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Five points deduction for National League Two side

24 September 2014 3 comments

Shelford have been deducted 5 championship points for playing an ineligible player. The offence took place in the opening round of the National League Two […]

David Mele banned for a week

24 September 2014 0 comments

David Mele has been handed a one-week ban for the red card he received against Bath on the weekend. The Leicester scrum-half was sent off […]

Tom Youngs out of Autumn internationals

23 September 2014 1 comment

Tom Youngs will miss England‘s autumn international with a shoulder injury. The Leicester hooker suffered a dislocated A/C joint against Bath on the weekend and […]

Exeter bring in Pat Phibbs

23 September 2014 1 comment

Pat Phibbs has today agreed a short-term deal to stay with the Exeter Chiefs. With Dave Lewis currently sidelined with an elbow injury and fellow […]

Aviva Premiership round 3 highlights

22 September 2014 0 comments

Gloucester 22 Exeter 24 London Irish 32 Saracens 36 Bath 45 Leicester 0 Sale 46 London Welsh 8 Newcastle 10 Northampton 35 Harlequins 26 Wasps […]

Northampton win at Newcastle

22 September 2014 1 comment

Northampton ran in four tries at Kingston Park to beat Newcastle 35-10 yesterday. Saints led 28-3 at the break thanks to tries from Will Hooley, […]

Bristol and Jersey win in Championship

22 September 2014 0 comments

Bristol secured their first bonus-point of the season with a 45-17 success over the Cornish Pirates. They scored seven tries in total with full-back Auguy […]

RFU and Premiership Rugby reach agreement over World Cup row

19 September 2014 1 comment

THE Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have agreed a range of measures to address the demands of the Rugby World Cup (RWC) 2015 on […]

Aviva Premiership round 3 teams

19 September 2014 0 comments

Bath v Leicester Bath: Luke Arscott; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Paul James, Rob Webber, David Wilson; Stuart […]

Greene King IPA Championship round 3 teams

19 September 2014 1 comment

Bristol v Cornish Pirates Bristol: Auguy Slowik; Ryan Edwards, Gareth Maule, Ben Mosses, Andy Short; Matthew Morgan, Craig Hampson; James Hall, Max Crumpton, Anthony Perenise; […]

Guinness Pro12 round 3 teams

19 September 2014 1 comment

Cardiff Blues v Ulster Cardiff Blues: Rhys Patchell; Alex Cuthbert, Adam Thomas, Gavin Evans, Richard Smith; Gareth Davies, Lewis Jones; Sam Hobbs, Matthew Rees (c), […]

Premiership Rugby confirm salary cap rise

17 September 2014 0 comments

Premiership Rugby today confirmed changes to the Salary Cap in Aviva Premiership Rugby. From next season, clubs will be allowed to spend £5.5m in players […]

Surgery required for Wasps’ Ruaridh Jackson

17 September 2014 0 comments

Ruaridh Jackson will be out for up to nine months after it was confirmed today that the Wasps fly-half ruptured his anterior cruciate knee ligament. […]

Halfpenny to have his contract terminated by Toulon?

16 September 2014 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny’s contract with Toulon could be terminated before the Welsh star even played a single game for the double European champions. The full-back was […]

Rugby World Cup 2015 Tickets: Everything You Need to Know

16 September 2014 1 comment

Are you prepared for tickets to go on sale for the Rugby World Cup 2015? September 12 2014 is the date – on this day […]

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

15 September 2014 0 comments

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the 2015 Rugby World Cup. […]

Aviva Premiership round 2 highlights

15 September 2014 2 comments

Harlequins 0 Saracens 39 Bath 53 London Welsh 26 Exeter 20 Leicester 24 Gloucester 34 Sale 27 Wasps 20 Northampton 16 Newcastle 18 London Irish […]

Impressive Wasps stun Northampton

15 September 2014 0 comments

Tries quick from Ashley Johnson and Tom Varndell helped Wasps to a 20-16 win over Northampton Saints at Adams Park on Sunday. In what was […]

London Scottish and Bristol win on the road.

15 September 2014 2 comments

Mark Bright scored his second hat-trick in as many weeks as table-toppers London Scottish claimed a 30-19 bonus-point win at the Cornish Pirates. Three penalties […]

Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport

12 September 2014 1 comment

France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has revealed Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport in a bid to represent France at the next World […]

Exiles bolster back row options

12 September 2014 0 comments

London Scottish have reinforced their back-row options by signing former England U20s flanker Gregor Gillanders on a one-year contract. The 27-year-old, who is also Scottish-qualified, […]

Aviva Premiership round 2 teams

12 September 2014 0 comments

Bath v London Welsh Bath: Luke Arscott; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Anthony Watson; George Ford, Chris Cook; Paul James, Rob Webber, David Wilson; […]

Greene King IPA Championship round 2 teams

12 September 2014 2 comments

Bedford v Rotherham Titans Bedford: James Pritchard; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge, Henry Staff; Steffan Jones, Darryl Veenendaal; Tom Williams, Charlie Clare, James […]

Guinness Pro12 round 2 teams

12 September 2014 1 comment

Cardiff Blues v Glasgow Cardiff Blues: Adam Thomas; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Gavin Evans, Dan Fish; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Sam Hobbs, Matthew Rees (Capt.), […]

Christian Wade ok after car accident

11 September 2014 0 comments

Christian Wade was involved in a car accident this morning. The collision happened at a roundabout near his home but Wasps have calmed fears over […]

