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Falcons sign Bath prop Orlandi

5 January 2015 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons announced the signing of Argentine international prop Juan Pablo Orlandi from Bath. Having begun his career with Italian side Rovigo and spent five […]

The Rugby Paper out on Monday!

27 December 2014 1 comment

Due to Christmas printing schedule, The Rugby Paper, along with all other Greenways Publishing titles, will come out on Monday, December 27 2014.

Beaumont and Haley sign new Sale deals

24 December 2014 0 comments

Sale have handed new two-year deals to rising stars Josh Beaumont and Mike Haley. Beaumont, 22, the son of former England and British Lions legend […]

Ospreys bring in Fijian Cavubati

24 December 2014 0 comments

Ospreys announced the signing of Fijian international Tevita Cavubati until the end of the season today. The 27-year old Tasman Makos second row will provide […]

Myler one of four to pen new Northampton deal

23 December 2014 2 comments

Stephen Myler is one of four backs to have put pen to paper to a new deal with Northampton Saints, it was announced today. The […]

Holmes pens deal with Yorkshire Carnegie

23 December 2014 0 comments

Jonah Holmes has signed a new three year contract with Yorkshire Carnegie. The winger, who has scored 22 tries in 33 appearances for the club, […]

Bath bring in Matawalu

22 December 2014 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 14, Bath have signed Fijian scrum-half Nikola Matawalu ahead of next season. Matawalu, who […]

Toulon sign Northampton duo Manoa and Ma’afu

22 December 2014 1 comment

Toulon confirmed the signing of Northampton star Samu Manoa on a four-year deal. The No.8 will be joined in the South of France by fellow […]

Justin Tipuric pens new Ospreys deal

22 December 2014 0 comments

Justin Tipuric has turned down offers from France and England to instead put pen to paper on a new three-year deal with the Ospreys. The […]

Wasps have a Goode day in Coventry

22 December 2014 1 comment

Andy Goode scored a record 33 points to help Wasps beat London Irish 48-16 in the first match at their new Ricoh Arena home. Playing […]

Aviva Premiership round 10 teams

19 December 2014 0 comments

Harlequins v Newcastle Harlequins: Mike Brown; Marland Yarde, Matt Hopper, George Lowe, Aseli Tikoirotuma; Tim Swiel, Karl Dickson; Mark Lambert, Joe Gray, Kyle Sinckler; Charlie […]

Back row trio commit to Bath

19 December 2014 0 comments

Bath Rugby today announced that Matt Garvey, Leroy Houston and Guy Mercer have renewed their contracts with the club. Garvey and Houston arrived in the […]

Greene King IPA Championship round 9 teams

19 December 2014 0 comments

Jersey v Yorkshire Carnegie Jersey: Grant Pointer; Mark Foster, Drew Locke, Lewis Robling, Mark McCrea; Jonny Bentley, Ryan Glynn; Sam Lockwood, Martin Garcia-Veiga, Harry Williams; […]

Guinness Pro12 round 10 teams

19 December 2014 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Scarlets Cardiff Blues: Joaquin Tuculet; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Adam Thomas, Lucas Amorosino; Gareth Anscombe, Lewis Jones; Gethin Jenkins (Capt.), Kristian Dacey, […]

Sexton to miss Six Nations opener

18 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland could be without Jonny Sexton for the start of the Six Nations as the fly-half suffers from headaches and nausea. Reports in France suggest […]

Joe Launchbury will miss Six Nations

18 December 2014 0 comments

Wasps have today confirmed that second row Joe Launchbury will miss the Six Nations as he requires surgery to decompress a nerve in his neck. […]

Charlie Matthews eye-gouging citing dismissed

18 December 2014 0 comments

Charlie Matthews is free to play for Harlequins this weekend after the eye-gouging case against him was dismissed at a hearing in London last night. […]

Carter confirm Racing Metro move

18 December 2014 0 comments

Dan Carter is set to become rugby‘s highest paid rugby player ever after agreeing a three-year deal with Racing Metro believed to be worth £1 […]

Exeter trio pen new deals

18 December 2014 0 comments

Don Armand, Will Chudley and Matt Jess have all signed new deals to remain with Exeter for the foreseeable future. Chudley and Jess have agreed […]

Harlequins confirm James Horwill arrival

17 December 2014 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on October 19, Harlequins have signed Australian International Lock James Horwill from Queenlsand Reds. Horwill will join the London […]

Armitage suspended for 12 weeks

17 December 2014 0 comments

Delon Armitage has been suspended for 12 weeks as a result of a misconduct complaint lodged against him following Toulon‘s match against Leicester at Welford […]

Hartley and Lawes among seven to pen new Northampton deals

17 December 2014 0 comments

Dylan Hartley has rejected a ‘very generous’ deal at Montpellier to instead sign a new contract with Northampton Saints. The England hooker had visited the […]

Charlie Matthews cited for gouging

16 December 2014 0 comments

Charlie Matthews will face a disciplinary hearing tomorrow for allegedly eye gouging Leinster‘s Dominic Ryan on Saturday. The Harlequins lock, who was shown a yellow […]

Barbarians announce 2015 schedule

16 December 2014 0 comments

The Barbarians will take on Argentina at Twickenham next November as part of their 125th anniversary celebrations. The invitational side will also play Ireland at […]

Front-row trio agree new contracts with Tigers

16 December 2014 1 comment

Leicester Tigers today confirmed that international front-rowers Marcos Ayerza, Tom Youngs and Dan Cole have agreed new long-term contracts with the club. The trio have […]

