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Barnes fears impact of social media on grassroots referees

Wayne Barnes believes that ignoring social media is the best way for referees to operate, but is also concerned that online...

By Nick Powell

I’m proud we stuck together, says Leicester’s Montoya

By PAUL REES Julian Montoya, who leads Leicester in today’s Premiership playoff semi-final at Sale, is proud the team stuck together...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Wales refs fail to make the World Cup grade

Jon Newcombe talks to WRU head of refereeing Paul Adams about the dearth of top officials in Wales For the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Fish is my kind of player – reliable and committed

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WAS gutted when I read that Dan Fish is going to miss Cardiff ’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Battle at No.10! Hunting for a final place

PAUL REES TALKS TO SALE’S GEORGE FORD AND LEEICESTER’S HANDRE POLLARD AHEAD OF THEIR SEMI-FINAL SHOWDOWN GEORGE Ford and Handre Pollard...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James steps up as Cardiff take on the Black & Ambers

Premiership semi-finals By ROB COLE PREVIEW... Cardiff v Newport Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Arms Park Llandovery v Merthyr Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Church...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Eligibility laws that need to be changed

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE recent international eligibility law that allows Henry Thomas to be selected by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Joy for Kidney as Gonzalez seals it

By GARY FIZGERALD London Irish.....................17pts Tries: Gonzalez 26, 71; Pearson 62 Conversions: Jackson 27 Exeter .................................14pts Tries: Vermeulen 21, Hendrickson 64...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

Nine Lions of Leinster would be in my team

CHRIS HEWETT Mitchell, Aston, Wotherspoon, Rotherham, Bromet, Hammond, Mayfield, Surtees, Thompson: on an early September afternoon in 1891, nine Cambridge University...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 3 years ago

My Team of the Season shows promise for future

SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The silverware for the season is set to be handed out without any Welsh involvement....

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Carty kicks Connacht to South Africa

By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................. 10pts Tries: O’Connor 65 Conversions: Cooney 66 Penalties: Cooney 21 Connacht ..........15pts Penalties: Carty 24, 34,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

Biggest Bets on Rugby

The sport of Rugby is one of high intensity that requires a high degree of strategy, skill and physical prowess. It...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Mitchell to succeed Middleton as Red Roses boss

The RFU has confirmed the appointment of John Mitchell as Simon Middleton’s successor as coach of the England women’s team. Mitchell,...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

Rugby World Cup France 2023: A Celebration of Rugby and Culture

France is getting ready to welcome the world for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will be the second time they...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

Rugby World Cup 2023: The ultimate guide for rugby fans

The Rugby World Cup 2023 is coming to France in less than a year, and it promises to be a spectacular...

By Sam Emery

Rugby World Cup

/ 3 years ago

Kolisi a major World Cup doubt

Springboks captain Siya Kolisi may miss this year’s World Cup with a knee injury sustained playing for the Sharks against Munster....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson annoyed by Ashman’s move north

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson is unhappy with the departure of Ewan Ashman to Edinburgh next season, adamant the hooker would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 3 years ago

My Life in Rugby with Simon Mannix: ‘I looked confident but, inside, I was a mess’

The former New Zealand, Wellington, Hurricanes, Sale & Gloucester fly-half who has coached at Racing 92, Munster and Pau talks about his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Arresting sight of Coulman’s solo gallop

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT Twickenham more than 50 years ago, Mike Coulman did something that had...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Welsh quartet deserve no favours

PETER JACKSON Cardiff lost 50 per cent of their matches in the URC and duly failed to finish in the Champions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 3 years ago

Young Guns: Bristol prop James Halliwell

James Halliwell hopes to be named in England’s U20s squad for this summer’s Junior World Cup after spending the season learning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Champions Cup semi-final preview

The knockout stages of the Heineken Champions Cup have provided plenty of thrills already this season, but which of the four...

By Nick Powell

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

How Far Will England Go at the Upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup?

Since reaching the Rugby World Cup final four years ago, England have endured a turbulent time in the international arena. They...

