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By MARK STEVENS EXETER Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter remains hopeful that plans being drawn up as part of the new Professional Game Partnership […] The post PGP deal is looking good for all – Baxter appeared fi...

By BEN JAYCOCK Main man: Felix Jones, right, talking to George Ford PICTURE: Getty Images BACK-TO-BACK World Cup winning defence coach Felix Jones has left […] The post Blow for England as Jones quits appeared first on...

By JON NEWCOMBE JOHANN van Graan is predicting a Gallagher Premiership 2024/25 season to set pulses racing. Bath’s head of rugby expects ball in play […] The post It's going to be a thriller – van Graan appeared fi...

Mark Stevens talks to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso about his rise to the top for Exeter and England Speed merchant: Immanuel Feyi-Waboso scoring for England PICTURE: Getty […] The post This has been the best year of my life ap...

By ADAM HATHAWAY WILL Porter has been learning from the old master Danny Care at Harlequins but is ready to paint his own pictures in […] The post Porter: I'm going to fight hard for that No 9 shirt appeared first on T...

By PAUL REES Attack: Ellis Genge in action for Bristol Bears PICTURES: Getty Images ELLIS Genge spent a rare summer off fishing and intends to […] The post Revived Genge is raring to go appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

By ADAM HATHAWAY JOE Launchbury has urged his Harlequins side to man the barricades or face another season of near misses in the Premiership and […] The post Launchbury: It's down to players on pitch appeared first on ...

MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which requires surgery. The 27-year-old […] The post Jones to miss out on WXV appe...

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] SPEAKING as a Coventry fan, being drawn along […] The post Clubs should be in Premiership C...

FELIX Jones quitting as England defence coach shows a lot is going wrong behind the scenes in Steve Borthwick’s coaching staff. I really enjoyed watching […] The post Losing Jones is bad news for England appeared fir...

By MARK STEVENS IT wasn’t all that long ago that Patrick Schickerling was being ear-marked as a potential England bolter, a player who was set […] The post Move to Glasgow suits Schickerling appeared first on The Rug...

JJ Hanrahan, the Munster, Northampton, Clermont, Dragons, and Connacht fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. David Kilcoyne - I […] The post Dream Team – JJ Hanrahan appeared first on The ...

JJ H ANRAHAN, THE MUNSTER, NORTHAMPTON, CLERMONT, DRAGONS AND CONNACHT FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. David Kilcoyne – […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .... 19 Bishop’s S....... 21 CAMBRIDGE fell to a late and unexpected defeat to National One near-neighbours Bishop’s Stortford in a […] The post Cambs fall to surprise defeat appeared fir...

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ............ 46pts Tries: Brown-Bampoe 13, 36, 38, Vermeulen 26, Wimbush 29, Woodburn 32, Rigg 57, Dorrell 71 Conversions: Skinner 37, 40, […] The post Canny Baxter looks like he's found another ...

By JOSH THOMAS Coventry..........61pts Tries: Hutler 23, Owen 37, Davies 39, Martin 49, 66, Ma’asi 53, Ball 62, Hitchcock 64, Nkwocha 70 Conversions: Mathews 23, […] The post Coventry are quick to get in the swing ap...

By WILLIAM BULL Bedford ............ 34pts Tries: Titherington 9, Tapley 33, Herman 38, Logan 60, 69, Lennon 77 Conversions: Maisey 61, 78 Blackheath ..... 24pts […] The post Logan double puts Blues on the right track ...

By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ......68 Bury .................. 31 SEMESA Rokoduguni, the former Bath and England winger, now Doncaster’s new star signing for the Championship campaign, […] The post Semesa puts on a power...

By JOHN LYON Caldy ................ 24pts Tries: Penalty 20, Rushton 31, Mitchell 44, Booth 46 Conversions: Barker 44 Sale Sharks ... 42pts Tries: Wills 7, […] The post Caldy make Sharks work hard for their victory app...

By MARK STEVENS Exeter ............ 45 L Scottish ....... 19 JACK Yeandle marked his return from injury by scoring twice as Exeter Chiefs kicked off […] The post Yeandle shows he's still the man appeared first on The R...

By BEN JAYCOCK NATIONAL One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the lead after just two […] The post Rosslyn Park show Barnes how it's done appea...

It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs MONDAY, AUGUST 26 Chinnor v Rams (3pm) WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 28 Selby v Harrogate […] The post Pre-season fixtures appeared first on The Rugby Paper.