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Leeds Rhinos clinched their first Wheelchair Super League title since their treble-winning season of 2021 on Sunday, surging back from a 12-point deficit late in the first half to gain revenge on Halifax Panthers for a G...

The agonising wait for a victory over their bitter rivals Saracens is finally over.Perhaps after a run of eight successive defeats that stretched back 1,722 days, Harlequins had been left with little option to try a diff...

Harlequins ended Saracens' 100 per cent record in this season's Gallagher Premiership by defeating their London rivals 17-10 in a bruising encounter at the Twickenham Stoop.

England overpowered Canada 21-12 to retain their title in Sunday's WXV1 decider in Vancouver.

If we look at building a dynasty like baking a cake, Wigan Warriors have put the cherry on top of their Victoria Sponge and then some.

■By ADAM HATHAWAY GEORGE Furbank missed a chance to get one over the All Blacks in July – now he has his eyes trained on […] The post Furbank: I can't wait to take on All Blacks appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Derby delight: Freddie Steward goes over for Leicester in their big win against Northampton PICTURES: Getty Images ...

■By JON NEWCOMBE RAMS are confident they would add significant value to the Championship if they became part of a revamped Tier 2 league. The […] The post Rams aiming to join elite appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

■By ADAM HATHAWAY JOE El-Abd, England’s new defence coach, revealed his time with Toulon’s Galacticos helped him realise you need more than talent and money […] The post French lessons inspire El-Abd appeared fir...

■By MARK STEVENS OLLY Woodburn is excited to be ‘centre of attention’ at Exeter Chiefs this season. With Rob Baxter’s options for personnel in the […] The post Baxter praise for 'fantastic' Woodburn appeared fi...

■By BREDAN McGILLIGAN SALE scrum-half Gus Warr is determined to catch the eye of Gregor Townsend, below, ahead of the Scotland head coach’s squad announcement. […] The post Warr determined to make his case to Towns...

■By JON NEWCOMBE Veteran: Bristol’s Steven Luatua is keen to keep on playing PICTURES: Getty Images ■Bristol have suffered a double injury blow. Max Malins […] The post Luatua: I'd be happy to move up to lock app...

■By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND lock Richie Gray will link up with World Cup winners Pieter-Steph du Toit and Aaron Smith when his move to Japanese […] The post Japan will be latest destination for Gray appeared first on Th...

WALES full-back Liam Williams will be available for the autumn internationals in November. The 33-year-old was absent for Wales’ 2024 Six Nations campaign because of […] The post Williams available for Wales appeared...

BEING an ex-rugby player from the age of 12 to 40, I am in complete agreement with Brendan Gallagher in his recent article (Sept 29). […] The post No-one is forced to play the game appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

LAST week’s Rugby Paper included the following statement: “Worcester Warriors, who went into administration in 2022, have been formally invited by the RFU to consider […] The post Lucky Warriors appeared first on T...

THE article about Macclesfield last week mentioned the excessive travel time in National League West. There is a problem because this ‘Region’ is from Camborne […] The post Too much travelling appeared first on The...

Star player: Emily Scarratt in action for England PICTURE: Getty Images I’VE been thoroughly impressed by England during this WXV tournament. Having dominated Europe for […] The post Red Roses improving all the time ...

IN response to Neil Edwards’ letter of Sept 29 and further in support of Jeff Gage’s letter of Oct 6, crowds in any second tier […] The post Don't try to keep up with richer leagues appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

WITH reference to Nick Cain’s column (Sept 29) on Premiership finances, it just goes to show that our game at the highest level is living […] The post Too much debt is a cause for concern appeared first on The Rugby ...

RHYS HAYES, THE CHESTER HEAD COACH AND FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE & ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Main man: Jeremy Guscott would like to see Tommy Freeman at outside centre for England during the Autumn […] The post Freeman can take charge of defence appeared fi...