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By BEN JAYCOCK HAVING turned away from the sport as a teenager, Sevens flyer Ellie Boatman is now revelling in the newly formed Great Britain […] The post How Ellie fell back in love with the game appeared first on The...

The former Scotland prop and all-time appearance record holder for Edinburgh When I was a boy growing up in the 80s I didn't have posters […] The post My Life in Rugby with Allan Jacobsen: ‘Simple Minds? No, I put up...

Georgia.............36 England............41 CHARLIE Bracken scored a 78th minute winner to hand new boss Mark Mapletoft a debut win over Georgia last weekend. England took the lead […] The post Bracken strikes to giv...

We round up all the key quotes from the Betfred Super League head coaches on Day 2 of Magic Weekend, which saw wins for Leigh Leopards, St Helens and Hull FC…

ON THE BLINDSIDE - NEIL FISSLER Ealing Trailfinders are still looking to strengthen their squad for next season despite finding their path to the Premiership […] The post Ealing look to pick up Caulfield appeared first...

PETER JACKSON When he lived in one of London's swishest hotels at the height of his trans-Atlantic stardom, Richard Harris made a confession over a […] The post Following famous footsteps appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

Ben Reynolds was sent off for Leigh Leopards after punching Wakefield's David Fifita.

Josh Griffin was the unlikely hat-trick hero as Hull FC closed out the Betfred Super League Magic Weekend with a 30-18 win to deny Warrington Wolves the chance to return to the top of the table.

A record-breaking showing from Tommy Makinson helped St Helens ease their way to a dominant 48-6 victory over Huddersfield Giants in the second game of Day 2 of the Betfred Super League's Magic Weekend.

By GARY FITZGERALD ENGLAND can be World Cup dark horses who “sneak up” on the rail and gallop off with rugby’s biggest prize. Mike Tindall […] The post 'England are dark horses for big prize' appeared first on Th...

By PETER JACKSON Heading to France: Tomas Francis in action for Ospreys PICTURE: Alamy OSPREYS are demanding a transfer fee for Wales prop Tomas Francis, […] The post Ospreys to demand a transfer fee for Francis appear...

By SAM JACKSON LONDON Irish’s hopes of Premiership survival are hanging by a thread after the club was hit with winding-up petitions by HM Revenue […] The post Tax bill pushes Irish to the brink appeared first on The...

By LUKE JARMYN ALL men’s and women’s County Championship finals should take place at Twickenham as part of a weekend festival of rugby, according to […] The post Call to hold all county finals at Twickenham appeare...

By GARY FITZGERALD QUADE Cooper is bubbling about Australia’s World Cup chances, now they have Eddie Jones back holding the reins. The 35-year-old also believes […] The post Jones can fire up Aussies, says Cooper app...

By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND’S players need to swiftly “front up” to the reality of their World Cup pool if they are to avoid a second […] The post We will have to front up, says Laidlaw appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

By PAUL REES Learning lessons: Alex Sanderson rues defeat to Saracens PICTURES: Getty Images SALE took their pain to Spain. The day after the Premiership […] The post Sanderson: We want to improve and not just be one-o...

WORLD Rugby should abandon their ‘player welfare’ platitudes and make the game safer by merely enforcing its own laws. A fortnight ago in The Rugby […] The post Enforce laws and game will be safer appeared first on...

SARACENS proved they are still ahead of the field with last Saturday’s triumph over Sale, but I back Alex Sanderson’s side to give them an […] The post Sale's time will come appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

DAN BARNES, THE JERSEY AND FORMER LONDON SCOTTISH, ROSSLYN PARK, HENLEY AND WASPS ACADEMY CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

The Jersey and former London Scottish, Rosslyn Park, Henley and Wasps academy centre, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Beno […] The post Dream Team with Dan Barnes appeared first on The Rugby Pap...

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S hard to predict whether this will be the start of a period of dominance for Saracens but […] The post Hard to see who can catch Saracens appeared first on Th...

CARDIFF prop Rhys Carre has been released from Wales’ World Cup training squad having “failed to meet individual performance targets”. “Rhys Carre has been released […] The post Gatland releases Carre after he ...