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International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Scotland will benefit from winning habit – Blair Kinghorn

By Adam Hathaway Blair Kinghorn has been getting into the winning habit with Antoine Dupont and co at Toulouse and reckons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

It’s time for Bath to take control

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Bath need to make a statement against Benetton at the Stadio Monigo...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Mark McCall: There is no margin for error in this format so we have to back up last week

By PAUL REES Match Preview Stade Francais v Saracens Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadium Mark McCall has warned his Saracens players not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Alex Dombrandt leads the fight for Harlequins

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins .................. 53pts Tries: Murley 12, 64, 66; Care 29, Dombrandt 36, 52, 57; Riley 78 Conversions: Smith...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Roebuck the star as Sale cruise in

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ................................................................. 29pts Tries: J-L du Preez 19, Roebuck 34, Carpenter 51, Curry 60 Conversions: R du Preez...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

We’ve got our bite back – Alex Sanderson

Sale DoR Alex Sanderson said after the match: “We just wanted to be on it for longer defensively this week. "We...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Battling Bath looking to revive cup campaign

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Benetton v Bath Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadio di Monigo Ready for action: Vilikesa Sela and, right, Tommaso...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Taulupe Faletau sets the standard

By Roger Panting Cardiff........................... 26pts Tries: Adams 17, 56, Bowen 47, Penalty 68 Conversions: Sheedy 47, 56 Cheetahs....................... 10pts Try: de...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Chris Robshaw backs USA to boost 2031 Rugby World Cup

By Paul Rees Chris Robshaw is confident the United States will make a success of hosting the 2031 World Cup and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Georgia just want a fair chance – Richard Cockerill

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One day soon, Josef Tkemaladze will renew his presidential invitation to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Farrell looking for answers

ANALYSIS » AS WE PREPARE TO ENTER A LIONS YEAR, PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT COME TOGETHER IN AUSTRALIA...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

Oyonnax must live without Joe El-Abd

By James Harrington Oyonnax’s seven-try 53-10 bonus-point win over ProD2 rivals Soyaux-Angouleme on Friday – their first victory since October 25...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Jack Crowley or Sam Prendergast – Who is Ireland’s true number one fly-half?

Much has been made of Sam Prendergast’s recent arrival on the international scene, with fans and pundits alike quick to point...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

England were not too far off – Henry Slade

By Mark Stevens Henry Slade believes England deserved more credit for their performances this autumn, insisting it was ‘small margins’ that...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Tommy Freeman is happy to have a crack at centre

By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman has started all of England’s internationals this year on the wing but fancies having a crack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Jack Nowell: I’m loving life on and off the pitch at La Rochelle

By Brendan McGilligan As Jack Nowell stepped off the plane to start his La Rochelle career, he was stepping into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Winners? It’s hard to look beyond Toulouse – Chris Robshaw

Paul Rees talks to Chris Robshaw about the Champions Cup - and why he rates England’s chances in the Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Fin Smith and Alex Mitchell get back in the old routine

By Adam Hathaway Northampton Saints...... 38pt Tries: Dingwall 3, Mayanavanua 8, Augustus 43 62; Langdon 49, Pollock 74 Conversions: Smith 4,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

My British & Irish Lions team are ready for take-off

By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week... There is a view that picking a Lions Test team almost...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gabriel Ibitoye must grab chance – Matt Banahan

By Jon Newcombe Matt Banahan is looking forward to watching Gabriel Ibitoye press his England claims during the upcoming European window....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 2 years ago

Oh, for a one-stop TV shop for the lot

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Gogglebox: Bath taking on La Rochelle on Friday night PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S a brain teaser: if...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 2 years ago

Get rid of the regions and call for Cotter, says Ring

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW MARK Ring never thought Welsh rugby would come to this; their four regional...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 2 years ago

All eyes now set on 2025

Paul Rees looks forward to what happens next in the international arena after a demanding Autumn Series Coming man: Sam Prendergast...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

The Six Nations logo is an AI experiment that’s gone wrong

Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points I see the new Six Nations...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 2 years ago

If you’re out for a 15, call Toulouse

WHERE have all the full-backs gone? Well you could start looking for them at Toulouse. When Belgium’s Matias Remue made an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2E

/ 2 years ago

Regions give full backing to Wales U20s bid

NEWS EXTRA WALES U20s will play two warm-up fixtures against Welsh Academies U23s next month as preparation for the U20 Six...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Fit-again Alex Mann is planning to come back with a bang

By Simon Thomas After a year of ups and downs, Alex Mann is back bigger and better than ever and determined...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Sherratt throws Emanuel in at the deep end

■ By ROB COLE STEFF Emanuel became the most high profile graduate of Super Rygbi Cymru when he made his senior...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

France won’t play All Blacks in USA

French Column - By James Harrington The FFR has rejected a proposal from New Zealand to relocate the third Test of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ghezal’s job is to drag Lyon out of a hole

GOOD news has been hard to come by at Top 14 strugglers Lyon in recent weeks. Last Saturday’s defeat at Pau,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Ex-Scotland captain Stuart Hogg sentenced to non-harassment order

Former Scotland rugby union captain Stuart Hogg has been sentenced to a five-year non-harassment order and fined after breaching bail. Hogg...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Why Tomos Williams should be a British & Irish Lion

By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over recent years, some high-profile names have been joining the Gallagher Premiership. Finn Russell, Waisea Nayacalevu,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Rugby’s social media moments of the week

By Charlie Elliott From emerging nations having newfound success, to the downright bizarre happening in Trinidad and everything in between, rugby social...

By Charlie Elliott

Autumn Internationals

/ 2 years ago

Autumn Nations Series grades for each team

By Charlie Elliott No one could have expected some of the results that happened over the Autumn Nations Series, with Australia...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Gallagher Premiership Team of the Week: Sale Sharks sibling duo impress in win over Leicester Tigers

By Charlie Elliott The Premiership conjured up some shocks after a long break, with unexpected players and teams performing exceptionally. With...

By Charlie Elliott

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Joe Hawkins linked with Wales move

By Paul Rees Exeter have yet to open talks with Joe Hawkins over a new contract as speculation mounts that the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Joe Schmidt gets the Aussies bouncing

By Peter Jackson For far too long yesterday, Joe Schmidt threatened to send his protege off on Lions’ business accompanied by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 2 years ago

Scotland must not waste potential

By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Pat Lam puts Gabriel Ibitoye in frame for England

By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ....................... 24pts Tries: Dombrandt 3, Murley 21, Northmore 26, Green 63 Conversion: Evans 22, 64 Bristol Bears...

By Gary Fitzgerald