Top 14

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Teddy Thomas reflects on career success, fatherhood

Lifting the most prestigious European competitions within rugby is only achieved by a small percentage despite the countless number of children...

By Cam Stephens

Club Rugby

/ 1 year ago

‘Je ne regrette rien’: Lewis Ludlam loving life at Toulon

Lewis Ludlam insists he will return to Northampton one day but has no regrets about leaving the town or England behind...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

11-try blitz as Chiefs suffer record defeat

By MARK STEVENS Exeter Chiefs ................... 17pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 8, 48, Hammersley 70 Conversion: Slade 49 Bordeaux Begles ........... 69pts Tries:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Baxter: It looks like a bit of a stuffing

EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter could not hide his disappointment after watching his side slip to a record Champions Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Castres in good shape but Bulls fade away

■ By TOM WALKER Castres ............ 49 Bulls .................. 10 A SECOND-STRING Bulls were all but eliminated from the Champions Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 1 year ago

Bath v Clermont: Joe Cokanasiga- “It is all down to chatting to the boss”

Joe Cokanasiga has credited a frank conversation with head of rugby Johann van Graan for his purple patch of form for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 1 year ago

Black Lion ….. 16 Bayonne ………41

BAYONNE blew a helpless Black Lion away with a dominant six-try bonus point triumph on the road. The routine victory continues...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Franco Molina is following in Rob Baxter’s footsteps

By Mark Stevens In the rugby world, players often emerge as leaders not only through their skill, but through their character,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 1 year ago

We need to watch rugby in the raw

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed According to Inkoo Kang, a leading critic at The New Yorker magazine and, almost by definition,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

A spirit of adventure comes at high price

Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

Let’s hope the best of Regan Grace is yet to come

By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Ever since St Helens discovered him in Port Talbot playing for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

We can learn a lot from French

By Jeff Probyn - A front row view on the game There is so much that is wrong with the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 1 year ago

Fabien Galthie’s Six Nations dilemma: Who gets the vote at 10?

French Column - By James Harrington There are bigger rugby weeks to come in 2025, but the Wednesday between January’s twin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

Great to see a big match on ITV

Big game: Tommy Reffell on the attack for Leicester against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty images WELL said Peter Warren, TRP letters 29/12/2024....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 1 year ago

A Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat

Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Miscellaneous

/ 1 year ago

Century of highs for La Rochelle

FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON AN IMPRESSIVE milestone at Stade Marcel Deflandre was reached last night, where La Rochelle hosted their 100th...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 1 year ago

£10 a month does not seem excessive

Don Pearson in a recent issue of The Rugby Paper complains about having to pay extra for European games on Premier...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 1 year ago

No surprise as France show how it’s done

By Nick Cain Vannes versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 1 year ago

Playing rugby was a free passport to travel – Maurie Fa’asavalu

My Life in Rugby - Maurie Fa'asavalu THE FORMER SAMOA RU, GREAT BRITAIN RL, HARLEQUINS, OYONNAX AND ST HELENS PLAYER, WHO...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 1 year ago

Stuart Lancaster looks like he will hang on

French Column, By James Harrington In the end, after weeks of speculation, chairman Laurent Travers will leave Racing 92 at the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Willis: I’m loving my life with Toulouse

By MARK STEVENS WHILE some sides would consider the tag of defending champions as a target on their backs, it appears...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Willis: I’m loving my life with Toulouse

By MARK STEVENS WHILE some sides would consider the tag of defending champions as a target on their backs, it appears...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Steward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers

By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Freddie Steward leads calls for Michael Cheika to stay at Leicester Tigers

By Paul Rees Michael Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Steward leads calls for Cheika to stay at Tigers

By PAUL REES MICHAEL Cheika will hold talks with Leicester after Christmas over his future having signed a one-year contract with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Jack proves that he’s still the lad

THERE’S something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Jack proves that he’s still the lad

THERE’S something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Jack Nowell proves that he’s still the lad

There's something about crossing The Channel that seems to bring out the best in England’s Top 14 exports, with a rejuvenated...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

At least the French are going full-bore

NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

At least the French are going full-bore

NEUTRALS the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end for the seventh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

At least the French are going full-bore in Champions Cup

By Peter Jackson Neutrals the world over will relish the prospect of Toulouse and La Rochelle invading Cardiff at season’s end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

/ 2 years ago

Bouscatel looks like he will run again

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Top 14

/ 2 years ago

Bouscatel looks like he will run again

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Top 14

/ 2 years ago

Bouscatel looks like he will run again

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN ADVENT tensions rather than goodwill in the corridors of French rugby power in the week leading up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 2 years ago

Scotland will benefit from winning habit – Blair Kinghorn

By Adam Hathaway Blair Kinghorn has been getting into the winning habit with Antoine Dupont and co at Toulouse and reckons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

England-born Junior Kpoku rules out playing for France

By Sam Jackson Hard-hitting: Racing 92 lock Junior Kpoku Junior Kpoku, ineligible for Steve Borthwick’s England team while playing for Racing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Ronan O’Gara keeps on driving La Rochelle

Mark Stevens talks to the former Ireland No.10 about his plans in France - and what could happen next In the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Mark McCall: There is no margin for error in this format so we have to back up last week

By PAUL REES Match Preview Stade Francais v Saracens Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadium Mark McCall has warned his Saracens players not...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Duncan Weir’s set for Toulon tester

By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Toulon vs Glasgow Today. 3.15pm Duncan Weir feels his Glasgow side must get to grips with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Roebuck the star as Sale cruise in

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ................................................................. 29pts Tries: J-L du Preez 19, Roebuck 34, Carpenter 51, Curry 60 Conversions: R du Preez...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

The global travellers who light up game

By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There is nothing especially funny about short-term memory loss, but it may just have an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Cian Prendergast takes reins

By Ben Jaycock PREVIEW... Perpignan v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stade Aimé Giral Connacht captain Cian Prendergast returns to lead his...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Off-target Gloucester get lesson in finishing

By Luke Jarmyn Vannes................................ 43pts Tries: Benmegal 2, 46; Ruru 4, 10; Chateau 65, Blanchard 70 Conversions: Lafage 3, 5, 47,...

By The Rugby Paper Team