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Scotland welcome back Maitland and Seymour for French Test

3 September 2015 0 comments

Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter today welcomed the return of Sean Maitland and Tommy Seymour for this Saturday’s World Cup warm up against France in. […]

Sam Warburton returns to lead Wales

3 September 2015 0 comments

Sam Warburton returns to the Wales starting line-up to lead his side against Italy in their final World Cup warm-up on Saturday. Warburton is part […]

Scotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby

2 September 2015 0 comments

Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The 32-year-old lock won the […]

Nick Cain’s verdict on England’s World Cup squad

2 September 2015 0 comments

Apart from Stuart Lancaster saying that he had to make choices that brought tears to his eyes, it was business as usual after he announced […]

Injury forces Italy into World Cup squad change

2 September 2015 0 comments

Italy have called up Glasgow flanker Simone Favaro to their World Cup squad for injured winger Angelo Esposito. Esposito, 22, picked up a partial left-shoulder dislocation […]

Scotland ring the changes for round 2 against Italy

27 August 2015 0 comments

Vern Cotter has made 14 changes to his Scotland team ahead of the their clash against Italy on Saturday at Murrayfield. Wing Sean Lamont is […]

Scotland drop seven players ahead of World Cup

25 August 2015 0 comments

Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from his World Cup training squad on the back of Saturday’s 16-12 win in Italy. The […]

Bergamasco to play 5th World Cup for Italy

24 August 2015 0 comments

Mauro Bergamasco will play in his fifth World Cup after being named in the final 31-man squad by Italy head coach Jacques Brunel. Bergamasco, who […]

Three debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash

20 August 2015 0 comments

Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will makes his first international […]

Grant Gilchrist to captain Scotland against Italy

18 August 2015 1 comment

Grant Gilchrist will captain Scotland in the World Cup warm-up game against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. The Edinburgh second-row, 25, will win […]

WIN tickets for Wales v Italy

18 August 2015 0 comments

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with T.M.Lewin, Official Formalwear Partner to The Welsh Rugby Union, to give away a pair of tickets to see […]

Sam Hidalgo-Clyne Is the man for Scotland – Scott Hastings

12 August 2015 1 comment

Scott Hastings says it is time Scotland ditched skipper Greig Laidlaw to give Sam Hidalgo-Clyne his chance at scrum-half. Hidalgo-Clyne, 21, enjoyed a breakthrough campaign […]

EXCLUSIVE: BT Sport set to showcase Championship rugby

10 June 2015 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE BT Sport are ready to add the Championship to their growing rugby portfolio. The broadcaster is said to be close to agreeing […]

Young Gun: Will Owen – England U20s and Leicester openside

9 June 2015 0 comments

Breaking into the Leicester first team is no mean feat but Will Owen will be attempting just that next season after what he hopes will […]

Homer called by England U20s to replace Townsend

9 June 2015 0 comments

Will Homer will replace Stuart Townsend in the England U20s World Rugby Championship squad after the Exeter scrum-half sustained a knee injury playing against Wales […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Poachers at work on both sides of Severn

15 May 2015 2 comments

One day long ago during a break from curing toothache at his dental practice in Newbridge, Derek Morgan found himself asked how a Welshman from […]

Shane Williams’ column: Why a Scarlets victory is vital for Wales cause

15 May 2015 2 comments

Scarlets face two ‘cup finals’ in the next seven days and for the sake of Welsh rugby, it is vital they win them both. I’m […]

Italian international joins Newcastle Falcons

1 May 2015 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have added further international experience to their squad for next season with Italian international winger Giovanbattista Venditti joining on a two-year deal. The […]

Young Gun: Josh Caulfield – England U18s and Exeter lock

24 April 2015 0 comments

Representing England was always Josh Caulfield’s dream but to do so next to his best friend Curtis Langdon made it even more special. The Exeter […]

Young Gun: George Perkins – England U20s & Saracens wing

17 April 2015 0 comments

George Perkins used to be the fast kid running around people but he has had to find new tricks since joining Saracens and the past […]

Young Gun: Ellis Genge – England U20s and Bristol prop

6 March 2015 0 comments

It took three years for Ellis Genge to concede a move to prop from the back row would give him the best chance of becoming […]

Nick Cain’s column: Danny Cipriani’s return gives Andy Farrell a dilemma

5 March 2015 0 comments

Danny Cipriani’s decision to turn down a big-money move to France to join European champions Toulon shows how much he wants to play for England. […]

Runaway train Sinoti Sinoti is not slowing down

5 March 2015 0 comments

Sinoti Sinoti, he’s so good they named him twice. It’s a line used before but has never been more apt. Newcastle‘s Samoan winger has had […]

Young Gun: Rory Thornton – Wales U20s & Ospreys lock

27 February 2015 0 comments

As far as good weeks are concerned, the past seven days could not have gone much better for Rory Thornton. He led Wales U20s to […]

