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Nick Wood hit by eight-week ban for stamping

18 September 2013 0 comments

Nick Wood was tonight suspended for eight weeks by a RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Gloucester prop was found guilty stamping on Saracens flanker Jacques Burger last […]

Nick Wood to know his fate tomorrow

17 September 2013 0 comments

Nick Wood will appear in front of a RFU hearing panel tomorrow (Wednesday) following his sending off against Saracens on Sunday. The Gloucester prop was […]

Dream Team: Leon Lloyd – former Leicester, Gloucester and England centre

16 September 2013 1 comment

1. Graham Rowntree – When I first went to Leicester as a 17-year-old Graham took me under his wing – for a back like me […]

Nick Cain talks to Worcester’s new director of rugby Dean Ryan about the challenges ahead

12 September 2013 0 comments

Dean Ryan is realistic about Worcester’s place in the Premiership pecking order. The Warriors are perched precariously on the lower rungs of what is rapidly […]

Brendan Gallagher: When Pooler were top dogs, amid the blood, mud and beer

12 September 2013 2 comments

Exactly 30 years ago Pontypool embarked on a season, the likes of which we will never see again in Britain or Ireland. In just under […]

Simon Amor named England Sevens head coach

11 September 2013 0 comments

The RFU today named Simon Amor as the new England Sevens Head Coach. Amor is a former England Sevens captain and will join the RFU […]

20 Questions: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins prop

4 September 2013 0 comments

How are you settling in at Quins? I’m really enjoying it. It’s a great environment here, they’re a great bunch of lads and I’m really […]

Jeremy Guscott previews the 2013-2014 Aviva Premiership season

4 September 2013 1 comment

A new season approaches and I’m really looking forward to a great fight to see who becomes Champions and who avoids relegation. At the top […]

Moment in Time: Sharks show class to rip chunks out of the Tigers

2 September 2013 1 comment

Leicester and Wasps had dominated English rugby for seven years. The Tigers, under Dean Richards, had claimed four consecutive league titles between 1999 and 2002, […]

Brendan Gallagher gets the inside track on how England’s academies are producing players to progress on the international pathway

30 August 2013 2 comments

Until this June, England – despite its vast player resources – had never won the IRB U20 World Championship or indeed its predecessor the IRB […]

Nick Cain talks to Mike Ford about his vision for the revitalisation of Bath

29 August 2013 0 comments

Mike Ford is not promising miracles. Bath‘s new head coach has been around too long to fall into that trap, notably as England‘s defence coach […]

Sanderson and his Quins have a day to remember

26 August 2013 1 comment

This was a remarkable cup final victory on so many levels. For starters, Harlequins had endured a shocking Premiership campaign, winning just two of their […]

VIDEO: James Hudson – “The new scrum rules have an impact on the locks”

23 August 2013 0 comments

In an exclusive production by The Rugby Paper, Gloucester lock James Hudson talks about the impacts of the scrum laws changes in the second row. […]

Tom Savage named Gloucester captain

23 August 2013 2 comments

Gloucester Rugby have confirmed that Tom Savage will succeed Jim Hamilton as the club’s new captain for the upcoming season. Set to embark upon his […]

20 Questions: Gavin Cattle – Cornish Pirates scrum-half

20 August 2013 0 comments

Been anywhere nice on holiday? I had a few days on the Scilly Isles and the rest of the time has been spent renovating a […]

No frills as Dave Attwood batters his way back

15 August 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster is regarded as a coach of considerable subtlety, but his advice to the recalled Dave Attwood has no frills: “Bash holes in people.” […]

Gloucester announce squad for World Club 7s

13 August 2013 0 comments

Gloucester Rugby have kept faith with the young squad that secured silverware in the J P Morgan Premiership Sevens and have named a similar squad […]

Moment in Time: Day it all came right for the Cherry and Whites

12 August 2013 0 comments

Whether they like it or not, Gloucester’s 2002-3 campaign will always be defined by two stunning defeats: the 6-33 reverse at Munster, which they still […]

Moment in Time: Elvis is the hero as Bath battle back to avoid drop

29 July 2013 4 comments

Ten years ago, Bath Rugby stood on the precipice. A hostile takeover bid from Bristol owner Malcolm Pearce had driven supporters of both clubs to […]

Jeremy Guscott: Time for Lancaster to get ruthless with selection

24 July 2013 2 comments

Stuart Lancaster must know by now that the biggest job he has as England head coach is selection. England are two years away from the […]

Why Charlie Sharples may be on fast-track for recall

24 July 2013 0 comments

England discard Charlie Sharples has put the pain of rejection behind him and wants to prove the selectors wrong by starring for Gloucester next season. […]

Young Gun: Harry Wells – England U20s lock

6 July 2013 1 comment

He may just have a watching brief during today’s JWC final but England U20s and Leicester lock Harry Wells believes that patience will prove his best […]

Young guns can fire us into top two – Mike Tindall

5 July 2013 0 comments

Gloucester player-coach Mike Tindall believes that the Cherry & Whites’ young guns should train their sights on a top-two finish in the Premiership this season. […]

