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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 […]

Dream Team: Chris Cracknell – former Bath and Worcester flanker and England Sevens Star

20 July 2012 0 comments

1. Nathan Catt – Not a household name yet, but he will be. I am certain he will be pulling on an England shirt soon. […]