All posts tagged "Yorkshire"
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 3 days agoLancashire 38-18 Yorkshire: Alex Looney’s side control round one showdown
Bill Beaumont Division One By Gareth Lyons Lancashire........38pts Tries: Giliand 5, Ellam 21, Deans 29, Freeman 44, Sturgess 58, Rylance 67...
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Latest News
/ 3 days agoWhite Roses go in search of fifth title
Gill Burns Championship preview By BEN JAYCOCK YORKSHIRE Women head into the new Gill Burns County Championship campaign as the team...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoTravis Gordon enjoys ‘unbelievable campaign’ with Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Titans flanker-cum-centre Travis Gordon believes his side’s title-winning campaign has been built on connection as much as quality after sealing...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoYorkshire grit helps Old Otliensians move on up
By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Otliensians director of rugby Pete Tempest admits promotion was ‘bittersweet’ after sealing their return to level 7...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Seismic defeat at Twickenham shows RFU Board not fit for purpose
The RFU Board suffered a seismic SGM defeat at Twickenham on Friday night of such magnitude that it is hard to...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoLancs in charge
EXTRA NEWS LANCASHIRE beat Yorkshire 50-49 in the first Mixed Ability Rugby Counties fixture for the TRYIT Trophy last weekend. Benny...
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National League 2N
/ 3 weeks agoFreeman fires happy Hoppers to top home finale
By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G.................53 Hull Ionians............ 17 THE final home game of the season couldn’t have gone any better for...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoGilmore moves to boost his squad
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS have brought in reinforcements on short-term contracts until the end of the season as the club deals with...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoMixed ability match making history
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK LANCASHIRE and Yorkshire will mark a historic moment on April 19 at Sedgley Park as the...
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News Extra
/ 1 month agoBest of Yorkshire celebrate another promotion
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK NORTH Ribblesdale head coach Tom Davidson admits it may take years to fully appreciate what his...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoChamps! Sheffield race to league title
National League Two North By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield..................43 Macclesfield..........24 AN expansive second-half display saw Sheffield crowned National 2 North champions with...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoPosa sets Sheff the stage for fine finish
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield............31pts Tynedale...........21pts SHEFFIELD’s head coach Anthony Posa poured praise on his “special group” as they put a nervy...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRenouf has seen enough from Hull for tougher run
■By BEN JAYCOCK Big man: Alec Renouf in action for Hull HULL lock Alec Renouf insists his side have shown enough...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoRFU must tell us what it plans to do
DEFEAT by Italy means that another Six Nations passes by with England grossly under-achieving. The worst aspect is that large parts...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWard: It’s a pity there will be no promotion
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........... 7pts Try: Kerr 79 Conversion: Bunting 79 E Trailfinders ..29pts Tries: Montgomery 5, Jones 15, Gwynn...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoGilliland grows on Fylde in three-flowing fill of tries
■By WILL JUDD Touchdown: Adam Lanigan scores for Fylde and, right, Oli Riddiough on the attack for Wharfedale PICTURES: Mike Inkley...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoOlowofela hat-trick lights way for Knights
■ By BENEDICT GOLDFINCH Chinnor ..............19pts Tries: James-Carter 3, Cave 69, Hall 76 Conversions: Chamberlain 70, 77 Doncaster .........36pts Tries: Olowofela...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHedgley bets that rainy Dale fund will profit in the long run
■By BEN JAYCOCK WHARFEDALE captain George Hedgley feels an unprecedented injury crisis has derailed the club’s National Two North campaign but...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHarrison helps his Tigers win again
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....38 Otley.............................0 SHEFFIELD Tigers’ sparkling mid-season form continues to gain momentum with another highly impressive Yorkshire derby...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoLook outside the Prem, England
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOW sad to hear...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTalented duo who shared the same dream
PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDoncaster decide to stop being a full-time operation
DONCASTER Knights have made the decision to cease operating as a full-time operation next season. The Knights were expected to be...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoDale have no answer to deadly in-form Tigers
■ By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers....29 Wharfedale...............0 RAMPANT Sheffield Tigers turned on the style with a crushing five-try victory against Yorkshire...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoCallum helps Posa threat to the hosts
■By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G ................ 17 Sheffield .................54 SHEFFIELD kept their perfect record intact with a comfortable victory against Preston...
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National League 2N
/ 4 months agoHooper helps the leaders ease home
Sheffield .................26 Hull Ionians ........... 17 By TOM BARRY SHEFFIELD kept their impressive form from 2025 on track with another bonus-point...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoNon-stop Hull drop a loss on toppling Hoppers
By LOUIS JEFFERSON Preston G..........21 Hull.................... 24 HULL hopped back to East Yorkshire with a victory, as hosts Preston Grasshoppers saw...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoPenalty try makes the difference for Caldy
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........27pts Tries: Hopkinson 2, J Olowofela 22, Margetts 26, R Olowofela 57 Conversions: Bunting 2, 26...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWe can live at this level, says Clifton’s Myatt
By JOSEPH TERRY CLIFTON second row Freddie Myatt believes his promoted side have outgrown their original survival mission to stay in...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoOh, Leeds will be loving a home victory Tyke this!
