Autumn Internationals

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Autumn Internationals news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

All Blacks get £1.5m fee to face England

30 October 2012 1 comment

The All Blacks will command the highest fee in world rugby against England at Twickenham – £1.5m which works out at £18,750 a minute. The […]

WIN an Exclusive Evening with your England Rugby Heroes

29 October 2012 0 comments

Canterbury is giving one lucky grassroots rugby team the chance to hang out, eat and chat with their England rugby heroes for an evening. This […]

“I’m ready to answer call,” Nick Easter tells England

27 October 2012 1 comment

Nick Easter believes the absence of a clear philosophy in previous England set-ups held him back but is confident he can prove why he is […]

Saracens Mako Vunipola gets England call

25 October 2012 0 comments

Mako Vunipola and Tom Youngs are set to earn their first Test cap after the duo was named in the 32-man England Squad for the […]

Stephen Jones set for golden thankyou from Wales

23 October 2012 1 comment

Stephen Jones is to be granted a testimonial by the Welsh Rugby Union in recognition of his status as their most-capped international. The 34-year-old Welsh […]

Baa-Baas welcome Dean Richards back as coach

16 October 2012 0 comments

Dean Richards has been short-listed for a return to the big stage as coach of the Barbarians. The renowned touring club approached him last week […]

“We need Olympic formula” – Jonny Wilkinson

10 October 2012 3 comments

Jonny Wilkinson says it is time for England to put wins on the board during their forthcoming autumn internationals against Australia, South Africa and New […]

Stuart Lancaster’s likely to turn to youngsters to fill Ben Foden’s gap

5 October 2012 0 comments

England head coach Stuart Lancaster is likely to put youth ahead of experience as he sifts through wing replacement options for the injured Ben Foden. […]

“Martin Johnson is not bitter about axe,” says Brian Smith

27 September 2012 1 comment

Martin Johnson bears no bitterness to those who forced his departure as England team manager according to Brian Smith who argues his absence is denying […]

How Jonny Wilkinson helped Joe Gray see the light

26 September 2012 0 comments

Harlequins hooker Joe Gray has revealed how Jonny Wilkinson’s dedication to training inspired him to become one of the finest lineout throwers in the game. […]

Stop-gap Karl Dickson wants a permanent place now

20 September 2012 1 comment

Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has targeted a place in one of the England squads after tiring of having his holiday plans ruined. Twice this year […]

Heart-blow Lloyd Burns set to land job with WRU

6 September 2012 0 comments

Wales World Cup hooker Lloyd Burns is in talks over a new career five months after being forced into premature retirement with a heart condition. […]

London Irish allrounder Alex Corbisiero leads new prop crop

30 August 2012 2 comments

Loose-head props of yesteryear conjure up an image of gnarled old campaigners with bleeding ears and a job description which could be summarised as ‘push’. […]

Watch out, London Irish Topsy Ojo warns Chris Ashton

23 August 2012 1 comment

Topsy Ojo said he had unfinished business with England as he warned wing rival Chris Ashton: “I’m after your place!” Four years have elapsed since […]

“Chris Robshaw’s done well, but Tom Croft must play”, says Lewis Moody

22 August 2012 2 comments

Sir Ian McGeechan insists a specialist openside is the key to a great team, but former England skipper Lewis Moody says Chris Robshaw‘s performances are […]

“Don’t write me off yet,” says Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel

21 August 2012 1 comment

Dwayne Peel, frozen out of international rugby for the last 18 months, starts the new season with a defiant message for Wales: “I’m not finished […]

Ospreys hooker Richard Hibbard hurt by fingers of blame but points to future

20 August 2012 3 comments

Wales villain Richard Hibbard admits that he was forced into hiding after being singled out for losing the summer series to Australia. The Ospreys hooker, 28, […]

Retiring prop Matt Stevens gave quitting England ‘lot of thought’

15 August 2012 0 comments

Saracens boss Mark McCall insists Matt Stevens’ decision to retire from international rugby was not made on the spur of the moment. The 29-year-old prop […]

Stuart Lancaster locates a drop of Southern comfort

10 July 2012 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster insists the ‘‘gap is closing” between the Northern and Southern Hemispheres despite another summer series wipe-out. England, Wales and Ireland failed to win […]

Look out, Leicester Tiger Tom Croft wants his England jersey back

3 July 2012 2 comments

Tom Croft’s mild manner on the pitch might fool some but several months on the sidelines have brought out the fierce competitor in the Leicester […]

London Irish new signing Shane Geraghty hoping to get back in England picture

26 June 2012 0 comments

Shane Geraghty declared he has “unfinished business” with club and country after revealing that Brian Smith’s plans for London Irish persuaded him to cut short […]