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Sharks move for Joe Ford

13 May 2013 1 comment

Sale Sharks have made another signing for next season by swooping to capture Leeds Carnegie playmaker Joe Ford. Ford, brother of George and son of […]

One more signing at Wasps

3 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps announced the signing of hooker Neil Cochrane for next season from Bedford. The former Scotland Under-21 international has previously played for Doncaster and […]

Dream Team: Chris Jones – Worcester and former Sale lock

1 May 2013 1 comment

1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – A guy with a huge work-rate who would get around the park for 80 minutes. I remember seeing him chase down […]

England U20 bring Purdy in for injured Jennings

30 April 2013 0 comments

England U20 have been forced into making a change to their IRB Junior World Championship squad after Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings was ruled out with […]

Win a limited edition Front Up Lions hoodie

25 April 2013 0 comments

With the upcoming squad announcement on Tuesday, Front Up Rugby roars into battle with the launch of a limited edition range to celebrate the 125th […]

Andy Powell switches codes

23 April 2013 1 comment

As revealed by Neil Fissler on April 7 in The Rugby Paper, Andy Powell has signed a three-year deal with the Rugby League side Wigan […]

Exeter v London Irish Exeter: Arscott; Nowell, Dollman, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Sturgess, Yeandle, Tui; Mumm, Welch; White, Scaysbrook, Baxter (Capt.). Replacements: Whitehead, Rimmer, Mitchell, […]

Quins to investigate their “supporters”

12 April 2013 1 comment

Harlequins are to investigate how Munster supporters managed to have “a presence in the stadium that exceeded the number of tickets officially allocated to them” […]

London Irish sign Rotherham duo

10 April 2013 0 comments

London Irish added depth to their back-line option with the signings of Eamonn Sheridan and Fergus Mulchrone from Championship side Rotherham on two-year deals, it […]

Andrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole

5 April 2013 1 comment

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford to ignore the form […]

London Irish and Sale almost safe after entertaining draw

31 March 2013 1 comment

London Irish and Sale have almost secured their place in the Premiership as they drew 33-33 in a very entertaining game at the Madjeski Stadium […]

Premiership round 19: teams

29 March 2013 1 comment

Bath v London Welsh Bath: Devoto; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Rokoduguni; Donald, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Hooper (Capt.), Day; Louw, Gilbert, Fearns. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Perenise, Skirving, […]

20 Questions: James Gaskell – Sale lock/flanker

22 March 2013 0 comments

Tough season to date? Very, both physically and mentally. But as a younger player you might as well learn the hard way and hopefully it’ll […]

Nick Cain: Let Welsh go Scott-free and return their points

22 March 2013 1 comment

Tyson Keats is innocent. Mike Scott is not. That was the only verdict that was clear in the Friday night disciplinary fog as the RFU […]

London Welsh can only wait

22 March 2013 0 comments

London Welsh have been heard in their appeal in the Tyson Keats case last night in London but the RFU said in a statement that […]

Premiership round 18: teams

22 March 2013 1 comment

Gloucester v London Welsh Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Tindall, Twelvetrees, May; Burns, Robson; Wood, Edmonds, Knight; Hamilton (Capt.), James; Buxton, Hazell, Kalamafoni. Replacements: Britton, Thomas, Chistolini, […]

Tom Arscott joins Sale

21 March 2013 0 comments

Tom Arscott will leave Premiership strugglers London Welsh at the end of the season to join their closest rivals in the relegation battle Sale, it […]

Dan Braid has the appetite to satisfy Sale hunger

16 March 2013 0 comments

Sale flanker Dan Braid was so confident that 2013 would turn out to be a good year he saw it in twice. Since arriving in […]

LV=Cup semi-finals: teams

8 March 2013 0 comments

Harlequins v Bath Harlequins: Chisholm; Williams, Lowe, Casson, Smith; Botica, Dickson; Lambert, Buchanan, Collier; Twomey, Matthews; Fa’asavalu, Wallace (Capt.), Guest. Replacements: Ward, Marfo, Sinckler, Browne, […]

London Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine

8 March 2013 1 comment

London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player in the Aviva Premiership […]

Premiership round 17: teams

28 February 2013 2 comments

Bath v Gloucester (Live) Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving. Replacements: Batty, Catt, Perenise, […]

Warriors swap for Shark Richie Vernon

26 February 2013 0 comments

Richie Vernon will leave Sale at the end of the season and return to the Glasgow Warriors after signing a three-year deal with the Scottish […]

20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker

22 February 2013 2 comments

How’s Leicester‘s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in position in the league. […]

