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WITH the change from Premiership to European Cup games we get the problem of having to suffer poor french referees. How do some of these […] The post How could Ramos call for knock on? appeared first on The Rugby Paper...

By GARY FITZGERALD In charge: Steve Borthwick coaching STEVE Borthwick used to spend his England training breaks sat in an office studying line-outs rather than […] The post Cueto sure Borthwick will do a brilliant job...

Eddie Jones says it will be difficult for him to be coaching a team at next year's Rugby World Cup and that he is planning to take "a bit of a breath" after being sacked by England.

By PETER JACKSON ONE of England’s all-time greats has backed the RFU over Eddie Jones with one reservation – that they should have sacked him […] The post RFU right to get rid of Jones-Cotton appeared first on The ...

PICTURE: Getty Images Exploring options: Courtney Lawes could exercise a release clause at Northampton. See Page 14 SOME of Wales’ brightest stars are being allowed […] The post Young fears Wales exodus appeared firs...

By LUKE JARMYN PREMIERSHIP Rugby’s ‘P share’ ownership model must be scrapped if reforms to the top tier are to have any real teeth – […] The post Bow: 'P share' model needs to be scrapped appeared first on The...

By JON NEWCOMBE BATH CEO Tarquin McDonald has defended Bath’s signing of Finn Russell as not only being good for the club but good for […] The post Signing Russell isn't reckless, insist Bath appeared first on The Ru...

By PAUL REES ROB Baxter says Premiership Rugby needs to be careful as it plots a relaunch of the league from 2024-25 following the demise […] The post Baxter: We change the game at our peril appeared first on The Rugby...

By BRYN PALMER Big loss: Injured Scotland prop Zander Fagerson ZANDER Fagerson’s likely absence for the start of Scotland’s Six Nations campaign has left their […] The post Scots short up front after Fagerson injur...

PETER Jackson may have given rugby the best possible Christmas present it could receive with his advocacy of a British and Irish league. It is […] The post Please listen to Peter's proposal appeared first on The Rugby ...

PREMIERSHIP clubs are given the privilege of representing English rugby in Europe, yet some abuse that privilege by fielding weakened sides. For example, Gloucester were […] The post Privileged clubs are abusing their ...

■ By GARY FITZGERALD ALEX Lewington has come to terms with being one of Saracens’ elder statesmen these days and having to learn to look […] The post Lewington's loving the new style at Saracens appeared first on T...

SCOTT VAN BREDA, THE JERSEY REDS AND FORMER EASTERN PROVINCE, WESTERN PROVINCE, STORMERS, SOUTHERN KINGS AND WORCESTER UTILITY BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK YOU get a good measure of a player in their day-to-day club environment, and it was Freddie Steward’s […] The post Steward is everyone's pick at 15 for England ap...

■ By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Exeter v Bath Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm Vision: Bath coach Johann van Graan JOHANN Van Graan says he has […] The post Bath in the mood to face Exeter challenge appeared first on ...

■ By PAUL REELS PREVIEW... Harlequins v Bristol Tuesday December 27. Kick-off 3pm, The Stoop Happy: Fin Baxter FIN Baxter made his Harlequins debut as […] The post Baxter enjoying life to the full after swapping side...

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick’s brave new world, launched on Monday when he was confirmed as England’s head coach, faces […] The post Selection maze the big test for Borthwick appeare...

BURIED deep in the RFU website is its “2022- 23 – Targets”, which is a woefully inadequate document because it fails to mention the biggest […] The post Falling player numbers the real issue appeared first on The...

■ By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester v Gloucester Saturday December 24. Kick-off 3pm Learning fast: Skivington GEORGE Skivington does not expect the loss of head […] The post No Borthwick but Tigers will still be fier...

■ By PAUL REELS PREVIEW... LIrish v Saracens Friday December 23. Kick-off 7.45pm IT MAY not have been a year to remember for the English […] The post Pearson's eager to impress new boss appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMN SORRY to be the bearer of bad tidings,” says the doctor to his patient, “but you have only four minutes to […] The post Billy's the kid when it comes to resistance appeared first on The Ru...

YOU don’t get to be Jake White if you’re wrong more often than you’re right. The South African, currently in charge of the Pretoria-based Bulls, […] The post Barmiest fixture list that makes no sense appeared fir...