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Owen Farrell has been left out of England's squad ahead of the upcoming Autumn Nations Series.

Exeter centre Henry Slade provided a timely reminder of his England credentials with a virtuoso performance in a thumping 38-0 win over Harlequins at a windswept Sandy Park

Welcome to the second update of this new season of TRP Fantasy Rugby. Todays update covers the period Sunday 5th October 2025 through to Saturday 11th October 2025. The post Fantasy Rugby 202526 appeared first on The Rug...

By ADAM HATHAWAY HENRY Slade is confident England will have a successful Autumn Series having seen Steve Borthwicks squad depth tried and tested over the summer. Slade was also an older head in national colours this summ...

Tom Dunn has a message for those who fancy toppling Bath as league champions - we are not done yet. The post Prem: Were hungry for more success, insists Baths Tom Dunn appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Wales head coach Steve Tandy has brought in Duncan Jones, Dan Lydiate and Rhys Patchell to his backroom team on an interim basis for the Autumn Series. The post Wales head coach Steve Tandy calls in trio to backroom staf...

WALES head coach Steve Tandy has brought in Duncan Jones, Dan Lydiate and Rhys Patchell to his backroom team on an interim basis for the Autumn Series. Former prop Jones, who won 57 caps, has been coaching with the Ospre...

LEICESTER have appointed WRU interim performance director Huw Bevan as head of rugby operations - a newly established role following an off-field restructure which saw Dan Cole take up a role as recruitment and retention...

George Ford is so fiercely driven for further international honours he has taken to pilates late in his career as he aims to fulfil his England World Cup dream and turn Sale Sharks into English club champions. The post G...

By SIMON THOMAS Motivated: Harri Deaves on the attack PROVING the doubters wrong has always been a motivation for Harri Deaves and it continues to drive him on now as he dreams of a Wales call-up. At 5ft 11ins and 15st ...

rugby Mark McCall praised Willis for his efforts since moving to the London club in 2023. Whilst we are disappointed that Tom will not be extending his time at the club, we fully respect his decision to pursue a new chal...

By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend faces several selection dilemmas before announcing his squad for the Autumn Nations Series on Tuesday with question marks over some key players heading into Tests with U...

Alex Mitchell had little hesitation in signing a new contract with Northampton, confident the Saints will add to the league title they won two seasons ago. The post Prem: Alex Mitchells happy to stick with Northampton Sa...

FORWARDS (19): Thomas Ahern (Munster), Ryan Baird (Leinster), Finlay Bealham (Connacht), Tadhg Beirne (Munster), Jack Boyle (Leinster), Thomas Clarkson (Leinster), Jack Conan (Leinster), Caelan Doris (Leinster, capt), Ta...

By MARK STEVENS TOM Hooper admits hes never been one to shy away from a challenge - and now the bruising Australian flanker is ready to bring his trademark physicality to English rugbys unforgiving heartland. At just 24,...

By SIMON THOMAS ITS safe to say Alun Lawrence has grabbed his second chance at Cardiff with both hands. The No.8 had limited opportunities during his first spell with the club ahead of joining Jersey Reds at the start of...

Harlequins scrum-half Will Porter has warned his side there is more to winning the Prem than turning over bitter rivals Saracens. The post Harlequins Will Porter: Beating Saracens is just the start for us appeared first ...

By ADAM HATHAWAY On the up: Will Porter in action for Harlequins HARLEQUINS scrum-half Will Porter has warned his side there is more to winning the Prem than turning over bitter rivals Saracens. Quins got yet another one...

SCARLETS have signed No.8 Fletcher Anderson from the Super Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders. The 22-year-old, who also played for Tasman Makos in New Zealands National Provincial Championship, will join Dwayne Peels...

I REALLY wish that some modern rugby players would refrain from silly swan dives in the act of scoring a try. Watching the highlights programme from the opening weekend of Prem Rugby recently, I noted at least three such...

TONY Clifford-Jones makes an interesting observation regarding positional name changes over the years in last weeks paper. My train of thought goes something like this. There are eight forwards and seven backs. The tight...

Bristol Bears may be overrun by injuries, but Kieran Marmion is among those who have seized the moment. The post Prem: Kieran Marmion grabs his main chance at Bristol Bears appeared first on The Rugby Paper.