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Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu runs in the second try for South Africa

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 month ago

Japan 7-61 South Africa: Springbok superiority too much for Brave Blossoms

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is a mouthful, but it’s a name rugby fans will certainly remember as a stellar performance at Wembley allowed...

By Ben Jaycock

International Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Butler takes charge as Munster are too good for Puma XV

■ By MAX BARRON Munster ............31pts Tries: Butler (2), O’Connell, Coombes, O’Brien Conversions: Butler (3) Argentina XV ...28pts Tries: Sanchez Valarolo,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Ben Earl breaks to score England’s first try against Australia yesterday

Columnists

/ 1 month ago

Nick Cain: Avoid the circus and keep strategy simple

We are told the bench is now the ‘swingometer’ that dictates who wins at international and top club level.

By Nick Cain

Columnists

/ 1 month ago

Nick Cain: Believe it! All Blacks are there for the taking

New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the...

By Nick Cain

Letters

/ 1 month ago

WRU are going to make same mistakes again

WITH the Welsh Rugby Union having announced the reduction of professional teams in Wales from four to three, I fear that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 month ago

Lower league clubs must not pay players

WHAT is going on in junior rugby when teams in level six and below are paying players? Some teams seem to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 month ago

Let ref put the ball in

JUST to add my thoughts to the ongoing debate around the scrum and especially the problems with “crooked feed”. In order...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 month ago

Disciplinary decisions were not inconsistent

THE media has an important role to play in the rugby disciplinary system. Informed commentators help explain to the public the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 month ago

Time to scrap Prem ring fence

NEWCASTLE are already adrift at the bottom of the Prem. Five matches played; five defeats, with a negative points difference of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 month ago

Well played, Steve

REPORTS that England’s senior coaching staff met up with their cricketing counterparts before their match against Australia is the kind of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Leicester Tigers full-back Freddie Steward

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Geoff Parling is backing Leicester Tigers to push on

Leicester have made a steady start to the season, but Geoff Parling has warned their top four rivals that there is...

By Paul Rees

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 month ago

I loved watching Gavin Henson play, says Jacob Beetham

When Jacob Beetham thinks back to the players he most enjoyed watching when growing up, one name stands out – Gavin...

By Simon Thomas

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Radford: We need a killer instinct

NEW defence coach Lee Radford says Scotland must develop a “killer instinct” if they are to close the gap on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Lewis on sidelines for a while

WALES prop Dillon Lewis is braced for a lengthy spell on the sidelines after tearing his calf. Lewis, 29, picked up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Pater runs in the fourth Northampton Saints try

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Northampton Saints 26-17: Quick-fire Saints shoot down Quins

Two second-half tries in quick succession helped maintain Northampton Saints’ unbeaten record this season in all competitions with victory over Harlequins...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

We tried a bit too hard, says Dowson

SAINTS boss Phil Dow-son felt his young team had tried too hard to impress especially in a hectic first half. “We...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Bristol Bears 19-49 Bath: Luckless Bears are given the runaround

Bath, the holders of the Prem Cup, kept alive their hopes of retaining the trophy with a convincing bonus-point victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Davis: Power game was key

BATH’S skills coach Ryan Davis was happy with Bath’s first domestic win in Bristol since 2008. He said “It’s always difficult...

By The Rugby Paper Team

George Pearson scores for Leicester Tigers

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Newcastle Red Bulls 8-10 Leicester Tigers: Orlando Bailey’s on target to seal it for Tigers

If opportunity is the mantra of the Prem Cup, then Orlando Bailey took his with both hands to score the crucial...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

We weren’t clinical with our chances, admits Dickens

ALAN Dickens was adamant they deserved more than one point for their efforts. The Newcastle head coach told TRP: “I do...

