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Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

It’s a new generation of Welsh coaches

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Bath and England U20s prop Archie Maggs

Representing England U19s is the highlight of Archie Maggs’ early career but the Bath prop is hoping to achieve further international...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 3 years ago

England women set for standalone match at Twickenham against France

England‘s women will play their first ever standalone match at Twickenham next year against France in the Six Nations. The Red...

By Nick Powell

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Wales set to take on SA again

By PETER JACKSON The Rugby Paper can reveal that the Springboks will be back in Cardiff on August 19 for what...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Polledri looks to fast-track way back with Italy

By TOM BRADSHAW Fit-again Jake Polledri met with Italy boss Kieran Crowley this week as the Gloucester loose forward seeks a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Hamer-Webb ready to step up at Bath

By TOM BRADSHAW Home-grown Bath speedster Gabriel Hamer-Webb is gunning for international honours – but admits that, should the opportunity present...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 3 years ago

Middleton should open up strongly in World Cup

ROCKY CLARK WORLD CUP WINNER Five years on from the last World Cup there were 39 Red Roses awaiting squad selection,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Difficult job to have so many internationals

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Rob Baxter faces a massive dilemma with nearly every England international at Exeter out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Wales can grow into a real force under Ioan

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was a tough night at the office for the Wales Women side earlier in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

Eddie was the true voice of Six Nations

SHANE WILLIAMS Like everyone else in Wales, I was extremely shocked and saddened upon hearing the legendary Eddie Butler had passed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Newcastle University winger Obi Ene

Obi Ene has been welcomed into the England U20s camp for the first time and after getting a taste this summer,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's International

/ 3 years ago

Red Roses and Wales prepare for World-Cup warm-up in Bristol

Around 15 miles down the road from their shared border, England and Wales‘ women face off tonight in their final game...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Time for England to get act together

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK We are a year out from the 2023 World Cup – and three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

U20 success will help our senior team, says Lamaro

Michele Lamaro insists Italy’s success at U20s level can breathe new life into the Azzurri’s senior side and make them more...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: London Irish centre Connor Cross

London Irish Academy and England U18s centre Connor Cross is on loan at Henley this season and the 18-year-old sees it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Robinson magic spurs Red Rose fightback

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

White keen to prove he’s good enough for Scotland

By GARY FITZGERALD Ben White has set his heart on a dream trip to France next year and he hopes turning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

World Cup carrot will inspire us – George

By GARY FITZGERALD Jamie George admits it will be “difficult” pushing thoughts of France to the back of his mind but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Relton returns home to take the Pirates route

Arthur Relton is returning to his Cornwall rugby roots this season keen to follow a well-trodden path into a Premiership career....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Dombrandt urges Quins to aim high

By ADAM HATHAWAY No.8 Alex Dombrandt admits Harlequins did not set the bar high enough last season and got trapped into...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Polledri confident he’ll be better than ever

Gloucester flanker Jake Polledri is confident he can perform “even better” than before after returning from almost two years out with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Salary cap is forcing clubs to invest in youth policy

PAUL REES Worcester’s plight at a time when the salary cap has been reduced by some 20 per cent to £5m...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Financial grief puts sport in a sorry state

CHRIS HEWETT A few days ago, the proposed transfer of the Senegalese footballer Ismaila Sarr from Watford to Aston Villa disappeared...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Ludlow: Three ops and I’m good to go

By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlow feels like a new man. The Gloucester captain had three operations in as many weeks after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Delight for Wales as Tipuric is fit again

By PETER JACKSON Justin Tipuric has finally been given the all-clear to begin playing again after a 14-month fight to save...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Bates looking to get Bears back to the sharp end

By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol born and bred outside back Jack Bates is hoping his ability to play centre and wing will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Top four finish is the target for White

By PAUL REES London Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in 10 years, but scrum-half Ben...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

It’s time we introduced brain injury passports

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Eddie taking fire from all sides after his call to ‘blow things up’

Under fire: ‘I felt the culture was working against us when I arrived’, says England coach Eddie Jones PICTURE: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Talent everywhere you look in URC

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With the United Rugby Championship season fast approaching I’ve been having a good look at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Jack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England

KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It's interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Youngs Guns: Bath and Scotland U18s scrum-half Murdoch Lock

Having represented the U18s earlier this year, Bath academy scrum-half Murdoch Lock has set a clear goal to become the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Hare’s world record keeps on growing

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dusty Hare retired more than 30 years ago and yet his world points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

How I loved my journey to the top of the world

ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER After a long and illustrious international career, I’ve seen and been part of countless tournaments,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 4 years ago

England star Beckett joins Gloucester-Hartpury

England international Sarah Beckett has joined Gloucester-Hartpury from Premier 15s rivals Harlequins. The back rower has been capped 24 times for...

By Ben Jaycock

Club Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Pearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding

By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Pivac has riches when it comes to the back three

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With Wales’ tour of South Africa at an end I’ve had a chance to reflect...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Don’t get carried away with Ireland series win

COLIN BOAG In last week’s letters page a Mr Ireland (!) accused me of being curmudgeonly about Ireland beating the All...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

France top power rankings ahead of Ireland

NEIL DE KOCK The July fixtures concluded with two series wins for the north and two for the south. In terms...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity

The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Eddie has to decide what style he wants

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now the tours are over, there is a time to rest and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Back tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break

By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Pivac: We have much to build on

Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Lawes the enforcer as England take series

By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Wright 25, Fainga’a 66 Conversions: Lolesio 26, 67 England ..............21pts Penalties: Lolesio 31 Tries: Steward 40+1,...

By The Rugby Paper Team