Horne named at fly-half for Scotland

26 February 2015 2 comments

Peter Horne will lead Scotland‘s attack against Italy after being named at fly-half by head coach Vern Cotter today. The Glasgow playmaker takes over from […]

Brendan Gallagher’s feature: Glint of gilded youth in Scotland v Italy

26 February 2015 0 comments

And so to the RBS Six Nations annual wooden spoon ‘decider’ between Scotland and Italy – the two nations between them have finished last in […]

Jeff Probyn: Italy needs time to reach its full potential

26 February 2015 2 comments

Jeff PCan you believe it? After Italy scored three really good tries against the England team and Wales scored just the one, there have been […]

Northampton Saints still in market to find the next Samu Manoa says Dorian West

26 February 2015 2 comments

East Midlands outfit still in the market for more top recruits to cover Samu Manoa.

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Get your game-heads on, it will be intense from the off

25 February 2015 0 comments

If you match-up the English and Irish backs it appears on form that they are incredibly close, but four out of seven of the Irish […]

Brendan Gallagher’s feature: England must take heed of Irish warnings from history!

25 February 2015 0 comments

There is no disgrace losing in Dublin – New Zealand are the only team in the world to have avoided that fate and twice even […]

Mike Brown may be Mr Angry but I’m no Mr Softie! – Alex Goode

25 February 2015 0 comments

Saracens full-back ready for an England recall.

Exeter Chiefs sign Michele Campagnaro

19 February 2015 1 comment

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 8, Michele Campagnaro will leave Treviso at the end of the season to join […]

Nick Cain: England Grand Slam hopes hit by TV rota

19 February 2015 1 comment

If you’ve always believed that the Six Nations is a level playing field, then think again. In the 15 seasons since the tournament admitted Italy […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Let’s make most of Jonathan Joseph’s Midas touch in Dublin

18 February 2015 0 comments

It was the win that was expected but not quite the performance or style that was anticipated after last week’s heroics in the Millennium Stadium. […]

Brendan Gallagher comment: Why Sergio Parisse will always be a winner in defeat

18 February 2015 3 comments

Sergio Parisse fascinates me. He comfortably makes the top five all-round rugby players I have reported on over the last ten years and if I […]

My Life in Rugby: Braam Van Straaten – Former Leeds, Sale, Bulls & South Africa Fly-Half

17 February 2015 0 comments

Rugby and cricket were my passions growing up in Pretoria. Some friends still say I was a far better cricketer than rugby player, but opportunities […]

England Women back on track with Italy win

16 February 2015 0 comments

England Women put their opening defeat to Wales behind them with a 39-7 victory over Italy at the Twickenham Stoop. The World Champions scored six […]

Brendan Gallagher: Mauro Bergamasco keeps on rolling!

12 February 2015 0 comments

Mauro Bergamasco was playing international rugby a year before Brian O’Driscoll pulled on an Ireland shirt and two years before Italy were allowed into the […]

England unchanged for Italy clash

12 February 2015 0 comments

England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster has named an entirely unchanged match-day 23 to take on Italy on Saturday at Twickenham. Saracens lock George Kruis and […]

England name squad for Italy

11 February 2015 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has kept faith in his 23 Cardiff hero to take on Italy in the second round of the Six Nations on Saturday. Midfield […]

Fit again trio in line for England return

9 February 2015 0 comments

Geoff Parling, Kyle Eastmond and Brad Barritt have all recovered from injury and will compete for a place in the England team to take on […]

Keatley at No.10 for Ireland in Italy

5 February 2015 0 comments

Ian Keatley will lead Ireland‘s attack in Rome after being named at fly-half to take on Italy in the Six Nations opener on Saturday. The […]

£1m bonus spur for Wales and England

3 February 2015 0 comments

Wales and England will be playing for a £1m Grand Slam bonus when the Six Nations kicks off in Cardiff on Friday night. A tournament […]

Paddy Jackson doubtful for Six Nations

19 January 2015 0 comments

Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson could miss the Six Nations after he suffered a dislocated elbow against Toulon on Saturday. The Irish playmaker was forced off […]

Sexton to miss Six Nations opener

18 December 2014 0 comments

Ireland could be without Jonny Sexton for the start of the Six Nations as the fly-half suffers from headaches and nausea. Reports in France suggest […]

Wales v South Africa preview

28 November 2014 1 comment

Liam Williams will start on the left wing for Wales against South Africa on Saturday after George North failed to recover from concussion. The Northampton […]

Nyakane in line for first Test start

19 November 2014 0 comments

Trevor Nyakane will make start his first Test for South Africa on Saturday after being named at loosehead by Springboks head coach Heyneke Meyer to […]

Dan Leo: I had to quit France to get fit for World Cup!

30 October 2014 0 comments

French clubs rolling in money but their conditioning methods are rooted firmly in the dark ages according to London Irish lock.

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 […]