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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Twickenham security ‘all over’ any attempted protests at Premiership final

Premiership Rugby has been assured that security at Twickenham is “all over” any potential repeat of last year’s protests when Northampton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

‘Final will be a huge day for the club’

By PAUL REES Bath are in the Premiership final for the first time since 2015 after overcoming a battling Sale yesterday....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Sanderson warns about selecting Curry too soon

By JON NEWCOMBE Selecting Tom Curry for this summer’s England tour comes with a warning from Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Finally! Bath hold nerve to see off Sharks

By PAUL REES Bath ..................................... 31pts Tries: Hill 11, Obano 21, Annett 72 Conversions: Russell 22, 73 Penalties: Russell 2, 26,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We’ve just been too inconsistent, admits Farrell

By PAUL REES Owen Farrell succinctly summed up Saracens’ season in two words before what turned out to be his final...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester put faith in ‘some old heads’

By PAUL REES It was typical of Gloucester’s season – make that the last couple – that when they came up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Junior International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Mapletoft set for Georgia challenge

By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his 30-player squad that travel to Georgia next week in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Atkin-Davies returns to boost Bears

By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Bristol Today. Kick-off 3pm, Heywood Road ENGLAND front row star Lark Atkin-Davies returns to action...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Jones centre stage for Tigers

Fresh from being named the RPA’s women’s player of the year, Meg Jones starts in the centres for Leicester’s final match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Sorry, but we don’t need your cup, Wills

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the trophies dreamt up for international matches over the last 20...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Coventry half-backs the heartbeat with Ealing muscle to add power

CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2023-24 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR REPORTERS Now that the Championship season has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bolger’s double sinks Lancashire

Yorkshire.................30 Lancashire.............. 19 By LUKE JARMYN BARNSLEY’S Lauren Bolger grabbed two tries in a classy all-round performance as Yorkshire’s women crossed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Courtney Lawes ready to run ‘blood to water’ one last time at Franklin’s Gardens

Courtney Lawes says he will “treasure forever” his 17 years as a Northampton player as he prepares for an emotional Franklin’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 2 years ago

Series 3, Episode 40: Lee Dickson – Premiership semi-finals preview

What a Champions Cup final it was, and Antoine Dupont’s Toulouse ultimately condemned Leinster to a third consecutive final defeat to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Du Preez keeps it in family for Sale

By PAUL REES When Sale signed George Ford two years ago, it seemed that Robert du Preez would have his time...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

McCall confident stunned Saracens will bounce back

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens have endured a tough campaign on and off the pitch as they head into the playoffs but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Slade delighted to be presented with top award

Exeter and England outside centre Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Player of the Season award following a standout...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

We will have a full deck of cards next season – McKellar

By PAUL REES Leicester's dejection at finishing well short of the play-off positions was compounded by the sight of their fierce...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 2 years ago

Time to do away with bonus points

IS it time for a review of the bonus point system? Bath acquired 15 this season to finish second in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Lam backs Ibitoye for England’s tour

By NICK POWELL Bristol boss Pat Lam says winger Gabriel Ibitoye should be selected for England’s summer tour after he topped...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team

Rob Miller, the former Newcastle, Wasps, Sale, Tynedale & England U20 full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Bath and Saints to win – but only just

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It's hard to see Northampton changing the way they’ve played all season when they...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Try tsunami sends a mixed message

Peter Jackson looks at an increase in points scored but suggests the figures may be hiding a problem for the Premiership....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Collier fits the bill for NZ challenge

READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Dugdale’s stepping out of the shadows

By JON NEWCOMBE Sam Dugdale has stepped out of the shadows of the Curry brothers and Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Fantastic four face final tests

PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PREMIERSHIP PLAY-OFF SEMI-FINALS: NORTHAMPTON v SARACENS AND BATH v SALE NORTHAMPTON The Saints finished at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Diamond out to add some steel

By PAUL REES Even someone without Steve Diamond’s coaching experience would have known that taking over at Newcastle was never going...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

You write off Saracens at your peril – Grewcock

By BEN JAYCOCK Danny Grewcock has joined Paul Sackey as the second player to be inducted into the Premiership Rugby Hall...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Young guns who are shining for the Chiefs

Paul Rees talks to Exeter DoR Rob Baxter to find out how his investment in homegrown talent is paying off at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Saracens hold on to take it at the death

By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Saracens ............................ 33pts Tries: Clifford 20, Gregson 29, Campbell 40, 66; Cleall 59 Conversions: Harrison 21, 40, 60,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Rigoni double as Sale show promise

By SAM JACKSON Leicester ........ 21 Sale...................36 In a battle of the league’s bottom two, Leicester fell short at home to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

Resting players for big games isn’t on

JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was just a couple of weeks ago that certain people...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 2 years ago

Falcons bring in Sale centre

NEWS EXTRA Newcastle have signed Connor Doherty on loan for next season from Sale Sharks. The 23-year-old centre, who has signed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Young gun Baxter headlines Premiership Team of the Season

By Ben Jaycock Tyro Harlequins prop Fin Baxter is the headline selection in Premiership Rugby’s 2023/24 team of the season which...

By Cam Stephens

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Slade awarded Premiership Player of the Season

By BEN JAYCOCK Exeter Chiefs and England star Henry Slade has picked up the 2023/24 Premiership Rugby Player of the Season...

By Cam Stephens

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

It’s away day delight as Sharks bite Sarries

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens ........................... 10pts Tries: Riccioni 66 Conversions: Farrell 67 Penalties: Farrell 26 Sale .....................................20pts Tries: Roebuck 23, R...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Big Ben strikes at right time for Sale

By PAUL REES Ben Curry is often referred to as the twin brother of Tom, the 50-cap England flanker who has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

McCall: Vunipolas at the heart of all we have achieved

By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says departing stalwarts Mako and Billy Vunipola are ‘two of the keenest...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Williams is still the centre of attention

By PAUL REES When Bristol signed Benhard Janse van Rensburg and Virimi Vakatawa last year to boost their midfield, few would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ruthless Bath crush Saints on perfect day

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath .................................... 43pts Tries: Bayliss 7, Muir 14, 63; Dunn 42, Spencer 53, Barbeary 60 Conversions: Russell 8,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Johann savours ‘special’ moment

Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan is proud of his side’s turnaround this season but says the job is not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Big win but it’s not enough for Bears

By NICK POWELL Harlequins ....................... 28pts Tries: Cunningham-South 9, 52; Dombrandt 22, Northmore 47 Conversions: Smith 10, 23, 48, 53 Bristol...

By The Rugby Paper Team