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The Rugby Paper
Dennis off to chase new dream in America
EXETER’S Aussie star Dave Dennis is set for pastures new after revealing he has accepted the offer of a two-year deal to play in Major League Rugby.
2 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
World Cup horror show too gruesome to witness
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Irish prudence poses RFU more questions
RUGBY Union is fourth in the pecking order of popular team sports in Ireland, behind Gaelic football, hurling, and soccer – and yet it punches well above its weight, both on the playing field and in its administrative boardrooms.
4 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Losing Italy would help welfare for top players
IN many ways I feel for Italian rugby. I understand the pain they must feel as a nation that loves Rugby Union, but does not truly understand or know it in the way that it is known in leading rugby nations around the world, such as England, Wales, France, New Zealand and South Africa, where it is part of sporting culture.
4 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
JJ snubbed a fortune for Wales
PETER JACKSON pays tribute to JJ Williams who died on Thursday at the age of 72. An all-time great, record-breaking try scorer during the only invincible Lions tour, double Grand Slammer, national sprint champion, millionaire businessman and outspoken pundit, he was also a fearless critic of The Blazer Brigade who ran the amateur game.
6 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Evans revving up for return home
YOU have to go back to pre-lockdown for the last time Wales prop Rob Evans packed down in a competitive match at Parc y Scarlets, but he’ll be back today off the bench against Edinburgh.
2 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Eddie's smile arrives but it takes a long time coming
ENGLAND eventually responded to the Eddie Jones mantra of putting a smile on the faces of their supporters thanks to a four-try second-half romp which secured this bonus point victory to put them within touching distance of the 2020 Six Nations title.
5 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Ben Youngs' story has plenty more years to run
There have been some rum old sights and sounds during this Covid-infested rugby year but none stranger than the England team holding back to allow first Ben Youngs and then Jamie George to run out on their own at the start of the game in Rome last night to take the applause of the crowd at the Olympic Stadium.
4 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Pivac may have to drop Biggar to get style he wants
THE big change for Wales is adjusting to Wayne Pivac and the new coaching set-up of Stephen Jones, Jonathan Humphreys, and Byron Hayward after 12 years of a very experienced, established set-up under Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Robin McBryde.
5 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Thompson: Take a punt on Trailfinders
EXPERIENCED back rower Guy Thompson believes Ealing are worthy of a shot at the top-flight.
4 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Man up, or Wales will get a Dublin thrashing
Parc Y Scarlets last weekend I had a chat to John Barclay the former Scarlets and Scotland flanker.
3 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Wallabies rally for Rennie's first win
AUSTRALIA bounced back from their record defeat to clinch a thriller in Brisbane.
3 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Sione: Youth gets chance
SIONE Kalamafoni has urged a youthful Scarlets side to take their opportunities and fill the void left by their international contingent.
2 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Protheroe has belief in new-look Ospreys
THE all-conquering Leinster machine will roll into Swansea today looking to make it 24 wins in a row in the PRO14.
2 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Kick out Italy to make the tournament fairer
Not with a bang but a whimper perfectly sums up the conclusion to this year’s Six Nations.
3 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
He's Dunn waiting for now but will he return?
Tom Dunn made an impact, as impact players are meant to do, during his brief appearance in Rome as an England debutant, which amounted to a whole 64 seconds on the game clock plus a couple of extra minutes as the contest struggled to bring itself to a conclusion and dragged on towards the small hours in the modern way.
3 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Falcons give code-hopper Burrell new lease of life
LUTHER BURRELL has put the dark times behind him and is looking forward to an exciting new chapter in his career after finally getting back on a rugby field.
4 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Close and personal with the man behind the Boks
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 min |
November 08, 2020
The Rugby Paper
There Won't Be An Asterisk Next To This Superb Team
It was the season that would never end we thought and the final nobody really expected to witness – but Exeter duly claimed a wonderful European and Premiership double at a sodden Twickenham where the rain, torrential rain, bounced off the empty seats.
4 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Scotland is a must-win after Welsh mediocrity
I didn’t expect Wayne Pivac to go as strong as he did in his selection for last night’s game in Paris, but looking at the strength of the French side it was just as well he did.
4 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
It's a glorious grind in the rain for heroic Baxter boys
GREAT sides find ways to win when the going gets tough, and Exeter Chiefs did exactly that in claiming this Devon Double.
5 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Gareth's golden boot sets Exeter on their way
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Truth-seeker Joe finds jungle solace
RUGBY players need ego by the bucket full and Joe van Niekerk understands this better than most.
3 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Top 14 will speed my progress says Gaby
GABY IBITOYE raised more than a few eyebrows in the summer when he signed a two-year deal to swap Harlequins for Top 14 side, Agen, with suggestions he was gambling on his international future.
3 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
QEGS' consistency up with the country's finest
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools
5 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Italy match gives Eddie chance to play Lawrence
IT sounds as if there will be changes in the England midfield for the game against Italy in the final round of the 2020 Six Nations, following George Ford’s likely absence in Rome due to an Achilles problem.
4 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
I ended with a screwed-up body and a world of pain
NEALE HARVEY talks to former Chiefs front row Neil Clark about his post-rugby trauma
6 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Double Devon cream for magnificent Chiefs
JOE Simmonds was in the mood to crack open a few bottles of bubbly after he pressed his England claims with a champagne performance as his phenomenal Chiefs completed a glorious double.
3 min |
October 25, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Autumn Cup Could Dilute Real Six Nations
Bryce Campbell goes over to score for America against England in the 2019 World Cup
4 min |
October 18, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Wood's snarl wins first battle for Telfer's pack
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 min |