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My Life in Rugby – Mike Hamlin

23 February 2025 1 comment

MIKE HAMLIN THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, SOUTH WEST AND ENGLAND B FLY-HALF I was born in Gloucester and grew up in Coney Hill, only a […]

Chris Lilley – I did fulfuil my dream of playing at Twickenham

9 February 2025 0 comments

My Life In Rugby – Chris Lilley, the former Bath & Somerset prop My biggest claim to fame is I got Bath through to their […]

Maro Itoje: Life’s taken turn for the better under Steve Borthwick

29 December 2024 0 comments

England and Saracens lock Maro Itoje has claimed that the ‘atmosphere and experience’ of playing for the national team has improved under Steve Borthwick compared […]

I’ll always be grateful – Ollie Lawrence appreciated Eddie Jones’ coaching style

20 November 2024 0 comments

Ollie Lawrence insists Eddie Jones’ tough love shaped him into the player he has become as England’s former head coach prepares for his Allianz Stadium […]

‘I decided to work hard and Eddie Jones backed me’ – George Kruis

17 November 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – George Kruis the former England, Saracens and Panasonic Wild Knights second row Man-mountain: George Kruis on the charge for England […]

I came on against Italy and made a difference – Lee Dickson

29 September 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – Lee Dickson Enjoying life: Lee Dickson playing for Northampton Saints PICTURES: Getty Images Lee Dickson the former England, Newcastle, Northampton […]

Playing rugby is about more than just winning – Dave Attwood

22 September 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – Dave Attwood, the former England, Bristol, Bath, Gloucester and Toulon second row Being blunt about it, I was crap at […]

Dan Biggar urges Warren Gatland to pick a 10 and stick with him

8 September 2024 0 comments

Dan Biggar has urged Warren Gatland to back one fly-half with an extended run in the Wales team – just as he did with him.

I’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success

30 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began at the age of […]

Pirates were one hell of a club to be at for so long

16 June 2024 0 comments

Feature MARLEN WALKER THE NOW-RETIRED CORNISH PIRATES PROP MY LIFE IN RUGBY Beating Saracens when we hadn’t played for almost a year was probably the […]

I’ll miss the shared joy after a big win

9 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE NOW FORMER NORTHAMPTON SAINTS, WASPS, LONDON IRISH, ROTHERHAM, MACCLESFIELD AND STOCKPORT HOOKER TOM CRUSE Now that my playing career is […]

Playing rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well

2 June 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY – RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in Knowle West, 30-plus years […]

Calcutta Cup win the highlight of my career

26 May 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY Scott Steele – Former Scotland, Leicester, London Irish Harlequins & Edinburgh Scrum-Half I was sat on a mattress on the floor […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/05/24

24 May 2024 0 comments

This weekend sees one of the biggest fixtures in the domestic calendar take place as European heavyweights Toulouse and Leinster square off in the Champions […]

A thrilling ride but now it’s time to call it a day

19 May 2024 0 comments

MY LIFE IN RUGBY CHARLIE BECKETT – THE DONCASTER AND FORMER LEICESTER, LONDON WELSH, GLOUCESTER, JERSEY, AMPTHILL AND EASTWOOD SECOND ROW For one last time […]

Mine was very much the road less travelled

12 May 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby – Mike Ross, the former Ireland, Harlequins and Leinster prop talks about his life in the game I started playing rugby […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 12/05/24

10 May 2024 0 comments

The Premiership returns with every team in the top seven heading into this weekend still having a chance of clinching a home semi-final, find reports from all […]

You lived on the edge with Scotland

5 May 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Neil Edwards – The former Scotland, Barbarians, Rosslyn Park, Harlequins & Northampton second row talks about his career in the […]

To play for Gosforth & Bath was wonderful

28 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Rob Cunningham – The former Scotland, Anglo-Scots, Boroughmuir, Bath, Gosforth, Tynedale & Northumberland hooker talks about his life in the […]

Scoring in Hell Fire Corner was great

21 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Greg Goodfellow – The former Cornwall, Chinnor, Redruth, Cornish Pirates, Coventry, Mounts Bay & Hawick scrum-half talks about his life […]

It was an honour to reach the 400-mark

14 April 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Chris Dicomidis – The former Pontypridd, Cardiff, Wales U21 & Cyprus international looks back at his career in the game […]

Putting 50 points on the Aussies was a highlight

31 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Ruaridh Jackson – The former Scotland, Glasgow, Wasps and Harlequins fly-half talks about his career in the game IT was […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/03/24

