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Nick Cain: These weakened teams undermine competition

2 October 2013 4 comments

There are occasions when it is hard to fathom the workings, and the culture, of the English Premiership. Why, at a time when the English […]

USA and Russia to meet at Allianz Park in November

2 October 2013 2 comments

The United States Eagles will play the Russian Bears at Allianz Park on Saturday, November 23 it was announced today. These emerging rugby powers will […]

My Life in Rugby: Kevin Barrett – former Exeter, London Irish, Saracens and England Sevens scum-half

1 October 2013 0 comments

Making my 100th league appearance for Exeter Chiefs has to rank up there as one of the proudest achievements of my career. I had two […]

England Sevens name squad for Gold Coast tournament

1 October 2013 1 comment

Phil Burgess will make his HSBC World Series debut for England Sevens after being named in the squad that will travel to the Gold Coast […]

Nigel Wray warns the IRB a Euro Cup veto would end in court

1 October 2013 1 comment

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray has warned that any attempt by the International Rugby Board to veto the proposed Rugby Champions Cup will end up defeated in court.

VIDEO: Rob Buchanan and Schalk Brits preview Harlequins v Saracens

27 September 2013 0 comments

Harlequins hooker Rob Buchanan reckons it is going to be a massive occasion at The Stoop against the in-form team in the league. He is […]

Welsh clubs in talks over Heineken breakaway

24 September 2013 0 comments

Two Welsh regions have declared their interest in joining the new Europe under Anglo-French direction from next season. PRL chief executive Mark McCafferty confirmed the Welsh move yesterday along with others but refused to name names.

Saracens beat Bath to remain unbeaten

23 September 2013 0 comments

Saracens produced a stunning first-half display to beat Bath 31-17 at the Allianz Park and remain at the top of the Premiership. Owen Farrell and […]

Young Gun: Tom Chapman – Worcester wing/scrum-half

20 September 2013 0 comments

Tom Chapman is only 19 but the speedster has already been on the books of Saracens, Bath and Blackheath. But after joining Worcester this summer, […]

Aviva Premiership round 3: teams

20 September 2013 0 comments

Leicester v Newcastle Leicester: Blaine Scully; Vereniki Goneva, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Dan Bowden, Adam Thompstone; Toby Flood (Capt.), Ben Youngs; Boris Stankovich, Neil Briggs, Logovi’i Mulipola; […]

VIDEO: Matt Garvey – “Bath can achieve big things”

19 September 2013 0 comments

Bath flanker Matt Garvey talks exclusively to The Rugby Paper about the West Country team’s great start to the season and the challenges of facing […]

Nick Wood hit by eight-week ban for stamping

18 September 2013 0 comments

Nick Wood was tonight suspended for eight weeks by a RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Gloucester prop was found guilty stamping on Saracens flanker Jacques Burger last […]

Nick Cain talks to Saracens coach Phil Morrow about the amazing Billy Vunipola

18 September 2013 0 comments

Billy Vunipola is a tank, and at Twickenham two weeks ago London Irish found him virtually unstoppable. The pulverising charges of the gargantuan Saracens back […]

Peter Jackson: Ten years on, Coombs is overnight sensation!

13 September 2013 1 comment

When it comes to recurring rejection in pursuit of a professional career, Andrew Coombs deserves to be out on his own at the top of […]

Brendan Gallagher: When Pooler were top dogs, amid the blood, mud and beer

12 September 2013 2 comments

Exactly 30 years ago Pontypool embarked on a season, the likes of which we will never see again in Britain or Ireland. In just under […]

Jeremy Guscott previews the 2013-2014 Aviva Premiership season

4 September 2013 1 comment

A new season approaches and I’m really looking forward to a great fight to see who becomes Champions and who avoids relegation. At the top […]

My Life in Rugby: Tom Shanklin – former London Welsh, Saracens, Cardiff and Wales centre

3 September 2013 1 comment

When I was 20 Clive Woodward tried to poach me for England and it actually led to my first Wales call-up. I was at Saracens, […]

Moment in Time: Sharks show class to rip chunks out of the Tigers

2 September 2013 1 comment

Leicester and Wasps had dominated English rugby for seven years. The Tigers, under Dean Richards, had claimed four consecutive league titles between 1999 and 2002, […]

Brendan Gallagher gets the inside track on how England’s academies are producing players to progress on the international pathway

30 August 2013 2 comments

Until this June, England – despite its vast player resources – had never won the IRB U20 World Championship or indeed its predecessor the IRB […]

Jeff Probyn: Proposed Heineken deal leaves Rabo with peanuts

30 August 2013 0 comments

I often wonder if Premiership Rugby chief executive Mark McCafferty is living in the real world or one that is dominated solely by what is […]

Peter Jackson: Groundhog Day, and Gav blinks back into the light

29 August 2013 0 comments

During the course of fox-trotting his way into five clubs over 20 months, Gavin Henson has danced to the same old tune. Every move, every […]

