Harlequins hooker Rob Buchanan reckons it is going to be a massive occasion at The Stoop against the in-form team in the league. He is […]
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Jeff Probyn: Money is not the root of all success in Europe
There’s an old saying which seems to be more and more fashionable in our game and that is, ‘money talks’. As Europe hogs the headlines, […]
Peter Jackson: Ignore all that ghostly talk, Phillips is a fixture
At the end of the Lions tour, Mike Phillips used his newspaper column to suggest that he might soon be calling time on Wales. “It’s […]
RaboDirect Pro12 round 4: teams
Connacht v Ospreys Connacht: Gavin Duffy; Danie Poolman, Robbie Henshaw, Eoin Griffin, Matt Healy; Craig Ronaldson, Kieran Marmion; Brett Wilkinson, Sean Henry, Nathan White; Michael […]
Greene King IPA Championship round 3: teams
Bedford v Leeds Carnegie Bedford: Mark Atkinson; Corey Hircock, Brendan Burke, Ollie Dodgem Neville Edwards; Mike Le Bourgeois, Luke Baldwin; Nico Steenkamp, Scott Spurling, Phil […]
Faith of Saints puts Luther Burrell on fast-track to Twickenham
Saints centre Luther Burrell believes the faith being shown in him by Northampton’s coaching staff is benefitting his game massively.
Young Gun: George Catchpole – Leicester back
North Walsham is a famed breeding ground for Leicester Tigers but it was two of their Lions that inspired centre George Catchpole to roar back […]
Tom Mitchell: Welcome behind the scenes of England Sevens
For a lucky few of us an endless summer is about to start. The HSBC World Sevens Series commences in three weeks on the Australian […]
Brendan Gallagher: At last, John Dawes gets his rightful recognition
Why is ‘legendary’ status conferred on some outstanding rugby personalities but denied others? Who decides these things and how? Does the rugby pubic instinctively recognise […]
Nick Cain talks to Bath’s Dave Attwood about his second coming for England
Dave Attwood has that combination of brains as well as brawn that is a treasured commodity in most sports, but in Rugby Union especially. Attwood […]
Manu Tuilagi avoids surgery on torn pectoral muscle
Manu Tuilagi will miss England‘s Autumn Tests in November after suffering a torn pectoral muscle. The Leicester and England centre, who sustained the injury against Newcastle […]
Alain Rolland to hang up the whistle
Irish international referee Alain Rolland will retire from refereeing at the end of the 2013/2014 season. Rolland, 47, who also played three Tests at scrum-half […]
Rugby Championship round 5: preview
Argentina v New Zealand Argentina have made six changes for their clash against New Zealand in La Plata on Saturday. After narrowly losing 14-13 to […]
Worcester sign Argentine lock Mariano Galarza
Worcester have bolstered their pack with the signing of Argentina international Mariano Galarza. The lock, who has been capped 18 times by the Pumas, will […]
“I’d say No to England if they called,” says James Simpson-Daniel
James Simpson-Daniel believes he would turn England down if Stuart Lancaster came calling, even if the national side was ravaged by injury.
Nick Cain: Heineken war could harm World Cup 2015
The battle lines have been drawn around the Heineken Cup – or the territory it once occupied – and there is a bloody fight looming. […]
Jeremy Guscott: Billy’s the boy for England No.12 spot inside Tuilagi
With Brad Barritt picking up an injury early in the season it looks as though the England No.12 shirt will be up for grabs and […]
New coffee-shop owner Chris Robshaw determined not to become a has-bean
For Chris Robshaw, the coffee entrepreneur, it’s a case of better latte than never.
Free Season Guide to the Greene King IPA Championship
The Rugby Paper, the UK’s leading Rugby publication have produced a FREE guide for the current season covering the Green King IPA Championship. To download this FREE […]
20 Questions: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish flanker
Had an interesting summer? It’s been busy. I played six games for Canada, helping us qualify for the World Cup against the USA, and now […]
My Life in Rugby: Andy Long – former Bath, Munster, Northampton & England hooker
I am very, very proud of my England debut in 1997 and what it meant to me and my family, but I probably wasn’t prepared […]
Welsh clubs in talks over Heineken breakaway
Two Welsh regions have declared their interest in joining the new Europe under Anglo-French direction from next season. PRL chief executive Mark McCafferty confirmed the Welsh move yesterday along with others but refused to name names.
