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Nick Malouf confirms return to Australian Sevens

18 May 2018 0 comments

Australian Malouf to return to Sevens circuit

Gustard, Edwards on Quins’ wanted list

13 May 2018 2 comments

ENGLAND defence coach Paul Gustard has emerged as a contender for the head coach role at Harlequins, along with Wales counterpart Shaun Edwards. Harlequins are […]

Quins look at Kennedy and Ryan

6 May 2018 1 comment

HARLEQUINS appear to be making progress towards revealing their new coaching set up after holding interviews for a general manager and head coach. Quins are […]

Worcester Warriors’ Max Stelling and Ben Howard to leave Sixways

2 May 2018 0 comments

Worcester academy duo to leave Sixways at end of the season

Danielle Waterman: England’s World Cup winner retires from Test rugby

1 May 2018 0 comments

England World Cup winner calls time on her Red Roses career

Commonwealth bosses got it wrong with Sevens competition

22 April 2018 1 comment

THE recent Commonwealth Games Sevens produced one game for the ages – New Zealand’s epic win over Australia to take the women’s title. New Zealand […]

Arctic chill descends on Dorking as Sweden turn up to play 2nd XV

17 April 2018 0 comments

Michael Young tells the story of how Swedish rugby sought to rebound from European Championship North form with a trip to Sidcup

All Blacks Sevens ace for Wasps

15 April 2018 1 comment

WASPS are showing a strong interest in signing former All Blacks Sevens star Ambrose Curtis. The 25-year-old, who has been capped at U20 level, made […]

Blitzbokke defeat pits England against Australia

8 April 2018 0 comments

HONG KONG SEVENS ENGLAND Sevens face Australia in the Challenge Trophy quarter-final at the Hong Kong 7s today after finishing third in Pool C. In […]

Romanian failings just a bad joke, or worse?

8 April 2018 0 comments

NICK CAIN The Romania-Spain-Belgium World Cup qualifying scandal has forced the ostriches who thought the match-fixing could never happen in rugby union to pull their […]

London Calling: Don’t miss out on Sevens action!

28 March 2018 0 comments

This year’s HSBC London Sevens will be a celebration of everything that makes the capital great, as the World Series visits Twickenham Stadium on 2-3 […]

Tongans backtrack over girls’ rugby ban

25 March 2018 0 comments

A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TONGA, with their incredible players worldwide, hold a special place in the hearts […]

Sedbergh deny Cranleigh’s triple glory bid

25 March 2018 1 comment

WINNING three major titles on the trot is incredibly difficult – witness England in the Six Nations – and Cranleigh fell just short at the […]

Namibian star Klim will add speed to Ospreys line

11 March 2018 2 comments

■ By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Ospreys have signed Namibian international wing Lesley Klim on a twoyear deal. Doncaster Knights flyer Klim, who can also play […]

Barrett and Baker show they will bring double trouble from the USA

11 March 2018 0 comments

LAS VEGAS WRAP DANNYBarrett scored two tries to lift the United States to a 28-0 win over Argentina in the final of the Las Vegas […]

Just like Sevens in 11-try spectacle

18 February 2018 0 comments

■By SIMON LORD Bury St Eds 46 Canterbury 26 TWO mid-table teams served up an 11-try feast at Bury. In an open and flowing game, […]

No laughing matter, Finn – get it right!

11 February 2018 1 comment

IT’s not going to be the game either coach, or indeed set of fans, dreamed of – but this afternoon’s ‘auld alliance’ match at Murrayfield […]

Pacific is washing in waves of talent

4 February 2018 1 comment

WHILE many T1 nations continue to plunder the South Pacific, it might be timely to highlight France’s increasingly fruitful rugby relationship with their French Pacific […]

Strange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill

28 January 2018 0 comments

Round-up FRANCE were runners-up last season but must do without 19-year-old fly-half sensation Matthieu Jalibert, who was called up to the senior squad. In his […]

Sevens ace Gray earns pro contract with Atlanta

21 January 2018 0 comments

FORMER England Sevens star Alex Gray has signed a reserve future contract with the Atlanta Falcons. The 26-year-old, the first English Rugby Union player to […]

England call up for Saracens flier Ellery

21 January 2018 1 comment

WORLD SERIES 7S SIMON Amor has named an experienced squad for next weekend’s Sydney Sevens. Currently fourth in the World Series, England have been drawn […]

Farewell to Hale, one of Cardiff rugby’s favourites

14 January 2018 0 comments

CARDIFF’S oldest player (definitely) and Wales’ most venerable player (arguably) passed away this week when Graham Hale died aged 97. Remarkably Hale scored the winning […]

Sevens set to launch IPL-style tournament

31 December 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY PLANS to introduce an annual IPL cricketstyle franchised Sevens competition in 2018 will be a “game-changer for smaller nations,” according to former […]

Williams will stay at the Rec until summer

24 December 2017 0 comments

BATH winger Jeff Williams has signed a contract extension until the end of the season with the Premiership club. The former England Sevens player, 29, […]

Solomons’ attacking philosophy rubbing off on Warriors

17 December 2017 1 comment

By TOM BRADSHAW WORCESTER will attack their way to Premiership survival says Gary Gold. Director of rugby Gold says the arrival of assistant coach Alan […]

England crash out after costly yellow to Mitchell

17 December 2017 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON A LATE try saw England beaten 19-12 by Fiji in their fifth-place semi-final at the Cape Town Sevens to finish joint eighth. […]

