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By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Exeter Chiefs……………29 Tries: Tuima (4), Painter (26), Wyatt (42), Iosefa-Scott (68) Conversions: Slade (4, 27, 43) Penalties: Slade (76) Bristol Bears………………20 Tries: […] The p...

France gained revenge for their defeat in last year’s Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup Final with a 43-34 win over England on Sunday.

By PAUL EDDISON MARLIE Packer paid tribute to her teammates after being crowned the world’s best female player in the aftermath of leading the Red […] The post Packer on a high as Red Roses grab glory appeared first ...

By NICK POWELL LONDON Scottish director of rugby Bryan Redpath believes that with a fairer funding model across the top two tiers of English rugby, […] The post Redpath: We could support top two tiers appeared first on...

FIJIAN international, Api Ratuniyarawa, 37, has been has charged with three serious separate sexual offences, which forced him to withdraw from the Barbarians’ squad for […] The post Fijian bailed on sexual offences ...

By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS attack coach Nick Evans believes Marcus Smith will be all the better for his full-back experience at the World Cup, despite […] The post Evans: It was good for Smith to play 15 appeared first...

By MARK STEVENS IT WAS an ongoing issue that has blighted the Exeter Chiefs for the past two seasons, but now it seems they have […] The post Exeter's 'Scrum Doctor' coming up with right treatment appeared first on The...

By BEN JAYCOCK WAYNE Barnes has confirmed his retirement from refereeing following his appearance in last Saturday’s Rugby World Cup final. The English referee followed […] The post Referee Barnes confirms retirement...

By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler has labelled England’s campaign in France “a decent journey” but concedes he is “gutted” they “blew” the chance of becoming […] The post Marler: I'm gutted we blew our final ...

No.9: Micky Young EXPERIENCED Premiership scrumhalf Micky Young has joined Gloucester on a short-term deal. The 34-year-old former Newcastle, Bath and Leicester back adds experience […] The post Gloucester put faith in...

David Humphreys has been appointed as the Irish Rugby Football Union’s new performance director. The 52-year-old succeeds Australian vid Nucifora, who Da-will leave the role at […] The post Humphreys to take charge ...

By JON NEWCOMBE MAGNUS Bradbury describes missing out on the Rugby World Cup as “a kick in the guts” but recognises how having the summer […] The post Bradbury resolved to prove his worth appeared first on The Rugb...

By JON NEWCOMBE DONCASTER Knights took an encouraging first step towards new MD Emma White’s goal of making them the talk of the town with […] The post White working hard to put Doncaster on the map appeared first on...

WHEN are we going to learn from the incredible success of South Africa winning the last two World Cups? How many of their players have […] The post Let's learn from Boks appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

ARE England really the third best in the world? Are they even the third best in the Six Nations? Well, the second question will be […] The post We'd rate fourth, at best appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

ENGLAND supporters should not get too carried away by their much improved performance against South Africa in the World Cup semi-final. We scored only one […] The post As Cloughie told us, do what I say or you're out a...

AS a rugby supporter for more than 70 years I feel I have a right to a few comments. To clarify I will provide a […] The post Time for a clearout of the England shambles appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

KYLE MOYLE, THE CORNISH PIRATES AND FORMER GLOUCESTER WINGER/FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Alan Paver – The man’s […] The post DREAMTEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE World Cup final was always going to be tense, and produce significant talking points. When you have […] The post Why refs must still have the final word appeare...

By ADAM HATHAWAY Saracens .......................... 32ptsTries: Itoje 15, Christie 26, B Vunipola 43, George 53 Conversions: Farrell 16, 27, 44 Penalties: Farrell 63, 73 Leicester […] The post England's big names powe...

SARACENS boss Mark McCall admitted he had taken a punt on picking his returning England internationals but it paid off. All seven of those involved […] The post McCall happy gamble pays off appeared first on The Rugby ...

By ROB WILDMAN Northampton................... 24pts Tries: Pearson 17, Coles 33, Hendy 43 Conversions: Smith 17, 33, 43 Penalties: Smith 1 Bath ..................................... 18pts Tries: du […] The post Delight...