New contracts for Sharks Miller and Braid

22 February 2013 1 comment

Rob Miller and Dan Braid have signed new contracts with Premiership Sale Sharks, it was announced today. Last year Premiership top try scorer Miller joined […]

Dream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half

20 February 2013 0 comments

1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time in top class rugby […]

Kearnan Myall signs for London Wasps

19 February 2013 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler recently, London Wasps have secured the signing of Kearnan Myall for next season. Despite a difficult season, the highly-rated lock […]

New Saracens deal for Jacques Burger

19 February 2013 0 comments

Jacques Burger has extended his contract with Saracens. The Namibian captain is raring to return to action following his recovery from a long-term knee injury […]

England on agenda if Sale survive says Danny Cirpiani

14 February 2013 1 comment

Danny Cipriani believes his rollercoaster season could yet culminate in a call-up for England‘s tour of Argentina – if he can engineer Sale’s Premiership survival. […]

Captain Dean Schofield wants a halt to Worcester exodus

8 February 2013 0 comments

Dean Schofield has spoken of the need for Worcester to keep their homegrown players at the club if they want to move onto the next […]

All-English LV=Cup semi-finals as Harlequins beat Ospreys

4 February 2013 0 comments

Premiership Champions Harlequins claimed a 16-12 win over Pro12 champions Ospreys yesterday meaning there will be no Welsh representative in this year’s LV=Cup semi-finals. Harlequins, […]

Henry Thomas called up by England

27 January 2013 0 comments

Henry Thomas will train with the England squad ahead of Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against Scotland at Twickenham. The Sale Sharks‘ tighthead, who only […]

Live: Sale v Scarlets

25 January 2013 0 comments

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Sale take on the Scarlets in the 3rd round of the LV=Cup at the Salford City […]

Peter Jackson: Dragons big dilemma – when to cash in on Toby

17 January 2013 0 comments

They say Toby Faletau is not for sale, that those across the border and across the Channel eager to buy him are wasting their time. […]

Mont-de Marsan v London Irish teams

10 January 2013 0 comments

Shane Geraghty will captain London Irish tonight when they come up against Mont-de-Marsan in the fifth round of the Amlin Challenge Cup at Stade Guy […]

Hendre Fourie ‘not required to leave England’

9 January 2013 0 comments

Ex-England international Hendre Fourie has been told that “he is not required to leave the UK” by the UK Border Agency. Reports earlier this week […]

Retired Hendre Fourie faces deportation

7 January 2013 1 comment

Former Sale Sharks and England flanker Hendre Fourie is facing deportation to South Africa after being forced to retire because of a shoulder injury last week. […]

Nick Cain: Toulon are a triumph for French TV as well

4 January 2013 1 comment

The most startling statistic to come out of Round 4 of the Heineken Cup was not so much Toulon‘s nine try, 62-0 annihilation of Sale, […]

Sale Sharks still alive with bonus-point defeat at London Wasps

23 December 2012 0 comments

Sale secured a last gasp losing bonus-point against London Wasps to keep their hopes of avoiding relegation alive this afternoon. While Wasps had the game […]

Live: Wasps v Sale

23 December 2012 1 comment

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as London Wasps take on Sale in the eleventh round of the Aviva Premiership at Adams Park […]

My Life in Rugby: Mark Taylor – former Wales and Ospreys centre

13 December 2012 2 comments

Whenever I get asked about my rugby career, scoring the first try at the Millennium Stadium is the first thing everyone wants to hear about. […]

Late call for Danny Cipriani

8 December 2012 0 comments

Danny Cipriani will start at fly-half for Sale‘s reception of Toulon in the third round of the Heineken Cup this afternoon. The mercurial playmaker was […]

Season over for Wasp Lee Thomas

6 December 2012 1 comment

London Wasps confirmed today that Lee Thomas will miss the rest of the season having ruptured his Achilles in Exeter last Saturday. Thomas came off […]

Dream Team: Sililo Martens – former Scarlets, Sale and Tonga scrum-half

28 November 2012 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – Lived in the gym and would eat little children for lunch! He was always very dedicated to his training and scrummaging […]

John Mitchell officially joins Sale

28 November 2012 0 comments

As expected and revealed in The Rugby Paper over a month ago, John Mitchell has taken over as a member of Sale‘s Rugby Strategy Management […]

Johnny Leota’s try hands Samoa famous win over Wales in Cardiff

16 November 2012 1 comment

A late try from Johnny Leota handed Samoa a 26-19 win over Wales at the Millennium tonight. The score was ever so close all game […]

London Irish’s Brian Smith – “Old heads give our flyers direction.”

16 November 2012 0 comments

Brian Smith hopes his side will continue to showcase their full range of attacking abilities after an impressive bonus point win over Sale last week […]