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The Rugby Paper
Exeter locks on their way
LOCKS Franco Molina and Jack Dunne are to leave Exeter at the end of the season.
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June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Cattle: We were lucky to hold on to that one
NOTTINGHAM, who outscored the Pirates by six tries to five, missed two late penalty opportunities to snatch victory as the Cornish side pulled off their great escape to finish the season in fourth place.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Did I miss memo on the throw-in law?
HAS the throw-in law been changed, and I haven't heard anything about it?
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Six of the best sees Cornwall end on a high
CORNWALL travelled to Havant looking to finish their programme on a high following the defeat to Kent last Saturday.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Champ 'rebrand' is not up to much
AS a Coventry fan, I’m overwhelmed by the so-called ‘rebrand’ of the Championship.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Time to decide: To party or play?
For numerous reasons too complicated to detail, I haven't attended a match in person in Cardiff for a very long while, so it was with much interest and indeed a little trepidation that I looked forward to a long-planned Euro weekend with friends, attending both games as a punter.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Pair of aces who fill our hearts with joy
IF THE level of mastery is unusually high, the depth of mystery is unfathomable.
3 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Pollock needs to wise up - old pros will be keen to take him out
HENRY Pollock’s upward trajectory has been so stellar that there was always going to be a queue of gnarled old pros looking to take the Northampton openside tyro down a peg...or five.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
OSCARTALBOT LEICESTER & ENGLAND U18 FLY-HALF
Oscar Talbot says it's a privilege to wear the England 10 shirt at U18 level and hopes to follow in the footsteps of the great fly-halves who have gone before him.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It wasn’t made it, pretty but we says Keenan
LEINSTER did enough to set up a home URC semi-final clash with Glasgow Warriors but it was far from a vintage performance from a side which started with nine British and Irish Lions in front of a disappointing crowd of less than 13,000 at Aviva Stadium.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Raising funds for World Club Cup will not be easy
GIVEN the problems rugby is facing across the globe, with finances just one of them, a new tournament in an already congested calendar being ripped off the prescription pad appears to be more placebo than cure.
6 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Ealing's pair make the cut but Blues and Hartpury are at the top of the bill
EALING Trailfinders secured back-to-back titles with two games to spare, but this year's Dream Team is nicely spread out, such is the quality across the division.
5 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
For once, Saracens miss out on party
SO we have the novelty of the Premiership play-offs without Saracens participating and, although that has happened twice before since 2009, they hardly count.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
really like the idea of Cup competitions
Steve Hill puts the questions to Rudi Kochanowski, below, the head coach of Hampshire Men's County XV (Division 1)
3 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bulls are too good for Edinburgh's battlers
BULLS remain on course for a third URC final in four seasons after overcoming an early deficit to subdue Edinburgh with a blitz of 31 unanswered points and book another home semi-final.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Baxter can see shoots of recovery
ROB Baxter was 'disappointed' that his side could not quite overcome Sale in their final game of the season.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It wasn’t made it, pretty but we says Keenan
LEINSTER did enough to set up a home URC semi-final clash with Glasgow Warriors but it was far from a vintage performance from a side which started with nine British and Irish Lions in front of a disappointing crowd of less than 13,000 at Aviva Stadium.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Dynamic duo who thrived on rivalry
IT'S very rare that two players dominate as international scrum-halves for as long as Ben Youngs and Danny Care have for England.
4 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Champions on course to retain their crown
URC champions Glasgow served notice they will not relinquish their crown without a fight as they serenaded a host of departing players with a thumping quarter-final win over Stormers at Scotstoun.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Farrell looks set for a return to the Prem
OWEN Farrell looks set for a return to the Premiership after expressing a wish to leave Racing 92 one year into his contract.
1 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Wade pulls the curtain down in fine style
PERENNIAL entertainer Christian Wade said his goodbyes to Kingsholm in sensational style by scoring two long-range tries and creating another for Seb Atkinson.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I never took a backward step ... I never gave up
MIKE Brown's 20-year playing career, which will come to an end this month, is remarkable not just for its longevity but his consistency. The 72-cap full-back, an England record, never let his standards dip, as grittily competitive now as when he started out.
5 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
This American dream will only end in tears
HE Premiership/ RFU’s stampede for money, and the pitfalls that come with it, is reflected in the franchise fix proposed by Bath owner Bruce Craig, and supported by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney.
4 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
End of the road for six of the best
TEN years ago, England finished their World Cup campaign with a 60-3 victory over Uruguay in Manchester. There was no consolation in victory as they had already been eliminated ahead of the knock-out stage in the tournament they were hosting.
3 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Sharks hold on to set up blockbuster finale
ALEX Sanderson is steeling his Sharks for what he calls a “proper battle” as they head into the Tigers’ lair for a blockbuster Premiership on Saturday.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
World Rugby’s 7s overhaul is ‘shameful’
MIKE Friday, the ex-England, Kenya and USA Sevens, coach has called World Rugby “shameful, unprofessional and Machiavellian” after the global governing body overhauled the World Sevens Series.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Best yet to come for Bristol, says captain Harding
BRISTOL went into yesterday’s match against Harlequins having been in the top four all season, but Fitz Harding believes the best is still to come.
3 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Tigers make sure of home comforts
LEICESTER, amid plenty of giddy comings and goings, kept their concentration sufficiently to secure a home semi-final next Saturday against Sale.
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
1989: The Lions Return to Australia
A Tour Years in the Making
2 min |
June 01, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Elliott aiming to prove his worth for England
TOBIAS Elliott is delighted to find himself on England’s radar ahead of an action-packed summer.
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