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Young Gun: Nick Tompkins – Saracens centre

27 April 2013 2 comments

As a converted flanker it’s little surprise that Nick Tompkins’ kicking game remains a work in progress – but in England full-back Alex Goode he […]

20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker

26 April 2013 1 comment

What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our defence was porous, our […]

Youngs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge

26 April 2013 37 comments

Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker Tom this week received […]

My Life in Rugby: Craig Newby – former Leicester and All Black flanker

25 April 2013 1 comment

The thing I loved most about the Tigers was that it was all about the Leicester way, we had the attitude of everyone hates us […]

Premiership Player of the Year shortlist revealed

25 April 2013 10 comments

Christian Wade has been shortlisted to be named Premiership Player of the Year. The London Wasps flyer, who has been in outstanding form this season […]

Bath sign Watson and Sisi

25 April 2013 0 comments

As announced by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper months ago, Bath have signed the highly rated England U20 flyer Anthony Watson from London Irish. The […]

Nick Cain meets Paul Gustard, the man responsible for Saracens’ famous defence

25 April 2013 1 comment

Paul Gustard may not be in quite the same league as Crocodile Dundee when it comes to animal magic, but the Saracens defence coach certainly […]

Alex Gray in numbers: from No.8 to 7s, and then to 13 in 15s!

25 April 2013 0 comments

Alex Gray intends following Tom Croft and James Haskell by using England Sevens as a route to international stardom. Gray’s surprising switch to Sevens has […]

Premiership round 21: Try of the Week

24 April 2013 1 comment

Ben Youngs’ 80 metre solo try against Bath on Saturday was voted the Premiership Try of the Week. The Tigers eventually lost the game following […]

Ed Jackson to join London Wasps

24 April 2013 0 comments

Ed Jackson is to join London Wasps next season from London Welsh. The 25-year-old back row signs for the Men in Black having hugely impressed […]

James Haskell: Lions must be wary of these Aussie dangermen

24 April 2013 0 comments

So what sort of side will the Lions face Down Under? Having played Super Rugby against many of their guys when with New Zealand‘s Otago […]

BBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly

24 April 2013 3 comments

The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire autumn Test schedule. After […]

Saracens suffer Will Fraser blow

23 April 2013 0 comments

Will Fraser will miss Saracens‘ Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulon on Sunday due to a shoulder injury. This is a major blow for the 2011 […]

Peter Jackson: You’re lucky George, they said Lewis sold his soul

19 April 2013 0 comments

Lewis Jones remembers what it was like when he left Llanelli, how all hell broke loose over his transfer to Leeds Rugby League club. “They […]

Jeremy Guscott looks at the contenders for the Lions captaincy and selects his man

18 April 2013 0 comments

For the first in a long time whoever Warren Gatland selects as his Lions captain will not be a majority pick by most supporters. In […]

Jeff Probyn: Where do English clubs go if they quit Heineken Cup?

17 April 2013 2 comments

This week saw the traditional end to the rugby season at club level with the vast majority of England‘s clubs playing the last league games […]

England open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France

16 April 2013 1 comment

England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday, February 1. On the […]

20 Questions: Dean Mumm – Exeter lock

12 April 2013 1 comment

Enjoying our fine English winter? It keeps lasting, doesn’t it! First time I’ve ever experienced a winter like this but there’s novelty value and I’ve […]

Nick Cain: Baxter can improve England’s set-piece

12 April 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has made a smart move in asking Rob Baxter to join the England set-up as forwards coach for the tour to Argentina this […]

England launch new Canterbury kit for London Sevens

12 April 2013 0 comments

Canterbury and the RFU have unveiled the new England Sevens home and alternate shirts at Twickenham Stadium with the two shirts expected to spark debate […]

My Life in Rugby: Rob Henderson – former Ireland and Lions centre

11 April 2013 1 comment

My highest and lowest moments in rugby both started with a phonecall from Donal Lenihan. In 1999 he gave me the call to say I […]

Jeremy Guscott: Ref scrums as laws say and all will be fine again

11 April 2013 0 comments

The scrum statistics from the Six Nations makes grim reading and tell us a great deal about the state of the game in the Northern […]

Peter Jackson: Drumrolls, but the big act has yet to appear

11 April 2013 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union considered their announcement important enough to carry a ‘strict embargo’ until one minute past midnight on the first Wednesday of December. […]

Dream Team: Gordon Ross – London Welsh and former Edinburgh and Scotland fly-half

10 April 2013 1 comment

1. Tom Smith – He wasn’t the biggest in the world but he was hugely talented. He was a terrific ball-player and could more than […]

Jeff Probyn: RFU must step in and end this financial ring-fencing

10 April 2013 1 comment

As the disappointments of the Six Nations fades into memory, club rugby comes back into focus as we approach the business end of the season […]

James Haskell: The pain of defeat will drive England on

8 April 2013 0 comments

I was asked in the build up to the game with Wales: “Have the players who had been involved with the loss against Ireland two […]

Young Gun: Will Graulich – Gloucester lock

6 April 2013 0 comments

As the latest Gloucester lock to serve his apprenticeship at Hartpury, Will Graulich is certainly in good company – and the fledgling second row is […]

Jeremy Guscott: Lancaster must take risks to find a true cutting edge

6 April 2013 0 comments

It must be incredibly disappointing for this England side to get that close to a Grand Slam and lose in the manner they did at […]

Nick Cain: Change now or else!

