By Pete Ryan “Not the best place, but there’s diamonds in the mud.” Gerry Cinnamon’s lyrics capture the muddy, uncertain Welsh rugby landscape; even in the most demanding terrain, diamonds glint ...

By Peter Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as little as 14p a day. It has been a grim season ...

B The British and Irish Lions squad was announced on Thursday, with head coach Andy Farrell announcing the 38 players who are going to tour and confirming that two extra spots will be available. Some ...

B Round 16 of the Premiership saw plenty of changes to both the table and the optimism of some fans, as now the race for the top four is heating up.  Leicester Tigers produced a stunning second-half ...

By Charlie Elliott Rugby saw plenty happen over the weekend, with leagues across the world coming up with some great moments. Social media managed to keep tabs on everything that happened, offering a ...

B Geoff Parling has officially put an end to Leicester Tigers’ search for a new head coach to replace Michael Cheika next season, with the former British and Irish Lion and Tigers player being ...

By Sam Jackson Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe will leave Gloucester to join French Top 14 club Bayonne next season. The 33-year-old has signed a one-year deal with the club that are currently fourth ...

Andy Farrell has selected his 40-player squad for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia this summer. With so many quality players up for selection, there were always going to be big names ...

By Paul Robson Leinster ...................76 Zebre .......................... 5 Leinster put their Champions Cup disappointment behind them as the Dubliners scored 12 tries to thrash Zebre and secure ...

By Simon Thomas Bulls ...................................45pts Tries: Vorster 7, Louw 16, Moodie 21, Hanekom 39, De Klerk 43, 52 Conversions: Goosen 8; Johannes 17, 22, 40, 44, 53 Penalty: Goosen 3 ...

RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Quality: Tommy Freeman dives in to score against Leinster last weekend PICTURE: Getty Images WE haven’t heard nearly ...

Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond believed his side still had a decent chance of a rosy future. He said: “There’s no point in getting excited but I’m confident that investment in the club will ...