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Hill predicts more in Tier 2 will adopt part-time model

30 April 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE RICHMOND director of rugby Steve Hill believes it is inevitable that more clubs will adopt their part-time model in the Championship next […]

Richards: RFU must bring in Championship age cap

22 April 2017 0 comments

London Scottish head coach Peter Richards reckons the Championship is failing English player development and says squad age limits are the answer. Richards, who is […]

Richards: RFU must bring in Championship age cap

16 April 2017 0 comments

Doubtful: Peter Richards believes development is failing By NEALE HARVEY LONDON SCOTTISH head coach Peter Richards reckons the Championship is failing English player development and […]

Hartpury won’t be selling out for glory

16 April 2017 2 comments

Can the students of Hartpury be competitive in the Championship next season? Luke Jarmyn talks to CEO Russell Marchant Russell Marchant Five miles as the […]

It’s a chance of a lifetime say promoted Caldy

16 April 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER nine consecutive seasons at level four, Caldy head coach Simon Verbickas admits the club is stepping into the unknown next season […]

3G – sow the seeds of future success

11 April 2017 0 comments

If Saracens can become reigning double champions, and set up another Champions Cup semi-final after beating Glasgow Warriors, what can other clubs do to replicate […]

3G – sow the seeds of future success

9 April 2017 2 comments

IF Saracens can become reigning double champions, and set up another Champions Cup semi-final after beating Glasgow Warriors, what can other clubs do to replicate […]

Jeff Probyn: I doubt that Gatland will be giving out Lions wildcards

5 April 2017 0 comments

Optimism, hypocrisy and concern. Three words that can be used to describe the game of rugby over the last week. Optimism, because all the players […]

Nick Cain: Solomona is quality, but don’t pick him

5 April 2017 0 comments

That Denny Solomona has had a phenomenal start to his Rugby Union career, with 11 tries in 11 matches for Sale Sharks, is not in […]

Wales will veto cut to 6 Nations

2 April 2017 0 comments

WALES will take a stand in Dublin this week against England’s call for the Six Nations schedule to be shortened by seven days. By voting […]

Solomona is quality, but don’t pick him

2 April 2017 1 comment

THAT Denny Solomona has had a phenomenal start to his Rugby Union career, with 11 tries in 11 matches for Sale Sharks, is not in […]

I doubt that Gatland will be giving out Lions wildcards

2 April 2017 2 comments

Optimism, hypocrisy and concern. Three words that can be used to describe the game of rugby over the last week. Optimism, because all the players […]

Solomona eligible for England and the Lions

29 March 2017 0 comments

Sale Sharks flying winger Denny Solomona is now eligible to play for England after receiving notification from the RFU. Being English-qualified also puts the free-scoring […]

Heem banned for two weeks for challenge on Le Roux

28 March 2017 0 comments

Bryce Heem has received a two-week ban for his challenge in the air on Willie le Roux on Sunday. The Worcester wing took out the […]

Premiership must take control of Championship

23 March 2017 0 comments

Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby are handed control of the league. Amid a backdrop of […]

Bow: Premiership must take control of tier two

19 March 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Struggle: Nottingham in action against Cornish Pirates NOTTINGHAM chairman Alistair Bow fears Championship rugby will continue its downward spiral unless Premiership Rugby […]

Fylde hit out at ‘farcical’ attempts to cap wages

19 March 2017 0 comments

RFU plans to introduce wage caps into the lower leagues have been branded as “farcical” by Fylde board member Mike Brennand. As revealed by The […]

Top-flight veto plan for buddy system

12 March 2017 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY CONTROVERSIAL RFU plans for Premiership clubs to ‘buddy-up’ with their Championship counterparts have collapsed after top-flight sides blocked the move. Innovative […]

Not enough, but Tier Two extra cash is right move

12 March 2017 0 comments

THE idea that English Premiership clubs have rejected the ‘buddy’ initiative with Championship clubs because they feared they were in danger of being saddled with […]

Daly a must on Eddie’s teamsheet says Ashton

12 March 2017 0 comments

Neale Harvey finds a former England coach firmly in the corner of Wasps flier Elliot Daly No man is indispensible but one member of the […]

Don’t kill off the county game, just get rid of the academies!

12 March 2017 0 comments

As Benjamin Disraeli once said: “There are three types of lies; lies, damn lies and statistics.” However, as with all things, it really is about […]

Jeff Probyn: Crooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking

10 March 2017 0 comments

What a fuss about nothing. As all hell breaks loose because of what Italy did not do, and what England could not answer, the Italian […]

Lichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league

10 March 2017 0 comments

Lichfield Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the country” from the newly […]

The four dramatic times Scots beat their HQ hoodoo

5 March 2017 0 comments

Scotland wins at Twickenham are one of the great rarities in Six Nations rugby, there being only four since England started playing their home games […]

Crooked feeds are bigger concern than lack of rucking

5 March 2017 0 comments

Still a mess: World Rugby has a duty to sort out the ongoing problems in the scrum PICTURE: Getty Images What a fuss about nothing. […]

