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Benetton 31-19 Ospreys: Jac Morgan is only bright spot for the Welsh side
Ospreys’ URC playoff hopes suffered a blow as they went down to defeat in Treviso against Benetton, with Ross Moriarty picking up two yellow cards. The post Benetton 31-19 Ospreys: Jac Morgan is only bright spot for the Welsh side appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Bath 62-15 Saracens: Champions stir up a storm to blow away Sarries
Bath, playing like millionaires and why not with Sir James Dyson now on board, dismissed Saracens from their presence with a statement performance that will resonate in Europe as well as the Premiership. The post Bath 62-15 Saracens: Champions stir up a storm to blow away Sarries appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Sir James Dyson takes 50% stake in Prem champions Bath
Sir James Dyson has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Bath Rugby, which will see the billionaire commit “substantial” capital into the English champions. The post Sir James Dyson takes 50% stake in Prem champions Bath appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Leicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: We’re out to prove ourselves – Fitz Harding
Bristol Bears skipper Fitz Harding has challenged his players to use the next two months to prove they are up to winning the Premiership for the first time, starting with today’s trip to Leicester Tigers. The post Leicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: We’re out to prove ourselves – Fitz Harding appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Exeter Chiefs 26-14 Sale Sharks: Belief is the new currency for Rob Baxter’s side
Exeter Chiefs may have played with more sparkle this season, but few victories will feel as significant as the one they chiselled out at Sandy Park against Sale Sharks. The post Exeter Chiefs 26-14 Sale Sharks: Belief is the new currency for Rob Baxter’s side appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
John Mitchell: Meg Jones is my choice for England captain for the Women’s Six Nations
Centre Meg Jones will take over the England captaincy after lock Zoe Stratford, who led the side to World Cup glory in September, announced she is expecting her first child in September. The post John Mitchell: Meg Jones is my choice for England captain for the Women’s Six Nations appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Leicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: Ollie Chessum returns and Hamish Watson gets his chance to show his worth
Club captain Ollie Chessum returns to lead Leicester Tigers today against Bristol Bears as one of seven changes to the starting lineup that defeated Exeter Chiefs in the Prem Cup final last Sunday. The post Leicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: Ollie Chessum returns and Hamish Watson gets his chance to show his worth appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Lee Mears backs England head coach Steve Borthwick to stay in charge
Steve Borthwick is “loving” the pressure on his shoulders and will turn England into a formidable World Cup force insists former hooker Lee Mears. The post Lee Mears backs England head coach Steve Borthwick to stay in charge appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Elior UK the new sponsors of Champ Rugby
Contract catering company Elior UK has become the title sponsor of Champ Rugby after signing a multi-year partnership deal with the RFU. The post Elior UK the new sponsors of Champ Rugby appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Chessum: Paris gave us belief for future
nBy PAUL REES OLLIE Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick of the match to condemn them to their worst-ever Six Nations, they left Paris renewed belief. England were not expected to gatecrash France’s title party after losing three games on the spin without firing […] The post Chessum: Paris gave us belief for future appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Ollie Chessum: Six Nations performance in Paris gives England belief for the future
Ollie Chessum feels that, for all the frustration England felt at losing to France with the final kick of the match to condemn them to their worst-ever Six Nations, they left Paris with renewed belief. The post Ollie Chessum: Six Nations performance in Paris gives England belief for the future appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Argentina bidding to hold 2035 World Cup
ARGENTINA are bidding to host the 2035 Rugby World Cup and take the event to South America for the first time. Argentina hope to involve Brazil, Chile and Uruguay in the staging of the tournament. “We want a World Cup that reflects the passion and development that rugby has achieved in every corner of our […] The post Argentina bidding to hold 2035 World Cup appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
A backwards step
I DO not care that France was England’s best performance of this year’s Six Nations, for the second week running we were in a winning position and blew it, just like in Rome, through terrible discipline. Steve Borthwick must go and nothing that happened in Paris changes that. I am just relieved that this disastrous […] The post A backwards step appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Stick with talking one language
Letters IN a recent article Paul Rees advocated that full time officials should learn to speak French and Italian so that they could communicate better with teams from those countries. But what about Argentina, a leading country whose dominant language is Spanish? Do we ignore the languages of Georgia, Portugal, Romania, Uruguay? How about a […] The post Stick with talking one language appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
JVP is not right man for the job
JACK van Poortvliet should never play for England again! Against Italy, he box-kicked with minutes to go. We lost. Then, guess what? At the most crucial time in the game against France, with two minutes left to play, and with England in the lead, he did it again. We lost. Again. Where were the leaders […] The post JVP is not right man for the job appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Have confidence to run with the ball
MANY current and former England players say they cannot put their fingers on what’s gone wrong. I can. They keep kicking the bloody ball to the opposition from all over the pitch. How often have our wingers got a pass? All they do is chase kicks. They got away with it for 12 games (mostly […] The post Have confidence to run with the ball appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Limit role of the TMO
