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The Rugby Paper
Spanish rain can't unsettle Freeman
TOMMY Freeman flew to Majorca for a break after the Six Nations and not even the rain in Spain could dampen his satisfaction at becoming the first England player to score a try in all five rounds.
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March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Sheedy shocked by the negativity
CALLUM Sheedy says he has been shocked by the negativity surrounding Welsh rugby since heading back across the bridge.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Farrell's team shows he has an eye on the future
BEFORE I went on a Lions tour I knew a bit about the great players like Gareth Edwards who had worn the jersey, but didn't know much about the coaching set-up apart from that Carwyn James had been the mastermind behind the 1971 Lions beating the All Blacks.
4 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Winnett sets his sights on winning back Wales place
CAM Winnett admits he was \"gutted\" and \"hurt\" to be left out of Wales' Six Nations squad but the Cardiff full-back says he has turned that negative into a positive by taking the opportunity to reemerge as a better player.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Kildunne hat-trick inspires England
ENGLAND spoiled Sean Lynn's homecoming as a record crowd of 21,186 witnessed half-centurion Ellie Kildunne's hat-trick of tries, which helped her side power past Wales.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Diamond glad to see Sweeney survive
\"The game needs more money and only a business person can drive up the revenue which then cascades down. If someone brings in £100m in a sponsorship deal and then gets a bonus, how many in the world would deny them that?
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Jibulu's backed for England call
ALEX Sanderson is confident he will have another England recruit on his hands when Harlequins hooker Nathan Jibulu arrives at Sale in the summer.
3 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Fisilau on hand to snatch it for Chiefs
IN Greg Fisilau, Exeter Chiefs have a player they see as a cornerstone for their future growth.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Wilson keen to keep Halfpenny at Quins
LEIGH Halfpenny will be hanging around The Stoop a lot longer if Danny Wilson gets his way having described the veteran fullback as a “model pro and mentor.”
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Time to move on, and build game
I PRAY for more stability in this great game of ours now we have finally reached a conclusion to this SGM debacle.
1 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Hookers allowed to bend law
LAST weekend, Austin Healey made a very good point in commentary, concerning lineouts which he termed \"the law of unfortunate consequences\".
1 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
We're pandering to thrill seekers
MUCH as we love to see exciting running rugby and superbly crafted tries, surely it can't just be me who thinks that if victory in a game is achieved outside the laws, it is meaningless.
1 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bath give Quins a lesson in finishing
RUNAWAY leaders Bath continued their romp to the play-offs with another exhilarating demolition job, helping themselves to seven tries against a Quins side that were fatally slow out of the blocks.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Grondona: We will take it to England
SANTIAGO Grondona says Argentina are determined to lay down a marker when they host England for a two-Test series this summer.
2 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Coaches call to keep 'gladiatorial' contest
RUGBY has always been a game built on power, intensity and ‘relentless confrontation’.
1 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Roebuck:Sale will make the play-offs
TOM Roebuck scored twice for Sale in their thrilling win over Northampton and then declared: \"We're gunning for the play-offs.\"
1 min |
March 30, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Thomas: I’ll work hard
WALES U20s star Harry Thomas says he and his triumphant team-mates need to be playing rugby week-in, week-out.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Park blitz blows the Oaks down
WESTCOMBE Park enjoyed a compelling victory over Sevenoaks at Knole Paddock after a 20-minute surge from half-time put the visi tors in the box seat to run out 41-28 victors.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Brave Lupus rule in battle of the heavyweights
DEFENDING champi- ons Brave Lupus Tokyo seized first place in the standings with a 42-31 victory over the Saitama Wild Knights in their top-of-the-table clash.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Archer on target as the Tigers triumph
SHEFFIELD Tigers took the honours in a clash between two teams attempting to move away from the bottom half of the table, thanks to a late try by William Archer.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Nervous Worthing seal it at the death
IN what was a must-win match for Worthing, with Colchester six points ahead of them in the table, the home side came out fighting and hung on to gain a crucial five points.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Crusaders blow away champions
THE Crusaders sent a message to the rest of the competition by destroying the reigning champions Auckland Blues away from home at Eden Park.
2 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Canterbury cling on in a nail-biter
CANTERBURY triumphed in a nail-biting clash with Henley thanks in part to the boot of Frank Reynolds on his 100th appearance for the side.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Pack takes the Tykes forward in promotion bid
LEEDS Tykes took a giant step towards their promotion target with a forward-orientated win over a resilient Fylde.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bishop’s pack lead the way as Esher flounder
BISHOP’S Stortford’s powerful pack proved the difference as they took advantage of some sloppy Esher de- fending to run in eight tries.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Ntamack: I'd love to take on All Blacks
SO, Romain Ntamack wants to go to New Zealand in July. New Zealand have already made it clear they want Romain Ntamack to go to New Zealand in July.
5 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
We need to be more precise, says Yeandle
AFTER a season that has fallen short of the lofty standards set in previous campaigns, Exeter Chiefs club captain Jack Yean- dle believes his side must rediscover the ruthless efficiency that once made them the envy of English rugby.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Dale celebrate a magnificent seven
WHARFEDALE scored a magnificent seven tries to beat Lymm in a cracking encounter.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Laughton signed the best
NEVER in the once troubled conflict between the codes can anyone have made life so uncomfortably hot for the RFU and WRU than a plumbing and heating engineer from Merseyside by the name of Dougie Laughton.
1 min |
March 23, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Cockerill: We deserve a shot at the Six Nations
RICHARD Cockerill feels his Georgia side have earned the right to face Wales in a Six Nations play-off match after winning their eighth successive Rugby Europe Championship.
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