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EXCLUSIVE: Premiership giants will ‘buddy up’ to save the Championship

20 December 2016 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Premiership Rugby could assume control of the Championship as part of revolutionary plans to overhaul the top two tiers of English club […]

Dream Team: Dan Mugford – Sale fly-half

19 December 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – I don’t know a lot about pushing in the scrum but his skill set is top draw and he’s pretty hard […]

Dream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker

28 November 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player, very consistent, has international […]

Dream Team: Billy Robinson – Nottingham full-back

19 September 2016 0 comments

1. Campese Ma’afu – The Fijian had a great 2015 World Cup. Top scrummager, good ball skills, and puts in some big shots in defence! […]

20 Questions: Rory Bartle – London Scottish captain

14 September 2016 0 comments

Chomping at the bit for some proper rugby? Very much so! We’re happy to see the back of pre-season. We’ve done some good work so […]

My Life in Rugby: Paul Hull – former England and Bristol full-back

13 September 2016 0 comments

Throughout any playing career you have ups and downs and when I played for Bristol that was most definitely the case. I played 289 first […]

Dream Team: Darryl Veenendaal – Nottingham scrum-half

29 August 2016 0 comments

1. Alan Paver – He played so many games for the Pirates over the years and ruled the roost in the front row when I […]

London Irish confirm Championship squad

5 July 2016 0 comments

London Irish have confirmed their first team squad ahead of their first ever season in the Championship. Director of Rugby Nick Kennedy said: “It’s great […]

Nottingham captain Dan Montagu moves on

24 May 2016 0 comments

Nottingham Rugby have announced that current captain Dan Montagu will not be signing a new deal with the club. The 32-year-old lock has decided to […]

Dream Team: Rhys Crane- Ealing and former Bath, Sale and Nottingham wing

23 May 2016 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – The man mountain; strong as an ox and with his own dumbbells at Sale. Only played a handful of times with […]

Brendan Gallagher column: Return to the Exeter Championship title in 2010

19 May 2016 0 comments

The last time Exeter finished second in a regular season and contested the play-offs we witnessed a master class from Rob Baxter – then a […]

My Life in Rugby: Aadel Kardooni- former Wasps, Leicester and England ‘A’ scrum-half

3 May 2016 0 comments

I don’t think I had ever seen, let alone held, a rugby ball until I came over to the UK from Tehran to board at […]

Ian Costello named new Nottingham head coach

26 April 2016 0 comments

Nottingham have named Ian Costello as the club’s new head coach for next season. The Irishman joins the Green and Whites from Munster, where he […]

Sale Sharks complete Dan Mugford signing

21 April 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on March 13, Sale Sharks have secured the signing of fly-half Dan Mugford from Nottingham. The […]

Darryl Veenendaal signs new Nottingham deal

19 April 2016 0 comments

Nottingham announced the re-signing of scrum-half Darryl Veenendaal for next season, after arriving at The Bay from Bedford Blues last season. The South African was […]

Nottingham full-back Robinson signs on

8 April 2016 0 comments

Full-back Billy Robinson is the latest player to pen a new contract with Nottingham. The 28-year-old former Moseley and Ealing Trailfinders back has signed a […]

Championship round 20 teams

1 April 2016 0 comments

Bedford v Cornish Pirates Bedford: Steffan Jones; George Perkins, Michael LeBourgeois (Capt.), Tom Griffiths, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Henry Taylor; Tom Williams, Charlie Clare, Phil […]

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 […]

20 Questions: Rhys Crane – Ealing Trailfinders wing

23 March 2016 0 comments

Enjoyed the week off? It’s been good even if we’ve been training. But not having a game will allow us to recharge the batteries before […]

Room 101: Ricky Andrew – Nottingham full-back

17 March 2016 0 comments

1. Donald Trump Definitely not a person for this era with his outdated views and comb-over hair. Like many people I disagree entirely with his […]

Martin Haag named new England U20s head coach

3 March 2016 0 comments

Martin Haag will leave Nottingham at the end of the season to take up a role with the RFU as England U20s head coach. Haag, […]

Championship round 17 teams

26 February 2016 0 comments

Cornish Pirates v Doncaster Cornish Pirates: Toby May; Jack Arnott, Tom Hendrickson, Alex Dancer, Matt Evans; Kieran Hallett, Alex Day; Marlen Walker, Tom Channon, Alan […]

My Life in Rugby: Ayoola Erinle – Former Wasps, Leicester, Biarritz, Nottingham and England centre

16 February 2016 0 comments

Wasps really were avant-garde under the coaching of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Craig White, and I count myself very fortunate to have been playing […]

Room 101: Matt Everard – Nottingham flanker

14 January 2016 0 comments

1. Wet socks It’s amazing how many times I put on a fresh, clean pair of socks as I’m about to go out only to […]

20 Questions: Michael Hills – Doncaster captain

30 December 2015 0 comments

What do you make of the Knights season so far? It’s been fantastic and we just have to keep it going! Did you expect to […]

RFU ‘should fund welfare’ for Championship players

17 December 2015 0 comments

Nottingham legend Dave Jackson reckons it is high time Championship professionals were properly represented by the Rugby Players’ Association. While Premiership players receive a full […]

20 Questions: Aaron Carpenter – Cornish Pirates No.8

9 December 2015 0 comments

Enjoyed that win in Nottingham last week? It was a good win for us. It was a long way to go which made the job […]