England and Canterbury unveil new alternate kit
Canterbury and the RFU have revealed the brand new red and white striped ‘1871’ collection, featured alongside the alternate kit for the 2013/14 season. The […]
Dream Team: Craig Newby – former Leicester, Blues, Highlanders & New Zealand flanker
1. Tony Woodcock – He has played 100 tests for the All Blacks and is my best mate. We played in the early days together […]
iOS7 troubleshooting
Some apps that were installed before a device was upgraded to iOS7 are having trouble picking up the subscription information the first time they are […]
Saracens beat Bath to remain unbeaten
Saracens produced a stunning first-half display to beat Bath 31-17 at the Allianz Park and remain at the top of the Premiership. Owen Farrell and […]
New European Cup named as Champions Cup
Premiership Rugby and the Ligue Nationale de Rugby (LNR) have confirmed the new European Cup will be called the Champions Cup. The new competition will be […]
England Sevens win in Bucharest
England Sevens will go into the HSBC World Series as the reigning European champions after a strong display in Bucharest. For Simon Amor’s first outing […]
Young Gun: Tom Chapman – Worcester wing/scrum-half
Tom Chapman is only 19 but the speedster has already been on the books of Saracens, Bath and Blackheath. But after joining Worcester this summer, […]
Ben Ryan appointed Fiji Sevens coach
Ben Ryan has been named as Fiji Sevens head coach, it was announced today. The 42-year-old stepped down from the England Sevens head coaching role […]
Peter Jackson: Ah You Irish? Well, that’s complicated, Rodney!
Rodney Ah You arrived in Belfast as a hefty member of the baby All Blacks in 2007 and duly went home with the Junior World […]
Nick Cain: Self-interested coaches should not scrutinise refs
While I have sympathy for Premiership Rugby‘s bid to secure a more meritocratic Heineken Cup, the initiative by PRL, the administrative arm of the elite […]
Aviva Premiership round 3: teams
Leicester v Newcastle Leicester: Blaine Scully; Vereniki Goneva, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Dan Bowden, Adam Thompstone; Toby Flood (Capt.), Ben Youngs; Boris Stankovich, Neil Briggs, Logovi’i Mulipola; […]
RadoDirect Pro12 round 3: teams
Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Leigh Halfpenny; Alex Cuthbert, Owen Williams, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Taufa’ao Filise, Marc Breeze, Scott […]
GK IPA Championship round 2: teams
Bristol v London Scottish Bristol: Adam D’Arcy; Charlie Amesbury, Andy Short, Luke Eves, Ryan Edwards; Adrian Jarvis, James Grindal (Capt.); Kyle Traynor, Ollie Hayes, Jason […]
James Haskell: I’ll never give up fight to play for England
James Haskell was quick to brush off his latest England snub and with Tom Croft now ruled out for the season, opportunity knocks for the Wasps back row again.
Room 101: Ruairi Cushion – Plymouth Albion captain
1. Facebook These days it seems that every time I scroll down my news feed on Facebook all that comes up is standard ‘selfies’ of […]
VIDEO: Matt Garvey – “Bath can achieve big things”
Bath flanker Matt Garvey talks exclusively to The Rugby Paper about the West Country team’s great start to the season and the challenges of facing […]
Jeff Probyn: Biting, refs row, Euro battle…yes, the season’s back!
The season is off and running and once again it’s not the rugby on the field that grabs the headlines. As good and exciting as […]
Brendan Gallagher: Will tickets be banana skin that upsets RWC 2015?
Two years out from the 1987 World Cup the competition didn’t exist, it was just a concept being kicked around by IRB Blazers and the […]
VIDEO: Ian Humphreys – “I don’t bother reading the pundits’ predictions”
In an exclusive production by The Rugby Paper, London Irish fly-half Ian Humphreys analyses the 20-18 win at Worcester and what it means for the […]
Andy Gomarsall: Freddie Burns can give England vital spark
Now is the time for England to let Freddie Burns off the leash, according to World Cup winner Andy Gomarsall, who says the Gloucester fly-half is Jonny Wilkinson’s heir apparent.
Gloucester to face Japan in November
There will be a battle of the cherries at Kingsholm in November as Gloucester announced today they will face Japan on November 12. With the […]
Nick Wood hit by eight-week ban for stamping
Nick Wood was tonight suspended for eight weeks by a RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Gloucester prop was found guilty stamping on Saracens flanker Jacques Burger last […]
20 Questions: Russell Earnshaw – former England Sevens coach
You left England 7s last month. Why? A family decision. Last year I was away 140 days and in my last year coaching Birmingham, in […]
Nick Cain talks to Saracens coach Phil Morrow about the amazing Billy Vunipola
Billy Vunipola is a tank, and at Twickenham two weeks ago London Irish found him virtually unstoppable. The pulverising charges of the gargantuan Saracens back […]
Jeremy Guscott: Referee Poite got it wrong over Du Plessis sending off
The winners of New Zealand versus South Africa were going to be ranked as the No.1 team in the world. For the Kiwis that meant […]
A red wave rolls off the Solent to remember Cliff
Towards the end of an inspirational life, Cliff Morgan found himself confronted one day by the question of mortality and his final journey.
My Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former Newcastle, Brive and England centre
My defence was always good but my attack was sometimes questioned. But that’s what I did, I was known as a big tackler and I’m […]
BOD named in Joe Schmidt first Ireland squad
Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has included Brian O’Briscoll in his first squad ahead of the Autumn internationals. The 34-year-old veteran is part of the 42-man […]
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