By Sam Emery

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Wales face danger of no team in Heineken Champions Cup

EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Wales are in danger of not having any representation in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Munster get it right in the end

By TOM SHEEDY Sharks .............22 Munster ..........22 Munster head coach Graham Rowntree knew it would be another gruelling outing in Kings...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

All Blacks have what it takes to go all way

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The decision by New Zealand to announce a new coach of the All Blacks...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Tall poppy syndrome or a case to answer?

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER For all sorts of reasons, all conquering Leinster...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Nienaber to replace Lancaster at Leinster

NEWS EXTRA LEINSTER have confirmed the appointment of Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber to their coaching team after the World Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 3 years ago

Lawrence and Tuilagi the next centres of attention?

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WITH only World Cup warm-ups to come in the international game this summer before...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Rampant Chiefs demolish Stormers

By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ................................ 42pts Tries: Wyatt 13, Nowell 21, Woodburn 29, S Simmonds 45, Yeandle 73, Cairns 78 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 3 years ago

Ex-Ireland full-back Jones joins Borthwick

Former Ireland full-back Felix Jones will leave South Africa’s coaching set-up and join England as an assistant coach after the 2023...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 3 years ago

It’s time to get back to shifting the piano

CHRIS HEWETT Not long after helping the All Blacks to victory over the Lions in 1993, the formidable wing John Kirwan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Sanderson moves for Stormers’ star

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Sale Sharks are set to return to familiar ground as Alex Sanderson steps up his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

South Africa claim the celebratory sevens title

By NICK POWELL Proud: Kirkham coach Jonny Roddam RUGBY School held another event to mark 200 years since the birth of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby Paper News

/ 3 years ago

Scotland With A Job On Their Hands To See Hogg Off On A High

Few saw Stuart Hogg’s retirement announcement coming, as the Scotland full-back confirmed he will be retiring after the 2023 World Cup...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 3 years ago

SouthAfricanCasinos.co.za Votes FatBet Casino as Best New Casino of 2022

March 29, 2023, Johannesburg, South Africa (Press Release) The leading expert on top online casino brands in South Africa, South AfricanCasinso.co.za,...

By Sam Emery

Rugby World Cup

/ 3 years ago

Kay: Fitness guru is key for England

Steve Borthwick still has “an ace” up his sleeve in his determined bid to transform England into realistic World Cup contenders....

By Gary Fitzgerald

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

England need to be fit for purpose

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of the crosses that Steve Borthwick’s England team are going to have...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Time we showed some pride – Dunn

By PAUL REES Bath v Exeter PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Recreation Ground Tom Dunn says that the time for Bath...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Paul Rees

/ 3 years ago

All eyes turn to the World Cup

Paul Rees sees the championship go to form with Ireland and France leading the way The Six Nations was for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Warr stepping into Faf’s shoes

By HARRY BAMFORTH The pressure of replacing one of the world’s best rugby players could see many crack, but not Gus...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Pollard helping to put life into Tigers

By PAUL REES Handre Pollard says that his experience in the Premiership with Leicester has made him a more rounded player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

McKinney will donate his brain to science

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stewart McKinney’s name will forever be enshrined in the Lions pantheon alongside the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 3 years ago

Bob Burrows, the man who opened door for Living with Lions

PETER JACKSON Bob Burrows joined the BBC from Fleet Street via the Yorkshire Post during the heady days of late summer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Did RFU give job to Borthwick too soon?

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME After watching a record defeat at home against a side that had...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

England’s historic humbling

By GARY FITZGERALD at Twickenham Ellis Genge attempted desperately to rally England‘s battered, bowed and bewildered troops after being taught a...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Six Nations

/ 3 years ago

Magnificent France run riot to destroy dreadful England

By NICK CAIN at Twickenham England .............................. 10pts Tries: Steward 48 Conversions: Smith 49 Penalties: Smith 34 France................................ 53pts Tries: Ramos...

By The Rugby Paper Team