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British clubs had a mixed Sunday in the Champions Cup as Exeter were thrashed by reigning champions Toulouse, Saracens won while Glasgow Warriors and Bath suffered narrow defeats.

By ROSS HEPPENSTALL STEVE Borthwick has been urged to make in-form Sale star Tom Roebuck a starting winger in the Six Nations. Roebuck enjoyed an […] The post Start with Roebuck, Curry tells Borthwick appeared first on...

By BEN JAYCOCK NORTHAMPTON Saints won in South Africa for the first time in their history by beating the Bulls away in Pretoria 30-21 courtesy […] The post Saints, Quins & Tigers lead way appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

ENGLISH rugby is mourning the death of 43-year-old former winger Tom Voyce. He went missing last Saturday night during Storm Darragh while attempting to drive […] The post Borthwick leads tributes to Voyce appeared fir...

By PAUL REES Target man: Handre Pollard playing for Leicester PICTURES: Getty Images HANDRE Pollard is out of contract at the end of the season […] The post Pollard: My future still up in the air appeared first on The ...

By ADAM HATHAWAY BLAIR Kinghorn has been getting into the winning habit with Antoine Dupont and co at Toulouse and reckons that could spell bad […] The post Scotland will benefit from winning habit – Kinghorn appeare...

By SAM JACKSON Hard hitting: Racing 92 lock Junior Kpoku JUNIOR Kpoku, ineligible for Steve Borthwick’s England team while playing for Racing 92, says the […] The post England-born Kpoku rules out playing for France ...

By Paul Rees Gloucester believe Gareth Anscombe is back to his best after the Wales outside-half spent almost a year out with injury. Anscombe joined […] The post Gareth Anscombe glad to be back to his best after a yea...

By PAUL REES Class act: Gareth Anscombe in action against Sale PICTURES: Getty Images GLOUCESTER believe Gareth Anscombe is back to his best after the […] The post Anscombe glad to be back to his best after a year out ...

By JON NEWCOMBE AN in-house club quiz hit home to Bath’s players just how long it has been since the club were crowned champions of […] The post My main priority is to help Bath win a trophy, says Reid appeared first...

By MARK STEVENS LEINSTER had a good inkling of what they were getting when they confirmed the signing of Jordie Barrett back in April. Now, […] The post New-boy Barrett quick to show his worth for Leinster appeared fir...

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: [email protected] I’M very pleased to see the possibility of […] The post Promotion still needs too much ho...

Mark Stevens talks to the former Ireland No.10 about his plans in France - and what could happen next IN the heart of La Rochelle, […] The post O'Gara keeps on driving La Rochelle appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

THE officiating at the maul needs to be reviewed. When are referees going to penalise collapsing mauls in open play? Twice in the recent Scotland […] The post Penalise collapsing mauls in open play appeared first on Th...

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK BATH need to make a statement against Benetton at the Stadio Monigo today if they are to progress […] The post It's time for Bath to take control appeared first on ...

By JIM SHORT Castres............... 16pts Tries: Papali’i 12, Walcker 29 Penalties: Fernandez 48, le Brun 72 Munster............. 14pts Tries: Hodnett 37, 68 Conversions: Crowley 38, […] The post Casey blow as Munste...

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bulls...................................21pts Tries: Coetzee 34, Hanekom 61, 69 Conversions: Goosen 35, 62, 70 Northampton Saints.... 30pts Tries: Hendy 31, Augustus 40, Freeman 59, […] The post Mi...

By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Stade Francais v Saracens Today. Kick-off 1pm, Stadium MARK McCall has warned his Saracens players not to be fooled by Stade […] The post McCall: There is no margin for error in this format so w...

NORTHAMPTON director of rugby Phil Dowson believes the win will provide huge relief for his squad following an underwhelming start to their Premiership season. He […] The post Dowson relieved to get in the swing appear...

By JOHN FALLON Leinster.............. 15pts Tries: Ringrose 22, Barrett 26 Conversion: Prendergast 23 Penalty: Prendergast 49 Clermont.............. 7pts Try: Raka 4 Conversion: Jauneau 5 JORDIE […] The post We had to ...

By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Toulon v Glasgow Today. 3.15pm DUNCAN Weir feels his Glasgow side must get to grips with Toulon’s boisterous atmosphere at the […] The post Weir's set for Toulon tester appeared first on The Ru...

SHARKS boss John Plumtree claimed that the demands of the present schedule had a created a ‘bridge too far’ for his squad. Plumtree said his […] The post A bridge too far for us, says Plumtree appeared first on The...