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World Cup hooker joins Worcester

27 October 2015 0 comments

Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins up with his new […]

Get Warren Gatland in and sort RFU mess says Mike Friday

27 October 2015 0 comments

RFU chiefs must pay whatever it takes to buy Warren Gatland out of his Wales contract, according to former England 7s coach.

Nick Cain previews the Premiership season

15 October 2015 0 comments

The English game is in urgent need of a lift after the Red Rose blight at the World Cup, and, thankfully, the Premiership is in […]

Nick Cain takes to the road to find the true spirit of the World Cup alive in Exeter

8 October 2015 0 comments

It was a blessed relief to break away from the the trials and tribulations of the 2015 World Cup’s most badly wounded big beast, England, […]

Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to Bakkies Botha

4 September 2015 0 comments

It’s all a bit rock’n’roll for Bakkies Botha at present. Farewell gigs in Cape Town, Tokyo and, most recently, at the Olympic Stadium in London, […]

Pool of Death holds no fear for Nikola Matawalu’s classy Islanders

19 August 2015 0 comments

“Fiji mean business at this World Cup”

Leigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe

4 August 2015 1 comment

European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.

Six Nations snub made David Strettle decide to go

15 July 2015 1 comment

David Strettle admits his decision to refuse a place in England’s World Cup training squad might have been different had boss Stuart Lancaster included him […]

Nick Cain’s column: Megabucks Toulouse give Manu Tuilagi a dilemma

24 June 2015 1 comment

Manu Tuilagi has one year left on his Leicester Tigers contract and Toulouse have sounded out the 24-year-old England centre about a move to south-west […]

Inside this week’s edition of TRP

19 June 2015 1 comment

Another busy week in the world of rugby, another brilliant issue of The Rugby Paper! TRP will have all the action and reaction from the U20s […]

Nick Cain discusses the political dangers which are threatening Championship clubs

11 June 2015 1 comment

Chris Pennell’s superb two-try contribution to the thrilling 30-30 draw in the second-leg of the Championship final at Sixways on the last Wednesday in May, […]

Tom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record

14 May 2015 0 comments

Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific try-scorer in Premiership history. […]

Nick Cain: Contract blackmail harms World Cup

13 May 2015 0 comments

The parlous state of the Tier Two nations was emphasised this week by Dan Leo, the Samoa and London Irish lock. Leo said that leading […]

Nick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices

6 May 2015 0 comments

Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he was born and raised. […]

Lee Byrne to hang up his boots

23 April 2015 3 comments

British and Irish Lion Lee Byrne will retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 34-year-old full-back, who had been at the Newport Gwent Dragons […]

Jeff Probyn: Salary cap is essential to keep our clubs solvent

17 April 2015 0 comments

Last week’s European results drew some interesting opinions from casting doubts on the French international side, to a call for another salary cap increase in […]

Nick Abendanon still hopes for an England recall

10 February 2015 0 comments

Europe’s in-form full-back questions the rationale behind England’s policy on overseas-based players.

Warburton to win Wales’ 50th cap against England

3 February 2015 0 comments

Warren Gatland makes two changes ahead of Six Nations opener.

Nick Cain: A global season must still cater for the British & Irish Lions

21 January 2015 1 comment

A global season is one of the items at the top of World Rugby’s new year agenda, and great institutions like Lions tours could be […]

Tom May to retire at the end of the season

9 January 2015 1 comment

London Welsh captain Tom May has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. May, who turns 36 next month, […]

Carter confirm Racing Metro move

18 December 2014 0 comments

Dan Carter is set to become rugby‘s highest paid rugby player ever after agreeing a three-year deal with Racing Metro believed to be worth £1 […]

Peter Jackson: How WRU left Adam Jones in limbo…. and then out in the cold

7 November 2014 0 comments

As recently as six months ago, Wales were proposing to sign their ‘Hair Bear’ on a Union contract at circa £300,000-a-year. Now they have declared […]

Nick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England

23 October 2014 0 comments

Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence, the Wasps and 78-cap […]

Nick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery

10 October 2014 0 comments

James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that English Rugby Union has […]

Dream Team: Mark Bright – London Scottish and former Tasman Makos No.8

24 September 2014 0 comments

1. Ben Franks – Top Bloke on and off the field. The All Blacks star is an unreal trainer and scrummager with the work-rate of […]

20 Questions: Josh Furno – Newcastle flanker

17 September 2014 0 comments

Born in Australia, but raised in Italy? That’s right, born in St Kilda, Melbourne. But my dad’s a doctor and is half-Italian so work took […]

Chrysander Botha’s hoping for home advantage at Exeter

17 September 2014 0 comments

Namibian flyer reveals why he turned down offers from France to try his hand in the Premiership.

Twickenham to stage inaugural Champions Cup final

12 August 2014 0 comments

The inaugural Champions Cup final will be hosted at Twickenham it was announced today. The Challenge Cup decider will go ahead at the Twickenham Stoop […]

Q&A with Richard Cockerill: Our attack is fine, Neil, it’s defence that cost us!

7 August 2014 0 comments

No trophies or finals last season – what’s your assessment of the campaign? I think we did some pretty good things, to be fair. Saints […]

Hamilton hopes to restore reputation by leaving French coast

1 August 2014 0 comments

Big lock lifts the lid on why he left France for Saracens and his remorse over leaving Gloucester for the money.

Peter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster

24 July 2014 0 comments

Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.

Nick Cain: Nothing small about Justin, especially his ambitions

23 July 2014 1 comment

Justin Burnell would be hard to beat if there was a prize for the greatest comeback of last season. There is nothing undersized about the […]

Nick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks

18 June 2014 2 comments

The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after the 2015 World Cup […]

Nick Cain: Surely Steffon Armitage warrants exceptional treatment

5 June 2014 0 comments

Steffon Armitage’s omission from the England squad for the tour of New Zealand raises an interesting question. If, before the 2019 World Cup, some of […]

Bath chief Bruce Craig will be director of new Champions Cup

28 May 2014 1 comment

An Irish soccer convert, the mayor of a village in Provence and an English multi-millionaire are to play roles in Rugby’s new European Champions’ Cup.

Nick Cain discovers what England can expect in New Zealand

15 May 2014 0 comments

Jimmy Cowan has such an intimate knowledge of the workings of All Blacks that it’s surprising Steve Hansen hasn’t had him on a witness protection […]

Jeff Probyn: IRB must raise qualification period to at least eight years

9 May 2014 0 comments

The two biggest spending clubs in France and England, Toulon and Saracens, have proved that money can buy success. Although it has taken them some […]

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 […]

Peter Jackson: So, have the roaring 40s blown Brad Thorn off course?

2 May 2014 1 comment

Brad Thorn was saying only the other day how he planned to be playing ‘top level footy’ at 40, a long-distance landmark beyond the reach […]

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.

Sky Sports steal Top14 rights from BT Sports

18 April 2014 1 comment

Sky Sports have signed a broadcasting deal to show the French Top14 for the next five years. The French league is currently shown on BT […]

Now the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup

16 April 2014 0 comments

The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of FC Barcelona and Manchester United.

London Irish sign Dan Leo

8 April 2014 0 comments

London Irish have announced the signing of Samoa International Dan Leo for next season. Making the move from Top 14 side Perpignan, the second rower […]