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Mike Brown is the rock to build fortress on says Ugo Monye

23 September 2015 0 comments

Mike Brown can emulate his boyhood hero Peter Schmeichel and be England‘s rock during the World Cup according to Ugo Monye. The full-back is a […]

Brendan Gallagher talks to Wallaby legend Michael Lynagh

23 September 2015 0 comments

Michael Patrick, Thomas Lynagh – yes there are some Irish antecedents there for sure – doesn’t really ‘do’ drama. As a player he was unruffled, […]

Jeremy Guscott: Slammin’ Sam will deliver – I’d start him against Wales

23 September 2015 0 comments

The lack of big match international experience showed on Friday night and England cannot afford another performance like that in this Pool of Death. Wales […]

VIDEO: Bryan Habana and his match-day preparation

23 September 2015 0 comments

England sweat on Jonathan Joseph

23 September 2015 0 comments

Centre Jonathan Joseph is a doubt for England‘s crucial World Cup clash with Wales on Saturday due to a chest injury. A decision on the […]

20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker

22 September 2015 0 comments

How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games without any major injury. […]

Hat-trick hero Allen ruled out of World Cup

22 September 2015 0 comments

Wales have been hit by injury yet again as their hat-trick hero Cory Allen has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Allen hat-trick help Wales beat Uruguay

21 September 2015 0 comments

Cory Allen scored a first-half hat-trick as Wales opened their World Cup account with a 54-9 win over Uruguay at the Millennium yesterday. The centre […]

HIGHLIGHTS: SBW helps New Zealand beat Argentina

21 September 2015 0 comments

New Zealand pulled away in the last 25 minutes to beat Argentina 26-16 in front of a record crowd at Wembley. A try from Guido […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Samoa overcome USA in Brighton

21 September 2015 0 comments

Samoa made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 success over the USA in Brighton. Playing in the stadium that saw […]

Nick Farr-Jones: Wobbly pack is huge worry for Wallabies

21 September 2015 0 comments

Australia have a great track record of winning the World Cup in UK after victories in 1991 and 1999, but I just can’t see […]

Nick Evans – Canny old All Blacks won’t be caught cold like in 2007

19 September 2015 0 comments

The only team capable of beating New Zealand are the All Blacks themselves according to Nick Evans, who knows better than most how the men […]

Jamie Roberts: We’ve done the prep to ace finals

19 September 2015 0 comments

Jamie Roberts reckons Wales have done their revision to pass their toughest examination yet. Wales have unfinished business at the World Cup after their semi-final […]

Agustin Pichot – Legacy of 2007 transcended world sport

19 September 2015 0 comments

Former Argentina captain Agustin Pichot has urged the Pumas’ current generation to forget the team’s heroics at Rugby World Cup 2007 and write their own […]

HIGHLIGHTS: Bonus-point win for England in RWC opener

18 September 2015 0 comments

A last-gasp try form Billy Vunipola helped England secure what could be a vital 35-11 bonus-point win over Fiji in the opening game of the […]

Priestland at 10 for Wales against Uruguay, Williams and Lee return

18 September 2015 0 comments

Rhys Priestland will be in charge of leading Wales‘ attack against Uruguay in their World Cup opening fixture on Sunday after being named at fly-half […]

Wales lack strength in depth but can be best in the world – Non Evans

18 September 2015 0 comments

Non Evans MBE is one of the most recognisable figures in women’s rugby and Welsh sport. When she retired in 2010 she had scored more […]

PREVIEW: England v Fiji

18 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Jeff Probyn: Dan Cole Can help get nudge on up front

18 September 2015 0 comments

As preparation for a World Cup begins, every coach will be ascertaining they have the basic fundamentals of the game correct and the most fundamental […]

Shane Byrne: Joe Schmidt will get Ireland into last four

18 September 2015 0 comments

Shane Byrne believes Joe Schmidt has found a formula which could lead Ireland to World Cup glory. The former Ireland international has backed Schmidt to […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Let’s hope Warren Gatland won’t take a kicking

18 September 2015 0 comments

Wales went into their semi-final at the last World Cup fully loaded with goalkickers – a veritable arsenal of weaponry providing enough ammunition for every […]

England will beat Fiji, but performance is key says Mike Tindall

18 September 2015 0 comments

World Cup winner challenged Lancaster’s troops to beat Fiji in style and send fear into their Pool A rivals.

Brendan Gallagher’s feature Time for Rugby World Cup to make another Quantum leap

18 September 2015 0 comments

Far be it from me to heap the pressure on the already overworked organisers but RWC2015 is probably the most important tournament in the game’s […]

Jeremy Guscott’s Rugby World Cup Dream XV

17 September 2015 0 comments

Picking this team of World Cup winners from the seven tournaments that have been played was not an easy task, simply because there are so […]

Serge Betsen backs Chris Robshaw and England to make it to the final

17 September 2015 0 comments

England’s back-row is not in the same class as Australia and Wales but the legendary French flanker is still tipping Stuart Lancaster’s side to reach the final.

