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Former England, Sale and Northampton Saints full-back Ben Foden retires aged 36

31 March 2022 1 comment

Former England full-back Ben Foden has announced his retirement from the game aged 36. The decision to retire took a “lot of deliberation” for Foden, […]

The Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Nine with Toby Flood

30 March 2022 0 comments

The Rugby Paper Podcast returns for another great episode with special guest Toby Flood. The former England fly half is joined by host Oliver Little […]

England hot favourites to win at Murrayfield

19 January 2022 1 comment

The hotly anticipated RBS Six Nations 2022 will begin on Saturday 5th February as followers of rugby union and sports fans look ahead to what […]

Storm Ciara Halts Jonny May’s Try Scoring Surge

24 February 2020 0 comments

As Scotland got their Six Nations Calcutta Cup match underway in testing conditions, it was telling that the first kick of the game went high […]

The best betting offers for rugby punters

1 May 2019 0 comments

What’s best, Rugby Union or Rugby League? It’s an argument that will keep diehard followers of either sport up all night and it’s a debate […]

Barclay only change for Scots in Paris

10 February 2017 0 comments

Flanker John Barclay is the only change to the Scotland line-up to face France in Paris on Sunday which includes Stuart Hogg at full-back who […]

England announce squad for Six Nations

20 January 2017 0 comments

Eddie Jones has named the uncapped trio of Nathan Catt, Mike Williams and Alex Lozowski in his 34-man England squad for the Six Nations. There […]

Scotland squad named for Six Nations

18 January 2017 0 comments

Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter has recalled Gloucester centre Matt Scott when he named his 37-man squad for the Six Nations. Scott has earned a […]

We’ve moved on since 2013 – Mike Brown

3 February 2015 0 comments

England and Harlequins full back Mike Brown discusses how key it is to start well in the RBS Six Nations while insisting they have moved […]

Sexton shortlisted for IRB Player of the Year

12 November 2014 0 comments

Jonny Sexton has been shortlisted for the IRB Player of the Year award it was announced today. The Ireland fly-half could become only the second […]

VIDEO: O2 Inside Line

12 March 2014 0 comments

In this episode of O2 Inside Line, Exeter duo Tom Johnson and Jack Nowell offer their insights and analysis of the Wales game and then […]

Gloucester confirm Greig Laidlaw’s arrival

4 March 2014 1 comment

Gloucester today confirmed that Edinburgh Rugby and Scotland half back Greig Laidlaw will move to Kingsholm ahead of the 2014-15 season. The 28-year-old has skippered […]

Join TRP’s Six Nations prediction league on SuperBru

27 January 2014 0 comments

The Rugby Paper running prediction leagues for the upcoming RBS Six Nations which starts on Saturday and we’d love you join and take us on! […]

BBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly

24 April 2013 3 comments

The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire autumn Test schedule. After […]

England open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France

16 April 2013 1 comment

England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday, February 1. On the […]

Nick Cain: Change now or else!

5 April 2013 2 comments

There’s been a marked reluctance in English rugby ranks to accept that the 2015 Rugby World Cup draw is by far the biggest banana skin […]

Peter Jackson: Hold it all! England have won the title…

4 April 2013 2 comments

When the Six Nations discuss the ‘on-going’ issue of bonus points, they would be well advised to examine the distorted impact it would have had […]

Jeremy Guscott: Don’t despair, we will come good

30 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has said he wants his England side to have amassed 600 caps between them before the 2015 World Cup…and yesterday in the Millennium […]

Nick Cain assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of England and Italy

24 March 2013 0 comments

Italy have yet to beat England in the Six Nations, and, given that their only away win in the tournament since they joined it 13 […]

Jeremy Guscott: Grand Slam won’t faze this England

23 March 2013 1 comment

Wales are a dangerous side if they bring their best game to Cardiff on Saturday against England because they have ability man-for-man in their backline. […]

Three-week ban for Brian O’Driscoll

20 March 2013 0 comments

Brian O’Driscoll has been given a three-week ban for his stamp on Simone Favaro last Saturday in Rome. The Ireland centre was initially given five weeks but the independent […]

Wales v England: highlights

19 March 2013 1 comment

Wales retained their RBS Six Nations trophy on Saturday with a powerful display against England at the Millenium. All they needed was a seven-point win […]

Wales v England: teams

15 March 2013 0 comments

Owen Farrell will lead the attack in England’s Grand Slam decider against Wales at the Millennium on Saturday. The Saracens playmaker recovered from the thigh […]

