TIM VISSER believes the two years he has spent at Harlequins has improved his game “immensely” – and now he wants...
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Features
/ 9 years agoOverseas signings set to soar
A CHANGE of regulations regarding overseas players could lead to a flood of new foreign signings. Currently a player who comes...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBrits: Champions Cup must be season finale
By NEALE HARVEY SCHALK Brits has blasted the timing of this year’s Champions Cup final and insists bosses of Europe’s three...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoWhen brutality stalked Lions in Canterbury
Brendan Gallagher hopes that the Crusaders opt not to follow the thuggish style of their forebears In the thick of it:...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWonderkid Sam ready Test for big to prove solution at No7
By NEALE HARVEY SAM UNDERHILL, the most talked about player yet to be capped by England, is determined to prove he...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ SALE are showing an interest in South African lock Gerbrandt Grobler whose contract...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRFU are dividing the game says Maynard
COVENTRY managing director Phil Maynard insists his club will not comply with RFU salary caps for leagues below the Championship, which...
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Features
/ 9 years agoEddie must hope his shooting stars don’t crash to earth in Argentina
NICK CAIN TALKS TO ENGLAND’S HEAD COACH ABOUT THE KIDS HE IS SENDING INTO THE PUMAS’ LAIR IF England minus the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoIrish in for Armitage brothers?
LONDON IRISH were still celebrating their return to the Premiership when rumours of the Armitage brothers returning to the club reached...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHigh-flying Caldy earn the bragging rights after taking league by storm
Threat: Sale flier Jack Moorhouse CALDY were beaten just twice all season as they earned promotion to National League One with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoCain’s right about Brown’s omission
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I CONGRATULATE Nick Cain...
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Features
/ 9 years agoRobshaw and Ford will shepherd youngsters against the Baa-baas
CHRIS ROBSHAW and George Ford will co-captain an England squad featuring eight uncapped players against the Barbarians at Twickenham today. It...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoJones calls for football style coaches’ union
BY NEIL FISSLER ENGLAND boss Eddie Jones believes that rugby coaches need a trade union to look after their interests after...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTRANSFER WRAP
SCOTLAND wing Sean Maitland has signed a contract extension with Saracens until at least 2020. Sarries will have to do without...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoInadequate recovery time spells serious trouble for the Lions
SATURDAY June 3 is the first game in NZ for the Lions, just one week after the Premiership final. This is...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSQUADS for Twickenham, kick off 3pm
ENGLAND: * new cap Mike Brown (Harlequins, 60 caps), *Nathan Earle (Saracens), *Sam James (Sale Sharks), *Alex Lozowski (Saracens), Jonny May...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoTigers battle to keep hold of Betham
LEICESTER Tigers’ former Wallaby international Peter Betham appears to be at the centre of a tug of war between Exeter and...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHaskell on track for a Hollywood ending!
By NICK VERDIER LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoOwners must think of their members
WE are told that Newcastle season ticket holders will be compensated for taking a match to the USA and fans can...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIrish power through despite late red card for All Black Franks
London Irish 55 Yorkshire Carnegie 48 London Irish win 84-66 on aggregate A THREE-TRY blitz at the start of the second...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JOSH BAYLISS BATH FLANKER Making his first team debut seemed an unachievable goal for fresh-out-of-school Josh Bayliss at the start of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGray quits rugby for American adventure
ALEX Gray has decided to turn his back on Rugby Union to pursue a career in American Football after joining the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLions treadmill will leave Aviva fans short-changed
COLIN BOAG This time next week it will have started – the British and Irish Lions play their first game on...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoKennedy set to bring in big league cavalry
By NICK VERDIER NICK Kennedy was a relieved man on Wednesday night but he knows there are bigger challenges awaiting after...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoBotham can’t wait for crack at Aussies
SIR Ian Botham produced some of his most famous cricketing displays against Australia. Now, the former all-rounder’s grandson Jim is hoping...












