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England play their second match of the autumn against Fiji at Twickenham

England-Fiji talking points: Ellis Genge leads the way and time to unleash Immanuel Feyi-Waboso

England will be targeting a ninth successive victory when they host Fiji at Allianz Stadium on Saturday in the second of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Henry Pollock breaks through for the second England try

England 25-7 Australia: Henry Pollock puts England on the road to redemption

Henry “Peroxide” Pollock wants to be noticed, and the bleached-blond young flanker made sure the Wallabies will not forget him in...

By Nick Cain

Jeremy Guscott: Time for France to put down a marker

France, champions of Europe, against South Africa, double World Cup winners and newly crowned Rugby Championship title holders, in Paris on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu runs in the second try for South Africa

Japan 7-61 South Africa: Springbok superiority too much for Brave Blossoms

Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu is a mouthful, but it’s a name rugby fans will certainly remember as a stellar performance at Wembley allowed...

By Ben Jaycock

Nick Cain: Believe it! All Blacks are there for the taking

New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the...

By Nick Cain

I loved watching Gavin Henson play, says Jacob Beetham

When Jacob Beetham thinks back to the players he most enjoyed watching when growing up, one name stands out – Gavin...

By Simon Thomas

Building from the wreckage! Steve Tandy’s task to reignite Wales

As Welsh rugby lurches from one calamity to the next as if trying to navigate a maze blindfolded, the worst of...

By Paul Rees

Bevan joins Bristol on short-term deal

BRISTOL Bears have signed Cardiff and Wales scrum-half Ellis Bevan on a four-week loan to help ease the club through their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The day Ellis Park wasn’t at capacity…

SEVENTY years on from finding room for 95,000 at a Springbok-Lions Test match, Ellis Park marked the anniversary with another record...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby: Sam Bedlow – Nothing can top playing for Sale Sharks with my brother

Sam Bedlow, the Sale Sharks and former Fylde, Eastern Province and Bristol Bears centre, on his life in rugby.

By The Rugby Paper Team

England launch their autumn campaign against Australia

England v Australia talking points: Steve Borthwick’s statement and marked man Henry Pollock

England and Australia will contest the Ella-Mobbs Trophy currently held by the Wallabies when their 116-year rivalry is renewed on Saturday.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Wales’ Louis Rees-Zammit during a training session at Principality Stadium, Cardiff

Louis Rees-Zammit looks forward to Wales return but says training feels ‘weird’

Louis Rees-Zammit admitted it felt strange to be back training with Wales at the Principality Stadium as he prepares for his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Wales captain Jac Morgan declares love for Ospreys amid uncertain club future

Jac Morgan has declared his love for the Ospreys, but the Wales captain faces an uncertain club future with his region...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Steve Tandy glad to have Louis Rees-Zammit back in the Wales squad

Bristol Bears wing Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British/Irish League is the way forward

THE attendance figures for Leinster v Munster (51,589) and Lions v Scarlets (1,771) on October 18 highlight a major problem with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain: Luke Cowan-Dickie’s reprieve smacks of inconsistency

Luke Cowan-Dickie’s exoneration by an RFU disciplinary panel on Tuesday for a potentially dangerous high tackle on Tom Willis in last...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Noah Caluori scoring one of his five tries last weekend

Brendan Gallagher: Don’t hold Noah Caluori back – he’s too good

So a supernova named Noah Caluori, whose vapour trails lingered long in the sky over Hendon last Saturday night, is now...

By Brendan Gallagher

Noah Caluori jumps to win the ball against Gus Warr

Paul Rees: Time for Steve Borthwick to put his foot on the accelerator

Paul Rees considers whether Saracens flyer Noah Caluori deserves his England chance in this year’s Autumn Series.

