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Young Gun

/ 10 months ago

Young Guns – Ralph McEachran

By Dan Robertshaw Sale Sharks academy prop Ralph McEachran is hoping to follow in the footsteps of young loosehead Asher Opoku-Fordjour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Davidson set for take-off out in Japan

■By BEN JAYCOCK ANDREW Davidson is flourishing on and off the pitch in his new Japanese surroundings. The former Newcastle, Gloucester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 10 months ago

I’m enjoying the challenge with Falcons – Dickens

■By PAUL REES No regrets: Alan Dickens is part of the Newcastle coaching staff NEWCASTLE may be bottom of the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

U20 Six Nations

/ 10 months ago

England U20s relishing Ireland challenge in Six Nations opener – Tom Burrow

By Dan Robertshaw England U20s captain Tom Burrow has heralded the professionalism shown by his teammates in the build-up to their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

U20 Six Nations

/ 10 months ago

England vs Ireland U20s Six Nations Match Preview

By Dan Robertshaw England Men’s U20s will look to start their Six Nations campaign with a win over Ireland on Thursday...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 10 months ago

2025 Six Nations Predictions: Can Ireland make it three in a row?

The rugby world will have its eyes glued to the northern hemisphere from the start of February to the middle of March, as...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

Sunday Premiership Review: Bath extend lead at the top & Bristol Bears entertain again

By Charlie Elliott Sale Sharks vs Bath Bath showed their title credentials and handed Sale Sharks their first home defeat of...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 10 months ago

I just love playing in this Bath team, says Tom de Glanville

By Jon Newcombe Bath's in-form fullback Tom de Glanville says last season taught him a valuable lesson – not to take...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 10 months ago

Longstaffis the Sale hat-trick hero

■By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.....................32 Richmond ............... 18 SALE ended a run of six straight defeats with victory over league leaders...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

England take chunk out of Sale resources

By PAUL REES SALE’S delight at having eight players in the England squad is tempered by their resources being stretched against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 months ago

Bristol & Glos share the honours

ACADEMY RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS BRISTOL are known as the Premiership’s great entertainers, and it’s a club-wide philosophy as they drew...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Steve Borthwick: It’s time to put our foot down

By Adam Hathaway Steve Borthwick insists he has come up with a solution to England’s problem in closing out matches –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

‘Life at Sale Sharks without my brother is weird’ – Luke James

By Jon Newcombe Sale stalwart Luke James admits his first season apart from older brother Sam has been “very weird”. Before...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 11 months ago

We are all paying for the financial errors of the RFU

Who, other than for self-aggrandisement, is going to invest in rugby? The Premiership has never ever returned a profit. Several leading...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 months ago

Curtis Langdon’s Dream Team

CURTIS LANGDON, THE ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER SALE, DONCASTER, WORCESTER, & MONTPELLIER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Chandler Cunningham-South and Harlequins cook up a tasty performance

By Bryn Palmer Harlequins ...........24pts Tries: Cunningham-South 14, Chisholm 20, Murley 67 Conversions: Smith 15, 21, 68 Penalty: Smith 25 Glasgow...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Alex Sanderson packs his Sale Sharks side with his seven England stars

By Paul Rees Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, AJ Bell Stadium Alex Sanderson is set on Sale making the last 16 of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Quins turn on style to rip Sharks apart

By ANDREW SMITH Sale ........................ 10pts Try: Stefan 12 Conversion: Powell 12 Penalty: Powell 37 Harlequins ...........43pts Tries: Kildunne 6, 47,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 11 months ago

Jamie helps Titans Cooke up triumph

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .........23 Sale FC..................... 17 JAMIE Cooke ghosted through for a second-half score to help title candidates...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Spandler hits four for Bath

England U20 By BEN JAYCOCK Bath United.................. 50pts England U20................ 28pts JASPER Spandler scored four first-half tries as Bath came out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 11 months ago

Encore for exiled prop star Rabah Slimani

French Column by James Harrington Last Wednesday, Fabien Galthie named six uncapped players in his 42-strong list for the first match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Levani Botia – My wife didn’t know I played rugby until she saw me on TV

By Brendan McGilligan Flicking between the channels on the television, Emele Veivuke landed on a rugby match. Not being a rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Philippe Saint-Andre challenges Sale Sharks to win something

Philippe Saint-Andre has assessed Sale’s title prospects and declared: "It’s about time they won something again."

