1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (110+ words) The Rugby Paper ■By BEN JAYCOCK THE Red Roses winning machine rolled on as John Mitchell’s side overcame a first half scare to make a statement start to their WXV campaign England players hadn’t been in competitive…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (100+ words) The Rugby Paper By GARY FITZGERALD ETHAN Roots and his Exeter teammates are delighted with the “new pads and luxury creams and lotions” being stocked at the club But, while he believes the real on-field impact of Black Knightâ…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (121+ words) The Rugby Paper half Rob Andrew, later an RFU mandarin, had a season with Toulouse The 1980 Grand Slam No.8 John Scott won almost all of his 34 caps while at Cardiff, and in the same period loosehead Colin Smart played for…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (112+ words) therugbypaper.co.uk THE four-month contract extension announced for Steve Borthwick after the 2027 World Cup has got a few people close to losing the plot, but it didn’t really jump out at me That’s mainly because if things…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (110+ words) The Rugby Paper FIN Smith has been mixing with cricketing royalty in Sri Lanka and has told his Northampton side to go on the front foot again as they seek a second straight Prem title nBy ADAM HATHAWAY Looking ahead:…...

2+ week, 18+ hour ago   (122+ words) The Rugby Paper By Paul Smith In their hour of need, Birmingham Moseley turned to a local hero and he is now aiming for significant National One progress during the coming season Ollie Thomas has been part of the furniture…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (220+ words) Ben joined The Rugby Paper in December 2021 as assistant editor. During his time at TRP he has covered all levels of rugby from Aberavon to the All Blacks - you name a league, he has covered it! Ben’s role at the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (147+ words) Asia P Lions.. 42 Northampton.59 ■By JACK TREGONNING NORTHAMPTON Saints ran in nine tries as they opened their pre-season preparations with an entertaining victory over the Asia Pacific Lions in Colombo. Saints pulled away after holding a narrow 26-21 half-time advantage, scoring…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (134+ words) By WILLIAM BULL Perpignan.......53 Bath.................. 42 BATH showed their strength in depth despite opening their pre-season campaign with a hard-fought defeat against Perpignan at Stade Aimé-Giral. With a host of internationals unavailable following their summer commitments and several senior players recovering…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (114+ words) The Rugby Paper VICKY MCQUEEN MBE Champions: England captain Zoe Aldcroft with the World Cup PICTURES: Getty Images BRINGING WXV to England feels like another huge opportunity for the women’s game The buzz around last year’s World Cup…...