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Latest News

/ 1 day ago

Ollie Chessum glad to be back in the middle

Ollie Chessum made his long-awaited return to Premiership action in last Sunday’s win at Bristol. The England lock last featured in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 day ago

Michael Cheika: We can’t afford to be slow out of the blocks

Leicester boss Michael Cheika warned his side they cannot afford to be slow out of the blocks at the business end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 day ago

Fred aiming to add to the Tuilagi legacy

■By CHRIS COLLYER FRED Tuilagi is eager to make a name for himself with club and country rather than just ‘live...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 day ago

Tigers bare their teeth to sink Dale

Sheffield Tigers....38 Wharfedale............ 15 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers ended their season in style with a convincing five-try victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 day ago

YOUNG GUNS

GEORGE MARSH LEICESTER AND ENGLAND U18 FORWARD Leicester Tigers tyro George Marsh is hoping to replicate what his role models, the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 day ago

Treacey’s double helps U19s to win over Scots

■By BEN JAYCOCK CAPTAIN Connor Treacey led England U19s to a nine-try 54-12 victory over Scotland yesterday. England scored tries through...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 days ago

Was the Saracens v Gloucester away end experiment a success?

By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...

By Charlie Elliott

Premiership

/ 1 week ago

Sale Sharks still have four massive games to go, warns George Ford

George Ford is gearing himself up for a final huge play-off push as he helped guide Sharks to a bonus-point win...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 week ago

Bristol Bears vs Leicester Tigers Preview: Rich Lane ready to go again after two-week gap

By Jon Newcombe PREVIEW... Bristol v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate Rich Lane believes a two-week break from fixtures has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 week ago

Micheal Cheika determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high

By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will be moving on at the end of the season, but he is determined to leave...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 weeks ago

Matt signs off for the Tigers in style

■By TOM MARKHAM Sedgley Park ........63 Darlington MP .......24 TIGERS pulled out all the stops in their final home game with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 weeks ago

Good Evans! win battle for Billingham survival

By MIKE BROWN Billingham........31pts Sheffield T........28pts BATTLING Billingham boosted their survival hopes with a hard-fought win over the Tigers side in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 weeks ago

Tamani in charge as Scots demolished

England..............71pts Scotland.............. 5pts by Ben Jaycock CHARLIE Tamani burst onto the international age-grade scene with two well-taken tries as England destroyed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 weeks ago

Glasgow Warriors 43-19 Leicester Tigers: Tigers blown away by spirited Warriors

By Bryn Palmer Glasgow Warriors 43pts Tries: Venter 13, 74; Vailanu 18, 41; Hastings 49, Horne 50 Conversions: Hastings 14, 19,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 3 weeks ago

It’s Tykes’ title party thanks to Seremaia

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 24pts Leeds Tykes ....27pts A LATE penalty from Seremaia Turagabeci crowned Leeds Tykes league champions in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 1 month ago

We’ve left ourselves a mountain to climb, admits Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson

Phil Dowson vowed champions Northampton would learn from the “harshest of lessons” dished out by Leicester. “We going to have to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 1 month ago

Dream Team – Come Joussain

COME JOUSSAIN, THE LEICESTER AND FORMER NOTTINGHAM, STADE FRANCAIS & CARCASSONNE LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 month ago

Archer on target as the Tigers triumph

nBy RICHARD GORE Hull...................... 21pts Sheffield T........29pts SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 1 month ago

It’s many happy returns for Luckas

■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T .........38 Sedgley Park ........29 WINGER Luckas Sableman-Blue marked his return to Rotherham Titans with a try...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 1 month ago

Tigers show the fight to beat drop

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley..........................23 A BONUS point win for Sheffield Tigers eased their relegation jitters in an incident-packed game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 months ago

Sedgley Park topple Rams in nailbiter

By Tom Markham Sedgley Park ........ 34 Rams ........................ 33 Sedgley Park just held on to celebrate a nailbiting triumph. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 months ago