Disappointing finish for England Sevens in Port Elizabeth

15 December 2014 1 comment

England suffered losses to hosts South Africa and then Fiji on Day Two of the South Africa Sevens in Port Elizabeth. After finishing second in […]

Wasps thump Castres in Adams Park farewell

15 December 2014 5 comments

Wasps said goodbye to Adams Park with a seven-try 44-17 victory over Castres in the Champions Cup yesterday. The Coventry-bound club, who had lost their […]

Edinburgh beat London Welsh in Challenge Cup

15 December 2014 1 comment

Edinburgh have one foot in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after beating London Weslsh 24-6 yesterday. The Scots, who had Dougie Fife and Stuart McInally cross […]

Newcastle Falcons fall in Paris

12 December 2014 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have lost their unbeaten record in the Challenge Cup after they went down 31-24 to Stade Francais in Paris last night. Tries from […]

Champions Cup round 4 teams

12 December 2014 0 comments

Pool 1 Clermont v Munster Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Aurélien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Zac Guildford; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas Domingo, Benjamin Kayser, Davit […]

Challenge Cup round 4 teams

12 December 2014 1 comment

Bayonne v Connacht Bayonne: Jon Elissalde; Saimoni Vaka, Lalakai Foketi, Matthieu Ugalde, Pierre Sayerse; Clement Otazo, Christophe Loustalot (Capt.); JC Van Rensburg, David Roumieu, Florian […]

Morgan voted England’s Man of the Series

11 December 2014 1 comment

Ben Morgan was today announced as England’s ‘Man of the Series’ for the 2014 QBE Internationals. In a week-long nationwide vote, the Gloucester No.8 beat […]

Varsity match PREVIEW

11 December 2014 1 comment

Two long standing records will be broken at Twickenham on Thursday if Oxford can continue their recent dominance and win the 133rd Varsity match. The […]

Quins suffer double injury blow ahead of Leinster clash

10 December 2014 0 comments

Harlequins today confirmed that both Chris Robshaw and Nick Evans will be unavailable for Saturday’s European Rugby Champions Cup match against Leinster at the Aviva […]

England Sevens change three for Port Elizabeth

10 December 2014 0 comments

England have made three enforced changes to their squad ahead of the Port Elizabeth leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series. Alex Davis, Sam Stanley […]

Gopperth will leave Leinster

10 December 2014 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on November 2, Jimmy Gopperth will leave Leinster at the end of the season. The Kiwi’s […]

Dan Lydiate joins the Ospreys on dual-contract

10 December 2014 0 comments

As expected, Dan Lydiate has joined the Ospreys to become the first player to join Wales Captain Sam Warburton on a National Dual Contract between […]

Castro and Armitage under investigation

8 December 2014 2 comments

Martin Castrigiovanni and Delon Armitage are to be investigated by the EPCR disciplinary team following reports of incidents after Toulon‘s defeat at Leicester in the […]

Leicester and Harlequins tame Europe’s finest

8 December 2014 3 comments

Owen Williams kicked 20 points as Leicester beat Toulon 25-21 at Welford road yesterday. The Tigers went off to a flying start with the ever-green […]

Irish bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup Announced

5 December 2014 0 comments

The Irish Rugby Football Union today formally announced its intention to submit a bid to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup in Ireland. The announcement […]

Mouritz Botha to join the Sharks

5 December 2014 1 comment

Mouritz Botha has been released by Saracens to join the Sharks in South Africa with effect from January 1, 2015. Botha joined Saracens from Bedford […]

Champions Cup round 3 teams

5 December 2014 2 comments

Pool 1 Sale v Saracens Sale: Mike Haley; Luke McLean, Mark Jennings, Sammy Tuitupou, Mark Cueto; Danny Cipriani, Chris Cusiter; Eifion Lewis Roberts, Marc Jones, […]

Challenge Cup round 3 teams

5 December 2014 0 comments

Bucharest v NG Dragons Bucharest: Luke Samoa; Robert Neagu, Catalin Dascalu, Florin Ionita, Ionut Botezatu; Florin Vlaicu (Capt.), Florin Surugiu; Constantin Pristavita, Otar Turashvili , […]

England through to Dubai Sevens quarter-finals

5 December 2014 2 comments

England qualified for the Dubai Sevens quarter-finals but they will have take on New Zealand tomorrow morning. Simon Amor’s men lost their last pool game […]

Exeter thump La Rochelle in France

5 December 2014 0 comments

Exeter carried on their formidable run of form with a 36-10 away win over La Rochelle in the third round of the Challenge Cup last […]

Halaifonua to boost Gloucester’s back-line resources

4 December 2014 0 comments

Gloucester have added more depth to their back-line option with the signing of Tonga international David Halaifonua. The 27-year-old, who was part of the recent […]

Hassler out for five months

4 December 2014 0 comments

Ospreys winger Jeff Hassler is set for a lengthy lay-off after it was confirmed that he will undergo surgery this week. He suffered what was […]

Steenson agrees new three-year deal

4 December 2014 0 comments

Gareth Steenson has committed his future to the Exeter Chiefs with the news he has put pen to paper on a new three-year deal. The […]

Douglas Hammond’s research could make concussion diagnosis irrefutable

4 December 2014 1 comment

Moseley doctor Douglas Hammond is helping to drive a clinical research trial on concussion at Birmingham University to determine the injury purely on a physiological […]

Successful surgery for Jean de Villiers

4 December 2014 0 comments

Jean de Villiers has set his sights on next year’s World Cup after undergoing surgery to rebuilt his left knee. The Springboks captain dislocated his […]

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