AMONG the highs and lows of last Saturday’s France-England clash was yet again the calling into question of the referee/TMO relationship. Whatever the benefits, the TMO has undermined the referee’s authority on the pitch. If the TMO role is to continue there must a tighter definition of their responsibilities. I feel the TMO should only […] The post Limit role of the TMO appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Wrong call made against Genge
HAVING been involved with rugby union for 71 years as a player, teacher and avid spectator there are a few points to make. 1. Scrum rules have become very hard to operate. The ref and two touch judges are there and it should be their decision. Going to an upstairs person who is away from […] The post Wrong call made against Genge appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
DREAMTEAM
MATT CORNISH, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER LONDON IRISH & ENGLAND COUNTIES HOOKER, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – Two spells together, first at London Irish and later briefly at Ealing, showed what a freak he is. So powerful, a strong scrummager and one of those props […] The post DREAMTEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
We won’t waste the rest of the season, promises Gilmore
JASON Gilmore took Quins latest Premiership setback on the chin and vowed that his side will “not waste the rest of the season”. The head coach, whose side have lost nine of their 11 games after the defeat at home to Gloucester, said: “We are where we are for a reason. We know where we […] The post We won’t waste the rest of the season, promises Gilmore appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Resolute Ramos shows England how to do it
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE only team to go backwards in the 2026 Six Nations was England. Where every other nation had something positive to hang their hat on when the dust settled on Super Saturday, Maro Itoje’s team were left high and dry, having lost four of their five tournament […] The post Resolute Ramos shows England how to do it appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Nick Cain: Resolute Thomas Ramos shows England how to do it
The only team to go backwards in the 2026 Six Nations was England. Where every other nation had something positive to hang their hat on when the dust settled on Super Saturday, Maro Itoje’s team were left high and dry, having lost four of their five tournament matches - and it explains why there are no England players in my team of the tournament. The post Nick Cain: Resolute Thomas Ramos shows England how to do it appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Jones is delighted by team’s hard work
NEWCASTLE’S newly appointed head coach Stephen Jones was over the moon with his side’s efforts. He said: “I’m wonderfully proud of the boys and delighted with some of the rugby we played. “We fronted up in the collisions and had good attacking threats to create a lot of opportunities. However we need to be technically […] The post Jones is delighted by team’s hard work appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
We won’t throw in the towel – coach
ALEX Sanderson insists Sale Sharks remain a major force in the Premiership narrative, even if this defeat pushed them further from the play-off picture. “We’re not going to throw the towel in – we’re going to go out swinging,” the Sale DoR said. “We’re going to affect who finishes in that top four, and we’re […] The post We won’t throw in the towel – coach appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Less snooze-on-sofa, more edge-of-seat…
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED AFTER the Lord Mayor’s Show comes… you know the rest, so let’s not go there. Suffice to say that a captivating final round of the Six Nations, which left the marketing executives responsible for the “Super Saturday” tagline wondering if they had undersold their product by a factor of lots, was […] The post Less snooze-on-sofa, more edge-of-seat… appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Another record is in sight for Louis
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Record breakers: Louis Bielle-Biarrey scoring for France and, inset, Ian Smith PICTURES: Getty Images FOR his next exercise in shredding the Six Nations try book from A-Z, Louis Bielle-Biarrey will attempt to do something nobody has done for more than a hundred years. Amid the bedlam of […] The post Another record is in sight for Louis appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
2026 was terrific but, for my money, 2015 still best there has been
THE stampede to acclaim the 2026 version as ‘the greatest’ Six Nations of all raises a pertinent question over the collective amnesia of those subscribing to such a view from Tipperary to Tblisi via Treviso and a multitude of points in between. a go. And then along came Louis, has the home comfort of doing […] The post 2026 was terrific but, for my money, 2015 still best there has been appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Scarlets end up on top in battle of the basement
■By ROGER PANTING SCARLETS convincingly won the battle of the league’s bottom two with a bonus-point victory, which took them above Dragons in the table to continue their quest not to finish the season as the lowest-placed Welsh region. Scarlets, buoyed by impressive performances from two-try flanker, Jarrod Taylor, and props, Kemsley Mathias and Archie […] The post Scarlets end up on top in battle of the basement appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Cardiff left with nothing as Bulls go on rampage
■By SIMON THOMAS CARDIFF finished empty handed for the first time in a URC game this season to increase the play-off pressure. They were outscored by six tries to one at Pretoria’s Loftus Versfeld with the game over as a contest by half-time when they trailed 33-7. Their South African coach Corniel van Zyl said: […] The post Cardiff left with nothing as Bulls go on rampage appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
Dee battles hard to win his place back
■By SAM JACKSON DRAGONS hooker Elliot Dee will make his first appearance since the opening weekend of the season today. Dee, 32, who suffered a shoulder injury against Ulster at the end of September, is one of seven changes to the XV that drew with Benetton in Newport at the end of the month. “Elliot […] The post Dee battles hard to win his place back appeared first on The Rugby Paper.