By The Rugby Paper Team

England U20 skipper Tom Burrow in action for Sale Sharks

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Sale Sharks vs Gloucester: Mike Forshaw’s happy to be helping Sharks again

Buoyed by the return of Mike Forshaw for the Prem Cup windows, Sale Sharks will field a youthful, energetic side for...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Sale Sharks vs Gloucester: Fit-again Josh Hathaway adds touch of quality to back line

Wales international Josh Hathaway returns from an ankle injury sustained in pre-season to make his first appearance of the campaign away...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Warriors call in ref to work on discipline

WORCESTER Warriors brought in a referee to work with the squad in training sessions this week in an attempt to improve...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Jack Nowell: I love the challenge in France

A wounded animal is when it is at its most dangerous and La Rochelle intend to right some wrongs from last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

DREAMTEAM

ED PASCOE, THE FORMER REDRUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, ENGLAND COUNTIES, CORNWALL AND CURRENT ROYAL NAVY SECOND ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Alfie Barbeary, one of six Bath forwards brought on at 61 minutes, charges through Bristol Bears

Chris Hewett

/ 1 month ago

Chris Hewett: ‘Finishers’ need to be put in their place

Imagine you are peering across halfway at a pack of forwards so big, knotted with muscle and profoundly pug-ugly that the...

By Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett

/ 1 month ago

Galthie’s secret squirrel exercise

CHRIS HEWETT FACED with last week’s espionage bulletin from France, the owlish master spy George Smiley would have cleaned his spectacles...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 1 month ago

Building from the wreckage! Steve Tandy’s task to reignite Wales

As Welsh rugby lurches from one calamity to the next as if trying to navigate a maze blindfolded, the worst of...

By Paul Rees

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Dave Walder: Exeter Chiefs are bringning their A-game in push for silverware

Exeter Chiefs attack coach Dave Walder is confident they can maintain their early-season form and challenge for silverware after director of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Northampton Saints’ Josh Kemeny is hoping for Australia return

Josh Kemeny wants to add to his two Australia caps and does not think staying with Northampton Saints will be an...

By Paul Rees

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Bevan joins Bristol on short-term deal

BRISTOL Bears have signed Cardiff and Wales scrum-half Ellis Bevan on a four-week loan to help ease the club through their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 1 month ago

Peter Jackson: Welsh Rugby’s press charade does the game no favours

When the top brass at Twickenham interviewed Dudley Wood for the vacant position of RFU secretary, they raised a pressing matter...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

The day Ellis Park wasn’t at capacity…

SEVENTY years on from finding room for 95,000 at a Springbok-Lions Test match, Ellis Park marked the anniversary with another record...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Rampaging Pask, ahead of his time

ALUN Pask rampaged through the Sixties, a No.8 whose high-octane athleticism and ball skills made him stand out as a player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Saracens spin the wheel as Harlequins head north

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, StoneX THE first PWR derby of the season sees Saracens host...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Champions set the bar too high for Exeter

■ By CÓILÍN DUFFY Exeter Chiefs ............... 31pts Tries: Allen 21, 54; Poulin, 60 Menin, 66, 80+4 Conversions: McGoverne 22, 67,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Lawson is banking on Bristol power to take on Tigers

■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Bristol Bears Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road BRISTOL begin their campaign with a trip...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 month ago

Lightning look to Kabeya to lead attack on Sharks

■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Loughborough v Sale Sharks Today. Kick off 1pm, Franklin’s Gardens LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning welcome Sale Sharks today...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Scotland star Evie Wills embracing Sale Sharks’ dark horse tag

After finishing bottom last season, Sale Sharks new signing Evie Wills says they are now fully embracing their dark horses tag...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Sullivan hits treble top as Coventry pull away

■ By TIM FORRESTER Richmond .........17pts Tries: Post 10, Nugent 25, Obonna 48 Conversion: Grieve 26 Coventry ...........52pts Tries: Poole 6,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 month ago

Chinnor turn on the power to send Ampthill packing

■By ALEX GREGGOR Chinnor .............................17pts Ampthill ...........................10pts Tries: Walker 22, 32; Owlsey 68 Conversion: Smith 68 Try: Kildunne 16 Conversion: Grimoldby...

By The Rugby Paper Team