Peter Jackson: It’s whisky galore if Telfer tribe triumph

14 March 2013 0 comments

When Scotland last won three matches on the bounce in the same Championship, they showed their gratitude to Wales by sending them 22 bottles of […]

O2 Inside Line: Episode 5

13 March 2013 1 comment

In this week’s episode, James Haskell and Toby Flood explain how England plan to attack Wales at the breakdown. Joe Marler has a go riding […]

Ryan Jones blow for Wales

12 March 2013 3 comments

Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations decider against England after it was revealed the Welsh captain suffered a broken bone in his shoulder last […]

Rob Howley: England showdown is so huge

12 March 2013 0 comments

Rob Howley last night (Saturday) billed Wales‘ Six Nations clash with England as one of the biggest of their lives. Wales, who marched past Scotland […]

Under-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam

10 March 2013 0 comments

England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle to beat Italy 18-11 […]

Jeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow

9 March 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England’s now superior fitness would pay dividends as the French […]

England v Italy: teams

8 March 2013 1 comment

Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham on Sunday. The Saracens […]

Ireland v France: teams

7 March 2013 0 comments

Cian Healy has been named at loosehead for Ireland‘s clash against France at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the fourth round of the RBS […]

Scotland v Wales: teams

7 March 2013 1 comment

Duncan Weir will make his first start for Scotland in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales at Murrayfield. The 21-year-old Glasgow Warriors fly-half, […]

“Six Nations is very important on Lions year” – Gavin Hastings

7 March 2013 1 comment

As Scotland continue to go from strength to strength in the 6 Nations we hear from one of Scottish rugby‘s all-time greats and former British […]

I’d answer England’s wing call says Manu Tuilagi

7 March 2013 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi is England‘s most dangerous midfield weapon but the 21-year-old juggernaut insists he will have no problem moving out to the wing if asked […]

O2 Inside Line: Episode 4

7 March 2013 0 comments

Catch the latest episode of O2 Inside line ahead of England‘s game against Italy. This week Dan Cole and Billy Twelvetrees discuss how important slow […]

Duncan Weir set for first start for Scotland

5 March 2013 0 comments

Duncan Weir will make his first start for Scotland in Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales at Murrayfield. The 21-year-old Glasgow Warriors fly-half, […]

Owen Farrell not fit to play Italy

5 March 2013 0 comments

Owen Farrell will miss England’s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the injury in the 23-13 […]

Jeremy Guscott: Clockwork England show their composure

2 March 2013 0 comments

Remember the great England World Cup-winning side and the management mantra that came from their head coach Sir Clive Woodward, T-CUP, which was shorthand for […]

Healy wins appeal to play France

28 February 2013 0 comments

Cian Healy will be available to face France on March 9 for the next round of the RBS Six Nations after winning an appeal against […]

Jeff Probyn: I’m starting to believe in a Grand Slam for England

27 February 2013 0 comments

It has often been said that a week in rugby is a long time. Two weeks ago I sang the praises of the Six Nations […]

England v France: highlights

25 February 2013 0 comments

On Saturday, England went a step closer to securing their first Grand Slam in ten years with a 23-13 win over France at Twickenham. Watch […]

Italy v Wales: highlights

25 February 2013 0 comments

On Saturday, Wales kept their hopes of retaining their Six Nations trophy with a 26-9 win over Italy in Rome. Watch the highlights of the […]

Nick Cain looks at the key areas which will decide today’s battle at the Aviva stadium, Dublin

24 February 2013 0 comments

It is a decade since England last won in Dublin in the Six Nations. In the interim there have been heartache and heavy defeats inflicted […]

Jeremy Guscott: BOD magic captured in a move from the matrix

23 February 2013 1 comment

The best centre I have seen play in the last decade is Brian O’Driscoll. That’s not forgetting my favourites, Philippe Sella, Frank Bunce or Tim […]

“We expect to beat England,” France captain Thierry Dusautoir

22 February 2013 1 comment

France might be outsiders ahead of their clash with England at Twickenham tomorrow but captain Thierry Dusautoir is adamant they are expecting to win. France […]

Scotland v Ireland: teams

22 February 2013 0 comments

Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the third round of the […]

Italy v Wales: teams

22 February 2013 1 comment

Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales‘ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in Rome on Saturday. Captain […]

Nick Cain: Yes to bonus points, no to TV-driven fixture lists

22 February 2013 0 comments

There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up residence in the Twickenham […]

England v France: teams

22 February 2013 0 comments

Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed the opening game against […]

Imanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”

22 February 2013 2 comments

France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre poses more of a […]

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