Wounded Warriors won’t be replaced

England & Wales set for £20m bonanza

ENGLAND and Wales are planning a pre-World Cup

England’s double blow as Springboks eye title

ENGLAND made a disastrous start to the grand

Rogerson: Our Henry will need protection

HENRY Arundell’s stunning rise up the rugby ladder

England’s young guns go down to Boks in a thriller

STEHAN Heymans’ 79th minute penalty broke England U18s

Christian wades in with a dream return

CHRISTIAN WADE marked his return to rugby after

Malins can make Eddie think again, says Wyles

MAX Malins can start the new Premiership campaign

Matthews raring to go with Quins

Heading home: Charlie Matthews, pictured playing for Wasps,

Women may turn pro with £220m investment

WOMEN’S rugby in England is set to transform

Bear’s learnt from the school of hard knocks

HAVING had his ‘world ended’ by being dropped

Iyogun so proud to be a Saint

EMMANUEL Iyogun says he is desperate to repay

Lawes gets my nod but Eddie has a tough call

FORMER ENGLAND No.8

We can yet do more to help our clubs be sustainable

THE state of the game at the moment

Bath turn sights on du Preez brothers

Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BATH are the

Racing 92 still keen on flyer Wade

RACING 92 are set to decide on the future

Buyers will have to prove they have the money

In demand: Bristol and Leicester are both keen

Saracens may tempt Kruis out of retirement

SARACENS are understood to have sounded out former

Return to Japan on the list for Goode

ALEX Goode, above, is being lined up for

Financial grief puts sport in a sorry state

GUEST COLUMNIST

Minnows still thrown to sharp shooters

GUEST COLUMNIST

Expect Pivac to pick his best side from here on

WALES AND LIONS LEGEND

England will relish American challenge

ENGLAND’S MOST CAPPED PLAYER AND WORLD CUP WINNER

Fans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride

A weekly look at the game’s other talking points

French go from strength to strength

AFTER a difficult week for English club rugby,

France set to rock with the best league in the world

THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW

Remembering DK, the speedster who made a name for himself

KEN Jones died last Wednesday, barely a fortnight

Glad to see Rennie has loyalty top of his list

NO word in the rugby lexicon has been

The game paying too much for its players

A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME

BRITISH RUGBY FIXTURES

SATURDAY SEP 3 WELSH LEAGUES PREMIERSHIP: Aberavon v

Support for 7s ace after rare cancer diagnosis

FORMER Wales Sevens player Ethan Davies has announced

Concern as refs switch to other side

FRENCH COLUMN

My sacking by England was bizarre, says Ashton

BRIAN Ashton was not bitter when he reflected

Wasps put their faith in Dodson

WASPS head coach Lee Blackett believes new signing

Cattigan family call for inquiry following her death

THE family of Scotland international Siobhan Cattigan have

Time we ended the nonsense of 46 players on the pitch

IT IS high time rugby union rectified its

Champ to the rescue

WITH the possible demise of Worcester and Wasps,

Bringing back a salary cap is not the answer

Last week was when the Premiership chickens started

DREAM TEAM

BILLY McBRYDE, THE DONCASTER KNIGHTS FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK AND FORMER WALES U20S, SCARLETS & RGC PLAYER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST

Japan......................29 Ireland ....................10

JAPAN stepped up their World Cup preparations with

Australia ................14 New Zealand ........22

WALLAROOS coach Jay Tregonning has set his team

Scotland ................17 USA ..........................21

DESPITE an encouraging display against the fifth ranked

Clifton ............52 Bargoed ..........12

THE final game of Clifton’s pre-season preparations saw

Brixham ............7 Exeter Uni ......29

IN a fiery encounter at Astley Park, it

Connacht in charge to add to Sale’s woe

Connacht ................15 Sale Sharks ............5

Henley ....................17 Loughborough S ..31

HENLEY Hawks eventually succumbed to a quick and

Potter hits high notes as Tigers march on

Newcastle ........28pts Leicester ..........42pts

Ten-try Harlequins glad to find their rhythm

HARLEQUINS claimed an entertaining 66-19 victory over partner

Leeds Tykes ..26 Rotherham......19

LEEDS Tykes produced a spirited display to fend

Blackheath ....42 Esher ................14

AN encouraging final dress-rehearsal for Blackheath who quickly

Olowofela helps Nottingham see off Cambridge

Nottingham ..........29 Cambridge ............19

Late tries give Ealing the edge over Richmond

Richmond ..............26 Ealing T ..................35

Shelford ..........57 Cambridge II ....0

@therugbypaper SHELFORD shone under the lights with a

Caldy ..............47 Sale FC ............12

A DOMINANT first half display set Caldy up

Plymouth ........28 Exeter Uni ......40

NEWLY-promoted Exeter University completed their preparations for life

Ampthill ..........42 Glamorgan ........5

AMPTHILL continued their preparations for the new Championship

Gloucester power to away triumph

Munster ..................19 Gloucester ............28

Chinnor ..................40 Worthing ................17

CHINNOR finished pre-season with a commanding victory over

Bath off to a flier with a blitz of Cov

Coventry ..............7pts Bath ....................38pts

Potent Park’s attack run riot

Rosslyn Park 66 Tonbridge J ....10

Parker leads a Bury bonanza

Bedford A ........38 Bury St Eds ....45

Saints march past Champ Bedford

Northampton 40 Bedford ..........26

Hot Bears blow away Dragons

Dragons ..................28 Bristol ....................45

Tynedale ..............28 Darlington MP ......52

LIAM Checksfield hit a hat-trick as Darlington Mowden

Lucky Irish edge a 10-try thriller

Jersey Reds ..29 London Irish ..31

Wasps pack a perfect 10

Doncaster ............0pts Wasps ................56pts

We must become tough to beat

PAUL REES HEARS HOW BATH’S NEW COACH JOHANN VAN GRAAN PLANS TO REVITALISE THE SLEEPING GIANT

Now let’s go for the jugular, urges Slipper

Australia ..........25pts Tries: McReight 2, 56, Koroibete 47

Marika tackle inspires victory

MARIKA K oroibete was ecstatic after helping the

Boffelli puts the boot into All Blacks

New Zealand....18pts Tries: Taukeiaho 10, Clarke 31 Conversions:

Montoya is so proud but Chieka warns of a backlash

PUMAS skipper Julian Montoya couldn’t hold back his

Sevens helped me to regain my confidence

THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, CORNISH PIRATES AND ESHER WINGER

The day Pumas joined world rugby’s top table

Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful

Gatecrashers ready to spoil the party again

ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane

SAMWORSLEY

BRISTOL BEARS FLY-HALF

It’s not pitch perfect just yet for Bury coach Ford

NATIONAL 2 EAST BURY St Edmunds’ preseason preparations

Rich will give Blood, sweat and tears for a faster start

NATIONAL 1 RICHIE Williams is hoping his Cambridge

Tigers must look to edge the tight matches, insists Barrow

NATIONAL 2 NORTH Aim: Scott Barrow SEDGLEY Park

Barber gets ready to cut down his old pal Sneddon

NATIONAL 2 WEST MIKE Barber is looking forward

Forthcoming fixtures

Weekend beginning Friday, September 2, 2022