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20 Questions: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing

3 August 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the off-season? It was nice to go away and unwind a little bit after such a long season. I stayed at a friend’s villa […]

England stars agree new deals with Bath

3 August 2016 0 comments

Bath have announced that Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson have both agreed long-term extensions to their contract that will see the England pair stay until […]

Dream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock

1 August 2016 0 comments

1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the Premiership and Champions Cup […]

20 Questions: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back

13 July 2016 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? The first week was pretty testing for everyone but we got into the swing of things and have brought in some skills […]

Young Gun: Max Wright – England U20s wing

8 July 2016 0 comments

Max Wright thought he would be watching the Junior World Championships from his sofa but things can change quickly in rugby and he was brought […]

20 Questions: Alex Gray – England Sevens forward

15 June 2016 0 comments

Do you have the Olympic buzz yet? That’s the only thing we think about now. It was like the first day at school when we […]

20 Questions: Nili Latu – Newcastle back-row

18 May 2016 0 comments

Big sigh of relief to be safe from relegation? We had to wait to the end of the London Irish game last week to know […]

Nick Cain column: This jealous snub only undermines the awards

11 May 2016 0 comments

There is something badly amiss in the shortlist for the 2016 Players’ Player of the Year award. The absence of a single Saracens player among […]

Brexit may threaten overseas signings

10 May 2016 0 comments

Britain’s potential exit from the European Union could have “big implications” for overseas rugby players plying their trade here, according to Newcastle managing director Mick […]

Dream Team: Alex Cheesman- Cornish Pirates and former Wasps flanker

2 May 2016 0 comments

1. Ricky Lutton – He is now playing at Ulster as a tighthead, but I played with him at University at loosehead where he was […]

Peter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season

29 April 2016 0 comments

Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the 21st. A permanent fixture […]

Three new recruits for Yorkshire Carnegie

29 April 2016 0 comments

Yorkshire Carnegie have signed Joe Ford, Alex Davies and Alex Gray for next season. Fly-half Ford re-joins the club on a two-year contract from Sale. […]

Final curtain for Saracens and Namibia legend Jacques Burger

28 April 2016 0 comments

Jacques Burger has confirmed that he will retire from rugby after this weekend’s Premiership clash against Newcastle at Allianz Park. The legendary back row will […]

20 Questions: Mark Wilson- Newcastle flanker

27 April 2016 0 comments

Ready for the London Irish match? We’ve had a real edge in training over the past week. It’s a huge game and we need to […]

Miserable ending for a Bedford legend

22 April 2016 0 comments

JAMES Pritchard is resigned to the fact he won’t get the fairytale finish to his illustrious Bedford career that he desires, or quite possibly deserves, […]

Newcastle sign England Sevens’ Sam Egerton

20 April 2016 0 comments

England Sevens scrum-half Sam Egerton will be joining Newcastle Falcons next season. The 24-year-old made his Sevens World Series debut for England last weekend in […]

Worcester to switch to artificial pitch

7 April 2016 0 comments

Worcester will become the first Premiership club to convert to the latest generation of Artificial Grass Pitch ahead next season. The new pitch, which will […]

Thomas signs new three-year deal with Ospreys

6 April 2016 0 comments

Ospreys have announced that young prop Gareth Thomas has penned a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Liberty Stadium until 2019. The […]

Francois Hougaard gets Player of the Month gong

5 April 2016 0 comments

Francois Hougaard has been named the Premiership player of the month for March. The Worcester scrum-half was instrumental in the Warriors becoming the only to […]

I can keep London Irish up says Greig Tonks

1 April 2016 0 comments

London Irish fly-half Greig Tonks insists he has no regrets over swapping his Edinburgh comfort zone for a mud and bullets relegation battle with the […]

Maro Itoje told to back up high octane introduction

22 March 2016 0 comments

England and Saracens scrum guru Ian Peel has challenged Maro Itoje to keep producing his high standards following his meteoric rise. Former Newcastle prop Peel […]

Newcastle Falcons sign Vereniki Goneva

22 March 2016 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have added finishing power to their ranks for next season with the signing of Leicester Tigers‘ Fijian international Vereniki Goneva. Capped 39 times […]

George Smith named Premiership player of the month

7 March 2016 0 comments

George Smith has been named Premiership player of the month after a “sensational” month of February. The Wasps openside and Wallaby legend enjoyed an incredible […]

Leicester confirm George McGuigan signing

1 March 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last month, Leicester Tigers have signed hooker George McGuigan from Newcastle. McGuigan, 22, has played 59 […]

Dream Team: Scott Lawson – Newcastle and former London Irish and Gloucester hooker

