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Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Ringrose relieved to get win

LEINSTER joint captain Garry Ringrose was relieved to get the win after being forced to dig deeper than anticipated. “We are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

La Rochelle beaten again as Libbok lands 81st-minute conversion

By BEN JAYCOCK Stormers...........21pts Tries: Loader 52, Venter 79 Conversions: Libbok 81 Penalties: Libbok 36, 41, 44 La Rochelle......20pts Tries: Kerr-Barlow...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Rogerson is aiming to shine in Paris

By LUKE JARMYN FLANKER Matt Rogerson has re-found his love for rugby at Leicester Tigers after going through the turmoil of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

Setting the agenda for rugby

Paul Rees looks ahead to the issues that will be addressed in this week's meeting of the Premiership's top men The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Ryan has to wise up and show respect

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Maybe one day James Ryan will find it in him to send a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Gloucester come out on top to deny battling Chiefs

By NIGEL MALROND Exeter Chiefs .................... 27pts Tries: Menin 40+1, MacDonald 47, 51; Tuttosi 60 Conversions: Cantorna 40+1, 47 Penalty: Cantorna...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Morrall brace has Lightning going in the right direction

By SAM BYTHEWAY Sale Sharks .... 12pts Tries: Talling 48, Prothero 65 Conversions: Irwin 48 L’borough ...... 24pts Tries: O’Donnell 10,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Top man Yates is toast of town

■By TOM BULMER Darlington MP.......29 Sale FC..................... 19 DARLINGTON Mowden Park rounded off the year with a highly impressive home win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Playing in this league is so sweet for top scorer Honey

By EDDIE McATEER Title contenders Rams’ top scorer Fraser Honey believes National One is by far the best league in England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Tom’s loving life at Lymm after taking the next step

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Lymm celebrated a historic promotion to National 2 North last season for the first time in the club’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

French giants are the ones to beat again, says O’Driscoll

By BEN JAYCOCK Three-time Champions Cup winner Brian O’Driscoll believes English sides will be up against it again in Europe this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup round two Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup began with a bang last weekend, showcasing thrilling moments and a remarkable start for English teams, as...

By Nick Powell

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup and Challenge Cup Sunday round-up

Sunday saw a fourth meeting in as many seasons of La Rochelle and Leinster in the Champions Cup, with their last...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Reed is making his mark at Sale

By LUKE JARMYN A new tattoo and a special changing room rapport between Sale Sharks’ Arron Reed and director of rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Dynamic duo put life back into Bath

By PAUL REES Ben Spencer has partnered two of the leading outside halves of their generation, Owen Farrell and Finn Russell,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Diamond looking to return

ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Sale and Worcester director of rugby Steve Diamond, below, is waiting in the wings with pressure mounting...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Rob Webber

The former England, Leeds, Wasps, Bath and Sale hooker, and Jersey Reds head coach who is now forwards coach in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

French power will be so tough to overcome

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK English clubs are up against it in the Champions Cup because they are competing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Rocketing ticket prices proving tough on fans

Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock surveys the top two divisions to find out which clubs charge the most - and where you...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Race for the top is going to be close

The Premiership is taking a short rest after eight rounds and by Christmas will have reached the halfway stage. It is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

FC weather storm to earn vital victory

By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC....................... 8 Bishop’s S.................. 7 SALE secured the narrowest of victories in the tightest of contests. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 2 years ago

Is promotion to Championship far too big a gamble to take?

By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath have aspirations to go as far as they can in the rugby pyramid, but head coach James...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...

By Nick Powell

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Champions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview

The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bath move for World Cup star Snyman

By NEIL FISSLER World Cup winner RG Snyman is set to reunite with Johann van Graan, with Bath on the verge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Murley is aiming for England comeback

By PAUL REES Cadan Murley made a late start to his Premiership campaign when he returned from a knee injury in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Schoeman keen to stay at Bath

By JON NEWCOMBE Juan Schoeman admits he is fighting for his place in the Bath squad with his current contract running...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Malins is looking to shine at Bristol

By PAUL REES IT WAS typical of fate that Max Malins’s first start for Bristol since signing for them permanently came...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Bulls have Sharks lock in their sights

Sale Sharks lock Cobus Wiese has been targeted by the Bulls, who are offering him around £300,000 a year to return...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We are getting better at the basics, says coach Millard

Harlequins boss Billy Millard explained that improved fundamentals were key to Quins finding their groove as they bounced back from consecutive...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Smith calls shots as Quins put on a show

By NICK POWELL Harlequins ....................... 36pts Tries: Green 9, Care 43, Riley 51, Joseph 59, 72 Conversions: Smith 11, 44, 61;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Big clubs ready to rumble

Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Hosts pay price as visitors Sale away

By MIKE AMOS Taunton Titans.....32 Sale FC.....................56 A TAUNTON yellow card and three penalties against them saw three kicks to the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 years ago

Garry’s laying down the Law in bid to find consistency

By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON In their ninth consecutive season in National One, Darlington Mowden Park’s director of rugby Garry Law possesses a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight

The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Luke: I’ve got a new lease of life

By MARK STEVENS Luke Cowan-Dickie insists his summer switch to Sale Sharks has given him a ‘new lease of life’ in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Redpath lining up move to Scotland

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath and Scotland centre Cam Redpath, below, could be heading across the border next summer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

20 years on and little to give us any real hope

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Ford keeps his cool to seal it for Sharks

By BEN JAYCOCK Sale ..................................... 11pts Tries: Hill 25 Penalties: Ford 49, 74 Bath ....................................... 9pts Penalties: Russell 5, 22, 39...

By The Rugby Paper Team