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Chris Robshaw is the real deal says Nick Easter, lay off him!

5 November 2014 1 comment

Quins veteran has urged critics of England captain to resist comparing him to Martin Johnson and judge him on his own merits.

Nick Cain examines the England EPS and asks head coach Stuart Lancaster about his key decisions

5 November 2014 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni’s selection in the 33-man England squad announced this week for the autumn internationals could be Stuart Lancaster‘s chance to conjure up his own […]

Ross Moriarty commits future to Gloucester

5 November 2014 0 comments

Ross Moriarty has become the latest Gloucester player to sign a new contract to remain at Kingsholm. The 20 year old back-row, a double Junior […]

Rokoduguni in line for England Test debut

5 November 2014 0 comments

Semesa Rokoduguni will make his Test debut on Saturday after being named in England’s 23-man squad to take on New Zealand on Saturday at Twickenham. […]

Brendan Gallagher: Those magnificent seven victories

4 November 2014 1 comment

England have beaten New Zealand seven times in 39 meetings, which sounds like a modest enough record until you appreciate that they are the only […]

Brendan Gallagher: Why Eagles dare on this Field of dreams

31 October 2014 1 comment

The next time the New Zealand All Blacks lace their boots in earnest in a Test match will be a week on Saturday at Soldier […]

SBW to make All Blacks return

30 October 2014 0 comments

Sonny Bill Williams will make his long-awaited return in an All Blacks shirt on Saturday after being named in Steve Hansen’s side to take on […]

Eagle Manoa to take on All Blacks

30 October 2014 0 comments

Samu Manoa will take on New Zealand on Saturday with a USA side which includes five Premiership players. Captained by Todd Clever the Eagles will […]

Brendan Gallagher’s Team of the 2014 Rugby Championship

24 October 2014 2 comments

15 Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina) The exciting new Puma nudges it from Israel Folau who, although good, wasn’t quite the force of nature he was in […]

Nick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England

23 October 2014 0 comments

Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence, the Wasps and 78-cap […]

Rokoduguni, Kruis and Clark in line for England Test debut

22 October 2014 0 comments

Bath winger Semesa Rokoduguni is among three uncapped players named in England‘s squad for the 2014 Internationals against New Zealand, South Africa, Samoa and Australia. […]

Cheika takes up Wallabies coaching job

22 October 2014 1 comment

Michael Cheika has been appointed Australia head coach on a three-year deal today. The news was confirmed following several days of negotiations since Ewen McKenzie […]

Autumn Test: Win tickets to see Scotland take on the All Blacks

21 October 2014 1 comment

The 2014 Autumn Tests are upon us and we’re offering one lucky winner the chance to see Scotland take on the current world champions New […]

Premiership Rugby confirms release of USA players

17 October 2014 0 comments

Premiership Rugby confirms that it has reached agreement with USA Rugby for the release of selected players for the US Eagles match against New Zealand […]

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 […]

Globetrotter Asaeli Tikoirotuma takes aim at European glory

16 October 2014 0 comments

Flying Fijian believes his big game experience can help Harlequins scale the heights both domestically and in Europe this season.

Nick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble

15 October 2014 2 comments

If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an unprecedented eight years, his […]

I learned so much from that All Blacks nightmare says Kyle Eastmond

15 October 2014 2 comments

Plenty more to come from his burgeoning midfield partnership with Jonathan Joseph

England finish third at Gold Coast Sevens

13 October 2014 1 comment

England Sevens finished third in the opening HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in the Gold Coast after beating South Africa in the third place play-off. […]

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 […]

Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs

9 October 2014 0 comments

What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven a clubhouse beer or […]

Jeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond is central to Bath’s new look

8 October 2014 0 comments

No-one should get carried away with Bath‘s 45-0 win over Leicester because you would rather win a game like that in the last three weeks […]

Nick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!