Silence amid the lambs is a problem for snubbed No.7 Davies

17 December 2017 1 comment

EVENin an age where Test matches are ten-a-penny, international coaches spend most of their season like shepherds watching over their flock, checking and double-checking on […]

Kiwis lay in wait for Amor’s England

10 December 2017 0 comments

World Sevens Series – CAPE TOWN ENGLAND topped Pool C after a hard-fought victory over Scotland maintained their 100 per cent record on day one […]

Graham glad to resume family affair with Falcons

10 December 2017 1 comment

JON NEWCOMBE talks to Gary Graham about emulating father George’s team of ‘98 Stepping up: Gary Graham breaks past Christian Wade to score against Wasps. […]

Brex could be first in new wave of Argentinian-Italians

10 December 2017 0 comments

Try: Juan Ignacio Brex A FEWweeks back this column commented on the historical links between Argentina and Italian rugby and how new life might be […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

10 December 2017 1 comment

THE FORMER CARDIFF BLUES, SALE SHARKS AND NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS FLY-HALF NICK MACLEOD Whenever I found myself in pressure situations, and there were plenty when […]

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

3 December 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER AND CASTRES WINGER MARCEL GARVEY Winning the Top 14 title in my first season with Castres was an unbelievable experience. I […]

YOUNG GUNS

5 November 2017 1 comment

NICK DAVID WORCESTER FULL-BACK PERSERVERENCE is key to becoming a top class player and exciting full-back Nick David has had to show his fair share […]

Cain column: NFL ‘partnership’ will be far from friendly

1 November 2017 0 comments

Nick Cain examines the NFL’s growing access to the European market which has seen two matches played at Twickenham this autumn

MY LIFEIN RUGBY

29 October 2017 0 comments

THE FORMER LEEDS, NEWCASTLE, BATH, WORCESTER AND ENGLAND SAXONS & SEVENS WINGER TOM BIGGS From pea factory worker and cinema usher to professional rugby player, […]

DREAMTEAM

29 October 2017 1 comment

DAVE SEYMOUR, THE SALE AND FORMER SARACENS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Andy Sheridan – Think you’d struggle […]

DREAMTEAM

22 October 2017 0 comments

IAIN GRIEVE, THE HARTPURY COLLEGE AND FORMER BRISTOL NO.8, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mako Vunipola – I played […]

YOUNG GUNS

15 October 2017 0 comments

JARED ROSSER DRAGONS WING Jared Rosser is one of the bright young stars the Dragons hope can fire them into a new era. The 19-year-old […]

Byron McGuigan’s out to steal march on Scotland

11 October 2017 0 comments

By Jon Newcombe BYRON McGuigan is hoping his terrific try-scoring form with Sale Sharks will catch the eye of the Scotland selectors. McGuigan qualifies for […]

Byron’s out to steal march on Scotland

8 October 2017 1 comment

By JOHN NEWCOMBE Try machine: Byron McGuigan hands off Henry Taylor of Saracens to score for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images BYRON McGuigan is hoping his […]

Cranleigh working hard for hat-trick

1 October 2017 0 comments

NEWS EXTRA CRANLEIGH are building for another outstanding season after celebrating two record-breaking years. The 1st VII successfully defended their Rosslyn Park Sevens title this […]

Kristian falls short as Drovers are beaten at last

24 September 2017 1 comment

By ROB COLE Aberavon…20 Llandovery …19 KRISTIAN Jones had the chance to snatch victory at the death with a difficult conversion of Lee Williams 79th-minute […]

Stade are on journey – but is it to relegation?

17 September 2017 0 comments

FRENCH COLUMN On the move? French fly-half Jules Plisson could be leaving Stade Fair to say that Terry Bouhraoua is better known to the French […]

Young Gun: Kaleem Barreto – Glasgow scrum-half

15 September 2017 0 comments

Kaleem Barreto is not sure which version of the game he will be playing this season just yet but one thing is for certain he […]

England name 17 contracted Sevens players

10 September 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER NEWS EXTRA The RFU have named the 17 women who have been awarded professional Sevens contracts ahead of next year’s World Cup […]

Dan’s mission is to sell rugby to American market

10 September 2017 1 comment

WITH the possible exception of Saracens’ Chris Wyles no American Rugby player understands and appreciates Premiership rugby better than Dan Lyle and it will perhaps […]

Top Kiwi Plumtree aims for Prem job

10 September 2017 1 comment

JOHN PLUMTREE, the Hurricanes forwards coach, is looking for a move to the Premiership in 2018. Kiwi Plumtree, who was a South African Sevens international, […]

Twickenham night of heroes

3 September 2017 0 comments

David Emery reports on the third National Game Awards at Twickenham, supported by The Rugby Paper Volunteer: Bernadette Chubb with the TRP’s David Emery All […]

Ball boy Cameron’s set for the big stage

3 September 2017 1 comment

By JON NEWCOMBE Day-dream: Cameron Cowell racing against Australia superstar Quade Cooper at the Las Vegas Sevens PICTURES: Getty Images Hero: Toby Flood FORMER Twickenham […]

High tempo rugby was just too much for our girls to handle

27 August 2017 0 comments

CATHERINE SPENCER Former England captain Fine tournament: Sarah Bern hands off the Black Ferns I am so gutted for England but New Zealand deserved to […]

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