Rugby News

York Valkyrie and St Helens will meet in the Women’s Super League Grand Final.

Sale edged out Harlequins 12-11 during an attritional Premiership opener which saw visiting hooker Jack Walker score the only try at the Salford Community Stadium.

Jenna Foubister finishes off an incredible sequence of play from the Wigan Warriors in what could be the try of the season

Highlights of the Rugby Championship match between Argentina and South Africa.

Argentina kept their hopes of winning the Rugby Championship alive when they edged world champions South Africa 29-28 on Saturday to temporarily deny the Springboks their first title since 2019.

■ By NICK CAIN THE RFU is under fire from the Championship for its failure to provide clarity over the terms of the promotion-relegation play-off […] The post Halliday's demand for clarity appeared first on The Rugby...

Skivington backing for England’s new coach ■ By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington says England have secured a world class conditioning coach in Dan Tobin who […] The post England have got an 'amazing' new coach, says Ski...

■ By JON NEWCOMBE BATH Head of Rugby Johann van Graan is not at all concerned with the challenges posed by the new Professional Game […] The post Van Graan: PGP won't be a problem at Bath appeared first on The Rugby ...

By Jon Newcombe Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan is not at all concerned with the challenges posed by the new Professional Game Partnership. […] The post Johann Van Graan: PGP won't be a problem at Bath appeared fir...

By SIMON THOMAS WALES star man Aaron Wainwright has turned his attention to another sporting passion as he recovers from surgery. The Dragons No.8 tore […] The post Wainwright proves handy on the oche appeared first on...

season. That is incorrect. The true figure, when you deduct the £50,000 each club has to pay for insurance, is £83,000. It has put us […] The post Halliday: We need clarity from RFU appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By SIMON THOMAS HAVING finally established himself as Wales’ number one No.1, Gareth Thomas, above, is determined to hold on to the jersey. The Ospreys […] The post Thomas: I want to hold on at No.1 appeared first on...

By Jon Newcombe Alex Dombrandt has vowed captaincy won't change him as a player or a person after being tasked with leading Harlequins this season. […] The post Being captain is an honour but won't change me – Alex D...

By ADAM HATHAWAY MARO Itoje has urged rugby’s administrators to follow Formula One out of the grid and give rugby a bigger profile as it […] The post We should be following F1 example, says Itoje appeared first on Th...

By Simon Thomas James Ratti is the first to admit his "mad journey" to becoming a Welsh international has been "a weird ride". Back in […] The post James Ratti enjoys his 'weird ride' appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By SIMON THOMAS JAMES Ratti is the first to admit his “mad journey” to becoming a Welsh international has been “a weird ride”. Back in […] The post Ratti enjoys his 'weird ride' appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

By JON NEWCOMBE LONDON WELSH board director Jonathan Shankland says allowing Wasps to remerge from the ashes of administration and go straight into the Championship […] The post Helping Wasps would be a 'slap in the fa...

SO as the new season starts for the top tiers there is now a route between Championship and Premiership via a playoff, but the financial […] The post Dual registration likely to distort competitiveness of recipient clu...

Huge talent: Christian Wade playing for England in 2013 IT’S great to have Christian Wade back in the Premiership, with Gloucester. It’s hard to comprehend […] The post Great to see Wade back appeared first on The ...

I WOULD be interested to hear your readers views about aspects of the current state of the community game in England. My own club, Bradford […] The post Time to leave scrums to the professionals? appeared first on The ...

JAKE SHARP, THE FORMER SARACENS, BEDFORD, LONDON SCOTTISH & COVENTRY FLY-HALF, WHO IS NOW TRANSITION MANAGER FOR NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Three to watch: Bath wing Will Muir PICTURES: Getty Images THE beauty of the last Premiership season was […] The post I can't call a winner, but it'll be exciting a...