There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France ...

France have been confirmed as Six Nations champions after their win against Scotland at the Stade de France, but that doesn’t ...

England head coach Steve Borthwick saw Maro Itoje lead from the front in this 68-14 demolition of Wales – then tipped the ...

All the talk down New Zealand way is of “Succession”. No, they haven’t made a unilateral declaration of insubordination by ...

For Exeter’s Ben Coen, a highly-rated youngster already being dubbed by many to hit the very heights of the modern-day game, ...

England were asked to “play big” by head coach Steve Borthwick, and victories do not come any bigger than this record 10-try ...

Northampton Saints chief executive Julia Chapman says the Premiership’s salary cap must be lowered again if the game is to ...

If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they be as good as the French backs? The first thing is they would ...

We're all pretty gutted, that’s the biggest loss a lot of us have had to take in our careers so far. It stings but it’s ...

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It was Eddie Jones who insisted that Maro Itoje was not captaincy material, an opinion that seemed plain daft at the time and ...

News, features and match reports from The Rugby Paper, the UK-based newspaper which specialises in rugby union at all levels ...