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Latest News

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McDonald a Falcon

FORMER Wasps lock Kiran McDonald has signed for Newcastle. The Scottish forward joined Munster in October after Wasps’ collapse on a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Itoje ready to silence Welsh roar

By GARY FITZGERALD Maro Itoje is fired up for England’s visit to Cardiff as they look for their first Six Nations...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

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£2m and rising – the cost of shambolic start to Six Nations

By PETER JACKSON Wales are paying a fearful price for their shambolic start to the Six Nations in lost prize money...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

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Tompkins set for Wales recall

By JON NEWCOMBE Saracens DoR Mark McCall says he will be surprised if Nick Tompkins was available to him in the...

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Letters

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Farrell doesn’t need to play the full 80

80-minute man: England captain Owen Farrell PICTURE: Getty Images WHY is it not possible to substitute Owen Farrell at any point...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Positives begin to add up for Borthwick

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Assuming that the Wales v England game in Cardiff on Saturday is played despite...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Pragmatic Irish are looking in the mood

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bath ..................................... 10pts Tries: Bayliss 21 Conversions: Spencer 21 Penalties: Spencer 28 London Irish .................... 25pts Tries: Jackson...

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United Rugby Championship

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Warriors move into top four

By BRYN PALMER Glasgow ..........17 Ulster ............... 11 Scotland lock Scott Cummings impressed on his return after a three-month lay-off with...

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Latest News

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McGuigan: Great to hear Shed roar

By JON NEWCOMBE Injured: George McGuigan was named in Steve Borthwick’s first England squad PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER hooker George McGuigan...

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Peter Jackson

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Biggar has no one to blame but himself

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Had Wales only opted to man the picket lines outside Murrayfield instead of...

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National League 2W

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Home joy as Reds better Barum

By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliffians.36 Barnstaple.......31 Old Redcliffians marked their first outing at Scotland Lane in three months with a narrow...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Forthcoming fixtures

Week beginning Sunday, February 19 2023 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 19...

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Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

All set for Arundell to explode

By GART FITZGERALD Italy will feel the full, devastating force of “special” Henry Arundell when England unleash him at Twickenham. Attack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Gatland’s desperate to stop the rot

By ROB COLE Wales have suddenly turned into a penalty machine and Warren Gatland says he has got to find a...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Haag joins Scotland set-up with eye on England

By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Junior World Cup-winning coach Martin Haag is poised to join the Scotland Women’s team as an assistant...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Genge: We’re going to make Italy suffer

By GARY FITZGERALD Ellis Genge insists England are in mean and hungry mood to make Italy suffer for their latest Calcutta...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Borthwick criticism was dig at Eddie – Marler

By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Marler has backed Steve Borthwick over his forthright condemnation of England’s Calcutta Cup flops. But even the...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

England need to find some collective drive

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE pressure is on England because Italy started the Six Nations very competitively against...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Russell puts on a show as Scots run riot

By PETER JACKSON Scotland ........................... 35pts Tries: Turner 30, Steyn 51, 58; Kinghorn 71, M Fagerson 79 Conversions: Russell 32, 53...

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Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Time for real honesty within Welsh set-up

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Returning Wales coach Warren Gatland really knows now the size of the job on his...

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Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Urgent problems that RFU needs to address

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England go into the second round of this Six Nations as the only...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Youngs is just too slow

ENGLAND’S game under Steve Borthwick against Scotland, even in defeat, was a vast improvement on Eddie Jones’ management schism. Unfortunately, when...

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Letters

/ 3 years ago

Farrell doesn’t work at 10

AT last a writer (Nick Cain) has said what I’ve said for the past year: England can’t win with Farrell at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Danaher: I saw Ollie’s power from Day One

By JON NEWCOMBE London Irish assistant coach Declan Danaher admits he was taken aback by England new boy Ollie Hassell-Collins’ raw...

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Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Pilgrimage to Murrayfield which is still going after 60 years

PETER JACKSON At six o’clock last Wednesday morning a bus pulled away from the Miners Arms out into Lewis Street on...

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Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Borthwick puts faith in blitz squad

PREVIEW England v Italy PAUL REES SOUTH Africa have the bomb squad but Steve Borthwick has opted for the blitz squad...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Starting choices up front a surprise

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME HOPE and expectation, two words that have the same goal which implies...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Sale & England U20s centre Reketi Ma’asi-White

By BEN JAYCOCK Introvert Rekeiti Ma’asi-White is hoping to use the Six Nations U20s experience with England to improve on his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

England will sharpen up defence – Slade

By Imogen Ainsworth Henry Slade says that the England team vow to improve their defence in the future, starting against Italy...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Borthwick: We’ll learn from pain

By GARY FITZGERALD New head coach Steve Borthwick admitted his England team will have to go through some pain to develop...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Bracken: Six Nations battle is wide open

By GARY FITZGERALD Kyran Bracken feels the battle for the Northern Hemisphere crown is “wide open” this year and says England...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Six Nations

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Dazzling solo try leaves England for dead

By NICK CAIN AT TWICKENHAM England ............................. 23pts Tries: Malins 24, 38; Genge 48 Conversions: Farrell 49 Penalties: Farrell 43, 65...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

Plenty of effort but too much confusion

PAUL REES COMMENT The result may have been familiar, New England in another fall, but the approach hinted at sunnier days....

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Brendan Gallagher

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A wonder try, one of the best ever seen in Calcutta Cup history

BRENDAN GALLAGHER And hey presto, Scotland will find themselves ranked five in the world on Monday morning when the World Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Win at Murrayfield or it will be a long campaign

SHANE WILLIAMS Warren Gatland and his coaching team know they can fix the problems they saw in the performance and the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Lamaro: It’s time for someone else to get Wooden Spoon

By GARY FITZGERALD Confident: Lamaro MICHELE Lamaro feels it is time for “someone else” to be awarded the Wooden Spoon and...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Blindside - rugby transfers

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Leading scorer Jackson poised to stay at Irish

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Talks: Paddy Jackson PICTURES: Getty Images LONDON Irish are in advanced talks with former Ireland...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Bratton glad to be a Knight

DONCASTER Knights have signed tighthead prop Bobby Bratton for the remainder of the season. Bratton, 24, joins Doncaster from Scottish Super6...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Give Bill a break – he’s the best man for the job

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I really cannot understand why so many people within our game seem...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

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My Life in Rugby with Steve Lander: ‘Controversy inevitable when you’re a referee’

The former international referee, who took charge of 18 tests from 1995 to 2003, talks about his life in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

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Dream Team with Peter Walton

Peter Walton, the former Scotland, Newcastle & Northampton flanker, picks the best XV he's played with or against 1. Nick Popplewell...

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Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Two fliers who can light up Borthwick’s England

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Everyone has questions about England, and no-one knows what to expect from Steve Borthwick’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

‘New’ England need to take their chances

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK A SIX Nations slip-up on home turf to Scotland in his first match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Advantage Chiefs but they need to improve

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................................ 24pts Tries: Gray 10, Kata 17, Woodburn 34 Conversions: Skinner 11, 18, 35 Penalties: Skinner 54...

By The Rugby Paper Team