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Mako Vunipola out of England’s New Zealand tour

30 May 2014 0 comments

England have suffered yet another injury blow with Mako Vunipola undergoing a knee surgery. The loosehead dislocated the patella in his right knee during Saracens’ […]

Lewis Moody backs Luke Wallace for England No.6 role

29 May 2014 0 comments

One of the biggest gaps Stuart Lancaster has to plug for the first Test in New Zealand is at blindside flanker but former England captain Lewis Moody believes Luke Wallace is the man for the task.

Brendan Gallagher charts the career of Jonny Wilkinson, the player who has transcended the game

28 May 2014 1 comment

Talk about synchronicity. When confirmation of Jonny Wilkinson’s much-touted retirement was filtering through this week I was actually rummaging around my garage looking for a […]

Owen Farrell fit for Premiership final

28 May 2014 0 comments

Owen Farrell has been passed fit to play in the Premiership final on Saturday. The Saracens fly-half suffered a slight ankle sprain in the warm up […]

Nathan Catt to join NZ party

27 May 2014 2 comments

Nathan Catt will fly out with the England tour party to New Zealand this evening. The Bath loose head will serve as injury cover for […]

Steve Borthwick to take up Japan role

27 May 2014 1 comment

Steve Borthwick will link up with former Saracens boos Eddie Jones after being named Japan‘s forwards coach. The Sarries captain, who will retire after the Premiership final against […]

Barbarians squad for England match

27 May 2014 1 comment

Juan Martin Hernandez and Donncha O’Callaghan have been added to the Barbarians squad ahead of their match against England at Twickenham on Sunday. The Pumas […]

Danny Cipriani set for All Blacks Test

26 May 2014 2 comments

Danny Cipriani’s quest to earn his first Test cap since 2008 has moved one step closer after he was named in the England squad that […]

Dan Bowden joins the Auckland Blues

26 May 2014 4 comments

Dan Bowden will be playing for the Aucklnd Blues next season after agreeing a two-year deal with the New Zealand franchise. Auckland-born Bowden, who spent […]

Japan qualify for World Cup

26 May 2014 0 comments

Japan will play in the 2015 World Cup after claiming the Asian Five Nations title beating Hong Kong 49-8 in Tokyo. The Brave Blossoms ran […]

Farrell and Vunipola doubtful for Premiership Final and England tour

26 May 2014 0 comments

Saracens could be without Owen Farrell and Mako Vunipola for the Premiership final against Northampton on Saturday at Twickenham. Farrell, who played 65 minutes against […]

Jeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts

23 May 2014 0 comments

Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on the TMO and already […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law takes a mauling from WRU!

23 May 2014 0 comments

Warren Gatland made a strange announcement last Tuesday over the resurrection of the Welsh trial match, buried long ago with other traditional fixtures beneath the […]

Ben Foden can’t wait to link up with old pal Chris Ashton

22 May 2014 1 comment

Northampton full-back Ben Foden admits he misses his pal Chris Ashton – and is thrilled at the prospect of a reunion on England duty next month.

George Ford out of New Zealand tour?

22 May 2014 0 comments

George Ford could miss England‘s tour of New Zealand with reports suggesting he requires shoulder surgery. The Bath fly-half should play in Friday’s Amlin Challenge […]

Nick Cain: Good to see Danny Cipriani back – now it’s all up to him

21 May 2014 1 comment

Danny Cipriani has been thrown a lifeline by Stuart Lancaster, but it remains to be seen whether it is long enough to pull him all […]

My Life in Rugby: Trevor Woodman England, Gloucester & Sale prop

20 May 2014 0 comments

I was talking to Mike Teague one evening after a few beers when I was going to have to retire and I said to him: […]

Dream Team: Shane Geraghty – London Irish and former Northampton & Brive fly-half

19 May 2014 0 comments

1. Davit Kubriashvili – I played with Davit at Brive and the guy was unbelievable, one of the very best in world rugby. Incredibly powerful […]

Jonny Wilkinson to hang up boots

19 May 2014 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on March 23, Jonny Wilkinson will retire at the end of the season. Seventeen years after making his debut […]

England add 18 players to training squad

19 May 2014 1 comment

England have added 18 players to their training group ahead of the match against the Barbarians on June 1 and the three-Test tour of New […]

Young Gun: Louis Grimoldby – Harlequins fly-half

16 May 2014 1 comment

English fly-halves with rugby league backgrounds are all the rage at present and in Louis Grimoldby, Harlequins look to have unearthed the next along the […]

Peter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630

16 May 2014 0 comments

The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World Cup showdown between the […]

Charlie Matthews making up ground on old pal Joe Launchbury

16 May 2014 1 comment

Harlequins second row Charlie Matthews believes he is finally coming of age after putting his injury hell behind him to start chasing down pal Joe Launchbury.