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Wales won’t be weakened with Liam Williams and Mike Phillips

17 September 2015 0 comments

Injuries are a fact of Rugby Union life, and it’s always been a case of, ‘the King is dead, long live the King’, with one […]

Nick Cain’s column: The devil’s in the detail with England’s centres

17 September 2015 0 comments

It is a tale of two England centres, one cast as a sinner, the other a saint. Manu Tuilagi is wearing the tail and horns, […]

Rugby World Cup teams

16 September 2015 0 comments

South Africa v Japan South Africa: Zane Kirchner ; Lwazi Mvovo, Jesse Kriel, Jean de Villiers (Capt.), Bryan Habana; Pat Lambie, Ruan Pienaar; Tendai Mtawarira, Bismarck […]

Brendan Gallagher – Watch out England, Leone Nakarawa has it all

16 September 2015 0 comments

Leone Nakarawa is the Fijian rugby player of everybody’s dreams and most opponents’ nightmares. Long legged, lean and mean he can run like a back […]

Shane Williams’ column: Sam Burgess is a beast, but is he really ready yet?

16 September 2015 0 comments

Sam Burgess is a beast but he could also be the chink in England’s armour that Wales can exploit. England have had a decent warm-up […]

Relaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling

16 September 2015 0 comments

Fiji’s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in the opening game of […]

Legend Jason Robinson backs Anthony Watson to win it for England

16 September 2015 0 comments

World Cup winner reckons Bath flyer is England’s best winger.

Watson all set for his giant-sized challenge

15 September 2015 0 comments

Winger believes England can slay the giant and power on to great things at RWC.

England name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener

14 September 2015 0 comments

Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at Twickenham on Friday. The […]

Brendan Gallagher’s RWC absent friends XV

12 September 2015 0 comments

15 Israel Dagg (NZ) Arguably the star of the tournament four years ago, certainly a key player with five tries and a series of performances […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: Hopefully England will go one better than us in ‘91 and win it

12 September 2015 0 comments

With the phoney war over, now is the time for the squad to focus on the challenges that lie ahead. The results over the past […]

Shane Williams’ column: Injuries like these can hit spirit of entire squad

9 September 2015 0 comments

It’s fair to say that was Warren Gatland‘s worst nightmare. What we hoped would be a huge send-off for the lads before the World Cup […]

Martin Johnson tells England: be clinical, seize the day

9 September 2015 0 comments

England will have to score at least three tries a game if they want to avoid an early exit from the World Cup according to […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Muscleman Jonny May sums up England’s transformation

9 September 2015 0 comments

What a difference a fortnight makes. England were ten times better than the side that meekly went down to France and nowhere was that transformation […]

Brendan Gallagher’s verdict: Yes Rob, the future is bright, but it’s all about the here and now…

9 September 2015 0 comments

That was an angry England team out there yesterday, especially in the first half, and I’m not surprised after their no-show in the opening 60-70 […]

Halfpenny and Webb ruled out of World Cup

8 September 2015 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb have both been ruled out of the World Cup after after suffering injury in Wales‘ 23-19 win over Italy on […]

VIDEO: Sam Burgess responds to criticism

4 September 2015 0 comments

*Video courtesy of Nick Heath (@rugbymedia) for Killik Rugby.

Peter Jackson: Mauro Bergamasco debut ruined by England’s lucky break

4 September 2015 0 comments

Mauro Bergamasco and the World Cup go back a long way, to a chilly Sunday in Yorkshire during the last century when England got lucky […]

Wallabies can exploit Red Rose uncertainty says Matt Burke

4 September 2015 0 comments

Wallabies legend believes Australia can make it a hat-trick of World Cup wins on UK soil.

Scotland welcome back Maitland and Seymour for French Test

3 September 2015 0 comments

Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter today welcomed the return of Sean Maitland and Tommy Seymour for this Saturday’s World Cup warm up against France in. […]

Nick Cain on why Brad Barritt is England’s go-to centre

3 September 2015 0 comments

Brad Barritt has a reputation for being England’s midfield rock. We are talking about a centre who is not just teak-tough mentally and body-on-the-line brave, […]

Workaholic Henry Slade was never going to be fazed

3 September 2015 0 comments

Exeter academy manager Robin Cowling has backed rookie Henry Slade to take his World Cup call-up in his stride. Slade’s superb debut in the 19-14 […]

WIN tickets to the world premiere of Pacific Warriors

2 September 2015 0 comments

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Pacific Warriors to give the opportunity to three of our readers to win a pair of tickets to […]

Scotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby

2 September 2015 0 comments

Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The 32-year-old lock won the […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: We’re running out of time to get the scrum working

2 September 2015 0 comments

As Stuart Lancaster tears up the selectors’ hand book and does what was expected, the whole of England’s rugby community will be hoping he has […]

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