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The Rugby Paper
Flood's Late Winner Nicks It For Falcons
TOBY Flood scored a match-winning try in added time to secure Falcons’ second win on the trot to start the new season.
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November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Scott wants to see Wales' nasty side
SCOTT Quinnell has described Wayne Pivac’s Wales as “too nice” and told the side to quickly find a hard edge or risk sliding further down World Rugby’s rankings.
3 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Safety-first France book place in final
AN experimental France side ran in five tries against a dogged Italy in Paris to book their place in the Autumn Nations Cup final against England at Twickenham next weekend
2 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Please can we have more Ali and less Mayweather
FOR someone like me who watches boxing occasionally, I do it for the attacking boxers. It’s not that I don’t appreciate great defensive boxers and counter-punchers like Floyd Mayweather, but Mohammed Ali was always the main attraction for me.
5 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
The control freaks will stifle rugby fans' interest
“Borthwick also appeared to have a problem answering questions from the media”
4 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Dominici, so strong on pitch, so fragile off
“‘Domi’ had been fighting his demons virtually since childhood”
5 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Cole relying on Wiggy to drive Tigers standards
LEICESTER prop Dan Cole is backing veteran scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth to help his side surge to their best Premiership start in five years.
3 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Championship consider return to playoff system
NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow says he would welcome plans for a shorter, conference-based Championship season with the title decided by play-offs.
3 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
The Lone Ranger rides again with Gorgadze
Watching Beka Gorgadze play England and Wales on his own was an interesting experience, the young Georgian No.8’s carrying and tackling and organising and all-round stand-up-to-be-countedness confirming him as a back rower of undisputed international quality. Which is good news for Georgia. One down, just the 14 to go.
4 min |
November 29, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Now We Must Up Our Game For England
Well it was a win and a win is what Wales will take right now. It would have been unthinkable to lose to Georgia and thankfully that fate was avoided.
5 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Bird's-Eye View From The Old South Stand
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Kepu's hungry to tick that final box
DANIEL GALLAN finds out what keeps Wallaby great Sekope Kepu motivated
4 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Much improved, but Italy can't stop Scots
THE Scotland bandwagon continued to gather pace with a fifth consecutive win but this will count as one of their harder fought triumphs over an Italian side who hinted at better times ahead.
2 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Red Roses on top of the world after France win
THE RED Roses got their 2020 Autumn Internationals off to winning ways with a powerful showing against France in Grenoble.
2 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Lewies will lean on Quins leaders to drive title bid
WITH few Test call-ups hampering preparations, new Harlequins captain Stephan Lewies believes a fast start will underpin a charge towards the top four.
2 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Clermont shock call for Cov's No10 Rory
RORY Jennings admits he can’t believe his luck after signing for Clermont Auvergne, calling his surprise move to the two-time Top 14 champions “a great honour”.
2 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
This dash for cash could end in a crash
If you fancy undertaking a basic English language challenge this Sunday morning – it really shouldn’t take long, so you won’t miss church – rearrange the following words to make a well-known phrase or saying:
4 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Big Billy was like a pig in muck again
I suspect most of us could have written the match report for England v Georgia on Friday morning over a cup of coffee. You didn’t need to be Mystic Meg.
4 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Ask Lipman if red cards are necessary safeguards
Last weekend’s Bledisloe 4 match between the Wallabies and All Blacks was a cracker, and featured two red cards, one for each side.
3 min |
November 15, 2020
The Rugby Paper
That All Black axe is sharpening its blade
It seemed like a joke worth telling. “What’s the difference between the All Blacks and an arsonist?”, your columnist asked the presenter of a New Zealand radio sports show in the dying weeks of 1998. “Not a clue,” came the reply. “Well…no arsonist would ever lose his last five matches.”
3 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Star-maker Ioan's time with Wales must come
There used to be a time when Wales led the world in pioneering coaches, when Carwyn James, Clive Rowlands and Ray Williams changed the mentality of Test rugby.
4 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
St Joseph's victory is Hampton reward
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools
4 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Scots can upset French again – with quick ball
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK
4 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Heineken defeat by Brive was so weird
STEVE HACKNEY THE FORMER ENGLAND B, BARBARIANS, NOTTINGHAM, LEICESTER, MOSELEY & WATERLOO WING
6 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Fearless Blues fancy chances of major upset
LEINSTER have a perfect record of six bonus-point wins this season and the perennial winners of the PRO14 have arguably been even more dominant than usual so far.
3 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Eddie won't win RWC with this game plan
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME
3 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Conbeer targets next Irish scalp
ALL eyes will be on Kingspan Stadium for a variety of reasons today when Ulster host the Scarlets.
3 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Alfred the great was cornerstone for France
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful
4 min |
November 22, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Sorry, World No Longer Revolves Around Lions
During the week we saw just how huge the gulf is between the traditions of rugby and the professional game.
3 min |
November 01, 2020
The Rugby Paper
Scarratt leads Slam mission
ENGLAND go into battle seeking a second successive Grand Slam without captain Sarah Hunter who has been ruled out with a hamstring injury.
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