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/ 5 months ago

We didn’t take our chances, admits Lynn

■ By PHIL CAMPBELL Wales .................25pts Tries: Cox 2, Callender 12, Tuipulotu 40, Powell 45, Neumann 72 Fiji .......................28pts Tries: Neihamu...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Scots go down but still in hunt

■ By SAM JACKSON Canada .................. 40pts Tries: Hunt 11, Penalty 32, Tuttosi 34, 57; Kassil 64, DeMerchant 78 Conversions: de...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

We’re aiming to finish top -Lane

■ By BEN JAYCOCK POOL C PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium IRELAND scrum-half...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Spain bank on experienced core

PREVIEW... Japan v Spain Today. Kick-off 12pm, York Community Stadium WINLESS pair Japan and Spain conclude their World Cup campaigns today...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Les Bleues set for proper showdown

PREVIEW... France v South Africa Today. 4.45pm, Franklin’s Gardens FRANCE will accept nothing less than topping Pool D when they meet...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 5 months ago

French rugby deserves praise regarding scrum laws

French rugby deserves high praise for its brave decision to expose World Rugby’s woeful mismanagement of a key rugby union law....

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 5 months ago

New Zealand 24-17 South Africa: All Blacks hold off Springbok comeback

New Zealand ................... 24pts Tries: Narawa 2, Jordan 17, Tupaea 67 Conversions: B Barrett 3; McKenzie 18, 68 Penalty: McKenzie 51...

By Ben Jaycock

The Rugby Championship

/ 5 months ago

Bell keeps his cool to steal it at the death

■By BEN JAYCOCK Australia .................. 28pts Tries: White 23, Suaalii 47, 63; Bell 86 Conversions: Lynagh 24, 48; O’Connor 64, 87...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Championship

/ 5 months ago

Harry Wilson: We knew we could finish job against Los Pumas

Australia captain Harry Wilson hailed his comeback kings but recognised his side’s performance levels were far from their best. “Full credit...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Young forced off with leg injury

■By DAN LYONS Hartpury ..........12 Dragons .......... 45 DRAGONS cruised to a seven-try win but worrying saw new signing flanker Thomas...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 5 months ago

Day of joy for Juddians as new boys impress

■By MALCOLM WRIGHT Leicester L .......14pts Tries: Britton 17, Burrows 38 Conversions: Bouchier 18, 39 Tonbridge J .... 46pts Tries: Gjaltema...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 5 months ago

Centurion Rayment finds perfect way to celebrate

Bishop’s S ...............26 B Moseley .............. 12 ■By JOHN ALLANSON ALEX Rayment celebrated his 100th game for his club by scoring...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 5 months ago

Oliver hat-trick is perfect opening

Macclesfield..........46 Sheffield Tigers....26 By MATT COLERIDGE MACCLESFIELD were delighted to be back in the North Division of National Two, and celebrated...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2W

/ 5 months ago

Opening promise for Cherry & Whites

By DESMOND HICKIE Chester...............25pts Camborne......... 45pts FOR the spectators, this was an engaging 11-try match to start the season. While Camborne...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 months ago

Only award kicks at goal inside the 22

If we were designing the rules of rugby from scratch today it’s hard to imagine we would award kicks at goal...

By Jon Richardson

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Uruguay vs Chile Second Leg Preview: Los Teros have chance to qualify for 2027 World Cup in style

The South American qualification process that began in August 2024 finally comes to an end this weekend, with Uruguay looking to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 5 months ago

Uruguay 28-16 Chile: Los Teros in touching distance of fourth consecutive World Cup qualification

Uruguay secured a 28-16 victory over Chile in Santiago to put themselves within touching distance of a fourth consecutive World Cup....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Higgins: Spain will fight for every inch

WOMEN’S WORLD CUP ■By SAM JACKSON POOL C Ireland v Spain PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 12pm, Franklin’s Gardens, Northampton Focus: Eve Higgins...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

France vs Brazil Preview: New-look French side spread the load

For their second World Cup match against what is on paper the competition’s weakest opponent, Brazil, France co-head coaches Gaëlle Mignot...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 5 months ago

Canada can’t keep up with lively Japan

Pacific Nations Cup ■By BEN JAYCOCK EDDIE Jones’ Japan opened their Pacific Nations Cup campaign in emphatic fashion, moving straight to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 5 months ago

Vive La France! At last some scrum sense

THERE is at last a sign of sanity in the otherwise befuddled global administration of rugby union in the shape of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 months ago

Becconsall joins Pirates

EXETER Chiefs scrum-half Will Becconsall has returned to Cornish Pirates for a second loan spell. The 22-year-old played for Pirates in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 5 months ago

French pair part of exciting generation

JAMES Harrington, our excellent go-to man on all things French, informs us that two of the country’s prime talents – the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 5 months ago

Soak up the best bits from across all sports

Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Matt Albinson, below, the director of rugby at Stamford RFC who last season won...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Chile vs Uruguay Preview: Which South American side will book their place in the 2027 World Cup?

