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“We just have to beat big guns this autumn” – Chris Robshaw

8 August 2014 0 comments

England skipper targeting a perfect international season as the countdown to the 2015 World Cup begins.

Young Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock

25 July 2014 2 comments

When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did he know he would […]

Young Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop

11 July 2014 0 comments

Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do when he turned up […]

Jeremy Guscott: Get the players fully fit, Stuart, and cut down on your subs

9 July 2014 1 comment

The biggest mental plus that New Zealand have over England at the end of their three-Test summer series is Julian Savea’s try right at the […]

Brendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize

8 July 2014 0 comments

Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer with the England Women’s […]

Peter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable

27 June 2014 2 comments

And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as it always does in […]

Nick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth

19 June 2014 1 comment

Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad it came with Stuart […]

Peter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path

19 June 2014 0 comments

Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the cat out of the […]

“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest

19 June 2014 0 comments

London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell

18 June 2014 0 comments

The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour on a high in […]

Brendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame

18 June 2014 2 comments

Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand, with whom I understand […]

Young Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker

13 June 2014 0 comments

England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up reinforcements of their own […]

Nick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation

12 June 2014 2 comments

Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front, who lights up the […]

Mattfield to captain South Africa against Wales

11 June 2014 2 comments

Victor Mattfield will equal John Smit’s record on Saturday after being named in the South Africa team to face Wales in Durban. The veteran lock […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Referee Nigel Owens let All Blacks off hook with his card calls

11 June 2014 0 comments

Chris Robshaw and his troops will be mightily disappointed at this defeat which speaks volumes as nobody gave them a chance heading into the match. […]

England boss justifies latest Steffon Armitage snub

5 June 2014 0 comments

Percentage of EQPs in Premiership justifies the rule that prevents overseas based stars from donning a red rose jersey.

Jeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond must seize this chance to show his skill

4 June 2014 0 comments

Kyle Eastmond can skin players in his sleep with his speed, footwork and swerve, and one of the things I’d most like to see from […]

Nick Cain looks ahead to England’s opening test in New Zealand on Saturday

4 June 2014 1 comment

,Freddie Burns is a big fan of the endurance magician David Blaine. Blaine has found fame and fortune as a modern Harry Houdini, braving ordeals […]

England U20s name side for JWC opener against Italy

1 June 2014 0 comments

England U20s have named their side to take on Italy in their opening game of the IRB Junior World Championship in Auckland tomorrow. The defending […]

Brendan Gallagher charts the career of Jonny Wilkinson, the player who has transcended the game

28 May 2014 1 comment

Talk about synchronicity. When confirmation of Jonny Wilkinson’s much-touted retirement was filtering through this week I was actually rummaging around my garage looking for a […]

Jeremy Guscott: A moment of brilliance from George North could swing it

28 May 2014 0 comments

There is a certain kind of justice that the top two teams from the nine month league campaign have made it to the final and […]

Young Gun: Jack Dixon – Dragons and Wales U20s centre

23 May 2014 0 comments

If it wasn’t for an untimely foot injury, Jack Dixon, 19, could have been preparing for a trip to South Africa – as it is […]

Jeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts

23 May 2014 0 comments

Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on the TMO and already […]

Peter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630

16 May 2014 0 comments

The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World Cup showdown between the […]

Aviva Premiership semi-final preview: Northampton v Leicester

15 May 2014 0 comments

NORTHAMPTON Story of the season For much of the season Saints were the model of muscular consistency losing just one in their first 16 games […]

Ambitious Bismarck du Plessis targets Welsh scrum

15 May 2014 2 comments

Wales beware, Bismarck du Plessis says the Springboks’ front row aims to be the most formidable in the world and will use the scrum to target every team they face.

Jonathan Joseph can talk his way back into EPS

9 May 2014 0 comments

Jonathan Joseph reckons his X-factor with ball in hand will boost his chances of an England recall – a claim backed by coach Toby Booth, who says the centre is now ‘mentally rebooted’ after his unhappy ending at London Irish.

Nick Cain talks to three great English Lions to gather their views about the England back-row

8 May 2014 0 comments

Back-row expertise does not come with better credentials than that offered by Roger Uttley, Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom. The trio are legends of the […]

Brendan Gallagher: Murder on the dancefloor as Harlequins try to get a grip

8 May 2014 0 comments

The Murderball challenge is on. Mike Brown, already proud ambassador for Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, wants to celebrate Harlequins‘ coming on board as formal partners […]

US growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles

2 May 2014 0 comments

Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but admits they must discover a winning formula to do so.

Nick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country

1 May 2014 0 comments

George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the tag of English rugby‘s […]

Nick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England

24 April 2014 0 comments

Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or any other rival inside-centre […]

Mike Brown has his heart on sleeve, just like Roy Keane

24 April 2014 0 comments

It is Tuesday afternoon at the Surrey Sports Park and Harlequins‘ training finished 45 minutes ago. While the majority of players have showered and made […]

ERC Statement on European Rugby

10 April 2014 0 comments

As European rugby‘s stakeholders today (Thursday, 10 April) confirm an agreement for a new phase in the development of the European club rugby tournaments, ERC […]

“Year long slog left me in dip,” says Mako Vunipola

10 April 2014 1 comment

Mako Vunipola has revealed how post-Lions fatigue caused his form to dip dramatically.

Dan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing

1 April 2014 0 comments

One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to solve a problem like Manu?

Jeff Probyn: It was the Scotland game that cost England the title

28 March 2014 2 comments

Sometimes in life everything conspires to bring about the right outcome and make dreams come true, even if it takes a little luck. First we […]

Apprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master

28 March 2014 0 comments

Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four years ago.

Top ten hit Owen Farrell has climbed up to No.3

27 March 2014 2 comments

Owen Farrell can be bracketed among the world’s top three fly-halves alongside Dan Carter and Jonny Sexton, according to Wasps and former England star Andy Goode.

Jeremy Guscott: England lead the way in my team of Six Nations

26 March 2014 0 comments

There was not much separating the four top sides in this year’s Six Nations, as the tournament took us on a journey that was great […]

Mike Brown named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship

21 March 2014 1 comment

Mike Brown has been named RBS 6 Nations Player of the Championship to cap a superb tournament. The England full-back secured over 34 per cent […]

Jeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?

21 March 2014 1 comment

Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are as tough as the […]

Courtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are ‘best in the world’

21 March 2014 0 comments

Former England lock Ben Kay has hailed the Courtney Lawes/Joe Launchbury double act as the perfect second row partnership.

Nick Cain: Yes, they’re good – but England are a way off being great

20 March 2014 1 comment

If England can make the same progress over the next 18 months that they have made in the last year then they will be realistic […]

Peter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game

20 March 2014 1 comment

Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take some lifting. Doom and […]

Nick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts

20 March 2014 1 comment

If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go the IRB for an […]

Fight for Dan Cole’s place won’t change Henry Thomas

20 March 2014 0 comments

Henry Thomas is the first to admit that he cannot match Dan Cole’s all-court ability in an England shirt.

Stuart Hogg banned for three weeks

19 March 2014 0 comments

Stuart Hogg has been handed a three-week ban for the red card he received against Wales last Saturday in Cardiff. The Scotland full-back was found […]

WIN a pair of England Rugby cufflinks

19 March 2014 0 comments

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with The London Silver Company to giveaway a beautiful set of cufflinks. The London Silver Company.Com became an official licensee […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Even Manu Tuilagi can’t step straight into this ace side

19 March 2014 1 comment

The final weekend may not have gone entirely to script for Stuart Lancaster’s side but the England head coach should be in extremely positive mood […]

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