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Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Simpson, 34, calls it quits

Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson has retired from professional rugby, aged 34. Simpson, who played six games for Sale on a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 3 years ago

Leinster smash Racing and prepare for Gloucester duel

By GARY FITZGERALD Racing............... 10pts Tries: Wade 74 Conversions: Russell 75 Penalties: Russell 25 Leinster............ 42pts Tries: Porter 3, Sheehan 32,...

By Gary Fitzgerald

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Gloucester in line for Stuart and McGuigan

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester have been busy shopping to improve their squad for next season and have lined...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 3 years ago

Israel banking on the Heat to build profile

RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER One of the more unusual modern days...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 3 years ago

Dream Team with Tom Cruse

Tom Cruse, The Edinburgh and former Wasps, London Irish, Rotherham & Macclesfield hooker chooses the best XV he has played with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 3 years ago

Hougaard to provide cover at Saracens

SARACENS have signed former Wasps utility back Francois Hougaard on a threemonth deal to provide injury cover on the wing. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

News Extra

/ 3 years ago

Ex-England coach Ed joins Coventry set-up

ED Robinson has joined Championship side Coventry as their new backs coach to replace Tony Fenner, who is relocating to New...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear

By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Worcester Warriors scrum-half Francois Hougaard has signed for Wasps

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Hougaard’s ‘no’ to Japan

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps and Worcester scrum-half Francois Hougaard is set to turn down the chance of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

New deals for Radwan & Blamire

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Newcastle are closing in agreeing on new deals with England duo hooker Jamie Blamire, above, and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

United Rugby Championship

/ 3 years ago

Munster end run of derby defeats

By DARAGH SMALL Munster ......... 34 Connacht......... 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 3 years ago

Champions hoping to build on fast start

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Women’s Premier 15s Today. Kick-off 3.15pm PREMIER 15s champions Saracens will be hoping to continue their strong...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Quins confirm Launchbury signing

Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Joe Launchbury for the 2023/24 season. It was first reported that Quins were set to...

By Nick Powell

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Oghre lines up move to Leicester

ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gabriel Oghre, above, has become the latest former Wasps player to find himself a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Sirker’s found new lease of life in West Country

By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Premier 15's

/ 3 years ago

Wasps stung as Bears start with a ten-try romp

By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol.......................62 Wasps..........................0 Bears thrashed Wasps in the opening round of the Allianz Premier 15s to go top of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

One hell of a shock! When a teacher helped Old Reigatians When a teacher

MOMENTINTIME OLD REIGATIANS 12 SARACENS 10 (JOHN PLAYER CUP, SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER NOT many clubs in the country can...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

We must bring back relegation -Baxter

By PAUL REES ROB Baxter believes that promotion and relegation has to become a feature of the Premiership again even if...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Marler calls for change of governance

By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler believes it may be time for a new “independent” organisation to be charged with repairing the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Ma’asi-White heads for Sale

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England U20 international Rekeiti Ma’asi-White is on the verge of agreeing to a deal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Skiing trip prompted rapid rise to the top

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, STADE FRANCAIS, WASPS, DRAGONS & NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE DAVIES I WAS 16 and on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Build-up to Varsity is like a Test match week, says Flood

ORGANISERS of the Varsity Match have decided to continue with the experiment of playing the historic fixture between Oxford University and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Sale fighting hard to keep Tuilagi at club

By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson hopes to keep Manu Tuilagi at Sale but admits the difficulty of fitting everyone into the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Launchbury set for stint in Japan

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps skipper Joe Launchbury is set to move to Japan on a short-term deal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Saints face fight to keep hold of Sleightholme

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Saints face stiff competition from Exeter and Saracens for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

London Irish winger Ollie Hassell-Collins

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Tigers hunt Hassell-Collins

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ollie Hassell-Collins could be joining Premiership champions Leicester next season after being spotted visiting Oval...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 3 years ago

Bath lead chase for Du Toit, Barbeary

ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prop star: Du Toit Bath have emerged as favourites to pip Lyon to land Springbok...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 3 years ago

Dream Team with Rikki Stout

1. George Porter – Ports is part of a very good Cinderford pack, and loves a scrum. It’s always a tough...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Coventry can’t hold Doncaster

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K .............22pts Tries: Vukasinovic 48, Daly 57, 76; Roberts 71 Conversions: Parkin 76 Tries: Thomas 44 Conversions:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Letters

/ 3 years ago

Sorry, but I can’t find ‘materiality’ in the law book

I AGREE with Mr Rowden (letters, October 23) that no referee deliberately manufactures situations to even up games. But I do...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 3 years ago

Anfield legend Fowler among Caldy fan club

By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy are ‘relishing and revelling’ in their inaugural Championship season and director of rugby Gareth Davies hopes it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 3 years ago

Sweeney is left carrying the can

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME They always say that hindsight is 20/20 vision, making it easy to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Wasps results for the season to be expunged

RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have been suspended from the Premiership and Premiership Cup for the rest of the season. As with Worcester,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Shields, Odogwu, Koch agree deals in France

RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have seen numerous star players depart the club this week. Former England flanker Brad Shields, 31, has agreed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 3 years ago

Baron calls for radical review to save game

By NICK CAIN Francis Baron, one of the most authoritative figures in Rugby Union administration, has called for a radical root-and-branch...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 3 years ago

Ditch the skulduggery and dismantle the cartel

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Harlequins line up Barbarians fixture

RUGBY SHORTS Harlequins have secured a fixture with the Barbarians. With their match against Wasps on November 13 scratched, they’ll host...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 3 years ago

Centre Neal forced to call time at 26

RUGBY SHORTS Former Wasps centre Ross Neal has retired from rugby due to concussion at the age of 26. The towering...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Podcast

/ 3 years ago

Wasps demise a ‘very sad situation’ – Fitzpatrick

New Zealand legend Sean Fitzpatrick expressed his sadness as at the news of Wasps going into administration, on this week’s The...

By Nick Powell

Podcast

/ 3 years ago

Episode Thirty-Six with Sean Fitzpatrick

For episode 36 we have a full house of columnists (Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett) joining host Ollie Little,...

By Nick Powell

Premiership

/ 3 years ago

Wasps administration confirmed as players made redundant

Wasps‘ widely-expected administration has now been confirmed and their players made redundant. A statement read: “Wasps Holdings Limited (the “Company”) was...

By Nick Powell