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The Rugby Paper
Campbell hits burners for Saracens
MAY Campbell scored a hat-trick as Saracens produced a super second half to pull away from a spirited Trailfinders and take a bonus-point win.
1 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Stop giving No.9s so much protection
WELCOME to the 2025 Six Nations, and, unfortunately, a new abomination of a law trial aimed at \"Protecting the 9\" which will turn scrum-half - a position which has produced many of the greatest players rugby union has seen - into a sacrosanct, but diminished, species.
4 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Money or eyeballs ? Once again, that's the big question
IS THIS the last year when the Six Nations is televised entirely free-to-air? As the unions involved prepare themselves for negotiations with bidders, they will be grappling with a simple question: money or eyeballs?
7 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Woodman: Afo has huge future
WORLD Cup winner Trevor Woodman is confident Afolabi Fasogbon will fulfil his early promise and become one of the game's leading tight-head props.
3 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Poole leads the way for Titans
TENACIOUS back row Zak Poole became Rotherham Titans' joint highest all-time try scorer last weekend landing his 50th try against Dings Crusaders.
2 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Borthwick: It's tough but we're improving
ENGLAND coach Steve Borthwick was disappointed with his side's second-half collapse yesterday which handed Ireland a 27-22 opening Six Nations win in Dublin but insisted there were plenty of positives.
3 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I'm enjoying the challenge with Falcons - Dickens
NEWCASTLE may be bottom of the Premiership again, but Alan Dickens has no regrets about joining Steve Diamond's revolution in the north-east.
1 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Morse to focus on senior game
WHEN the Wales U20s squad for the Six Nations was announced, one notable omission was the name Morgan Morse.
2 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Thrilling three-horse race to beat them all
TEN years after the most nerve-wracking climax to any Six Nations, precious few of the gladiators from way back then dared to remain centre-stage for this one. They had been there for the three-horse race to beat them all, on St Patrick's weekend 2015 when England almost picked the title out of Ireland's pocket at Twickenham an hour or two after Paul O'Connell & Co. had picked it out of Wales' pocket at Murrayfield.
3 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Ealing on song to despatch Saracens
DAN Jones pulled the strings and led Sarries a merry dance as Ealing crushed their London rivals by a half century of points at StoneX Stadium.
2 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
France have a Grand Slam look about them
The 2025 Six Nations will tell us whether France are fully over their disappointing quarter-final exit in the 2023 World Cup, but the way they outclassed Wales in Paris on Friday night is a strong indication they are moving in the right direction.
3 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Fin Smith looks like a starting 10 to me, with Marcus on the bench
THERE is no justice in this world and, despite the magnificent efforts of the other 28 players on the pitch, it is invariably the 10s who dominate the headlines, get all the plaudits and glory, not to mention the big contracts.
4 min |
February 02, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Skipper Ali vows to turn around Hull's recent slide
HULL captain Ali Heard has been left frustrated as his side have traded places with local rivals Hull Ionians this season, with the former embroiled in a survival battle.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Riley hopes milestone is just start of celebrations
SEDGLEY Park stalwart Matt Riley brought up a remarkable 450 club appearances last weekend and hopes to top off a historic year with National One survival.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
I just love playing in this team, says Tom
BATH'S in-form fullback Tom de Glanville says last season taught him a valuable lesson not to take anything for granted.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Morgan leads the fightback
LLANDOVERY overturned a 21-point deficit in the second half to earn a stunning 40-33 comeback triumph over Cardiff in their Super Rygbi Cup Pool A opener at Church Bank.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Time to be brave and start with Pollock at 7
ARE England fit for purpose going into the Six Nations? Steve Borthwick listed a lack of fitness as one expla--nation for England's serial final quarter slumps in the autumn, and the big issue going into their Dublin opener against reigning champions Ireland is whether anything has changed.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
'Wow,' I thought, This kid has got something'
ELLIS Mee's rise to international rugby has been a remarkably rapid one, but it's come as no great surprise to a man who played a major part in his meteoric journey.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Bury boys are good - but boss wants to see more
BURY St Edmund's proved too strong for Colchester, the Woolfpack outscoring their near neighbours by nine tries to six in front of the biggest crowd of the season at Raven Park.
1 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Freeman: We must rule skies in Dublin
TOMMY Freeman has urged England to rule the Dublin skies next weekend against and get their Ireland Six Nations campaign off to a flyer.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Fears that BBC will lose Six Nations
FEARS are growing within the BBC that this year's Six Nations will bring an end to their historic televising of the world's oldest annual international tournament.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Baxter's ready to take on the best
FIN Baxter was one of the players of last season, a prop dubbed the baby-faced assassin who at the tender age of 22 went to France, the land of scrummaging, and saw off two Bortightdeaux-Bègles heads despite a conceding a considerable weight disadvantage.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Scarlets work hard to subdue Edinburgh
EXEMPLARY goalkicking from fly-half Ioan Lloyd proved just enough for Scarlets to win a hardfought but uninspiring encounter.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Harlequins stunned as Saracens dazzle
SARACENS secured a superb bonus-point victory away at Harlequins to reignite their charge for a home semi-final.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Saints aiming to take Cup form into Prem
PHIL Dowson wants Northampton to translate their Champions Cup form into the Premiership as they plot a charge up the table in defence of their title.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Tigers swamped by Gloucester revival
GLOUCESTER moved to third in the table with a first home victory over Leicester in five years after recovering from 11 points down with 30 minutes to go.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Cleaves delivers last-gasp knockout
CASSIUS Cleaves, a name destined to top the bill, scorched in for a late try to keep Quins well in the mix for a play-off spot after an entertaining dust up between two under-strength teams.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Mapletoft is keen to build for the future in defence of title
MARK Mapletoft says his group have put their groundbreaking 2024 behind them, operating with a clean slate going into their Six Nations title defence.
3 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Baxter on a high as Chiefs get in groove
IT'S taken a while, but Exeter have finally found their spark, turning a season of frustration and underperformance into one brimming with hope and renewed purpose.
2 min |
January 26, 2025
The Rugby Paper
Gallagher's late brace proves key for Caldy
CALDY built upon recent improved performances against London Scottish and Ealing to record a bonus point win against fourth placed Nottingham in a thrilling battle at Paton Field.
1 min |