The Rugby Paper Magazine - June 30, 2024

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June 30, 2024

Freeman ready to roast the All Blacks

TOMMY Freeman has one more box to tick before he packs his golf clubs for a well-earned break in Majorca at the end of his longest season ever.

4 mins

Bracken keeps England on course

MARK Mapletoft commended his England U20s side for continuing to find solutions and adapting to their problems but knows that his team cannot afford any more sloppy starts if they are to go deep in the competition.

2 mins

Cheika will be good for Tigers - Richards

DEAN Richards, the most decorated coach in Leicester Tigers' history, has given Michael Cheika's appointment the big thumbs up.

3 mins

Premiership final tickets for 2025 going fast

TICKET sales for next year's Premiership 2024/25 final are double what they were at this stage last year, reflecting the renewed buzz around the league.

1 min

Aaron on a mission as he hits 50 mark

AARON Wainwright is set to win his 50th Wales cap against Australia in Sydney next weekend - a landmark which looked a long way off 18 months ago.

2 mins

Youngs backing his old mates to deliver

BEN Youngs is backing his old England pals to upset the odds and \"do something special\" in the All Blacks backyard.

2 mins

Robertson will have the All Blacks back to their best - Deans

ENGLAND have been warned to expect a recharged and pumped up All Blacks side when they clash in the first of their Test battles next weekend.

2 mins

Uruguay keen to give Scots a test

AFTER thrilling Glasgow's URC triumph, many Scotland fans would love to see their side test themselves against one of the southern hemisphere powerhouses in the coming weeks.

3 mins

Ruthless Ireland savour Italian job

WILLIE Faloon's new era in charge of Ireland U20s got off to a dream start as last year's finalists destroyed Six Nations rivals Italy with an eight-try opening day victory.

2 mins

Bracken's hat-trick inspires England

DESPITE going 14-0 down in the first half, Mapletoft's Mark men secured an impressive win spear headed by a hat-trick from debutant winger Jack Bracken.

3 mins

Whistler's authority must be protected

WE CAN easily imagine New Zealand rugby folk in the afterlife, shaking the English referee Roger 1. Quittenton warmly by the hand while grabbing the Scottish official John Dewar Dallas roughly by the throat.

3 mins

Cheika knows he will be judged on results

LEICESTER were once a byword for stability. Like Liverpool FC, they had a reputation for promoting from within and benefiting from a boot room that allowed players to transition into management-think Dean Richards, Richard Cockerill and Geordan Murphy.

4 mins

25 years on and it's still a special place

IT WAS the 25th anniversary of the first-ever game at the Millennium Stadium a couple of days ago which pulled me up a little short because I remember it like yesterday, not least because it was, I think, possibly the hottest and certainly the most uncomfortable I've ever been reporting in Britain.

4 mins

I'm thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success

MY journey with rugby began at the age of seven during the '95 World Cup.

6 mins

Gatland hits the 50-mark for Wales

UNLESS they change the habit of a lifetime in Australia over the next fortnight, Wales will be saddled with their longest losing run for more than 20 years.

4 mins

England have enough to down the All Blacks

STEVE Borthwick's England team have taken their first step of their summer tour and returned with the expected win showing the focus needed to suppress and beat an energetic Japan at home in their own stadium.

3 mins

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The Rugby Paper, the UK's number 1 selling rugby title, brings you exclusive stories, reports and features on your device, published in exceptional clarity. It contains renowned journalists such as Nick Cain and Peter Jackson, and famous former players as columnists including Jeremy Guscott and Jeff Probyn. Published every Sunday, The Rugby Paper covers Rugby Union from national teams and Premiership / Rabo Direct down to grass roots.