New Zealand v South Africa preview

11 September 2014 1 comment

New Zealand have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of they top-of-the-table clash against South Africa in the fourth round of the Rugby […]

Australia v Argentina preview

11 September 2014 0 comments

Tatafu Polota-Nau will make his 50th Test appearance as Australia take on Argenitna on Saturday in the fourth round of the Rugby Championship. The Waratahs […]

Three months out for Ugo Monye

11 September 2014 0 comments

Ugo Monye is set for three months on the sidelines after suffering a groin injury in the opening round of the Premierhsip on Saturday. The […]

Canada to take on Championship XV at Sixways

10 September 2014 1 comment

Worcester Warriors’ Sixways Stadium has been selected to host the match between the Championship XV and Canada on November 2. Nottingham Head Coach Martin Haag […]

Ed Slater undergoes knee surgery

9 September 2014 1 comment

Ed Slater is set for several months on the sidelines after undergoing a knee surgery. The Leicester captain sustained the injury while on tour with […]

All Blacks confirm Test in Samoa

9 September 2014 0 comments

As reported in The Rugby Paper on July 6, New Zealand have confirmed they will play their first ever Test in Samoa next year. The […]

Tom Homer out for eight weeks

9 September 2014 0 comments

Tom Homer has been ruled out for a minimum of eight weeks after it was confirmed last night he suffered a grade two MCL knee […]

Aviva Premiership highlights

8 September 2014 2 comments

Northampton 53 Gloucester 6 Leicester 36 Newcastle 17 Saracens 34 Wasps 28 London Irish 15 Harlequins 20 Sale 20 Bath 29 London Welsh 0 Exeter […]

Exeter demolish London Welsh to go top

8 September 2014 1 comment

Exeter sit at the top of the Premiership table after their 52-0 demolition of London Welsh yesterday. The Chiefs ran in seven tries in total […]

Bristol beat Worcester in Championship opener

8 September 2014 0 comments

Bristol started their promotion bid with a last-gasp 23-19 win over direct rivals Worcester at Ashton Gate in the opening round of the Championship yesterday. […]

Eight-try Northampton thump sorry Gloucester

5 September 2014 0 comments

George North scored a hat-trick as Northampton began the defence of their Premiership crown in sensational fashion with a 53-6 demolition of Gloucester. The Saints […]

Owen Williams making progress on his way to recovery

5 September 2014 0 comments

The Cardiff Blues have today released the following statement regarding the progress centre Owen Williams is making is his recovery from the spinal cord injury […]

Aviva Premiership round One teams

5 September 2014 0 comments

Leicester v Newcastle Leicester: Niall Morris; Blaine Scully, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Seremaia Bai, Vereniki Goneva; Freddie Burns, Ben Youngs (Capt.); Logovi’i Mulipola, Leonardo Ghiraldini, Fraser Balmain; […]

Greene King IPA Championship round One teams

5 September 2014 0 comments

Bristol v Worcester Bristol: Jack Wallace; Andy Short, Jack Tovey, Ben Mosses, David Lemi; Matthew Morgan, Dwayne Peel (Capt.); Jack O’Connell, Chris Brooker, Anthony Perenise; […]

Ufit PRO50 go the extra mile to stand out from the crowd!

5 September 2014 0 comments

In an era full of nutritious drinks, it takes a lot to stand out from the crowd but Ufit PRO 50 have done just that! […]

Guinness Pro12 round One teams

5 September 2014 0 comments

Connacht v NG Dragons Connacht: Shane Layden; Niyi Adeolokun, Darragh Leader, David McSharry, Danie Poolman; Jack Carty, Ian […]

Jonny Sexton confirm return to Ireland

4 September 2014 0 comments

As reported earlier this week, Jonny Sexton will leave Racing Metro at the end of the season and return to Ireland. The Irish fly-half, who […]

Your FREE Season Preview Guide to the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 & the Greene King IPA Championship

4 September 2014 0 comments

The Rugby Paper, the UK’s leading Rugby publication have produced a FREE guide for the start of the upcoming season. To download this FREE guide, […]

New Zealand v Argentina preview

4 September 2014 1 comment

As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third round of the Rugby […]

RFU to expand women’s game

4 September 2014 0 comments

The women’s game is set for an unprecedented boost after the RFU announced plans to introduce rugby to 100,000 women and girls across the country. […]

VIDEO: London Irish players use power to pay for food

3 September 2014 2 comments

As this Saturday’s London Double Header approaches, London Irish players Leo Halavatau, Matt Parr, Luke Narraway, Geoff Cross and Conor Gilsenan were put through a […]

Australia v South Africa preview

3 September 2014 1 comment

Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley will lead Australia‘s attack on Saturday as they take on South Africa for the third round of the Rugby Championship. […]

End of the road for Simpson-Daniel

2 September 2014 0 comments

Gloucester today confirmed that James Simpson-Daniel has had to retire with immediate effect due to injury. The 32-year-old winger had been sidelined since last November […]

Bath announce new Managing Director

2 September 2014 0 comments

Bath today announced that Tarquin McDonald, the Club’s Finance and Strategy Director, will take the role of Managing Director with immediate effect. The new role […]

VIDEO: Q&A with Twelvetrees, Haskell and Hartley

2 September 2014 0 comments

Gloucester captain Billy Twelvetrees on being named captain, the new Gloucester signings, his hopes for this season and England duty. London Wasps captain James Haskell […]

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