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Features

/ 5 years ago

Lomu’s pace made him fearsome as much as his weight

BODY BUILDING A study co-authored by former England head coach Stuart Lancaster, found that after years of rugby players becoming heavier,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Perpignan power up for return to Top 14 | James Harrington

Perpignan returned to the Top 14 in style after a two-year break, comprehensively beating Biarritz 33-14 in yesterday evening’s ProD2...

By James Harrington

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Such a shame I opted for German over French at school! | Shane Williams

After turning down Toulon in his playing career, Shane Williams is now hoping to be able to commentate on the Top...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Champions Cup? Now it’s taking in also-rans!

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST If and when the brewing industry calls “time gentlemen please” on its financial support for the European Champions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Battle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington

Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Rassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude

WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 5 years ago

Dream Team: Bedford Blues winger Elijah Niko

ELIJAH NIKO, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER PAU, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AND EALING WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Youngs: This will help us be great

The Leicester Tigers captain offered his reaction after coming agonisingly close to winning the Challenge Cup trophy

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

Toulouse 22-17 La Rochelle: Heavyweight collision lacks real sparkle but Toulouse won’t care

All the action from Twickenham as Toulouse lifted a fifth Champions Cup trophy to become the undisputed kings of Europe

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

O’Gara dismay over the ‘clear’ penalty call that never came

Rather than the red card to Levani Botia, O'Gara was incensed by Luke Pearce's decision not to award La Rochelle a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Alex Lozowski eyes glory finish to iffy start in France with Montpellier

Lozowski compares his experiences playing alongside Owen Farrell for so long at Saracens and his season in France with Handre Pollard

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

Brock James backs La Rochelle to upset Toulouse in Champions Cup finale

The famed Top 14 import backs old club La Rochelle to stop Toulouse's run at a fifth Champions Cup triumph in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Bath prop Henry Thomas is off to La Rochelle

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Bath prop Henry Thomas on his way to join La Rochelle

Henry Thomas is out of contract this summer at Bath

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

End salary cap and fat cats will take cream | Chris Hewett

Chris Hewett contemplates how the salary cap can be conflicted between financial fairness and rugby's narrow corridor of frequent contenders

By Chris Hewett

Toulouse and La Rochelle will meet in the Champions Cup finale

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Toulouse can edge this fascinating French battle | Jeremy Guscott

Jeremy Guscott looks ahead to an all-France Champions Cup final between Toulouse and La Rochelle

By Jeremy Guscott

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Perpignan interested in Harlequins wing Nathan Earle

PERPIGNAN are chasing Harlequins winger Nathan Earle who is out of contract at Twickenham Stoop at the end of the season....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Toulon want to tempt Jonathan Joseph to leave The Rec

Could England centre Joseph be set for a move to the Cote d'Azur

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 years ago

Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Strict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington

James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude...

By James Harrington

Features

/ 5 years ago

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Bath 10-19 Montpellier: Toothless Bath flop out with whimper

Montpellier progress to the final with remarkable win at the Rec, their first match in over three weeks

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Darren Childs’ lack of rugby nous was a problem | Nick Cain

Childs' couldn't find a way of applying business acumen into his position as PRL chief executive, writes Nick Cain

By Nick Cain

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Midweek pile-ups impossible to avoid | James Harrington

James Harrington explains why the Top 14 schedule is in a bottleneck

By James Harrington

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

Preview: Bok flyer Rhule has found his second wind in French Alps

Daniel Gallan preview Sunday's clash between La Rochelle and Leinster with a place in the final awaiting the victor

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 5 years ago

Controller Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap

Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

European contenders will go into battle cold | James Harrington

Bordeaux-Begles and Montpellier will not have played a game since the quarter-final by the time the final four go head-to-head next...

By James Harrington

Worcester Warriors fly-half Billy Searle

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Wasps tell Warriors they want Billy Searle back

The departure of Lima Sopoaga at Wasps creates room for a possible Searle return at the Ricoh

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Sopoaga confirms Wasps exit for Lyon

RUGBY SHORTS WASPS fly-half Lima Sopoaga will join French Top 14 club Lyon at the end of the season. The 30-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

‘Medical joker’ Barry joins Vannes ex-pats

RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE lock Darren Barry has joined Gloucester centre Harry Trinder as a ‘medical joker’ signing at French Pro D2...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Harmony at Toulouse is music to Kaino’s ears | James Harrington

Earlier this week, both Toulouse and Clermont head coaches insisted that their sides are underdogs for today’s Champions Cup quarter-final at...

By James Harrington

The Rugby Paper

/ 5 years ago

Benetton denied in the final frantic moments

Montpellier....31 Benetton ........25 A TREMENDOUS defensive effort in the closing minutes saw Montpellier book their place in the semi-finals after back...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Jeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons

Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 5 years ago

Long-serving Henry Trinder to leave Gloucester

LONG-SERVING Gloucester centre Henry Trinder has left Kingsholm to kick-start his career with French club Vannes on a deal until the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Bristol Bears have banished bad eggs to build something special

PAUL REES TALKS TO BRISTOL’S LONG-SERVING LOCK JOE JOYCE ABOUT THE CLUB’S TRANSFORMATION Joe Joyce is Bristol’s longest serving player after joining...

By The Rugby Paper Team