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Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Lions are criticised over Cowan-Dickie

THE Lions have been publicly rebuked for playing Luke Cowan-Dickie a mere seven days after he had been knocked-out at Twickenham....

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 4 years ago

Lions 28-10 Japan: Gutting for AWJ but his Lions are looking good

THIS was a tough, testing workout against worthy and tireless opponents but in the final analysis that will count for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 4 years ago

South Africa are perfect fit for the Six Nations | Jeff Probyn

With more South African teams joining the PRO14 to make it a 16-team Rainbow Cup competition, it can only be a...

By Jeff Probyn

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Verdict: Quins have taught Eddie Jones a lesson in how to attack

SO a season that started with Eddie Jones arguing it was almost impossible to play attractive attacking rugby under the current...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

No doubt Sarries will get some abuse next season | Colin Boag

The totally unsurprising news that Saracens slaughtered Ealing Trailfinders in the two-leg Championship final doesn’t seem to have provoked the strong...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 4 years ago

World Rugby to introduce 50:22 rule amongst new law changes

After being trialled in elite competition, two new laws are set to be applied which could change the kicking game and...

By A Wood

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Norton to spearhead Team GB’s search for Tokyo gold

TOM Mitchell will lead the men’s squad at the Tokyo Olympics looking to go one better than their silver medal five...

By The Rugby Paper Team

The Rugby Paper

/ 4 years ago

Springbok props are part of my ‘woldwide front row family’ says Furlong

By ADAM HATHAWAY Making waves: Tadhg Furlong TADHG Furlong will be ‘keeping it in the family’ in the recesses of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 4 years ago

Les Bleus announce themselves to the world

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

So many reasons why game is less competitive

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Iseriously wonder if the effect of lockdown has dramatically changed our perception of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 4 years ago

No club has thrown in towel – even Worcester

COLIN BOAG When the moratorium on relegation from the Premiership for this season was announced in mid-February, a new word entered the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Touchline fiasco should never have happened

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE touchline row between Steve Borthwick and Pat Lam in the clash between Leicester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 4 years ago

Beware social media blunders, England told

WHEN the newly minted England squad gathers tomorrow for a five-day training camp ahead of the summer internationals, players will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

CJ’s ace in the hole shows laws up | Peter Jackson

Christiaan Johan Stander will long be remembered throughout the Kingdom of Kerry and every other square foot of Munster, his...

By Peter Jackson

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Alun Wyn can prove his doubters wrong, like I did – Matfield

By STEFFAN THOMAS VICTOR Matfield knows what it’s like to have your age questioned on the eve of a Lions series....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Leicester Tigers wing Leon Lloyd scores against Stade Francais

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Skill of Leon Lloyd lit up the bearpit of Max’s Stade | Peter Jackson

As a boy growing up in Coventry, Leon Lloyd had a dream: “To score the winning goal for the Sky Blues...

By Peter Jackson

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Why can’t Japan find home-grown internationals? | Nick Cain

There are 19 foreign-born players named by head coach Jamie Joseph in his Japan squad to tour Europe this summer

By Nick Cain

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Academy scattergun not best way to find talent | Jeff Probyn

Putting a value on EQP within the Premiership

By Jeff Probyn

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Battle for last play-off place goes to the wire | James Harrington

Top 14 rugby returned to broadcast in the UK with tries aplenty being scored

By James Harrington

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Premiership bosses concerned by flaws in protracted review system

By PAUL REES Man ‘upstairs’: TMO watches the action AS CROWDS return to rugby, there are concerns about the increasing time...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 5 years ago

Dream Team: Bedford Blues winger Elijah Niko

ELIJAH NIKO, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER PAU, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AND EALING WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Sevens gets revamp to become a global game

By PAUL REES WORLD Rugby is looking to grow the game globally through Sevens which returns from its Covid lockdown next...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Harlequins full-back Mike Brown to appeal six-week ban

Mike Brown will aim to appear for Harlequins again this season after the club confirmed his application to appeal has set...

By A Wood

Challenge Cup

/ 5 years ago

Alex Lozowski eyes glory finish to iffy start in France with Montpellier

Lozowski compares his experiences playing alongside Owen Farrell for so long at Saracens and his season in France with Handre Pollard

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Pat Lam urges law change to eliminate ‘latching on’

Bristol Bears director of rugby Pat Lam outlines why latching on must be kicked out of rugby

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 5 years ago

Here’s an England eight to take on best in world

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

How the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

Why I always find myself rooting against the Irish

COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 years ago

Victor Matfield fears Springboks may be caught short at lineout time

Legendary Springbok pairing Victor Matfield and Tendai Mtawarira speak to Daniel Gallan about the upcoming Lions series

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions

/ 5 years ago

All Blacks call for red card trial system to be made law

Brodie Retallick, Beauden Barrett and TJ Perenara share their views on the new laws being trialled in Super Rugby and the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 5 years ago

BT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett

Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?

By Chris Hewett

Features

/ 5 years ago

Lions need to heed that Prem warning or else!

COLIN BOAG Predictably, there was a reaction to my comments on the Lions, and my view that perhaps the world has moved on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

World

/ 5 years ago

What Fans Can Expect in 2021 – A Look at the Best Players

2021 promises to be a huge year for rugby as the best players in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and South Africa...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 5 years ago

ESTA: Your ticket to enjoy rugby in the USA

Yes, rugby is a thing in the United States. In fact, it’s a pretty popular thing. Rugby is currently the fastest...

By Sam Emery

Guest Blogs

/ 5 years ago

Most discussed Rugby players of 2021

Rugby is a game enjoyed by all! Every year many new players join rugby clubs and the national team and many...

By Sam Emery

RFU heads Bill Sweeney and Andy Cosslett

Features

/ 5 years ago

RFU must rethink its policies and direction – Francis Baron

"I am passionate about the RFU and find it distressing to see it in such difficulties" - what to expect in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Features

/ 5 years ago

We will be rusty but ready for the Lions

PAUL REES talks to Japan coach Jamie Joseph about Murrayfield date after 18 months with no internationals Japan generated such interest...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Premiership’s treatment of Lions is a scandal | Nick Cain

Nick Cain aims both barrels at Premiership Rugby for playing innocent of being misinformed over Warren Gatland's timetable for the Lions...

By Nick Cain

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Forget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott

Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions,...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Green light for Pacific Islanders’ inclusion

NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON PACIFIC islands teams Moana Pasifika and Fijian Drua have been granted conditional licences to join a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

Top League: Rocket man Alex Goode burns off Freddie

Matt McIlraith reports on the elimination play-offs in Japan's Top League, as Goode's NEC Green Rockets advance over Freddie Burns' Shokki...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Chris Hewett

/ 5 years ago

Israel Folau row looks set for re-run in Tonga | Chris Hewett

Folau's journey into cyberspace should inhibit any return to Test rugby, after recent comments by Tonga's head coach that he would...

By Chris Hewett

Latest News

/ 5 years ago

There’s still room for skill in the women’s game

JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last the women’s game has an equal platform to the men. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 5 years ago

Time to get the rules right over TV replays | Nick Cain

THE confused protocols surrounding camera angles, TV match directors, referees, and TMOs have been a contentious area throughout the professional era....

By Nick Cain