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Q&A with Richard Cockerill: Our attack is fine, Neil, it’s defence that cost us!

7 August 2014 0 comments

No trophies or finals last season – what’s your assessment of the campaign? I think we did some pretty good things, to be fair. Saints […]

Marler named Harlequins captain

4 August 2014 0 comments

Harlequins have named Joe Marler as their new captain for the upcoming season. The England loose head takes over from Chris Robshaw who had been […]

Sale Sharks in Sevens heaven as Magnus Lund climbs on board

2 August 2014 0 comments

Dave Seymour believes Lund’s re-signing will make Sale more lethal with, and without, the ball.

Hamilton hopes to restore reputation by leaving French coast

1 August 2014 0 comments

Big lock lifts the lid on why he left France for Saracens and his remorse over leaving Gloucester for the money.

Brendan Gallagher: Where are they now? The 2003 RWC-winning England squad

31 July 2014 0 comments

What did rugby and life have in store for England’s triumphant World Cup-winning squad from 2003? Following the recent retirements of Mike Tindall and Iain […]

Bradley Davies out to prove he is a big fish in England

31 July 2014 0 comments

New Wasps lock reckons spell outside the “goldfish bowl” of Wales will boost World Cup dream.

“We’re up for a fight,” Dorian West tells Richard Cockerill

31 July 2014 0 comments

Saints forwards coach rubbishes suggestions by Leicester boss that his side may lack hunger to defend their Premiership title next season.

EXCLUSIVE: Nick Cain talks to Mike Tindall about THAT night in Queenstown and England’s Future

30 July 2014 0 comments

Mike Tindall was the recipient this week of one of the most striking eulogies given by Sir Clive Woodward to a member of his world […]

Now Moody joins in those criticising Cockerill

30 July 2014 1 comment

Richard Cockerill under pressure as Lewis Moody joins critics of Tigers’ performances last season.

The Big Interview: A Q&A with Conor O’Shea

26 July 2014 0 comments

Neale Harvey sits down with the Harlequins boss and discusses preparation for the new season.

Tom Mitchell: The heat is on – we must get it right or go home

25 July 2014 0 comments

The England 7s Captain gives the inside story from the athletes’ village.

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 […]

Nick Cain: Pennell breaks Tier Two Test taboo

25 July 2014 1 comment

Chris Pennell can be selected in the next England elite squad (EPS), despite playing in the Championship for Worcester. Stuart Lancaster‘s decision to be flexible, […]

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 […]

Young Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock

25 July 2014 2 comments

When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did he know he would […]

Carnegie will be in title mix vows Chris Jones

25 July 2014 0 comments

Regardless of budgets, if you finish in the top 4 anything’s possible, says Chris Jones

Peter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster

24 July 2014 0 comments

Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.

Wales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up

24 July 2014 0 comments

With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy

Brendan Gallagher: Agony of 2010 can spur us to title in WRWC

23 July 2014 0 comments

A hard core of determined World Cup veterans may lay at the heart of England’s World Cup squad but equally it will need fearless younger […]

Nick Cain: Nothing small about Justin, especially his ambitions

23 July 2014 1 comment

Justin Burnell would be hard to beat if there was a prize for the greatest comeback of last season. There is nothing undersized about the […]

I’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson

23 July 2014 0 comments

World Cup winner backs Wasps’ flyer to rise to the top of wing options.

My Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR

22 July 2014 0 comments

I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I was never expecting my […]

Dream Team: Mat Gilbert – Bath and former Scarlets flanker shares his dream XV

21 July 2014 2 comments

1. Christian Califano – He was a good teammate when I played for Gloucester A, formed a formidable front row with Ollie Azam and Patrice […]

Mike Tindall retires

15 July 2014 1 comment

Mike Tindall has announced his retirement from rugby, becoming the last member of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning England squad to hang up his […]

Young Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop

11 July 2014 0 comments

Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do when he turned up […]

Room 101: Peter Swatkins – Sheffield player/coach

10 July 2014 0 comments

1. Anthem singers The recent events at the World Cup in Brazil have once again confirmed my hatred for over-paid […]

Jeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks

10 July 2014 0 comments

Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams and ours is precision […]

England name Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games

10 July 2014 0 comments

England Sevens head coach Simon Amor has gone for tried and tested as he named his squad ahead of the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow later […]

Nick Cain: it’s time for Stuart Lancaster to decide on his style of forward play

9 July 2014 0 comments

The heat has been turned up following England’s blackwash in New Zealand with the All Blacks and their cheerleaders in the Kiwi media jostling to […]

Jeremy Guscott: Get the players fully fit, Stuart, and cut down on your subs

9 July 2014 1 comment

The biggest mental plus that New Zealand have over England at the end of their three-Test summer series is Julian Savea’s try right at the […]

England ‘will benefit from Ford-Farrell fight at No.10’

9 July 2014 1 comment

Dad Mike predicts son George will challenge Farrell for No,10 shirt.

My Life in Rugby: Alan Martinovic – Hartpury College and former Colston’s director of rugby

8 July 2014 0 comments

There was a no grand plan when I joined Colston’s. The first XV won only one game in 1986 so to say we would become […]

Glint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio

8 July 2014 1 comment

TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.

Brendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize

8 July 2014 0 comments

Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer with the England Women‘s […]

Nick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England

8 July 2014 0 comments

The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under is the one coined […]

Rokoduguni extends Bath contract

7 July 2014 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni has signed a one-year extension to his contract that will keep him at the Rec until 2016. On the back of some scintillating […]

Wasp Hayter joins England Sevens

3 July 2014 0 comments

Wasps centre Charlie Hayter has signed for England Sevens becoming a member of Simon Amor’s centrally-contracted core group. The 25-year-old has been training with the […]

Kyle Eastmond will show he’s the right fit for England

3 July 2014 3 comments

Bath head coach back rugby league convert and brands critics “uneducated”.

Jeff Probyn: Coaches must acknowledge their part in Dunedin defeat

1 July 2014 0 comments

Well that’s it, the tour is over but if you are a pessimist it really ended last week when the second Test was lost. That […]

Jeremy Guscott: England must get fit to compete

27 June 2014 0 comments

Stuart Lancaster will have learned some important lessons on this tour, first and foremost that you cannot chop and change a team and expect it […]

Nick Cain gives his verdict on England’s losing tour to New Zealand

27 June 2014 0 comments

If England are sick of coming second, and return home determined to do a clean sweep in the autumn of their Southern Hemisphere opponents – […]

Peter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable

27 June 2014 2 comments

And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as it always does in […]

Brake and Ellery to make England Sevens return in Moscow

25 June 2014 0 comments

John Brake and Mike Ellery will make their long-awaited return for England Sevens when they take the field in Moscow for the second leg of […]

“I can break down coaching’s male only culture,” says Giselle Mather

25 June 2014 0 comments

London Irish academy manager has her sights on becoming the first female Premiership coach.

Muggleton and Walshe join Gloucester coaching staff

25 June 2014 2 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on June 15, John Muggleton will be part of Gloucester‘s new coaching team as defence coach. The former Australian […]

Jeff Probyn: Yes, Stuart Lancaster has makings of World Cup-winning squad

20 June 2014 1 comment

During last week rugby was a bit like the Clint Eastwood film, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. The Good was England‘s performance during […]

Late change at lock for England

20 June 2014 0 comments

England have been forced to make a late change to their starting XV to face New Zealand on Saturday with Geoff Parling still struggling with an injury. […]