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Brendan Gallagher: With all these golden oldies, why is therea youth cult?

17 October 2014 2 comments

I have absolutely no idea who comes up with these ideas but today – October 5 – has been designated as ‘Silver Sunday’ in which […]

Nick Cain looks back at the momentous career of ‘Big Ted’ Andrew Sheridan

16 October 2014 2 comments

Andrew Sheridan was the undisputed strong-man of the pro game, and as he went into retirement this week the 34-year-old England and Lions loose-head did […]

20 Questions: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster fly-half

15 October 2014 1 comment

Great start for Donny? Everyone expected us to come back up and try to just survive but we’re an ambitious group and if we keep […]

Nick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery

10 October 2014 0 comments

James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that English Rugby Union has […]

20 Questions: Richard Barrington – Saracens prop

8 October 2014 1 comment

Fine start to the season? Yes. It’s great to have been on the right side of a couple of tight results after last season’s Premiership […]

Nick Cain: Europe’s suddenly got a lot tougher for the Irish

24 September 2014 1 comment

Soon after Brian O’Driscoll had been revealed as the latest jewel in BT Sport’s ever-expanding crown of former international pundits he touched on what could […]

Nick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup

18 September 2014 1 comment

How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last one was won by […]

Dream Team: Charlie Sharples – Gloucester and England wing

16 September 2014 0 comments

1. Soane Tonga’uhia – He was just awesome in 2011 when Northampton reached the Heineken Cup final. Huge in the scrum but carries the ball […]

Why big bad Brad Thorn will be roaring at 40 for Leicester Tigers

9 September 2014 1 comment

All Black legend has the same hunger for the game.

Nick Cain talks to Will Fraser about Saracens’ new challenge in Europe

28 August 2014 0 comments

Will Fraser faces a new start this season, and one of the main yardsticks by which the Saracens No.7 and most of his England squad […]

Cole and Vunipola out of November Tests?

28 August 2014 1 comment

Dan Cole and Mako Vunipola are set to miss England‘s Autumn Tests having not yet recovered from injury. Cole has been sidelined since the Six […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Barrow – former Worcester, Orrell, Rotherham, Glasgow, Leeds & Fylde centre

26 August 2014 0 comments

If helping to keep Leeds in the Premiership in the 2010 was one of the highlights of my career getting relegated the year after was […]

Brad Thorn to become a Tiger

19 August 2014 1 comment

As reported over the weekend, Leicester Tigers have signed All Black lock Brad Thorn. Thorn, who left the Highlanders last week, will replace the departing […]

Moment in Time: Leicester and their triumph at Thomond Park

15 August 2014 0 comments

It was deemed the impossible task. Nobody had ever beaten Munster in a Heineken Cup tie at their Thomond Park fortress – a run that […]

EXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France

10 August 2014 0 comments

The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.

Moment in Time: The day London Irish avoided relegation

8 August 2014 0 comments

It would be no exaggeration to say that the future of London Irish was at stake. Powergen Cup winners and fourth in the Zurich Premiership […]

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.

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.

Room 101: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back

24 July 2014 1 comment

1. Smoking: I’ve never been a fan of smoking and I can honestly say I have never tried it! Smoking in itself is bad enough […]

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 […]

Nick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth

19 June 2014 1 comment

Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad it came with Stuart […]

Brendan Gallagher: It’ll be a fight to the death for Saracens and Toulon

19 June 2014 2 comments

The seeding process for the inaugural European Champions Cup is just as unfathomable as its Heineken Cup predecessor but one thing is for certain, it […]

Euro Cup place ‘will keep’ Joe Launchbury at London Wasps

6 June 2014 0 comments

Fears that England lock Joe Launchbury could be the next Wasps star pinched by Saracens have eased now that qualification for the Champions Cup has been achieved.

Nick Cain: Surely Steffon Armitage warrants exceptional treatment

5 June 2014 0 comments

Steffon Armitage’s omission from the England squad for the tour of New Zealand raises an interesting question. If, before the 2019 World Cup, some of […]

Ulster’s Stephen Ferris to retire

3 June 2014 0 comments

Ulster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions back-row forward Stephen Ferris has today confirmed that he is to retire from rugby. The 28 year-old, who […]

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 […]

Steffon Armitage wins ERC Player of the Year award

26 May 2014 0 comments

Steffon Armitage has been named 2014 ERC European Player of the Year. The Toulon flanker, who was Saturday’s final man of the match, won 19 […]

“There won’t be many chips in Toulon’s armour” – Richard Wigglesworth

22 May 2014 2 comments

Saracens take on Toulon in the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff of Saturday and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is fully aware of the huge task ahead. […]

Nick Cain talks to Rob Baxter about the Heineken Cup final

22 May 2014 0 comments

Rob Baxter is in the unique position for an English coach of having done the surgery on the victims-in-common of Heineken Cup finalists Saracens and […]

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 […]

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.

WIN tickets for the European Cup finals

12 May 2014 0 comments

The Rugby Paper has teamed up ERC to offer our readers the chance to win tickets to either the Heineken Cup or the Amlin Challenge […]

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 […]

Jeremy Guscott: These new-look Saracens can lift the Heineken Cup

7 May 2014 0 comments

Saracens have made a massive swing in their playing style, and it has been reflected in their fortunes following their crushing 46-6 win over Clermont. […]

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.

Nick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country

1 May 2014 0 comments

George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the tag of English rugby‘s […]

Toulon to take on Saracens in Heineken Cup final

27 April 2014 3 comments

Toulon will have a chance to defend their European crown as they beat Munster 24-16 in Marseille in the Heineken Cup semi-final today. Simon Zebo […]

Heineken Cup semi-finals preview

25 April 2014 1 comment

Saracens v Clermont Saracens have named an entire new team to take on Clermont at Twickenham tomorrow. The Premiership have made 15 changes from the […]

Jeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful

25 April 2014 0 comments

There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on the resolution of next […]

Old Warhorse Nathan Hines desperate to avenge Toulon ‘body blow’

25 April 2014 0 comments

Clermont second row Nathan Hines believes multi-tasking Saracens are a bigger threat to his side’s league and cup double-winning ambitions than Leicester were ahead of Saturday’s Heineken Cup semi-final showdown at Twickenham.

Amlin Cup semi-finals preview

24 April 2014 1 comment

London Wasps v Bath London Wasps have made only one change to their team to take on Bath at Adams Park on Sunday. Jake Cooper-Woolley, […]

Nick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England

24 April 2014 0 comments

Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or any other rival inside-centre […]

Brendan Gallagher: The day that Munster found vintage form in Bordeaux

24 April 2014 0 comments

Munster‘s love affair with the Heineken Cup has become the stuff of legend but in nearly two decades I recall no bigger match or occasion […]

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Niki Goneva give Leicester Tigers real title potential

23 April 2014 3 comments

You have to admire Saracens. They have lost only two games this season, and one more victory will see them home and hosed. By that […]

Now the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup

16 April 2014 0 comments

The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of FC Barcelona and Manchester United.

The new face of European Rugby

11 April 2014 0 comments

After months of negotiations, the future of European rugby has finally been sorted with all the European stakeholders agreeing the new format of the European […]

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