Olly Morgan gives his career one more shot

2 July 2013 0 comments

Olly Morgan is making a final attempt to save his career and avoid joining a long list of international players forced to quit over the […]

20 Questions: Ross Moriarty – England U20s flanker

28 June 2013 0 comments

Enjoying the England U20s experience? Great, apart from losing narrowly to South Africa which was very disappointing. All the boys are getting on well and […]

Gloucester appoint Andrew Stanley

27 June 2013 1 comment

Gloucester Director of Rugby Nigel Davies today confirmed that current Academy Manager Andrew Stanley will take over as the Cherry and Whites new Forwards Coach […]

Nick Cain: Lions tour? Aussies couldn’t give S***!

26 June 2013 1 comment

On the eve of the Brumbies game there was a Wallabies v Lions gala dinner held in the great hall of the Australian Parliament in […]

New Lion Billy Twelvetrees was once allowed to escape as a Tiger

21 June 2013 1 comment

Billy Twelvetrees has gone from uncapped England contender to Lions tourist in the space of five months but, remarkably, he was once considered surplus to […]

England to meet Wales in JWC final

18 June 2013 0 comments

England will meet Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championships on Sunday after they beat New Zealand and South Africa in the […]

Geordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul

14 June 2013 0 comments

Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers in a 16-year professional […]

Dream Team: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back

12 June 2013 1 comment

1. Alan Paver – He’s been around for so long, he knows scrummaging inside out. He’s a good little man to have on the pitch. […]

Baby Boks dent England U20s JWC hopes

9 June 2013 0 comments

South Africa dented England‘s IRB Junior World Championship ambitions with a 31–24 victory at the Stade Henri Desgrange. The Baby Boks backed up their 97-0 […]

England U20s off to winning start at JWC

5 June 2013 0 comments

England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La Roche sur Yon. Nick […]

Chiefs to face Heineken Cup champions next season

5 June 2013 0 comments

Exeter will face European Champions Toulon in the Heineken Cup next season. The Chiefs have been drawn with the French giants in Pool 2 while […]

Three new caps for Scotland against Samoa

4 June 2013 0 comments

Greig Tonks, Alex Dunbar and Pat McArthur are set for their Scotland Test debut after being named in the starting XV to face Samoa in […]

Pushy England beat Consur XV before Argentina Tests

2 June 2013 1 comment

England put on a solid first-half display to beat the Consur XV 41-21 in Uruguay ahead of their two-game Test Series against Argentina. London Wasps […]

Dean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move

24 May 2013 0 comments

Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera, nominated for this season’s […]

Dream Team: Tom Johnson – Exeter and England flanker

22 May 2013 0 comments

1. Brett Sturgess – He would kill me if I didn’t put him! He’s a great scrummager and also very good around the park. 2. […]

RFU Championship Dream Team 2012-13

21 May 2013 0 comments

The four Championship semi-finalists dominate this year’s Dream XV with Nottingham and Newcastle, the top two sides from the regular season, boasting four representatives each. Nottingham’s […]

My Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock

16 May 2013 1 comment

I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership winners’ medal is a […]

Jeremy Guscott: Forget the chess game let’s go for check mate

16 May 2013 0 comments

The squad Stuart Lancaster has selected to tour Argentina next month is spot on, and I like the inclusion of 11 non-capped players. I only […]

Nick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England

16 May 2013 0 comments

The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game. However, when Stuart Lancaster […]

Gloucester confirm Tavis Knoyle arrival

16 May 2013 2 comments

Neil Fissler revealed the move in the Fissler Files over a month ago but Gloucester confirmed today that Tavis Koyle will join the Cherry and […]

Another season for player-coach Tindall

9 May 2013 0 comments

Mike Tindall has signed a new one-year deal with Gloucester as player-coach. Nigel Davies told The Rugby Paper a couple of weeks ago he was […]

Scotland name nine uncapped players

7 May 2013 1 comment

Scotland have included nine uncapped players in a squad of 31 for next month’s quadrangular international tournament in South Africa. The event will see double-header […]

Baa-baas squad nearing completion

7 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England later this month. The […]

Room 101: Tom Voyce – London Welsh winger

5 May 2013 1 comment

1. Scrums This might surprise you but I know from first-hand experience how tough being part of a scrum is. On a few occasions at […]

Richard Baxter to hang up the boots

2 May 2013 2 comments

Richard Baxter has decided to hang up his boots at the end of the season. The long-serving No.8, 34, who has helped the Exeter reach […]

2015 World Cup schedule revealed

2 May 2013 0 comments

England will play at Manchester City Stadium for the first time with their three other Rugby World Cup 2015 pool matches taking place at Twickenham […]

Mike Tindall ‘better than four years ago’ says Nigel Davies

2 May 2013 0 comments

Mike Tindall is close to putting pen to paper on a deal to remain player-coach at Gloucester, according to Cherry & Whites boss Nigel Davies. […]

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