My Life in Rugby: Richard Moon – former Harlequins scrum-half

8 December 2015 0 comments

I’ve got an embarrassingly long list of former clubs but Walsall RFC is where my playing days, aged five to 35, started and finished. Walsall […]

Young Gun: Jack Singleton – Worcester hooker

4 December 2015 0 comments

Jack Singleton wished he had travelled to Italy to take on Zebre this weekend but the youngster has now set his sights on the A-League […]

Championship round 11 teams

4 December 2015 0 comments

Bedford v Doncaster Bedford: Steffan Jones; Pat Tapley, Tom Griffiths, Ollie Dodge, George Perkins; Jake Sharp, Pete White; Alex Lundberg, Sam James, Phil Boulton; Harry […]

20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half

25 November 2015 0 comments

How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked up some good results […]

GK IPA Championship round 7 teams

15 October 2015 0 comments

Bedford v Rotherham Bedford: Piers O’Conor; George Perkins, Henry Staff, Tom Griffiths, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Jordan Burns; Alex Lundberg, Charlie Clare, James Currie; Mike […]

Young Gun: George Cox – Nottingham flanker

9 October 2015 0 comments

George Cox had resigned himself to missing out on England schoolboy selection only to see his world change with one phone call. Out of the […]

GK IPA Championship round 4 teams

25 September 2015 0 comments

Ealing Trailfinders v Cornish Pirates Ealing Trailfinders: James Love; Rhys Crane, Toby Howley-Berridge, Joe Munro, Phil Chesters; Tristan Roberts, Alex Davies; Will Davis, Alun Walker, […]

My Life in Rugby: Chas Cusani – former Orrell lock

23 September 2015 0 comments

My reputation as a ‘no-holds barred’ player may have gone before me during 20 years with Orrell, Lancashire and the North, but one person who […]

GK IPA Championship round 3 teams

18 September 2015 0 comments

Bristol v Nottingham Bristol: Wallace; Varndell, Tovey, Mosses, Amesbury; Henson, Cliff; O’Connell, Jones (Capt.), Hall; Glynn, Sorenson; Koster, Robinson, Eadie. Replacements: McMillan, Genge, Ford-Robinson, Townson, […]

Ben Prescott forced to retire

16 September 2015 0 comments

London Scottish have today announced that Ben Prescott has been forced to retire from rugby due to a neck and shoulder injury. The prop made […]

Bristol, Yorkshire Carnegie and Doncaster all win on the road

14 September 2015 0 comments

Bristol put their surprise opening defeat to Bedford behind them with a convincing bonus-point 36-22 win at promotion rivals London Welsh yesterday. Charlie Amesbury, Tom […]

Championship round 2 teams

10 September 2015 0 comments

Bedford v Moseley Bedford: Steffan Jones; George Perkins, Michael Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge, Sam Blanchet; Jake Sharp, Jordan Burns; Tom Williams, Charlie Clare, James Currie; […]

Nick Cain discusses the political dangers which are threatening Championship clubs

11 June 2015 1 comment

Chris Pennell’s superb two-try contribution to the thrilling 30-30 draw in the second-leg of the Championship final at Sixways on the last Wednesday in May, […]

Harlequins prop Matt Shields now ready for his crack in big league

21 May 2015 0 comments

Rookie Harlequins tighthead Matt Shields has endured a baptism of fire since joining from Darlington Mowden Park in February and emerged with flying colours. But […]

Martin Haag: Don’t stop clubs from daring to dream

9 May 2015 0 comments

No clubs should be denied the chance of ‘doing a Bournemouth’.

Plymouth Albion confirm eleven departures

29 April 2015 0 comments

Plymouth Albion have today announced the names of a number of players who will be leaving the club. Backs Lawrence Rayner and Ben Woods, along […]

Greene King IPA Championship round 22 teams

24 April 2015 1 comment

Bedford v Nottingham Bedford: Steffan Jones; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Ollie Dodge, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Darryl Veenendaal; Camilo Parilli-Ocampo, TJ Harris, Phil Boulton; […]

Greene King IPA Championship round 17 teams

6 March 2015 3 comments

Bristol v Nottingham Bristol: Jack Wallace; Tommaso Benvenuti, Gareth Maule, Gavin Henson, David Lemi; Matthew Morgan, Dwayne Peel (Capt.); Jack O’Connell, Ross McMillan, Anthony Perenise; […]

Harlequins confirm signing of Matt Shields

17 February 2015 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on February 1, Harlequins have signed prop Matt Shields from Darlington Mowden Park. The 24-year-old tighthead, who has already […]

Worcester stay top with Nottingham win

9 February 2015 0 comments

Worcester remained at the top of the Championship table following an eight-try 58-3 win at Nottingham. Ben Howard and Max Stelling both went over twice […]

Room 101: Martin Haag – Nottingham head coach

5 February 2015 1 comment

1. Garlic I hate garlic for a variety of reasons: 1) it doesn’t taste very nice; 2) it makes your breath smell bad; and 3) […]

Peter Jackson: Silence greeted the hero of Cardiff

5 February 2015 1 comment

When they come to write the colourful history of Anglo-Welsh rivalry, one of England‘s forgotten full-backs will justify a chapter all by himself. On a […]