■ By DAVID BALLHEIMER Leeds Tykes ....19pts Tries: Bradshaw 29, 34, Greenwood 69 Conversions: Turagabeci 35, 70 Rotherham T ...18pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoKeylock has final say as Doncaster crash again
■ By GUY Doncaster .........30pts Tries: Davidson 12, Veainu 17, Kerr 48, Viliamu 58 Conversions: Bunting 17, 58 Penalty: Bunting 69...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 months agoCameron’s late snipe earns draw for Knights
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury ............33pts Tries: Denty 31, Hart 40, Morgan 50 Conversions: Bazalgette 32, 40+1, 50+1 Penalties: Bazalgette 53, 57,...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoTitans Rich in form yet points machine won’t let vision haze
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROTHERHAM versatile back Richard Hayes insists the Titans will not get ahead of themselves despite sitting top of...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoYorkshire, the great under-achievers
A GENERATION ago, Coventry were the leading club in England, providing a stream of Test players, and providing most of the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoWounded Wharfedale ‘will come back stronger’
■ By BEN JAYCOCK THE ‘Wharfedale knee’ has ravaged the Yorkshire club’s squad, leaving eight first-teamers on the treatment table, but...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoConsistency is key for us, says Otley big gun Finn
By BEN JAYCOCK Driving force: Otley No.8 Finn Warren-Lambert OTLEY are determined to keep looking up the table after an encouraging...
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Features
/ 6 months agoYOUNG GUNS
OLIVERSPENCER SALE & ENGLAND U18 PROP England U18 prop Oliver Spencer has been inspired by the meteoric rise of Asher Opoku-Fordjour,...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoOlowofela steps up to take glory and shock Warriors
■ By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........ 34pts Tries: Edwards 33, Rokoduguni 72, Olowofela 79 Conversions: Bennett 33, 72 Penalties: Bennet:...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTait and Fox link up to enjoy 50th celebrations
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........ 42pts Tries: Veainu 34, Murphy 40, Fox 44, Tait 49, Kerr 54, 65 Conversions: Bennett: 34,...
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National League One
/ 7 months agoAll yellow for Tykes as cold plays part in defeat
■By BEN CROPPER Leeds Tykes ............ 7 Rams ........................ 19 VISITORS Rams held off a strong second-half fightback, from Leeds Tykes,...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoTitans lead the charge for promotion position
By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham T ..71 Bishop’s S ........12 BIRTHDAY boy JB Bruzulier marked his big day with two tries as...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoGordon’s new role sparks Titans’ early scoring surge
■By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Rotherham centre Travis Gordon TRAVIS Gordon believes the standard of National League rugby in England is far...
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National League One
/ 8 months agoTitans deliver emphatic rout to claim derby joy
■By ANDREW SMITH Rotherham T ...52pts Tries: Povey 4, Veness 26, Maguire 29, Okafor 44, Hayes 57, Cole 66, Shaw 71,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSuper star Greg loving new bond of the brothers
By BEN JAYCOCK Lewis Double act: Greg Minikin AFTER hanging up his boots in rugby league at the end of last...
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National League 2N
/ 8 months agoTynedale break a habit to start well
By BRIAN TILLEY Tynedale ................50 Wharfedale ............ 19 NOTORIOUSLY-SLOW starters Tynedale enjoyed their best opening day for years with a seven-try...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Hats off to England – a great first night at the Women’s World Cup
So England started with an 11 try romp, a World Cup record attendance of 42,723 and a performance to send a...
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Features
/ 9 months agoGloucester prove too strong for Saints
U18S LEAGUE By BEN JAYCOCK GLOUCESTER Academy’s U18s continued their impressive form with a commanding 33-7victory over last season’s reigning champions,...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoChris Hewett: R360? We still don’t know enough
Mike Tindall’s hotly-debated R360 project has already generated enough words to fill a series of books, so “The Decline and Fall...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 months agoGreen is glad to be back at Quins
SCRUM-HALF Max Green has returned to Harlequins on a season-long loan as injury cover. The 29-year-old spent the 2023-24 season at...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoYorkshire make it a double top at Twickenham
Division 1 final By TIM JAMES Yorkshire...........29pts Tries: Patrick 3, Tharme 13, Stones 30, Taylor 44 Conversions: Taylor 4, 31, 45...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoStradwick delight as Kent hit a hat-trick
Division 1 By GARY FITZGERALD Top dogs: Kent celebrate victory at Twickenham yesterday Kent................................... 39pts Tries: Boon 9, Duiabe 13, Davies...















