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Peter Jackson: Bull-dozing Ross Moriarty may be Wales’ missing link

12 June 2015 1 comment

When Wales beat Australia in the World Cup for the first and only time, amid the geothermal geysers of Rotorua, their pack included two Moriartys. […]

Dream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock

11 May 2015 0 comments

1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used to run behind me […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Sam Burgess can be deadly force as Bath’s back-row destroyer

15 April 2015 2 comments

I’ve backed Sam Burgess to make England‘s World Cup squad from the start because I think he is that talented – and committed to making […]

Leicester Tigers sign forward trio

10 February 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh No.8 Opeti Fonua, Blues […]

Dream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker

20 January 2015 0 comments

1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he is today you could […]

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 […]

Burgess to make Bath debut

27 November 2014 0 comments

Convert superstar named on the bench as centre cover.

Scotland v New Zealand teams

13 November 2014 2 comments

Scotland have named an unchanged team to face New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday. There are four changes on the bench however with Johnnie Beattie, […]

Rugby Championship preview

25 September 2014 1 comment

Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth round of the Rugby […]

Waratahs and Crusaders unchanged for Super Rugby final

31 July 2014 0 comments

Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday’s Super Rugby final against the Crusaders in Sydney. Naming once again a 10-man […]

Crusaders v Sharks semi-final preview

25 July 2014 0 comments

The Crusaders hope to continue their 100% record on home soil in Super Rugby semi-finals as they host the Sharks in Christchurch. Richie McCaw returns […]

Brendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths

25 July 2014 1 comment

If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very earthbound in his wheelchair […]

Kieran Read returns for All Blacks

18 June 2014 0 comments

Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return for the All Blacks after being named in the starting XV for the third Test against England in […]

Bristol v London Welsh – 2nd-leg of Championship final preview

3 June 2014 1 comment

Bristol have made four changes ahead of the second leg of the Greene King IPA Championship final against London Welsh tomorrow. The West Country side […]

All Blacks name squad for England series

1 June 2014 0 comments

Steve Hansen has named his final 31-man New Zealand squad to face England in the three-Test series which starts on Saturday. Highlanders centre Malakai Fekitoa […]

GK IPA Championship final preview: London Welsh v Bristol

27 May 2014 1 comment

London Welsh have made four changes for tomorrow’s Greene King IPA Championship Final 1st leg against Bristol at the Kassam Stadium. In the backs, Seb […]

Memo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available

11 April 2014 0 comments

Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer in signing second row Michael Paterson – but they certainly do now.

France v Ireland preview

14 March 2014 1 comment

Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside for France. Picamoles, who […]

Peter O’Mahony returns for Ireland

13 March 2014 0 comments

Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain has recovered from the […]

Dougie Fife to make Scotland debut

13 March 2014 1 comment

Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in the last round of […]

Sergio Parisse rested by Italy

6 March 2014 0 comments

Sergio Parisse has been rested by Italy ahead of Saturday’s game against Ireland. The talismanic captain picked up a knock in training so Treviso’s Robert […]

Kelly Brown recalled by Scotland to face France

4 March 2014 0 comments

Scotland have recalled Kelly Brown to face France at Murrayfield on Sunday in the fourth round of the Six Nations. The Saracens flanker returns at […]

England U18s beat Australia Schoolboys

4 December 2013 0 comments

Two late tries from captain James Chisholm and Will Haywood set England U18s on the way to a hard-fought 23-3 victory over the Australian Schoolboys […]

Jeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flat if England are to score tries

27 November 2013 0 comments

England‘s attack has been a hot topic this week after an autumn of few tries against the better teams. This is understandable, especially as there’s […]

De Villiers to captain Baa-Baas against Fiji

26 November 2013 0 comments

South Africa captain Jean de Villiers will lead the Barbarians in Saturday’s clash with Fiji at Twickenham. De Villiers is one of seven Springboks in […]

Leguizamon to lead Argentina at Twickenham

6 November 2013 0 comments

Juan Martin Leguizamon will captain Argentina against England at Twickenham on Saturday. The former London Irish back-row takes over from the injured Juan Martin Fernandez […]

New Zealand v Australia preview

17 October 2013 0 comments

Cory Jane was due to make his long awaited return in an All Black shirt after being named on the right wing for the Bledisloe […]

VIDEO: Matt Garvey – “Bath can achieve big things”

19 September 2013 0 comments

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 […]

Jeremy Guscott: Time these All Blacks saw some yellow cards, ref!

28 August 2013 2 comments

It is early days for Ewen McKenzie, the newly appointed Wallaby head coach. I don’t believe he thought the job would be this difficult – […]

Chris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans

11 July 2013 0 comments

Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside in the near future. […]

Justin Tipuric’s the flanker for me, says Jim Telfer

19 June 2013 1 comment

Warren Gatland has backed himself into a corner by naming Sam Warburton as Lions captain according to Jim Telfer, who believes Justin Tipuric is the man […]

Northampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final

12 May 2013 0 comments

Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers in the Premiership final […]

France make seven changes for England

21 February 2013 0 comments

Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face England at Twickenham on […]

Young Gun: Tom Jubb –Saracens lock

12 January 2013 1 comment

With Richard Hill as his academy coach and Steve Borthwick his club captain, Saracens lock Tom Jubb could not be better placed to learn the […]

Three more years at Kingsholm for Savage

14 December 2012 0 comments

After Jonny May yesterday, Tom Savage has become the latest player to commit his future to Gloucester signing a new three-year contract Witt the Cherry […]

Amlin Cup round 4 preview

14 December 2012 0 comments

Gloucester v London Irish Gloucester’s Nigel Davies has rung the changes for the return visit of Irish to Kingsholm tomorrow, despite his sides 29-22 victory […]

Jones to captain Wales against Samoa as Warburton is dropped

15 November 2012 1 comment

Ryan Jones will captain Wales for a record 29th times against Samoa on Friday with Sam Warburton dropped to the bench. Jones is one of […]

Wales v Argentina teams

7 November 2012 1 comment

Ospreys tight-head Aaron Jarvis will make his Wales debut when he lines up against Argentina on Saturday as Mike Phillips and Dan Biggar are both […]

Watch out, Saints Courtney Lawes is back and bigger than ever

3 October 2012 1 comment

It was Andy Goode’s misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time last Saturday afternoon. With 60 minutes of Worcester‘s match against […]

Saints’ scrum put Wasps to the sword

28 September 2012 0 comments

Northampton remains unbeaten and go top of the table with a convincing 24-6 win over London Wasps at Franklin’s Gardens. The Saints’ pack put on […]

Top 14 round 7: preview and predictions

28 September 2012 0 comments

Welsh star Mike Phillips has been suspended until further notice by Bayonne for repeatedly breaking team rules and going on night outs. The 30-year-old scrum-half […]

Top 14 round 6: preview and predictions

21 September 2012 0 comments

This week the duel between Jonny Wilkinson and Frederic Michalak won’t happen as both will start for Toulon and form the half-back pairing for the […]

Top 14 Round 4: preview and predictions

7 September 2012 0 comments

Mercurial fly-half Frederic Michalack will not make is starting debut for Toulon as Jonny Wilkinson retain his No.10 jersey for the reception of Bordeaux-Begles tomorrow. […]

Argentina v South Africa preview: Hernandez out of historic match

23 August 2012 2 comments

Juan Martin Hernandez will miss the historic fixture in Mendoza after he had to withdraw with a groin injury suffered at training yesterday. The talismanic […]