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Challenge Cup

/ 6 years ago

Hughes try gets Scarlets off to winning start on home ground

By CALLUM ELLIS A SECOND-HALF try from Staffen Hughes helped the Scarlets open their Challenge Cup campaign with a win over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 6 years ago

Beattie’s late try gets Scots home against the Pirates

By SAM JACKSON Scottish: Bobby Beattie Pirates: Callum Patterson LONDON Scottish capped their final home match of the year in dramatic...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 7 years ago

Wasps get Joe back for Euro tie

JOE LAUNCHBURY is poised to return for Wasps in next Saturday’s European Challenge Cup tie at Bordeaux Begles. The England lock...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Cowan beats depression to star again for the Exiles

■By NEALE HARVEY Battle won: Blair Cowan REVITALISED London Irish back rower Blair Cowan is relishing life in the top-flight again...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Du Toit, Scarratt are best in world

SOUTH Africa flanker Pieter-Steph du Toit and England’s Emily Scarratt were named men’s and women’s 15s player of the Year 2019...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Baa-baas call up Mitchell and Brits for tour

ENGLAND defence coach John Mitchell and South Africa hooker Schalk Brits will join the Barbarians ahead of November’s tour. Mitchell will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Now Japan gets ready to make Sevens sing

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points ONE of the big winners from RWC2019 is going to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

The Big Ten maintain their power game at World Rugby

ALL men are equal, but some are more equal than others as World Rugby continue to demonstrate with Orwellian ruthlessness. There...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

MATCH-BY-MATCH HOW ENGLAND REACHED THE SEMI-FINAL

Try double: Manu Tuilagi Big score, slow start. Jones picked tantamount to his ‘A’ team for their opening pool match but...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Fair play, Scots were the cleanest

Elbowed out: Jaco Peyper brings out the red card for Frances’s Sebastien Vahaamahina ENGLANDhead into the World Cup final armed with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Cancelled France match negates Eddie’s shot at experimenting with Farrell

Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo in find Eddie Jones lacking room to manoeuvre if Farrell or Vunipola suffer mishap

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Williams column: Cancelled game will help Welsh chances

WALES are battered and bruised, but they are also battle-hardened for the World Cup’s quarter-finals and that is where you want...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 years ago

Cobus was quick – but no cigar!

COBUS Reinach’s elevenminute hat-trick for the Springboks against Canada is among the fastest of the professional era but is not the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 years ago

Owen and Billy are Eddie problems

Nick Cain arrives in Tokyo to find Eddie Jones confronted by some big selectorial decisions Not at their best: Owen Farrell,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 years ago

Cancelled game will help Welsh chances

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS WALES are battered and bruised, but they are also battle-hardened for the World Cup’s quarter-finals...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Bench men spark late surge for bonus point

By NICK CAIN Breakthrough: Gael Fickou goes over for France’s third try PICTURE: Getty Images Super sub: Baptiste Serin celebrates scoring...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Brunel rues high penalty count

FRANCE coach Jacques Brunel praised his replacements for changing the game and securing a bonus point but lamented an error-strewn display....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

France call for the new poster boy Barassi

JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN New star? Pierre-Louis Barassi is hailed as the answer to France’s midfield problems France coach Jacques Brunel...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Farrell stays so cool as Zen-like England fly under the radar

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Handbags: But Owen Farrell, No.12 far left, stays out of the melee Cast your mind back exactly four...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Now England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina

Nick Cain previews England's match against the Pumas and the selection issues facing Eddie Jones going forward

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Jack Nowell and Mako Vunipola return for England in clash with Pumas

A strong team named by England head coach Eddie Jones for Saturday's match against Argentina

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Manu Tuilagi is the key player for England, says Jason Robinson

Tuilagi can be the focal point of England going forward, and forget the injuries of his past

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Guscott column: Ford-Farrell combination is dependent on Manu’s defence

Jeremy Guscott talks England's plans for their back-line with games against tougher opposition beckoning

By Jeremy Guscott

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Brady sacks off his video support for Boks

TOM BRADY is an American icon, a New England Patriot with an unprecedented six Super Bowls to his name and a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Canada need to evoke the 1991 spirit of Vimy Ridge

Enforcer: Norm Hadley CANADA tackle New Zealand on Wednesday and whenever the Canuks meet the All Blacks, which isn’t very often,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 years ago

Landry in spotlight

USA international Ben Landry, 28, knows another of couple of impressive performances in Japan could secure him a dream Premiership move....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Ford-Farrell combo will dependonManudefence

JEREMY GUSCOTT Big question: Manu Tuilagi is an explosive attacking force but defence can win World Cups PICTURE: Getty Images YOU...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 7 years ago

Eddie will find Tonga give focus to his men

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Physical: Tonga’s bruising Castres No.8 Ma’ama Vaipulu England play their first match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Ledesma blames ref for French survival

From ADAM HATHAWAY Early promise: Gael Fikou scores the first French try PICTURES: Getty Images Fightback: Julian Montoya celebrates scoring Argentina’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 7 years ago

Cain column: Japan needs sumos who can play in the front row

Nick Cain questions whether have kept pace with the bulk and physicality of other Tier 2 nations

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 7 years ago

Profile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last

Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 7 years ago

Japan will go ballistic if Blossoms bloom at Rugby World Cup

Nick Cain sets out the teams who are likely to be in the quarter-finals, and pegs Japan and Fiji to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Joseph calls up veterans to help Japan flourish

JAPAN Late choice: The 38-year-old Luke Thompson is in the squad KARNE Hesketh’s legendary last gasp try to beat the mighty...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Skipper Vui must be at his best to inspire this underpowered Samoan challenge

Play-maker: Fly-half Tusi Pisi SAMOA have always been underdogs, but they used to punch above their weight and the question in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Rugby World Cup

/ 7 years ago

Little things matter if the Canucks are to progress

CANADA Hope: Evan Olmstead CANADA emerged from last year’s last-chance saloon as convincing winners of the repechage tournament to continue the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 7 years ago

Saracens’ squad depth will be tested to the max

By JON NEWCOMBE Big hit: Saracens will be missing 15 players SARACENS – Together Saracens, is a motto that will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 7 years ago

World Cup is the ultimate test of mental toughness

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Early arrival: England players in Tokyo this week PICTURE: Getty Images As...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 7 years ago

How the Bear came in from the cold at last

Brendan Gallagher charts the tortuous route of Russia’s RWC qualification Russian qualified: Anton Rudoy. Centre: Coach Lyn Jones. Right: Romania’s Sione...

By The Rugby Paper Team