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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Reports suggest South Africa set to replace Italy in Six Nations from 2025

South Africa look set to join the Six Nations from 2025 in place of Italy, the Daily Mail have revealed. Talks...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

The WRU have launched their next series of Exiles camps

Designed to engage with young Welsh qualified players and their families who are based outside Wales they’re organised to potentially provide...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Saracens announce £32M takeover by consortium of investors

Saracens have announced a that the £32m takeover by a consortium Kimono House Ltd has been completed. The takeover was announced...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

England star Marcus Smith claims Six Nations are wide open

By BEN REDWOOD England star Marcus Smith claims the Six Nations are “wide open” ahead of Wales‘ visit to Twickenham in...

By Ben Redwood

Guest Blogs

/ 4 years ago

Sport is like a drug

Rugby is a contact sport that came from England where people started playing it in the early 19th century. Lately, rugby...

By Sam Emery

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Mark Wilson: Newcastle Falcons and England forward retires with immediate effect

Newcastle Falcons and England international Mark Wilson has retired from rugby with immediate effect. The 32-year-old Newcastle skipper and back-row forward...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Joe Launchbury is recalled to England squad

Eddie Jones confirmed this lunchtime that Wasps' Joe Launchbury would replace the injured Lewis Ludlam in the England squad ahead of...

By Ben Redwood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Eddie: I’ll copy Rassie and make a ref video

From ADAM HATHAWAY at Murrayfield EDDIE Jones threatened to produce a Rassie Erasmus style video as England crashed and burned at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Six Nations

/ 4 years ago

Betsen backing Les Bleus for Grand Slam glory

By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Serge Betsen SERGE Betsen believes France can go unbeaten in this year’s tournament. Les Bleus have not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Van Zyl keen to stay with Sarries for long haul

SOUTH African scrumhalf Ivan van Zyl would be happy to see out the rest of his playing days in the Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

What a stupid time to change the scrum laws!

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Wouldn’t you know it? Just days before the first major tournament with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Barbeary impresses England coaches as he returns to full fitness

Uncapped back rower Alfie Barbeary has returned to England training with forwards coach Matt Proudfoot pleased with what he’s seen from...

By Ben Jaycock

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Courtney Lawes a doubt for England’s Six Nations opener

England forwards coach Matt Proudfoot confirmed that Courtney Lawes is going through his return to playing practises ahead of Saturday’s Six...

By Ben Redwood

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Diamond could put bite on his old club, Sharks

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Raid: Flanker Cameron Neild is wanted by Worcester SALE Sharks are bracing themselves for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

English granny hunt for Tyrone

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE RFU have been in touch with Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green in a bid...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Lord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 4 years ago

Relief as Dupont returns to action

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Forty-nine days after he last played rugby, scrum-half, Antoine Dupont returned to action last night, alongside international...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Wales hooker Bradley Roberts signs for Dragons

Wales hooker Bradley Roberts has signed for the Dragons. Currently part of Wales’ Six Nations squad, the 26-year-old has signed a...

By Ben Redwood

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Sale 49 – 10 Ospreys: Sale handsomely defeat depleted Ospreys

Sale Sharks............49 Tries: Roebuck 2, Reed, Ashman, D du Preez, Langdon, Metcalf Cons: MacGinty 4, R du Preez 3 Ospreys .................10 Try: Deaves Cons: Hawkins Pens: Hawkins A stellar...

By Ben Redwood

Features

/ 4 years ago

Such a poignant glimpse of England’s lost talent

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

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Know-how from Lions tour can help beat England

By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend believes the insight his eight British & Irish Lions gained on last summer’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Warp-speed Radwan is the new Jason Robinson

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHAT struck me about the announce- ment of England’s Six Nations squad by Eddie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Gym before Guinness now for Cowan-Dickie

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Montpellier v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade de la Mosson LUKE Cowan-Dickie is expecting Exeter to face...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

The ‘great selector’ is causing confusion again

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE ‘Fast Eddie’ nickname first coined in this column to describe Eddie Jones...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 4 years ago

Zebo in line for his first appearance in Europe since return

MUNSTER are already through and come kickoff will know exactly what they will require to secure third place in Pool B....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 4 years ago

It’s time to rethink a British and Irish League

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST The best we can say for the United Rugby Championship is that the revamped tournament is having...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

All change as Eddie goes with a sense of adventure

PAUL REES LOOKS AT ENGLAND’S SIX NATIONS SQUAD Selection defines coaches. One of the hardest parts of the job is telling...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

My Bedford team could have made it in the Prem

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BEDFORD, LONDON IRISH, BARBARIANS AND MIDLANDS CENTRE BEN WHETSTONE RUDI STRAEULI used to have a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Prem will make Boks better says Benhard

By GARY FITZGERALD JAKE White has urged the Springboks to stop picking overseas-based talent but Benhard Janse van Rensburg has no...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

French lock Lambey wanted at Sharks

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Offer: Felix Lambey SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is trying to lure Lyon and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 4 years ago

Watson and Joseph will stay at Rec – for now

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH chairman Ed Griffiths has moved to keep England stars Anthony Watson and Jonathan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

Get the front row right, Eddie, and it all follows

NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S ENGLAND SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT WITH SOME ADVICE FOR EDDIE JONES SIX Nations Grand Slams are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 4 years ago

Euro rugby chiefs have made a right mess of it

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there has been more muddled thinking by a sports governing body...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

Time to split the pro and amateur game

COLIN BOAG I’ve believed for a long time that a schism between the professional game and the lower echelons is inevitable,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Eddie won’t drop Farrell, but he’s behind Marcus

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK ENGLAND found a way to win without Owen Farrell at the end of an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Rugby

/ 4 years ago

Bath won’t travel to France unless French restrictions eased

Bath Rugby have confirmed that they will only fulfil Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup fixture against La Rochelle if French travel restrictions...

By Ben Redwood

Features

/ 4 years ago

Elias eager to shake off the rust after Covid break

By STEFFAN THOMAS RYAN Elias has lived in the shadow of Ken Owens since breaking into the senior Scarlets squad in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 4 years ago

Dupont nowhere near Gareth – but he’s got time

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE amount of hype surrounding France’s brilliant scrum-half Antoine Dupont raises the question whether...

By The Rugby Paper Team