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/ 4 months ago

Rocky road ahead for Welsh regions

United Rugby Championship ins & outs 2025-26 Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the URC season as Cardiff, Dragons, Scarlets and Ospreys...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 months ago

French Column: Baptiste Jauneau and Lenni Nouchi to stay where they are

Last weekend, the futures of two of France's most sought-after young stars was a major topic of conversation. Montpellier flanker Lenni...

By James Harrington

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/ 4 months ago

Tuifua is keeping quiet on his plans

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young talent: Patrick Tuifua in action for Hawke’s Bay PICTURE: Getty Images IN February 2024, the name...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 months ago

Toulon keen on their youth policy

PATRICK Tuifua isn’t the only young player shipping up at Stade Felix Mayol this summer. Fellow new arrivals such as utility...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 4 months ago

Prem Rugby Transfers: Five key signings show way for Bath

Ben Jaycock assesses the comings and goings in the transfer market as the Premiership prepares for the coming season With the...

By Ben Jaycock

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/ 4 months ago

GLOUCESTER

Will Joseph In: Will Joseph (Harlequins), Ross Byrne (Leinster), Ben Loader (Stormers), James Venter (Sharks), Jack Innard (Exeter Chiefs), Ben Redshaw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 months ago

Rugby Championship 2025 Preview: Springboks setting their sights on double top

Ben Jaycock looks forward to The Rugby Championship which starts this weekend Tournament favourites and defending champions South Africa return to...

By Ben Jaycock

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/ 5 months ago

Racing 92 banking on youth strategy

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Moving in at No.10: Ugo Seunes has joined Racing 92 and could be the signing of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 5 months ago

Puzzling games without frontiers

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW DURING the last fortnight, seven players from distant shores stood to attention for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 5 months ago

Saints alive! The power and glory: Northampton Saints’ all-time XV

What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Paul Rees: Saracens glad to have Owen Farrell back in harness so he can lead hunters

Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the spotlight this week on Saracens For the first time...

By Paul Rees

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 months ago

Owen Farrell to captain British and Irish Lions for first time in Melbourne clash

Owen Farrell will lead the British and Irish Lions for the first time in Tuesday’s match against the First Nations &...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 5 months ago

Bordeaux get a hard start against the Bulls

Champions: Bordeaux Begles celebrate CHAMPIONS Cup holders Bordeaux Bègles will begin their title defence with a tough away fixture in South...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 5 months ago

French Colummn: Bayonne in the fast lane for No.9 Leo Coly

It was mid-August last year – the 13th, to be precise – when Racing 92 suddenly confirmed their highly rated and,...

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 5 months ago

Newcastle’s Best XV: Falcons set to rule the roost

What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

By Brendan Gallagher

Columnists

/ 5 months ago

Paul Rees: Northampton Saints paid the price for battling on two fronts

Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Northampton Northampton Saints finished two...

By Paul Rees

Columnists

/ 5 months ago

French Column: Top c14 lubs getting back in the swing

The Top 14 final brought the curtain down on the 2024/25 French rugby season just 15 days ago, with Toulouse lifting...

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Sale Sharks’ Best Premiership XV: Jason Robinson leads a Shark attack

What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...

By Brendan Gallagher

Features

/ 6 months ago

Bordeaux & Saints are set for Cup rematch

NEWS EXTRA EUROPEAN champions Bordeaux-Begles and last season’s finalists Northampton have been drawn in Pool 4 for the 2025-26 Champions Cup....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 6 months ago

Ma’a Nonu, 43, shows no sign of stopping

In other surprising – but rather more straightforward – contract news from France, it seems 43-year-old Ma’a Nonu is ready to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 6 months ago

Top 14: Toulouse vs Bordeaux – The best French final of all time?

Toulouse beat Bordeaux-Begles in the Top 14 final over the weekend, in what was one of the greatest finals France’s top league has...

