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Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with James Flynn

The Ampthill and former Saracens, Jersey, Yorkshire Carnegie & Sale Sharks prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 2 years ago

Barrett’s Leinster move seems strange to me

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK JORDIE Barrett’s signing by Leinster on a six-month contract from December until the end...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

De Chaves: We need to be ruthless

By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate NEWCASTLE enforcer Sebastian de Chaves says the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Ban teams who pick reserves for knock-out stages

The Bulls are not the first outfit to undermine the European Cup by picking an understrength team, with some French clubs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Envious eyes fall on Leinster’s recruits

Leinster's ability to cherry-pick two of the 2023 World Cup final’s biggest stars, signing All Black centre Jordie Barrett to augment...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Richards set for debut as Cunningham rolls the dice

By SAM JACKSON SIX NA PREVIEW... Wales v France Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Cardiff Arms Park CATHERINE Richards will win her first...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Rampant England on target for slam

From BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham England....................88pts Tries: Dow 6, 36, 63; Hunt 9, Jones 12, 57; Aldcroft 18, Kildunne 27, 67,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

Scotland break Italian duck to boost World Cup hopes

By SAM JACKSON Italy.................... 10pts Try: D’Inca 31 Conversion: Rigoni 32 Penalty: Rigoni 73 Scotland ...........17pts Tries: Skeldon 34, Orr 62,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Try-fest with big issues below the surface

The Paris Games, more formally known as the XXXIII Olympiad, are almost upon us and the Rugby Sevens schedule is full...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Outsiders aiming for a place in the final

Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Barrett, the man for every occasion

As a centre-three-quarter par excellence, there is nothing Jordie Barrett cannot do. Nobody in his position can truck it up the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

S Africa is crying out for its own league

RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IF I remember my A level geography...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 2 years ago

Great to see Swiss move up the ladder

There will be a new name mixing it with the bigger teams in the Rugby Europe Championship next season after Switzerland...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 2 years ago

How Lomu changed the way we played

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT SEEMS the spectre of size has raised its head again with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Young Guns: Newcastle Falcons hooker Jacob Oliver

By BEN JAYCOCK Newcastle Falcons have endured a dismal campaign in the Premiership but tyro hooker Jacob Oliver believes the future...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One

/ 2 years ago

Hurricanes storm in despite triple yellow

Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Hurricanes overcame a poor second half in which they conceded three yellow cards to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Coach to Coach

/ 2 years ago

The four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch

Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach Why did you...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Leguizamon’s off to a flying start at Pampas

By JOE SANTAMARIA Former London Irish back row Juan Manuel Leguizamón is enjoying a flying start to his coaching career with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

James Harrington

/ 2 years ago

JIFF looks likely to play a vital role

JAMES HARRINGTON - FRENCH COLUMN It's logical – as the final stop-start sprint in a hard-fought Top 14 season begins –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

England didn’t understand Sinckler – Crane

Jordan Crane feels England have failed to get the best out of Kyle Sinckler during his international career, with the tighthead...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Brown: Red Roses must “stand up and be counted” at Twickenham

Ex-Red Roses prop and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown spoke of her excitement for England‘s clash against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend,...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Wales legend Owens retires at 37

Former Wales captain Ken Owens has retired from professional rugby aged 37. The ‘Sheriff’ was the oldest ever-player to hold the...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Minnows in line for a World Cup boost

By JON NEWCOMBE World Rugby aims to streamline the Rugby World Cup qualification process to give non-high performance nations even more...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

500-day countdown to World Cup kick-off

By MARK STEVENS Excitement is building by the day as the countdown to Women’s Rugby World Cup England 2025 hit its...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's International

/ 2 years ago

Ward: I felt I was ‘judged’ over baby

ENGLAND lock Abbie Ward felt “judged” for returning to Test rugby less than a year after giving birth to daughter Hallie....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's International

/ 2 years ago

England challenge

England will host world champions New Zealand, and France in September as they build up to hosting the Women’s Rugby World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Premiership

/ 2 years ago

Llewellyn adds some power

By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester are reaping the rewards of Max Llewellyn’s weight-gain mission during the Six Nations, with the 109kg hulking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Blindside - rugby transfers

/ 2 years ago

Porter set for Aussie return

England centre Guy Porter looks set to return to Australia this summer with the view to representing the Wallabies. Porter, who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 2 years ago

Dream Team with Billy Harding

The Blackheath, England Counties and former Rosslyn Park, London Scottish, Esher, Wasps, Ampthill & Coventry hooker, chooses the best XV he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

The pinball wizard who can fire Exeter

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso was a pretty unknown factor before the Six Nations, but the 21-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 2 years ago

Dawson predicts the battle at 10 will benefit England

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The Fin Smith–Marcus Smith fly-half debate was given a good airing when Matt...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 2 years ago

Another barmy idea from the men in suits

The Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch which lampooned bureaucratic inefficiency. Rugby Union requires something similar to shame...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Challenge Cup

/ 2 years ago

Murphy promises new focus after Ulster are demolished by Clermont

By JOHN FALLON Clermont...........53pts Tries: Yato 18, 68, Sowakula 36, 60, Newsome 44, Simmons 64, Jurand 80 Conversions: Belleau 19, 37,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Red Roses

/ 2 years ago

Red Roses: Gloucester-Hartpury prop Mackenzie Carson

By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: British Columbia, Canada Date of birth: 24/06/98 Community club: Abbotsford RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 2 years ago

Rugby schedule has little to do with player welfare

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets late last summer heralded...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Q&A

/ 2 years ago

I’m really impressed by the ambition on show

Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to England men’s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury following a successful U18 Six Nations festival So, Jonathan three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Women's Six Nations

/ 2 years ago

MacDonald: Mitchell’s approach ‘really cool’

By MARK STEVENS Claudia MacDonald has praised the ‘new perspective’ John Mitchell has brought to the England Women’s team since taking...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Burns impressed by the new generation

By PAUL EDDISON IF those who cannot learn from history are doomed to repeat it, then the future is promising for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Series 3, Episode 33: Matt Dawson on England, Northampton and the Champions Cup

This is a big one! Plenty on the menu for host Ollie Little and columnists Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Man prosecuted for abusing World Cup official

A man in Australia has been prosecuted for abusing TMO Brian MacNiece on social media during Enlgand’s match against Samoa in...

By Nick Powell

Latest News

/ 2 years ago

Strawbridge appointed to England on permanent basis

Andrew Strawbridge will join Steve Borthwick’s England coaching staff on a permanent basis as an assistant coach and coaching advisor. Strawbridge,...

By Nick Powell