Saxons coach Bates to take top RFU job

5 March 2017 0 comments

RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England Saxons head coach Steve Bates has been named performance manager and international performance coach by the RFU. The former Wasps No.9 […]

Lichfield in shock as they miss out on Super league

5 March 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER LICHFIELD Ladies director of rugby Becky Williams reckons the RFU have made a “mistake” in excluding the “best club in the country” […]

Tom Arscott EXCLUSIVE: I thought it was the end of my career

1 March 2017 0 comments

By JON NECOMBE Yorkshire Carnegie signing Tom Arscott feared he was “damaged” goods and might never play professionally again after his abrupt sacking by Sale. […]

Diamond banned for six weeks

26 February 2017 0 comments

SALE director of rugby Steve Diamond pleaded guilty to abusing a match official and has been given a six-week touchline ban. The incident came after […]

RFU must not forget the grassroots game

26 February 2017 1 comment

AS a proud Cornishman I read with incredulity Neale Harvey’s article about the RFU’s potential “cost cutting” measures which could see the demise of the […]

I thought it was the end of my career admits Arscott

26 February 2017 0 comments

By JON NEWCOMBE YORKSHIRE Carnegie signing Tom Arscott feared he was “damaged” goods and might never play professionally again after his abrupt sacking by Sale. […]

Too high a price for ‘fame’ but it’s not the game’s fault

26 February 2017 1 comment

Tragic loss: Wallaby star Dan Vickerman PICTURE: Getty Images Writing this article every week often makes me think and reflect over my time playing, coaching, […]

Steve Diamond hit with six-week ban

23 February 2017 0 comments

Steve Diamond has been banned for six weeks for verbally abusing the match officials after Sale‘s Anglo-Welsh Cup game against Harlequins on February 3. Diamond, […]

Wheeler lined up by RFU

19 February 2017 0 comments

EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker Peter Wheeler is to become president of the Rugby Football Union in 2019, The Rugby Paper can reveal […]

Buddies? No, these are Championship’s worst enemies

12 February 2017 0 comments

THE buddy-system between Championship and Premiership clubs being proposed by the RFU looks to me like a deadend for the second tier if they accept […]

Premiership stars join England U20s staff

5 February 2017 0 comments

LOUIS Deacon, Ian Vass and Tom Williams have joined the England U20s management team as part of a new agreement signed between the RFU and […]

EXCLUSIVE: RFU made Welsh survival ‘impossible’

1 February 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY London Welsh chairman Gareth Hawkins has blasted the RFU over his club’s demise, accusing English rugby‘s governing body of “moving the goalposts” […]

Rugby opportunities in the north-west

26 January 2017 0 comments

The Rugby Football Union’s Return to Rugby programme is one of many initiatives currently helping sports enthusiasts in the north-west to kickstart a career in […]

Tom Arscott speaks out

20 January 2017 0 comments

Following his release by Sale Sharks, Tom Arscott released the following statement: It read: “While I am extremely disappointed with the outcome of the club’s […]

Ben Ryan heading to Wales

18 January 2017 0 comments

Fiji’s Olympic 7’s gold medal winning coach Ben Ryan has joined the Welsh Rugby Union in a consultancy role with immediate effect. After coaching England […]

RFU under fire for failing England Saxons

17 January 2017 0 comments

England‘s failure to extend their Saxons programme could have a catastrophic effect on player development, warns former RFU performance coach Jon Callard. Callard, a driving […]

Sale player investigated after leaking team tactics

17 January 2017 0 comments

Sale have made a complaint to the Rugby Football Union after information was allegedly leaked to opponents Bristol on New Year’s Day. Bristol fought back […]

Sale investigated over possible Ioane concussion

13 January 2017 0 comments

Sale are being investigated by a Concussion Management Review Group over their role in the handling of TJ Ioane in the 29-26 defeat to Harlequins […]

Sam Underhill joins Bath

12 January 2017 0 comments

Flanker Sam Underhill will be eligible to represent England this summer after his move to Bath on a three-year deal was confirmed. The former England […]

RFU face revolt over Council numbers

10 January 2017 0 comments

Rugby Football Union bosses are facing a rebellion from furious Council members over proposals to slash their representation on the management board by at least […]

Pisi banned for two weeks

4 January 2017 0 comments

Bristol’s Tusi Pisi has been banned for two weeks after an RFU disciplinary panel found him guilty of taking out Worcester full-back Jamie Shillcock in […]

RFU statement: London Welsh

23 December 2016 0 comments

London Welsh Rugby Football Club Limited formally entered liquidation today. A new company has been given a temporary licence by the RFU in order for […]

Nick Cain: Eddie Jones will stick with Dylan for as long as he needs to

21 December 2016 0 comments

Disciplinary wonders never cease! Two Welsh disciplinary officers – Simon Thomas and Rhian Williams, and another from Italy, Marco Cordelli – decided on Wednesday to […]

All Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickenham

21 December 2016 0 comments

The All Blacks will be turning up at Twickenham next year after all for what promises to be the richest match in their history. The […]

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 […]

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