By Charlie Elliott

British and Irish Lions

/ 6 months ago

British and Irish Lions Watch: Henry Pollock and Joe McCarthy shine against Force as Ben White called up

The British and Irish Lions have played their first game officially on tour, a 54-7 win over the Western Force in...

By Charlie Elliott

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/ 6 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Toulouse and Bordeaux produce all-time final

Rugby saw a great mix of international and club games being played this weekend, which provided a good variation for fans. ...

By Charlie Elliott

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

James Harrington: Fabien Galthie’s squad will need to step up in New Zealand

After all the fuss from players and New Zealand Rugby, after the negotiations between union and league bosses, after the hints...

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Los Pumas stun British and Irish Lions

The summer period is well and truly upon us, meaning that rugby is now shifting its focus to international fixtures. While...

By Charlie Elliott

Chris Hewett

/ 6 months ago

Chris Hewett: Jonny Wilkinson just shouldn’t be the lone star

You have to laugh. Otherwise, you’d cry yourself a river. According to a public vote organised by the folk who run...

By Chris Hewett

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

Jeff Probyn: It was great to see the season end with a roar

The end of another season and dare I say the first proper end to the Premiership seasonal competition in years. There...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 6 months ago

Rugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Bath’s title celebrations & Ma’a Nonu rolls back the years

Across the world of rugby, there were lots of moments to look back on from this weekend. Given that it saw...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 6 months ago

Chris Hewett: Perhaps Paris isn’t the best of places

Can there be a rugby aficionado in the world who wouldn’t move heaven and earth to experience a weekend’s worth of...

By Chris Hewett

Columnists

/ 6 months ago

French Column: Fabien Galthie prepares to spring surprises for New Zealand tour

White smoke of a sort was spotted this week, heralding FFR and LNR agreement on tweaks to the player release deal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 7 months ago

Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey: A pair of aces who fill our hearts with joy

If the level of mastery is unusually high, the depth of mystery is unfathomable.

By Chris Hewett

Champions Cup

/ 7 months ago

Peter Jackson: Barmy to downgrade the Champions Cup

According to its promoters, the ‘wonderful’ Champions Cup stands on a pinnacle above everything else as ‘the greatest club competition in...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

Toulouse keen to get back in groove

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SITTING out last weekend’s Champions Cup final was not in Toulouse’s plans at the start of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 months ago

Peter Jackson: For many big names, like Ma’a Nonu, it’s the end of the road

One by one, the long-distance men who gave Father Time a serious run for his money have come to the end...

By Peter Jackson

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/ 7 months ago

Pete Ryan: Lee Byrne’s storied journey to becoming one of Wales’ greatest ever fullbacks

The agonising wait was over. Last Wednesday, players sat down and worked their way through the alphabet, hoping Ieuan Evans would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 months ago

Number nine Danny makes history on his swansong

■By SAM JACKSON Farewell: Danny Care DANNY Care will make his farewell to Twickenham Stoop this afternoon with special dispensation to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 7 months ago

European Finals Preview: Northampton Saints and Bath shape up to face the French

Paul Rees sets the scene ahead of this weekend's grand finale to European competition in Cardiff As the Premiership hacks through...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 7 months ago

Brendan Gallagher: European Cup’s given us some real pearlers

So this weekend in Cardiff will be the 30th European Cup Final, a pearl anniversary of sorts. Where did the time...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 7 months ago

FIVE CLASSIC CARDIFF FINALS

1996: Toulouse 21-18 Cardiff (aet) Toulouse were the better team but the kicking of Adrian Davies kept Cardiff in the game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 7 months ago

The Leicester Lip’s still talk of the town

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stunner: Austin Healey breaks through to set up the winning try against Stade...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 7 months ago

Try-fests galore as fans flock to ProD2

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Try time: Flyer Louis Bielle-Biarrey scored again for Bordeaux in their victory against Castres PICTURES: Getty Images...

By The Rugby Paper Team