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Premiership

/ 1 year ago

George Skivington: That was a test of resilience and we passed

George Skivington praised his players for not letting getting on the wrong side of the referee deflect them as they recorded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Harlequins leave it late to power past Newcastle Falcons

By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle .........................14pts Tries: Radwan 32, Redshaw 65 Conversions: Connon 33, 66 Harlequins ....................... 38pts Tries: Chisholm 9, Smith...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Steve Diamond: We must go back to basics

Steve Diamond pledged that his Newcastle side will “have to go back to basics” after watching them capitulate and concede three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Pressure growing for SGM changes

The heat around an SGM is building, with the motion for the removal of Bill Sweeney as chief executive, and changes...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Scarlets in the mood as Dragons set adrift

By Simon Thomas Scarlets ............32pts Tries: Murray 8, 16, Macleod 30, Mee 43 Conversions: Costelow 9, 17, 31 Penalties: Costelow 11,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Josh Hathaway can follow Louis Rees-Zammit -George Skivington

By Jon Newcombe George Skivington has backed Josh Hathaway to continue to go from strength to strength as the young winger...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Bumper crowd to greet Ilona Maher – Bristol vs Gloucester-Hartpury Preview

By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Bristol v Gloucester Today. 12.45pm A record-breaking crowd awaits USA superstar Ilona Maher as the American...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Powell powers over to take Quins home

■By LUKE JARMYN Trailfinders .........39pts Tries: Evans 11, Beukeboom 19, Zackary 39, 69; Penalty 46, Crake 58, Laflin 66 Conversion: Leatherman...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 1 year ago

Hat-trick star Jones takes centre stage

■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Leicester ..........38pts Tries: M Jones 5, 18, 21; Henrich 10, 58; Fray 40 Conversions: M Jones 5, 19;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Clow keeps Rams in touch at the top

■By BEN JAYCOCK RAMS’ inward approach is paying dividends with the club involved in another title race thanks in part to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Clifton are in the Nat Two West promotion mix, says Jay Evans

By Ben Jaycock Clifton took a while to get going this season but after winning eight in a row, 19-year-old back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Adam Brown: We all love the Friday night lights

By Ben Jaycock Leeds Tykes hooker Adam Brown has urged National League clubs to put on more Friday night fixtures following...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 1 year ago

Yamasawa’s boot steers killer Knights past Rams

JAPAN RUGBY ■ By BEN JAYCOCK LAST season’s finalists Saitama Wild Knights are up and running with three wins from three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

How Ireland inspired one man’s dream

By Brendan McGilligan As Ireland ran World Cup holders Australia close in the final Pool A match of the 1999 World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Trust players to put their own twist on things

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rosslyn Park DoR Kieran Power, below Why did you get into coaching rugby and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Barnes boss: It’s tough on refs

■ By BEN JAYCOCK BARNES director of rugby Jack Heald is left frustrated at the RFU’s tackle laws which have made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Mark McCall surprised by timing of new law changes in Champions Cup

By Paul Rees Mark McCall is surprised law trials are being introduced to the Champions Cup this week halfway through the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Ilona Maher named on bench ahead of Bristol Bears debut

Social media sensation Ilona Maher is set for her Bristol Bears debut after being named on the bench for Gloucester-Hartpury’s visit...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 1 year ago

Risk and Reward: Why Rugby Players Thrive on Gambling-Like Strategies

Rugby players and gamblers share a common mindset—both thrive on calculated risks and high-pressure decisions. Success in both fields depends on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 1 year ago

Rugby Legends Reveal Casino Game Strategies and Winning Techniques

Rugby players often turn to casino games as a fun and engaging way to unwind. From poker to roulette, these games...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 1 year ago

Japan League One – Round Three Preview

Division One A six-team finals series might afford more time to make up ground lost early in the season, but it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

New Year’s Day URC action: 14-men Ospreys draw in Cardiff whilst Scarlets dispatch Dragons

Two fiery Welsh derbies kicked off 2025 with a bang as Ospreys managed a draw at third-placed Cardiff, despite playing more...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Mark McCall: That was horrible and ugly

By Adam Hathaway at The Rec Thunderstruck Mark McCall urged his Saracens side to get off the canvas after they were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

AJ MacGinty out for four months with knee injury

Bristol fly-half AJ MacGinty is to miss the next four months due to a knee injury that requires surgery. The United...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Danny Wilson backing Rodrigo Isgro to create havoc for Harlequins

By Gary Fitzgerald Rodrigo Isgro is a “physical specimen” who will become an even more destructive weapon for Quins once he...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Letters

/ 1 year ago

£10 a month does not seem excessive

Don Pearson in a recent issue of The Rugby Paper complains about having to pay extra for European games on Premier...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Bill Beaumont will need all the help he can get

A massive thank you, to the three ex chairs of the RFU Messrs Thomas, Cattermole and Baister and ex CEO Baron,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Sides are coming after us – Phil Dowson

By Gary Fitzgerald Phil Dowson concedes his Saints are still struggling to cope with being targeted by rivals desperate to stick...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Rampant Sale Sharks leave Bristol Bears with nothing

By Roger Panting Bristol ................................... 0pts Sale .................................... 38pts Tries: Quirke 2, Roebuck 24, T Curry 49, O’Flaherty 66 Conversions: R...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

Pat Lam: It wasn’t a great day for us

Despite Bristol finishing scoreless for the first time in over seven years, their director of rugby Pat Lam indicated a line...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 year ago

I tried to move too fast and that backfired, says Rob Baxter

By Paul Rees Rob Baxter remains confident Exeter will move up the Premiership table in the coming months after opening with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Dragons still can’t get better of Cardiff

■By ROGER PANTING Dragons ........................... 22pts Tries: Wainwright 14, Dyer 19, Williams 68 Conversions: O’Brien 14, 68 Penalty: O’Brien 17 Cardiff...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 1 year ago

Timoney leads the charge as Ulster close out Connacht

■By JOHN FALLON Connacht ............ 7pts Try: Hansen 35 Conversion: Carty 36 Ulster ................. 17pts Tries: O’Sullivan 10, Timoney 54 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Human tractors pull the big bucks

Back in the early 1990s, the Bristol hooker Mark Regan had a nickname for his tight-five colleague Simon Shaw. “I call...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

We need a two -tiered solution

PAUL REES CALLS FOR A RESET, NOT A REVOLUTION, WHEN IT COMES TO SORTING OUT THE PROBLEMS FACING THE RFU WATCHING...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Seven-try Bedford too strong for Cambridge

By Anthony Wright Bedford ............. 50pts Tries: Conway 26, Adamson 29, 60; James 51, Howard 58, Prowse 63, Titherington 69 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Ben Ward happy as Mike Willemse puts Ealing Trailfinders in cruise control

By Rob Morrow Ealing ................55pts Tries: Kernohan 2, 26, Uzokwe 16, Willemse 19, Montgomery 32, Bird-Tulloch 42, Smid 69, Harris 74,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 1 year ago

Nottingham take their chances to silence Coventry

By Paul Smith Nottingham .......................41pts Tries: Ferreira 17, Clayton 25, Olowofela 53, Christian-Goss 60, Setala 77, Williams 80 Conversions: Arden 17,...

By The Rugby Paper Team