29 March 2024 0 comments

Time is running out for the RFU’s new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) to be agreed, and you can find the latest progress after a meeting […]

I’m ambitious. I want to coach as high as I can

24 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Alex Rae – The former Northampton Saints, Saracens, Wasps and Bedford Blues lock, now head coach at Coventry, talks about […]

I was thrilled to bits to be picked for England

17 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Magnus Lund – The former England, Sale and Biarritz flanker talks about his life in the game AS most people […]

It’s a huge honour to play for your country

10 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose – the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back on his career in […]

The team culture at Exeter blew me away

3 March 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Bryan Rennie – The former Scotland A, Border Reivers, London Irish, Exeter & Bristol centre, now general manager of the […]

I just love playing and had an amazing career

25 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Mark Best – The former Ulster, Jersey Reds and Doncaster Knights centre discusses his career in the game PLAYING in the […]

To have played 41 times for Wales is a blessing

18 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Emyr Lewis – The former Wales, Llanelli & Cardiff No. 8 looks back on his career in the game FOR […]

My first foreign mission was in deepest Siberia

11 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Rob Debney – The former international and Premiership referee talks about his journey in the game RUGBY refereeing took me […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 11/02/24

9 February 2024 0 comments

England and Wales reignite one of international rugby’s oldest and greatest rivalries on Saturday and they’ll be action, comments and analysis from Twickenham in The […]

Grand Slam was ours, come hell or high water

4 February 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Iwan Tukalo – the former Scotland & Selkirk wing talks about his journey in the game IWAS privileged to play […]

The Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale

28 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor – The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance pathway coordinator talks about […]

I tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!

21 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch – The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about his life in the […]

I was preparing for battle and needed to be ready

14 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Steve Ojomoh – The former England, Bath, Gloucester, Parma, Newport & Moseley back rower talks about his life in the […]

Cheika brought an axe in and wielded it about

7 January 2024 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Jono Lance – the former Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Worcester and Western Force utlity back talks about his life in […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/01/24

5 January 2024 0 comments

Second host first this Saturday in the Premiership, and we’ll have coverage of Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints alongside three other reports in The Rugby Paper […]

Each day was filled with song, fun and laughter

17 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Graham Dewes – The former Fiji prop and 2007 Rugby World Cup hero talks about his memories from the game […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 17/12/23

15 December 2023 0 comments

Alongside a report from their Saturday night clash with Cardiff, we talk to Bath‘s Finn Russell and how he’s moved to the ‘rugby mad city’ […]

To play for the Baa-Baas was a nice way to finish

10 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Graham Kitchener – The former England XV, Worcester & Leicester lock talks about his career in the game IF I […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23

8 December 2023 0 comments

This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in the Investec Champions Cup […]

Bloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently

3 December 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams – The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the game WHEN I look […]

‘Since the year dot, I have been involved with Saints’

26 November 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Lennie Newman – The former Northampton forward and team manager talks about his life in the game EIGHTEEN months after […]

What’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/11/23

24 November 2023 0 comments

Following a consequential round of derby action in the Premiership, the league continues with four more reports and a preview in The Rugby Paper this Sunday. […]

‘Back then, there were a lot of quality fly-halves’

19 November 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Tony Clement: The former Wales and Swansea back talks about his life in the game Taking into account my time […]

‘A couple of senior caps would have been nice’

15 October 2023 0 comments

My Life in Rugby with Chris Catling – The England A, Gloucester, Exeter, Worcester, Beziers & Amatori Catania full-back talks about his time in the […]

My Life in Rugby with Junior Paramore: ‘Nothing comes easy in life…You have to work’

10 September 2023 0 comments

The former Samoa, Bedford and Gloucester number eight talks about his life in the game GROWING up, I preferred indoor sports; I only played basketball […]

So uplifting to read Pearce’s life story

20 August 2023 0 comments

IN these days of the incompetent 12-strong RFU Board, the English 2nd XV’s dismal showing in Cardiff, ring-fenced Premiership, defunct Premiership clubs, Test matches being […]

My Life in Rugby with Ian Whitten: ‘I think I took more good options than bad ones’

2 July 2023 0 comments

The former Ireland, Exeter and Ulster centre talks about his life in the game PULLING on the Ulster jersey for the first time in 2009 […]

My Life in Rugby with Matt Greenwood: ‘We got Eddie Butler blind drunk on Dark & Stormies’

23 April 2023 0 comments

The former England A, Roundhay, Nottingham, Wasps & Wakefield loose forward talks about his life in the game I snapped my ACL when I was […]

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