29 February 2016 0 comments

1. Rob Vickers – For someone to move to loosehead so late in his career but to make such a good job out of it […]

Peter Stringer pens new Sale deal

26 February 2016 0 comments

Peter Stringer has extended his career for another year signing a new contract with Sale Sharks. The record holding Irish scrum-half who earned 98 caps […]

Dom Barrow banned for two weeks

10 February 2016 0 comments

Tigers lock Barrow has been banned for two weeks for striking an opponent during their Premiership tie with the Sale Sharks last Saturday. The lock […]

Andy Goode comes out of retirement and joins Newcastle

28 December 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neale Harvey in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Andy Goode has come out of retirement and joined Newcastle as injury cover. The […]

Saracens claim bonus-point in Newcastle

7 December 2015 0 comments

Saracens continued their unbeaten start to the Premiership season with a convincing 38-3 bonus-point win at Newcastle yesterday. Charlie Hodgson converted Samuela Vunisa’s try and […]

20 Questions: George McGuigan – Newcastle hooker

2 December 2015 0 comments

Going into the unknown against Enisei today aren’t you? They’re an unknown quantity so we’re focusing a lot more on ourselves and make sure we’re […]

My Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half

1 December 2015 0 comments

If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my last game for Leeds, […]

Young Gun: Ruaridh Dawson – Newcaslte scrum-half

6 November 2015 0 comments

The step up from school to men’s rugby is not an easy one to make as Ruaridh Dawson found out – but the tyro No.9 […]

Sinoti agrees Newcastle contract extension

3 November 2015 0 comments

Newcastle Falcons have today announced that Sinoti Sinoti has agreed a new long term deal with the club. Having joined the club in December 2013, […]

Leicester win derby against Wasps

2 November 2015 0 comments

Leicester made it three from three this season with a 24-16 win over Wasps in the Midlands derby at Welford Road. Vereniki Geneva got the […]

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester follow Wasps in salary cap row

27 October 2015 0 comments

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester have followed in Wasps‘ footsteps revealing they have not broken the Premiership salary cap. Premiership Rugby revealed last Thursday that some […]

Dream Team: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie and former Rotherham No.8

19 October 2015 0 comments

1. Ben Harris – He’s moved to Newcastle now but he had a couple of very good seasons for us at Carnegie. He only played […]

Scotland quintet fit to take on Samoa

8 October 2015 0 comments

Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against Samoa on Saturday. Scotland […]

VIDEO: Alesana Tuilagi hit with five-week ban

7 October 2015 0 comments

Alesana Tuilagi will miss Saturday’s World Cup match with Scotland after receiving a five-week ban for striking an opponent with the knee. The Newcastle wing, […]

Dream Team: Joe Carlisle – London Welsh and former Worcester and Wasps fly-half

22 September 2015 0 comments

1. Matt Mullan – The fittest prop I’ve ever played with. A great leader too who is rightly captaining Wasps when James Haskell is away. […]

Dream Team: Adam Powell – Newcastle and former Saracens centre

7 September 2015 0 comments

1. Deon Carstens – I played with the former South Africa Test prop at Saracens and aside from being a very good loosehead he was […]

Newcastle Falcons bring in Mouritz Botha

14 August 2015 2 comments

Newcastle Falcons have secured the signing of England international Mouritz Botha. The lock, 33, joins from Super Rugby side the Sharks where he spent the […]

Marcus Watson eyes Newcastle Falcons’ No.13 shirt

13 August 2015 2 comments

While Anthony Watson contemplates helping England on the road to World Cup glory, older brother Marcus has his own challenges to face at Newcastle. Three-and-a-half […]

Young Gun: Callum Watson – London Irish scrum-half

24 July 2015 1 comment

Having seen his two big brothers make big waves in rugby, it was no surprise Callum Watson decided to follow in their footsteps and give […]

Young Gun: Callum Chick – England and Newcastle U18s

10 July 2015 0 comments

Callum Chick started his professional career this week but he has one assignment left as a schoolboy and that is a daunting to tour South […]

Peter Jackson: When Bill Samuel kept Gareth Edwards from lure of football

26 June 2015 1 comment

The making of Gareth Edwards as a rugby superstar, humble human being and now knight of the realm, would probably never have happened had it […]

Leicester snap Dom Barrow from Newcastle

23 June 2015 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on June 7, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of second-row forward Dom Barrow. The 2013 […]

20 Questions: Marcus Watson – England Sevens

17 June 2015 1 comment

What a year for England Sevens? It’s been awesome even if it’s been up and down. The Olympic situation made it a bit more complicated. […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Get the scrum sorted or risk damaging our great product

10 June 2015 0 comments

This season as a whole has been very positive, and the attitude of teams in the Premiership will, hopefully, help to inspire the younger generation […]