Danny Cipriani earns England recall

15 May 2014 0 comments

Danny Cipriani has been recalled by England for the first time since 2008 ahead of the the summer tour of New Zealand. Sale’s fly-half Cipriani […]

Aviva Premiership semi-final preview: Northampton v Leicester

15 May 2014 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON Story of the season For much of the season Saints were the model of muscular consistency losing just one in their first 16 games […]

Nick Cain discovers what England can expect in New Zealand

15 May 2014 0 comments

Jimmy Cowan has such an intimate knowledge of the workings of All Blacks that it’s surprising Steve Hansen hasn’t had him on a witness protection […]

Ugo Monye backs Manu Tuilagi to wing it for England

14 May 2014 2 comments

The auditions are in full swing but Ugo Monye believes Manu Tuilagi’s X-factor means he should line up on the wing for England in New Zealand.

I’ve not won the super 8s battle yet, admits Billy Vunipola

13 May 2014 1 comment

Billy Vunipola is England’s premier ball-carrier but he knows all this could change in an instant and that any number of contenders at No.8 are ready to take his place.

All Blacks name training squad for England Series

12 May 2014 0 comments

Steve Hansen has named a 35-man training squad ahead of the three-Test Series against England next month. The All Blacks head coach called up five […]

Young Gun: Jack Cosgrove – Worcester and Scotland U20s prop

9 May 2014 0 comments

Jack Cosgrove is a prop with plenty of ambition and while Worcester might be on the verge of relegation from the Premiership, the loosehead insists […]

Jeff Probyn: IRB must raise qualification period to at least eight years

9 May 2014 0 comments

The two biggest spending clubs in France and England, Toulon and Saracens, have proved that money can buy success. Although it has taken them some […]

How John Fisher state case for life at the top

9 May 2014 0 comments

With Dulwich winning their third consecutive Daily Mail Cup and Millfield their 14th Rosslyn Park Sevens Open this year, it’s fair to say public schools […]

Brendan Gallagher: On the march with Trelawny’s Army, rugby’s great outsiders

9 May 2014 0 comments

So the European legislators, God bless, have finally caught up with the rugby world and officially recognised Cornwall as being very different to the rest […]

Jonathan Joseph can talk his way back into EPS

9 May 2014 0 comments

Jonathan Joseph reckons his X-factor with ball in hand will boost his chances of an England recall – a claim backed by coach Toby Booth, who says the centre is now ‘mentally rebooted’ after his unhappy ending at London Irish.

Chris Ashton named Premiership Player of the Month

8 May 2014 0 comments

Chris Asthon’s desire and ability to reinvent himself has led to the Saracens wing being named Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for April. […]

Nick Cain talks to three great English Lions to gather their views about the England back-row

8 May 2014 0 comments

Back-row expertise does not come with better credentials than that offered by Roger Uttley, Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom. The trio are legends of the […]

Brendan Gallagher: Murder on the dancefloor as Harlequins try to get a grip

8 May 2014 0 comments

The Murderball challenge is on. Mike Brown, already proud ambassador for Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, wants to celebrate Harlequins‘ coming on board as formal partners […]

Tom Youngs to miss England tour

8 May 2014 0 comments

Tom Youngs will not tour New Zealand with England next month. The Leicester Tigers hooker will remain at home to support his wife who is […]

New-style Danny Cipriani in frame for England

8 May 2014 42 comments

Danny Cipriani admits he is a different player to the one last capped by England in 2008.

20 Questions: Mike Williams – Worcester lock/flanker

7 May 2014 0 comments

How’s your first season in England been? Excellent. Thoroughly enjoyed it. Coming to Worcester was a fresh start and they’ve backed me pretty much all […]

Dream Team: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins and former Leinster, Wasps, Gloucester, Northampton & England prop

5 May 2014 1 comment

1. Fabien Barcella – He was just an unbelievable scrummager. I played against Biarritz in one of my first European matches and he was terrifying. […]

Jeff Probyn: England stance is vital for developing young talent

2 May 2014 1 comment

The increasing call on the RFU to change its stance and pick players who choose to ply their trade in another country is understandable, but […]

GK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 2

2 May 2014 0 comments

Leeds Carnegie Regular season Started with a disappointing defeat to Nottingham but have picked up pace steadily and finishing very strongly with a particularly […]

Peter Jackson: So, have the roaring 40s blown Brad Thorn off course?

2 May 2014 1 comment

Brad Thorn was saying only the other day how he planned to be playing ‘top level footy’ at 40, a long-distance landmark beyond the reach […]

Saints great entertainers aim to shake up the rugby world

2 May 2014 0 comments

Saints bruise brothers George and Ken Pisi have a dream: to team up with older brother Tusi for Samoa at next year’s Rugby World Cup and smash England in the final.

US growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles

2 May 2014 0 comments

Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but admits they must discover a winning formula to do so.

Michael Paterson wins Gatorade Game Changer award

1 May 2014 3 comments

Sale lock Michael Paterson has won April’s Gatorade Game Changer award on the back of his sensational display at Exeter. With one try, 18 carries, […]

London Irish sign Auckland fly-half

1 May 2014 0 comments

London Irish have landed the signature of Auckland Blues fly-half Chris Noakes on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old, who made his breakthrough with Otago in […]