5 April 2013 2 comments

There’s been a marked reluctance in English rugby ranks to accept that the 2015 Rugby World Cup draw is by far the biggest banana skin […]

Andrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole

5 April 2013 1 comment

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford to ignore the form […]

My Life in Rugby: Dan Scarbrough – former England, Leeds, Saracens and Racing Metro full-back

4 April 2013 1 comment

I got my first cap in a World Cup warm-up game against Wales in 2003 knowing that I had one shot to be on the […]

Peter Jackson: Hold it all! England have won the title…

4 April 2013 2 comments

When the Six Nations discuss the ‘on-going’ issue of bonus points, they would be well advised to examine the distorted impact it would have had […]

Wasps snap up Bedford flyer

4 April 2013 1 comment

London Wasps have signed highly rated young winger Josh Bassett from Bedford Blues. Bassett topped the RFU Championship try-scoring charts last season with 14 and […]

Nick Cain assesses the potential outcomes of the Heineken Cup quarter-finals

4 April 2013 0 comments

Can England‘s leading club sides come up trumps when it is all on the line, or will they follow in the footsteps of Stuart Lancaster’s […]

Sevens ace Cory Allen set to be Wales’ next big thing

4 April 2013 1 comment

It hardly seems fair for Wales to unearth another back with the size of Goliath and accuracy of David’s slingshot but that is just what […]

Jeff Probyn: Selection of Marler cost England the game

3 April 2013 3 comments

As the wheels fell off England‘s Chariot in Cardiff I couldn’t help thinking that it was probably for the best. The meteoric rise in the […]

Bath confirm Matt Garvey signing

3 April 2013 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper months ago, London Irish forward Matt Garvey will join Bath next season. Capable of covering both […]

Top English clubs would ‘welcome’ Welsh tie-up

2 April 2013 2 comments

A senior Welsh official last night claimed that some English clubs would welcome reviving Anglo-Welsh competition – and even the idea of Wales’ four regional […]

Jeremy Guscott: Don’t despair, we will come good

30 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has said he wants his England side to have amassed 600 caps between them before the 2015 World Cup…and yesterday in the Millennium […]

Nick Cain: Gatland must think French

29 March 2013 1 comment

There are not many Lions coaches who go into a tour on the back of a vintage Six Nations, and Warren Gatland is no exception. […]

Billy Twelvetrees has vision to perform Ma’a Nonu role for England

29 March 2013 0 comments

Brian Ashton believes that centre Billy Twelvetrees holds the key to the next stage of England‘s evolution as an attacking force. After scoring 38 points […]

Dream Team: Dan Montagu – Nottingham No.8

27 March 2013 0 comments

1. Mark Irish – He is a great hard-working forward, who gets around the field. He is a rock and has a solid ability at […]

England star Ollie Phillips backs Sevens to make global impact

27 March 2013 1 comment

Each year, the National School Sevens grows bigger and stronger to be the world’s largest school tournament and, with 626 teams coming from 450 schools, […]

Jeff Probyn: End this cult of ‘superstar’ refs and sort out the scrum

27 March 2013 0 comments

If there is one thing that has made this Six Nations Championship more memorable than most, it is the controversy that has surrounded the referees. In almost […]

Baxter and Gustard to tango with England

26 March 2013 0 comments

Exeter Chiefs Director of Rugby Rob Baxter and Saracens Defence and Forwards Coach Paul Gustard will join the England coaching team for the tour to […]

Nick Cain assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of England and Italy

24 March 2013 0 comments

Italy have yet to beat England in the Six Nations, and, given that their only away win in the tournament since they joined it 13 […]

Young Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop

23 March 2013 1 comment

Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could not have asked for […]

Jeremy Guscott: Grand Slam won’t faze this England

23 March 2013 1 comment

Wales are a dangerous side if they bring their best game to Cardiff on Saturday against England because they have ability man-for-man in their backline. […]

Peter Jackson: Trust me, Cardiff jinx waits for Lancaster!

21 March 2013 0 comments

At a dinner in London some years ago, the English defined their rugby relationship with the Welsh as one based on “trust and understanding”. Dudley […]