Six Nations

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Leinster all-stars set for blockbuster battle

By BEN JAYCOCK Having finally toppled their Champions Cup bogey team La Rochelle, next up for Leinster is Premiership pacesetters Northampton...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Time for Saints to be true to themselves

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE contest between the 9-10 pairings of Leinster’s Jamison Gibson-Park and Ross Byrne and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Leicester stunned by Bristol late show

By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers .............19pts Tries: Ollie Hassell-Collins 17, 48; van Wyk 63 Conversions: Pollard 18, 63 Bristol Bears ....................21pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Sharks look to have edge in Diamond derby

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park SALE boss Alex Sanderson has thanked Steve...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Wales earn first win but still finish in bottom spot

By SAM JACKSON Wales.................22pts Tries: Phillips 15, Pyrs 43, Tuipulotu 77 Conversions: Bevan 44, George 78 Penalties: Bevan 51 Italy....................20pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 2 years ago

Faultless England demolish France

By BEN JAYCOCK France....................... 21pts Tries: Vernier 17, M Menager 27, 69 Conversions: Queyrol 19, 28, 70 England....................42pts Tries: Muir 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 2 years ago

Ulster …………..38 Benetton ……. 34

By JOHN FALLON ULSTER interim coach Richie Murphy is hopeful they have turned a corner and are poised to secure a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bears ready to battle for silverware

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Final Bristol Bears v Saracens Today. 2pm Driving: Akina Gondwe in action for Saracens DAVE Ward has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 2 years ago

Wales on a mission to survive or decline

Paul Rees asks whether the country which has won 12 Grand Slams can still afford to run four regional sides A...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Wales no longer the big shots

The schedule of 21 Tests over five weekends in November offers renewed evidence of the spiralling gap between Ireland and Wales....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

PGP deal is nothing but a waste of time

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can't help thinking that the new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Harlequins & England U20 centre Sean Kerr

By BEN JAYCOCK Sean Kerr revealed kicking in front of a vibrant, hostile crowd in France during England U20s Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Record crowds flock to matches

JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN More people than ever are flocking through the turnstiles of Top 14 and ProD2 matches, according...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/04/24

For the third time in a row England and France meet in a Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam decider, and you...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Series 3, Episode 35: Grand Slam decider preview with Marlie Packer

It all comes down to this! The Women’s Six Nations is heading for an epic conclusion in Bordeaux on Saturday as...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 2 years ago

Wales Women’s Rugby – How to Fix after the Six Nations!

When Wales brought in a comprehensive performance last year at Cardiff, they did not expect Ireland to come out strong. Regardless...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Grace to stay at Bath until at least the end of next season

Former St Helens rugby league star Regan Grace is to stay at Bath until at least the end of the 2024/25...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Furbank: We were spoonfed too much

By PAUL REES George Furbank feels Northampton’s rise this season is down to a pre-season meeting when the players resolved to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Malins keen to get back into England contention

By PAUL REES Max Malins will use the closing weeks of the season to give the England selectors a nudge ahead...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Summer Tours

/ 2 years ago

Domachowski has his eye on top spot

By SIMON THOMAS Corey Domachowski is a man on a mission to be Wales’ number one No.1. The Cardiff prop now...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Johann has brought us true belief, says Bayliss

By PAUL REES Bath have turned themselves from also-rans to title contenders in less than two years under Johann van Graan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Brown: £3m grant will help bridge gap

By BEN JAYCOCK Shaunagh Brown questions why Wales don’t already have the basic professional requirements to compete but says the ‘levelling...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Bath agree three-year contract for Pepper

BATH have confirmed the signing of Newcastle openside Guy Pepper on a three-year deal. The 20-year-old, below, who came through the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with James Flynn

The Ampthill and former Saracens, Jersey, Yorkshire Carnegie & Sale Sharks prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Barrett’s Leinster move seems strange to me

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK JORDIE Barrett’s signing by Leinster on a six-month contract from December until the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Rampant England on target for slam

From BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham England....................88pts Tries: Dow 6, 36, 63; Hunt 9, Jones 12, 57; Aldcroft 18, Kildunne 27, 67,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Scotland break Italian duck to boost World Cup hopes

By SAM JACKSON Italy.................... 10pts Try: D’Inca 31 Conversion: Rigoni 32 Penalty: Rigoni 73 Scotland ...........17pts Tries: Skeldon 34, Orr 62,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Exeter Chiefs prop Liz Hanlon

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Epsom, Surrey Date of Birth: 30/07/01 Community Club: Sutton & Epsom RFC Red Roses caps: 0 Why...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

S Africa is crying out for its own league

RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF I remember my A level geography...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Burton takes centre stage for Trailfinders

Allianz Cup Preview By BEN JAYCOCK TRAILFINDERS host Leicester Tigers today in an Allianz Cup seventh place play-off. The two sides,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

How Lomu changed the way we played

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT SEEMS the spectre of size has raised its head again with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons hooker Jacob Oliver

By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle Falcons have endured a dismal campaign in the Premiership but tyro hooker Jacob Oliver believes the future...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/04/24

The Red Roses return to Twickenham! Find action and reaction from England Women’s second Six Nations standalone fixture at HQ against...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Premiership previews: Round 15

The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Brown: Red Roses must “stand up and be counted” at Twickenham

Ex-Red Roses prop and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown spoke of her excitement for England‘s clash against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend,...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wales legend Owens retires at 37

Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the...

By Nick Powell

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Women’s Lions sponsors will provide funding to avoid imbalance

A £3 million grant funded by Royal London will attempt to provide more balance among the Home Nations, ensuring the women’s...

By Nick Powell

Women's International

/ 2 years ago

Ward: I felt I was ‘judged’ over baby

ENGLAND lock Abbie Ward felt “judged” for returning to Test rugby less than a year after giving birth to daughter Hallie....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Llewellyn adds some power

By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester are reaping the rewards of Max Llewellyn’s weight-gain mission during the Six Nations, with the 109kg hulking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Another year for O’Mahony

Ireland skipper Peter O’Mahony has signed a new one-year contract at Munster after speculation he was set to retire. The 34-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

The pinball wizard who can fire Exeter

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso was a pretty unknown factor before the Six Nations, but the 21-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

We’re ready for big finish, says Millard

By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins face the toughest run-in of the Premiership’s top four contenders and director of rugby Billy Millard knows...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Another barmy idea from the men in suits

The Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch which lampooned bureaucratic inefficiency. Rugby Union requires something similar to shame...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Red card can’t stop England rampage

By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland .............................. 0pts England............................. 46pts Tries: Cokayne 6, Dow 11, Kildunne 33, 64; Kabeya 43, Breach 51, 58;...

By The Rugby Paper Team