8 October 2014 0 comments

Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave interviews this week as […]

My Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker

7 October 2014 1 comment

Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We were written off before […]

Referees appointed for November internationals

7 October 2014 1 comment

Welsh referee Nigel Owens will take charge of England v New Zealand on November 8 it was announced today. The fixture against South Africa on […]

Rugby Championship preview

25 September 2014 1 comment

Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth round of the Rugby […]

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 […]

Nick Cain: Magician who turned invisible for England

17 September 2014 0 comments

James Simpson-Daniel was one of those players, who, like David Campese and Gerald Davies before him, was touched by the rugby genius that left you […]

Geoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk

15 September 2014 0 comments

As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the 2015 Rugby World Cup. […]

New Zealand v South Africa preview

11 September 2014 1 comment

New Zealand have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of they top-of-the-table clash against South Africa in the fourth round of the Rugby […]

Brendan Gallagher: These All Blacks are just fitter, not better

10 September 2014 0 comments

With the undoubted exception of England, circa 2001-2003, I’ve always thought New Zealand, year-in year-out, look at least ten per cent fitter than any other […]

All Blacks confirm Test in Samoa

9 September 2014 0 comments

As reported in The Rugby Paper on July 6, New Zealand have confirmed they will play their first ever Test in Samoa next year. The […]

Peter Jackson: Old-time All Blacks stand test of history

4 September 2014 0 comments

They could be found in Auckland on Thursday night sinking some grog and spinning old yarns worthy of the occasion – a Sixties reunion bash […]

New Zealand v Argentina preview

4 September 2014 1 comment

As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third round of the Rugby […]

Australia v South Africa preview

3 September 2014 1 comment

Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley will lead Australia‘s attack on Saturday as they take on South Africa for the third round of the Rugby Championship. […]

Manu Tuilagi’s mission to take centre stage

29 August 2014 2 comments

Manu Tuilagi wants it known that he is a centre and he intends to put the worst season of his career behind him to prove […]

‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success

29 August 2014 0 comments

All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”

Brendan Gallagher: They think the ball’s over … it isn’t now!

28 August 2014 1 comment

Today – August 17 – is exactly 20 years since a certain George Gregan made his Bledisloe Cup debut in Sydney and pulled off possibly […]

Q&A with Dean Ryan

28 August 2014 0 comments

Worcester Warriors DoR reflects on relegation and how they are going about putting things right.

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: You only get one shot with this brilliant side… take it!

27 August 2014 0 comments

We have only to see a little sign of weakness to jump on a bandwagon thinking that this New Zealand side are over the top, […]

McCabe retires from rugby

27 August 2014 1 comment

Australia back Pat McCabe has announced his retirement from rugby after breaking his neck for the third time in less than two years. Scans earlier […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: That great aura of invincibility has left the All Blacks now

20 August 2014 0 comments

It’s harsh, but rugby, like life, is all about taking opportunities when they come – and Australia did not do that yesterday against New Zealand. […]

Dean Ryan: We need hard men to win World Cup

20 August 2014 1 comment

Personalities must emerge to win 2015 RWC.

Rugby Championship round 2 teams

19 August 2014 0 comments

New Zealand v Australia New Zealand: Ben Smith; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea; Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith; Wyatt Crockett, Dane Coles, Owen […]

Haskell captains Wasps and signs new contract

18 August 2014 1 comment

Wasps today announced that England international James Haskell has extended his contract with the club and will captain Wasps this season. The back-row, who became […]

Young Gun: Josh Skelcey – Northampton wing

15 August 2014 0 comments

Last season started how it was supposed to for Josh Skelcey: First team debut for Northampton against London Irish in the LV=Cup, beating the Australian […]

Tyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn’t my fault

15 August 2014 2 comments

Scrum-half breaks silence over fake-passport affair that led to London Welsh’s relegation from Premiership.

Jeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – All Blacks don’t look so untouchable

14 August 2014 1 comment

It is difficult to agree with the view taken by one or two New Zealand commentators that the Super 15 final between the Waratahs and […]

Peter Jackson: Anscombe and the case of vanishing Kiwi stars…

14 August 2014 0 comments

Buying a Kiwi for the sole purpose of wrapping him up in your national jersey alongside the natives can be more trouble than it’s worth. […]

Rugby Championship round 1 teams

14 August 2014 1 comment

Australia v New Zealand Australia: Israel Folau; Pat McCabe, Adam Ashley-Cooper, Matt Toomua, Rob Horne; Kurtley Beale, Nic White; James Slipper, Nathan Charles, Sekope Kepu; […]

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