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NEWS EXTRA OLYMPIAN Abi Burton has signed for Ealing Trailfinders. Burton was part of the Team GB 7s squad that finished fourth at Tokyo 2020. […] The post Burton excited to link up with Mather again appeared first on ...

By NICK CAIN NEW Championship chairman Simon Halliday says the survival of many of the clubs in the second-tier professional league depends on the RFU/Premiership […] The post Halliday's collective ultimatum appeared f...

PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND flyer Henry Arundell will play in the Top 14 next season when Stuart Lancaster takes charge of Paris-based side Racing 92. […] The post Arundell signs for Racing 92 appeared first on The R...

By SAM JACKSON THE global season is taking shape with a biennial competition featuring all 10 teams from the Six Nations and Rugby Championship set […] The post Global tournament to kick off in 2026 appeared first on T...

DRAGONS RFC will return to private ownership this summer after a takeover deal for the Newport-based region was agreed on Friday with a consortium led […] The post Dragons to go private appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

By JON NEWCOMBE TEAMS from Georgia, Israel and South Africa are in the running to fill the two vacant spots in the 2023/24 European Challenge […] The post Georgia and Israel in line for Challenge Cup appeared first on ...

By PAUL REES AS Tim Cardall reflects on the eventful last nine months for the career, his hope for the new Premiership season is that […] The post Cardall set to fire for the Falcons appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

BLACKHEATH rugby club is among 52 community assets which will be revived thanks to almost £13 million of government levelling up funding. Blackheath – the […] The post Oldest club gets extra help appeared first on T...

By ADAM HATHAWAY Enforcer: Quins prop Joe Marler and, inset, Steve Borthwick PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Borthwick revealed he had to eyeball Joe Marler to […] The post The eyes have it! Marler sees Borthwick's seriou...

SALE Sharks have brought in Argentina hooker Agustin Creevy to replace Akker van der Merwe, who has returned to South Africa. Creevy, 38, joins after […] The post Sharks move for Creevy appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

Up and running: Kelsey Jones scores the first try for Gloucester WHAT a great advert for women’s rugby. Last weekend’s Premier XVs final was a […] The post Great match but why no female officials? appeared first on...

SO now we have the Champions Cup draw – or do we? We know which teams are in which group, but with the format this […] The post Still no openness appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

OH dear oh dear, World Rugby are at it again, suggesting changes to the laws to “improve” the women’s game which has improved and is […] The post Leave game alone appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Doncaster's new signing and the former Bedford, Ealing, Jersey, Rotherham, Hartpury, Gloucester and Cornish Pirates No.8, chooses the best XV he has played with and […] The post Dream Team with Seb Nagle-Taylor appeare...

SEB NAGLE-TAYLOR, DONCASTER’S NEW SIGNING AND THE FORMER BEDFORD, EALING, JERSEY, ROTHERHAM, HARTPURY, GLOUCESTER AND CORNISH PIRATES NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on ...

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK BEFORE this edition of the Rugby Championship, people have been writing off New Zealand, and talking about their […] The post You write off the All Blacks at your p...

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HALLELUJAH! The English Championship clubs have finally got their act together to form a united front after […] The post Battle lines drawn over game's future appeared first...

NICK CAIN THE selection call by Steve Borthwick to pick two veteran scrumhalves, Ben Youngs and Danny Care, in his 41- man World Cup training […] The post Veterans not the answer at No.9 appeared first on The Rugby Pap...

By BEN JAYCOCK Wales................... 41pts Tries: Hughes 17, Lloyd 41, Florence 66, Edwards 76, Bradley 77, Hennessey 80 Conversions: Edwards 18, 77, 79, Wilde 80 […] The post Lively Japan make Wales battle hard app...

By DAN COUCH France ...... 35pts New Zealand ...14pts POSOLO Tuilagi scored a brace as France dominated New Zealand to hand the Baby Blacks a […] The post Baby Blacks crash to a record defeat appeared first on The Rugb...

By SAM JACKSON Australia........... 10pts Tries: O’Donnell 24 Conversions: Bowen 25 Penalties: Bowen 27 Ireland...............30pts Tries: Nicholson 32, Gleeson 53, McCarthy 63, Mangan 79 Conversions: […] The post Ru...

By BEN JAYCOCK England ......................... 53pts Tries: Cleaves 15, Penalty 27, Jibulu 33, Thomas 47, Thame 50, Michelow 54, Woodman 67, Fisilau 80 Conversions: Slevin […] The post England run in eight to leave F...