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 11 months ago

Newcastle Falcons to open player contract talks despite relegation worry

Steve Diamond is set to start contract talks this week with players he wants to retain, although the threat of relegation...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Rampant Stormers too good for Sharks

By LUKE JARMYN Stormers ……………………… 40pts Sale ………………………………… 0pts Tries: Schickerling 21, Libbok 25, Sithole 45, Gelant 54, De Wet 63,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Alex Sanderson – We were taught a lesson

Alex Sanderson said his Sale side will “own it” after suffering their biggest defeat in 15 months. It’s the first time...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Glasgow Warriors 29-19 Racing 92: Sione Tuipulotu helps set up Harlequins showdown

Glasgow will head to Harlequins on Saturday on a mission to avenge last year’s round-of-16 loss and seal their first home...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

Bristol Bears v Benetton: James Williams out to prove his worth again

James Williams saw off the challenge of Virimi Vakatawa last season and having recovered from a shoulder injury now has the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 11 months ago

This match will be tough – it’s do-or-die for us, says Lam

■ By PAUL REES PAT Lam has billed Bristol’s clash with Treviso at Ashton Gate today as do or die. Defeat...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 11 months ago

‘I want to follow my brother to the top’ – David Opoku-Fordjour

By Ben Jaycock David Opoku-Fordjour feels he has what it takes to achieve his lifelong dream of lining up alongside his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Dorking’s Tom Bristow believes props should keep their options open

By Ben Jaycock Experienced prop Tom Bristow is urging young front rowers to learn both sides of the scrum rather than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 11 months ago

Young Guns – Micky Rewcastle

By Ben Jaycock Local lad Micky Rewcastle is enjoying a breakthrough season at Newcastle, determined to help keep his side in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 11 months ago

England winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso ruled out for entire Six Nations

England wing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will miss the entire Six Nations because of the dislocated shoulder sustained on club duty for Exeter...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Ange Capuozzo at scrum-half: Is the bench about to be changed forever?

Italian full-back/ winger Ange Capuozzo played as the replacement scrum-half for Toulouse in their defeat to La Rochelle and did not look out of place one...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Computer games annoy Alex Sanderson

By Mark Stevens Angry Alex Sanderson has vowed to channel the perceived lack of respect for his Sale Sharks side into...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Rob Baxter: Fixture schedule hurting us

By Mark Stevens If tackling the elite of English and European rugby was not enough for Exeter Chiefs to contend with,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

Will Muir’s aiming to hit the target with Bath

By Mark Stevens Darts-loving winger Will Muir hopes Bath can hit the bullseye in 2025 having gone so close to Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 months ago

George Hendy in position to drive Northampton Saints on

By Paul Rees George Hendy’s career has a theme running through it – keep pushing and see where you end up....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 11 months ago

Ben Youngs steps up to make sure for Leicester Tigers

By Rob Wildman Leicester .......................... 28pts Tries: Cracknell 14, Henderson 33, Hassell-Collins 68, Youngs 77 Exeter ................................. 15pts Conversions: Pollard 14,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 11 months ago

Rob Baxter baffled by Will Rigg yellow

Exeter boss Rob Baxter claimed he was “baffled” by referee Christophe Ridley sin-binning substitute wing Will Rigg in the 65th minute...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 11 months ago

Tomos Williams in control to finish off Sale Sharks

By Paul Rees Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Carreras 5, Llewellyn 20, 60; Hathaway 25, Williams 76 Conversions: Carreras 21, 26, 61,...

By The Rugby Paper Team