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The Rugby Paper
Lions get ready to roar again
AS THE season ends, so the tour begins.
10 min |
June 15, 2025
The Rugby Paper
World Cup winner Kay backing Stuart for Lions role
THE door to possible legendary Lions status has opened wide in front of England’s Will Stuart and 2003 World Cup winner Ben Kay expects the in-form Bath man will charge powerfully through it when he gets Down Under.
2 min |
June 15, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bath heroes roll back the years to rule again
BATH boss Johann van Graan warned the Premiership there is more where that came from after his side finally ended their title drought.
2 min |
June 15, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Another 520 join lawsuit over head injuries
MORE than 520 additional former rugby players have joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport’s authorities, according to the law firm bringing the case.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
England take their time to get going
ENGLAND kicked off their preparations for their U20 World Championship title defence with a resounding triumph in Wales, with both teams serving up a treat for the Pontypool Park crowd.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Ask yourself: Have you made a difference?
Steve Hill talks to Nick Scott, below, director of rugby at Pesaro RFC in Italy Serie A
5 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Twelvetrees back in big time at Worcester
FORMER England centre Billy Twelvetrees has come out of retirement to join Worcester Warriors as a player-coach.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I can’t wait to learn best - Wafer
SIX Nations player of the tournament, Ireland star Aoife Wafer, can’t wait to pick the brains of her new back row colleagues at Harlequins after the World Cup.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
It's brilliant to be back with England, says Isiekwe
NICK Isiekwe was a 19-year-old barely out of school last time England toured Argentina in 2017 and he has overcome some huge obstacles to be in with a shot of returning eight years on.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
'It was a great game of rugby'
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan hailed the hunger of his side to get past Bristol for another crack at the Premiership title after losing last season’s final to Northampton.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Staples glad to be making a name for himself at Quins
FOR Harlequins hooker Jimmy Staples, the journey to elite rugby began with a twist of fate when his local football team folded and left him searching for a new sport.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Wallabies need to find some form - and sharpish
AUSTRALIA'S whole will have to be much greater than the sum of its parts to win the imminent Lions series if the collapse of the Queensland Reds and the NSW Waratahs in the final rounds of this season’s Super Rugby tournament is an accurate yardstick.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Williams is named as Player of the Season
GLOUCESTER scrum- half Tomos Williams has been named Premiership Player of the Season.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Double swoop for Trailfinders
TRAILFINDERS Women have signed Scotland wing Francesca McGhie, right, and Canada full-back Claire Gallagher from Leicester Tigers.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I'm sure we can get to next World Cup
Joe Santamaria talks to Chile and Racing 92 hooker Diego Escobar on his international dreams
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
JVP keen to follow in Youngs' footsteps
JACK van Poortvliet has spent his rugby upbringing idolising fellow Norfolk-born scrum-half Ben Youngs and now hopes to step into his sizable shoes for club and country.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Diamond leads the applause for Kurdi
AS Newcastle finished the season waiting for news on a takeover, Steve Diamond paid tribute to backer Semore Kurdi.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bath pass their final audition but Bears go down with all guns blazing
BATH, the form team all season, duly booked a place in next Saturday’s final against Leicester but they needed to demonstrate all their customary second-half strength and fitness to see off a spirited Bristol side.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
R360 would have to find a new audience
THE build-up to the Premiership play-offs was hijacked by a global franchise competition that is being planned for next year.
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Roll up for the next circus in town
HERE'S an idea: let’s launch a new rugby tournament to run alongside...er...forgotten its name already.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Hertfordshire take on Leicestershire
HERTFORDSHIRE and Leicestershire will contest the Bill Beaumont Division 3 final at the home of English rugby in two weeks' time.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Vermeulen looking to win trophies with Sale
Paul Rees catches up with the 29-year-old back rower who is leaving Exeter Chiefs after six years to become a Shark
4 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I’ve enjoyed so many incredible moments, says Ewers
AFTER 16 years of bone-rattling collisions and relentless intensity, Dave Ewers has announced his retirement from rugby and opposition players across three hemispheres will be sleeping a little easier.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
R360 could kill off the Premiership
THIS new competition that is being talked about - the R360could be the death knell for the Premiership and the professional game as we know it.
1 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Without jeopardy, the game is nothing
THE journey time between the sublime and the ridiculous can be speed-of-sound short: Clement Poitrenaud, the quintessence of French rugby cool who even on a rough day measured 9.5 on the Serge Blanco scale of elegant running full-backs, covered the distance in three seconds flat during the 2004 Heineken Cup final between Toulouse and Wasps at Twickenham.
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Montoya excited by Pau challenge
JULIAN Montoya admits he will be leaving Leicester with a heavy heart after five seasons at the club.
2 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Easter welcomes Worcester return
Ben Jaycock talks to the former England No 8 and current Chinnor coach about the challenges playing in the second tier
5 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Named in the Dream Team? Happy days...
It was only when my mate Norm introduced me to rugby that I first became properly aware of the sport as none of my family had played. I started boxing for a bit, but my great grandad didn’t want me to do it, so my Mum pulled the plug on that; I played football but I wasn’t very good, as I was quite clumsy as a kid, whereas rugby suited me much better, especially as I was a big boy.
5 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Last four prepare for final assault
Super Rugby Pacific round-up
3 min |
June 08, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Calling it a day is a tough business
SORRY is traditionally the hardest word to say - or indeed sing - but I've always thought “Goodbye” runs it close. Saying your farewells and retiring from the sport you love is a gut-wrenching business and all sorts of players have been bowing out recently and contemplating what the future holds in store.
4 min |