In the next two weeks, the world will learn which South American side will be joining Argentina at the 2027 World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Ex-Northampton Saints coach Matt Ferguson moves to Harlequins

Former Northampton scrum coach Matt Ferguson has joined Danny Wilson’s coaching team at Harlequins. Saints won the Premiership title and reached...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 months ago

Newcastle Red Bulls swoop to recruit fly-half Boeta Chamberlain

Newcastle Red Bulls have signed South African fly-half Boeta Chamberlain from Blue Bulls. The 26-year-old will move to Kingston Park on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Blair Murray signs new deal to stay at Scarlets until 2028

Wales full-back Blair Murray has signed a contract extension to stay at the Scarlets until 2028. The 23-year-old joined the region...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

New Zealand vs Spain Preview: All change for defending champions

Defending champions New Zealand have made 11 changes to their starting line-up for Sunday’s opener against Spain, with several key players...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

France 24-0 Italy: French take their time to get into gear

France....................24pts Tries: Grisez 27, Khalfaoui 45, Escudero 62 Conversions: Bourgeois 28, 46, 63 Penalty: Bourgeois 42 Italy ...........................0pts On a landmark...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 months ago

Nick Cain: Wallabies too slow to make most of Will Skelton

The 2025 Lions gave the Wallabies a long overdue wake-up call on the pitch, as well as doing them a favour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

West Hartlepool RFC coach Chris Webb – I’m an emotional coach, it all matters a lot to me

Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Webb the head coach at West Hartlepool RFC What is your playing background/history? Started...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 months ago

Gloucester prove too strong for Saints

U18S LEAGUE By BEN JAYCOCK GLOUCESTER Academy’s U18s continued their impressive form with a commanding 33-7victory over last season’s reigning champions,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 months ago

French Column: Baptiste Jauneau and Lenni Nouchi to stay where they are

Last weekend, the futures of two of France's most sought-after young stars was a major topic of conversation. Montpellier flanker Lenni...

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 5 months ago

The future is Orange in the Top 14 – at least for now

French domestic rugby’s ‘orange card’ – a protest-level variation on World Rugby’s 20-minute red card theme – will be the headline...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Black Ferns setting the bar high

POOL C PREVIEW NEW ZEALAND HEAD COACH: Allan Bunting CO-CAPTAINS: Ruahei Demant, Kennedy Tukuafu AFTER their unforgettable 2022 triumph on home...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Yaras break their duck

BRAZIL HEAD COACH: Emiliano Caffera CAPTAIN: Eshyllen Coimbra BRAZIL are on the brink of writing a new chapter in their rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

De Bruin puts faith in flexibility

SOUTH AFRICA HEAD COACH: Swys de Bruin CAPTAIN: Nolusindiso Booi SOUTH Africa head coach Swys de Bruin has named a squad...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

South Africa turn screw on England

■ By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa.....69pts England............. 24pts A WINLESS England U18s were handed a tough lesson in Paarl as South...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 6 months ago

Try to see things from a player’s perspective

Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Steve Collins, below, head coach at Rochdale What is your rugby playing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Toulon keen on their youth policy

PATRICK Tuifua isn’t the only young player shipping up at Stade Felix Mayol this summer. Fellow new arrivals such as utility...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Ben Youngs gives his backing for R360 League

Ben Youngs claims the proposed breakaway league R360 could be just what rugby needs to help give it a major “shake...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 6 months ago

Dragons swoop for scrum-half Niall Armstrong

Dragons have signed Irish scrum-half Niall Armstrong after his departure from Exeter at the end of last season. The 25-year-old has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 6 months ago

England 40-6 France: Ruthless forward power drives Red Roses to victory in final World Cup warm-up

France.................. 6pts Penalties: Bourgeois 35, 43 England .............40pts Tries: Talling 3, Cokayne 15, Muir 37, Jones 47, Davies 74, 77 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team