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The Rugby Paper
Loney lauds new-look Lancashire's fine start
A NEW-LOOK Lancashire produced a superb display to beat Somerset and open with a win.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Saints in race to get stars fit for Euro final
NORTHAMPTON'S last-minute victory over Saracens yesterday came at a cost with four players left on the treatment table ahead of Saturday's Investec Champions Cup final against Bordeaux Begles in Cardiff.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bordeaux have a point to prove says Coleman
ADAM Coleman believes Saturday’s Champions Cup final in Cardiff between Bordeaux Begles and Northampton will be a meeting of like minds.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Parling to take over at Tigers post Lions
GEOFF Parling will take charge at Leicester Tigers next season, succeeding former Australia coach Michael Cheika who leaves after just one season at Welford Road.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Classy Rokoduguni blasts in a hat-trick
THE permanence of class was on show at Kingsholm as Semesa Rokoduguni rolled back the years with a hat-trick of tries which anchored the Army's thrilling win over the RAF.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Priday gave life service to Cardiff
ALUN Priday made his debut for Cardiff against Harlequins in January 1953, a year which would end with victory over New Zealand, vindication of the club’s grandiose description of itself as ‘The Greatest.’
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Give Ford respect he deserves, says Curry
SALE captain Ben Curry says in-form George Ford deserves more respect after making another mockery of his Lions snub.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bath turn on power to secure top spot
BATH delivered a statement of intent with 31 unanswered points against their main league rivals as a first Premiership title beckons.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Fassi's late Dublin date
THE SCARLETS will travel to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium to take on table-topping Leinster in the quarter-finals of the URC play-offs after being denied a losing bonus point by the final kick of the game in Durban.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Saints and Bath shape up to face the French
AS THE Premiership hacks through the undergrowth to find a path to sustainability, envious glances are directed at France where the Top 14, underpinned by a strong second division, is commercially vibrant and generates considerable interest, club rugby's Shangri-La.
10 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
McNally's fighters fall just short in Cape Town
CARDIFF captain Josh MeNally insists they are going somewhere special despite missing out on the URC play-offs.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Skivington playing it smart at Gloucester
GLOUCESTER are losing 19 players next month but George Skivington expects to have a bigger squad next season for the same amount of money.
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Strong back to lead the charge
MORGAN Strong lines up for Doncaster for the first time since his move to Coventry next season was confirmed as Knights look to reel in high-flying Hartpury.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It wasn't perfect display - Johann
JOHANN van Graan is not getting carried away as the prospect of the treble grows larger.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
English second tier gets rebrand
THE Championship will be rebranded as 'Champ Rugby' from next season and with a six-team play off system to determine the league winners.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Komaitai the star as Army retain title
BRITISH Army women’s head coach Sarah Mitchelson paid tribute to the development of playerof-the-match Manuqalo Komaitai and the leadership of team captain Jade Mullen after the team overwhelmed the RAF to retain the Inter Service Championship title at Kingsholm.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Loney lauds new-look Lancashire's fine start
A NEW-LOOK Lancashire produced a superb display to beat Somerset and open with a win.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Hanrahan sparkles in classy Italian job
JJ HANRAHAN stole the show as Connacht concluded an underwhelming season with a victory in Italy over Zebre.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Saints need team effort to stifle 'electric' Louis
NORTHAMPTON and Bordeaux Begles are great at- tacking sides, and that is what makes the European Cup final on Saturday at the Principality Stadium such an intriguing prospect.
5 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Falcons pin faith in their local lads
THERE’S no silver bullet, no overnight fix, and Newcastle Falcons aren't pretending otherwise.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Dragons swoop for Wyn
WALES loosehead Wyn Jones will join Dragons from Harlequins at the end of season, joining fellow prop Dillon Lewis in swapping London for Gwent.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Give players the tools to problem solve in-game
Steve Hill puts the questions to Tim Stevenson, below, the head coach at Drybrook RFC who won this season’s Regional 2 Tribute Severn (Level 6)
3 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Lions must get tough by delivering an ultimatum
THE longer the Lions Board continues to be as soft-toy cuddly as the mascot that tour youngster Henry Pollock will have to lug around Australia this summer, the longer coaches like Joe Schmidt, below, will devalue tours by withholding players until the Test series.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Diamond: It sums up our season...we're the 'nearly' team
FURIOUS Newcastle boss Steve Diamond blamed “three or four minutes of madness” after Falcons’ farewell to their leavers became another defeat.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
McCall: George will battle until very end
JAMIE George’s dream of a third Lions tour failed to turn into reality but the experienced hooker is hell-bent on finishing the club campaign on a high.
2 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Leinster tough out win over Warriors
BRITISH & Irish Lion Sione Tuipulotu made a timely return to action ahead of the play-offs, but reigning champions Glasgow were beaten by table toppers Leinster in a largely dull affair riddled with errors.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Champ rebrand can be a real game-changer
THE rebranding this week of England's second professional league as Champ Rugby could be a game-changer in English club rugby, and it is a new dynamic required so urgently that it almost cannot afford to fail.
4 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Fassi's late kick books Dublin date for Scarlets
THE SCARLETS will travel to Dublin’s Aviva Stadium to take on table-topping Leinster in the quarter-finals of the URC play-offs after being denied a losing bonus point by the final kick of the game in Durban.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Pichot passed on Grizz's kindness to my son Dan
BRENDAN Gallagher's piece regarding Grizz Wylie (March 30) told of Grizz's support and kindness to Gus Pichot.
1 min |
May 18, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season
JOE Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England A nursing a calf strain only to discover he had a broken leg.
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