Nick Cain talks to Mike Ford about his vision for the revitalisation of Bath

29 August 2013 0 comments

Mike Ford is not promising miracles. Bath‘s new head coach has been around too long to fall into that trap, notably as England’s defence coach […]

Dream Team: Lee Adamson – former Wasps and Saracens lock

18 August 2013 0 comments

1. Paul Rendall – Great team player and one of the unsung heroes. There wasn’t anything extraordinary in what he did but he was the […]

Moment in Time: Walder flies in under the radar to lift Falcons

18 August 2013 0 comments

Little did supporters of Newcastle Falcons realise it at the time, but this supremely riotous Twickenham cup final would represent the high water mark of […]

Peter Jackson: How Toby almost fell into grasp of England

17 August 2013 2 comments

It won’t do them any good now but England will be kicking themselves for allowing Wales to take Toby Faletau from under their noses. In […]

20 Questions: Will Fraser – Saracens flanker

14 August 2013 0 comments

Been anywhere nice this summer? No, I was in the physio room every day after having surgery on my latissimus dorsi muscle, which I tore […]

Young Gun: Will Bigley – London Wasps prop

1 August 2013 0 comments

He may not be a Wasps regular just yet, but with the tutorage of a former All Black captain 21-year-old Will Bigley is well prepared […]

Moment in Time: Elvis is the hero as Bath battle back to avoid drop

29 July 2013 4 comments

Ten years ago, Bath Rugby stood on the precipice. A hostile takeover bid from Bristol owner Malcolm Pearce had driven supporters of both clubs to […]

Mike Catt input can steer me to top says Luther Burrell

25 July 2013 0 comments

Luther Burrell racked up a Premiership final appearance and an England debut in his first season with Northampton – but the centre insists working with […]

Dream Team: Paddy Johns – Former Ireland, Ulster and Saracens lock

17 July 2013 0 comments

1. Jason Leonard – The number of caps he got for England is incredible. He was just a really solid player – very consistent. He […]

Young Gun: Josh Sharp – Saracens England U18s fly-half

13 July 2013 0 comments

Josh Sharp capped a season of European U18 glory with a first full-time contract at Saracens – but the young fly-half knows the hard work […]

Chris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans

11 July 2013 0 comments

Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside in the near future. […]

Mako Vunipola will be best prop in world says Saracens coach

9 July 2013 1 comment

Public opinion might suggest Mako Vunipola was taught a lesson in Melbourne, but Saracens forwards coach Alex Sanderson is adamant that the quick-learning prop passed […]

‘Outstanding’ Steve Borthwick to be top coach says Eddie Jones

26 June 2013 1 comment

Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick will become an outstanding coach after his playing days are over, according to Japan head coach Eddie Jones. Borthwick, 33, has […]

Dream Team: Alex Goode – England and Saracens full-back

19 June 2013 0 comments

1. Alex Corbisiero – I’ve never seen him get stopped by anyone with the ball in his hands. He’s also the best rapper I’ve met. […]

England to meet Wales in JWC final

18 June 2013 0 comments

England will meet Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championships on Sunday after they beat New Zealand and South Africa in the […]

Delon Armitage: My regret over that wave and row with Brian Moore

18 June 2013 2 comments

Being Public Enemy No.1 in one country is bad enough. But two? That takes some doing, but Delon Armitage appears to have managed it with […]

Gethin Jenkins ruled out of Lions tour

8 June 2013 2 comments

The British & Irish Lions have suffered another major blow with the news that Gethin Jenking is ruled out for the rest of the tour […]

England U20s off to winning start at JWC

5 June 2013 0 comments

England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La Roche sur Yon. Nick […]

Chiefs to face Heineken Cup champions next season

5 June 2013 0 comments

Exeter will face European Champions Toulon in the Heineken Cup next season. The Chiefs have been drawn with the French giants in Pool 2 while […]

Three new caps for Scotland against Samoa

4 June 2013 0 comments

Greig Tonks, Alex Dunbar and Pat McArthur are set for their Scotland Test debut after being named in the starting XV to face Samoa in […]

Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants

22 May 2013 0 comments

Northampton‘s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for this Twickenham final, especially […]

I won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood

22 May 2013 1 comment

Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch them on TV! The […]

Davies to lead Wales in Japan

21 May 2013 0 comments

As revealed by Matt Lloyd in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Bradley Davies will captain a young Wales side that ncluded nine uncapped players to […]

RFU Championship Dream Team 2012-13

21 May 2013 0 comments

The four Championship semi-finalists dominate this year’s Dream XV with Nottingham and Newcastle, the top two sides from the regular season, boasting four representatives each. Nottingham’s […]

Nick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England

16 May 2013 0 comments

The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game. However, when Stuart Lancaster […]