By Paul Rees

Bok Wessels hit with 9-week suspension

SOUTH Africa front rower Jan-Hendrik Wessels has received a nine-match suspension for grabbing Josh Murphy’s genitals in the Bulls’ 28-27 win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

McGeechan prostate cancer ‘all gone’

Delighted: Ian McGeechan FORMER Scotland and British and Irish Lions head coach Sir Ian Mc-Geechan has revealed his prostate cancer is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson: Wingers who fly high in their teens

Those teenagers who dare to wing it across the international stage belong to a galaxy of meteoroids once flown by England’s...

By Peter Jackson

Lucu is ready to answer the call

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SCRUM-HALF Maxime Lucu played his first minutes of the season for Bordeaux last night, after rupturing a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Ireland v New Zealand – Can Andy Farrell’s men repeat history in Chicago?

Just under a decade ago, Irish rugby claimed its biggest ever win in its 150-year history by defeating the legendary All...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Scotland prop Jamie Bhatti pictured during the national squad announcement ahead of the 2023 Rugby World Cup in South Queensferry

A Life in Rugby: Jamie Bhatti’s journey of heart and hard work

Peter Ryan speaks to Jamie Bhatti about his remarkable rise from Hillfoots RFC to the international stage, reflecting on his love...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Wales winger Louis Rees-Zammit at the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France

Louis Rees-Zammit back in Wales squad after two-year absence

Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it in the NFL.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Prem: We’re hungry for more success, insists Bath’s Tom Dunn

Tom Dunn has a message for those who fancy toppling Bath as league champions – we are not done yet.

By Paul Rees

George Ford has started the season in fine form for Sale Sharks

George Ford is hoping pilates will extend his career

George Ford is so fiercely driven for further international honours he has taken to pilates late in his career as he...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Ireland: Caelan Doris gets the nod but Joe McCarthy misses out

Caelan Doris will lead Ireland into their Autumn Series campaign after recovering from shoulder surgery in early May that ruled him...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Prem: Tom Hooper aims to be enforcer-in-Chief at Exeter

Tom Hooper admits he’s never been one to shy away from a challenge – and now the bruising Australian flanker is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Doak leads way for Ulster

By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks..............26 Ulster............... 34 NATHAN Doak kicked 14 points as Ulster secured an impressive win in Durban to maintain...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson: Long march of players from distant lands

The All Blacks are heading this way via Chicago reinforced by another bountiful raft of converts from their treasured trawl of...

By Peter Jackson

Sam Underhill scoring off the bench for Bath at the end of last season

Paul Rees: Striving for an impact – The bench rules, OK

Paul Rees looks at the evolving role of the eight substitutes and how coaches are using them tactically.

By Paul Rees

NEWS EXTRA

No space for Rugby Champs THE Rugby Championship will be mothballed in 2026 to create space for New Zealand to tour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Perpignan fighting for life at the basement

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tough times: Perpignan skipper Jamie Ritchie and, inset, fly-half Tristan Tedder PICTURES: Getty Images IN HIS fifth...

By The Rugby Paper Team

England stars Natasha Hunt and Zoe Aldcroft celebrate as Gloucester-Hartpury’s Sisilia Tuipulotu lifts the trophy last season

Premiership Women’s Rugby preview: Matt Banahan – It’s going to be highly competitive

Ben Jaycock talks to the new coach at Gloucester-Hartpury about what he expects of the coming season

By Ben Jaycock

Unions make stand against R360

EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain: Absurd rule banning Jack Willis from England

The high esteem in which Jack Willis is held at his club Toulouse, in French rugby circles in general, and regularly...

By Nick Cain

O’Connor will need to get act together

JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Poor start by Scarlets is no crisis, insists Peel

■By ROGER PANTING Scarlets .............. 0pts Stormers .......... 34pts Tries: Roos 11, de Villiers 39, van Heerden 56, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 65, Khan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Ospreys in charge as they break their duck

■By SIMON THOMAS Ospreys .............................24pts Tries: Cokanasiga 15, Morse 18, Ratti 74 Conversions: Edwards 16, 19, 75 Penalty: Edwards 59 Zebre......................................0pts...

By The Rugby Paper Team