Grant kicks his side over the line

By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale.................43 Sheffield Tigers....38 BOTH scored six tries in a ding-dong battle, but a superb performance by Tynedale kicker...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 months ago

Norman at the double to increase woe on Aces

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T....... 34pts Harrogate.......... 18pts All-action: Harrogate’s Charlie Head goes over and, right, Benjamin Manderfield scores for Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Jacob’s ready for a big finish in Bournville’s survival fight

■ By BEN JAYCOCK WITH just six rounds to go, National League regulars Bournville are embroiled in a relegation dogfight, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 months ago

Wall times it perfectly to snatch it at the death

By LUKE JARMYN Leicester .............................19pts Tries: McBrien 18, Gallagher 30, M Jones 50 Conversions: Gallagher 19, 31 Exeter ................................. 24pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 months ago

Josh Bassett and Will Wand give Leicester Tigers shot in the arm

By David Lawrence Coventry ...........26pts Tries: Hinkley 16, Morris 45, Warren 61, Barton 70 Conversions: Mathews 16; Mannion 45, 61 Leicester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 2 months ago

PWR: Leicester Tigers outlast Trailfinders in 88 point thriller

By Ollie Aust With play-off places out of reach for both sides, they put on an entertaining points fest with Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 2 months ago

Morgan heroics written in Stone: Plymouth make it eight in a row

By John Butcher Plymouth A.............38 Sedgley Park.........35 Plymouth made it an eight-match unbeaten run against spirited visitors Sedgley Park. Albion dominated...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 months ago

Brough is so Hungary to build on early adventure

■By CHRIS COLLYER Speedy: Birmingham Moseley winger Daniel Brough BIRMINGHAM Moseley winger Daniel Brough says his love for rugby was solidified...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 2 months ago

Lewis is difference as Hull back up last week’s win

■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 17 Hull Ionians............27 HULL IONIANS’ extended losing streak was made to look like a distant memory...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 months ago

Finn Carnduff leads the way to put Leicester Tigers in the driving seat

By Rob Wildman Leicester ...........................57pts Tries: Woodward 6, Volavola 9, Carnduff 13, 72; Theobald-Thomas 15, Tom Manz 22, Whiteley 29, Pearson...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League One

/ 3 months ago

Brough wins the chase to triumph

■By JOE BARNES TAYLOR Sedgley Park ........20 B Moseley ..............28 BIRMINGHAM Moseley took the honours in a frosty encounter. The visitors...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 3 months ago

Where there’s a Will there is a way for Tigers

By WILL JUDD Fylde..................28 Sheffield...........30 SHEFFIELD Tigers were made to fight until the last minute to claim a hard-fought win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 3 months ago

Gloucester-Hartpury cement place at the top of PWR

By Sam Bytheway Leicester ................ 7pts Try: Gallagher 40 Conversion: Gallagher 41 Gloucester-H.......38pts Tries: Davies 13, Castellucci 17, Penalty 39, H...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 3 months ago

Sam’s the man to play Hoppers hero

■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....27 Preston G.................34 HOPPERS’ debut hero Sam Freeman snatched a dramatic late win in a nine-try...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 months ago

Cheika to leave Tigers at end of the season

HEAD coach Michael Cheika will leave Leicester Tigers when his contract expires at the end of the season. The 57-year-old, below,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 months ago

Ben O’Keefe not to Michael Cheika’s liking

Michael Cheika hit out at the appointment of New Zealand referee Ben O’Keefe after his side were leapfrogged in the table...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership Women's Rugby

/ 3 months ago

Nine-try Loughborough Lightning go on the rampage

By Rory Morrow Loughborough Lightning produced an electric, nine-try display at Welford Road to record a bonus-point win. This derby-day encounter...

By The Rugby Paper Team

National League 2N

/ 3 months ago

Goatley celebrates landmark with try

By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 19 Chester..................... 14 A SECOND-HALF try from Barney Goatley was enough to give a resurgent Sheffield...

By The Rugby Paper Team